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Special Comments "FORWARD'S" STORY OF THE GAME II CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2 ling work was now put in by the Englishmen, who forced pLay over Welsh line and compelled Wales to concede a minor. The iSaxons were playing in quite a different spirit to that which they had shown, in the first half, and it took the Welshmen all their time to keep them out of dang-er. They were pressing hard, when Wales gained relief from a penalty. Bennetts tried to break away from a line-out, but to well tackled by Travers. As a result of dashing work in the open England Looked Bound to Score I and it was more by luck than real, sound defence that Wales prevented them doing so. The Englishmen appeared to be lasting better than the Welshmen, and they were certainly more vigonous in their methods. The Welsh front rankers were unable to get the ball in the scrums, and, acting on the instructions of their captain, they went in for wheeling the scrums, and by so doing they dribbled down to the English 25, but a pass from Owen to Jones went wrong, and the English forwards, led by Kewney, dribbled back to the centre. Brilliant pass- ing by the English three-quarters, gained half the lqjigth of the field, and Mobbs, who was last tb receive the ball, was sailing beauti- fully for the line when Willie Trew out across and brought off a fine tackle. The English forwards played in something like the style of the English packs of fifteen years ago. and once again they invaded the home citadel with a terrific rush. From a scrum well inside the Welsh 25 Owen gave one of his deceptive reverse passes to Jones, who broke away on the right side and then gave to Trew, who ran straight up to Jackett and then passed to Phil Hopkins, but the Swansea man badly failed to hold when he had a clear course for the line. The Welsh for- wards were now beginning to heel out better than they had hitherto done in this half, and Owen. benefiting by this, passed to Jones. who gave a well-timed transfer to Jack Jones, a,n-d he Ran Strongly to the English 25 I bat held on too long by just a fraction of a second instead of p-assing to Johnny Wil- liams, on his left. Wales were now showing mucfi better form, the forwards combining more effectively. They rushed play down to the English 25. wh ereOwen sent out the ball but Johnny Williams failed to take the pass, and Kewney, dashing up, dribbled to the centre. Waller showed capital judgment in parsing out to Trew, who kicked down to the English 25, and Hopkins, following up, tackled Tarr- in possession. Although they were having ra-tuer the better of the argument, the Welshmen did net look like settling down to a scoring game, the Englishmen's defence being altogetner admirable. The defence of the Welsh backs was the next to be tested, and J. P. Jones and Bancroft especially showed no lack of courage in going down to the ball at the feet of the English forwards, who were going great great guns, with Kewney as their leader every time. A free kick was given to England, and the ball Jiaced near the half-way line for Cooper, Eritose kick was charged down, and Tom Evans dribbled down to Jackett. Typical Welsh passing was now brought off by Owen, Diok Jones, Jack Jones, Trew, and Phil Hopkins, and the last named looked every inch a scorer until he was overhauled by Mobbs. Aseinder put in some excellent work for England by following up a kick and forcing Jack Jones to pass back to Bancroft, who found touch in his own 25. Tom Evans was the next to come into prominence with a fine breakaway, but he was not p-roperly gupported, apd a. fairly good scoring chance was lost. In the next minute Ivor Morg-a,n broke away and kicked towards Phil Hopkins' wing, but Mobbs got the ball first and prevented the design" being executed. The English forwards again went away with a fine dribble, only to find the Welshmen retaliating with Tom Evans and Blakeuiore as their leaders in a grand rush, which took the ball down to the English line, and Jackett. had to run back over his own line to save the situation. From the serum which fol- lowed five yards out Davey secured and kicked into touch in his own 25. The English- men further improved their position by rush- ing plsay te the Welsh quarter, where Dick Jones, receiving from Owen, came away prettily and parsed to Jack Jones, who sent it along to Willie Trew, and he to Johnny Williams, who sprinted at top speed, but was not fast enough to get away from Bennetts. Once again Tom Eva-us was the leader of a powerful rush, which took the ball over the English goal-line, but only to find it touched down in the nick of time. From the kick-out play settled dow nfor a time in midfleld, where Mobbs gained possession, but, instead of running straight ahead, he looked round for Tarr, with the evident intention of bring- ing off a bout of passing similar to that which gained England's only try at Blackliea-th last Saturday. The manoeuvre, however, did not come off this time, Mobbs being tackled and pmvented from giving his pass. Though playing in deadly earnest and trying all the wiles they knew, the Welhmen failed to break through the Enligh defence, and the game 3.me to an end with play on the Eng- j lish side of the. neutral line. FINAL SCORE G T Pts WALES 1 1 8 ENGLAND- 0 0 0 < •
THE WELSH SCORERS I
THE WELSH SCORERS I PhII Hopkins oOn try, I Johnny Williams one try. Bancroft converted the try by Williams. I FIFTEEN PENALTIES GIVEN! In the first half England were awarded I seven penalty kicks and Wales two. In the second half each side had three penalties. 11 Forward's" Comments England can be justly congratulated upon having given Wales one of the hardest fights that has been fought between the two countries within the last ten years, not excepting the drawn game at Leicester five years ago. I must have been gratifying ',t the English selectors to set such a vast improvement upon the form displayed against t!:u Wallabies at Biackheath, and it is not unreasonable to believe that to-day g team would have won a victory for England over the Colonials. They were distinctly unfortunate in being deprived of the satisfaction of scoring at least one try against Wales to-day, and the margin of eight points by which the Welsh- men won is as correct and equitable a result as any fair-minded man could have desired. There was an indefinable something lack- ing rhich robbed the struggle of the great- ness of some other historic contests between the two nations, but never was a game played in a spirit of deadlier earnestness or with finer sportsmanship. There was not a single incident calculated to reflect discredit I either upon one single individual or upon either team, the football being clean and sportsmanlike throughout. wELsH FORWARDS BEATEN. I It must be candidly admitted that the Wel-ah forwards were beaten, especially in their control of the scrums and in heeling1. This superiority was particularly noticeable in the second half, and those good people who were inclined to be severely critical over the combined performance of Owen and Jones should remember that they were at a dis- advantage on account of the great success of the opposing forwards in serving their backs, with better opportunities. It was not the fault of Wedge and Davey, the English halves, that those oppcrt unities were Not used to better advantage. The failure to convert them into scoring chances was due to the want of initiative and cleverness on the part of the English centres, who ahowed none of the necessary aptitude and skill in breaking through before passing to their respective v.ings.. It should not be inferred from this that dither Assinder or Tarr played badly, but they dad lack that little extra dash of resource which I have indicated. Had they Possessed it there is no doubt as to what the outcome would have been. It is difficult to explain the Comparative weakness of the Welsh pack, seeing that they were qudte as heavy if not heavier than the English eight. It is a matter of serious concern to Wales more than to any other country, perhaps, that there should be any etLgn (A losing the power and. the art of clteam and quick heeling from the scrums, because it is the very fundamental basis of the We,l\h Ktame as it has been developed, amd Wales, since the four three-quarter system was intro- duced, and first brc-ughlt to a state nearing perfection by Hancock's famous team. A great improvement in this department ti piay is absolutely essential before Wales Ian even hope to triumph over Sciotianid at -n.verheath in three weeks hence, for we need no assurance -that this season Scottish for- wards are an exceptionally fine lot of men. Even Wh-on they are not urp to the highest stwndarrd of efficiency, these are always a difficult lot to meet, and still more difficult lot to beat on their own native 'Leiath. Still, this is not the time to indulge in anticipa- tions or speculations upon aid event whidh is three weeks distant, and it is more oppor- tune to deal with the game wlbich has addled further laurels to the credit of Cambria. THE SCOTTISH RUMPUS. if there is one imprtaaiioin more clfairly marked than another, it is that the inter- national rumpus affix1 ted not onJjy tihe spirit of e players, but in a greater degree the temperament of the spectators, Who gathered togc.th-er in few numbers to-day than they have done for many years past on the occasion of an international lna.toh at Cardiff. So that from the financial starndp-oiiiit ^Scotland did 'not do Walm a good turn by the issue of iher ultimatum at a time 60 near the meeting of Kng-land and Wales. JJt will be ungenerous to suppose that this was coneciouely done with the intent of daiuftffimg the monetary position of Wales, l>toitt the fact remains that it did have that effect. RESULT A FOREGONE CONCLUSION. luiere has seldom been a match played Between the two countries which was so widely reigairdeiL in Wales as a foregKMne ootrnerasKro, amid those who stayed at uoine on that account may be oorm- nnserated with upon having missed a nne acd ♦'xha-laraiting battle for supremacy. England s form was a revelation to most People, especially that of her forwards, who were simply splencfid in all phases of their nlay. A. L. Kevines, of Ijeicester, has made his reputation by playing a truly great game. He was easily the pick of the English basket, and next to hint came Handford, Archer, and Dibble. But Kewines was the hero, of the English forwards without a doubt. Wedge and Davey at half-back were in the happy position of being admirably served by their forwards, and although one is .reluctant to find any fault with their play it would have been more satisfactory to England's su reporters, and more profitable to the side if Davey had varied his tactics by attempting to break through, even if he did not succeed. The result of his ehortooming in this respect was that the English back play was so stiopw and mechanical and so obvious in its design that i,t only required a moderate defence to checkmate every movement. This want of originality in merthod is not a new fault with English teams, and, what is always puzzling to me, that after afUhosei years of practice and familiarity with Welsh methods, they Jiave not been able to grasp the potentiality of those methods and by their play make them effective. POINTS Of GAME 2.15—The attendance was surprisingly small for an international. At this time there were onliy about 7,000 people present. 2.30-'I'he crowd had increased to 15.000. 2.40—The crowd numbered about 22,COO. 2.45—The English team fielded. 2.46—The Welshmen fielded. 2.48—Dibble started for England, and play settled in Welsh ground. 2.46-Wales penalised for the third time. 2.48-Moboo saved a dangerous attack on the English line. 2.49—Wales again epnalised. 2.55—Phil Hopkins scored for Wales after wonderful passing. Bancroft failed at goal. J.l-owe.n nearly scored after a clever run. 3.9-Wa,les attacked hotly. 3.i4-Wa4ee conceded a minor—narrow shave for a try. 3.15—J. L. Williams scored a brilliant try for Wales. Bancroft kicked a goal 3.23—England passed splendidly, but Bennetts mfeeed thefin.al transfer. 3.29—Half-time: Wales, eight points; England nil. ^•34—Wales re-6tarted, and at once attacked. 3.38—England conceded a minor. 3.41—English forwards r.Aarly scored after a grand dribble. 3.48-Wales had a great c-hanoe, but Phil Hoplrins missed his patss. 3.54—Three-quarter time: Wales, eight points; England, nil. 4.0—Wales nearly scored after beautiful passring. 