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Trophy

Object number2013.113.3

Manufacturer W.B. Manufacturing Company

Date1957

MediumMetal, wood

Credit LineGift of Saint Casimir Alumni Association

DescriptionSilver trophy on a rectangular, wooden base. Top consists of a man wearing a cloth and standing with arms raised over his head and holding an olive branch in his proper right hand. Figure is on a wing-shaped metal platform with a circular crown of olive leaves behind his legs. Below that are two ionic silver columns with a male basketball figure in the center in a throwing pose, with a basketball raised over his head. Silver plaque on the front has award information.Dimensions21.375 x 7.125 x 4.062 in. (54.3 x 18.1 x 10.3 cm)
InscriptionsSilver plaque on the front reads: "P.C.I.A.A. / CLASS B RUNNERS-UP / 1957".
MarksBack of right wing: "PAT APPL'D FOR".

Stamp on back of base of figure at the top reads: "W.B. / MFG. CO."
Historical NotesPart of a collection previously belonging to the Saint Casimir Alumni Association that documents Saint Casimir school. St. Casimir school and church, which served the Lithuanian community in the South Side, was constructed around 1900 at 22nd and Sarah Streets. It was the first Lithuanian parish in the city, established in the early 1890s to serve the growing community of mill workers. In 1908 the school added additional floors, in 1934 they added the ninth grade, and then in 1937 they added a high school. Their award winning basketball team started in the early 1940s under the coaching of Gus Krop (coached from 1944 to 1961). They won the PCIAA State Championship in 1945, 1946, and 1956. The school closed in 1969. The parish closed in 1992. The school has now been turned into condominiums.

Related institution Saint Casimir High School

Previous owner Saint Casimir Alumni Association

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