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AROllND THE CLUBS The Welsh Leagues. C. AND D.R.U.—SCHOOL AND OLD-BOY RUGGER. iBy SPOKES."] C. & D. R. U. Although the balance-sheet is not yet fully oompdete, it 16 anticipated that about £ 100 profit will be the financial ræoH of the match, between -Nr. Percy Bush's fifteen and the District, and, of course, the Marathon race. The money will be used to wipe off the debts of the clubs in the Union now in finan- cial dixhculties. I am asked to request all citibs to send their balance-sheets, properly audittd, to the secretary not later than April ♦26. Clubs failing to do this will not be con- sidered. The Cardilr Football Committee have appointed Air. W. M. Staniforth and lJIr. inusi u t-,eir l'l.1!>n.il:Thl,at1H6 on the oomanittiee wiucn ii to tJt-e grants to the ciaw. libk, Cnion s leprege-iitauves are Messrs. U. H. Crawley, R. w. Jouii, and "Spoiseu. The luiuia lOT tüe trophies win be played at tne Cardiff Arms I-&rii on April 24. Adiamwdciwn have cume to lite again. The skipper had re-organised me titarn, and, unexpectedly, Kominy w,11 have to put tueir against the (iaolers in the second xound of tne Mallett. A curious potation has been cwueed owing to the decision of the U uiion of Weisn Leag-uea to vary the sentence of expuiedon paseea an Canton Harlequins to the (suspension of the ground. The committee are doubtful whether tile Union of Leagues intended its ruling to !be retrospective or not. il not, the Quins eacrmoe the league points of two matches. At the next mæung the ruling 01 the Union will be sought on tnis matter. Votes of thanks were pass-ed at the weekly ¡ meeting to Messrs. P. F. isuch, C. s. Artnur, R. W. John., and the committee of the Car- diff kootb,-ail Club for their honorary hard work over last Saturday's successful match, and race. Hube Harding was unfortunate in dislo- cating his shoulder in last Saturday's match. lies, of Grange town, who finished sixth in the Marathon, has been awarded a special prize of the value of a sovereign. He was the first bona-lkie local Rugby player who fimitihed, with the exception of Gould (Cu r- diff Fruiterers), who, of course, secured second prize. The winner has written thanking the Union for the "perfect arrangements made.' He, however, wmiiai-no that at times he was hampered by the Large number of cyclists who followed him, and, in fact, he wa@ knocked over in St. Mary-street by one care- less rider. Gould, of the Cardiff Fruiterers, who finished second, ran a great race, only being beaten by three yards. Early in the day he had decided not to compete owing" to an injury to hie thigh recei-ved whilst training, Yielding to the desire of -Mr. Windsor, the secretary of the Fruiterers, he turned out. On the hard road he felt little of the o"t: but on reaching the Cardiff Arms Park the soft grass made "going" painful. But for this, his friends declare he would have won well Cardiff Barbarians v. St. Paul's, which takes place at the Mario to-day, is a second round shield match. Canton intend keeping fit during the off- season by forming a baseball club. Players who would like to join the Dervi-she,3 are asked to attend the annual general meeting, which will be held at the Boare Head this evening at 8.30. Will club secretaries note that the new address of the Canton Football Club secre- tary, MI. C. R. Stephens, is 26, Major-raad, Canton? The Cardiff Football Club hare fixed rap the following dates. Clubs interested should make a note of th*xm: -September 11, 1909, Cardiff v. Union; January 15, 1910, Cardiff Reeerves v. League winners; and March "2, 1910. Cardiff Reserves v. Cup winners. isonie excitement wag caused on the Park last Saturday by the G-rangetown skipper, Barron, entering with the leader in the Marathon race. He looked as if he had pienty left to win easily. Footballers—espe- cially those from Grange—cheered Barron enthusiastical 1 y. Barron did one of the six laps, and then retired. He worked the joke cleverly, for none but the officials knew that be had really ahaoked up the sponge a-bo-nt half distance, and had completed the ftve or six remaining miles comfortably seated in a motor-carl Monmouthshire. The three League gwnces played during the week have narrowed down the chances of bertiHeryand Biaenavon. Last Saturday Aberti Mery formd the Blaina Mutton Tufmp almost ad deadly as in the past. True, they did not lose, bnt the divi- sion of points, considering that the "TiHeryitee recruijret every one, was almost as bad. The grotiad was v?ry wet, and con- Md?rung? theition of the paft at Aber- tillery oould hardly have liandiea-pped Aber- tiliery more than Blalna. Abertdllery bad several chiancee to score, but failed. As far as the nun of the play was concerned, Blaina dad not have the better of matters* It was, however, on Monday that the crash oaine. Bryumawr repeated their perform- ance in the first match between the olube at Abertillery, aed defeated the champirmahip I liokters by the srabslantial score of a doaen jxwTxta to eight. Abertillery have fallen off j in tnear play, and to lose three out of four league poixite does not promise possession of the runners'-u-p medals, let alone the pieces l of gold. BAaensvon through losing to Cross Keys by the unexpected heavy score of 11 points to 3 are out of the oo.a.mpionship hunt. Before the game they appeared to have a flgfctimy chance. They now have none. The league table is now particularly inte- resting. Pill, with four matches to play, ha.ve loet five league notehee; Brynmawr, with one Jcse game to play, are sdx poants down; Aber- tillery, with five games to come, have lost eeven points, and Blaina have only played half of their league games, and are- down eeven paints. These four clubs will provide the champions and .runners-up. Looking over each of the teams' engagements, Brynmawr is my tip for the championship. Welsh Inter-League Champion- ship. I I We are in sight of the semi-final rounds -of the Walsh inter-league competition. In the first round the leagues which, survived were Swansea, llhymn-ey Junior, Bhondda, Bridgend, Monmouthshire Valleys, Neath, and Western Valleys. Cardiff and the Rhym- iiey VA-IW Seniors drew, and must meet at Cardiff. In the second, round Neath severely t ixmriioed Rhymney Junior, and Monmouth- shire Valleys put. paiki to the Rhtonddia's account. To complete this round Cardiff or Phymney have to play the Western Valley and Swansea harve to face Bridgend. Neath and Moumouthahire Valleys will meet in the semi-final. Quoits in Cardiff District. I Two or three promising quoit clubs have iateiy been formed in the Cardiff District, notably the Kumney Athletic Olub. The new cluio's chief difficulty is over securing fixtures. Will secretaries of quoit oluibs m the Cardiff district kindly send me their naanes aind ad dresses in order that friendly matches or com petitions for that may be arranged by elate now in-v#amt of such fixtures. School Rugby. I It is an excellent move of the Cardiff Schools Union to organise a knock-out com- petition for the end of the season. Although the champions, Granigetown, and the runneris- up, Oourt-road, are not in the competition, their absence adds to the openness of the ties. with these schools to the result would be almost a foregone conclusion. Granig«etown have again secured the obam- pion&hip, and righit well they de-e.rve it. The form saonsrn by the players of this school has been consistent and of a very high order throughout the season I do not believe there is a school in the kingdom in which Bugger is eL,) thoroughly taught as at Grairge. Credit to the boys for their fine play, but without the hard work and tutor- in go of Mr. Tom Morgan they wauld have not been a very formidable side this season. Oourt-road have had a good season, and the team thoroughly well deserve the (honours of being runners-up and the holders of the" Express" shield. At the opening of the season most of the boys were new to the game, but they, showed such keenness that 0114Y a couple of defeats at the end of the league engagements are found on the record. To-day the first round of the cup competi- tion starts. The second round will be played on Wednesday next at Roath Park. The team which tc-day does cutty for the East against the West does not meet with full approval. Fault bas been found that Harben, of Court-road, although he has not played in inter-town matches, is included, but I have seen Harben pllay in many school games this season, tund he is undoubtedly one of the finest centres that has ever played for any school team. Cornish., of Grange, ought, to have been given a position in the team. I He is a great player, and should have been one of the first selected. His omission few can understand. Grossman, of Cogian, has nlayed so finely for school and city that 1 am disappointed that lie does not get his trial cap. At half, tco, Donovan, of St. Peter's, has been passed over. The worth of this lad cannot be fully known. His sterling play, and he has not a weak spot. deserved recognition. It is trae, you cannot find pilaces in a. single fifteen for all the brilliant players of the Eiast, but L like many others, think that three extra brilliant players have been passed over in Cornish, Grossman, and Donovan. Few a.re satisfied ,with the fifteen chosen. Grwys-road School have had a, very fine season. They hava scored 123 points to 8. and are four points ahead on the league table. Mr. R. T. Thorburn (Scotland) has been selected as the referee between England and Wades at Leicester on April 10. Mr. ThcT- burn, who officiated at Cardiff last season, now resides in Scotland. Union of Welsh Leagues. A meeting of the Union of Welsh Junior Leagues will be held at Cardiff on Saturday next. On the agenda will flgude the Bedwae v. Rhymney Valley Junior League appeal, the disinclination of the Monmouthshire Valleys League to accept the recent ruling .of the Union regarding their championships the financial dispute between tbe Rhoexh" ivaden and the lioTwnoiuthffhfre Valleys