4.15-Final: WALES, J points; ENGLAND, nil. Incidents in the Game. (9y "THE PROPHET.") I For teft minutes after the 6tart of the game the Englishmen held a slight advan- tage. Their forwards were playing a safe, strong game. They were not omtly holding tne scrums, but they were heeling the ball out well, and. in spite of what has been caid of English combination, the. half-backs and the three-quarters showed much more than an individual knowledge cf the passing game. Playing against a Y strong wind, the English backs were at a dfeadvantage in find- ing touch wiqt lo-n- kui,,ol ?d a, -e in f i ,i d ing touch with long kicks. They continued., however, to hold the advantage until a rush and scramble by the Welsh backs and for- wards carried the ball to the Engiieh line, The Welshmen failed to use this position to advantage, and the game came back to the half-way. J. P. Jones here initiated a movement which 100 to a try in the best Welsh, etyle, or. per- haps, I should Fay the best Swansea style, for the Swansea player* carried the thing through magnificently. Nothing showed the wisdom of the Welsh Selection Commlitre moro than this score in chooeinig the back division with an eye on combination an the ftrst, es-ential. The ball was handled by R. M. ^weM» Ivor Morgan., and Phil Hopkins, who scorod, and the sympathy between the p.ayers was remarkably effective. It was a g-ood time before Wales had another look in. though they were controlling tne game. The EtmarljVhmon were working rather more on individual linier,, and amongst the backs Mobbs and Tarr made a fine defen- sive couple, with Asunder occasionally shining. The latter, however, was weali in passranig, and, although from time to time the English backs started passing movensemrtfi at opportune moments and in favourable cir- cumstances, they rarely gained more than a few yards in distance. Very different was it when the Welsh, ooclts got into motion. J. L. Williams's try was in best international form, and also in that player's best style. He took the ball from J. P. Jones at full speed, amd, sprinting well he flashed through t,he opposing side, past the watchful and careful and usually safe Jackett, and scored in a position that made it easy to convert. The Englishmen continued to play a strong and, at time?, a dangerous game at the eom- mpaooment of the second half, and we sa-w some fine individual incidents in attack and defence. All the backs had a ftne athletic dash, but individualism, however brilliant, in itself, makes little effective headway against a team compact in combination. There was one weak spot in the Welsh com- bination for attack, and, unfortunately it was ft a point where passing movements should have resulted more frequently in, scor- ing. Phil Hopkins, whose defensive work was invariably good, was far from at his brat in taking passes, and on this account the best was never uxade of openings which Trew, with bis unfailing resource, frequently created. The forwards on both sides were playing a h?rd, gruelling game. Kewney was probably the finest forward on the neld, and the whole of the English pack played faithful scrummaging, and used their foot to much 'purpose in the loose. Amongst the Welsh- men. Ivor Morgan, Blakemore, and Tom Evans were most prominent, but the whole pack maintained a vigorous contest on equal terms with the Englishmen. Between the foi-owards there was really uttle to ehooee. Nor, for that matter, was there much difference in the teams taken as a whole. Where the Welshifcen gained wais in the combination amongst their backs, and this made the differenoe between a draw and a win. A word must here be said of Bancroft's debut as a.n international full-back. Without showing the brillance of his famous brother or giving- to his forwards the help of the experienced Wiinfield, he yet played with great safety and, with pluck. He was never afraid to dive at the ball when the English forwards wore rushing it dangerously to the line and his kicking and fieldin,g was sound, safe, and useful. He shone to advantage akxragisiide Jackctt, and, since that player eav-o a mag-ndficemt exhibition of full-back play, this is saying a great deal for a debutant. Bancroft should become a great player with experience. Opinions of the Game THE ENGLISH CAPTAIN. R. DIBBLE, the English captain: It was a ?ery good game, played in the beet of spirit throtrk'iout. I think England WeN the better thu?e? loose, bmt not so clever in the ecruir?, as the Welshmen. It was however, a veVy fine struggle, and En?nd paed a very much better game t?&n they did against the Wallabies. THE WELSH CAPTAIN. W. ?._ 5? the Welsh oaptadn asu£ e5 d for his opinion, declined to express Myth.m?. H? stated that he had refused :i? pr?emem.?as Previ6uW Interviews had been "tretohoo" by fcfc-e press all over the 1 country. "If any interview appears in any paper it will be imaginary," concluded the Welsh captain, for I won't say 'nuffink MR. GAVIN HENRY. Mr. GAVIN HENRY, member of the Welsh Rugby Union: I have witnessed matohea. between England and Wales for many yeafs now, and I can safely say that I have nweer seen England play a better grame. Their forwards were splendid, and if their backs hsss onl been equal to the fronit.1 division Englaind would have won easily. J aokett wiag sound from ei—ot to finish, and, although. I don't like to indi- vidualize with the others, Mobbs and Kewney were always to 00 depended upon AN ENGLISH FORW ARD. One of the English forwards, an being questioned as to his opinion, remarked that the game was keenly contested As to individuals, he thought that Jackett, Kewney. Mobbs, and Bennett stood out prominent on the day's play, and he thought England had hard limes in not getting over at least once. The BEFEREE.—No thanks. I must reepeot- fully decline to express any opinion. "SAMMY" WOODS considered Kewney and Ha,ndford the two beet English forwards and Waller and Tom Evans the two best Welsh scrim'magers. Mr. W. D. PHILLIPS (Cardiff), ae usual, declined to be interviewed, but he observed to a friend that the game was very evenly contested, and at the finish the English forwards appeared to be in better oondition, and had stood the hard fighting the better. AN IRISH OPt-ON. Mr. R. S. V. DYAB, the founder aaad ex-cap- tain of the oelebra.ted London Irilfl team, thought the game was thoroughly well fought out. In his opinion the English for- wards were the superior, buit the Welshmen had rather the advantage behind, the halves, in particular, playing a good game. The Swansea men, who constituted 'nearly half the team, were, however, clearly at a disadvantage owinic to the slippery sta,te of the ground, they being more accusitomed to their own dry turf, where the footing is to much better. For tibia reason, per- ha.ps, their play should receive more credit than in the ordinary course. Pressed for an opinion aa to the chances of Wales against the.lhn er two countries, Mr. Dyas said that he aid not know sufficient of the merits of the representatives of Scotland and Ireland to express an opinion olt hand, but Wales would have to fight hard to win the triple crown. On the day the Welsh- 'men just deserved to win by the score they had obtained. A friend interposing said that Mr. Dyas a,t lunch had predicted a win for Wales by eight points to nil. A LONDON K.EFJti&E.E. Mr. PITIIL CMLLIARD (London)., the well-1 known English referee, tho<UTrht the game was a great one. The English forwards were undonbtedly the better, and Kewney was the best forward on the ground. Wales were fortunate to gain two tries in suoeh; a contest, and, taking the run of the play;, had a little luok on their side. As to the chances of Wales in the remaining matches, he thought the Scotch game would be the stillest, especially ae it would be played in Scotland. The Scotch forwards would be a very ^young and vi?oroua pack, and would require more holdHi? than the English d&d to ay. Their Their tactics of kick and rush would, he fell, sure, very severly test the more stolid Welsfli defence than the English, fiorwacda had to- day.
One Point VictoryI
One Point Victory I it KANGAROO'S BEATEN I The Welshmen's Fine Fight   repre?e.n.tati? match between the Australian professionals, bQUer known as the K..&:ri-d the olu,bs constituting t,he W?aA Jjeagu? of N?thern Union foot- bal:l, w" ?ontc?t?d at the Penydarren Park, wS'Ln li u1 -r aiternoon. tNu- ^^1,^ta,I1^ing the ?? counter-attraction at Ca.r:dHf. where England and WaJM were mc-oting ?nd,r the amateur R??by code, thare  atn ???y attendance 6n the ?a.nd ? which fO'rectoo the largest crowd yet asr;embled to-witness a game in the Hills. tMmlymat sÏnœ the All Blacks viMted ?<?.?rthyr hM  <;nocunt?r bMn invested wwiit t£ h su-oh considerable interest The J]eœO'nel of ?? Welsh League was pre- mVht J lnli1? y Merthyrian, no ?wer than eight  ?reaentat.ives finding a place. The recentrun ? su?essea 6cored by Mer- t?a?? ? ?? ?. enga.g?me-Qta accounted for Jrll  one ?"? cavil at the ch?ic? otfhif* /h/iwecti- on commattee, having regard to tL h? ?"°? displayed by the ?rthyr tea,m. 'Phe Kangaroos were minus their fly- inp ? t.hrc?aj'ter—the famous M?s?nger- and his atJse.noe o?casion? great disappoint- me7vt. His failure ? turn ?? ?? entirely due k iHness, and he (wen failed t? mjake ? joum?y Alto??r. how?r, the Team one ?D'd fU'Uy Mpr<?6Hta- ti? '? The Ka?g?roos' record up to da-te is: 27 matohes played, 16 won, 8 ?st, and 3 draw After ??'' heavy r? and sl?et oS 'the r?>vwi days the Park was in a baB st.a.t(% the ground being heavy. ? ?'' ? teams were duly placed before t.hZ Tfirn and the Australians had given their ?-?'- the te?ms t?k the field. Th" T teame were— A ustrra ¡¡ans ???' M. B?inski; three- n-.??' ?bac? ks, Bcoenf?dt, DeTer?ux. W. R-ad,dke ? ?.wley; ave-ei?hths. Dean; half Kfe ^v*' HoUoway; forward, Morgan, M'O^ a* V1,es' A^rcrombie, Courtney. and Welsh 11'Ieh 1?6'ue: Back, Paddison (Merthyr): r^ T,KK7 1'^1' ???s- Syd Jenkins, Hoggins Œbbw Vale), "Ponty" Thomas, and Cow- "qiV\ral'<lM); crtbyr): half-backs, Harrison ?dow (Mcrthyr): ha.If-backs. Harnson ( erthyr) v and R (Mid-R;hondda); forwards, Foley (Ebbw Vale, captain), D. forwards, Dan LewM. Dai Bevan, D. B. Da,vies (Mer- thy,r), and Ddck Thomas (Aberdare). Re.feree, Mr. Smirk (Wiga-n). „ the game. v. 11. Navies kicked off, and after a scramble near the 25 line the visiting for- waNls forged ahead. Courtney was early prominent, but a penalty against the League in a good position was taken by Devereaux, W410 kicked wide. Paddison followed up cleverly, but an infrin-gement sip-oiled his progT?s A d?t?rmine-d run was made by Re-senfe'kit, and, pa?sin? to Haidke, it looked aU over like being prodTj?tiY?. b?t the move- ment was nip-pt-d iust in the nick of time. Play waged near the home line, but Paddi- son saved smartly. A rush removed th-s venue, and after loose forward tac-tics the Australian quarters were invaded. In a race for the line Gowmeadow only just laiJed to reach the leather. Almost imme- diately afterwards there was a crossing after a scramble, but Bolinaki SAVED THE SITUATION. I wacn tne drop-out Deane, who was playing a fin.e game, came into prominence, and as the outcome of a series of smart transfers Frawley registered a try, which i>evereaux failed to augment. The Kangaroos were now pressing, and Chick Jenkins and Dai Lewis stopped their progress. There could be no mistaking the cleverness of the backs, however, and Rosenfeldt, picking up the baU after Paddison had misfielded, raip-eyi away and, outpacing bis pursuers, grounded tihe ball under toe posts. Abercrombie had no difficulty in majcrising. The succeeding portion 0If the pl«y salw the Welsh baclis indulging in passing which gained a good slice of groamd, and Harrison, following un a short punt, scored a pret,ty try, which was augmented. Keeping up the pressure, the WelShmen, who were now playing with greater confidence, miade a determined on- sla-ught on the Australian line, and Cow- meadow, outwitting the opposition, crossed in the corner. Jenkins failed to convert. The ga-me was being vigorously fought out, and Deane, who figured prominently, was going great gums. V Half-time scom: G. T. P'ts.- The WeMi Le&?ue 1I _,Ka.nOos 1 2 8 me visitors h.ad the advantage on the re- sumption of the game. Oowmeadow failed to field. Danger was averted, however, and the Welsh pack took play to the centre. Harrison waaherepffllaIised for off-side play, but ho advantage accrued. A good save and a long return was made by Biluns-ki, but the Welsh forwards neutralised, and eventually forged ab.e.ad.The ball got lost in the home 25, and then Lewis and. D. B. Davies dribbled for the Austrlian line, the former, after beating the custodian, missed touching down, but his partner, Davies, made sure of the try. Jenkins' kick for goal fell short. Play continued to be fought WITH GREAT DETERMINATION and Deane made an attack on the Welsh citadel which theaten-ed to materialise. There fvas a concentration of effort on the Welsh comer, and premature cries were raised for a score. Bolenski, by smart follow- ing up, mesurly did. the Wick- but the sieger wae raased, and relief was obtained. Play hovered about the centre for a while, but Welsh intoreep'ted' a pass on' the Z5 line, and transferred to Holloway, who notched an excellent try through serious opposition. Aberoronbie again did the needful. ill the play which led up to this movement, Dobbe received a kick which neceafitatcd hris being carried off the field fotr the romaind-er of the game, the Australians playing a ma.n short. Final score: G..T. Pts. Welsh League 1 4 14 Kangaroos. 2 3 13
I BOXJNG.I
I BOXJNG Heavy-Weight Championship American patriots are iirging Jim Jefl £ ri«g to re-enter the prize-ring and wrest the heavyweight championship from Johnson, and so restore tihe prestige of the white race." It is admitted that Jeffries, a former boilermaker, has a better chance than any- [ one in America to defeat the coloured fighter, but Jeffries for the last four years has been peacefully farming, and it is questioned whether he can secure his old invincible fonn. Jeffrios is supposed to have announced publicly that he will never fight again, but that privately he has gone into the strictest training. He runs mi lea daily and exerciser hard in the gymnasium, and his friends declare that he will certainly risk hi reputa- tion with Johnsoh before another year. In America £ 10,000 could be ra,ised for a purse, and this, it is believed, will tempt Jeffries for just one more go."
