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signed car had been awarded tt
Tommy F. Herr, II, of 4808 NORTH
Twenty sixth street, Arlington.
The William Frederick Jennings
Trophy went to James E. Osborne
13, of 1909 North Second road, Ar.
lington, for the best-designed set o1
brakes.
The upholstery award was given tt
Jeffrey r. Steware, jr., IA, OF Route
S, Alexandria.
Four injuries were reported during
the morning.
Herman Watford, 6, of 212 New.
comb street Sc, was in Casualty
Hospital with injuries diagnosed a.
possible fractured skull or concus-
sion. Police Pvt. Alexander v. Mes.
sier said the boy suffered his in.
iuries when one of the tiny racers
striking the curb, threw its occu-
pant against young Watford's. legs.
Face Strikes Curb.
Watford, Pvt. Messier said, fell
forward, striking his face on the
curbing. The driver of the racer
Thomas L. View, IL, colored, 30s
Fiftieth street NE, was taken te
Casualty with possible fracture OF
the right arm.
Also injured when Thomas crashed
into the curb halfway down the
course was Vincent Caruso, II, OF
1924 Twenty second street Sc, who
was struck on the leg by the car
He was treated at the first air tent
Another bystander, Anna Marie
Fortunate, IL, was struck by cal
as she stood on the curb near the
finish line. DR.. Lipow treated the
girl, who lives at 5106 Fish road
Temple Hill. Md, for an ankle
injury.
Over the loud speaker system, the
crowd was constantly being urged te
stay well back from the curb as the
racers sped down the hill.
The first-heat winner in the all
day coaster racing event was
Charles S. Dean, IS, of 922 North
Randolph street, Arlington, Va
Thomas j. Noon, 13, of 1902 CheY-
erly avenue, Cheverly, Nd. came
in second, and Russell c. Nusbickel
13, of 1900 Good Hope road Sc.
was third.
First of the Class B racers-the
Younger boys-to win trial heat
was Alfred Ashton. II, 1902 Thirty
first street Sc, a Randle High
lands School boy who was runner
up in the Glass B competition last
year. Alfred's racer started to wob-
BILE as he crossed the finish line
and his time for the course was 80
seconds. Second place went to Will
liam j. Bowie, IL, of 327 Lowrie
place NE, and third place tt
Thomas K. Amlong of Groveton
Va.
Just a few minutes before the
first competitors lined up at the
top of the long Pennsylvania
avenue Sc. hill between Texas
avenue and Carpenter street, last
years champion, Paul Boudrot
coasted over the route.
The 16-year-old 1946 champion
now a student at the Stratfore
IN. j. Military Academy, ROLLED
down the hill in Good Deal, the
racer that carried him to victory
last year. He explained that hi
wasn't using the same wheels fol
Good Deal and didn't expect te
make any records. His unoffcia
time was 331 seconds.
Weather Proves Ideal.
The sixth running of the gravity.
powered, boy-built racers wa:
graced by cloudless skies and &
bright sun which reflected the shin
ing gold of the racing helmets.
Sponsored by The Star and the
American Legion in association with
Chevrolet, the series of eliminations
will decide which boy will represent
the Nations Capital in the national
finals at Akron, Ohio, on August II
Before the boys started their long
day of elimination heats, they were
given a send-off by Brig. Gen. c. B
Ferenbaugh, commanding general
of the Military District of Washing
ton, who wished them well in pre-
race broadcast over Station WMAL
Nadeau Praises Sportsmanship.
District Department Comdr. OF
the Legion Guy c. Nadeau, who in
troduced the general and stood by
to pull the lever starting the first
racers down the track, declared
that the Derby represents "the finest
in American sportsmanship." Derby
Director Charles Kohen broadcast
his thanks to the officials who helped
in the preparations for the Derby.
The son of a former Soap Boz
Derby director won his first trial
heat He was Paul E. Hamilton, 13
of 2803 Twenty-sixth street NE, sor
of Zeb T. Hamilton. Young Hamil.
ton also won two heats last year.
In the 18th heat Policeman Fred
Miller of the seventh precinct wor
as much applause from the crowd
as the winners when he jumped onto
the track to break the force Of
racer which lost control and headed
for the curb and the crowd.
Heat Ordered Run Again.
Mai. Gen. Amos A. Fries, retired
former chief of the Chemical War
fare Service who is acting chairman
of the Derby Protest Committee
ruled that the 18th heat should be
re-run later in the day because the
wild racer forced the other two
drivers to swerve off course and
slow down.
In his address before the racing
began, Gen. Ferenbaugh told the
youthful racers they were carrying
on in the American tradition of COM
petition and good sportsmanship-"a
tradition which undoubtedly has con-