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90 HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.<strong>The</strong> match was played on Th~rsday, 25th February,before a large attendance on our own ground. <strong>The</strong>Rifles won the toss, and kicked off, and at once madefor the H.L.l. goal, but were sent back by the backs.For a while mid· field play took place, and it was evidentthat both teams were taking no risks in view of thecup ties. After 20 minutes' play the Cameronians'left wing received a pass from the outside right, andL.-Corpl. Bannister, running in, gave M'Donald nocha.nce with his parting shot, and the Rifles were oneup. Right away from the kick-off the H.L.l. took upOthe attack and kept the Rifles' defence busy, untilMarshall took advantage of a weak save from goaland equalised the scores. Half·time score, 1 goaleach.M'Menemy opened the second half, a.nd both teamsgave an indifferent display until, after five minuteshad gone, the Rifles' goalkeeper, in attempting to clearfrom Hogg, carried the ball too far and was penalised.M'Menemy, taking the kick, cannoned the ball againstone oof the defence, and, receiving it back again, scoreda lovely goal from a very oblique angle, and gainedloud applause for such a fine effort. This reversecaused the "Cams" to play up, and a rousing gamewas seen, but the H.L.l. defence was very safe, and theRifles could not get to close quarters. Our right wingwere set agoing by a long pass.out from O'Rourke,and Kennedy, beating the half· back, ran in on goaland shot the ball, which struck the left back on theleg and into the net out of the goal. keeper's reach,making the score 3·1 for the <strong>Highland</strong>ers. C .. Sergt.Kelt refereed.<strong>The</strong> third round of the Murray Cup opened on Satur.day, 27th February, on the H.L.l. ground, between 0the Middlesex Regiment and Scottish Rifles. <strong>The</strong>Rifles on entering the field received a warm reception,as they had the entire H.L.!. support. <strong>The</strong> game wasstarted in broiling weather and a troublesome crosswind. After strong pressure by the "Cams" hadbeen repulsed, the Middlesex got away, and theforwards showed good combination, from which theyeventually scored by the goalkeeper accidentallyputting through his own goaL <strong>The</strong> half· time resultwas Middlesex 1, Scottish Rifles O.<strong>The</strong> second half started with the Rifles making araid on the" Die Hards' " goal, who were set to playagainst a strong wind, and the crowd expected to seethe Rifles equalise, but it was not to be, as from a suddenbreakaway the "Mids" were granted a penalty forhands and increased their score to 2 goals. Fromnow until the finish the Rifles gamely responded,and, to the surprise of all, the 1I'Iiddlesex added No. 3,by their inside left with a splendid shot, and completelysealed the Cameronians' doom in the cup. ResultMiddlesex, 3 ; . Scottish Rifles, O. Referee-L.-Corp!'Price, H.L.l.3RD ROUND, MURRAY CUP.RIFLE BRIGADE v. H.L.l.After an anxious wait we were called ~pon to meetold Egyptian foes, the 2nd Rifle Brigade, who last playedagainst us in 1903 in the Khedive's Shield, when wetriumphed by 1 goal to nil. We were not able toturn out our strongest team for this tie, as Renton hadan injury to his knee.cap, and Collina, our left half,was suffering from fever.This game was played on the 1st <strong>Royal</strong> Dra.goons'ground, and a huge crowd witnessed the game, theRifle Brigade supporters travelling in large numbersfrom Shahaganpur to cheer on their favourites. Wewon the toss, and the Rifles kicked off amid tremendousexcitement. For a start both teams were stage-struck,and did not do themselves justice, making many mis·kicks. <strong>The</strong> Rifles were the first to settle down. andhad a look in at M'Donald, but found him safe. <strong>The</strong>" J ocks " now took the ball down the field with a niceoombined run, Itnd M'Menemy tested the goalkeeperwith a tricky shot, which was well saved. Play wasnow of the give-and·take order. and every incident ofnote was received with great applause by the spectators.<strong>The</strong> H.L.l. supporters now got a fright fromthe Rifles' right wing, who carried the ball down andcompletely deceived Gorman, only to be robbed at acritical moment by Patterson, who got a grand recep·tion for his well-timed tackling. From this Kennedyforced a corner, and, placing nicely, Hogg with an over·head kick sent on to l\l'Menemy in front of goal, whomet it with his head and almost scored, the goalkeeperhaving to concede another corner. <strong>The</strong> goal was notcleared until three rapid corners had occurred, everyone of them being nicely dropped into goal by Kennedy,causing the Rifles to pack their goal and defend stub·bornly. At last the Rifles cleared their lines and wentoff at a great pace for our goal, the right wing, beingdangerous, sending across a lovely centre, which wascleverly intercepted by Gorman, who, with a right footdrive, sent on to M'Menemy, who forced the back tomiss the hall, and. TUIming on, planted the ball out ofthe goalkeeper's reach into the net, amid a scene ofwild enthusiasm.Half.time found the score unaltered, and the H.L.l.deservedly led by 1 goal to O.On resuming, the Rifles went at it in a business· likemanner, and the inside right had a fine shot whichgrazed the bar. This put the <strong>Highland</strong>ers on theirmettle, and play was transferred to the Rifles' half,where Storrie was penalised for being offside. Fromthe free kick Hogg got the ball and passed out to Ken·nedy, who ran in the direction of the corner flag, andparted at the right moment to centre, where M'l\fenemywithout hesitation banged, and had the hard luck,with the goalkeeper beaten, to see it strike the uprightand bound out of play. <strong>The</strong> game for a bit was foughtin mid.field, and the H.L.l. were rather too stylish indribbling too much instead of making headway, con·sequently the Rifles robbed them time and again, andcaused M'Donald some anxiety in their endeavoursto save the tie. On one occasion the inside rightbeat Gorman and appeared to have the goal at hismercy, when Soevity appeared to drop from the skyand cleared with a huge kick amid cheer after cheer.1I'Iarshall now had a run on his own, but, striking thefoot of the post, the ball rebounded into play, and wascleared. From now until the finish the Rifles madedesperate efforts, but O'Rourke and Patterson tackledwell and averted the danger, while spectators werepulling out watches to see how long the game had to go.Play was in mid· field when the final whistle blew,a.nd the H.L.I. entered the semi·final by 1 goal to O.H.L.!. team-M'Donald; Patterson and Gorman;Scollins, O'Rourke, and Scevity; Kennedy and Hogg,M'Menemy, Marshall and Storrie.SEMI-FINAL TIE-DURHAM L.l. v. HIGHLANDL.I.Once more we were asked to play on the Dragoons'ground, and our opponents are familiar here, as werelieved them on arrival in Lucknow, playing them afriendly game, which has been already recorded(before they left for Nasirabad) in the last" <strong>Chronicle</strong>."Our team was strengthened by the inclusion of Rentonat back and Duncan at outside left. Before a largeattendance the Durhams kicked off and took the balldown to the H.L.l. goal, and caused M'Donald to use
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