WALES' HEAVIEbT FORWARDI
WALES' HEAVIEbT FORWARD I A lot of discussion will, no doubt, be pro- mked as to who was the heaviest man in tthe Welsh pack to-day. Undoubtedly, it was John Brown, of Cardiff. Brown weighed 14at. 131b. aø he stepped on the field. As a matter of fact, Brown ie a good many pounds lighter than he was last season. J. iJlakefmore, of course, was the next heaviest, his weight being 14st. 71b. For many years A. F. Hill, of Cardiff, wao the heaviest man who had played for Wales. Ills weight in football git was 14st. lolb. Dai Jones, Aber- dare, when he played for Wales v. New Zea- liand, weighed. 14& 51b. in jersey, tnicts, and ,boo,te. O. B. NdclroU was considerably lighter then any of these.
Reflections of the Play I
Reflections of the Play I By RHYS T. GABE I Wales won because their backs were better tihan the English in combined effort and more versa/tile in individual tactics when attacking. The Saxons' attack was much the' same as usual—mruoh too orthodox. Bach of the halves and quartette parted with the leather without having attempted to beat the dertfence except by pace. Rugby is a game thait calls for self-effacement a.nd for the exaltation of the comrade, we all know, but the Sax-ons overdid this. They never varied their tactics. The only excep- ltíoo was Beinnetts, who had a fair notion of breaking through on his own.. The game, on the whole, was a distinctly good one, and was better tha-n the state of the ground and the ball warranted. The frrsfc try was directly due to Owen, who, to the surprise of the visitors, kicked over their beads. Jswk Jones, gathering beautifully, showed keen judgment in running tow-erds the cemtre and passing to Trew. Hopkins then received and made no mistake. The second try was a rare good one. From TreWs pick up accurate passing was Indulged in. and Johnny Williams was the last recipient. He had 30 yards to travel, and the opponents were quickly hastening to the rescue. He showed surprising pace, and. swerving in his very best form (a. swerve whiich Ibrough,t quiiokly to my mind that wihich toeat -Mansiburg so iuollow) gave Jackott no eatrttoly ctoamce to stop him. I-Eth.e Englash fofrwards have forgotten a lot, it seems to ime. They did not oo-operiate with their backs in a systematic manner in defanoce. In heeling and in driblybng they played Sienorroaily, and were well led by Dibble. Kemney was very conspicucfus, and albunda-nt proof that he is newer babied than wthen in the thick of the fray. Johns and Archer (who used bis feet, well) also tiaitne into prominence oonrtAn'tbally. The Welsh forwards flayed with vim and gri.t irigfot through, am 1 where all did so well it woirld be (hardly fair to indivddualiEe. The way they added the backs was an object- lejson to their opponents.
I GOLF I
I GOLF I I INSPECTION OF LINES, I Play on the Porttoaawl Golf oauaea was put off to-^ay. Miee Peaawn, secret arty of the I-aterntaiticmal Ladies' Qofllfing Umebun, amid Mr. Mailer, vddent of the union, aoaoan- pamiiod by Mrs. M'Oall and Captain Wynd- bam Jenkins, Porthcarwd, went over the course toly with a view of testing the ground for tOO holding of the amuua Iater- Matio'nad Umon GMSmg meètmp, bat the peBatt *C thar wavwta'90AWM is not yet Jmowa.
I - YORKSHIRE V CHESHIRE r
I YORKSHIRE V CHESHIRE r Lmder fea-rful conditions this inatch was played on the Castleford grouud to-day. Yorkshire got the leafl ten minutes from the IÐtairt, Hutchinson scoring, and Pickering adding the goal. Then Atkinson raced in. Picketing adding a, second goal. Fisher scored for Ciheabire, Kendal adding the goal. At half-time nothing further was scored. Half-tame score: G. T. P ts. Yorkshire. 2 0 10 Cheshire 1 0 5
Association Game
Association Game MAROY V TREHARRIS This t fthyrnney Valley Lagme match was playd tMis iterndon at Mairdy, on a snow- eovercd fi-eild. Both t tarns fielded fairly eitrong teatns. Treharris mip--ed Ted Eiichards and Williams, while Mardy w,ere without Wollacott, Giles, and Ingram. Toa,mcs Treharris: Goal, Brownhill; backs, Jim Tbcarai? and Sbapcott; half-backs, F. Jones, Piekcitit, and Francis; forwards, Barlow, Bowell, J. Rooke, H. Williams, and J. Tite. Mardy: Goal, Morris; backs, H. Jones and T. Golding; half-backs, Fox, Griffiths, and T. Jones forwards, Mbeeley, Abiey, Hill, Locke, and Holland. Referee: Mr. Batty Merthyr. M,a,rd,y kicked off, an d at once pressed, Hol- land kicking wildly over the bar. In time Treharris invaded the home territory, and BloweU kicked wide. From a splendid com- bined run by the visitors Phil Jones saved well. After some end-to-end play Griffiths tried a long shot, but Brownhill made no inietake. A foul against Mardy looked dan- gerous, but it came to nothing. A weak clea,ran,e.e by Golding let in the visitors, but Barlow got off-side. Treharris passed again, a;nd, t,he baJl coming out to Barlow, he I scored a grand goal. A corner to Mardy was cleared by Steve Jones. Mardy pressed in earnest, and Brownhill saved rrwgnifioently I on two occasions. During a rally in the goal, one of fTao visitors handled, and Phil Jones scored from the penalty. Half-time score: Goals. Mar'd.t 1 Treba.rris l Final score. Goals. ?,fardy 1 ::rri. ¡
WELTON V ABERDARE I
WELTON V ABERDARE I At Welton., The field wa.s very bad. I Teams: Vv|ei6on: Goal', Catley; backs, M uspratt and iiailey; half-backs, Rowden, B. Bhcarn, and Woodland; forwards, Summers, llar- fitt, Gregory,. W. tthearn, and Carter. Aberdare: Goal, Carter; backs, Goodwin and Lewis; half-backs, Parry, Harrington, and it-uberts; forwards, Braddon, Groves, E. Jones, J. D. Jones, and Hawkins. Welton were short of Taloot, centre for- jvard. A-berdare played ireserves for Prit- chard. full-back, and Parker, right half. Added by a s;rong wind in t'ne firt-t half Abs-ndiaire started well Ðvan Jones sccring in the trot, thre-e irtinutes. Hhearn made a fine drive, but C-a-roer saved watih judgment. li'ro?<ary shot over after a good run by the played a. good corn- Lined. considering tide staite oi the field. Groves made a couple of good efforts, and Oa £ il-?y failmn.g to <lear from one, and then Erven Jontee natted. Aberdare had the better of play. Half-time score: Goals. Absrdiare 2 Weibtoa d linai score: Goals. Aberdare 2 WJeltou .?. I
WEYMOUTH v BARRY DISTRICT
WEYMOUTH v BARRY DISTRICT WESTERN LEAGUE: SECOND DIVISION. I inis match proved a great attraction at weymouth to-day, the homesters having beaten £ ~arry a w a y. Ire a.Tn s AVej,-nioll,t,h: Goal, Paliner; baeks, Mite-hell and Ford; half-backs, Sampson, ifell, and Clarke; forwards, .Sj'mes, Wood, Marshall, Runyard, and Dodge. Barry District: Goal, Connor; backs, V" Bileon and Bryant; half-backs, Prince, Yarr, and Mason; forwards Dooiey, Dadds, Haw- kins, Tiiornhill, a:nd Ilea. WeymoTitth opened up etromgiy atad nearly scored, the visitors' goal having a sensa- tional escape. Weymouth were uncertain in their methods^ and Barry played up etranely,-a,nd showed better forward play than their opponents. A mistake, by Bryant. I nearly let Weymouth i:n, and the homesters pressed up to half-time. Half-time score: Goals. Ba-rry Distract .6. 0 Weyuvcuth < 0 Final 4i Goals. Weymontb 0 Barry District 0
EBBW VALE DELINQUENTS.I
EBBW VALE DELINQUENTS. !.El) Vale to-da^ rtR,>u, laat season's performa-nce in failing to -visit Owmpark in a home match in the South Wales League. Nb explanation was received concerning their failure to turn up. The gate pro- mised a big on?, and the home fHMmc?s are ?ons?Qu?Qtiy hard hit. The refet?e, ?ir. Harry Jones, Ton P?ntr<? was present.
