Evening journal., 1914-03-19

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Next Saturday. the 21st, with fa-
vorable weather conditions permitting.
the long-expected joint hike" Of the
troops in Wilmington and vicinity will
take place. The following rules have
been "doped out" by the committee
in charge Of this part OF the program.
II should be remembered by all hands
that these rules are more or less in
the nature of an experiment and can
not be perfected until. after they have
been given a try-out. All wrangling
or disputing over points should be
avoided as being neither sportsman
like or scout-like. All scouts must
remember that they are on their hon
or to live up to these rules and con-
scientiously abide by them.
The game" will begin at 2.2O D. m.
Troops may be in their assigned posi-
tions before that time. but no advance
will be made nor points scored until
2.3O. Time" will be called at 4.30 ..
m The objective point will be the
grandstand on the baseball diamond
back of Brandywine Springs Park
The defense will place outposts
around this point wherever they may
chose and the effense will endeavor
to reach this point without being
caught
A party in close order approaching
within twenty yards Of a concealed
party without discovering the latter
will give the concealed party one
point for each scout In the two parties
added together. A concealed party
must consist of at least two The con-
cealed party is then given ten min
utes start before the others can fol-
low them. A party discovering a con-
cealed party before getting within
twenty yards of them gets one point
for each scout in the two parties COM
bined. In this case the concealed
party gets no start. If the attack
sends out advance scouts who ap-
proach within twenty yards Of a con-
cealed outpost, the latter may either
show themselves and get the points
for those concealed and the number
Of advance scouts or they may remain
hidden in an endeavor to catch the
main body. In the former case, the
outpost gets five minutes start and in
the latter. they get the points for
themselves plus the attacks scouts
and main-body and ten minutes start,
il successful. The advance scouts in
the latter case must Of course come
back to their main body until the ten
minutes is up. II the advance scouts
discover the concealed outpost before
approaching within twenty yards OF
them, they get points equal to the
number in the outpost plus their
own member, plus the number in the
main body, provided the latter is
within fifty yards. If not they do not
get the points for the main body. In
case the outpost is discovered by ad-
vance scouts in this way. the out
posts gets no start II two parties see
each other neither OF them being con-
cealed. the party seeing the other
first gets the points for the two com
bined provided they are within fifty
yards of each other. In all cases the
concealed party must show itself TO
claim the points and where neither
are concealed the party first waving
handkerchief gets the points. In a
case a party of scouts allows itself I,
be surrounded by an opposing party
! il must surrender and the successful
"outfit" gets points amounting to the
sum of the two parties. Every scout
of the offense getting to the grand
stand before 4.30 counts his side one
point, and every one not getting there
before that time counts the defense
one point. Every scout getting in
without a challenge counts his side
two points.
All scouts not in uniform will veal
red handkerchiefs around their necks
All scouts on the defense will veal
strip of white cloth OF a white
handkerchief around their left armi
as a distinguishing sign. II is hoped
to have Scout Master Orlando Crease
Jr. of Philadelphia, present as chic
umpire His automobile will be dis
/ tinguished by a white flag with rec
diagonals.
/ Troops and will form the de
/ fense and Troops 2 and the offense
Other troops reporting later will b'
assigned to one or the other sidel
so as to even up the numbers a
much as possible.
Immediately after the end o
game there will be held promo
tion ceremony for advancing Scout
who have passed their first or sec
ond class tests.
Continuing the important subject
of resuscitation of the apparentl.
drowned, we take up today the rule
for inducing artificial respiration
Both these rules and those publish
ed last Thursday for arousing the pa
tient and expelling water from tn