Evening star., 1938-07-14

Prizes that await winners in the
first Washington Soap Box Derby
were enumerated by Col. Lemuel
Bolles, member Of the Board Of VET
erans' Appeals and chairman Of the
Derby Awards Committee, In 4
broadcast over Station wMAL last
night.
Medals. cups and various articles
Of sporting goods have been selected
as prizes for heat winners, place
winners and the designers of the best
of certain phases Of derby racer con.
struction," COL Bolles explained.
THE winner, Of course, gets the
big prize. which Is = trip to Akron,
Ohio, With all expenses paid. to COM
pete in the national finals on August
IL. One of you boys will have this
chance to win 4 four-year scholar.
ship to State university of the
winners choosing. The local cham
pion will be awarded the M. e. Coyle
silver trophy in addition to other
prizes here, and when he arrives In
Akron he will be given . gold wrist
watch, on which the Soap Box Derby
emblem will be engraved.
Bronze medals bearing the derby
emblem have been struck on. and
one Of these medals will be awarded
to each winner in the first elimina-
ton heats. The winners In succeed
ing heats to and including the quar-
ter finals will be given baseballs and
other types Of sporting equipment,
and, Of course. every boy who enter,
will receive = derby drivers all-steel
crash helmet and a sweat shirt to
wear the day Of the race and then
keep for his own.
Radio Sets for SemifinalS.
Radio sets will be awarded to
winners of the semifinal heats ir
each Of the two classes" said Col
Bolles. Boys from to II years OF
age will race against each other ir
the elimination heats Of Glass B. and
the boys from Is to IS will race In
Class A. Medals will be awarded tc
first. second and third place winners
in each Of the two classes. The win.
ners in each class will get gold
medals bearing the Soap Box Derby
emblem. the second place winners
will receive silver medals. and the
third place winners will receive bronse
medals.
Then the champions in each clasa
will meet in the city finals to deter.
mine the Washington champion.
bicycle will be awarded to the secons
place winner. Many other prizes are
on hand for distribution, also. Tit
boy who constructs the best designed
car will receive bicycle, and the
entrant who does the best upholster-
ing job on his racer will be awarded
a lifetime pen and pencil set. A silver
cup will be given to the boy whose
car runs the fastest heat. This win
ner will be determined by the results
shown by the electrical timing device
which will be used on each heat"
Col. Bolles told the radio audience.
The derby. sponsored by The Star
and the American Legion, will be held
all day on July 70. The race course
will be announced in Sundays Star
Four Boys interviewed.
The boys were interviewed on last
nights program after Col. Bolles' talk.
They were Harley Cope. IL. son Of 1t.
Comdr. H. F. Cope Of the Navy Yard;
Bob Pierce, II, Of 507 Third street S.E.,
and Jerry and Jimmy Brentlinger, IL
and 9, respectively. Of 937 N. Danville
street, Arlington, Va.
Tonight's broadcast originally was
scheduled for $50 O'Clock, but the
hour was changed to 10 O'Clock be-
cause the former time will be taken
by President Roosevelt
Derby Director o. c. Holleran again
urged boys to finish up" their racers
in plenty Of time for Anal inspection
and the derby itself and pointed out