The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-18
WILLIAMSON SET
TO co in AKRON
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ficials entered him In Glass B
competition.
He has had two days of fun in
| gaily decorated Akron and seems
to be in fine fettle for his run for
the sheepskin."
The course is situated on the
South edge Of this city, directly
across from the Akron Municipal
Airport. The cours is laid outin
the shadow Of the huge Rubber
Bowl where many. champions
have fought for their laurals in
track and field and football com
petition.
Bleachers are erected on both
sides of the track with accomoda-
lions for 10000 spectators. An adj
ditional 20, 1000 persons can be &C,
comodated on the hillsides which
surround the course.
Tommy's name will ring in the
ears of thousands of listeners to.
morrow as a nationwide radio
lOOh-Qp CdI1ICS d 1Qllll1llS dClOdll
of the heats as they are run.
Former winners of the Derby
are in town for the event and many
tricks of the trade" have been
passed on to the hometown win
ners in pre-derby conversation.
The Wilmington entrant, the first
from that city, will be racing in
the first postwar running of the
Derby.
Entries in the race are:
Akra. Okla. Gene Moore, IS; Akron,
Ohio, John Underwood Jr. "A; Albany,
N. Y, Clarence Fisher, Jr., Is; Amarillo,
Texas. William H. Richman, IS; Ander-
son. Ind, David Gopher, IA. Asheville,
N. c., Eugene E. Laid, II; Atlanta Ga,
Lamar Trammell, Jr., IA; and Augusta,
Ga, Donald King, II.
10; Bay City, Mich, Douglas Swisher, 10;
Beloit, Wis, James Haney, tno age CIV
en-; Benton Harbor, Mich. Dan Flaugh,
IS; Bloomington, Ind, Charles Kelley,
10; Boston, Mass, John G.. Murphy, Jr.,
10; Bowling Green, KY, Herbert Peyton
IA; and Burlington N. c., Hilton Burke,
IA.
Cape Girardeau, Mo-, Donald Geringer,
IL; Carteret, N. j., Daniel Kasha, Jr., 10;
Central City, KY, Bill Creel, IA; Cham
paign ILL.,, Ronald Canady, 10; Charles
ton. W. Va, Donald Samblin, mo age
given). Charlotte, N. c., William tom
my Smith, mo age givenl; charlottes-
vile, Ga, Ralph Holsinger, III. ~; Chat
tanooga. Tenn, Charles Smith, tho age
given); Chicago, Ill, Gene McGraw, z;
Cincinanti, Ohio, James Nielander, IS;
Cleveland, Ohio Richard E. Zcller. IS;
Colorado Springs, Colo. Alfred William
Peterson, Jr.. Is; Columbia, S. c., Hanes
A. McEntire, IA; Columbus. Ga, Robert
Green IA; Columbus, Ohio. Edward
Zayac. 10; and cushin, Okla, Richard
Mcconkey, { no age given.
Denver, Colo, John Nichol, 13; Des
Moines, Iowa, Pat Kelleher, IS; Des
Moines, Iowa, Clark NJ. Cox, mo age Civ
en-: Detroit, Mich, Jimmy Hilbreeht, IA;
Dubois, Pa, Jack Campbell, Il; and
Durham. N. c., Harold Hayes, u.
Elizabeth. N. j., John Singer, mo age
given; Ellwood City, Pa, Kenneth Bau-
der, Is; and Erie, Pa, Teddy Brosnan,
IA.
Flint Mich, Donald E. Barnes, 10; Fort
Wayne, Ind, Richard Hoffman, 10; and
Fort Worth, Texas, Lows Hickey, Is.
Oakland Calf, Robert Nolan, 10; and
Omaha, Neb., Donald E. Glesmann, ~.
Pampa, Texas, Carl Kennedy, 10; Paris,
III. Roland Shelton, 10; Philadelphia, Pa,
George Robert Mack ~; Pittsburgh. Pa,
John D. Mckay. IA; Portsmouth, Ohio =,
Charles Multer, (no age given); and
Pottsville. Pa, Theodore Udacufuski. IS.
Ravenna. Ohio, Kenneth Bentley, p;
R1pon Wis, Edgar W. Denim, IS; Roa-
noke, Va, David Herbert Poage IA: and
Rochester, N. Y. Richard A. Britton, mo
age given); and Joseph, Mo-, Glen Kit
benberger, IA.
St. Louis, Mo. Ted Rodgers, II; st.
Paul, Mimi. Norbert Anderson II; Salt
Lake City Utah Leon Ned Call 10; San
Diego Calf. Gilbert Klegan IA; San
Francisco. Calf, Richard Bygdnes, (no
age given; Schenectady, N. Y, Paul E.
Supley. 10; Scots Bluff. Neb.. Jerry, Au-
lick, ID: Scranton, Pa, Jerry O'Malley.
IA; Somerset, Pa, Lee Bonner, IA: Spring
field III, Rodney Ruch, IL; and Syracuse,
N. Y, Francis Ferry, Is;
Tacoma, Wash, Frank Paige. 10: Tarrv-
town. N. Y, Francis Downing, IL; and
13.
Washington. D. C.. Paul Boudrot, IS;
Washington, Pa, Gene Gilmore, mo age
given): White Plains. N. L., Ted Garland,
IA; Wichita, Kans., Bob Bardsley, Is;
Wilmington, N. C., Tommy Williamson,
IL; Winchester, Va, Leroy F. White, mo
age given); W~inston-Salem, N. c., Joseph
D. FRITZ. (no age given; and Wood
stock, Ill, Tommy Benton. II.
IA.