TON PENTREV CAPDIFF CITYI
TON PENTREV CAPDIFF CITY Tibia Sonrth AVaJes Ijoa^gue inaitc-h was played jpioaitre t^wLay^bPfoto' ■ a* gtjod orawd. After the City's good display against Mardy it was expected they would give the cup- Iholders a good game. There "{'ire gieverajl in the Tan tetam, the most imiporlant being Oonnors at centre forward infitsad of Fife, who was restaing. The tecuiis were:- ilon Pent re: Goal, Coleoman; backs, Ourt/is, nd Billiuigtoa; balf-ibacks, Jones, Williams* ,air?.d Bil-Atards; forwards, Paicry, DtaA-ies, Oom- iior.i, filead, and WilMiaam. Cardiff 'City: Goal, Feaa-by; basks, PQum- mlelT 18JIl Kn-iight,; half-backss, Johnacm, Severn, and Wiiteom; for wards, liurbrie^, BoaM, Boswell, Humable, and Wride. Referee. 'Mir. G. Cording, Cardiff. Too pen-ire did most of the attacking in itihe ftrat half, bat ineffective shooting robbed tham of scoring. The visitinig forwaaxis were tricky, and of tan baffled Read and Williams -when tQiey were in good 'positions. The City forwiairds got down, amd in succeeBion miseed witili open goal. Billinigrton was very smart I at back. Towairds the interval "rride un- luckily fel-I on tine ball with his hands in I tihe penalty iarea, aaid Ouirtiis sent ion a shot Which completely beat Fear by. -UjMi?ime sooxe: Goals. Ton Pent/re 1 I ? Cardie City 0
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CROYDON OOIMlMQNl V. WOOLWJKJH I ARSENAL. At ttie Urystajl Palace. Croydom, making imost of an advantage, got up strong attack, hamming the Arsemal in for a quartet of an (hour..Several ohianoes oacne 'to ..bom, but their shootang was weak. Oolpns failed with a .good apotIDli!lJ.g", but a.?r thirty mninutes f0*! 1. ap?nad t«he Score for Oroydon. mi^^ i-mm?i?t?ly afterwards in a iip Oroydm Half-time score: Goals. I Oroyacm < Woolwich Arswiial. 1 1.
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BARRY AND PENARTH SOHOOTiS T.r.Afl-CE Half-time score: Goals. I1 <)adoxton  g High-street q t Hi?h-street ..?.? .?   ?'  ?110 moored six of the ?o&'s, played a :fine' game for the wmncra. The  s !>iPp<?i twenty minute from I time owicg, ♦ to the bad weather
FOOl BALL GAMBLING I
FOOl BALL GAMBLING I There were 24 charge-s at Stockport Police- I oourt yesterday of using premises for the purpose of betting on (football matches, seven persons being implicated. In the first case William Wilby, a pattern-maker, was charged with using the pattern-room of the fitting shop of a Reddish works on three days m December for betting. The prosecu- tion alleged that defendant had been in the habit of giving out to workpoople football ooiTpons for distribution, and had also em- ployed the people to collect bets on his behalf. The practice was getting a perfect scandal, added counsel, the police having no control of the works. Football coupon gambling was taking place all over the town. Defendant received about 400 coupons weekly. Wilby pleaded guilty, and was fin-ed £ 5 and costs for each of the three days. In other cases fines varying from £5 to £1 were inflicted. At Bristol Police-court yesterday William Dodson, 31, who was charged on remand with loitering outside the Bristol City foot. ball ground during the match with Leicester Fosse and issuing bettings slips for a firm I tn Flushinng, was fined. L15 and ooeta or six I weeks' imprisonment.
FRANK G. handford.I
FRANK G. handford. I Fronk G. Handford, of Kereel, is regarded I as the bast forward in tihe North of Engdaiiid. He is 22 years old. He learned his football w'hi11>t a student at the Aspatria Agricultural OoHege., Cumberland. Standing 6ft. hagih, Droad-vvhouldensd, muscular, and blessed with great powers of end'UTa,no&, the soon became a prominent figure with .the college team, and VIla.> recognised by the Cumberland coumty authorities. Leaving college and taking up his -,kionce at Preatbury, near Maccloftiield, he decided to th;row in his lot with KCil. His great height and long reach make him vary u&oDul in the line-out. He is a genuine S'Ci^mmage-worker, has fair speed, follows up well, and is a good dribbler. Fair-haired, strong, amd beadtihy-1 coking, he ie a typicad Engiiali football player. Last season he seoured Ijaincash-ire Oouinty honours, and was the best forward against the Australians. Modeet, retiring, end unassum- ing, he is a great favourite with his club- mates. He is the flitst international forward selected from the Manchester district siinoe the Northern Union aecesBi.oaa in 1895.
I BATLEY V RUNCORN
BATLEY V RUNCORN At Batley, before 800 spectators. This match was abandoned after 47 mmutes' play. In th? arst haM Ward, for Batley, and Walker (Runcorn) soored unconverted tries, and in th-o sooond portion, from a penalty for obetructioai, Wattie Davies kicked a goal. At this period a blinding Krsowstorm oommenced, making play dmpossi-bie. l Ba,1;1:ey Final ecxfte. Points. Batley ..—?.?.?. 5 Bunaotm a .A j
I FIRST ROUND PLAYEDI
I FIRST ROUND PLAYED I NEWCASTLE UNITED Y. CLAPTON ORIENT. .1 At iSewca^tle before W,OCO spectators in a snowstorm. Ciapton starred against the wijid, Whittaker saving from WilSO:1 alld S???;)hord. After nineteen minutts Wilsoi score! a beauty. Ten minutes later WiLs?a added a second. Louch and Oliver tested Lawrence without ava.il. The Orient tried hard, but Newcastle's defence was too good Interval:—United, two goals; Clapton, nil. WREXHAM V. EXETER CITY. At vvrexham before 4,000 spectators. Kan- kin kicked off for the Welshmen against a I strong wind. The visitors had the best of the opening exchanges, but Wrexham im- proved, and, from a grand centre by Berry, Smith opened the scoring for Wrexhain. Watson equalised for Exeter. Int-erval score. -Wroxha.m, one goal; Exeter City, one goal. EVERTON V. BARNSLEY. At Goodison Park before 8,000 spectators. Barmsley Hold their opponents well, and they had quite as much of the game as Everton. The ground was heavy, and the players had difficulty in keeping their feet. Freeman tested Thorpe, who saved grandly. A slip by Ralmer endangered the Everton goal. but Scott cleared. Sharp later s-cored for Ever ton. Interval:—Everton, one; Barnsiey, n.l SHEFFIELD UNITED V. SUNDERLAND. Played at Rramall-lane before 50,000 people An early corner to the United was we 1 cleared, and at the other end Benson saved his lines finely. Betty beaded a fine goal for the United from Evans' centre after 25 minutes' bard football, and the visitors after- wards pressed very heavily. Lievesley's goal- keeping was masterly, and the home back- were very safe. Interval: United, one to nil. BRISTOL CITY V. SOUTHATIPTON. About 20,M spectators watched this game a.t Bristol to-day upon a greasy ground. The Saints started, and their lront rank showed capital attacking form. Jordan broke through the defence and beat Clay a.t twenty yards' range after ten minutes. Locke kept goal splendidly for the Saints, saving from Burton, Gilligan, and Hardy. A quarter of an hour from the interval Rippon equalised. Interval: Bristol, one; Saints, one. BIRMINGHAM Y. PORTSMOUTH. At Birmingham before 12,(XK) people. Ports- mouth won the toss, and, after M'Mahon had ehot over, Reid gave them the lead three minutes from the start, and the same player, after good work by Dix and M'(aff.-rty, hot a second goal. Chappie scored for Birming- ham from a penalty given against Dyweel for handling. Reid scored a third for Ports- mout.h. Interval:—Portsmouth, three to one. SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY V. STOKE. At Owlerton before 7,000 people on a hard ground after the snow. The opening was all in favour of the Wednesday, but Benton kept goal well. He was beated, after twenty minutes. At the end of a fine dribble by Wilson, Chapman's final shot gave Benton no chance; whilst Wilson added a second ten minutes Later. Brr.ishaw and Wilson both scored before the interval, when the score was:—Sheffield Wednesday, four goals to one. Bristol City, 1; Southampton, 1. I MANCHESTER UNITED V. BRIGHTON. Before 6,00] spectators at Brighton. The United started against. a strong wind. Halse i almost scored in the first minute with a terrific drive, the ball curvir- round the poist. Erighton played well., but were weak in front of goal. Halee scored for the United with a magnificent shot. Half-time score: — Manchester United, one goal; Brighton, nil
Results at Glance-I
Results at Glance I RUGBY FINALS Final—Bl^enavon 3 pts; Cwmbran, nil. Flial-Newport Extras, nil; Cwmbran Albions, nil. fiinal—-Swansea Seconds, 2 goals, 1 try; Ystalyfera, Did. Final: Neat-h Seconds, 1 goal (throe pointe); Hendy, nil. Hah'-tdme: Aberbargoed, 2 tries; Bargoed, nil..
SOCCER RESULTS I
SOCCER RESULTS HALF-TIME SCORES. Newcastle United, 2; Clapton Orient, 0. Wolverhampton Wasi., 0; Crystal Palace, 1. Queen's Pairk R., 0; West Ham, 0. Blackpool, 1; Hastings, 0. Sheffield United, 1; Sunderland, 0. Watford, 1; Leicester Foese, 1. Workington, 0; Bradford CSty, 0. Manchester Qity, 2; Tottenham Hotspur, 2. Birmingham, 1; Partemouth, 3. Liverpool, 3; Lincoln, 1. Luton, 1; Millwall, 0. West Bronxwich, 0; Bolton Wanderers, 1. H-allf-time score:-Weymout, nil; Barry nil. Half time score:-Ton Pentire 1 goal; Cardiff City nil. Half-time score: -AberdaTe, 2 goals; Weston nil. FinaJ: Orumlin, goal; Eihbw Vale, 1.
NORTHtRN UNION I
NORTHtRN UNION I points; Kaura-roos 8 points. Half-time score:—Welsh League (N.U.), 8
!CARDIFF SCHOOLS LEAGUE I
CARDIFF SCHOOLS LEAGUE I WHITCHURCH V. ST. PETER IS (CARDIFF). fiayea at Wiutclmrch, when the homesters won by 2 goals 3 tries to 1 goal. The scorers for Whitchurch were Skeats (3 tries) and Hicks and Thomas (1 try each), whilst for St. Peter's Donovan crossed over. Skeats played a good game for the homesters. Brown also Played well at half-back. Mr. E. Lewis was the referee. NEWPORT SCHOOL MATCHES. I .I."l.lel'e were three ma-?hea to be decided in t ?3 ?M ewj?rt ?cito?b' kgue to-day, viz., I kv v. Church-roa? St. Michael v. St. W colo¡;, ??? Crindau v. Ai?xandra'roa?. but I aw twtaires ha? to œ abandoned on acc?UDt of the very wet state of the grounds. ABERDARE SCHOOLBOYS' LEAGUE. 1 tie following matches were played to-day under t,be auspices of the above league with uue following results:— industrial, 0; St. Fagan's, 0. Higher Grade, 2; Park, ù. -I- bnow btops i-ootball lue wanderers v. Glasgow University fix- ture, in common with the other Rugby matches in Edinburgh, except the Scottish trial matches, was abandoned to-day, the grounds being under snow and quite unplay- able, with snow falling heavily.
