Ponca City Jets T-Shirt (Heavyweight) - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Oklahoma Mugs The city had grown substantially

The city had grown substantially during World War II when Harlingen Army Airfield served as a major training base

sometimes going by simply the Sherman Twins

The Western Association was one of the longer-running circuits in this era

in the Class D East Texas League starting in 1946

in the lineup

Ponca City Jets T-Shirt (Heavyweight) - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Oklahoma Mugs The city had grown substantiallyThe Ponca City Jets, based in Ponca City, Oklahoma, played a single season in the Class C Western Association in 1954 at Conoco Park, a ballpark built on the grounds of the Continental Oil and Transportation Company and named after it. The Jets finished 62 76 for sixth place in an eight team field, 25 games behind first place Topeka. They were the third iteration of professional baseball in Ponca City, following the Oklahoma State League Poncans in