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Denver Bears (Baseball team)

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The Denver Bears were a minor league in Denver from 1901 to 1954. From 1923 to 1932, Milton Anfenger was the president and owner of the Denver Bears.

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Invitation to Denver Base Ball Association Dinner, 1912 October 2

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Identifier: B091.06.0001.0006.00002
Abstract

Invitation to a dinner given by The Denver Base Ball Association held at the Savoy Hotel in Denver, Colorado. There are autographs written on the invitation. Milton Louis Anfenger was a member of the Denver Base Ball Club and was owner of the Denver Bears from 1923 to 1932. He was known as Denver's ''Mr. Baseball.'' Milton Anfenger was also a Colorado state senator and an attorney.

Dates: 1912 October 2

Invitation to Denver Base Ball Club Dinner, 1911 October 9

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Identifier: B091.06.0001.0006.00001
Abstract Invitation to a dinner given by The Denver Base Ball Association in honor of the baseball team winning The Western League 1911 Pennant. The dinner was held at the Savoy Hotel in Denver, Colorado. The gold-colored seal on the invitation has two baseball bats over a circle with the words "Western League Champion, Denver 1911." Inside the seal is a baseball diamond with a bear standing over a baseball. Milton Louis Anfenger was a long-time member of the Denver Base Ball Club and was owner of...
Dates: 1911 October 9

Milt Anfenger Caricature, 1952

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Identifier: B091.06.0003.00001
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Caricature by Bob Bowie of Milt Anfenger, ''Denver's Grand Old Man of Baseball.'' Caricature appeared in the Denver Post on August 3, 1952. Milton Louis Anfenger was a member of the Denver Base Ball Club and was owner of the Denver Bears from 1923 to 1932. He was known as Denver's ''Mr. Baseball.'' Milton Anfenger was also a Colorado state senator and an attorney.

Dates: 1952

Milton Anfenger Elks and Denver Bears Scrapbook, 1929-1952

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Identifier: B091.01.0002.00002
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Milton Anfenger scrapbook containing newspaper clippings and programs about Colorado Elks Club and his ownership of the Denver Bears baseball club from 1923 to 1932. He was known as "Mr. Baseball" in Denver. A member of Elks Lodge #17, he was elected Exalted Ruler in 1913.

Dates: 1929-1952

Newspaper Articles, 1952 December

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Identifier: B091.07.0001.0007
Abstract

Contains newspaper articles with obituaries and memorials the Intermountain Jewish News and Denver and New York newspapers. The obituaries mention that Milton Anfenger was president of the National Jewish Hospital for seven terms, was the owner of the Denver Bears Baseball team, and was involved in many other organizations. He received his LL.B in 1896 from Stanford University, where he was a roommate of Herbert Hoover.

Dates: 1952 December

Play Ball: Early Colorado Jews in Sports, 2013

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Identifier: B230.03.0023.00012
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Brief biographies of Jewish men and women athletes as well as sports personalities from Colorado. Written and directed by Jeanne Abrams for the 2013 RMJHS Dinner.

Dates: 2013

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