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ABERBARGOED V GILFACH I
ABERBARGOED V GILFACH These near neighbours met at Aberbargoed this afternoon im a friendly encounter. There was a good attendance, ajud more than ordi- nary interest was eviiioekl in the match, inasmuch as both teams have done well in the Rhymney" Valley Soccer League. Teams: Aberbargoed: Goal, H. Mortimer; backs, Sma.Hman ajid Jones half-backs, W. Pasoüe. F. -PIsco-e, and Bromage; forwards, Farmer, y, Watkms, John, and Maxey. (TUfaoh: Goal, Smith; backs, J. Harris and B. M';ou,ght. hadf-baoks, Oiway, Forman, and Brailey; forwards, Wiliiams, D. S. Court, Bates, and Gough.
SWANSEA SECONDS V YSTALYFERAt
SWANSEA SECONDS V YSTALYFERA t Thas match wae played at Swansea to-day m the first half the 8wansea forwards m;a-- a good rush, and Tom Morgan, picking up, gave to Harry Reus, who scored a try, which was unconverted. This was the score at ha.lf- time. In the second half Swansea, after a lot of ineffectual passing by the three- OUSTters, piraesed hotly, and Williams, one of the half-backs, dodged over from a sarim- ma,g{\ and. Roes converted. Just before the end Swansea scored another try, which w&s 3Ia.in u noon verted. Swansea won by two goals a:nd a trv to nil. Final eoore: G. T. P 'tia. I Swansea Seoonde 2 1 13 0 0 0
England's ReplyI
England's Reply I SECRET MISSIVE TO SCOTLAND I The English Emergency Committee met this morning at the Royal Hotel, Cardiff, under the chairmanship of Mr. Crane, the president. After sitting for olose on two hours, Mr. Marriott (the secretary) informed the pressmen that the comfcnittee had drafted reply to Mr. Smith, the Scottish secretary, and until that gentleman bad an opportu- nity of seeing it they thought it would be discourteous to publish it. Thoommittoo also dealt with the suspen- sion of Lethbridge, of Newton Abbot, and decided to uphold the deoiaion of the Devon County Committee. MR. ROWLAND HILL REFUSES TO TALK. lkc- ill,r. Kowiand Hill, pre?a<i.eait of the English Rug-by Union, when asked if he would give an inkling a-s to the reply of England on tihe a id-absorbing topic was as adamant. He said it was impossible for hrm at that juncture to express am opinion or maake am announce- ment. As to the play of the day he I equally reticent, merely remarking that it I was a keera game.
ABE RB A P. GO ED V BARGOED…
ABE RB A P. GO ED V BARGOED I A friendly match -was played on the M Donnell Field. Bargoed, between these keen rivals. Both sid? suffered from ab- ?entceism, tnd eeveral men were wanting ? EW,4-, =?? game started long aHer the adver- tised time. Teams: — Bargoed: Back, D. Evans; throerfpia rter backs, Richards, Baker, Bartlett, anH Jones; half-backs, J. Jones and M. Davies; for- wards, Morgan, Fisher, Britain, Proeaer, Jones, J. Williams, wullivun, and A. N. Other. Aberbargoed: Back, W. Vallin; three- quarter backs, W. Williams, George Thomas, Eddie Walters, and D. '1'. Harry; half-backs, W. Taylor and Idris Jones; forwards, Rid- gey, Holloway, Rowlands, Edwards, Prit- I chard, and T. Burr. Referee, Mr. Davies, New Tredegar.
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HOOKEY. I I-  l Barry v. Aberainan, at JJarry.—Abandoned- ]
I BLAINA.J
BLAINA. Blaina secfured a narrow viotory laet week by defeating Uubestown by 3-2. The 6core should have been more on the Biaina side, chances galore being lost.
-CWMPAItK.I
CWMPAItK. I Cwmparc were defeated, but not disgraced, in a iiuiymmey Valley League match at Aber- dare on Saturday last. Although losers by 3--0, they had almost an equal sbaTe in attack, the phenomenal shooting powers of a.l<)ne spel,ii ers hlc Iajito Joii-c, alone spelling victory for his side. Parton proved the hero of the defence, a.nd Jacob Edwards and T. M. Evans showed much nn?ru??d form in We middle ii.?e. —
EBBW VALE.I
EBBW VALE. The Cwm Albions again delighted their spectators on Saturday last, when they van- q niched the South Wales Borderers by 6 go-als to 1. The general opinion was that Cwm would just about manage to get home, but their victory wa £ even a greater ont than they scored against the Giifach team a week previous. This victory will take them to the semi-final of the South Wales Junior Cup Competition, and if Owm continue to keep up their form they ought to make a very good fight. The forwards played a much better game than against Gilfaoh. showing more deter- minatibn, especially after Bowen had scored for the visitors. But this was the Soldiers' first and final effort, because after this they saw precious little of the Cwm goal. The feature of the game was the fine combina- tion of the forwards. Hawkins, a (wm for- ward, was one of the best on the Sold. his nne rushæ being a feature. Moore was als? ? fine, his combination with Hawkins being great. The half-back? played an excellent game, Gnawa,y being brilliant. ?ash w a?., also very good, but did not shine quite as much as he did against Giifach. It is the general opinion in the district thct if Cwm maintain their form they will oome very near winning the South W< ales Junior Cup. Tb. interest which was taken a f44r years ago in the Ebbw Vale Association team was greatly diminished. This may be accounted for to some extent by the fact thai the new Northern Union game has gained such a hold. The situation of the ground is not conducive to a good gate. A vi-rv th,riving little team in Ebbw Vale is the United. They are playing in excellent form this season, and are very near the top of the junior iiieuo, for which they have entered. They have a good following, and with a little luck will become a very strong ûpam. The players are all young, and some of them very promising.
FERNDALE. I
FERNDALE. I The Femdale All Block A.F.C. were home on Saturday last, and secured an easy Vic- t-ory over Camerau to the tune of 6 goals to nil. The team have shown wonderful progress after their changes. They were won all over the visitors, anct are now the third 011 the league ladder, a.nd by Saturday's ioinl wiii be easily on too. Lovers of the heel and toe" should pay a visit to the eio&«e slope on top of the mountain and patentee tile young organisation which plays attrac- tive football, and may be caused as the best ioca-l junior team. Dudson, the all clacks forward, had a prop,er day out against Oaerau. He was far and away the smartest forward 001 the field. and there is no dotibt if the ground had been in batter condition -he would have soored more goa.1s. Will Jones, the home goalie, wae in fine form. His saves were wonderful. One of the most improving teams in the Swansea and District Thursday League are the Perndale Thursdays, a new informed team, and if they play as they played on Thursday la.st a,gainst Treorky Thursdays t.hey will give aJl the other teams a hot time of it.
a MARDY. I
a MARDY. I This is Mardy'.s first season in the Welsh I Ic-up Corctpet'ition, and their progress has exceeded all ex-pectat.ions. They have up to l date beaten Cwmpare, Treharris, Aberdare (after a drawn game;, and Mikond. Itiey have fully merited the honour of being t.he South Wales representatives against the JNiorth Wa-lians. The Rhondda Fach team a.re busHy adding to their p?aying strength. Strong hopes are entertained th?t Nash and Boswell, of Cardiff City, wi?! be signed on 'or tl? Welsh Oup and Rhymney Valley league matches. Mo?eley, of \VcriI" City, has greatly strengthened the forward line, and his exhi- bition on Sa turda-y last ga-ve great satisfac- tion. Mardy in their match against Milford were ¡ greatly handicapped, both Ingram and Ted OWen. their first team and reserve goal- keepers respectively, being on the injured liist. Teddy Woollaoott and Giles were also absent-aes, WooJilacott being in Bristol Hospital with an injured knee, while Giles will be hacrdly fit this season.
-MERTHYR.I
MERTHYR. I t h rri?,vr are proving that their nutshell oal their own ?ro?nd is of very sound material, and Ton Pentre were very lucky to make a draw with them last Saturday. Ill-luck and I a poor referee were the chief factors in bringing about suoh a result. Brookes was back in hifi old place last week, and conclusively proved that he is a half-baok, and not a forward. Griff. Williams has rocovered his form, and g,tv.L a fine display last Saturday. Oarrier gave a fine def.'J>Sive disiplay, a-nd is paying more attention than formerly to the oovering1 of mistakes by his confrere.
RHYMNEY _VALLEY LEAGUE. !
RHYMNEY VALLEY LEAGUE. Aberdare, consequent on their fine victory over Cwmpark last Saturday at Ynys, now tie with Ton Pentre for the leading position in Division 1. Treharris, who are running tllem very closely, are on trial to-day at Mardy. and a great tight should be witnessed with the latest Welsh Cup winners. In the second division Nelson, at home, administered a defeat of 3 clear goals over iiowlais, this being the initial defeat for the Ironopolis team. Both teams play :;he return ga- -ne at the steel town ta-da; ■jjae third division provided several excit- ing contests. Probably the local Derby at Abertysswg with Troedrhiwfwch, their nea" and dear rivals, would be considered th- tit-bit of the day. A thrilling encounter ended with honours eay, no score bein" 1 registered. Brithdir, in their re-played match. rt Ystra-d Mynach. reversed the iouner verdict of 3-2 against them to one of 2 goals to 1 ot their favour. 8en°-henydd accomplished their best performance this season in routing Bedhnog ^r.^t^-es at hcme by 6 goal- to I Treliari,is Juniors, who are making a bold bid for honours this season won somewhat unexpectedly 0,1 Dowlaisover the local reserves by 3 goals to 1.
TREHARRIS. !
TREHARRIS. Ernest Brownhill, the Treharris goal- keeper, failed to save the D?naWv kick awarded to Barry I?t Saturday but t.? is the first he has misled out of eight this j season. An injured arm accounts i,or it. 0. Bowell was the ontstandin,g forward for Treharris against Barry last Saturday. His passes were quite accurate, and his two r goals were well earned. I The Treharris team are now in splendid form. Their win by 5 goals to 2 at Barry last Saturday is considered a very good stroke. With this form a good game will be I given Aberdare in the third round, of the south Wales Senior Cup.
BILLIARDS AT CARDIFF I
BILLIARDS AT CARDIFF I 1HM finest and most ex?tu? of all the heat^s :n1,1. d m the prof?g??jt? ment a? the Rumimor Hot?l, Card? ° was t?,a7te?e,?t. -k?uE? ? A. Turner, Exohange R?t?T?n?<m Frt: day evening. Hammeai was cnI. 186 when? ?er w? 460. ?nd the odd? ? a?y?? acai-?t the former. He, how?Y?r bela?m to ?e in bnUia?t ?y!? and put .o'n a. break of 1M. Although nearly 200 behind w?n Turner wanted some 20 fw ga,me Hamman pruU?d up ?t?dily until the g?? Rt?"iL ? wi!?. am?t the BT?a.tot i?xcite ment, he made the wnming stroke. &o?,?__ Hamm-an 500 Turner 499 Stevenson, 8.223; Reece, 7,340. "177 luman, 16,444; Williame, 15,647.
