Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-21
RECORD CERTAIN TO FAIL
GREAT DRIVERS TO RACE
IN LIBERTY SWEEPSTAKES
de Palma, Resta and BaIIot Team VIII
Fight to Lnst Ditch for
Supremacy.

INDIANAPOLIS, May 2o.-with moro
speed represented among tho entries
Tor the Indianapolis 500-mile Liberty
sweepstakes on tho indianapolis speed
way. May 81. than has ever been pres
ent in a field Of indianapolis starters
pcfore, 1t is the consensus OF racing
opinion that Ralph De Palmas famous
1914. will fall
Dc palma's scintillating mark was
created with a car considerably slower
than majority OF those entered for
,n's years event. and though he was
pushed TO tho limit to win, II Is not
nEured that the victory In this years
IN TACT; It looks as though his task
would DO much harder.
hnnr mere De Palma had one man TO
achievement. the great Dario Resta
who fought him neck and neck for
me entire distance OF 500 miles. the
iieauer IN the Liberty Sweepstakes will
heels. H'''e a. NE
n glance at the field will convince
h,S, one mat this years melee on the
prove knitting party, rather II bears
She aspect OF a battle royal, with every
one Tor himself and the dcvu take the
Dangerous Teams VIII Race.
performers as Ralph De Palma and
Dario fiesta. who are OFF to win at the
.asn OF the gun and either nnish in
ieau or break UP in the attempt.
mere are no less than five teams OF
Iour cars or more who can AFFORD 10
!uh al engine breaking speed on the
uneors mat one of their number VIII
20 through. These are the BaT0t, peu
Seot' Hudson. Frontenac and Ducsen-
pets combinations. each a top-speed
nn s.nrn'eF. and boasting a string OF the
"n!!h greatest racing drivers
The lads who are going to ne under
.IoHesI observation this year when /,
Tomes to record breaking are Ralph
DePa Ina. Dario Resta and the BaIin,
crowd, consisting OF Rene Thomas Al
la blot t "u'
Ralph De Palma in his new aviation
motored Packard Twin Six has a worjd
more speed than he ever had before
ana the same thing applies to Dar!o
atcsn. likewise at the wheel OF an
Sunbeam. As for ear abe h ane English
mounts arc the latest product OF ,bc
racing laboratory OF Europe, and nm
ch ss onsJ enGounter unexpected me
tnan!cal trouble, they are likely Ia
prove tho fastest Of the entire lot
Among the Ballot team there arc
NO, dF!!eFs especially who may be OK
Tected 10 challenge the leadershjn ~
FIESTA and De Palma from Inc -, oo
the starters flag flashes In its dow.
WARD sweep. These are Pau Bablo,
80" '~'u's w aRncr, Two OF tho t-ro.,
rel racing pilots in history. and bo,h
nnascustomed TO suffer defeat a, thn
hands OF any one '''c
hnhiot Famous European Driver.
Bablot for years divided Eurono,s
premier racing honors with tho match
!esS "corEcs Bo!llot. lighting his rival
20 stmndstill whenever they met. and
l,ou!s wagner, before no dropped OUT
~ ''cIhs' pore the reputation OF being
NO most desperate chance takcr IN
Here Is indeed food for the done
star quartet viii go the glory OF love-
ms ne falma's celebrated record. or
VIII VIII The honor go 10 some outsider? or
vi! me record be broken ri all? !,
Is all written in tho hook NJ fnt ~
leaves OF which in due time viii one,
70 the page inscribed "Indianannlis
Vo-iGne Liberty Sweepstakes. for the
WORDS speed supremacy, May 81"