TREHERBERT N.U. FOOTBALL CLUB. 1 TOP ROW: D. Riohards (treasurer), D. Galloway, H. Cox. A. Evams, J. Hereford, F. Harding, W. Dingley Paml, and, W. Griffiths. MIDDLE ROW: J. Thomas, Abby Thomas, G. Eveleigh, D. Fitzgerald (captain), D. H. Edwards, amd Hlandford. BOTTOM ROW: A. Francis, T. J. Argust, D. Griffiths, and J. WilliamS. [Photo, G. Leeter, Treherbert.

[ THREE-YEAR-OLD CYCLIST Albert James Beer, son of Mr. Albert Beer. a. weH-kno-wn Penarth athlete, is probably: one of the youngest riding. He is about 36 mcntiba' old, stands just over 31ft., I and weighs exaoMy 361ib. The little nipjper can be seen riding through the main etreeits of Penarth almost daily, followed by a t.r:op cf youEgoters. j

I WEST OF LLANELLY V. TENBY. To the Editor of the "Evening Express." SiT, see that in your issue of yesterday 17ou report our West of Lfcanelly League match with Tenby on the 9th inst. Without in any way wishing to detract from Tomby's fine win, I feel bound to point out that your correspoici,den-t has unintentionally done our team conisideraible injustice by not mention- in tbigtiumaber of absentees from their ranta on that occasion. Two of our Army Oup fœ wards and our best three-quarter were assist- ing the Army against the Navy at Queen's Club. London, while another forward and our ouitsdde half were absent through sickness. Hoping that "Spokes" way find room for this letter in his "Arbund the Clubs"" column in nexte Saturday 's football nuttlber of your valuabfe paper.—I am, &c., ;G. ,M. EVANS (Lieut.), Hon. sec. the Welch Regiment R.F.C. Pembroke Dock, gar., 14.

0. 1 SKITTLE NOTES. I i I [By FLOORER."] 1 I With nest week's matches the Cardiff I Skittle Letague.bring, to a close the most suc- ceaaful season in the league'e history. The games throughout ba?e been keenly con- tested, and, 'though Barry Holton won fbe championsihip !by & fair margin, the fi;?t for the sHYer imedajs f&r the T-umh?rs-up is Will mideoided. The City fh?M a point lead over the Bute iDock, but., whereas the latter should secure ail easy win over the Clyde, the City1 have tougher opponents to meet in the Plymouth- Ros-k, and to secure the medals; they will have to exitend themselves to the full. The Dockers Siost a good chance by i gQoÍllg under to the Oddfellows on Thursday j in a poor scoring match. i NEXT WEEK'S MATCHES AND REFEREES. I M ARCH 22. Penarth. Plymouth Y. King William IV — Referee appointed by Penarth Dock. Barry Helton v. Barry Centr-&J-Rbath Liberal. Groyhou-nd T. Irish Instiibute—Canton Con- i Ocensemattive. Cardiff City v. Plymouth P?ook-Oenltmi?l Liberal. Pen&rth Dock v. Canton Conservative— Pebar4ii Plymouth. Bute Dc? v. Clyde—New P?rk Liberal. Four Bhns v. Oddfellows—Maindy. AM matches on a'l&y of tiM-na.med chrb.

RUMNEY ROVERS RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB. TOP BOWDr. Angus (Hon. Medical Mae). W. -HiliL J. MedJecott, G. OatCexd, J. Ray borne, W. Hutching, J. Vincent, M. Cutters, and J. Sexton. MIDDLE ROW: —E. Watkins, T.- Marsh, 8. Charles, I*. Sexton- (Oafitais), D. W'ajtkins, J. Rowland, T. Hill (Vice-captain), and Mr. A. Aindirews (Ohadrmaii). BOTTOM SOW:—A.* Webb and P« liloyd. [Photo, J. YeanQacomtet-Caititft I r"r ? ?  ?—?