SKITTLES -I
SKITTLES I CARDIFF AND DISTRICT. P- w. l D Pf Hoiwn (Barn? 20 is ?' ?' ?1 16 4 1 j: <>.rdiff City 21 15 g o 30 Gfeyhound 21 14 7 0.. jg Four Elms 21 1 j 8 q ?6 Bury Central 21 13 8 ? OddtcUow  20 19. 3 0 24 R?th Db?l .20 10 9 x 2l M?iixty 21 10 ? l Canton Con?n'atlYe.21 9 ?  King WilUam IV 21 9 L 1 19 u ]9 Plvmouxh Rock a 9 ]2 0 jg Centra MbenH. 2. 8 13 0 ?. MuMM? zl 8 13 0 16 Hoval O?.-— 21 8 ? 0 16 New Park Liborai 21 8 ? 0.. 16 Penaith Plymouth M 78 i? 1 15 Penaxth Eock a 7 ? o ? ln4it tite 21 6 5 15 0 12 Clyde. = 21 5 16 0 10 I CARDIFF INSTITUTES. Poinu Poinh. i Points Points. PlY'd. fo agst. Canton Parish Church ?- ?- Boath Liberal 11 44 .S University Settlement 10 35 25  10 ? ?28 (?rnnge litwal 11 M 32 32 34 St. German's 11 n 35 AU Sainu li ?g gt ?viours .ll ? 39 Ety P?pe-r Work. u 25 '? LkmdatI W.M.C. 10 14 '? ClAiiDlFF CONSERVATIVK CLUBS GAMES U^TXXSL Matches Bil- Air jyfla play,d. li? §klttleS. h'ting. c?. TI. BfM.th, 10 13 16 13 21 68 3ivereide 10 14 17 9 1:5.. 53 AdaJMdown 10 • 8 6 15 16 47 Grange .19 6 6 ? 14 42 South 9 1? 2 ? ? 63 al" 9 H i &f Cathayg 9 2 6 18 11 so Park 10 10. ? 10 .34 Canton 9 4 -.10 6 1 ? Too positions in the above twb&e* -do not iucAude today's msutoheB.
! AVERTILLERY.
AVERTILLERY. Pontnewydd's enforced dieba-ndment has caui^ed sincere regret at Abertillery. They always played perfectly clean and cpan foot- ball. The Pontnewydd Club have prvided many magnificent players tor other teams—notably i Kewp<rrt—and the constant transferring- of 1 their best men has bsen one of the chief canses of the climax. Cwmbran also have considerable difficulty in keeping: a team goimg, and, as both places are so near to each other, wo-uid it not be possible to run a joint Cwmbran and Pont- newydd team? At Abert-iliery last Saturday Abercarn played pluokily and well. Naturally, how- ever, the Tiilsryites v.ere the stronger and c.everer side.
ABERCYNON.__11
ABERCYNON. The Abercynon premier team was defeated on Saturday by the narrow margin of two ?, t' ?, _I ?lna's 1 ?, .Iti,ing the leagu? point?-. points by iJmas Rangers. The Cynonites had hard linas in not securing the league points. By Wmitih, the home custodian, failing- to field he cnalA-cd the ifating- lift oanti-e to oros'j, and Mattliews sncceed-ed in adding the two points.
I ASERAVON. j
I ASERAVON. The AberaroT) team in their game against Ponta,reawe last Saturday were, figuratively ypo-ilan.-g, "hung, drawn, and quartered." Whether it was the motor char-a-banc ride or not is a mystery, but the fact remains that, with the exception of a few minutes towairds the end of the game, they never shaped like a winning side. Of oourse, it must 00 remembered that young W. Jones bad to permanently retire through an injury, the straining of the back muscles of the knee, in the first ojuple of minutes Off the game. This necessitated ths able services of Will James having to be taken frocn the pack. To lose the service of a httavy, fa,t forward told against the Afonites. It was a oaee of adding insult to injury later on, however,, when Arthur Jamf* was orderfd off. With this misfortune, W. Douse, one of the best forwards, had to be taken out of the pack, and Aheravon had to plod away with only six forwards. Pontardawe possess a good custodian in Moore, a rattling pair of halves in T. and Raps&y, and a very serviceable three- quarter line, with Kift, Piiillips, and Thomas always dangerous. Aberavon were badly beaten at forward, and this giave the backs very little chanoe I to do anything beyond exercise a not too soaind defence.
BLAINA.I
BLAINA. I Blaina Seconds received an unexpected reverse at the hands of Newbridge, who beat them in a league eng-agement by 1 try to nil. T?he Pla'?iia, back, nil. The Blaina backs ulaye-d badly, and were -responsible for the defeat. The for- wards gave, them chances galore, but the lua-lf-backs itere very t elfish. A few of the regular backs -were absent.
CILFYNYDD.I
CILFYNYDD. Treforest "craets" vre-e visitors to Cil- fynydl last Saturday, and sfter a. keen game the Quins wc-n by 5 point* to love. The ^Quitk- badly need a leader for t.h? forwards, The most prominent for tie victors were Trueman and Marsham in the three-quar- ters, Era-ns at half, and Bees, Ike Williams, nd Archer at forward.
CARDIFF.I
CARDIFF. I The Roxburghs showed what they were capable of on Saturday last, when they defeated Llandaff City by 2 goals 2 tries to nil. The Rox pree-sed from the start, and a spi-eiid,d round cf parsing, initiated by 13-it, ended in Garrett scoring. The same pJay",r scored again shortly afterwards, <?i:eHy through slackness on the part of the LlandafF fun-back. Thi?. Jackson con- Yc—t?d ?nth a splendid kick. Tait after- wards dropped a ?ai. and WilLams added an unconverted t?- in the corner. Howevr. the f-econd half was more evenly contested, no score whatever being T??ipt?red. The Box forwards played well throughout.
EBBW VALE (N.U.)I
EBBW VALE (N.U.) Ebbw Yale Northern Union Club are laying ?llb Cbre lay in g t-i-emselvee out to give the Kangaroos a Six on Monday. The district council, aiz-oug,h its- chairsnaiii, \ioe-ehairman, and cl-crk, will give them aa official reoeption. Ebbw Yale seem to have broken tibe sjpeU of bad luck which has followed them so pensaet- ently during the pqst five weeks, and gave a maenifioent display a4gainst Hull Kingston lto\ej"s. Had that form been shown in all previous .matches the Valiai!8 would not have "been far fro-m the top. of the league. The returrn of Bttrgham, Saujiders, and the inclu- sion of Monk* in t/he foirwacrds has bad some- thing to do with the change of form The match against Hull Kingston Rovers win Ion- be remembeaiad on account of the r.niattr taotice of the Rivers during the second ,r,o;rtkn of the game. They laid them- selves out to -top fibbw Ye le scoring at all oout.
NEATH. I
NEATH. I MUSICAL WELCOME AT LYDXEY. I Lydney tried hard to defeat Jfeath last I Saiur-oay. i 'i i as nddlfs, they made -Neath go &U the ,ay. Really, their forwa-rds played brilliantly throughout, lasting lignt up lo the nniati. Bui tney were be?t?n b&?nd the scnm- mage, where me --ho?!-?,d much cie\eine«s. snou Evans worked the scrums in clever style, and Artnur Williams, the new outsio-e half, proved quite a suocess. Tom Davies, on the wing, showed excellent form. Juding oby the way in which this player has been performing during the last opuple of months, he must have obtained a new lease of t lue. Lydney gave the -seoth men a oordial wel- come. The band was out, and nearly everyone else in the village turned out as well to wit- ness the ma ten which, needJ&ss to say, wae contested in true sportsmanlike style. Lydney took their defeat like the good sportsmen they are, and were unanimous in their congratulations when the game was over. After tea there v,-as a pleasant little gathering, and Mr. Wolff, the <inergetic local secretary, said lots of nice things about the victors, and several of the iNeath committee men cordially reciprocated. May the Lydney fixture long remain on the Neatli card! Northern Onion poachene have been busy this week. They have paid us several visits with the xiew of getÜng- Dick Hughes and Sandham iew 0' g4' ing Hull Kingston Ro"rs. Th, were successful with ?a.ndham. but f.led with Hughes. bandha-m has gone, and good luck go with I him. Sandham did precious little in the scrums, but he was certaanly good in the line-out, and at times brilliant in the loose. The Neath £ et'oncLs taught Danygraig a salutary lessen last Saturday, when they defeated them by 9 points to nil. The Seconds were a far cleverer organisa- tion, oiutplaying the visitors in every phase of the game. Surely, the Swansea east-siders cannot be the team that some "critics" would have had us believe. Three men stood out on the Neath side— Stephens, Rees (Tonnaj, and W. J. Jones. ¡ If the last-named aof-en t know how to go for the line no one does. He is a fearless player, and might with advantage be given a trial in better com- pany. Both the strings of the Neath. club have ground reca. I Isn't this in Itself a remrd this season?
PENYOR AIG. !
PENYOR AIG. The Penygraig Club has at length arrested its downward course, and last Saturday's match gave distinct promise of better times. Several young piayers of merit have been found, and, if proiperly coached, are capable of adding lustre to t.he Rhondda senior club, and it is to be hoped that the rumour that it is probable that the distriot oouncil will allow the club the use cf the Old Belle Yue Ground for the remainder of the season is ,.rue. t. last # Saturday s match two or three very promising forwards were to be seen. C. Heee poeaestses those qualities which give great promise. He ie young, tail, and fine'y- built, and fast, a.nd with oaching and cxperi- euoe should be heard of often in representa- tive gamee. D. J, Bennett and W. Beaaant are also youths of more than ordinary merit. The half-back lime is a,t present very weak in the Pemygraig team. J. Lewis am .d Mat- thews may- improve, but it is necessairy that they should be tang-ht what is expected of a half-ba,ck,
-pontnewydo.I
pontnewydo. I The once famous gold and silver medal- lists have ben, owi? to na ndal and other I dimculti?s. dic-b?and??. This ma"oB's fixtures hav? been 6a.noelld, much to the sorrow of I local partisans.
PONTARDAWE.I
PONTARDAWE. I La,% Saturday s match with Aberavon created ur.ufuai local interest, and one of the larg-est got- of tae season was recorded. Aberavon's defeat was one of the surprises of the day in "elsh football, but the Pontardawe train are a better side than most peoiile think. They nave a cherished ground record, and it will ta.}¡e a good team to break it. They were defeated for the first time at Bridgend on Boxing Day. I Aithouph Pontardawe drew with Aberavon efij Aberavon early in the season, the visitors I had not the douot that they were gwisj to meet defeat on turday last. But they were outclassed in all dpeartments. Pontardawe have a good nack of forwards, but they lack in weight, while the backs are the finest set playing in se-cond-clats football in South Wales- Indeed, some of them well deserve county hon. The football public Of PO'nta-rdawe intend m.aking a plItatl.()II t? Mr. Phll Hopkins on the occasion of his being the first Pontar- dawe boy to g:1in international honours, and a meeting was held a.t the Cross Inn on Wednesday evening last to niake the neoes- sary arrangements.
