New Britain herald., 1930-06-11
SCOUTS PREPARING
 FOR ANNUAL MEET
Rivals Hope to End Troop As
 Conquests Saturday

Once again it will be Troop 4
 against the balance of the council as
 the Boy Scout troops in this city
 and surrounding territory clash at
 Memorial field. Willow Brook park,
 saturday afternoon. in the 18th an-
 hua4 heId meet conducted by the
 council The undefeated troop at the
 lrsc Congregational church. with an unmarred record of 15 consecu- tive trlumphs to it's credit. will seek
 TO preserve It's unique string and Is
 agaln rated as one of the strongest
 contestants, but other troops are
 arlsing to challenge 1t and are de-
 termlned to end it's run Of victories thls year, with the result that keen
 competition is expected from the
 largest number of troops ever to enter q meet here
 Troops and teams have been prac- tclng virtually, every night for The past month or more, and IL is expect- ed that whatever sroup comes ont on top Saturday will know that 1t has been in q real battle. The de- fendlng champions, Troop 4, will nave the steadying influence of vet
 erans Tn every event and last years full teams in two. while new blood has forced it's way into some Of the contestlng groups Picked as q lead ing contender again. 1t knows that every other troop will be on its met tie to defeat 1t and that it must tght off this inspired rivalry. in or der to preserve its unblemished rec ord
 Many Troops Strong
 Troop 20. the Lincoln school or | ganlzatlon. finished second last year and IS expected 10 be among the ] leaders agaln Saturday. as lt. too. has , g number of last summers competl- | tors left on the various teams. American Legion Troop is being picked by many as another conten- der for, despite the fact that it did not score 2, single point in 1929 1t has been making rapid progress dur ing the past winter and Is now be- Neved ready to take its place once more among the leaders. Troop 21 at the Nathan Hale Junior High |. school has already proved q disap- polntment in the annual meets but has advanced steadily during this season, and I, goodly leaven Of ex- perlenced boys will carry it right into The battle. i IS predicted.
 Troop 2 at the First Baptist church, though q small unit. has large percentage Of good material in r and has many supporters who ex- pect to be at least among the place winners Saturday. Troop at the Methodist church is anoth- [ CT which may prove dangerous. and Troop ? at the South Congregational church IS expected to be heard from. The St. Joseph's unit. Troop . 19, also has 2. greater quantity of ( likely material Others which are likely 10 fgure in the scoring in clude Troops, II, 14, 16, II and 23, [ along with Troops : and 26 of Plain : vile. l Of Berlin. fs Of kensington, a and 8 Of East Berlin. (
 Ten Events Listed :
 IT. 44.Ftt VI II! Sta- l. al ]. I O CLOCK rlth the scoutcraft event, which will s be followed, in an order yet to be a determined, by the compass relay, [ friction fire, Morse signalling. sema- | ohore signalling, knot tying. pacing, dressing race. fire building and water [ and first aid Points will be ( awarded on an 8-5-3-2-1 basis. Cups T 'ill be awarded to the three highest F roops. with medals for first place s T each of the 10 events. Lionel M. | Depot. track coach at the Senior I!sh school. will be head judge. u
 4 special archery event will be E 'un of in the morning under the E direction of Joseph Hergstrom. [ physical director of the '. M. (. A. L Three medals will be awarded 10 e hose most proficient with the bow \ nd arrow. V