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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1954
Page
2
New Iberia Pelicans won a doubleheader against Lalo Cheries R boosting their lead to 2 and 7 games. Reefer Jim Stuart earned both mound decisions while Frangeline Leagete extended the gap. Port Arthur defeated Baton Rouge, Texas City beat Alexandria, and Crowley topped Lafayette in other results.
Rocky Marciano, heavy favorite at 17 to 5, faces Fezzard Charles in a title defense at Yankee Stadium tonight. Forecasts predict mostly fair weather but cooler is possible. crowd may reach 20,000 with gate around $400,000. Marciano seeks his 46th straight win and 41st knockout in a landmark rematch.
The Cleveland Indians ride a seven game winning streak with six different pitchers winning games in the run. Lefty Don Messi came off the bullpen to beat Washington 5 to 1, allowing four hits before a seventh inning pinch hitter. Manager Al Lopez relied on a gamble that paid off as Houtteman, Lemon, Garcia, Wynn, and Feller had earlier victories.
Evangeline League star Roy Sanner pitched a two hit game as Port Arthur defeated Baton Rouge 5 to 0. Sanner allowed only two hits, both in the fourth inning, while Joe Pearce doubled and Roger McKee added an infield single for the offense. This was Sanner’s fourth win and no losses this season.
The lead data lists top NL and AL players by batting averages and totals. Notables include Snider and Musial leading NL and Avila Rosen House Tuttle Fox among AL performers. Other names cited are Sauer Mays Kluszewski Hodges with varying counts.
A summary of several games mentions Joe Tipton's homer defeating the White Sox, Ferris Fain's grand slam and five total runs, a second straight shutout by Whitey Ford for the Yankees, Boston edging Detroit, and the Giants maintaining the NL lead with a 4 to 0 win over Cincinnati. Brooklyn tied its club record with five homers in a 7 4 win over Milwaukee while rainouts interrupted Chicago at Pittsburgh and St Louis at Philadelphia.
United Prene American League standings show Cleveland 40 17 .702 atop, with Chicago, New York, Detroit, Washington, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Boston within reach. Results: Boston 3 Detroit 2. Chicago 11 Philadelphia 6. New York 2 Baltimore 0. Cleveland 8 Washington 1. Schedule notes include Boston at Detroit and New York at Baltimore among others. In the National League, New York leads 36 21 .632 with Brooklyn, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Chicago, Pittsburgh, and others in pursuit. results include New York 4 Cincinnati 0 and Brooklyn 8 Milwaukee 4. Texas League results feature Shreveport 41 31 .669 and Fort Worth 38 34 .528 with multiple games completed 11 innings and rain-impacted postponements. American Association reports Minneapolis 8 Charleston 2 and Indianapolis 13 Louisville 6 with St Paul at Columbus postponed.
International League results include Montreal 6 Ottawa 3 and Toronto 3 Syracuse 2 with Rochester 6 Buffalo 1. Southern Association reports Atlanta 8 Nashville 7 while Little Rock at New Orleans is postponed on wet grounds. Pacific Coast League games list Los Angeles 8 Oakland 0, Sacramento 3 Portland 1, San Francisco 8 Hollywood 5, San Diego 4 Seattle 3.
Scores show Evangeline League games in Baton Rouge Port Arthur and other matchups with results such as Alexandria over Crowley 10 5 and Lafayette 3 New Iberia 8 7 while Lake Charles trails 6 2. West Texas New Mexico League features Pampa 8 Amarillo 5 Borger 16 Lubbock 4 Abilene 12 Clovis 10 Albuquerque 13 Plainview 6. Big State League results include Bryan 2 Temple 0 Waco 2 Harlingen 0 Corpus Christi 3 Tyler 0 Galveston 13 Austin 12. Leaghorn Sweetwater 10 Midland 2 and Artesia 5 Big Spring 2 Odessa 8 San Angelo 4 Roswell 23 Carlsbad 3.
Pee Wee Reece, in his 21st season with the Brooklyn Dodgers, hit his 100th career home run in the seventh inning of a 7 to 4 victory over Milwaukee on Wednesday night. The milestone solidifies his standing among in franchise greats.
Jim Willis earned his first win for the Shreveport Sports in a 5 to 3 victory over Dallas, giving them an eighth straight win and a half game lead over San Antonio in the Texas League. Fred Martin aided in the eighth, with four double plays helping protect the lead. Red Murff took the loss for Dallas as Murff fell to seven wins against two defeats. In other action, San Antonio edged Oklahoma City 6 to 5 in 11 innings, Houston beat Tulsa 10 to 2, and Fort Worth plated 10 runs in the ninth to defeat Beaumont 12 to 7.
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