The Outpost Vol 1 - The Royal Highland Fusiliers

THE OUTPOST.
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two sets to the Battalion team's ten. B Company
always managed to get a good team together, and
on 'Wednesday, 21st April, beat C Company team
by 12 sets to love.
The last Hugby match of the season was played
tw
on Saturday, 17th April, against the
Rugby 15th Battalion Royal Scots. The
Football. Battalion team had lost two of
their best forwards in Pattison and
Kennedy, who have both gone for Commissions, but
in spite of that we won very easily by 37 points to
nil. The following are the players who took part in
the game :-Pte. 'Warren (B Coy.), Pte. Murray
(E Coy.), Pte. Fraser (B Coy.), Lieut. Laird (C Coy.),
Pte. Montgomery (E Coy.). Pte. Gudgeon (B Coy.).
Sergt. Reith (B Coy.), Lieut. Begg (B Coy.), Lieut.
Maxwell (E Coy.), Lieut. Gardner (A Coy.), Pte.
Dobson (B Coy.), Pte. MacDougaU (B Coy.), Pte.
Fleming (B Coy.), Pte. Carpenter (B Coy.). Pte.
Harris (E Coy.).
With regard to the actual game, it was by no
means so one·sided as the score represents. The
Royal Scots' forwards were really very good, and
their efforts deserved at least one score, but the most
they could get was a touch down. Their back
division, however, was poor, and could give their
forwards no support., Our own backs at first were
not too good, their passing being feeble. but after.
wards they settled down and scored pretty much as
they liked. Lieu!. Laird, as usual. played
brilliantly, and he scored one really great try. He
got the ball at centre. and dodged through practic.
ally the whole of the Royal Scots' team, finally
placing the ball between the posts. Pte. 'Warren
played a very sound game at back. He has played
consistently well in all the Battalion games, and we
have been very fortunate in having such an ex·
cellent full back. The halves and forwards also
played well, and the ball seemed to get to the three·
quarters better in this game. There was quite a
fair number present, so that the funds of the Reel
Cross Society should be appreciably augmented.
An interesting match was played on \¥ednesday,
14th April. between a team of
Tennis. Officers and a representative
team from the Battalion. The
Officers were completely outclassed, and only won
Although the progress of our Platoon League
appears to be very slow, yet we are
Association steadily progressing, and another
Football. stage has been reached towards the
completion of our fixtures. The
positions on the table have slightly
altered, and there have been some rather surprising
results since our last month's issue.
The most outstanding game so far has been that
between Nos. I and 6. both undefeated. The
result of 4'3 in favour of No. I was rather unexpected
as No. 6 was the more fancied team. No. 16, at the
expense of No. 12, added 2 more points to their
total, and have along with No. 15 still to lose their
first point in the competition.
If No. I thought that after beating No. 6, they
had only to gather in the points, they were slightly
mistaken, as they found when playing against No. 10
in their next match. Here again previous results
were of no avail in" spotting the winner," as No. I
was well held, and just managed to keep their
undefeated record, the result being a draw. I goal
each.
As will be seen by the table, No. 19 are steadily
advancing, but it looks as though the remaining
pIa:toons of E Company will require to wait for
more likely recruits before they will be able to
follow. Another surprising result was the score of
2 goals each between Nos. 8 and 11. No. II have
been going so strong and No. 8 so poorly that every
thing pointed to a substantial win in favour of
No. I I. Of course No. I I were greatly handicapped
by a number of their players being on duty.
The positions in the League are as follows
GOALS.
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Platoon. 1'. W. L. D. For Ag·st. Pts.
No. I. 5 4 0 18 6 Y
No.6, 5 4
0 3;1