The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-24
BILL SUMMERS
PLEASES DINERS
-SHEEHY LAUDED


Sharp and sensational success at
tended the special mid-winter sports
dinner Of the City Amateur league
last night, as $50 or more baseball
fans. friends and former teammates
Of Bill Sheehy gathered at the Ell
ton. All money received above ac-
tual expenses goes into the Infan-
tile Paralysis fund, while those pres
ent, men and women, listened to
an array Of speakers talk about
baseball and the special guest of
honor, Bill Sheehy who was awarded
a silver and wood PLAGUE for his
contribution to local baseball over
a long period of time"
Sheehy, an outstanding athlete in
his younger days, is an exemplary
family man today, father of six
children, two of them nuns in re-
ligious order. For 80 years he has
played with standout Waterbury
baseball and basketball teams in
GLIDING the famous K. of G. hoop
combine of Carroll, Dumschott,
Borden, Sheehy and Mcnamara,
which annually tangled with the
New Haven Atlas to provide bas-
ketball attraction for thousands of
fans every season.
Speakers
Bill Summers, American League
umpire; Ex-Governor Charles A..
Templeton; Rev. James Woods of
SITS. Peter and Paul church; George
StirnweiSs Of the New York Yam
KEGS; George (Pinky) Woods, ST..
Mary's parochial pitcher Of few
years ago, now with the Boston Red
Sox; George Mulligan, ST.; Alder
manic President Pat Shea, repre-
senting Mayor John s. Monagan.
Lieut.. r. j. Lillard, senior officer of
the Navy Pre-Flight program at
Wesleyan; its basketball coach,
Lieut.. Walter Heischman and Lieut..
Russell Jones of the Army Air Corps
at Yale; were speakers introduced
by POSTMASTER DR.. John D. Frenzy.
Umpire Summers related series of
comlcal incidents from his long car
eer IN the big leagues, keeping the
audience In high humor and he told
one story after another.
Presentation of the special award
to Mr.. Sheehy was made by w. P.
(Hank ODonnell, representing the
sports writer's committee and the
managers and officials of the CITY
Amateur league. Bill responded in
MS usual modest manner, expressing
keen thanks and satisfaction for the
distinct honor afforded him. His
wife and son, Bill, Jr., were present
near the speakers table throughout
the evening. A particularly impress
slve tribute to him SIS a citizen and
church member was paid Bill by the
Rev. James Woods.
George (Pinky) Woods traced his
baseball career, first as an outfielder.
then as a pitcher, who has climbed
from Parochial school competition
IN this city to an outstanding team
In the American league, at Boston
Many trials and tribulations.
traught with disbursement had to
be faced, the gigantic young
moundsman told his hearers: as he
paid particular tribute to his father
Joseph Woods, a Waterbury fire.
nghter and Harry Melvin, his coach
OF Parochial school days for the en-
couragement, time and effort they
spent in his behalf so that he now
faces great opportunity to remain
IN the big leagues for many years.
W11!iam j. Derw1n, president of
the City Amateur league, greeted all
on hand, and introduced the toast
master DR.. Frenzy, who off1ciated
ior the remainder Of the evening in
ms usual excellent manner. The
Elton musical ensemble: Harry
Cashln's Milky Way quartet and
Slngin' Bill of WBRY provided en-
tertainment throughout the eve
ming.