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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1954
Page
6
Representatives from Bonham Garland Paris and Mt Pleasant met to outline sub district playoffs starting July 15 with Bonham hosting Garland. A second game shifts to Garland on July 16 and a possible third on July 17. Paris and Mt Pleasant will contest their own best two of three series.
Artesia moved back atop the Longhorn League by stopping runner-up Roswell 11 to 9. The win kept Artesia in first place as Roswell fell to second place in the standings.
In Pony League action the Tigers beat the Cubs 11 10 in a high scoring opener while the Reds edged the Braves 6 5 to narrow the gap atop the standings. Lawrence Mankin earned the Tigers win as Johnson and Tarver toppled the Cubs.
Baseball standings show Cleveland and New York leading the American League with Boston and Chicago close. Monday results include Cleveland over Boston 13 to 1. Night games and Tuesday schedules span the National League, Travas League, American Association, International League and others with multiple matchups across cities.
A list of daytime to evening radio programming includes news segments, Breakfast Club, musical programs like Chuckwagon Melodies and Parade of Western Hits, with interspersed weather and local ads from Bonham Bidg and Loan and Finley Insurance Agency. The schedule ends with Sign Off at 7 15.
The pace-setting New Iberia Pelicans erupted for 18 hits to crush Crowley 15 to 1 and stretch their Evangeline League lead to two games. Port Arthur shut out Alexandria 4 to 0, Lafayette beat Lake Charles in 10 innings, and Texas City outlasted Baton Rouge 15 to 14 in other results.
Texas City turns its franchise back to the Evangeline League and transfers players to Thibodaux Louisiana on Saturday. Ed Bohuslav stays behind due to local employment. debts of the Texas City Texans, Inc. remain with the operating group.
Cleveland tightened its grip atop the American League by routing the Boston Red Sox 13 to 5, completing a five game sweep. Bob Lemon Mike Garcia and Early Wynn form a strong trio as they push toward their best season as a unit.
The list highlights Stan Musial of the Cardinals with 21 home runs, Bob Sauer of the Cubs at 20, Willie Mays of the Giants at 17, Don G. Rodgers of the Dodgers at 15, and Gus Kluszewski of the Reds at 15 as top homer producers this season.
The Shreveport Sports rose to first place by defeating Dallas 14 to 3 on Thursday, while San Antonio fell to second after a 6 to 3 loss to Oklahoma City. Beaumont beat Fort Worth 27 2 and Tulsa beat Houston 10 6 as Mission's Copopio Herrera took his first loss in five starts. Joe Durham hit his eighth homer for San Antonio.
Ro land Burns announces no Pony League or Little League games during the week of June 21 to allow Scout troops to attend Beavers Bend summer camp. Postponed games will be made up Friday night this week or in the week of June 28.
The Monkstown Methodist Church will sponsor a supper on Wednesday evening June 23. Proceeds from the supper go to church funds. A charge of 1 dollar per plate will be made. Everyone is invited to attend.
Tyler expanded its Big State League lead to two games after a 5 to 3 victory over Harlingen on Monday night. Corpus Christi defeated Waco 9 to 2 while Temple blanked Galveston 3 to 0 and Austin beat Bryan 4 to 1 in openers of other series.
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