Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-27
LAUREL TITLE RACE
WILL DRAW THRONG
Billy KeIIy-EternaI Meeting
Tomorrow to Net Red Cross
$50, 900 in Liberty Bonds.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

BY DENMAN THOMPSON.
Tomorrow at Laurel Washington
race enthusiasts will have the oppor-
tunity of witnessing the turf treat OF
the season in the running of the
great two-year-old special between
Billy Kelly and Eternal. So great is
the interest in this meeting to de-
termine the juvenile championship OF
tendance at the picturesque Maryland
plant undoubtedly will be broken.
AS in the memorable triumph OF
Hourless over Omar Khayyam al
Laurel a year ago the Red Cross alone
will benefit financially, as neither
James B. McCleliand of Kentucky. the
owner of Eternal. nor Commander j.
X. L. Ross of Montreal. who owns
Billy Kelly. will profit from the race
The $4,000 purse offered by the Mary
land State Fair Corporation will. with
the $4,000 put up by the owner OF
the defeated colt, be handed over by
the owner of the victor to either the
American or Canadian relief organl-
cation, according to which wins. The
winning colt will save his owner
stakes. The $4,000 hingeing upon the
outcome of the match is twice the
amount that accrued from the Omar
Khayyam-H ourless race. which was
for three-year-olds at a mile and a
quarter, with no side bet of conse-
quence, as neither Wilfred Fiau nor
August Belmont. the owner of the
crack contenders of 1917. is much
given to betting. Furthermore the
stakes to be put up are in liberty
bonds of the fourth issue.
With Dunboyne. the Futurity win
ner. retired. it generally is agreed that
Billy Kelly and Eternal alone of the
two-year-olds are worthy OF belns
started in a real championship con-
test. The race itself will settle the
question of supremacy. but there is
little doubt that Billy Kelly will be
favored to win by a majority of stu
dents of form. The son of Dick We'll
les-Glena is regarded as the wonder
horse of the year-likely to become
one of the greatest runners that ever
trod the American turf.
On the other hand. it never has been
determined just how good Eternal is.
and horsemen cite the fact that al
though Eternal has received less pub
licity than his famous rival for the
years honors, his record is surpris-
ingly close to that of Billy kelly-so
close as to be almost parallel so far
as being of any value for picking the
probable winner. Eternars admirers.
taxed with the fact that he was
beaten by Billy Kelly. along with
Dunboyne. Terentia, War Pennant
and others in the United states Hotel
stakes at Saratoga, counter with the
assertion that Eternal was not let
out in that race, as he was sent back
to win the $50 900 Hopeful. which he
did.
Considering looks alone. Eternal
would have big edge. as he is mag
short in the legs. but possessed of
stamina and a knack of coming fast
into his top sprint. whereas Billy
Kelly is scrawny and weak of neck.
with poorly proportioned front quar-
tiers. although Superbly muscled in
back. There is no likelihood of the
match being marred by poor general
ship on the part of the Jockeys. as it
is announced that Andy Schuttinger
will ride Eternal. while young Earle
Sande will have leg W on Billy
Kelly.
Although much publicity has been
given to a statement attributed to
Johnny Lavan that he IS through
with base ball forever" the Nationals
shortstop makes no mention of it in
a letter received yesterday from him.
and we hazard the belief that a
speedy scuelchins of Kaiser Bill and
his hosts of murderous plunderers will
result in the star infielder again DON
ming diamond toys. Lavan is Junior :
grade lieutenant of the Medical
Corps. United States Navy = the
highest ranking big Lacquer in the
service. He is enthusiastic about the
Great Lakes training station. to which
he is assigned, and is hopeful of get
ting into the thick of it overseas
headed Camp Boone, Hospital Unit
No IA. Great Lakes, ILL.,. in part, fol-
lows:
II arrived here September 10 and
have liked it immensely from the
very first. On nv arrival 1 was at
tached to the athletic Office tempo
rarily under Dr. J. +. Kaufman, who
is one of the 6nest men I've ever
met and price to work for. We
had quite Il base ball team here, w. h
such men a. Leonard. Dyer Clemens.
Thomas. Faper. Johnson. Chouina-'i.
etc. Then we also We're fortunate in
having Cunningham of Detroit REPORT
here. and he helped US beat Norfolk.
championship. We defeated them
again. TO. the next day. making us
champions of the United States Navy.
as we previously had beaten the fleet
(Atlant,c) two games in three. You
must admit that we had very good
lineup.
This is a wonderful station here
and 1 certainly wish you could come
down and see it. especially on a
"Wednesday. when we have weekly
men in line every week. headed by
our band. which now numbers 400
pieces. There ar, more than $4,000
men here altogether. and the most
impressive thing one notes is their
pull-together spirit. It's just like a
huge university and every fellow is
taking his own course-only in this
case the government is arranging it
for him. The willing and pull-to-
gether spirit. together with constant
this the best training station of its
kind in the world.
Il have BEEN transferred today to
the medical department. where 1 ex-
pect to get my training for over
seas duty. I'm hoping that that will
"Sure did hate to leave Washington.
as / liked both the town and the
people Besides. I had the best year
Of my base ball career there. and
closer to a town. Wish I were COM
ing to Washington to see the Acad-
envy foot ball team play the station
team. 1t will be quite a battle. as
this Is some team here-much the best
I've seen for some time.
Drop me a line at your leisure
and tell any Of my friends to do the
same"
SURPRISE FOR PENN.
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