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AROUND THE CLUBS
AROUND THE CLUBS The Wetsh Leagues, j j ARMY CUP WtNMERS LEAVING HOME I I C. AND D.R.U.—SCHOOL AND I OLD-BOY RUGGER. Ety "SPOKRS."] I Union of Welsh Leagues J The meeting to be held tihis erenim? is an tmporta.nt otme, fcr thetre are no Ift¡s thatn &vf al:peajs agaimat decaaiioms of afBJi-aited leagues. The orgmmisa.tions aifooted a.re Rhymney Setinor. Rhcoi'dda. Old Boy&. Rhym- mey Junictr, M'onoi'oQthahiro VaUeys. a.nd the C. and D.R.U. The laat-muned body WLU embtniit aJao a. reaolTitTjon ooncernang ralmige cfthcUnioTt. Pontyprtdd's New League The ar&t ronjmd of tihe kncck-oo.t coTnpetd- ti-on took piaooo on ]ConciQ,,y last. The 'Cal- fymydfd Haj'Leqmms ran OTtt wrn'merE by a penalty gQad, to BdJ again-.t Garth. It inmat. be adnuuted t.h:e la-tteT w<re unlucky to lose, as they had all thepLay. Mir.Tho.ntas, Tnyaybwi. conbrolled the platers spldMiiMly, but it was UIlJfortWlofuOO that the be<tter toet. &ee6 Do'vid., tihe (rartdi fall back, was the pdck of the 30 players. Ynyaybwl v. Treforest a.liM pa-oved very ex- citing. The soowmg was identical f0)r Ynyay- bwl won by a. penaJty ?<?al to nil. Trofofrogt. preferred to pt)a.y at Ynysybwl, ac it i& the <LMat 8)€']'d for mil'ss afrotuxi. AbercytMxa v. Rthvdfeian eDded in a, draw of 5 points each. Tne re-pi&y will t&ke place at ODee, and the ima<toh. ahottid swaR the funds of both ciTibs. Mr. Roaaetr h<L8 kimdty helped tibe league thMMKmaJJy. The P<<nt.ypn.dd UTmted have not yet re. œi:ved their go-M medals from t-he Pbmty- pridd preamier cinb. Tbia is very nns&tiatao- toTy. a6 the club had to pla.y two SinaJs, and tthe pTemieTs are now o'rg'.a.niiaing aj!otb€T medul coanpetition. They will, therefore, lia.ve two sets of medaJs to provMie, un-leæ they keep this year's wuMners f.rcan having then's for twelve mon'ths. Clubs ahottM mquire when the club intends pre- øentÏIlg the medaJa promised. Bhymney VaHey Juniors. I OmJy o<ne !ma.teh wae placed last. SatTiTd&y. Bhymoey &eoo!nida journeyed to Abertridwr with a weak team and returned def netted by6pomts. The chajn-picmshTp now lies betweem Defn, Bedwas, and Abeatridwr. The oompetitioa Bth<mld ha.ve atn excfilin? &mish. The next league meeting will be bedd at Bafrgued oa Ba'timrday next. Abartritdwrs actM'es laat; S3<t.Trrda.y were the Tesolt of good forward pla,y. E. Morgan ajid I the evergreen DaJlim<M'e hopped ewer within & numnite of each other. Clamorganshire I Owing to the eta.te of the grotmd at Tomy- tMmdy, the Briton Ferry match was B)0t played. were the visitors on Mon- day. Ltcwynypia, had nine subs. out, and the eromnd -as WTetc.hed.. The homa men man a."o-ed to drww. In ajjswor to my nctbe concerning the leader- ahip of the leaco)a. ''IV'Ot" WTlite:Llwyny- ima. ba.ve played 10 alatchee, won 7, dra.wn 3. loat O.aind hq,ve a. protest agaui6t Moomtain Ash. ThJB, if we win, wiR place us in f4!:e position of ha!vmg Icet onIly two posits instead of three, as %t present. MotCQit&in Aah ha,ve lost a.gainet T-reocrky, dra.wn with Pen-ygraag <m<oe and with Mwynypna. twice, which mafhes & loes of nvc leao.- points. S-hottid <ih<:y loee the Drotest, this W'ill be i:oorøased to aix." TrecM-ky have been bea.tem by Moumitaan Aah a.nd PenygTaig, and dramn wiilb. LiLwyjM- pna and MertbTT wbach inches themauc patnta Qfowu. U'wyaypda.'s ota-im to the .lea,dtarship is thus prcxrem." adds my oarrea- ],)ond<sa)t. G. E-icharda is playing aofety at fall ba<'&. <Bnd 'Ponty" Waitajus haa the ma,kin,g of a good wing. Bia.y<tn JoaMs and Mog EwaiDa a.re eq1lM to aIll'Y 0011ItretI m the lea;gae. CoD.g'1."alt;nlatloos to D&d Maad on hje eeleo. tapn agaållll3ot. Somepeet. It is a. pity tha.t E. PnoJhtM