That's terrific.
As I recall, it was a local scout who fell in love and was sending glorious reports in, but when a higher-level, broader-area, supervisor scout (was this Murff?) came into town to see what the fuss was about, Ryan stunk it up.
But the higher-level scout was moved by the faith of the local guy, and said "If you believe in him that much, I'll confirm your reports."