Evening star., 1938-07-23

ing into the curb as women screamed.
Policemen and Legionnaires ran to
his aid, but Bill, with nod of disgust.
assured every one he was all right.
His car was lifted off the course as
the three remaining racers sped to
the finish. John Donohue, II, of 6512
Eighth street NV emerged the VIC
tor, with time of 4375 seconds.
William Eacho. IA, of 1900 Ply
mouth street NV was clocked the
winner of the 18th heat, in 45.35 sec
onds.
A white streamlined racer, piloted
by Frank c. Frazer, jr., 13. who built
his car in a fourth-floor apartment at
1875 Eighteenth street NV won the
18th heat by sailing down the course
in 45.05 seconds.
Crowds Strain Ropes.
The 18th and 18th heats brought
the crowd to its feet and sent spec
tators straining against the ropes as
the cars moved swiftly down the in
cline in close formation. William
Elam, jr.. II, of 1923 Twelfth street
NV. won the 17th heat in Abs sec
onds, while Raymond Giovannoni, 10,
of 812 Rittenhouse street NV. took
the 18th in Att seconds.
Lewis F. Anbury, jr., H. of Ana
costa steered his yellow-striped derby
car, nick-named Ike" to the finish
line in 46.63 seconds to win the 18th
heat.
The goth heat was won by Marion
Harris, II, of 1857 U street Sc, whose
time was 50.32 seconds.
The 2lst went to Jack F. Harvey, 13,
OF oil Concord avenue NV, who re-
quired 1851 seconds.
Parade Precedes Race.
The paraue Of Boys Club members
and bands and sons of the Legion
Drum and Bugle Corps, in full uni
form, had marched down the flag
lined course to the finish line after
starting from New Hampshire avenue
and Madison avenue NE.
Parents of boy racers and other
spectators thronged the course at an
early hour and were busy inspecting
the racers. One racer was fashioned
out of a barrel, others were built box
shape, while another was shaped like.
an egg. Then there was another which
might be described as a cross between
a banana and a squash.
BY nightfall one of these racer
owners will be crowned Soap Box
Derby king of Washington. The crown
Will be for year, and he will represent
the Capital in the national and inter-
national finals at Akron.
The boys were competing not only
for the championship of the metro
politan area but also for a long list
of attractive prizes that included wrist
watches, bicycles. sporting goods and
medals.
The course, running from the B. &
o. Railroad overpass down past the
Eastern Star Home and the District
Line at Eastern avenue, became a
veritable beehive of activity at 6
o'clock this morning as the combined
forces of the American Legion, The
Star and Chevrolet motor car dealers
set up tents and stands and prepared
for busy day.
Long befre the parade, the derby
candidates had reported and were is
sued helmets and sweatshirts, each
bearing the official Soap Box Derby
emblem. Then they were weighed in
with their cars on a special Toledo
scale. The gross limit of each boy and
his coaster racer Is $50 pounds.
Large Police Staff.
approximately 200 patrolmen under
Capt. Joseph Pearson of the sixth
precinct and as many members of the
Legion Police and Fire Post were kept
busy handling streams of derby-bound
traffic, the crowds on the course, ac-
tivities at the grandstand and else
where.
Scores Of outstanding citizens of
the District. members of the Derby
Executive Committee and other COM
mittees working on the racing event
and officials and leaders of the Legion
were seated in the special grandstand
at the finish line.
The Stars radio station, WMAL,
Is broadcasting the derby from the
race course intermittently during the
day. Several early heats were broad
cast from 1l:l5 to 1880 am, with
another broadcast scheduled from 4:30
to 4:45 pm. and the finishing heats
later
Arrangements were made to broad
cast in bulletin form the names of
heat winners during the afternoon
competitions.
The derby is divided into two
classes, Glass A for boys 13 to Is years
old and Class B for boys to II.
The heats were being alternated BE-
tween Class A and Class B boys, with