Evening star., 1940-05-28
Chief Starter 10 Talk
On Soap Box Derby
Radio Program
Will Tell How Rucers
Line Up on Ramp for
Boys Speed Classic

find out what will happen when
their racers are lined up at the
start of the 1910 coaster race may
hear a first-hand account tomorrow
when Haywood Saunders, chief
Derby starter, speaks over Station
WMAL.
Mr.. Saunders, first vice COM
mander of the District Department
of the American Legion, was at the
lever of the starting ramp of the
1888 and 1899 Derby races sponsored
by The Evening Star and the Amer
ican Legion. His appointment for
the third year as chief starter was
announced today by Zeb T. Ham
ilton, Derby director.
The procedure to be followed in
every elimination heat on Derby
day, July 13, will be outlined by
Mr.. Saunders on the regular Soap
Box Derby radio program over Sta
tion WMAL at Ais pm. tomorrow.
Leading off the program will be a
short talk by Mr.. Hamilton, with
information for Derby entrants.
Boys to be Interviewed.
Three boys already registered in
the Derby will be interviewed on
the racers they now are building.
They are Bob Stacy, IL, 5514 First
street NV; Bill Mansfield, IL, 6132
Thirtieth street NV, and Marvin
Winer, 13, 620 Quebec place NV.
Changes to be made in the con-
struction of the starting ramp used
for the Derby races will be explained
by Mr.. Saunders tomorrow, and bows
who want to keep up to the minute
on Soap Box Derby news should
listen IN. Additional safety meas
ures to insure the maximum of Sc
curity for racers and spectators will
be explained on the program.
The championship racer of Carl
Cederstrand, jr, 1899 Derby winner,
meanwhile continued on its exhibi-
ton tour of District junior high
schools.
Throngs of boys crowded around
the sleek, white speedster at Taft
and Macfarland Junior High Schools
yesterday, eager to find out how the
fast racer was constructed. Almost
every kind of question was asked.
Some wanted to know how much it
weighed, others, how long 1t was and
what kind of wood the champion
used, and every one wanted to touch
it.
Pamphlet Gives Answers.
Pamphlets giving Carl Ceder-
strands own answers on the con-
struction of the car which carried
him to victory in the Washington
race are available for the asking at
Soap Box Derby headquarters at
The Star. Boys who want a copy
may write or call Derby headquar-
ters and ask for one, and one will
be mailed out.
The tour of the champions racer
was to continue today with stops
scheduled at Alice Deal Junior High
School, which the champion attends,
and at Eliot Junior High School,
The car will be on the recreation
field at Alice Deal during the noon
lunch period from IL O'Clock until
l:15 pm. At Eliot the car will be
on exhibition in the school audi
torium from 2:20 pm. until 3:15 pm.
Schools to be visited tomorrow are
Powell Junior High, during the noon
lunch period, where it will be on dis
play at the recreation field, and at
Paul Junior High, from $50 pm.
until $3.50 pm. The tour will be
continued next week, following the
Memorial Day holiday period.
Boys Urged to Register.
Mr. Hamilton, meanwhile, urged
boys to register now for the 1910
Soap Box Derby.
There is still plenty of time for
you boys to register and build cars
for this big event." he said. IF YOU
want a real thrill, build a Soap Box
Derby racer and show up at the
course on Derby day. ThereM be
some real fun waiting for you.
Go now and register at the Chev-
rolet dealer nearest your home.
There you'll get a rule book, and
sign the application blanks and
safety pledge. Then start to work
on your racer"
Two brothers are included among
the eight more Derby entrants whose
registrations have been received at
Soap Box Derby headquarters. They
are:
Waters Chiswell, 13, 81 Brooks ave-
nue., Gaithersburg, Md; Bart j.
Finn, jr., 13, 13-A Ridge, Greenbelt,
Md; Randall P. Fones, jr., IA, 2919
Bellvue terrace NV; Richard Le-
master, II, Beechbank road, Forest
Glen, Md; Neil Munich, 13, PIT
Jefferson avenue, Riverdale, Md;
John Olds, IL, 1918 Colesville pike,
Silver Spring, Md; Arthur B. Rodill,
IL, 1902 Thirty-third street NV,
and Marcelino Rodill, jr., Is, 1902
Thirty third street NV.
Watch The Star for Derby Ne,rs.)