The Outpost Vol 1 - The Royal Highland Fusiliers

THE OUTPOST.
the Battalion, and beat them by 13 points (2 goals,
I try) to 3 points (I try). The second was played
on the 7th February, when No. 8 Platoon played
the rest of B Company, the result being a draw,
2 tries (6 points) each.
The following have played for the Regimental
Team on the occasions indicated by letters: G for
Glasgow Highlanders, F for Fettes College and C
for Canadian Highlanders :-
Pte. 'Warren, B Coy. (G, F and C) i Pte.Osborne,
D Coy. (G, F and C); Lieut. Laird, C Coy. (G, F and
C); Pte. Fraser, B Coy. (G, F and C); Sergt. Lang
E Coy. (G and F); Corpl. Smith, D Coy. (C)
Sergt. Reith, B Coy. (G and C); Pte. Gudgeon, A
Coy. (G, F and C) ; Lieut. Begg, B Coy. (G, F and C);
Lieut. Maxwell, E Coy. (F and C) ; Lieut. Paterson,
A Coy. (F); Lieut. Gardner, A Coy. (C); Pte.
Kennedy, C Coy. (G and F); Pte. Pattison, B Coy.
(G, F and C); Pte. Dobson, B Coy. (G, F and C) ;
Pte. MacDougall, B Coy. (G, F and C); Pte.
Fleming, B Coy. (G and F) ; Pte. Carpenter, B Coy.
(G and Cl; Pte. Cruickshanks, B Coy. (G);
Pt. Binnie, B Coy. (C).
Little was done seriously in the athletic sphere
until we came to Troon. 'While at
Rugby
Gailes we had some desultory
Football. games, and occasionally we were
" told off " by Sergeants for chucking a ball about
'in the lines. When we got settled in Troon,
arrangements for playing began to take more
concrete form, and eventually a match against the
Reserve Battalion of the Glasgow Highlanders was
fixed up, and played at Anniesland, on Saturday,
7th :'{ovember, 1914.
\Ve had the game pretty well in hand, and the
result was a win for the Regimental Team by 40
points to nil. It can be said for the Highlanders,
however, that a draft from Glasgow to their War
Station in Fife had taken a ,number of their best
players. This match was played just before the
vaccinations. When we had recovered, a game
was played at Troon, on 5th December, in aid of the
Burns' Ambulance Fund. One side was made up
entirely from No. 8 Platoon, the other being the
Battalion, and the game resulted in a win for the
Battalion team by 5 points to 3 (r goal to I try).
A pretty close game, in which the final score just
represents the run of the play.
On the I9th December the Regimental Team
travelled to Edinburgh to play Fettes College
1St XV. The ground was rather hard, but a good
game was played, the Battalion winning by I6
points (2 goals, 2 tries) to 8 points (I goal, r try).
During Christmas and New.Year Holidays a
number of the 48th Canadian Highlanders were in
Glasgow visiting friends, and they challenged us to
a game, which was played at Anniesland, on
Saturday, 2nd January. Here again we showed
our superiority by winning by 14 points (I goal,
3 tries) to 3 points (I try). The next Regimental
game is to be against 6th Bn. H.L.I. We have had
two smaller games since Christmas. In the first,
on I6th January, B Company opposed the rest: of
Although the attention of authorities seemed to
be occupied mainly with Rugby
Association Football at first, the large Associa·
Football. tion element in the Battalion soon
made its presence felt, for even in
the short time we were at Gailes a few "Soccer"
matches were arranged and played. One of them
was that between No. 10 Platoon and No. n.
This game though slightly one.sided, was very
interesting, and resulted in a win for No. 12
Platoon by two goals to nil. Another game at
Gailes which caused much comment was that
between No. 8 Platoon, of "Rugger" fame, and
No. 6, THE" Soccer" Platoon of B Company. The
Rugby men discovered to their dismay that
" handling the fut" is an art entirely different from
the handling to which they had been accustomed,
for they had to own defeat to the extent of 3 goals.
Some time later a committee was appointed to
arrange trial ,games for the purpose of choosing a
H.egimental Association Football Team. After due
consideration this team was picked, and made its
debut against Queen's Park F.C. on 23rd December,
1914. Much interest was taken in this game, and
it was worth it, for, afteI: a most exciting tussle,
the Battalion team, defeated, but not disgraced,
retired losers by 3 goals to 2. When the players
become better acquainted, and benefit by the
increased faciEties for training, they should be able
to make quite a good show against the majority of
First League Teams.
A start has at last been made in this grand sport,
and we hope to have, in our next
Cross-Country issue, the pleasure of reporting on
Running. many good runs. Quite a number
of running clubs whose fixture lists
have dropped would be pleased to send a few men
to run with, or against, a Battalion pack.