ASSOCIATION CODE, I Boom in Rhondda Soccerl REFEREE EXPEDIENCY: A I BLUNT QUESTION. The second half of Law 17, which I give this week, contains the conditions to be observed in the taking of a penalty kick. They are extremely important, and players at least should know thorn as they know their A. B. C. LAW 17.-(SECOND HALF). I All players, with the exception of the player taking the penalty kick and the opponents' goalkeeper, shall be outs.ide the penalty area. The opponents' goalkeeper thall not advance beyond his goal-line. The ball must be kick forward. The ball shall be in play when the kick is taafil, and a goal may be scored from a penalty kick; but the ball shall not be c gain, played by the kic'ker until it has been played by another player. If necessary, time of clay shall be extended to admit of the penalty kick being taken. A free kick shall also be awarded to the opposite side if the ball is not kicked for- ward or is played a second time by the player who takes the penalty kick until it has been played by another player. The referee may refrain from putting the provisions of this Jaw into effect in oases where he is satisfied that by enforcing them he wfould be giving an advantage to the offending side. If when a penalty kick is taken the ball I passes between the goal-posts, under the Dar, the goal r-^iall not nullified by reason of any infringement by the defending side. llnterrational Board Decision:—A penalty kick can be awardel irresy-etive of the posi- tion cf the ball at the time the offence is committed. In the event, of the ball touching the goalkeeper before passing between the posits, wTien a penalty kick is being taken at the expttry of time, a goal is scored.] In the semi-final at Tonypandy we were amply re-paid for all the inconvenience due to the snow of the predin,g Saturday. It would have been, difficult to forecast two such uifferent adjacent Saturdays. One suoh as would have made a Polar bear rejoice at the homelike conditions, and the other such as to hurry up "the flowers that blcom in the spring, tra. la." George Williams a fort- night ago in leggings, oilskins, muffler, and a re nOSle, was nothing like thfe George of f Jaist Saturday, olothoo in light, airy cycling costume, who would have both wirdbwa open in the train M he gapped for a breath of air. TIe typified the two waa/ther samples. All was well at Tonypandy, and no wonder Mr. .,rn and Mr. Griffiths were anxious for U3 to ?ee t,heir fine enclosure lcoldng I'D well We had all tlc,pg felt ourselves fortu- «ate to get the loan of this ground, and now that feeling all at once crystallised into absolute certainty. Only once before had our cup ties ibeing rylayed on such a fine en- closure, and Ton, Pent re and Own.nparc's suggeistion coiuld not have bVn improved Of the actual game I suppose I saw about fifteen minutes, about equally divided be- tween the two halves, so first hand comment ,on the play is impossible. I regret, of course, that my opportunity of observation w?s go limited, but General Secretary Ha.rt's re- quests for help 'in other directions were in the nature of "commands," and I do not grumble. I was no worse than many others who were pT-essed into onierevivey service. and my fifteen minutea were probably a quarter of a.n hour longer than friend Hart had with the game. Ton-Pentre won 3—1, and none could be found to question t.he equity of the result. Certainly not I. Victory went the way which almost universal rrophecy had foretold, although it is whispered that one ra-h writ-er: had hinted? at a win for Cwmpar. I gathered t'ha.o w^hili e the game had not been dazzling ,in sustained brilliance, it had provided many interesting movements. I happened to see one marvellous shct put in by a Ton half- back (I think) iu the first half. It was a beauty, from nearly half-way, but the -C,w,m-p,a,re goalkeeper was equally alert in saving his charge from such an unexpected, attack. Cwmparc's goal towards the end off the second half livened up matters for the! next few minutes-, but Ton almost im,rac- diiatelv scored their third1 goal, and put Cwmparc's Budden hopes of drawing the game outside the region of likely happenings. I hQ])6 that friends Cording and Charles were satisfied with the afternoon's entertainment. But, a.nd it io no use blinking at the fact, arrangements went wrong. Spectators who did not come early had much difficulty and inconvenience to get in the ground. The bulk of the crowd came in one grand bat- talion, and entrances which sufficed for ordinary conditions failed to meet the extra demand. We had the same dangerous erti--(h once at Atbei-dare. Tickets were sold quicker tha.n the couple of narrow doorways could admit their holders. With proper lini-n,g up all misgjit then have been passably well, but anxiety and eagerness to get in were too strong for the little patience neces- sary to take one's turn. And the ticket- sellers were too neall" the gates for the crowd to get lengthened out. Our "staff" was not half numerous enough, and the few who were on duty had the busiest half-hour of their lives. Naturally, this is not olineng Mame at the omcial? responsible. it was an unex- ¡ peoted stress. We live to learn—by emperi-i ence. EX'rience does not always leave its learners alive to profit by her teachings, but in this caee she did. My motive in puihlicly referring to it is a simple one. The final will be played on the same ground in a fort- night. There wiil be no cause for anyone to stay away from the mere disinclination to undergo the inconvenience a second time. There will be no repetition of it. The means to avoid such crushing are there, 'and will be utriised whether required or not. Arrazige- ments will be made to cope with an even bigger crowd than that of last Saturday. The entrances which, unfortunately, last Saturday were looked, bolted. and baTTed will ba opens and ticket-purcihasing will be spread over a longer distance. Indeed, per- sonally, I see no reason why the two clubs- Ton Peatre and Merthyr Town, the lina-lists,- should not be provided with ad-mission tickets which may be purchased previous to the day of the match General reflections on tihe venture to Tony- pandy are very gratifying to the Soccer fraternity. The corresponding match last year attracted an eyeopemng attendance at Treherbert, and last Saturday's takings of upwards of L12o, with a Rugby international at Swaneea, are a striking illustration of the growing popularity of the Jsoccer code in the Rhondda Valleys. Now for a pfurely personal opinion on another matter. I m^y be permitted to wonder why, when the semn-finals and finals of OUT SenioT Cup come along, the hundred and fifty affiliated cluibs deem 1,t desirable or expedient that the selected referee should not acme from Sonth Wales. I know per- fectly well that I am in 11: hopeless minority on this point of advocating that our local referees slhould hiave the opportunity to officiate in the final. To have the chance for the final should be legitimate ambition. It may be that the local whufitters don't want the task. aJl f But, by the constitution, of alii football associations, clubs rule, a'lnd very properly EO; and clubs say—no local man. The only conclusion to me is that all is not as well with our code as we think. Is our very success going to prove our undoing? It teems so, although I do not like to take up this croaking song of woe, woe, woe. It isn't that the actual play presents any difficulties to an alert referee, for it is com- mon talk anywhere that the play of ten and more years ago was quits a,3 good as that of today. Analysing the whole matter, there seem to be only three places where something is not as it should be which puts the South Walian out of court. Without any more beatinlg about the bush lot lrue aek, Does the /mnfiA 11a with 1. The" Referees, or I 2. The Spectators, or I 3. The Players? _.3 I This is, perhaps, blunt. arm a on oi piam speaking, and if anyone cares to send mean opinion on, the issue I Shalll be glad. The Beavan Shield match between Barry Island and Caimerons had a remarkable one- sided score. After a win of 9-1 the Islanders can be excused if they E-ee. visions of ulti- mate success in the competuion. For the league matdh next Saturday be- tween CameroTits and Cogan Old Boys I heiar that the Cardiff club has secured the use of the Intermediate ground Quins) in New- port-road. I trust that C'ard.ifftans will patro- nise the match in goodly, muraber, and, in adidiitron to seeing what is mre to be an enjoyable game, incidentally belp the (JaImeronS fitnanjcdally. As senior CUlJ flulaadst"; Merthyr should attract the many supporiters of Cardiff City to-day, and if the citizens can only re-pro^ duce their form against Miardy, aAn exbtbi- tion worth seeding will be on view. Merthyr is ome of the surprises of the season and many will doubtless take the opportunity to welcome tbis rising org,a'n(i|s;ationi. The jun,iorr CUT? now occupies the staige, and at Treliarris and Elbbw Vale two stern matches will be fought for the honour of apipearing in the final next month. Oog.a.n Old Boys and Troedyrhoiw are well m.atdhed (^emi-fi"n«aild9ts, and hp will be a clever om who can forecast the result between worthy of the Cardiff and District and Rhymney Valley Leagues. At EJibw Vale, New Tredegar, and Owan oppose each other, aaid bere again rivalry will be keen.