was not niolndcd, too. The padr'a strength is combimotign. Head)ng!ev's Wetsh Vis!t I The faxmous Headingley team will play at TonyTpamdy ag2xnet U-YUYP- on April M. The Yorkshire tea.m has tip to <ia.tepb.yed 26 matchea won 24. ajid lost only 2. As a eooTMig oofmbina.Qon th?y aa-o h<n, f<? thom- POM? total ? to 72. Th?y have b?? ? OU-9 OTsa.nlsa.tMxnB as Leicester amd Oavtle. f<MTt. aa we-U as majiy of the leadjmg EncLiab taafms. Uwynypia wiM ha<Te a. haa'd task to ?a.i'n notary, for their oppomemtN WTU m<d.a<te A .E. PiJœrine.. P. H1:L'tOhiIl.gSOD., E. D. Ibbotaon (a. tno of English imtermaA.iom.ajB), A. X. Greathead fwho obtajjied tus cap for the Stotrth). aaNi cite foUowing Yorkshire cooB'ty p?era:—F. W. HinuigB, 3. Bee, H. D?waa? ?T? A. T!h<Mnpaam. J. A. King, J. H. BddTaom. y PowM-. S. N. Ye&dtan. wtth the Bro?? Bom.nsuB, who are re?aj- p?.y?i-s for the JiMHanda. The UwyTiypi? dnb'g entarpnse deeervee t<he rewaird of boimper ca.ta. Strhowy 1 Poot&aM in the vaJBey haa been at a stand- stm for seveMi weeks owing to frost, snow. amd Sa-ttLrdaya delttge. BkK-.iMMi GweiM. M'0'ved themselves tT-oe sportB. for they have made three a-ttempts to pla.y the RibarniajM them- return ma.tch Gweot oa-me to '.I'rE.d-egaœ last &.Vur"y, but P,-obably drowB fataii- tMe w<mM "ve peen-lted ha.d a match been tMia.yed. Both gides agreed to pogtmiae. For the past t!h<ree montiM the Hibe. have b&Mt OnaUe to pttay a sins'Le ga.nie. They wm have a boay time froTn n'ow on, for the TMJ'ma ga,mes include league games ajid thwee M-pla-ys. Throogb some u'B&ooomKtaiMe ieaeon Argoed fa;ued to put in an appearazwe a.t Tredesaa- toplaytheUmited. The peat of the lea.g'a'o teams aeem to ha<re --Paeteo di-ppeaxe& MotSt o.f the Elbermiains !nea<n to ffguee on fbe nmning track ttna aanunar. I wiah thxan tBCk. Bridgend and District Senior I Too maoh "weaiithefr" iBtea-fteeed wMt etc* league oonteata. exoept where laite ata.rte were made. Even in taese oaees the gtroujMie were in anch & bad otHKiition tha.t good foot- ball waecMt.to<fthe<pKS<.ton. At Brid.<>end th.-e Secon<Iø had the SIpion Kop h<r'oee, PontyoytmmeiT, as viaitors. Both sides tried yotuigstefra with sa.tisfaoMa'y jeaolts. A dashing forwead ga=Le resotlited in a try each. **P<Mity" aooped e&rly o<n, amd thine on th= 'Jooked Uke having asn o = aittet this. th" atteT this that iPonty were Incky m sectfumg a point. ETidgend SooomdB a.t taat. afre im.prov- ing, hnA they wamt: some strexwthonlug M centre tbree-quarter. The fcfwa(r<ia laet EWtur- day ctid well and fi-Jy led b7 B-t Hopgood, who stOOuld 001 hi-s f<Xl"IIl hi6 plaoe tn the next tmteir-lcia.gtue teatm. Others who smppoTted hia efPcxTta wetra A. Browm. F. CfrrMMw. and YOUIDg Evanis. At half Brown took the homoTtra. The wa.y be got oS "on ttjta own)" W'aB a sairpfnae to frtandB tmm. "Baa-ot'Jy" ajaid Giles were the best of the &bvvm TMtuny PenmeO waa Al as CQØtodi.a.n. PoMtycyTB.imetf'e cbod<oe wore E. J. EvatOa— Who ahorttd oerta-inty be given a trial with IIIIe Bridpmd emkins. a.nd Feven a,t Ii tbre&-qua.rter. Uoyd spoiled ane ptay at haJf bT mcieoung hm tbrem. Fv-4. Moyri-ok. poaa.0% &md Ha=m worked ,ewv hi-u4 fcc- The lafamfta of B!taen<a.rw --A to Ma<eates. They were unAacky im falliaig the prey of the B&BgBtrs by & single try. Pla.y wae -ftned W the porwaa-&L amd the Rang ersexoaMed tc this detpaj'tmen't, for theM- combined faahee a)nd ahort paasing we<re yery akUfnL The(y &Fe n)&t very stirang in the <:faa.rt<iitte, and thi'! defect ah<xiM be rNnedtied or there <tre a few defeats &wuktiug them m tatere bmgue marches. The tmfazas atFM nnt. Rn stIrong fOll"Wa4'd now tB in the eattjd'ar part of tfhe aeaaom* Now. Meaara. OhjTsbopiber, PaJmteT, ajMl Roberta. ?et yom* h<oaaa in anIer before yomr side meet tibe HoBN, otherwTae yoon' higibeat aamhitica wia not be resaiov& Yow back divmim is fttNte zpod eaoogh. The Rtdea-a of Oafa Cnbbwr were at Ll-- d. The boyœs of the old pa.rih pIø.yed to weU tihaA honc<Br6 ware eQgW- try ea<oh. 