Evening star., 1939-11-26
Matthew ). Smith, II,
Wins Model Airp|ane
Championship
CIinches Title With Two
Firsts in Indoor Meet
In Constitution Hall

Matthew S. Smith, II. of Ais
Madison street NV, yesterday be-
came the Districts model airplane
champion by placing first in two
events in an indoor meet in Con-
stitution Hall and, at the same time,
with one of his models surpassed by
more than three minutes the pre-
vious District record for time in
the air on an indoor flight.
One of young Smiths stick
models, powered by a rubber band,
remained in the air for a total of
Is minutes 1926 seconds and his
average time for three separate
flights was IA minutes $40 seconds
The indoor meet yesterday, as
we'll as an outdoor meet held two
weeks ago, were under auspices
of the District Recreation Depart
ment. The winners were picked on
a basis of total points scored in both
the indoor and outdoor meets.
Grand Total of % Points.
Smith already had compiled 13
points in the outdoor meet and 10
additional points by virtue of two
f1rsts yesterday brought his grand
total up to %, he having also placed
first yesterday with a commercial
model. Points are scored on basis
of for first, 4 for second, 3 for
third, 2 for fourth and ! for fifth
place.
Besides becoming District cham
pion, Smith also became champion
in the senior class, composed of
those who have passed their 18th
birthday. BY virtue of being cham
pion, his name will be placed on
the trophy of the District of Co.
lumbia Model Airplane League, for
permanent record, and he will be
given a reproduction of the trophy
to keep.
Donald Sawtelle, 16, of 2910 Eight
eenth street NV, became Junior
champion yesterday by placing first
with a stick model and second with
a commercial model He already had
accumulated 13 points in the outdoor
meet and with 9 additional ones
yesterday at the indoor meet, had a
total of % points. He will receive a
cup from the District Recreation
Department.
McMorrow Places Second.
Norman McMorrow, H., of 817 L
street Sc, by winning second place
in the indoor stick model class,
placed second among the senior
group, with the points he already
had won in the outdoor meet help
ing him. Frank Mitchell and Ger
aid Sillings tied for third among the
seniors because of the points they
scored in the outdoor meet. Neither
competed indoors.
Frank Nelson, IS, of 416 Twelfth
street Sc, placed second among
juniors in the two meets by winning
three points indoors with the stick
model to add to the points won in
the outdoor meet. Paul Buck, Is,
Silver Spring, Md, who won first in
the commercial and second with the
stick model indoors, finished third
for the two meets in the Junior class.
The second and third place winners
will receive ribbons.
The indoor meet yesterday and the
previous outdoor one were under the
supervision of Richard S. Tennyson,
director of city-wide activities for
the District Recreation Department.
Frank Elvide, director of the District
of Columbia Model Airplane League
was the meet director.
Franklin Carr, Ellsworth Morgan,
Herman Riley and Bernard Nc
Carly, all of the Recreation Depart
ment, were timekeepers and judges
at yesterdays meet.
A. E. Wilson of Alexandria, Va, q
pilot for the Pennsylvania Central
Airlines, who conducts model air.
plane flying at the Alexandria Boys
Club, was among those who attended
the meet.