Evening star., 1948-06-27

| races IN the SeFen-year history q.
the event.
Fifty feet beyond the judges stand
Jack was mobbed by an enthusiastic
crowd of spectators who broke
through a retaining fence and rows
of police to hail the new champion
Alfred, the runner-up, was alst
hailed by a crowd, and heard
Great race, kid. Better luck nex'
year"
Police had difficulty bringing the
race drivers through the crowd back
to a WMAL microphone to be inter-
viewed
Waiting in the area cleared BY
police-which soon was overrun by
small boys-were families of the
two winners. Smiling even more
broadly than her champion son was
Mrs. Joan E. Davis, mother of Jack
The family of Alfred also was crowd
| ing about their "favorite SON"
Just as jubilant as Mrs. Davis was
Charles Combs, shop instructor al
Paul Junior High School. Mr.. Combs
who has had students in every Derby
since the first one in 1888, was hop
ing for two-time winner. In 194l
one of Ibis boys" Gene Bean, took
the Washington crown.
This is it, we've done it," the
veteran high school teacher said
I've waited long time for this"
Ashton Family on Hand.
Also on hand to greet the boys
we're the Ashton family-Mr ano
Mrs. Alfred L. Ashton; Arnold, %
and Patricia Sue, 18, and Winifrec
Ann, IA. Arnold raced in DerbieE
here in 1898, 1899, and 194o-bu'
never did as well as the kie
brother"
! Most of the crew that watched tht
day-long racing stayed while Jack
received the Nicholas Drystadt Tro'
phy from w. P. Dalton, assistar
zone manager for the Chevrolet
Baltimore office. The Chevrolet Co
has been associated with The Eve
ming Star and the District Depart
ment of the American Legion In
| staging the DERBY.
Jack, his hair occasionally falling
in front of his eyes, said he would
do his best" to bring a National
victory to Washington in the ma
tional finals at Akron, Ohio, August
is.
Although the race was free from
any serious casualties, about sc
persons received treatment at first
aid tents provided by the District
Red Cross Chapter.
Treated For Heat Exhaustion.
Most of these were treated fol
heat exhaustion and headaches
The rest were released after treat
ment for minor bruises suffered in
racer spills.
One of the injured was Police Pvt
Jack L. Acree, 339 Thirty-seventf
place Sc, who received scrapec
right ankle when racer struck him
while he was directing traffic beyonc
the finish line.
The car was driven by Russell
Sheets, ID, of 919 North Daniel street
Arlington. In a later heat young
Russell ran into an automobile or
Branch avenue, beyond the finish
line. The automobile, which hac
stopped, suffered a dented fender
The axle on the Sheets car was bro.
ken. Since he had won the heat II
which he had just raced, officials
after much deliberation, allowed hin
to borrow the car of Matthew Bor-
( ing. IA, of 1928 Eastern avenue, Ia
koma Park, Md The Boring cal
had been eliminated earlier. Young
Russell who had been strong con-
tender, lost the next race, however
Many of the spectators who came
early and stayed late assumed a
rosy hue in the heat. ....
a, Cheverly Boy Acclaimed. ,
The crowd cheered Thomas Noon
IA, of 1902 Cheverly avenue, Chew
erly, Md, when the boy won his
quarter final victory.
They had watched his two younger
brothers, David and John, crash
into curbs in their first heats,