'be an ga:i.ci:n.g wanderfuJ and awfoJ ret)da<dan Ccxr dra<wTi games, h&ving gvvm to thax credml Ba4 hail of these been wdmø thedrpoeditjion in t<he lea.gne t-ble wo.nid be a. proadcme. The a.pB axe & scMUid lo.t of martnUn84;e"; the boa-res a.re ctever.tha tbxem a" sa=d defewlers, bmt, -dl7 1-k BofyriBS powefrB. They wajMt. mo<re "devil, Inore dieteTonoa.tM'n to ?o &ta-avjllt for me Bme. Xow. t.h€<n. bn<& o.p! The poip'Utt of Tom DafVMs a.ro likely to make things hoan for tiM remafrndea- of bhe aeaaoT!. The retom of Reg. Raill1'iOlll' wiR strengthen the S'ide. ajid give tba't &B!et)Ne wba,ch has bmm kbotbw in the back drvisi(m. The prospoots of the Uaji boys a<re. HMieed. The aha'iee of nighc as weM as KtiTt. wem faNm? Cast when Usobaxmn amwd at C)a<efraa to meet Ta.Uy'a Lamba. F'a.iicy aimv- ing at six o'ci-ock-.amd UajLhajTanofaU teams, t<M' They f<MM!id tha.t Caera.u bed erven them ap, and the jow-ney was a fro&tr loeEB ofc<e Mesers. Arthu-r Jenkina ('Hanna.r'pac) amd Tnm Jones (POnitTeYlmmer) will here to be in tbA, TNOA elo<!TMn<t mood at uie next taa.gTM meet-ing to pait ma-tte-ra nsibt. Bridgend Valleys Old Boys. I The TtMtta Xca.t Hoctka b,aved. tte. !<rea.t.ber a,cd viaited )[, whare, aftea- & Z.-ame of mnd p(>Iu. wojl by a try. I The Bryace'tinn Boys pleaacd their macy MPTMrteM bv defea.ti:n,g Xa.<T'nM'el by 11 I JlC'lllM to nil. A very fine pealownlamm, nidged! &o'me rery keen ga-mea wiN be wi.u.ijesMd. ? in the &rs1, roomd of tJM <*np ties. The ? matohcs axe a<ro<t8M]? 'goreat eBtChnaiaam in the (tiatnct. Stri<?t tJraohlcj,ng t9 the <M-d'ef. It is wh)i6WH-<!d tta.t after tr;i.lliini.l on the bl.a.cld)(J&rú-. provided a.t C. <&D.R.U. I A more wretched day for the dtp and ehietd oompetittoaa could not have been -elected than last Saturday. It is reaJlyaur. mTsin? that the clubs did CiOt mutually agree to ooatP?OB ?°?? importaBt conteste to a day ?ea groins ajid weather were more enit- <?e ere&test contest was a? Boath Park. wbeM MackiDtosh met Canton Wanderars TSaMa?kswereoxpocted to wia. for they ?S?lmi? greaHy NnproMd, Th<!y did. Not. ?d<S?e .reat-I.y P?? ? THHN6M Mt? 4.-t e o 'Pla7
-PENGAM COUNTY SCHOOL.
PENGAM COUNTY SCHOOL. PLAYED. 15; WON, 13; DRAWN, 1: :LOST. 2. COALS FOR. 40; AGAINST, 14. Top Row: E. Roberts, J. CuTtJs. W. OsboTBe. Md Mr. Roes (maeter). I iMiddle Bwv:C. Uewedl-yn, T. Pa-rbeT. 1. R. E'dtwa.rds. Gale (owptta.i.n). J..Mm, amd P. BamdaJl. Bottom Row: Dan JoiM-s. Bryn Da.TMS, Jack Sannders. I
P. JAMES. I
P. JAMES. F. JAME3 (,Ab-diam X.U.) has the ma<kiM of a ?ood :<.rwa,rd. 3,nd is of the rigb-t sta.mp; He terns the scale a? 13et., Hse t?DdH 51t. llm.. a,nd is 22 years <?f a?e. He for- merly 'played foT H3IVerford,west, and a.!90 3S8ed the AbeTainiaji Cynom Juniors when UMy won th cu,p, t,T.o sea-scfos ago. Thia
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season he tJirew Ln his Lot with the Aber- datpe œll'o.f-assionaJ) 01.ub, and is conaMi'e'red one of their fastest forwards.
!--OWtLYM tWtLDAMS.
OWtLYM tWtLDAMS. GWU,y,M WTLLI.A.MS IPDntl,-ltlyn Scmthcnd) is th<! ri.g'ht cta.mp Ctf ja, Ho is only i'J;gn,te{)n ye.a,3 of agoc-, &La,ruds 6.ft. ?11.. a.nd ICst. SIb. 13 <HM. of the lr'hOt.o.Vï1liam.s a.Bd WiUiajns. most. p.r<MDMin? TPIaYCTF3 Sm the team. He is a s:p.æ.ooid dribbler ajjid a good shot. He js yM-y Ti.na.ss::]]iisg'. a.'nd often loses piraisc) w'hcl1 is Ma j.uat due. With p,lenty cXF) PT' t&-Ic* m -vod oompa.ny. 'be eihouM ba-ve a i.n.m.re.
