In 1898, Fleischman financed the semiprofessional baseball team, the Cincinnati Shamrocks,[8] which included the future Hall of Fame manager Miller Huggins.

[1] As mayor, Fleischmann promoted education, created public parks, and supported continued investment in local railroad lines.

Stipulations of Julius' gift were that it always be used as a park and athletic grounds, that it always be kept in good condition, that it never be sold or sublet, and always be of free access to the public.

[13] His other son was Charles Fleischmann II (1895-1917), who died in plane crash in Long Island City, New York.

[citation needed] His daughter, Louise Fleischmann (1894-1987) wife of Henry C. Yeiser, took out a then-record $3.25 million insurance policy against her inheritance.