Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-07
DORSEY CAPTURES
AIRCRAFT AWARD
Macfarland Contestant De-
cIared Champion in Model
Plane Competition.

When the last tiny ship settled to the
floor Of the Mcfarland Junior High
miniature airdrome yesterday, to bring
to close the District model aircraft
finals, Herbert Grove Dorsey, jr., face
aglow and grinning from ear to ear
was made District OF Columbia model
aircraft champion and awarded the
coveted Gen. Mason M. Patrick Trophy
for collecting the highest number OF
points in the class for aces.
Another Junior aeroi.aut, Frank Sal
isbury, his face lighted by smile not
quite as broad perhaps as that OF the
champion, was declared Junior cham
pion of the District, although no on
cial trophy accompanies the title.
Establishes Five New Records.
Herbert, who holds the national in
door senior championship and won last
year at Atlantic City, this year has
established five new District records
during the course Of the Summer meets
Earlier in the season the champion
Junior pilot flew an outdoor hand
launched scientific model for II minutes
Us second. His other records are: In
door hand-launched scientific. minutes
80 seconds; seaplane, minutes % Sec
onds: rise.off floor fuselage. 2 minute:
"a As seconds, and glider for duration
1925 seconds.
The junior champ, young Salisbury
who flies in class A. retains the fol-
lowing District records: Outdoor cy-
manic, 10 seconds; helicopter, minute
lass seconds: indoor baby rise-off floor
minutes 1915 seconds
Pilots Of the Chevy Chase Model Aer'
Club were awarded the Committee GU
when they collected 805 points over tn,
Capitol Model Aero Club, with Sc
points to their credit. The cup was re
ceived by Ernest Stout. president o
the winning club. who incidentally ag
gregated a large number of points 70
his club.
Flyers Receive Commentator.
After the close Of yesterdays con
tests the young flyers listened to a mum
Der of talks made by members of thei
own group and by members of the com
mittees in charge Of events. Waite
Hinton, who headed the judges com
mittee, made a splendid talk on tn
future of model aircraft; Stephen z
Kramer, assistant superintendent O
schools. and Edwin C. Graham. mem
Der Of the awards committee, also mad
brief talks of high commentator I
the boys. Among the boys who spok
briefly of. their own struggles ,towar
success in the tournament were Ernes
| Stout, Douglas and Donald Bruce, Her
bert Dorsey, Frank Salisbury, Evere,
Meeks, and two of the girls, Betty JET
| fers and Frances Sullivan. John +
Williams, who had charge Of the tourna
| ment events. presided over the meeting
Walter Hinton presented the awards
assisted by Miss Sibyl Baker. director o
the Community Center Department
and Miss Helen Collier. who acted a
recorder for the tournament.
Winners OF Silver Trophies.
Silver trophies for maximum duration
were won by the following:
| Herbert Dorsey, ace, the Aero Clul
trophy; Frank Salisbury, class A, tn
Exchange Club trophy; Clayton Fish
class B, the National Electric Suppl
Co. trophy, and Harry McGinnisS, elias
C, the r. Harris Co. trophy. Winner
in classes D. z and F were William
Pizzini, Charles Kicker and Bob Wiehle
They received Paul CARRIERS Building
and Flying Model Aircraft" and
! Lloyd commercial kit.
| Fifty-eight boys, including the thre
girls. received the green-and-whit
sweater emblem with the wings Of tn
D. C. M. A. L., for points received il
the tournament.
| Records Made in Trials.
| Yesterdays records follow:
/ Seaplanes - Ace. Herbert Dorsey
class A, Frank Salisbury; class B, Clay
ton Fish; class C, Sam Walker: elias:
D. william Pizzini: class E. Charlie
| Kicker; class F, George PetrideS.
elders for duration-Ace, Herber
Dorsey; class A, Robert Swope: elias
B, Tommy Robins; class c. Harry Nc
! Ginnis: class D, Lane Willett; elias
e, Newmon Niepold; class F, Sidne
| Greenspan.
Gliders for distance-Ace, Ohio VIII
liams: class A, Lloyd Fish: class Z
Clayton Fish: class C.. Bernard vo
Bernewitz; class d, Fremont Davis
class z, Newman Niepold; class r, For
rest Wilkinson.
| r. o. r. Fuselage-Ace, Herbert Dor
sey; class A, Lloyd Fish; class B: Clay
ton Fish; class C, Harry McGinnis
class d, Fremont Davis; class e. Rich
ard Washington; class r, Bob Wiehle.
| r. o. r. scientif1c-Ace, Herbert Dor
sey; class A, Frank Salisbury: elias
B, Clayton Fish; class G, Sam Walker
class D. william Pizzini; class
Charles Kicker; class r, Frances Sui
Ivan.
| Dynamic-Ace, Herbert Dorsey; elias
| A, Joe Galliher; class B. Clayton Fish
class @, Bernard Won Bernewitz; clas
D, James Murray; class e, Leslie Brown
class F. Bob Wiehle.
| Other Awards Listed.
| Gold, silver and bronze medals wer
awarded to the first, second and thirt
! place winners for points In every on
| Of the seven classes. Awards were re
ceived as follows: Aces. Herbert Dor
sey, SIS; John Sullivan, Al; Ohio vii
| So; Robert Swope, 80; Joe Galliler. SO
Glass B. Clayton Fish, 50; Tommy Rob
] ins. Sc: Billie Won Bernewitz, 46. Clas
| C, Sam Walker, ST; Bernard Won Berne
| witz, 81; Harry McGinniss, Al. Glass d
| William Pizzini, 81; James Murray, 81
Monroe Brandenburg, 26. Glass Z
Richard Washington, a; Charles Rick
er, Al; Nayard Underwood, II. Glass F
| Walter POdrog, 40; Bob Wiehle, "a
Forester Wilkinson, IL.
| Fifty-eig flyers won the green ant
J white sweater ennblems, with the wing
! Of the DC. M. A. L. for receiving eacl
| one point at least, in the tournament
| The three girls who entered the tour
nament were In this class, each receiv
! ing her emblem, including Doris Grimm
Betty Jeffers and Frances Saunders. TIL
boys include Blair Bennett, Richar,
| Bickerton, Monroe Brandenburg, Lesli
| Brown, Donald Bruce, Douglas Bruce
Billy Campbell, Robert Coale. Maxwell
Cohen, Fremont Davis. Clayton Fish
Iloyd Fish, Billy Fletcher. Joe GsIlihei