TAFF VALE PARK, PONTYPRIDD. The Pontypridd Athletic Club, through securing a long lease on the Tafl Vale Park, have rpent an enormous sum in enlarging the accommodation, and improving for the comfort of the public. The PONTYPRIDD ATHLETIC CLUB will Hold their NINTH ANNUAL EASTER ATTRACTIONS. On EASTER MONDAY—Boys' Foot and Obstacle Races, Old Men's Foot Races, Cycling (Amateur, N..C.U.), Wrestling Competition, & Whippet Handicap. EAST.ER TUESDAY—Boys' Races and Open Fiat Handicap, Cycling (Professional, N.C.U.), Wrestling Competition, and Whippet Handicap. BIG PRIZES GIVEN BOTH DAYS. Admission, Sixpence Each Day. Further particulars see Poster, or Apply Secretary, Greyhound Hotel, Pontypridd. Look Ont for the MARATHON (Amateur) RACE, Newport to Pontypridd, Whit-Monday. e463 VIRGINIA PARK, CAERPHILLY, 5th APRIL. OPEN TROTTING AND GALLOWAY HANDICAPS. Secretary, E. BRINBON, Auctioneer. O%L LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP.-Something Extra. Don't Miss It. P.O. la. and stamped address. Go "Nap." Another for National. 2s. the double-D. WmIlERBY* Duiliey-road, BriJf, Lioonln. eu20

TROEDYRHIW STARS ASSOCIATION TEAM, I WINNERS RHYMNEY4 VALLEY LEAGUE, DIVISION III., SEASON 1907-9. J THIS iSEASO £ N"'B RECORDMATCHES PLAYED, 23; WON, 19; DRAWN, 4; LOST, 0. GOALS FOR, 53: AGAINST, 14. I TOP ROW: D. Daviee, J. Isaa-cis (trainer), E. Chamberlain (ihon. secretary), Hackleton, Maggs, H. Roberts, A. Hackkton, H. Angove, B. Daviee, and D. H. Webber. SECOND ROW: G. Lloyd, D. Jenkins, Joe WiSliams (captain), F. Weaver, and D. Davies. BOTTOM ROW: T. Lloyd and D. Thomae.

Air Rifle Notes. I Is [By 11 ISULLIS EYE."] 1 Cardiff and District League. I With the league championship still an open question, both the leaders ga,iming full points easily, the event of the week was the final of tihe Detwar Cup. As was the case last year, the finalists were the Alberts and Atlas, but the old-time champions had a far different Albert side to meet than twelve months ago, when they won by, if I remember rightly, 373 to 347. The range selected was again the Oddfellows' Institute, amd to this fact may be attributed the low .scores of 366 made by each team. Quietness is essential to good shooting, and mo'e especially 80 in the case of such a big match. The ehufiling and scurrying of feet directly overhead seriously cisconcerted both sides, and, writing in advance of the league meeting when the date and place of the referee will be decided, I do not think the committee will again engage the hall for any important match. In last year's two matches which were fired there, there was the same thing, and I myself went down to the skittle aJley, but was suoees'sful fcr only a short time in gettiw the players to cease. There, are two or three large rcalDs at the clubs belongiig to the league, and I strongly advocate the use of eitner one of the rangeis at the Victoria., York. Sipiott Conservative, or the But to the match. It was one-sided up to a, certain point, but then the Albert came along strongly, and wiping off the arrears were in a strong winning petition, when a  "ma,g." by Turle lost the advantage. | ■TPhhi e Atlas started off well, Tommy ParMn being seen at his best, taking 4 from Llew I DiMens Gear go Morris lost one of these to Ivor Ilollyman and then the Canton men- wenit, well to t.he front, Gil Evans and Fra,nk Lush with 31's gaining 6 p, ),, ',nt(s from Fred Hill, the Albert's skipper, and Isaacs, who •finwV hed 29 and 27 respectively. Isaacs came into the team through the illness of George! Piper, and as this was his first big match! his failure oan ba exouaed. With a lead of 9 on the first four men, ail was as merry1 a? a, marriage b&li for the Atlas, and it really looed as if the Ailfbert w?re g?n? t? repeat their last year's crack up. Their next man, however, stopped the rot. Alec Cra-fter ilbohting Ted Kolloway with 32, and rl-om J onœ, with me a?me, return, krn)üked four off the slate beating Bairry WS??rs from, the fir^ sh'wt 'Ile Atii?s boys opened the second ibalt eonnd?n.t that their lead of five wculd oa-nrytheim through, but they reckoned with- a?bon?t ?? and Company Hosie at once set about OblM"he HDTtt, and with 31-28 fairther reduced the al"rears to a couple, and Dick Sawyer did hue little bit *W,tfc' 32 against 31 by the ex-Oa<fedoiidan, F. Wi.th their nexit pa-ir the Albert had their chance, for Edgar Prmtchard was clean off colour, and Turle had put his side in front with his second shot. With his next two shots he added anoitifaer couple to hda credit, but over confidence on his fifth shot undoubtedly coist ,tlb.e Albert the match. Against a "mag." by him, Pritchard replied with a bell, and the adva,ntag,e was lost, the Albert, instead of being: at least three points on at this stage, only holding a lead of one. The matioh now resolved- itself into a duel between the last three pairs. After a splendid bout, F. Paynter got the oo::jt of Fred Skinner wi.th 35—32, a,nd Ievelledi the scores, Ted Edwards and Willie Smith sihot a level 31, and T. W. Jones and Laves followed suit, the matcii being undecided with 366 each. In other matches cthicf interest lay in the return league fix-tura of thoee near neigh- bottrs and old rivals, the Dmke of York and the Atiiiae. it was a really eeplendid contest rig&t thTOiagth, both sides being at their best and tine lead changing freqaeratly. Pa,ynit-,r at tenth IDoan decided the issue with a Iwely' 34 against 31 by W. G. Weils, Smith,, and Lagea just holding the three pOiÍnit lead that he gave them, the final scores being 373—J75 in favour of the Atlas. The Albert had no difficulty in beating the Engineers on t'heiir new range at the old Rate-offices, in Weistgate-street, -whale the other leaders, the Vice., had two points for their fixture against the defunct Lansdowne. The following teanns have been selected to represent Caraaff and District in their two ret/urn imter-l-eague match es next week. Against Bridgend, at Bridgend, on Thursday the team will be:—W. Smith (captain) (Atlas), J. Haj-tree (Engineers), F. Lush (Atlas), J. Black (Victoria), J. PoweU (Oak), J. Wood (Splott Co'nserva'tives), T. Kowe and J. Weils (Adeilphi), J. Millar (Duke of York,), J. Rruford (Victoria), and Tom Jones and I. Hollyman (Albert). The train leaves tihe G. W .R. at 6.35. For tihe Rhondda match, a.t the Victoria Range, Canton, on Tuesday, the teams are: Cardiff; W. Smith (captain) (Atlas), J). James (Engineers), F. Paynter (Atlas), A.. Smith (Victoria), W. Greenland (Splotlamds), 6. Hicks (Oak), E. Evans (Splott Conserva- tives), J. Kinsey (Tudor), F. Brown (Adslpihi), J. Reibori (Duke of York), T. W. Jones and,R. Sawyer (Albeit), and J. Millar (Duke of York). Eihondda League: Tom Roberts (captain) (Royal), J. Blow, F. Thomas, and D. L. Davies (Royal), W. S. Fell, F. Owen, and W. J. Boyce (Misten), W. Austin, H. Moore, and E. T. Parker (Tonypandy Conservatives), G. Clifford (Femdale Band), and H. Bessant ('Globe). Reserves: D. W, Evans (Globe), G. Patfield (Mtskin), and G. Thomas (Royal). lihe secretary of Uie Rlionddia League asks me to state that the team will travel by the 5.45 train. Any selected member unable to make tihe journey are asked to notify the secretary art omce. The usual league meeting was held on Friday/when the draw tar the second round of, the Lansdowne Cup Competition was made as follows:—■ Winner of Stag and Splott Conservative v. Cardiff City. Atlas v. Duke of York. Oak v. Albert. Winner of Victoria and Engineers—bye. These matches must be shot off before April 2. The aMb-namedi team has choice of The Tes;h,)Ot between the Albert and Atlias for the final 00 the Dewar Cup was ordered to taike place at the Victoria range on March 31, and Mr. A. Shelly was appointed referee. Cardiff Lioensed Victuallers' League I There was a bag agenda for tbop- delegates at this week's league meeting of the Cardiff Licensed Victualleirs' League, but, ably pre- sided over by the chairman, it was got through in good time. The disputed shot in the Rovers and lfairas match was decided as a 4, thus leaving the match drawn. Of course, the league committee know their business best, but I fail to see how a party of men who never saw the shot oould d-ecid,e t,he value of it. A disputed shot should always be decided before another is fired, and if, in the case of there being no referee, the captairte are umable to agree, the match should be abandoned at that stage amd ordered; to be re-fired with a competent referee appointed by the league. This is the correct way- The league committee a the is all wrong, amd the sooner they reoo?- nise this fact the better it will be for the welfare of the league..■ i The date for the return match with the Newport League was fixed for April 1 at the Bristol and South Wales range. The team will be selected- a.fter thA-Mampione v. Rest cf the lioague match on Thursday next. The following teams have been. selected for the malleh stuarts: J. R&yJbouM (captain), C. Chris- tenson, 0/ CaTde. C. Dillon, H. Carpenter, J. Sandiford, E. Madley, S. Spackman, J. Buhr, A Fargusson, J. Griffiths, and J. Snowball. Reserves: A. Wilai-amson and T. Weillng». Rest of the League; C. Usher (captain AOP's), R. H., Jones, (MoiraO, J. Wilcox (Moira), F. ProsSer (Ba Bas), L. Harris (Stag and Hounds),, H. Cox (Bristol and South Wales). J. France (Rover), J. Marrs (Anchor), S Hazell (Raath), Mathew Cheek (Queen's), W. Pritchard (Anchors), and. F. Preedy (Anchor). Reserves: G. Roweew&ll (Ba Bas), F. Jones (Stag and Hounds), and J. Smith The ^IIandicap for the Chambers' CUP Com- petition was again revised this week, and is innmr a8 follows— 1_ SECTION A. iSitmarts owe 3, Moira and Anchor scratch, A.O.P.'s receive 2, Queen's receive- 7, Rovers receive 10, Barbarians receive 12. SECTION B. Roath ^cratch, Bristol and! South Wales receive 2, Westgatee receive 4", Stag and Hounds receive 4, Lord Windsor and Amelesea, receive 7. MouMers receive 30: The shoots for the moiviauot on,a,m-pion-snip of the league takes place on Tuesday and Wednesday next at the Stag an* Hounjs' range, and the final will be shot off at a. date to be decided by the committee. In the handicap competition the Raver etill lead from the Moira in Seotion A, wirle the Stag and Hounds eeem certain winners of Section B. However, the re-framed handi- cap this week may cause an alteration within the next fortnight. The next league meeting will be., held -at

