Capron was born in 1889 in Minneapolis. He played high school football, first at South High School in Minneapolis and later at West High.
In 1911, he played college football at the University of Minnesota.
In March 1912, Capron signed to play professional baseball with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was assigned to the Milwaukee club where he garnered a comparison to Ty Cobb after batting .341 and stealing three bases in his first 10 professional games.

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