AIR RIFLE SENSATION I
AIR RIFLE SENSATION I Several members of the Merthyr and Dis- trict Air-rifle League were on iriday sus- pended for a month for taking part in un- autuorised oompettti^p6- niembers so TOspended were T. Beach. Go rdon Ienox; W. Davies. No. 2, Mackworth, Dowiafe; Reg, Preeoe, N.E.T.; and T. B. Evans, Merthyr Constitutional Club. i
i RUGBY *, !
i RUGBY | WELSH RUQBY CHAMPICNSHIP The following are the po6;tloœ and soor«s o! the fel-diitg I'?olitt wa-les affipozsi?-tiow and odores of l?.e i?s<!t!!S Muh W?ee ?ir fwtbzu c?ha £ o* matches played up to and including Saturday last:— Feints. Percentage P. W. L. D. F. A. of wins. Swansea 20 17 2 1 ^.252 52 87.50 Cardiff 18 15 2 1 282 76 „ 86.11 Neath 17 1J 3 1 169 55 79.41 Perntypool.. 21 1461M 81 „ 69.04 Newport 16 1051135 74 66.62 Llanelly 17944129 51 64.70 Bridgend 16 9 6 1 U2 97 59.37 Aberavon 17 6 6 5 59 78 50.00 A draw ccuirt £ as half a win. The Swansea v. Pontardawe, Cardiff Cptain's XV. v. Aberavon, "he Xeath v. Ystalyfera, and Wallabies v. Neath and Aberavon combined team matches are not included in the above tablt. Lianelly v. Newport match (annulled) has been deleted. MONMOUTHSHIRE. For. Agst. Lge. Abert ilJer\' P. ye. U D. G. T. F. G. T. P. Pts. Abertillery 7610911 70 3 4 24 12 Brvnmawf ..9 6 2 2 8 5 46 5 22 32 12 Blaenavon 84316437 4 2?4 9 Pill Harriers 75201197S 42208 Tredegar .7 3 2 2 5 9 46 1 6 23 8 Blaina 7 2 3 2 5 4 33 0 5 15 6 Crms Keys 7?413524 6 3 31 5 Cwmbran 8 2 6 0 3 1 17 12 IE 107 4 Fontaen-ydd 6 0 6 0 0 4 12 13 7 84 0 RHONDDA VAIiL £ T: DIVISION L P. W. L. D. Pts. Ystrad .7 5 02-12 Tflorstdwn .1 6 2010 Lewis-Merthyr  5 2 1 2 6 Cambrian Bo 6 1 .324 Pontypridd United 7 1 4 2.. 4 Hill's Plymouth 3 1 202 1TEBTHYK AND DISTRICT. P. W. L. D. PU. Mountain A«h ionI 4 3 017 Merthyr JWúors .3 2 015 Cefn Harriers .J.J 4 2 204 Aberamaii Gvmnasinm 1 1 0 0 > 2 Cvrratman 2 1 102 Merthyr Ra^ibfera 2 0 2 0 0 Abercanaid 3 0 509 RHYMNEY VALLEY JUNIOR. P. W. L. D. Pts. Deri 6 4 119 Abertridwr 5 2 031 Aberbargoed goonods 5 1 226- B?d?-M 4 1 024t <> j 2 i:: r Merthyr 5 1 315 Ehymjiey Scarlets 6 0 511 Points added. t Points deducted. RHYMNEY VAliIiEY SENIOR P. W. L. D. 1"t8. Rhymmoy 6 0 1.. 13 Fteur-de-Lis .7 3 3 1 7 Aberbargoed 4 3 106 Caerphilly 6 2 226 Maohen .4 2 116 Poutlottyn .7 2 415 Rarpoed .7 0 622 BRIDGEND AND DISTRICT P. W. L. D. For. Ag. Pta. Nantymoel 10811 49 lo 17 Maesteg Bangers 10 5 1 4 48 12 14 Pomycyramer 10442 20 29 "0 Nantymoei EscaJs. 11 5 6 0 20 28 10 Blaengarw 12554 39 23 10 Gefn Cribtjwr 8 3 2 3 30 31 9 Gilfa-Ch Goch 6 5 1 2 22 21 8 Bridgend Seoonds ..6 2 2 1 30 25 7 Uangynwyd 2 1 1 0 3 21 2 C-aarm Tnited5041 5561 BRIDGEND AND DISTRICT OLD BOYS. P. W. L. D. Pta I Tondii 5 3 1 1 7 4 2 115 Xantvuioel I 1 102 Giifach Goch 1 1 0 0 2 Br;dpend 3 0 2 1..1 Pontycymmer 2 0 11 1 HM?vcw-td.?. i 2 Nla,e&teg 0 0 0 0 C BryneeitlÜn 0 0 000 XEATH AND DISTRICT. P. w. L. D. Pts. Beoolren 4 4 0 0 8" Neath Juniors 4 3 106 Keath -AIbev 4 2 1 1 5 Tonna 2 1 013 0-mmer 2 1 10 2 Gh-N-yrMth.??7. 1 0 1 0/0 Cmq=t 4 0 400 f:;n:i g g:: g FOREST OF DBAS". P. W. L. D. PttI. 6 4 02x Ooleford Town 6 3 128 CoK-fard Aiuatwua 7 3 228 Nenniam ¿ 5 217 Boss Krrle 6 3 217 Ml i wood 6 0 3.3S Ruarde&n 7 0 611. CARDIFF AND DISTRICT SENIOR. P. W. L. D. PU. Wanderers 12 11 1022 Cw,t<ku 10 8 1117 Mackintosh 7 6 1 1 11 8 5 1.1u Ccidiff 'QulJ¡s 11 5 6010 Bomilly 5 3 2 0 6 Adamsdorwn 8 1 613 ???iff Rovers 8 1 613 hur; 0 Fruiterers 11 0 622 NORTHERN T3NION. For. Agst. eent- P. W. L. D. G. T.Pta. G. 1. Pts. age. Wig-an u_ 16 171073 96 4?4 22 21 107 94.44 I Oldham 19 17 2 0 55 T7 341 19 18 9' ,83.471 Halifax 19 17 2 0 5:77?7 17 21 97 89.47 W?kpBetd T. 19 136143 73 305 28 30 146 71.05 Ba-Uev 19 12 6 1 36 46 198 22 27 12S 71.05 Huaslet 18 12 5 1 30 50 210 27 36 162 69.44 Merthvr T. 16 10 S 1 23 41 169 34 25 143 65.62 Kuncorn 18 11 6 1 21 44 174 22 Z2 110 63.83 Huddersfieid 22 13 7 2 38 63 265 15 38 164 6:W Salford 19 12 7 0 43 47 227 28 40 176 63.1s Warrington 19 10 8 1 39 41 201 23 34 148 56,26 1 Ebbw Yale 19 10 8 1 23 51 199 31 40 182 55.36 Mroughtou R. 19 10 8 1 45 54 252 32 49 211 55.2C Hull 22 11 10 1 55 72 326 42 51 237 52.27 I..eeds 20 10 10 0 41 59 289 35 45 205 50.00 Keighlev 19 9 9 1 44 53 247 32 54 225 60.00 Dewsbnrv 19 9 10 0 38 42 204 M44200 47.36 I?h. 19 9 UO 2855 161 40 42 209 47.36 St. Helens 18 7 10 1 51 43 191 40 54 242 39.4f S winton 2J 8 13 0 31 37 173 37 57 246 38.08 B;adford 19 7 12 0 35 45 207 U54 240 S6.841 HuU K.R. 18 6 a 1 44 47 229 456?278 36. 11 M:d-Rhondd?..l54<l 111876 25 33 149 .H.bl i 'Y rk 19 tM I M4!a7 46 &, 2? ?.204 Rc,chdale EL IS 5 1?116 24 107 54431?7 30.551 Treherbert 15 4 10 1 14 15 "3 16 40 152 U,oc I Barrow 18 5 IS 0 2127 123 41 67 282 2'i.77 idnes 15 2 11 2 15 20 90 25 37 161 20.00 I fiarrv- 15 2 1J 0 8 14 57 51 20 372 13.33 Ab eTdare 13 1 12 0 16 23 101 4266282 7.6; Brantley .17 116 0 20 23 109 60 99 417 4.88 ASSOCIATION I CARDIFF WEDNESDAY. P. W. D. L. Pu. ThAl 1.) 12 10 -5 P\:x:It!liœ 14 11 21 24 Penarth Parish Chmwh U 11 1 1 23 Penarth Wednesday 12 8 13 17 Barry Siop AssiatwtB 10 "1 14 Clare Gardens 12 6 24 14 Wharton, 13 5 55 L3 &rrv Bomilly 14 4 3 7..U Can ton. 113 3 5.. 9 Caerimilly — 13 3 1 9 7 .?.???'?? î 3 6 Ma.pcipon! 12 1 1l?, 3 Oen trM — M 1 18 3 Direct Trading. 14 0 2 12 2 MONMOUTHSHIRE: DIVISION 1. P. W. D. L. For. Ag. Pts. Cwm 7 4 1 2 17 11 < C&erieoji 6 4 1 1 28 8 9 A'lertillerj" 6 4 0 2 13 12 E Bdaina 7 3 13 14 12 7 Ebbw Vale. 6 2 2 2 12 13 6 YnySddu 5 2 0 1 13 6 4 Abergavenny 6 1 1 4 8 10 3 53rd Battery 7 1 0 6 723 2 MONMOUTHSHIRE: DIVISION II. P. D. L. For. Ac. Pts. Ebbw Vale United 10 8 2 0 31 17 18 1.1anhiueth 7 5 0 2 16 5 10 Gilw«rn 9 4 1 4 17 15 9 Ovrm. Reserves 1 2 3 2 19 16 7 IXikeFto-wn 6 2 2 2 13 14 6 Dukestown rnited.. 6 2 1 3 8 16 6 Newbridge 6 2 0 4 14 19 4 Argoed 11 1 1 9 15 33 3 ENGLISH: DIVISION I. —Goals— P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts. Everton. Z3 14..4 5 56 29 33 Newcastle United 23 is5 339 26 33 Sheffield Wednesday 23 126 544 32 29 Manchester United 22 137 2 45 41 28 Sunderland .32.. 12 ..10 41 30.. 24 Liverpool S4 10 ..10 4 36 38..24 A-ton Villa 2a.. 17 7 32 30 23 MancheAer Citv. 22 109 542 40 23 :l:=-:rn; g 1 BTistol Citv 22 -• 87 726 31 ?3 :x>t. ;î:: U Prestta North KM 2! 89 529 2S.. 21 Middlesbrough 22 7 9 6 35 S3.. 20 Sheffield United ea.. 8 ..10 4 29 33 20 Chelsea 83 8..11.. 4..34 40..20 Woolwich Arsenal 23 8 ..11 4 29 37 2C Nottg Forest 23.. 7 ..13 3 31 40 17 Bury E..13 3 33 55 i5 Bradford City 21 4 ..11 6 21 31 14 Leicester Fosse 22 ::> ..11 826 48..14 EWLfflH: DIVISION II. P. W. r- D.FA. Ptll. Wert Bromwtoh A. 23 13 3 738 15..33 Bolton Wanderers 24 147 3 54 17.51 Tottenham Hotspur 22 12 5 5Uis 29 Derby County 23 10 5 S 31 22 2 Birmingham 24 11 7 ..6 35 33 28 Hull City. 22.. 10 B 4 33 24 14 R'Lli Cit -08 433 24 24 —G<]??— Pta Northampton 22 16 4 ?' ''?' ortbampton 23 13 e 4 49 34 30 8outha.pton 23 H 6 4 49 34 30 CTy?tal -Paiac* 24 107 747 35 :9 Sw"ndon Town 23 118 4 ? 53 31 26 Portsmouth .24 10 8 ..6  45 40 ? { Bristol Boven. 21 11 6 4 H U 26 AIR RIFLE SHOOTING CARDIFF AND DdflfTRlOT. S. W. L. D. Pts. Victoria 18 ], t.1{2s. Albert 18 16 2 0 3z Duke of York 18 13 5 2 ..28 Atlas 16 13 3 0 ae A<lelphi 18 13 5 0..26 t^plott Conservative .oo. 18 12 6 0 24 Engineer 18 10 7 1 21 TudŒ 17 10 7 0 20 Oak IB 7 9 2 16 -"1 a.g 18 4 13 1. 9 York oo 16 4 12 0 8 SplcUaad .]8 4 14 0.. 8 Cardiff City 17 1 1& 0.. 2 CARDIFF ASSOCIATION. s. W. L. D. Pts. Birehgrove 14 13 1 0 Peoarth F-R.A 14 J3 1 0.. æ Dowiais 14 11 3 e.. 2' Grajure Gas Works H }i ? 0 22 -LiMMloo?. 15 M 5 0.. M St. pa"l,. smw 13 9 4 0.. ?ti<!tn<?t .IS 7 0 16 Gr.¡,nge L1be H  6 o ? Victoria. Institute Jf 8 0 i6 Hanui.?-strewt 15 5 9 I" 14 *t. Peter's 15 5 M c"?, Grtm?e T?mpetM<* J" 5 4 9 0 i0 ?t. As?es.  3 11 c &axm?ad Hall -? 3 10 0' « St. '&fnntn'a.? 2 ? 0 1 BRIDGEND AND DISTRICT. 0"'?i. s. W. j'' y M.c nù) 9 6' ?? ?- ?' st ?'tid-.??? .io s ? ? Merthyrmawr 8 7 1 0 ] 14 Covtrahen 10 6 4 y. iV.R. lWu — 9 5 4 o "i Ffaidan. -ln*- <Pcymm«! ? ? 0?12 Laia*311  6 i 6 Kwenny 6 St (Tondu) ??.J 9 2 ? °" 2 §t so*15 9 1 n" 9 H.pe inst. (Bridgend? 0 6 0 0 MINIATURE RIFLE SHOOTING s. w. D L. Pts. Ondoxtoa .?. 5 4' 1* ? ?'' St. !?tptm'a. 5 4 ? 0 8 Bed-ab 5 5 2 A « ;&I; 5 3 f 0 t Bimfigrc 5 1 4 0 2 Whaxioms$0 ? 0 I.I z