[ JIM MORGAN. I JI'M MORGAN (Pontlottyn So-u?end) has the J making cff a good forward, and is of the j right stamp. He is eighteen years of age, 1 — —————————————————————————— f [Photo, Williams and Williams. stands 5ft. 5in., and turns the scale a.t 9st. This is Ms first season, at Soccer, but nip to date the has made a raplendid show. He is a smatt dribbler and a sure shot.

CHALLENGE. ACCEPTED.—A Grand Match for the Middleweight Wrestling Championship of tiia United Kingdom will'take place/between PETER WRIGHT. (The. Holder), Middleweight Champion, who 'has defeated, amongst others, Peter Batman, Joe Carroll, Tarro Myalii (the Champion Ju-Jltsu Wrestler of the World), and WILLIE, BAHi (The Challenger), of Glasgow, the. holder: of J,he 12st. Championshlii of the World, and of the belt for the Middieweights, who hes defeated, amongst others, Tom Sharkey, of New York, Alec Munro, of Govan, and A. A. Cameron in the Catch-as-Catch-Can style, for stakes of £ &> a-side, to a finish, other conditions 36 per signed agree- ment. Alao noxnoG and WRESTLING ATTRAC- TIONig between well-'kilovVn Men. At' the ATHLETIC CLUB" GYMNASIUM, at NEWPOBT, on SATURDAY, March 20th, 1909, at 7.30 p.m. Referee, Mr. R. Joseph, of the Sporting Life." All Seats numbered and reserved. Prices of admis- sion:—10s., 6s., 3i., and 2s. Plan of Seats at Messrs. Newman andson's, where Tickets can be obtained on and after the 13th inst. 2163

I CRICKET. • LLANTWIT MAJOR CRIC"T,CLUB have several open dates tor WedmMday dobs.—Apply to J. Abraham, Hon. Sec. e441 ST. VIN"N'VG JOT?JOR CBICKET CLUB require fixtures for all dates; June, JWy, August, and SePtr.oÅ:W!Y Peeretary, Ivor James Hopkim S3, ;?otM9t-Msd. Caatom