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MONMOUTHSHIRE VALLEYS INTER-LEAGUE…
MONMOUTHSHIRE VALLEYS INTER-LEAGUE TEAM. Photo of Tee.m thAt. defea.tÆd the Bbondda. Lewg'OØ a.t Eisca., em FeJ.n'Ua¡T.v ZI}. I Tcp B<w: W. H. Sbapp-d (hon. eec.)..L. j<N]Ma. J. X<t)heMOt)t, OoN3a. E. JoaMet, F. Amdr'ewa. L, Citbtboo, J. CMBtmM <MBia. t<m.t MoJ. W. Da-viee Seoood Bow: A, V'xnee, n- A. J-Xwew, T, Humpbzvw, P. JotMa, O.. J. Hubert. T. AfI!dt<J. a<mA 'M'. Donoghne. F.colit Aaw; A, Dw4ebA, ,A. 'w- .¡.: .s
I ASSOOADON CODE.1
I ASSOOADON CODE. 1 Weather Upsets Programmes. BIG FINALS IN THE RHONDDA. Last Saturday we ran into' one of the worst afternotme we have bad th.'s Eeat-on—the snowy onef'. of course, excepted. The radn csbme down with b'twh that extreme diEer, mfort was players —who had to turn out—and to these fa.i.thfu.1 fpctators whor'e enthusiasm was gre.aiter than. the iTtcoh,v<'mfTK:'e. And. as luck and prt-vioua arrangem-e-llt. had Jt. th'e!e were very tine and down for c.ec1",iüJ1. In pa.rtiouta.r it was Yery trying to the ,padjel1ce of the oJB&cia.]p of t,he Ba,rry Dtatnct Chib. BriF;zol City 1,f-serv,-s ha'v'e be<-n doiitg so weU in the Wtern Lea.gue Com'petititon, a<nd thi8. added ta the interest, witth which the do'i.ti?s of UM Citv FiN Eioven m the "Es?lMih" C?p arp fo.iowfd in ?outh WaJee, g'a.ve additional im.p.ortan<? to the District's hMne nxture cf Saturday. Ujid?r crdina'ry wfath&r conditKmg, th€' aj?tipipa.tiono of the Bar:y offici-tis wculd ha.ve beoen eaeiiy As it wa.s, a, fair number of pup- po:'r1.fr-s climbëd the hi!'), ami. what c*u, d iind, ? r t h?' g, ?:btjnZ wil,%t Fh)&t?r the-y coTi'i? nndar the" ljca,-ding by th-e na?ptan' at the top <L'nd, ma:d.ç, the bts't. of a. 'ad jc'\ To all in teats and practicaJ. purpoMa, Ba.Try Dmrict ig an amateur ba't .r3 e ex}X'ns'f; are a f')rrnh:ld)lJ item. the C'i no ha9 i-ran,ed an att-ract,i.v,e set of h<mte matches for the Ea..<'ter holi.rla.y; a.c-d with a.ne wea-ther f;h<ynld be able to make up fo r &'aturda,y'8 ddsap- po'tD'tmejit. Tnere were plnty of erddencea tiMt on a dry ground the g-am-a wou!d hav bM-n one .'to g'n'e a locker-o.n like myself ma't'&rial for a few paTa.s'ra'phs and thf. aoectato.rs a UQ.ummig' b;g' retum their siX¡ncffi. .bven as it waêJ, it was a a extremely J'Jasa.IJjt I g'a)me—oiLe in great contract ?o many I ha,ve seen tihia season. Qucatio'na/ble ajtd iUeg-al tac.tjcs were welcome by their absence, go to spea?. and the players cMd not permit Meir discomfort, and dtsire to win to i-ide! r?u?.tt?iKxi over tne Jaws of thf game. The ?r?a?y, sIiT'p'8Jy su'r-fa?c did nor. a.Ilow of many of thos.e tOT:c?€a of wMch both teama a?e eap'a.bi0. a.lt.h.oug?h occasToa.a.Hy tho players rose superior to the c?-i.acJe. and we! sa.w g';impses ot wh.a.t mdsht ha.'B beMi. T/)e City won by 4—0, and everyone v;'a: agreed that the visTtors. were the bett.te.rtea.m. I They were better marksmen than tho home men, and thl6 gave y)&nn? LImelyii, in goal, pipn.ty of ..(}Cip'e to Etho..v hie alertness and ability. 7he. yu'ung-<tcr played a rea.1 8'ood ,ga,ma, a.nd if half a. dozen g'(Y.i¡!.s had been .scored tis r,,c,centage M class t.-a\ea fpc.!n' wi!a.t looked lilie ef-rtain t?03TUi.g' shots wouid .lia-vo been ona to hun a good testi-) 'momal. li-e ptayed waU. The Briol goa,iB were all gocd ones, and t.he two of tJiem I frc'm )on.?-diatan<;e allots ocmiiin? in a.t an axgle mado old -upportei-s, who had seen the ga.mœ t!h,ere for yeaM, try to rooollec;t whea ihfy n'ad eier seen g'oa.T.s like t.¡em. I can- not &a.y, but they were beauties. especially! 