The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-22
BASKETBALL AT
WILBY'S COURT;
DINNER At $50

Everything is in readiness for the
City Amateur baseball league S
mid-winter dinner at the Hotel Ell
ton Sunday evening at $50 o'clock.
Last minute details were ironed out
at a meeting of the managers and
officials last night and a sel1-out
event for the benefit of the Infan-
tile Paralysis\ fund is indicated in
the report that very few tickets
remained unsold. Principal speak
er Of the evening will be Bill Sum-
mers, American league umpire, and
popular after-dinner speaker. 9th
er invited guests will include George
Stirnweiss Of the Yankees, George
'Pinky Woods of the Red Sox, Bill
~ Sheehy, 1t. r. J. Lillard, of the
Wesleyan Navy Pre-Flight school,
George Mulligan, ex-Gov. G. A.
Templeton, aldermanic president
Patrick Shea, Rev. John L. Sullivan
and others.
The dinner will start promptly
at $50 o'clock. Prior to 1t there
will be showing of the American
leagues new film, "1943 World Sc
ries" which will be exhibited in the
lobby starting at 6 p. m. Musical
and vocal entertainment will be
furnished by the Hotel Elton din
ner ensemble, the Cashin Milky
Way quartet and Singing Bill,
WBRY radio star.
During the course of the evening
the City League will present its
first annual award of merit to
Billy Sheehy, former league play
er, for his contribution to local
baseball. william Hank" O'Don-
nell, sports editor of the Republic
can, will make the presentation.
Committee
Members of the City League COM
mittee in charge of arrangements
includes Pres. Bill Derwin, Vice
Presidents Bob Kiersted and Pat
Doran; Secretary Francis McIner-
ney, Treasurer John Rock, and
managers Pat Quilter, Washington
Hills; "Packy" Shea, S. E. r. A.
and Tribune A. c.; Tony Romaniel-
10; Aviglianese A. c.; Milt Weiss
man, Naugatuck Highlanders; John
Howard, Sacred Heart A. c.; and
John DAILY and George Trask of
Middlebury. Members of the
Award Of Merit" committee, all
sports writer's includes John Gu
ney, John Chick" Kelley and Will
liam Hank" O'Donnell.
Players Of both the Wesleyan
Navy Pre-Flight and Yale Army
Air Corps teams will attend the
dinner as the guests of the In
fantile Paralysis Sports Committee.
Basketball puts on It's biggest show
of the season at the Wildly gym TO-
morrow afternoon for the benefit of
the Infantile Paralysis fund. 1t will
be a double barreIled attraction
starting at 2:30 o'clock with clash
between the Navy pre-Flight coaches
team from Wesleyan university and
the league leading Chase team OF
the Industrial league and followed
by meeting between the Yale Army
Air Corps quintet and the strong
Naugatuck zephyrs, one of the out
standing semi-pro clubs in the
Naugatuck Valley.
The twin bill Is being sponsored
by the Sports Committee of the In
fantile Paralysis fund comprised OF
John A. Cluney, Hank" O'Donnell,
Chick Kelley, Jim Longo, Francis
McInerney, Vincent E. Maloney and
Bill Derwin, chairman.
Several Stars
The visiting service teams are both
loaded with former inter collegiate
stars, many of whom would be still
in college had they not been called
to the colors. The Army Air Corps
team from Yale is made up of per-
manent party officers and enlisted
men from the Training Command
school at New Haven. All of them
carry on full time duties on the Post
and play basketball entirely as a
voluntary recreation on their own
time.
Classy Club
The Wesleyan Navy Pre-Flight
outfit is comprised of the men who
head up the athletic program at the
school including such famous stars
of all-American calibre as Yves Fes-
Ter of Ohio State, Norman Daniels
Jimmy DeAngelis of Yale, Johnny
Wood of Pittsburg and the great
Earl Ruth, much talked about all
Southern player from the University
of North Carolina.
Two referees will handle each
game, Gus Lonergan and Pat Stat
terry teaming up in the first while
Johnny Cluney and AL Monti will
do the honors in the Air Corps
Naugy fixture.
The entire proceeds will be turned
over to the Infantile fund.