Miniature Rifle Notes.] By -22. The programme of the Welsh Miniature Rifle Meeting at Maeet-eg caused the com- mittee some trouble. Although the Daily Sweeipetakes have been aboiliehed, the number of competitors exceeds thalt of last year. Team shoots are again introduced, and for the first time on record there will be an aggregate prize list for certain unlimited ocmpetdtionu. The championship will be worth over JE20. aTId will consist of tile aggre- gates of the Plymouth, Tredegar, and Aber- daxe oom.petitiona, together with ten sho ts at 100 yajds. In the competitions mentioned above there will be 42 prizes reserved for tyros. The following is the full list of competitions arranged for the meet:ing:- 1. Welsh Championship. 2. Plymouth. 5. Tredegar. 4. Aberdare. 5. Gdanuek. 6. Association Cups. 7. B.S.A. 8. L. ii. A. 9. Greener. 10. Ikjwar. 11. Buohanan. 12. Maesteg. 15. R. W. S.MJt.C. 15. Florida Cup. 16. Bovrii Intfernationad Trophy. Of these the Association Cups, the Florida Cup, and the R competitions are reserved for memibere of W.M.R.A. oluibs. The R competi- tion. wiN consist of an aggregate of three shoots (each in 90 seconds) at 25, 50, and 100 yards. The Association cups are open to four competitors from each league division. Each competitor in this competition will receive a cash prize of at least 5s., the 24 prizes ranging fr<).m Ll to 5s.. One important innovation, for this year's meeting is the appointment of two local gen- tlemen as executive officers. Hitherto a gentleman attached to an English Associa- tion has held the office of chietf range officer at the meeting. This year the local Associa- tion has honoured the chairman. (Mr. C. Mackenzie) and vice-chairman (Mr. G. Lewis) hy appointing them to the poets. Probably the Welsh Club Cham pdonship Meeting at Newbridge on Easter Moaiday and Tuesday will be honoured with the presence of Cabinet Ministers and ex-Cabinet Ministers, as well as by an official from the War Office. Mr.. C. D. Venabdes-Llewi&lyn, Llysdinam Hall, will present the prizes to the winners a.t the conclusion of the meeting. The Brecon and Radnor League propose holding the campeftiticn for the Association cups at the Newbrid-ge Meeting o'n Easter Monday, whilst the Cardiff District League will hold the competition at St. Fagan'ts on Acxil 24. At laat the d'wte for the triangular Inter- national Ptost Match, Britain v. Australia v. United States, is fixed. The competitors will shoot on their home ranges of 25 yards' length under the supervision of appointed røf. Ihe Welsh Twelve 00 the British r,etweews. ?ll pro'baMy be asked fu eioo% their teaan international targeto at the Newbridge Ea.stet Meeting. The interna tdonal match suggested by the S.M.R.C. to take place at Perth in AuigurSC will not, as far as a Welsh team is concerned, take place. The local Association are fully justified in refusing to recognise a match which would imperil the •success of the Welsh- Meeting at Matsteg. The target designed by Mr. Howells, lloun- tain Ash, and oifered to the Welsh Miniaiture Rifle Association has been hTghly praised by all who have seen it. It contains 10 bulls with descending values to 6 around each carton. A carton for s-ighting purposes is in the centre of the card. The adoption 0If such a target would prevent all disputes as to the number of shots fired. Fraud would also be checked. As the matter is one which particularly affects the cluibs, it has wisely been decided to pco-vide each club with a number otf the targets for testing purposes. The reports from tihe clubs will decide whether the target will be adopted by the W.M.R.A. or not. The request made by the Welsh Air-rifle AS30ci,a.tion, that they might be allowed to affiliate with the Welsh Miniature Rifle Asso- ciation, came as a surprise to the executive counoi l of the latter body at their last meet- ing. Messrs. U. C. Parsons and C. B. Griffiths (Oadoxton) eloquently described the disad- vantages which the air-rifleiets labour under compared with, miniature rifle clu-be affiliated to the W.M.R.A. It was, however, po-inted out to the gentlemen represen-tin,g the W.A.R.A. that by the constitution of the W.M,R.A. air-rifle clubs, could not be ad- mitted to membership except by the sanctio-n of a special generial meeting of the clubs comprising the Association. A special general meeting of the clubs comprising the W.M.R.A. may be convened to consider the question, but in the mean- time the railway companies will also be approached, to ascertain what the exact posi- tion would be if air-rifle ciubs were admitted to membership, as it is not likely that the idea on affiliation will be entertained if by so doing the railway concessions at present enjoyed by tite miniature rifle olutoe would be withdrawn. Competitors at the Newbridge Meeting will be glad to learn that they will be ble to make the return journey for sin-:?e ta-re and a quarter, and that the tickets ?'in oe available by any train from the ,t urday before to the Wednesday following the meeting. w Those who have seen wie designs of the trophies presented oy Messrs. James Buchanan and Co. (Limited), whisky dis- tillers, to the W.M.R.A. are unanimous in their opini <yn'tbat no more chaste trophies aire competed for by rifle clubs in the kingdom. One trophy ccn<5(i(gts of a shield having in the centre the red rampant dragon of Wales, wltih a Welsh motto below and the Prince of vValess feathers above. These are encircled by a wreath of conventional leeks, and the remaining decoration is purely Welsh. The second trophy consists of a solid silver Welah dragon standing on an ebonised plinth, with the Prince of Wales's feathers o,n .ether side. The two trophies will ba exhibited a.t various centres. FLORIDA CUP COMPETITION: FIRST ROUND. J. W. *Newpcrt. Blaina. J. W. Monk .98 J. L. Parry 98 F. Purnell 97 R. Page 94 N. Davies 91 G. Clements .95 O. Thomas 94 C Kitson. 98 W. J. Milner 95 T. Caffrell 92 W. G. Thorne .97 J. Pitman .94 Total 572 Total. 569

