After coming in second in 1911 Fremont wanted to return to the top spot in 1912. The team was a strong one and they led the league from the beginning of the year.
In August, Hastings went on a tear while Fremont could not keep pace. Hastings won 24 and lost 7 during one stretch putting them even with the Pathfinders.
To boost attendance, the Fremont club offered a ticket selling contest with two diamond rings as rewards for the two young ladies who sell the most booster tickets at $1.00 each. Miss Myrene Sanders and Miss Ruby Stuck took the two awards.
The end of the year saw the teams even in wins and losses according to some league statisticians. At this point challenges and counter challenges were issued. Hastings claimed that Seward deliberatly lost games to Fremont in order to swing the flag to Fremont. Fremont claimed that Hastings had fifteen men in uniform for a game at Fremont and that they should be required to forfeit that game and others. Fremont claimed that a game was credited to Hastings that was never played. Eventually a meeting of the league directors was called.
After the meeting in Lincoln, the directors decisions left the two teams tied for the league championship. Fremont was not particularly happy with the league president as they felt that Felt had sided with Hastings on every disputed decision. The Fremonters were particularly incensed as they had also been involved in a dispute at the end of the 1911 season and felt that the league championship had been stolen from them by Superior.
An attempt was made to play a series of playoff games between Fremont and Hastings. The Fremont papers claimed that Hastings did not want a playoff, the Hastings papers claimed that Fremont did not want a playoff. A lot of bad ink was spilled in both papers staking claim to the title and abusing the opposition.
Hastings proposed a playoff system with the first two games being played at Hastings. This was accepted by president Felt but strenously opposed by Fremont. Fremont wanted the first games played at Fremont and they refused to go to Hastings to start the series. With noone willing to foot the bills for the playoffs the playoffs were called off. Eventually the dispute was elevated to the National Commission.
The National Commission did not act on the various charges/counter charges brought by the two teams. This left the two teams in a tie for the 1912 championship.
Regulars:
L.D. "Cap" Bennett led the Pathfinders and the league batting .360 for the season. He had 122 hits in 100 games playing center field for Fremont.
Left field was held down by Archie Turpin. He was part of the first team in 1910. He hit .264 for the season.
Bohner was in right. He batted .230 for the year and had 9 errors for a fielding percentage of .852. He did have 40 stolen bases for the year. He was also a returning regular, having played in 1910 in the outfield and as a catcher for the Pathfinders.
Dutch Henry The young man from South Omaha started the season with Seward. He was purchased by Fremont for $27.50 in the middle of the season. For the year the first baseman batted .334 with 137 hits in 109 games. Dutch stayed as a regular for Fremont and returned in 1913.
Second base was held down by Reis. He batted .314 and had 15 stolen bases in 100 games. He was also a regular in 1913.
Farrell, short stop who batted .297 but led the league with 76 errors in 110 games.
Third base corner saw Fresco Thompson as their regular. It was his third year as a regular for Fremont in the infield. He batted .222 for the year and had 53 errors in 109 games.
Behind the mask was one of the two Neff brothers. Clint Neff who started in 1910 with Seward batted .239 for the season. He was also in uniform for Fremont in 1913.
Ramey pitcher did not finish the year with Fremont as he was acquired by the Denver Grizzlies of the Western League. Ramey had a 10-10 record when he was activated by Denver.
Kingdom was acquired by Omaha at the end of the season and finished the year with the Rourkes. He was 21-11 for the Pathfinders.
Thiessen was 13-12 on the season for Fremont. The name was spelled Theisen, Theissen, Thiessen and Thiesen by the Fremont paper during the year. At the end of the year it was reported that he went to Ravenna for the off season.
Rouse was 18-8 for the year with Fremont.