'tne oDe by the left winger on his touch-line m t-he nrst ha-;f. ?T!rat luck thare wa.3 wae rather a?aim?t Bapry. for a.ft€.r p.Iayi'ng- up t'he hill in the nn.it. ha!)f. w]t.h the wind and rain dri-yin? in tn.e.Lr faces, '.he rain, eased off a.t. haJf-t.une, to Hie girg'ht advantage of the Bri?to!ia,ns. ihey wer-o aMe to keep Ba.rry weU up the stop-e—speaking- g-enertHy, that is-and where th.s' bq't'ter piace of turf mad,, fooitho,ld ees-ier. j or isno?.d ?ay, not so dimcuH. The Bristol ?=a.Ikep?€r (ud no? lia,Ye & great deal to do. bmt hT.s abiIitM? a're we- known. and ?,-?ne wished tha.t tihe BaT-ry forwards oouM bae kept him ti-usier, especially as his fuH- backs did not a.pp'sa.r to be o>reI'WheJ.m.iDgly superior to the local pa,ir. '1 there is stiLl anothej' mon't'h of football, aind I am temp'ted to see the District team aga-in. With more ia.i;ou!r&tble cocditiona me" a.Te equwl to the task of giving a nrst-c!.a<!s game. They are and dry ground. While at B,rry I ran aga-inat that old player. Alf. &reen, still as football-keen aii e\er. for he was on his way to play for the Rnd. That he is mot yet a. "passenger" is sJwwn by the success of his new club. Sorely. he has been playing longer tha.c anyone e'lse in good football. I don't know deCtnitely OTi the point, but if there aM any .present-day pfl'ay&rs who were plsying in the' e-arly nineties I shall be .g'lad to h'ear of thetn. Lt is so long ago since I used to 611 a gap in ta. certain Cardiff 'teo.m t!h'a.t my meimo-ry may not be reHaMe, tmt I tMn-k when we =7,od to play the old District Clob OTn the WitoheU Groa.Ti'd at Oadoxtonj, ALf. Green wae then the goalkeeper fo.r the Barry CIa:h. If loM.g-aervice medals 'were give!n to piayetTS, G-reen would baYe straB'g' clainM to one. For the Junior Cup aemn-nn)al8 the weather was again Uie dfra/wback, and the profirt,. sba-ring ope,mtian 'wlii, unfortumstely, not g'r€.aiMy 'he-ne&t the clubs. It was especially diEø.lJ)'POinting to New 'iTedega-r, wiio were calted upon 'to journey to Ebbw Va.le, and. who were 1'oo.king forward to ti<Mnet'hing au.b- ot,alit-i-al from the treasurer'a departme-nt. The tra'i'n a<nd t!he nver joined in the ga.Tme, and the discomfort 'waa inoreaeed. Cwm. Al!bion8 wyn 4—0. Mid tJiua qua'Ufy hand- somely for the S.nal. M'omno'ufhs'hiife has a. very good chance of getting hold o<f the cop for a. year. At iTehame. the game endied in a. draw, and will thua mea<n a. secoTid mieeting between t;he Ema.rt. cloba of Cogan (Hd Boys a.nd Troedyrhitw. Both poseea excellent records in theTT own diatncts, a.nd they 8iPiPea.r weU mmathed. The final with OwTn ehoujjd ra<nk wi.t'h t'he exceBemt oinee of the past, and they 'ha,ve been Tnehny. A coup'te of queriea reached me during the week. amd I am iufoniyed tho/t some sta.te- <nent from, me is reQ'aa.red to se<M.le an aMn- men,t:-N,o. 1. "Oa.a yfm a.w&rd & frea kick agaimst tthe deftnd,ing side in the penalty a.rea 'for me of t-he oiFeoces .Cor which a. penalty tkick ca-n be given?" It is a general questions a.nd I musbsn"er in the aaame style. No; yoa ca.nnot (whoever the "y<<u" is). Look a<t the 'worda.ng o<f Hte law "Itn 'tihe eveoit of amy infestionall inf,ringoment of L-a-w 9" (.w!Mh oonta.ins a list of eight special CTunea) "by the defend- ing side wThhin t)he penalty ajca., the referee ahall awajd. the opponem'ta a pemaJty kick," Ac. Read it agajm. a?td ma,rk the wordB. "Any intemtionaj infnngeTneot' a?nd shaJa a.ward." TheTe are oooaaiome w'hen fhersferee may refra.im from imPc4ril the pemuty imck even 'whem the oiFence is intentional, but, then, it is one thimg or the other-a. pena.lty kick of mothing. Query No. 2: "Oa.n y<M be Off-Bide — Mi .a,. comer Mck adter the fuB1, ki-ok baa been taken?' Let -as ag'smn 'honit up the MtTiad -?rds: ?A .T)ta.ye.r ia not o?- of p!? ??°: ?goff-aid? "?en a oonM-r Mck is ta.ke? T& cormer kick l?ta u-nftil ?,??? player, no maittar wM<:h si? .has !?y???