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I Leagues, and the question of date for the re-play between Rhymnev Senior Leagu and C. amd D. R. U. Caerphilly has jMt. lodged ain appeal against the Rhymney Valley League. Rhymney Valley v. C. & D. R, U. Monday's inter-league match betVTeen the Rhymney Valley Senior League and the C. and D. R. U. at Pontlof tyn was dis- appointing. Fnvt of all, the game was not a success financially. Cardiff were awarded a goal from a kick taken by Evans—a1 j palpable mistake by tihe referee, for even in the opinion of the Cardiff committeemen present the ball fell from three to five yards sh-ort of the cross-piece. One cf tiie Rhymney tries was of dwrbtful legality, for the ball was not mad4 dead, but touched in the air. This equalised complaints. At the call of time. as the scores were equal, the Cardiff men ^ngg-ested that an extra period of tep minutes each way should be played, but the 1) me league would net cgroe to this course, and, therefore, the sides will have to meet 0 A. G. STONE (Ron,. Sec. Hopkinstown All Blac-iks). -1 again-probably at Gardaff. The game was a' poor one; the home men. were certainly not such a strong? combination aó Cardiff had to meet twice in last season's final for thie cham- pionahip. Cardiff were very weak, owing to (several of the selected team failing to make the journey. Before fiekung they expected, a, trouncing. The C. and D. R. U. promise to 1 field a far stronger side against tih-eir opponents when next they meet. It is to be hoped tihkit Rhyimney, too. will improve their side, for neither cf Monday s fifteens added to the reputat-ion of either league by their Play. Rhondda Valley I Le&g¡U games are very rare in the above Isajg?e at present, for what reason I cannot understand, as there are several replay matches to be played with the clubs in the second division. There are a few datee to be arranged, and there's only about five weeks before the dose of the season. But to come to seme final arrangement of the above dilemma the executive committee has decided to call the alu-b secretaries, with complaints, Ac., to attend the next executive meeting at the linimrial Hotel, Porth, on Tuesday next. Bring your fixture-lists with you, Messrs. Secretaries. Abercynon at home defeated Williaxnstown by 8 goals to nil. Llywnypia Reserves with help conquered Ynysybwl Villa-go Boys by a try to nil. Enough said, as the music has not yet finished. It has been decided by the executive com- mittee that the secretary make a full claim for fail fares to the Menmoutbsllixe Valleys league, and, failing to procure this, that the matter be forwarded to the Union of Junior Leagues for them to;miove-in the affair. We intend showing that we are not quite so black as some folks try to paint us. One word of consolation to the referees wiho have not received their expenses. They will receive the a.mounts early next week. Is it possible to move in making a game between the leaders of both divisions as regards swelling the funds? If SQ, let us do it quickly. Will have some news for "Ponty" next week. Bridgend and District Junior League. The international game at Swansea made matters quiet in connection with this league. From now on the clubs will have a very busy time.rf' they are to get through the league fixtures. Seme chits will probably have to play a few mid-week matches. The only game played last Saturday waa a friendly between term Oriibbwr and the Infants, of Blaengarw, at the latter place. The former had great difficulty in getting a side together, but several "has oeen-s" came to the assistance of Skipper Watkins. The lnifants proved victorious by 11 point-3 to nil. The game was not one, to enthuse over; the most exciting period being towards the close, when the Infants, gave their supporters a taste of their abilities. Oa<ptain Diok Phillips's run half the length of the field was a fine effort. Nothing tan- gible came of the run, as hds win? man failed to take an easy pass, and thus miss a certain score. The Riders were great in scrimmage work, but failed badly ill open play. Rhondda folk will, perhaps, be interested to hear that Joe Butcher assisted his native club. There was a splendid tussle at half-back, two of the best scrum workers in the league being apposed. Tucker is a, Tery clever player, and ought to attain irrter-league honours. At outside half there was no comparison, Dick Phillips being the best player on the field. Tb,o lbdem were very poor at three-quarter, but the "sub" full-back played a good game. The Infants have a very clever centre three- quarter in Charlie Morgan, who should be considered for a plaoe in the next inter- league team. Edgar Richards is also a cleaver forward. Pontycymmer were due to play the boys of the old parish, Llamgynwyd, but they failed to put in an appearance. A large crowd wae thus disappointed, there being no match of any kind in the Llynvi Valley. As this is the second time this season th&t Ponty- cymmer has done this little game, Perhaps Boo. Secretary Tom Jones will fully explain matters at the next league meeting. I IBridgend Valleys Old Boys. The old boys of Tondu and Erynecthin met on the latter's ground last Saturday, when Bryneothin had matters all their own way, and won by 14 points to nothing. The Bryn boys gave a dashing display, and deHghted their supporters. The latter like to tee something from Tondu taken down. It pleases tfiem. The Afeat Hooks are, however, t,a.lking of the return game, when. they hope to sipa something off the elate. "ns Eaid, the Meat Hooks started on their journey with cor fkietneo, but. that they lest heart alter crossing the Abergarw Bridge. Messrs. Bay lias and Pugsley have got, together a very small side. A. Thatchell, Cooper, Herring, and Will Da.vies were the pick of the forwards; Len Roper, one of the threeniuarters, is reputed to be the cleverest player in the league. The Ton-d-u lads need to infuse some dash into their play, other- wiee they will not win many more matches. The Bryn boys have the young Thatchells and Pugeleys, but where are the young Baylitees? I Rhymney Valley Juniors. Bediwas took a strong team to Deri on, I Saturday last to meet the league leaders. On gcin? to t he gTau?d, however, it was found not fit for fco?ball. This is very hard Iiii" on both teams. A record crowd had gathered, but the referee on examining the ground astufred the teams that it was unfit. Great importance W<8..S centred in fahio meet- ing, as it would have practically decided the league championship. Peri have two more matc)bee--Bedwas and Abertridwr, whilst BedTvae ha-ve to meet Rhymney II. and Deri. EJiymmey Scarlets are to be congratulated on their plalek in fulfilling all their laa.^ue matches. They have not a match, but at the smne time, they have shown them- selves thorough, sportsmen and played the game for sport's sake They have one away ¡ match,, O at G Merthyr. On Micnday Abertridwr visited Merthyr, and the league game ended in a draw. Rhymney Valley Seniors. Fleur-de-Lis visited their war neighbour's, A,I-j,eri,arg,ed, with a very weak team, and ffered a very heavy defea/t. This will not assist to encourage tae weaker teams. The score was unnecessarily heavy As the Union of Welsh J-uinor Leagues meet on Miarchi 27, and matters affecting the Rhymney League will then come up for de- eision, it has been decided to postpone the monthly league meeting until April 3. Sac- retaries please now. Bargoed entertained Caerphilly in a senior leaigue engagement. Bargoed, however, failed j to field a gocyi side, several of their players j being at SW8metk1.. The game fi-o-m the com- men cement was not mere than a scramble, fistiouffs being very much in evidence. The win of 6 points for Caerphilly was de- served, as the home team had a very weak side. Harry Rudge- and Jonah Jones, who repro- sented Bargoed in the inter-league team on Jfondiay, fully justified their selection, Jones being the most- conspicuous forward on the j field. Rhymney Valley Old Boys. I Deri visited Rhymney Lilies last Sa turday, and the outcome of. a very pretty ga.me was the victory of Rhymney by a try to nil. ) Tihe Deri ops were the heavier, but the homo (baicks were the smarter. Middle Rhymney ¡¡¡nd Stoaafets played on Mjonday, but it cann-ot be counted as a league match owing to the rules being infringed. I Rhondda District Old Boys I Although there was a loss of £ 3 on the, ittteT-l?a?ae match, the committee can COn- gratula.te th>em"es on the talent un- 1 earthed. It tooks p-rombeing for the futttne of Rhondda football. Over JM5 was netted as a result of the prise drawing organised and thought of by the energetio hon. sec., Mr. Will Gamlini. Alt,hougdl Only three weeks was the period to work in, the committee and eliib secre- taries worked hard, and now the league is in a good financial position. The winnd, ijig numbers were:— Firsrt, 1119; second, 383; third, 271. Will holders of these tickets send < to Mr. GamlinP Hoplrinetow n All Bla-oks hold a tournament at lister. Clubs desiring to enter should write to the tLfwi. see., at the Merlin Hotel. Modate will be presented the winning team and secretary. Treherbert had the famous Oilfynydd ex- schoolboys at home. Interest vrae intense;-«s j the Oil lads have only been defeated once. Treherbert had t,rarinoo hard for the Derby. The trow.0, was very Iarge--much to the dis- gust of N.U. supporters, who are finding gTeat opposition by the large attendances wh-ich attend the boys' matches. Treherbert captain scored a faultless try, hut the whistler did not see the groundrmg of the ball. Treherbert had the better of the game, and deserved to. win. Salisbury and Thomas played finely forward. Stanley and were the choice of the quartette. Tho out- half of Treherbert should find a place in the inter-league team. Willie Thomas, of au- fynydd. was the best lad on the field. The I result was a pointless draw. Ha-pkiiiistown visited Bla-eincilydae,n. Jxist after half-time the ban burst, and- the battle ended. Hopkinsitown led by a penalty Thvt smart and Email lot-. Treorky, had Llwynypia at home, and after a game which "provided exceedingly good football. ran out winin>era by eight points. Pontypridd Thistles entert;ainied Oilfynydd United. The Thistles are now going strong, and their win by three pointe ghoul t .!the leaders, Hopkinstow n, anxious to train. jlElY Pdofvcrs at hom-e drew with Dmas. Two of the league officials were knee deep in water at the inter-league match. Enthu- sia&m! r G-riff Nicholas has rendered oa-pital Vn. ei1 p to Hon. Sec. W. Gamilin in the formation of old beys' clubs. He is a ba.rd worker. The reiturn inter-leagiue Rhondda District j pone,;y!pridd District will take Pl- lalt v. Pontypridd District will take place at wiynypia on" April 5. iScribe Hibbs is delighted With the form of Treherbert- They are now at the top of their form, and o?gtht to have won ?la?st .??tu_r- day. I I Wetern Valley. -1' "11 'I-.L C.+"YW1I1.:Jo"" Only one matloh played laat saturcay. On a regular quagmire Blaenau Gwent met and defeated Hantygio by 3 converted goe-Isi to nil. f In connection with the Old Boys Lea gue, a knook-out competition is being organised. ¡. The draw for the first round resulted as follows:— Aberbeeg Seconds, v. Garnvach Rovers. I Blaina Lilies v. Blaenau Gwent Lilywhites. Tfia-nhilleifa Stars v. Newbridge OLd Boys. Bbtew Vale, a bye. Aberbeeg met Crarnvach in the first round

last Saturday. A hard game re»;iulted iii-Ga"- vach winning by a try. All the rounds will be played on the Aberbeeg ground. It is hopod that tome "gcod sport" will provide a trophy for this competition. Glamorgan. Which of tha clubs really heade the leagnie t-alble? The honour is claimed by three, and: practically none of the orgl3,nisa.tioills engaged know how the league ta-ble stands. Llwynypia having lost only two points claim the honour of being the leaders. Llwynypia's win over Ptenygraig is another step rewards in the leag-ue ladder. G. Richards, at fuU-back, quite outeihone Griffiths both in fielding and touch-finding. The quartette was in great form, and Mead and Phillips, at half, had a day out. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS F. Walsh (■Cardiff).—Plryce-Jenkins scored the historical try whioh gained the first Welsh victory over Scotland. "E. M." (C*rdiff).Of the four matches last season Cardiff won two and Swansea two, the first two played ended in Cardiff winning. H. W." (Maesteg).—The lealgue has a per- fect right to frame a rule to the effect. "Black and White" (Newport).—The Welsh Union would not allow such a match. J. Morris and C. L. Price (■Cardiff).—Secre- tary of Union will attend to matter if you write him. "Bel Droed" (Portlh).-Newport scored the try and LLanelly the dropped goal.

