Evening star., 1941-07-06
Soap Box
From, First pape

II he does not do this, he will
have no official status"
Instructions to the boys were eX-
planned yesterday during the final
Derby broadcast over Station WRC.
The entrants have been informed
they must turn over their racers
tomorrow to the dealers with whom
they registered. At this time they
will be issued drivers licenses,
and copies of the licenses will be
attached inside the cars for iden-
tification.
When the checking-in procedure
has been completed at pm, the
task of transporting racers 10 the
inspection point - Randle High
lands School, Thirtieth street and
Pennsylvania avenue S.E-will be-
gin. At 7:30 pm. the first contin-
gent of entrants will report for
weighing with their cars. V. V.
Radionoff will preside over the Off
cial Toledo scales. Other groups
will report Tuesday and Wednes-
day nights.
A racer must not weigh more
than 1876 pounds. and car and driver
together must not weigh more than
$50 pounds.
The Inspection Committee, COM
posed of American Legion men,
bers, will take over each racer as
soon as its weight and that of its
builder driver has been ascertained.
The committee will be charged with
responsibility for disqualifying those
coaster cars incorporating features
of construction which violate the
rules.
The racers must be boy-built at a
cost of not more than $40.
Safety to Be Uppermost.
Safety will be uppermost in the
minds of these men as they go over
the little vehicles" Mr. Hamilton
said. I'VE hope We won't have to
disqualify youngster because his
racer-has faulty brakes or steering,
but we'd rather cause him disap-
pointment than run the risk of his
cracking up on Derby Day and be-
ing injured The inspectors will pc
equipped with Official inspection
manuals and rule books Many men
experienced in mechanical work will
be among those handling the impor-
tant job"
There will be provision at the
inspection center for minor repairs
to be made by the boys, Mr.. Ham,
ilton added.
Edwin r. Thomas, commander OF
Potomac Post. No 40, has been
named chairman of the Inspection
Committee. the Derby director an
nounced. Other members are:
George Grommett. w. Fred Stans-
bury, Charles E. Wolfe, James D.
Lince, Arts H. Waters, Walter S.
Smith. C. H. Spence, M. j. Dondero.
Samuel L. Holston, R. S. Jeffreys,
John T. Long, Lewis McCrea, H. B.
Thompson, Chester Wolfe, Charles
H. Pierce, Henry A. Weaver. Thomas
J. Murray, Clifton c. Anderson,
James F. Sturgis. Harry Wilson,
James D. Gill, Robert w. Fearing,
Joseph F. Foran, Joseph T. Oliver,
Charles E. Combs, M. J. House. J. r.
Raeburn, T. L. Pryor, George Dick
ems, Lewis Greene, Clarence E.
Smith, B. K Slaughter, B F. john
son. Leo Wise, George Keyser,
George Evenshaw, Robert Lewis,
Wilbert Ruble, Roy McEven, Robert
Smith, M. F. White, John Davis,
Fred H. Dreyer, Stanley Harrison,
Lew S. Mohler, Frank Scrivener, j.
H. Beswick, j. P. Trainor, j. P. Pc
ters, George E. Gross, George E.
Parkhurst, H. w. Poston, w. G.
Rhodes, C. L. Serrin, B. D. Jerman
and F. D. Shafer.
To Be Completed Wednesday.
The inspections will be completed
Wednesday night, and the Registra-
ton Committee will meet Thursday
night to plan schedule of heats.
This group will make assignments
of three cars to race in each heat.
On the Derby Day program, Glass
"B" races, for IL and II year old
boys, will be alternated with Glass
"A" races for 13, IA and Is year old
contestants The committee will not
place two brothers in the same first
heat race, thereby giving each men,
Der. of the pair a chance to be a
first-heat winner without eliminat-