<?' oo?nttiug tihe kichar ajt tibe corner B?M _?the' n?t. APter a. second pla<y?r ? P??? ?aJl 'bhe ord-imairy oB"6M?,, Tmgo Comes imme- dia?ly into force. I '? ?°???. quo.uaAion. th? time from the R?? pS-aide Chart- "Though a. pt&yM' oamnot be ?eMea wTi<m a, cormeir Tdek iB ta-ken, tnM proteot.Mn ceases the Tn'ofme.nt a. ee<-ond player ?la.ys the tSI. so that a. player not o?dewhena comer kick is t?B, nLay. 't?h-t having m.o.ved. be ofF-side as aoon a?? tMhe ?ba?.U ?haaS been played." In torching upon that matter <xf referee a-ppomtament ia the nnaJ rna-tcb I ???.? quote one oolireapomdenit. vemtala-ted a. bora- ine question." The re&nomse to my. repeat for opinions haa been vary gTta.tifymg. amd there aj?e evMie!Mly ni<M? peTaoms of my way of tMmki? tham I a.t ?I ?S?b-eM.? eo- .to.. On aeoond thong'h'ta, I th?nk it better to witiMMM eetMling aaJIY of MM letteTBto the nrmter unitil, say, next week. Perba.pB m tjie interval a few nM)re enthilaasts may f.a<v<MU- me with a short noto. Amytettar a,ddressed to me, o o the Bditoa-. will be for- warded on. The prohlean for 90.bit])oni8— Why do the clubs witMiold from a<M?h ?es referees the ohomoe to oBB.cda.te m ? "?i- There is a. rea?m aomewhore. And 1 teei aaM tha<t the Edibtor will again permit me to aek, does tha.t reaaon he with 1. 'Bba cta.be. or. I 2. The pl&yefrs, or 5. The speobatc?s? .L -I. NaAT!ipa,Uy. amd of comae, ajM a? UM? aw of thim?, there ia mo gri)&vajtoe with KM referee from ooitside who is incited to aot. I d<m't wan<t him. to be brougtM into the disoaeai'cma.taN. lwajitto?eta<ttM bottom of the roaeon why t.be iooul should be debamied. Why ahouMm t be have the chance? Wh'at is w=ng? If be is not good enough, why mot? WiU my pa-oblem eolvere plea-ge oomamo themsotves to that aspect of it? By bea,tin.g Mer-thyr 0?1 S.ait?d. ?? J,?-?-«' City hromsht off & oredita.ble win, bm?t. no?t soei? the g-a.me, I a-m not m s to .b?t criti?ae the play or ptay<H-&. St.-a.P? ? ??? the ouip n??li?te mtMt be enco?N ? StH ? to the oitizMM. Next Friday week tbo ?? haa aecatred the ImtepnMdJ'aite GToam?d (,Quins) ?far a. v<sit fMm Bristol Rovers Re?rv? a? & ?ood ca.me is asaored. AMhougrh praotMaiHy aji a.matcnr club, the City baa hea-vy 6!mn- cJad buyd;ens. Ind if <Mly for its entmTmae ui being the Ofmiy Oa-rd<Ln' chtb M give Oa.r- diftia.na the oba.nco of <&ee<m<? the best South Wa.tes ol'abs play, 'the club ia <lenervi.ng of whole-ted smpp<rrb with the Ba.mN'o six- pences on the few. very few, ooca,-i-ous when i it taikes a "g'&te." Maxdy a.nd Tom Pemtttre luad 'amotheT of their exciting tastes, bo.t. Mke most other ga,mes, it wae M.dly imterfc..Nd with by the weaker. Sta; MatTdy fhatve the o&naoil.aAion of regTS- t,emng a win ar_a.inot thf cuoluAdeTe. It is rtutlMtr & oo:i!Doidenœ "thatbÕtJ'h ttie RoaJ" ctotbe suCetred defeat last Satn.rd'ay. Tcwta-y Ma.rdy entertain) tthedj .oHi-ar 'Eihtondda. iivwa i1rom rc, and. W'i11bon.t a<'ay iH-WTH,it WQùJd rn'ot T)e & bad thing for the g-a,me jm the d)istrM)t if Ownt.pa'Tc should win. But. bearing in mind tibo resnit of the tast g!a.BM I eay be-tweem the two oMbs. €!wm- PM"O wiil !ha'7e to h'asUe ronrnd if t<hey wieh to win. Tbe decision Ctf the .Rnymmey VaJitey 'League to pofrah-aee a new cn)p f<xr the &rat divisMMi ah)OWB tiha,t its premoteTs b;mve gTeat f)Mt.h in their 'a.spi.ra.tionN for the ftt-ute. It sort of axes the stability of the league. The league maB beon orittois.ed adn<'e its forni-ation by myaelf as Tmoch as by anyone, if Obeirman Ha-rry WilHams HjMd to say. bat my criti- cism mmgt LoEe its td'ttepness im the fafoe of f&ots. The clubs etvi'dantTy want the IcaeM, a<YM it has come to stay. And laos & RnaJ." wo<rd, tet me rcmiTMl aH who are in Teaot) of Tomypamdy next Sa.tnr- <to<y tJboaJt Ton 'Pentfue a-nd MortJtyr TowtQ play there fctr the South Wia.!ea Senior Oo<p. Kick-ofF. 4.30.
