Jacket
Object number2003.114.1
Datec. 1951
MediumWool; Plastic; Satin; Leather
Credit LineGift of Paul A. Cooney
DescriptionBurgundy wool hip length jacket with wide collar. On proper left front of jacket is a large gray patch in the shape of a baseball, with stitched black text on patch.Dimensions31.4999 in. (80 cm)InscriptionsText within patch reads: "CAM-SOM / CO. / 19 CHAMPS 51 / LILLY / S. C. C."
Stitched in white thread inside proper right edge of jacket is "P Cooney"
Historical NotesChampionship jacket awarded to Paul Cooney when his baseball team from Lilly, PA defeated Central City to win the Cambria-Somerset County Inter-League Championship in 1951. Cooney was the winning pitcher in the final game of the series. The Lilly team was sponsored by the Slavish Citizens Club of Lilly. Early in the year, the Lilly team won the Cambria County Industrial League Championship, thereby earning the right to compete against the Somerset County League champion.
Related institution
Slavish Citizens Club
On View
On view1960-1979
1941-1953
