Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-18
Derby Racers Ladened
AT Ceremony With
Fruits OF Victories
Billy Jennings Big
Thrill to Come With
National Race in August

The 1910 Soap Box Derby winners
collected their rewards last night
when prizes for The tar-American
Legion sponsored coaster race were
distributed at the auditorium of the
National Museum on Constitution
avenue.
Fifteen-year-old Billy Jennings,
who succeeded Carl Cederstrand, IT,,
as Washington champion when he
drove his streamlined white racer.
Stuff" to victory last Saturday, re-
ceived the major portion of the
awards.
AS the city champions prize, Bill
received the NJ E. Coyle Trophy-a
silver globe, with a tiny silver Soap
Box Racer perched on top-and the
right to represent Washington at
the national finals Of the Derby. The
national finals will be held at Akron,
Ohio, August IL. There Bill will race
against city champions from all over
the United States and from Canada
and the Panama Canal Zone. First
prize at Akron will be a four-year
college scholarship to the State uni
versity of the champions choice,
with all expenses paid. Billy and his
mother, Mrs. Marion o. Wormhoudt,
will 60 to Akron as the guests Of The
Star.
Receives Other Prizes.
In addition, Bill last night received
a medal for winning his first heat, q
silver cup for winning his second
heat, riding boots and breeches for
winning his third-round race and
a Derby medal for his Glass "A" final
victory. Bill went to Alice Deal
Junior High School last year. and
now lives on Elgin lane, Bannock-
burn Heights, Bethesda, Md.
The champions low-swung racer
was placed on exhibit today in the
main lobby of The Star Building
where it will remain until it is
boxed and shipped to Akron early
in August. Back of the racer on
the wall is collection of pictures
taken at the race course Saturday,
showing the new city champ and
Billy Warner, the runnerup, and
other scenes. Also shown is a photo
graph of Gene Beans racer, No. 3O1
which was judged to be the best
designed car in the race.
Two more Derby racers who got
big hands from the crowd last night
were Billy Warner, IL. the Glass B"
champion and runner-up to young
Jennings for the city title, and Gene
Beam popular youngster who was
awarded fourth place in the final
CITY standings.
Both these boys went away from
the auditorium with their arms full
of prizes. Gene had heat medal.
cup, Derby medal for second
place in the Glass "B" finals, a
portable radio for winning fourth
place in the city standings and a
wrist watch for building the best de-
signed car. He finally chose travel
ing bag as his third-round prize in
order to carry away his other win
nings.
Billy Warner did almost as well,
having won the Glass ''B" cham
pionship. His bulkiest prize. in ad-
dition to the medals and cups he
won. was the bicycle given to the
runner-up to the city champion.
Clark Stewart. IS, runner-up to the
champion last year. was awarded
third place in the 1910 city standing.
He also won bicycle as his main
prize.
141 Boys Get Prizes.
Altogether there were al boys
who received awards for their part
in the races last Saturday. A total
of 205 youngsters raced most of the
day on the course at Pennsylvania
avenue Sc.
Derby Director Zeb T. Hamilton,
Americanism officer of the Ameri-
can Legion, presided during the
presentations and congratulated
the boys on their efforts and per-
severance in building cars which