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.PONTYCYNON CRUSADERS ASSOCIATION…
PONTYCYNON CRUSADERS ASSOCIATION CLUB. TOP ROW: Arthur Jonev (president), W. Maso.n, J. Dixom, J. Bcnmey (s&oretary), C. EwingtoQ (captam), A. Tyler, T. Ho'bby (hrain'eT), F. Ewington (vice-præid.em:t). MIIDD'LE ROV/: L. Dickons. E. Jones, J. RICHARDS, amd D. Parcel. BOTTOM ROW: R. Dickons. F. BelchcT, W. Ba<te fvicc-capta.m), H., EwingtoT!. a.nd J. &teve(nB. The F'o.mtycyn<tn CnijsadeTs Aisso-,iation Fbotba.11 dub are a vta-y sma.rt combination., and for tJie arat ?€'ason are doing weU.
Air Rifle Notes.-I
Air Rifle Notes. I [By "BULL'$ EYE."] I Cardiff and District League. I As I ha-vo a.cticipa)ted in these colunljl,; ever si'lMO the opemrg IQIÍ the scco'nd half of tb€ season's f!XtUTVS, there has a. iio toT cha.mpiœ1£h;ip ho'coiBrs. the Atoert atid <Mi.t of 56. with tho -ktlas four pointt) behind. The ma.tohet, of the two ,lea.derg this w<<*k w<*re Locked fM-wa.Txl 'Lo with greM inttresL, M bot-h h<Ml Mt,r<nng: OPqxment-8 to meet, and tihmps imlcht. ha\e ha'ppene<i tha-t 'woTild ha.'locÐeen the thr,eo a hove-roemtioned tea-aoB &n.]&h ctl a le\ie'I. The Albert had to f.a:co the Atlae. the Victona. taKmg on the ideivb,i. If the latter teaan could ha.ve bea,ten the Yica amd th'o Atlaa win a.&aii!)s.t. 1:h'?' ALbeirt. t-hc &mah w<yuld. md'eed, b&en 'intd'e'stin'?. Aa it was, the two leaders came off the Albert beaming the AHaa hy SYe, while thf Akk,,4phi <"o'uM o'nly rai&e a,tc.nniam taani. This posi- tion now a. third m€€tmg: be- tw&cn the Vica aji<i the AI.bert, aTtd what a mat<h it wiLl m'oab eeemr-efuy be! Tr-uly, a. m<e,Çlti lif? c'f g'ia.ttte. In trre AljtJ:ert-Atlla6 match bo'th t«i.ms were at, fo.U streas'th, the latter making a big ng'ht -in the hope th!a.t the Adeiphi wonild bea.t 'he Vios and thus 1ft them in for another 9h<yt. for the cha;,Llengv shield. Bnt, th<mgh they ima-de a g-rea.t Dg!ht. they were beaten by a, supe!ri<?r team, despite the fact tha.t tUdnner, the Albert's last man, bad a. miss with his first ahot. and Geo'rge Tmrle aigq.in failed, getting two "mags" this t-iyue. The AJbert kiobed off well wLtth 31 by Uotv. Dickems amd 33 by ITCT Rulilym,a;n. the AtJaa pajj-, Chairlie Nuinft (30) amd To-nuny Pairkin (32), losiiig a co.n.p.I.e of points. Fred Hill then ffxiTtd &eoT?ie M'om.a aft Ms beat, and bang w.en.t a point, Mo'prM pu'btuig up a Lo'vely Th'Mi oame a, enddeT! drop in the Alb&M. Turle dxceping Rve to Gil Evajts, who &ni6.b€.d 51. The Albert boys were not dTt.oo'araged by this sudden of the tide. and Alee Oratftar amd Tofm Jones aoon; righted ma<tt€tra tvith a couple of excellent 32'e. Tom beating Ka.rry Withers by Bi'X, whtJe that goot ebot. Fpamk Luah. dropped ha,M this rnunbor to Alee. The Albert bad now go<. thedr head in front, a-nd oneiitunliy rain out wi'Il'DJt'!I'B by five podrnts. The beet teatm ai!d<?mbtedly won, aind th-eiT soo(pe of 374 coold hafve been fuAly eeven better bad it not been for the ooq-ol.e of misbwpe wMdh they had. Th«re was nothing of apecra.1 inte're'st in the romfa-iTHng matches, the Vies ''gajjung a.a. easy two poill,t@ from th'& Adolt)hi, while) SpLott improved the poaitioTi with a win over I the Tudor. In t.he Adelphi ma-toh W. Wilta g<A a possible. Good boy. Billy, it. Next week oomes a.n<ytheT great maAoh, t<hp Albert a.gaAn meatdng the Atlas, this tune m the re-ftred anal for the Dewar Cup. Th< <M)(EfeN;&ws-j]a.Tl not being sa-tiaf&ctory, the league a.t; their lajSt meeting decided on thf Victoria, range as the venue, and in order t,- compensate foT the it)66 of adimissKxn money, the two teamg were leried, Mr. B&&efr a.i8o grving a. oontributton V) t.he funds. This a-rranig'am'amt, so I h'aa.r; is not taken