Evening star., 1941-05-23
Runnerup in Derby
To Tell Of Efforts
For Victoryin 1941
Billy Warner Overcome
Many Obstacles for
Place Lost Yeur

Billy Warner, dark horse of the
1910 Soap Box Derby who overcame
more than his share of obstacles to
come in close second to the
Washington champion last year,
will be featured on the Derby radio
program over Station WRC of the
National BroadcaSting Co. at 1890
pm. tomorrow.
Bill was slow in finishing his racer
list year, completing it's construction
so late that his name was not even
included on the program. He won
his first heat without occasioning
much comment. But. as the after
noon progressed and he kept on WIN
ming, spectators began to wonder
who he was. and to many he be-
came Mr.. X" He finally won the
Glass B championship, for boys IL
and II years old, and then raced
Bill Jennings in the final heat which
was won by young Jennings for
the Washington championship.
This year, young Warner is
registered again, and is all set to
repeat his performance, with one
exception. He wants to win in 1941.
He is the first to admit that his
1910 model was little rough. He
had to hurry so fast to finish the car
that it appeared a little ragged on
the edges.
Overweight Troubles.
Worst of all, when the car finally
was completed and weighed with
him in it, the total was 256 pounds
six pounds over the limit. 1t was not
until Bill had done everything he
could to reduce the total weight.
including running three times around
the University of Maryland cinder
track wearing a heavy sweater,
that he found the scales had been
out OF adjustment. 1t was lucky
they were off. because even risking
sunStroke hadn't taken off the re-
quired six pounds.
Some of the problems that he's
facing this year will be reviewed to-
morrow when he appears on the
Derby radio program with George
Haddock, Soap Box Derby editor
and member of the National Rules
Committee. Also scheduled for the
program are Bill Coyle, radio direc-
tor OF The Star and member of
the Derby general committee and
zeb T. Hamilton, Derby director.
The Soap Box Derby is open to
boys in the Washington Metropoli-
tan Area who are between II and
Is years of age, inclusive. Each boy
must build his own racer and the
materials used may not cost more
than $40. To race, boy must reg
lister at one of the IL Chevrolet
dealers in Washington and vicinity.
He should be accompanied by one of
his parents or a guardian when he
registers and receives an official
rule book
Roster Adds 26 Names.
The addition of 26 more names
brought the Soap Box Derby roster
at Derby headquarters at The Star
Building to a total of more than
$50 entrants. They are:
Gene C. Bean, 13, 608 Rittenhouse
street NV; Everett Bryan, 13,
Columbia road, Fairland, Md;
Robert Carpenter. u, 4709 Blagden
avenue NV; Meredith Glenn, IL,
1925 Twenty-first place Sc: Will
liam J. Glenn, II, 1860 Rittenhouse
street NV; Richard E. Horton, 13,
3l2 Fairfield drive, Bethesda, Md;
Howard Kouzel, 13, 637 Kenyon
street NV: William A Lockhard
II, II, 90l North Edgewood street,
Arlington, Va; James Martinelli, l3,
Falls Church. Va; John Nasuti, IA,
33 Oak place, Bethesda Louis
Plavidal, jr., Is, 742 Dinwiddie, Arl-
ington; Billy PoWick, II, 81 Drum
mond avenue, Chevy Chase, Md;
James Prebble, Is, 4119 Nebraska
avenue NV; Bill Schaub, 13, 80
Drummond avenue, Chevy Chase;
Robert Clinton Stacy, 13, 5514 First
street NV; Charles Wyble, IL, 1871
CrestWood drive NV; Alan A.
Beaupre, II, 3705 S street NV;
Louis j. Beaupre, 13, 3705 S street
NV; Robert E. Brooks, 13, 2426
South Dakota avenue NE; Robert
w. Coombs, 13, 1903 T street NV;
r. M Griffin, jr, II, 1915 Thirtieth
street NV; Robert E. Guillot, l3,
S0l3 Dent place NV; Bobby Glenn
Holden, 10, 1927 Thirty eighth street
NV; Neil Munich. IA, pit Jefferson
avenue, Riverdale, Md; Lester
Smalley, IA. 4535 Klingle street
NV, and Claude Upchurch, IA, 2l0
Pierce avenue, Riverdale.
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