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"OVER THE CLIFFS" Charlesworth Mystery IS THE LADY IN SCOTLAND ? Scraps of -a Telegram FOUND IN HOTEL BEDROOM Farther li-ght on tite Ghaaieerforlli mysterT is thrown to-day by a singul- oomsiHiirioa- tioja which has been made by the Scottish police to the Deputy (Inef-.conota-ble of Ficnt- ahrre deacr-ibiins what they bed-e to be « visit of the vrdBsrag larly motorist to an ho^el a.t 1\>bemKxry, Argyllshire. The oom- maiiication is as follows, and is dater tha 14th inst. Sir,—I beg to inform yøu tleai a. young laody arrived here OIl the 5th inst. She Put up at one of the hotels after reading aboal the motor smash in Wales. I got suapwaoos and told the hotel-keeper to watch, her oorrespomdenoe. On the 12th inst. this hotel-keeper celled me, and produced sra-apa of a telegram found in this yoaxtg lady's bedroom. After putting tile pieces thee telegram read as follows- Hamdeed- in Ooiemian-street (repiy paid). To Miss Viotot. Cfoarlesworth, Bod-erw, St. ASa;1h. Why no* letter as pyomieed? Neoesaary to otHHaence^ —-OTilad, St. Asajpih. She engaged rooms a.t a farmtooRWe sear* this town, and wae to have taken posses- sion of the same this week, whale engag- ing those rooms she asked the farmery wife if she would be allowed to keep af St. Bernard dog. She 1-tsft here yesterday for Oban without paying- her bell, saying she would be back on Saturday. The .hoteL keeper kept some of her luggage. When she arrived at the hotel, she sipned BeK name in the visitors book as Miirgarefi M'Leod. After she left yesterday the page vaS found to have been out oirt. Pa-om the des- cription of this lady and the finding of the, telegram in her bedroom. I am convinced^ this is the missing lady motorift. Mr. T. S. Ad. sheriff's officer. kas arriTed at Mold with the borzoi hound serized at Mis- Charfesworth's residence ab St. Asaph yesterday. It is a valuaiMe dog* and is causing much local interest. The "Daily Qhromcle" has etioceeded illt. interviewing several members of the Charles- worth family, and also the chauffeur, Watts. Watts, the chauffeur, pave a detailed description ci the motor accident. He ex- plained tha t Mies Violet took the wheel and drove for about two miles, when the caj tØook a sharp tuna, and the next moment- he was thro-wii off the (r, and fell down the cliff. He believes Miss Chcuriesworth was also thrown over the cliff. Miss Lilian Charles w orti emphatically deaiied that the story of the accident had. beem invented in order that Miss Violefc Ohaa-lesworth might escape from her liabili- ties. Her sister "'a.8 etog-aered to a gentleman ranker, who had receniiy died. It was through him that she obtained a good deal of money. There wm-e also seyeroJ wiJJt; by which she besneftted. The family believed theft Violet had been the duW of eome- one in her speculations. Ag-a-in, her lite bad not been iasuired. Mrs Charlesworth Breaks Down Mrs. Charlesworth said her daughter had engaged herself to be married to a Kortfe Wales doctor, and had kept jot dark for a. considerable time. Her daughter was worried by the demands made upon her financial resources, and seemed greatly affected by the breaking off of "her -wgage- mew with the doctor referred to. As to the accident," she said, of course, I know nothiTLg, except that Violet seemed happier than lisnal on the afternoon when she and the others started. She came into the room to me, 30M said, Good-bye, mother, we are going. We won't be long. We rhall be back soo«n.' and that was the last I ever saw of her." At this point Mrs. Charles worth broke down, and upon partly recovering hAz com. poeure sobbed out, I had no opportunity of laying her dear body to rest, or even of knowing where she lies." The interviewer them put. to Mrs. CtMbrtes- worth the following searching Questions. Ta-ing first your statement. Mrs. {Charles- worth, that your daughter was passionately fond of you, and the fact tha.t she knew that. in a few days there must be an exposure tbat would cause ycra the -utrrrort grief, do you n tttink it possible that to anoid expoeure and to shield you Sit..e- may heve left and sought death, or determined to avoid her troubles by a. pretended fatal aocid-ent -She would not do that. She had too much spirit for, tha.t. She would face the trouble, whatever it —il^ a-nd would fight to the very last. What the Brother Thinks Mr. F. u. Charlesworth, the brother, la the courae of an interview, said, To my mind. my sJeter's story was not an altogrethwrBatis- factory one. She intimated that she would become possessed of considerable meant at the age of 25, and that in the meantime who would receive an income. She did not tell me any details a,c :c the souroee of the income, except that the capital was controlled by trustees. She somewhat resented my in- quirie?, and I d-i not pursue them beyored a. certain point. It seemed to us ail that a few days after each quarter day she had funds. Asked. Are you still convinced of her See!- dent, in spite of ha ving her boxes at Birming- ha.m ? the brother replied: "I a.m entirely convinced The view of th- family is that we firmly believe sC,,c- is dearl; but, of course, we sihall be thankful if, after all that it should turn out that she is alive." You don't think she may have gune away concealing her identity in the hope of avoid- ing the distress that the exposure of legal proceedings would involve?" "I can quite believe she wunld do aajji-bing for her mother, but 1 caanot disbelieve the statements of my Risier lyilian and the chauffeur. Besides, she appears to have been quite happy about the time cf the accident and she would know what a blow her dea-th anoder such circumstances would be to ue all. She wold also know that the public attention attracted by her reoorted death would almost certainly lead to revelili-tions which she would wish to keep from beicf made. A good deal has betn said about hei having the house at Oainc, tot as my mother told you, she wanted it for kennel purposes, it was -not far distant from»* where I was livinfi, and was witiiin easy, motoring from London." "Then I may take it that it is-^tibe view of the family that Miss Violet is dead?" "Yes, we firmly believe she is deaci, but, of course, we shall be thankful if, after ail. it should turn out that the is ahve." Finally. Mr Ghaileeworth remarked. "It has been stated that my sister Violet is con- oealed in this house. Ion have already seen my mother's bedroom, my own, and other rooms. If you care to do so you are entirely at liberty to examine every other apart- ment." It may be added that the search, perhaps a somewhat casual one, revealed no trace of the missing lady. Dupe cf a 6ambler The -father of Miss Violet, Mr. D. Charles- worth, was extremely emphatic about his daughter having been made the agent of cleverer and more unscrupulous people than herself. "I have not an atom of doubt," he declared, "that some gambler has got hold of her or made her his dupe, using her f4 his own  gain. She M?er learned in?-thin? abc^o bills or ptocks &nd shame hw*, and sOlmOme ir.n<t. have taught her. "She didn't meet them here, for we have never had a stockbroker or anybody of that kind b-e. ?<? g}j? has t??n yic?nuaed by some of the gamblers. I was astonished when I heard of it all. And so was every member of the family. We knew of her motor riding, and that she dressed nioely and had jewellery. But we know nothing about bills and things ot that fiort. She did not talk about things like that much, but used to go up to London on busi- Qess and I suppose carried it on there. "I always understood she had inherited a.m.ple amounts under th;e wills."
I NO CIGARETTES FOR WOMEN
I NO CIGARETTES FOR WOMEN A circular issued by the Director of the Frencl1 Customs Office ooutaise bad news for travellers who visit Prance. The circular explains that the Gusrioms officials have. been directed to reduce tihe quantity of tobacco, cigars, and cigarettes wfiich travellers are ailowed -to imp oat fOJ- "p^rstmaJ coaswimptian to half winart, li now allowed. Acoordiiie-ly, after May 1, travellers will be forbi" dden to bring into France inor, n cig-ars. twenty cig-arettes, or ljoz. of tobacco. It is expreesly stated that. the traveller must. ■choose bat wee n wtecco, ci^awttiea. -Of mgers, and will not be allowed to brilig in the Ptjpu. lated q.u £ CTt Lties of each., aoid that no travellei may fill his pockcts wiiii the -hare of a com, panion who may be a nou-smokar. The Dijec tor of Customs also refuses to recognise thr rig-ht of women to smoke, and so forbids the» tfoe privilege of importing even tbIe moaaleg q.uaaMity of cagarottos five"IWZI!f:v-
VIENNA SEKSATION
VIENNA SEKSATION I Vieura, Saturday.—A feporft ig^eemmt t* day that Prince vifeoJias of VObtemgro bw abdicated m favmwof the bmr to tte tfaraoe,,