The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-09-12

Mrs. William Edward Heller died
at her home in Paw Paw last Thurs
day, September 4th, after lingering
illness. Her maiden name was La
vina Elizabeth Oswalt, and she was
born December 9th, 1870. On August
26th, 1888 she was married to VIM.
Edward Heller, and to this union
nine children were born, five of
whom are living. This is the third
time within a year that death has
visited this family, two sons having
died in the service of their country
Mrs. Heller had many friends where
ever she went and was loved and
appreciated in the home. Funeral
services were conducted at the home
by Rev. Arthur Trott, and interment
was in Prospect cemetery.
If the crowd at the base ball game
last Monday, and the interest mani
tested in the game can be taken as
criterion, popularity in the national
pastime is on the increase in Paw
Paw. The game was between The
House of David Boys of Benton Har-
Dor. and the locals, strengthened by
a Kalamazoo battery. 1t was great
game from the standpoint of the
fans. and the final score was z to 4
in favor of Paw Paw. The long
haired, bewhiskered athletes from
"The Garden of Eden" are real
athletes and have a strong base ball
aggregation. They have been MAX
ing a tour of the state and have lost
but two games on the trip-,one at
Otsego and one here last Monday.
The game was a thriller, featured by
heavy hitting by both teams and
spectacular work in the field. Paw
Paw made fifteen hits, while Rams
dali of Kalamazoo pitching for Paw
Paw let the visitors down with eight.
The House of David band accompan-
led the team, and delighted the
spectators with real band music. The
members of the band are real music
ians, and gentlemen as well, and
this applies to members of the base
ball team also. The whC> aggre-
cation from start to finish made
hit here by their quiet, gentlemanly
demeanor while here, and their skill
as base ball players and musicians
If the same outfit ever travels this
way again, they will be welcome, and
may be assured of good crowd.
Inasmuch as Paw Paw and Otsego
are the only teams to defeat this
strong aggregation on the road this
season, a championship game has
been arranged for next Tuesday
afternoon at 300 o'clock Otseoo
always has a strong team, and Paw
Paw will play about the same lineup
as last Monday, including Ramsdall
and Simmons, battery from Kalama-
zoo. The business places of the
age will close during the game the
same as lastMonday.
Local friends of Homer Smith,
Michigan's heavyweight aspirant for
championship honors in the squared
circle, will have an opportunity to
see him in action again at the Ar
mory in Kalamazoo on Wednesday
evening of next week, September II.
On that date he is matched to meet,
Jack Heinnan, heavyweight champion
208 pounds and has had a number Of
engagements c rGt.2 q - CO..
and in Paris across the water. He
is said to be a whirlwind in action,
and a glutton for punishment. His
backers from the coast believe he is
Of championship caliber, and say he
will give the Michigan favorte
run for his money. Those who wit
messed the skillful, thorough and
systematic manner in which Homer
disposed of his adversary the giant
Andersen in their recent encounter
in Kalamazoo, are confident that he
will dispose of every obstacle in his
way for a match with the champion
Dempsey. They point to the great
improvement in his ring tactics, and
the wonderful wallop he carries in
either hand. Boxing critics at the
Kalamazoo ringside gave the big boy
many flattering newspaper COM
ments, and point to him as a real
contender for big pugilistic honors.
The eco" with lehman next We'd
nesday night should be a hummer.
Ed Smith, the veteran sporting edi-
tor of the Chicago American will be
the third man in the ring. The semi
final will bring together Buddy An
drews of Kalamazoo and Jimmie
Flagler of the Great Lakes. Flagler
will be remembered by boxing fans
as the Brdazed little bundle of
"Greased Lightning" that admins
tered a thorough drubbing to Ritchie
Smith Of Detroit in the last Armory
bout. Both these boys are fast and
clever and a great match is antici-
pated. There will also be two cork
ing good preliminaries. This is
probably the last opportunity the
local fans will have in some time of
seeing Homer Smith in the ring. He
is booked in the near future for
match with Bob Martin, champion
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