Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-11


sponsored by The Star in assoc
citation with the Chevrolet Deal
ers Of Metropolitan Washington
and the District Department OF
the American Legion.
The day was perfect for racing.
Only q slight mist hung over the
course when the first cars ar
rived. One hundred-forty boys
finally raced. BY noon. the tenn
perature had reached 30 degrees
and a slight northeast breeze
gave the cars q tailWind.
Racing started at 10 a.rn. and
heats Of three boys each followed
at two-minute intervals. Hey
wood Saunders, past commander
of the District American Legion.
was official starter for the 18th
time.
Cars were started from q
.steep wooden ramp at Texas
avenue. The finish line was at
Carpenter street. Judges at the
finish line were Edward Rosen-
blum, Everett A. Mehler. Arthur
Stickley and Philip Softer. Tim
ang the cars were two unrelated
men named Francis Reilly.
!. Only One Accident.
/ The day-long race was the
safest in recent years. Only one
boy crashed his car and he was
Nninjured.
. John Carlson. IL. Of 1904 r.
street, Seat Pleasant, Nd,
swerved on the course 80 yards
from the finish line and struck
= pile Of tires. Two Legionnaires
standing guard were struck. Ad-
mitted to Casualty Hospital for
an injury to his right ankle was
Dee Hammer, 81, of Lanham,
Md. Another hegionnaire. Harry
IA. Mills, So, Of 625 Franklin
street Me-. was slightly cut on
the leg.
!; Contestants IN the race were
divided into two classes. Boys
from II through 10 were in
class b while boys Is through
is were in class "A. Combined
weight OF driver and car could
not exceed ESQ pounds.
Each boy was required to build
his car himself and was limited
TO budget of $40. Wheels and
axles. which cost So, were not in
cluded In the building cost.
Parade Down Course.
Racing In the morning pro-
;ceeded smoothly with the ex-
,ception Of the accident. Officials
halted the race at noon for lunch.
Each boy was given q free
lunch by The Star. Alto
.gether the contestants wolfed
;12O pounds Of hotdogs, 100 dozen
rolls, ~ dozen bottles Of milk, Is
cases Of soft drinks. 16 dozen
bags Of potato chips and "a dozen
Eupcakes.
After lunch. the boys assembled
for q parade down the course.
The parade was headed by the
Ceremonial Drum and Bugle
Corps from Fort Myer. Following
the military unit was the Metro
politan Police Boys Club Band,
and two convertible cars carry
ing Engineer Commissioner Gen.
Louis w. PrentiSs and Brig Gen.
.Stoyte O. Ross. commanding gen.
:eral Of Boiling Air Force Base.
The two military guests spoke
briefly at the conclusion Of the
parade. william B. Adams, Dis
:trict Department commander Of
the American Legion. praised the
contestants for their ingenuity
land craftsmanship.
Special Awards Presented.
/; Mr.. Bailey made the presenta-
.tion Of two awards after Mr..
Adams speech. Winner Of the
coveted Shell on Co. prize OF .
tool kit for best designed and
constructed racer was Tommy
(: Cooper. Il. Of $500 Good Hope
road S.E. His car was one Of
/: four made by boys living at the
German Orphans Home. Tom
my's sleek white car was beSted
|. In Semi-final racing.
Winner OF the ollins-Aikman
award for the best upholstered
car was Frederick 1. Moore. jr..
: Is, sponsored BY personnel at
the Andrews Air Force Base.
Moore lost out early In the race.
Action picked up Ii the after
noon. Last years champion of
class A. Wilbert Freshman, IS,
of 5008 Fifty-fcurth avenue.
Rogers Heights, Nd. unexpect-
edly was beaten In quarter final
racing BY Stanley n. Borxage.
ia az 102S Ta,xernA nvenlIe Sill.