HLI Chronicle 1907 - The Royal Highland Fusiliers

.HiGHLAND LlGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.
RACQUETS.
THE MILITARY CHAMPIONSHIP.
CHALLENGE ROUND.
-SUCCESS OF THE HOLDERS.
IN the challenge round of the Military
Racquets Championship, at Prince's Club on
Saturday, the 2nd Battalion Highland Light
Infantry for a time had to struggle hard to
maintain the title they have held since 1901,
, but in the end their superior combination, and
the' great facility shown by Mr. Balfour­
Bryant for killing the ball, triumphed, and
after a tame last game the 1st I,ife Guards
were beaten by four games to two. The close
chi\racter of the early part of the match is
shown by the fact that the first game was
" set" at 14 all, and the second at 13 all,
while ih the third the scores were called
10 all before the Guardsmen got possession
and won. Then a game was won somewhat
easily by each, but the promise of an exciting
finish was destroyed by the Highlamlers in the
last game getting in at " love all," and reaching
" game ball" in their two hands. The honours
cif the match were easilv secured by Mr.
Balfour:Bryant and Mr. i J. Astor, bilt the
former' hit the harder, and was more often
successful in gaining the sproke. Capt. Guest
was more reliable than in the preliminary
matches, but the dash which was such a
material factor towards the defeat of the
Rifles on Thursday was seldom in evidence.
Mr. Bramwell-Davis, as usual, was very steady,
both in service and in the court, where he
s~ldom failed in getting the ball up. The
'gallery was well fined, among the Army
officers and other visitors being General Sir
R. Harrison, General Leach, Colonel Sloggett,
Sir Wm. Hart Dyke, Hon. H. Storer, M.V.O.,
Mr. W. M. Astor, Captain Hon. Yarde-Buller,
Mr. H. E. Crawley, General Henniker, HOll.
Moncton Arund:ell, Captain Morton-Herbert,
Major .lones, Captain Prince, Captain Macgregor,
Captain Cavendish, Mr. G. E. A. Ross,
Mr. E. B. Noel, Captain Clarke, Captain Waring
and Captain Brassey. Details:
THE MILITARY RACQUET CHAMPIONSHIP
DOUBLES.
CHALLENGE ROUND.
2ND :a4'rTALION HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY
(Mr. H. Balfour-Bryant, .:M.y.O., and Mr.
P. Bramwell-Davis) (holders) beat 1ST LIFE'
GUARDS (Captain Hon. F. E. Guest and Mr.
J. J. Astor) (winners of preliminary competition)
by four games to two (77 aces to
63). Scores: 17-14, lS-15, 10-15,
15-3, 2-15, 15-l.
Mr.F. H. Browning was referee.
WINNERS OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP.
lS92-12th Royal Lancers (Captain J. C. B.
. Eastwood and Mr. E. Crawley).
lS93-12th Royal Lancers (Captain J. C. B.
Eastwood and Mr. E. Crawley).
1894-12th Royal Lancers (Captain J. C. B.
Eastwood and Mr. E. Crawley).
lS95-Royal Engineers (Captain J. Hamilton
and Mr. E. M. Blair).
1896-12th Royal Lancers (Captain J. C. B.
Eastwood and Mr. E. Crawley).
lS97-12tb Royal Lancers (Captain J. C. B.
Eastwood and Mr. E. Crawley).
lS9S-12th Royal Lancers (Captain J. C. B.
Eastwood and Mr. E. Crawley).
1899-S5th King's Shropshire L.I. (Lieut.-Col.
J. Spens and Mr. E. M. Sprot).
1900-No competition-South African War. ~
1901--2nd Batt. H.L.I. (Mr. P. ~ a~
Mr. H. Balfour-Bryant).\~~
1902-2nd Batt. H.L.!. (Mr. H. Balfom-
Bryant and Mr. P. Bramwell-Davis.)
1903-2nd Batt. H.L.L (Mr. H. Balfour-
Bryant and Mr. P. Bramwell-Davis).
1904-2nd Batt. H.L.I. (Mr. H. Balfour-
Bryant and Mr. P. Bramwell-Davis).
1905-2nd Batt. H.L.L (Mr. H. Balfour·
Bryant, M.V.O., and Mr. P. Bramwell-
Davis).
1906-2nd Batt. H.L.I. (Mr. H. Balfour­
Brvant, M.V.O., and Mr. P. Bramwell­
D;vis). .
1907-2nd Batt. H.L.I. (Mr. H. Bal£our­
Bryant, M.V.O., and Mr. P. Bramwell­
Davis).
The Military Singles Championship began
at 12 o'clock.
The draw for the Singles Championship, of
which Major Sheppard, D.S.O: (at present in
India), is the holder, is as follows:­
FIRST ROUND-To-DAY.
At 12.0, Mr. H.Balfour·Bryant, M.V.o.
(2nd Batt. H.L.I.), v. Mr. P. Bramwell-Davis
(2nd Batt. H.L.I.); 1.0, Mr. J. J. Asto!; .(lst
Life Guards) v. Captain M. 0.· Clarke (2nd
Batt Royal Fusiliers); 2.30, Mr. G. T. IJee,
4th Batt. King's Royal RiftEjs) v. Captai~ E.