Evening star., 1940-06-05
Derby Rules Quiz
Fina|ists Named
For Prize Competition
8 Survive Questions
For Competition on
knowledge Next Week

Eight boys wrestled with difficult
questions and courted Lady Luck to
survive eliminations and become
finalists for the Soap Box Derby
radio quiz program based on the 1910
racer building rules.
The field of contestants, which had
been narrowed to 16 boys, was
further reduced at session at the
studios of WMAL yesterday.
Those who will appear on the radio
quiz program neXt week to compete
for prizes are Leo Coratolo, 13, 4l19
Hayes street NE; Raymond Deaner,
IA, 65l0 Eighth street NV, John
Donohoe, IA, 65l2 Eighth street NV;
William H. Hall, IA, 30l6 Otis street
NE: Stanley K. Peterson, Is, 1454
Euclid street NV: Norman Right,
IA, 1922 A street Sc: Edward
Howard, ID. 932 T street NV. and
Philip Jordan, 13, of 1927 Vermont
avenue NV.
All Show knowledge of Rules.
Tricky phrasing and involved
wording failed to shake these win
al tIlcll C1lOl tS w sui NlfS. 1IlC
luck of the draw, however, played a
prominent part in their victories, and
in the scoring which sent them to the
finals. Their knowledge of the
rules-though profound-Was no
greater than the knowledge of those
eliminated.
The other ontestants-Leonard
Brooks. Ia; Charles Harr, 13; Will
liam Mansfield, IL; Lester Moreland,
Is: J. Leroy Poole, IA: Dewitt Shil-
ling Is, and Lofts Webb, 13-really
knew the rules as we'll but were not
as lucky in drawing the numerical
values made necessary by the boys
unbeatable "boning up" on the rules
for building Derby racers.
Announcement of the time of the
radio quiz program will be made in
week. The program will be a half
hour broadcast over Station WMAL
The prize to the first place winner
will be $6 set of Derby wheels,
while second, third and fourth win
: ners will receive the cash prizes of
81, So and 81, respectively.
Meanwhile plans for the running
Of Washingtons third Derby went
forward, with the formation of COM
mittees for Derby Day, July 13
Derby Director Zeb T. Hamilton said
today that memberships of the COM
mitteeS would be announced soon
Sponsored by The Star and the
American Legion, in cooperation
with the Chevrolet Motor Co., the
Derby annually has drawn the inter
est of hundreds of boys.
The race is open to boys living in
Washington and vicinity who are
within the Derby age limits of II to
is years, inclusive. Each entrant
must build his Derby racer himself
and must keep the cost to no more
than $40
There will be numerous prizes for
contestants. but. best of all. each boy
who races will receive steel Derby
helmet and jersey. in addition to
whatever other prizes he may win.
The Washington championship
will succeed Norman Rocca, 1898
winner. and Carl Cederstrand, jr.
champion last year-will receive a
large silver trophy donated by the
Chevrolet division of General Motors,
and trip to Akron to compete in
the national Derby finals.
Wide Range of Prizes.
Prizes ranging from medals to
winners of the first elimination
heats, to sports equipment, cups and
other coveted awards will 60 to heat
winners throughout Derby Day.
This years race will be held on
different course than the two
previous races. In 1888 the course
was on New Hampshire avenue NE
and last year. some 800 racers sped
down a course on Massachusetts
avenue NV.
The 1910 course will be announced
later, and will include many features
of safety and convenience not pres
ent at the other tracks. The street
will be wider, and more smoothly
paved, and will be lined with curb
stones It's whole length. adding to
the safety Of contestants and spec
tators.
Latest entrants in this al-boy
classic are:
Arthur Bonnet. jr., II, 1927 Otis
street NE; Herbert Graul, IA, II
South Fenwick street, Arlington,
Va: James Hughes. II, 927 North
Buchanan street, Arlington, Va;
Willis Poole, 13, 4810 Ninth street
North, Arlington, Va; Wilton Terry
johnson, IA, Pip Columbia pike, Ar
lington, Va; Howard Spencer. 13, Ais
P street NV; Otis Strickland, 13
422l2 P street NV; Samuel Strick-
land, II, 1922 P street NV, and
Graham Renner, II, 6692 Thirty
SECOND place NV.
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