The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-06-07
FIELD DAY WAS A
GREAT SUCCESS
Paw Paw Carried off Track
Honors. Smith Won
All Around.
LAWRENCE WON BALL GAME
Outplayed Bangor at Every Stage
Of Game. Immense Crowd
Saw the Game.


The county field day at Lawrence last
Saturday was one of the most successful
meets ever held in the county. The
crowd was large, although threatening
weather in the morning kept many away.
Every train into Lawrence, however, was
crowded, and when the hour arrived for
the ball game, it seemed as though every
available inch of space on the grounds
was occupied. 1t is estimated that
there were 5000 people IN the village
during the day, and approximately 1000
paid admission to the ball park. Much
praise Is due Prof Bryan the officials of
Lawrence and especially Referee Nj. E.
Post of Kalamazoo for the manner in
which the sports were conducted, and
the orderly and systematic manner in
which the events were disposed of Mr..
Post is one OF the best referees ever
seen in a local field meet.
The Bloomingdale band furnished ex-
cellent music throughout the day. The
crowd was good natured and the day
was an enjoyable one
The ball grounds were in excellent
condition and new grand stand had
been erected for the occasion. The
crowds we're kept from the field and the
management throughout was ideal, al
though there was one camera fend who
escaped the vigilance of the guards, and
refused to leave the field.
Much interest and enthusiasm was
manifested throughout the day in regard
to the ball game between Bangor and
Lawrence. Neither team had lost a
game during the school year, and each
was confident of victory. The Bangor
fans could see nothing but "easy money"
and backed their judgment with "the
long green" Their faith, however was
not we'll founded, and Lawrence out
played their rivals at every stage of the
game. 1t was not even close enough to
make an exciting game, and Lawrence
won handily by the score of to 2.
Lawrence made hits, 2 errors and 2
stolen bases. Bangor made hits, 2
errors aud l stolen base.
In the track events it was a foregone
conclusion that Paw Paw would carry
off the honors, which they did by
larger score than was ever made before
in the county in a field meet. Paw Paw
athletes won first, second and often
third in nearly every event in which
they were entered and carried off the
honors by a score of 73 out of a possible
ll6 points.
Decker and Smith were the stars of
the day, the former winning first in
every event in which he contested and
the latter winning the all around event
by the largest score ever made by an
athlete in the county. 1t is to be re-
GREETED that Paw Paw will lose Smith
this year, but should he enter the y. of
NJ. he is sure to distinguish himself on
the athletic field there.
The relay team, Decker, Peacock,
Downing and Doud, won the half mile
race in a walk in l 46 l-5.
The basket ball game was a walkaway
for Gobleville, who won by the score of
13 to 4. Paw Paw won from the same
school last year by the score of 6 to A.
summary of the track and field
events is as follows, giving first, second
and third in the order in which con-
testants' names appear:
100 yard dash-Low, Bangor Smith,
dW dN, DOuN, L dW dWs IlnC IL
Standing broad iump-Smith, Paw
Paw, Smiley Bangor, Clapp, Paw Paw.
Distance 9 feet inches.
800 yard dash-Low, Bangor, Smith,
Paw Paw, Doud, Paw Paw. Time not
given.
30 yard dash-Decker, Paw Paw,
Myers, Gobleville, Wilcox, Paw Paw.
Time 5.
Shot put-Howe, Paw Paw, Brooks,
Lawton, Sowle, Paw Paw. Distance
81 feet, inch.
440 yard run-Decker, Paw Paw, Pea
cock, Paw Paw. Time 90 1-5.
Standing hop, step and jump-Brooks,
Lawton, Clapp, Paw Paw, Smiley, Ban
gor. Distance 90 feet, 6 inches.
300 yard Warner, Paw Paw,
Downing, Paw Paw, Cross, Bangor.
Time not given.
Running broad jump-Smith, Paw
Paw, Peacock, Paw Paw, Thornton,
Lawton. Distance 10 feet, / inch.
Running hop, step aud jump-Smith,
Paw Paw, Smiley, Bangor, Filley, Paw
Paw. Distance 80 feet, y inch
Hammer throw-Stout, Bloomingdale,
Allen, Lawrence, Howe, Paw Paw. Dis
tance 81 feet, 2 inches.
Running high iump-Smith, Paw Paw,
Monroe, Lawrence Distance feet, Ia
inches.
Pole vault-Sowle, Paw Paw, Smith,
Paw Paw Distance feet, 3A inches.
Paw Paw now has permanent posses
sion OF the base ball cup won last year
and the track cup won this year for the
third consecutive year, which gives per-
manent possession.