the Bristol and. South Wales Hotel on March I 31. Cardiff Association League. I The second round of the handicap co,mwi- tion provided some go? shooting this week, the pick off tha four being the meeting of Llandough and the Penarth P.S.A. Llan- dough had the 'vantage of range, and, also, were in receipt of seven start, but, after making a fine show right to the last man, Ackland failed tihem badly, and lost the match. At the interval the P.S.A. had made up the allowance leeway, and, with their first three men in second half shooting well, they were a clear seven in front at this stage. Their next. man, however, let them down badly, and with the teams level again there was every prospect of a good finish. With their nest man the P.S.A. again went to the front with 33-.31, but Bush, of Llandoaigh, reversed this by putting- on 33-29. Walker and Ackiand then toed the mark. The former level/led the scores with his first two shots, and then Ackland fairly broke down, and lost another five with his last fonr shots, leaving the soasiders winners by five. The winners now meet Birohgrove in the semi- final, the other semi-finalists being Grange Gasworks and Grange Liberal. The former pair have now to meot twice within the next fortnight, for the league championship lay between thorn, and will be decided by the issue of their meeting on March 24. Merthyr Notes. I I The conditions are now arranged for the gmatnd shooting competition for a gold watch valve L-10, offered by the Merthyr Social and Athletic Club, in conjunction with the Mer- thyr League. This competition has- been sanctioned by the Welsh National Associa- tion Rifle Association, amd is open to all com'ers. The handicap is as follows:— Average 31 and over,- scratch; average 30, 1 start; average 29, 2 start; average 28 and under, 3 start. me s'hoctt will be in three stages. Scores of 30 and over enter the second round, and 31 amd over enter the third and final round. For the first shoot the entrance fee is Is., for the second 6d-, and the final round is free. Entries should be made at once to Mr. George Harry, at the above-naiT>ed club, the closing date of entrance being April 5. Mr. Harry invites club aeoretariet3 to IcVhdly for- ward to him the average (this season) of any intending competitiors. It should be noted, however, that this competition is not con- fined to club members, but open to all. The handicapping cf non-olub competitors will be dealt with by the committee. The con- ditions for this competition seem to be very fair, and it is hoped the promoters' enter- prise will be rewarded by. a laTe entry. The final for the Dewar .j—eld between the Merthyr Conservative and Aberfan ended in an unfortAnate deadlock. After firing eleven men AJberfan left to catch their train. The Conservative finished the match with a 373 total, and claim a win. Aberf-an had a 324 score for eleven men, and could not have won had the twelfth man. fired. ^However, a protest has been. laid which the com- mittee will decidie. Rowe, for the Conser- vative, made a time 34 in this match, T. J. Jones making 33 for Aberfan. Things have been very quiet in the Merthyr League this week. The Bees were due to fire the Gordons, but failed to appear. This is strange, as the Bees have nearly always kept their fixtures. The Gordons fired off, making 363. The M.E.T.'s were due at the Mardy. They dUlly arrived, and as a start was about to be made they discovered that no one had brought their guns. Result—no match! The meeting of the Conservatives and the Lamos was a little like old times. The Con-1 servativee had', an eaiSy win with a. fine total of 375 to the Lambs' 348. Congratulations to ObEUpman, he having made a, beautiful pos- sible. George Henry was also in fine form with 34. The Lambs' best was 32 by the youmgster of the team, Pullcn. In connec- tion with this aifltch ail unfortunate error was made in one of the Lambs' team. The name of Mr. Evan. Owen: appeared a;s one of the team. Mr. Owen, however, did not take part < in this match owing to a- family bereavement. His name was on the, book siippliied. to ue. -Perhaps it-would be well in future if alittle more care was taken with the sooring. RHONDDA VALLEYS LEAOTTE. DEWAR SHIELD-FINAL. •MiaXiri.. -Royal. G Lee 4554554-32 D. Davi. es 454 4445-30 E. Con noli y 5 4 5 4 4 5 4—-31 D. Bobefts 3 5 4 4 3 44-25 J Way .5 4 4 5 4.4 4—30 V/. Thomas 4434404 4-27 J. N. Jones 545 5 4-4 5-52 C. Coorabes 4 4 3 5 5 5 4-30 J. Davies 4 4 4 5 54 5-?l G. Webber 45 4 45 44—30 W. Tyier ..5544:45—30 J. ?-ans .5!4435'!—28 V. S. Fe}l..455555-¥ M,.D?T? 5 5 4 5 5 5 4—33 F. Owen .4 5 4 5 5 4 5—?2 ?. Roberts 5 5 5 4 4—32 A. Griffiths 4 45 4 5 5 5—32 J. Blow 4544444-29 T. Lewis ..4555444-31 -D T-homa-s 55-43544-30, G. PadfleM 4 £ 5 5 4 5 4—32 F.. Thomas 555445 5—J3 W. J. T. Baberts ..4 5 4 4 5 54-^31 Total 379 Total 358 DEWAR SHIELD. Roya? Exchange (,Melinerythan?-p. Moon, 31; A. Hopkins, 31; H. Jone?, 33; J. Hill, 31; T. Pattinson, 34; D. Thomas, 32; E. Tucker, 29; F. Higgins, 29; C. Moses, 28; D. J. Rees, 28; H. Russell, 33; C. Bouse, 31-totaI, 379. Park (SwanG )-W. J..Tones, 30; J. White, 28; E. Howard, 32; W. Westlake, 31; H. C. Waters, 31; E. Davies 28; L. Paddinson, 31; H. Hemmings, 29; J. Cliislet, 27; C. Cratchley, 32; W. J. Davies, 33; W. Thomas, 30-totiil, 363. CARF AND DISTRICT LEAGUE. LANSDOWNE CUP HANDICAP. "0:1.11: Splotland. S J Hicks 4 » 4 5 4 5 5-32 J. Mayo.45 44 5 35-30 H James ..4 5 3 5 4 4 5-30 W. Trace ..2533433-23 D. Harding 4 + 4 4 5 5 5-ii W. Price .34 54444-23 C. 4 tWa-rd 5444534-27 !'I). Noakes 4 5 4 5 5 4 5-30 A\. Iteers 4 5.3 3 4.5 5—29 Chamberl'ih. 4 5 4 5 5 4 5-30 W. Deers ..4 5.3 3 4.5 5-n B. Taylor ..554 45 5 4—32 A.- James ..4544444—29 W. (¡rassh'tf 4 5 5 5 4 4 4-51 W. Simons 3545544-0 M. Evans ..54- 45;) 5 3-29 M .Greeal'nd 35,5 4444-2 E. Brown •-4 4 5 4 43 3—27 A. Ward .4 53 5444—29 W. Powell ..5 4 5 &4 35—-31. J. Johns .33 4434 5—2G J. Powell ..33 3 3 44 5—25 G. Ward .5354445-?0 11, owell ..5545545-31 t. DaviM ..4454544—M Handicap M Handicap 10 Handicap .20 Total .—-368 Tot?l 360 I