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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1950
Page
4
A dense listing shows numerous results from American, American Association, and regional leagues. Notable scores include Brooklyn eight in eleven, St Louis eight to six, Detroit six to three, and a rain-postponed Columbus game. Lone city pairings and multiple 10 inning affairs populate the roundup with many minor league appearances.
After the third frame both teams played airtight ball and neither was able to muster a scoring threat.
A 92 degree high marked a hot Tuesday in the Bonham area with a 77 degree low overnight. A steady breeze kept shade comfortable as farmers hoped for calmer winds to spray or dust cotton insects in the pre square control program.
Fannin County softball game saw Gober score early three runs in the bottom of the first. The Pumpers finally produced three runs in the top of the sixth and won in the seventh. They meet Paris National Guard at Duncan Field tonight at eight, with Glen Trout slated to pitch.
United Press reports Fort Worth Cat gains on Oilers to 8 1/2 games after a 5 4 win over Beaumont Roughnecks. San Antonio Missions pound Oilers 7 5 in 10 innings as Rocco Ippolito homers, Dan Batch and Joe Lutz also go deep. Dallas Eagles surge to fifth with a 6 4 win over Shreveport in 14 innings with Wayne McLeland winning.
Texas announces two regional events to pick teams for the state title and a berth in the National Baseball Congress tournament in Wichita. Regions begin July 13 in Brenham and July 26 in Linton with district qualifiers in Texarkana Galveston Elgin Pittsburg Livingston Diboll Center Cotulla Seguin Kingsville and Houston Buffs. First place NBC clubs as of July 1 also enter the two regionals.
Gainesville Owls move to first place after an 11 to 7 win over Greenville Major. Texarkana Bears tie Temple 8 to 1, while Wichita Falls and Waco reach a fourth place tie with 10 to 3 over Sherman Denison. Everett Neal allows six hits for the Spudders. Tonight's games include Waco at Austin and Gainesville at Greenville.
The University of Texas baseball team departs for Omaha to defend the NCAA title as slight favorites. They open against Rutgers, with Wisconsin Colorado A and M Alabama Bradley Tufts and Washington State also entered. Texas earned its berth by beating Arizona two of three.
The Southwest Pump rallied to beat Paris 6 to 3 at Gober Tuesday night. The comeback framed a decisive victory for the home squad with key plays in the late innings.
In Wichita Falls on June 14 a couple's quarrel ended with John W Mercer setting fire to his wife's clothing after she left. The fire department responded and Mrs Mercer forgave him but the landlord and fire department did not.
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