HLI Chronicle 1907 - The Royal Highland Fusiliers

120 HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.
be ba:fBed with ease, and Keay and Kingcome
joined hands to bring the ball well within the
Mili~ry 25, when· Renton .. darted across and
~n~the ball out. Ansel} next passed on to
Shetman, w:ho followed with a header sent
to 1!'otstel', whose shot went wide. M'Connel
placed the ball beautifully, but the forwards
were not up to the mark, and Renton cleared.
Crawford sent on to Keay and Foreter, who
snapped IIp a delicious pass from' the la.tter,
b~t failed to make the most of the opening.
:a.enton, again intercepting a pass from
Sherman to Forster, sent to Innes, who centred
the 'ball across only to find touch. The
Civilians now attacked with great vigour,
and a sharp set of grounders by Sherman,
lringcome, and Keay were returned by Lees,
Renton, and Tait, and the H.L.L goal had a
miraculous escape-the Military custodian's
display being simply exquisite. Collins
eventually got possession of the ball, and was
'Conspicuous for ~ dodgin~ run down the right,
but Crawford stopped hIm, and passed on to
Ford, who was lI'tanding in a glaringly offside
position. From the free kick the High.
landers got down, and, Wright missing,
Devlin sent in a lovely shot from long range,
which was completely successful, thus driving
the nail into the C.F.C. coffin just a minute
before half· time, when the score stood­
, H.L.I., 1 goal; C.F.C., nil.
, With the arrival of half· time the Pipers
~merged again, striking up "Scotland the
Brave," which the appreciating audience
cheered vooiferouslv. From the restart, after
eight minutes' respite, Forster passed to Keay,
and the la.tter gra.zed the Cl~oss-bar with a
beautiful shot. Cooper and Wright had come
up following the attack, a.nd the first named,
i~ trying to place, sent the ball behind. Both
Sherman and Forster had next a look in for
the H.L.L goa.l, but both missed grand openrogs,
8s;Lees had gone out, leaving his charge.
A better opening .never presented itself again,
and by missing it the Civilia.ns looked doomed
never to equalise. Continuing to preSi,
Fo~r passed on to Kingcome, who made a
mistake by making s. selfish run and shooting
from long range. An appea.l for a " penalty"
. for fouling King, whow8s badly tripped while
on the point of scoring, was disallowed. The
Military now got going, a.nd raced up well
within the Civilian 25, where the defence
looke:d for once at least forgetful of their
ma.gnificent tactics. Ansell came to the
rescue and placed the ball in the Military 25,
a.nd eventually a. melee ensued in front of the'
H.L.I. goal, whence Ford was whistled back
for lying olIside. Both the goals were now"
being attacked in turn, and Baker was once
called upon to save a soft one from Devlin..'
Forster next tried a long shot. but Lees
cleared by conceding a corner. The Military'
broke awav, and Baker was once more beaten.
A great demonstration of enthusiasm greeted.
the goal for the H.L.I., but the referee
.'
ruled it, and penalised Devlin for off-side.,
From the free kick the C.F.C. made desperate
attempts t.o get on equal terms, and Cooper
came forward, placing Ford at back, and a
lovely shot by him missed the net by inches.
Nothing further of note resulted, and the
game finished up rather tamely.
The H.L. Infantry were .thus left winnera
of the Shield for the season 1907, a.nd the
curtain was rung down on an event of tMi
highest interest and excitement. The Shield
and gold and silver medals were present"d
by Mrs. A. S. Drew to the winning and losing
teams:
The teams were­
Calcutta.-Goal-Baker; '·backs - Wright
and Cooper; half-backs--'Ansell, M'Oonnell,
and Crawford (Capt.); forwards--Sherman,
Forster, Ford, Kingcome, and Keay.
H.L. Infantry.-Goal-Lees; back'6-Tail!
and Renton; half· backs l,edinghatn.
O'Rourke .(Capt.), and M'Caskie; forwards­
Collins, Marshall, Devlin, Duncan, and Innes.
Referee-Sergt. Curley (C.R.A.). '
Touch Judges-Messrs. Williamson (D.A.C.)
and Margrett (R.angers).
PREVIOUS SHIELD WINNERS.
1893-Royal Irish.
1894~Royal Irish.
1895-Royal Welsh Fusiliers.
1896-Calcutta F.C.
1897-Dalhousie F.C.
1898-Glosters.
1899-South Lancashires.
1900-Calcutta RC.
1901-Roval Irish Rifles.
1902-93rd Highlanders.
1903-Ca.lcutta F.C.
1904-Calcutta F.C .
1905-Da.lhousie F.C.
1906-Calcutta F.C.
1907-H.I,. Infantry.
Our team improved with every match they
played; forwards were very weak at the