New Britain herald., 1928-06-11
'1SSI BOY SCOUT 5SSG I1|ff MEET
Center Congregational Team
 0utsCors IS Competitors

tional church troop. won the annual Scout council for the l4th consecu- time Saturday afternoon when it outscored a field of IS competitors at Memorial field, Willow Brook park. and nearly doubled the count of it's nearest rival. The meet was tested ever held by the local coun- cil, the winners not clinchins vic toy until the next 10 the last event. In fact, when four of the nine events had been run off. Troop :. sponsored by the American Legion. held o4-2e lead. but then the Gen. ter church boys swept over it by piling up = points in the remaining events to for their opponents. Troop was an easy second. while third place was captured jointly by Troop of the South Congregational church and Troop 2" Of the Lincoln school. necessitating the purchase of an extra cup. Silver loving cups will be awarded the four winning troops.
 More than 800 scouts participated in the meet. and the events were un- usually close and well contested. Troop piled up 5S7 points in the scoutcraft event. the second place troop. Troop ., having PA. Troop 4s two eagle scouts, Winthrop War ren and William Baker, outscored every other troop in the council.
 The first aid event provided the best demonstration of this work that had ever been put on by New Brit ain scouts. Four troops did work al- most exactly alike. and finally the judges narrowed the field down to two-4 and z. There was absolute ly no choice between this pair. SO the judges called for the team cap- tains, asked for explanations of pro- cedure, and put three questions to each captain. Both answered cor rectly, and the judge awarded full eight points to each troop.
 The friction fire making was rath- CT slow, minute being consumed by the winning Troop : entrant. Troops ?. and slit signalling hon. ors between them. A difficult knot tying race was won by Troop in the fast time of minutes and 10 seconds. Troop 20. which had not scored up to this time. placed sec ond and then scored enough in the rest of the meet to tie for third place.
 None of the leading troops placed in the pacing. Troop 20 and l6 tying for first place with eight-inch errors apiece. Troop As verbal message re- lay team finished last out of l4 en- tries, but it was the only team with the message correct and won first place. The repeating champions also took the fire building and water boiling in the fast time of five min- utoS.
 Troop 1 has captured every field meet ever held by the council. It IS officered at present by Scoutmaster Leon C. Bradley and Assistant Scout masters kermet E. Parker and Euclid V. Hartung. The troops will hold its 14th annual triumphal ban- ouet on Friday evening. June g.
 The summary of events:
 Scoutcraft-First.T Troop 4: second, Troop 2; third. Troop q.
 First aid-Tirst. Troop and Troop 2 ttie): second, Troop 8; third. Troop Is.
 Friction fire--F'irst. Troop :; sec ond, Troop 2; third. Troop 1.
 Morse sgnalling-First. Troop {; second. Troop 2: third, Troop 2.
 Samaphore signalling First. Troop 2; second, Troop 4: third. Troop 3.
 Knot tying-First. Troop 4; sec ond. Troop 20: third. Troop GS.
 Pacing--F'irst. Troop 1s and Troop oo Gie); second. Troop 1o; third, Troop l9.
 Verbal message relay - First. Troop 4: second. Troop 20; third. Troop 15.
 Fire building and water boiling First, Troop {: second, Troop :; third. Troop 9.
 Total roints-Troop 1, Center Congregational church. 51: Troop z. American Legion. cn: Troop 2. South Congr ogationai church. IS; Troop 20, Lincoln school. IS: Troop 1a. St. Mary's church. II: Troop 3. Trinity VI. F. church. S: Troop 9. First Bap- 'ist church. s: Troop 1s. Church Of St. John the Evangelist. 8; Troop 19. S'. Joseph's church. 3: Troop of. Nathan Hale junior high school. 3; Troop 6S, kcnsinston American Le- zion. g.
 Lionel Depot was head judge. as sisted by large corps of men which included Scout Executive Walter Q. Cook of New Bedford. former New Britain ex"cutivc: Dwight Skinner. another one-time executive of tho local council. Charles Nibberts. James $. Beach. Austin Stowe'l. Deputy Commissioner Neil Mac Doueai. Bliss w. Clark. Ensign Carl Frederickson. H. Muir. C. J. Burns, Walter Murphy. Ralph II. Benson. Walter Blaisdel. Mir. Swift. and Mir. Nredcnburs. K Parker was official scorer ana Executive O. 4. Erickson acted as announcer.