New Britain herald., 1928-03-15
fBY HENRY l.. FARRELL)


 They say of Walter Kelly that he is the best story teller i'll the world and one of the big time vaudeville circuits retains him as such.
 It is said that his contract calls for from $500 to s75o upwards a week and specifics that he never has to spend more than twelve minutes on one number.
 But If you ever get the chance and want to hear Walter Kelly, the Virginia. judge,' talk for 8 week for nothing just ask him about his kid brother Jack.
 Walter Kelly is one of the most enthusiastic sportsmen and naturally with the kid brother being one Of the worlds greatest athletes he would be enthusiastic about him.
 Perhaps Walter. who is great boxing fan. would prefer the kid brother to be the heavyweight champion of the world. but Jack was once the worlds greatest sculler and Walter was just as proud of him.
 Although Jack always will be the kid brother" to Walter, he's no kid. He's in his early thirties. mar ried. a successful young contractor in Philadelphia and candidate for the 1928 Olympic team.
 Walter says Jack came out of re- tirement with the ambition of giy- ing one more good beating to an Englishman.
 Jacks experience with the Eng lish is one of Walters pet private stories and for years he put so much vchcmence in the telling that his physicians warned him off the sub inct. Perhaps he has grown milder now
 Jack was tho champion American sculler then and as fine looking boy as ever sat in a boat. He al ways wore a green jockey cap. but that hasn't anything particular to do with the story other than it was, in Walters estimation, willingness and q pride in the kid 10 show what hr was.
 Jack made an application for en- trance into the English champion ship for the Diamond Sculle, one of the most treasured emblems in the world. a trophy symbolic of an old an daneient world championship,
 Amateur rowing in England was then. as now, a gentlcman's sport. Because he admitted that he worked for q living, Jacks application for adm iSSion in the race was refuseSd, IL was inferred that he had hands soil"d by labor.
 Kelly couldn't do anything about i' and he had 10 wait unti 1920 for his chance. The Hon. JOCK Eeres- ford. winner Of the Diamond Souls and alnlo ost as fine an oarsman as ever pulled blade. vas entered for Great Britain in the Olympic races and Jack Kelly was entered for the United States.
 They passed through their pre- lminary heats successfully and came up to the finals. All the American colony wanted Jack to win. but they knew it was an even choice and those who bet had to lay three 10 one. Perhaps Walters voice had been heard across the ocean.
 They say around the Triars Club in New York that Walter bet more than 5000 on the kid" and he was able 10 get even money as the American correspondents with the team had given the tip that 1t looked like an absolutely even race.
 Well, Jack won the race. but 1t was his Irish heart that pulled him through. The Hon. Boresford didn't crack until the last fifty yards.
 Jack rowed back 10 the float as cocky as any mick yon ever saw and watched them douse Beresford with water
 T could row ten miles more I was just getting q sweat up," Kelly said 10 the correspondents.
 Hlt here's what he said to his cousin. Paul Costello. who was to TOW with him in about fifteen minutes i'll the doubles finals
 "You'l have to do most of the pullin'. Paul. I'm ridin' this race" IL wasn't q hard race and they won.
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