Evening star., 1941-05-14
100 Early Entrants
Sign Up for Annual
Soap Box Derby
Enrolment Surposses
'Thot of Any Previous
Yeur at This Time

More than 100 boys of the Wash
h1gton Metropolitan Area already
have signed up to participate in
washington's fourth annual Soap
BOX Derby.
The coaster race for boys-a IA
vorite among young Washingtonions
Ia the three years it has been held
here-wil be presented this year on
Saturday, July IL. The current en-
rollment for the race surpasses the
number of registrants at the same
period in any Of the previous Derby
years.
AS usual, the nearby areas in
Maryland and Virginia are contrib
uting heavily to the ranks of youth
ful racers, all Of whom will be re-
quired to complete their homemade
ears at least week before Derby
Day and submit them for official
inspection.
The Derby is open to boys between
the ages of II and IS years, inclusive.
The boys must do all the work of
constructing their coaster racers
themselves, but may accept advice
and suggestions from their parents,
school shop teachers or other adults.
The cars must be built at q cost of
not more than $40, and are subject
30 restrictions as outlined in the
official rule book.
Must Sign Safety Pledge.
To obtain rule book boy must
60 to the Chevrolet dealer nearest
his home, accompanied by one of his
parents or guardian. The boy and
his parent sign the official registra-
tion blanks and safety pledge, and
the rule book is issued.
The names of rs more boys today
were added to the official Soap Box
Derby rolls at the headquarters at
The Evening Star. The Derby is
sponsored in Washington annually
by The Star with the cooperation
Of the American Legion.
Latest entrants included Ed How
ard, Is, 932 T street NV, veteran
OF last years thrilling race on Penn
sylvania avenue Sc, who progressed
to the third elimination round be-
fore being nosed out. His prizes
last year included a medal, q silver
cup and an article of sports equip
ment valued at S5. Another recent
entrant Is Phillip Jordan, jr., IA,
1927 Vermont avenue NV, who,
with Howard, took part in last years
radio quiz contest on the Soap Box
Derby rules and won cash prizes
even before the Derby was run.
Many Prizes Offered.
This year there again will be many
prizes offered for the winners on
Derby Day. In addition, every boy
who completes will receive steel
Soap Box Derby drivers helmet and
racing jersey to wear at the course
on the day of the race, and to keep
when the race is finished
Other entrants whose registrations
have cleared through Derby head
quarters are:
Bobby Appleton. IA. 1910 North
Hartford street, Arlington, Va;
George 3. Bailey, II, 703 Richmond
avenue, Silver Spring, Md; Richard
l.. Bennett, 10, 618 Tewkesbury place
NV; Jack Edgar Brent. IL, 1874
Fifteenth street NV; Jerry T. Coe,
II, 614 Tewkesbury place NV; Jack
G. Eby, Is, 110 New York avenue,
Takoma Park, Nd; Robert Embrey,
IA. 636 I street NE; Richard A.
Fagins, IA, 4418 Gault place NE;
Sandy Ferber, 13, 12l7 E street Sc;
Elwood Frey, IL, 80 Spring avenue,
Takoma Park, Md; George w. Gard
ner, II, 425 Marietta place NV;
Thomas Gollus, IS, 1704 A street
sE.; Ray Hanbury, IA, Route 2,
Anacostia, D. c.; Craig G. Holm, IA,
es7 North Edgewood, Arlington;
Tommy Howard, II, 1905 Franklin
street NE; James H. Hughes, 13,
East Falls Church, Va; Jack Robert
Hyett, IA, 712 North Cleveland street.
Arlington; Walter G. Ilgenfritz, l3,
ss1o Davis place NV; Erwin H.
Kaminker, Il 3137 Wilson boule-
ward, Arlington: Paul Carroll Kohl
never, Is, 1713 South Monroe street,
Arlington; Patrick J. Larkin, IL, 723
Vsrnum street NV; James II. Lee,
II. 1915 Taylor street NV, and Wal.
Ser Levi, 13, 1885 G street NE.
ewnteh fhe Star for Derby Fesos.)