kindy 'by the Aitlá.'J t<ami, who object to-,pay taie levy of 5s., amd if report spea-ka true, they ha/ve deoided not to pay it. H'oweveT. foT true spoTt'a sake. I hope this is not eo, and tpast we win 800 a aplemdid oomteNt for the b<MMmr of bott'dd'ng the trophy for the <Mu?ai'n)? tweftve months. Against Bridgemd the OMy ??? Dfere meww cayd pMaaed, amd won a tnaøt. mt mmteh with 371—Ja5. For tthe wmoarBW.8md.th Mxd MTJ.lM' were best with iB, oem-ad 51's beimg !cext. Bridgemd w<!retbest fpepreaemted by Simmnon4cbs wiltb 32'8. Cardiff and D!str!ct Association. I !?lve tihedr fnedg-hbo?M, tihe Ddatrict League, the CSa?rdtC Aasocdatio'n aJso had th?r "Derby" this week, the ocoasio<n being the meeting of 13i-hgrme and Pena-rth P.sLA. Wiith bat- a few matches to go, both teams were level in the ta<bLe, and Wednesda.y's bajbUe roya,! prmo- ticaJly decides the season's leatgne oha.nipion- I sh!p The nM.toh. which cajne off a.t the Bir«h ntr g, was most exoitdng'. the h<Mnc team bea-ting the chaimpiocs rigM on toe ta<p6 ve were &rst to get a.wa.y, A. Portea*. with 34. giTing his side the le&d, which they oeld to the Eoartb man, when the P.S.A. drew lovel. and at the mttefTaJ had esta.Nisbed a t,wo-;Point Lead. On resTRnins, Pena<rth 000- tinued to keep- in front., and J. C. Wa-Uter, their last BMc, faced Oroft. the Birchgrove Bkippar, with a. point lead. OroBt mmue a determ'med efTopt, and, lovellinc ma-ttsrs with hia arst ehot, ba got Ms lMa<d in front, and there be leapt it, winnliq a. great mabOO ror hie aide by three points. Dirobg-ye now bold a ol<ar two-point le&d, but aje not yet sure of their position, iior tbey ha-ro yet to nieet the 8ottlenM<mt and Dowlaas, both etron? teaama. LLa.ndong'h engaged I)owlsis at home. and, after a. nM-ely?contested ma,tch. ''? ?? wi-tn?M to near a. dozen. If the er8 could only h? ma-na?ed to show ?th???m their laat balf-adown maitdh- the learnt. ta.Me would have been verr ddffereDt; Gra.Rge Geswork- nnd liberals shoot..o.,H(, their semi-final tie in the hnock-oMt cOmPet- tion on Tuesday, amd an emdting contest la_ anticipated. The other iaiir of seTn4-finaliate. Bircbgrove and Pemarth P.SA., Cght their fio-ht o-ver again-pmbably on the same evan- in? Cardiff Ucensed Viotuallers_t- League I All ia not worMng aa enMOttMy &s oo?ti 'he wished for in liho Bomfaoea Lea<gMe. Fol- LowSS?e ?Sm?<?r the t?enta-ti? to ??? ?apeta?. a<rM?? ruptuxe is now pw??tihrt?nsb the dwsi<m to ?tomd the & for the I?ae ?dti??aJ oh?ylonah? competitjian. Tb& waa. ao it WM U:r.9to-o-CL ?h? beeo o<?pl?ed t,hi.s weeIc: ?.t? tnnmH entry was mot conaideredeaA?fa?otofr? Mdtho oom?tdtMm waa ?t ftnally olosed this week. ???is cotMiae TB objec_ted to by MM H? 0 P who ola?ni tba.t one of then- 'nmmiber. A ami-«h. ha,vin? p?t a? 'a. poasiblo. &md baHic tba Mgiheet aofMie ap to<utgHj? date ofol(.@li¡ng. ? is ectitl?ed to j?e ?oM medaj of okxtims. dhaanpi<MMamp. TUtM maAter win amd t'he come beiiore the leaguo Bext week. amd some lively psLaBagea ait ajTne axe ezpcoted. tnter-teague Match. f In the rewrn Rhomnda, ,engta,gement, which was nr<'d off on the Victorias' range, CardiM the citMeM) were badly worsted, the hillmen faiPly and sCtCarely getting their own ba<&k for tb;oir three-podnt defeat of ar nNmth a<go. At th') start Ca.rdiiT looked Tike pofttdm? up a-nother bi? sc'ore, for Sid IUcks and T. W. JoneBt their Srat two. put up 3j's, gadmin? a full sjx p<ants from (jeorgo F&taeild and Olifford Then the next ooti'pio of visitora— W. S. PaH and Moore—.re-gaimed tbo le&d anst two 29'a by BIa'ek a,nd Kinsey. The scores were leve! a.t haJf-time. Then Woode, who has been dcing woctderftdly weH for aptott Conaerr?tivee t.hds ae'a?on, faaJed badly, nnishdn? 27 a?ainat 34 by F. Thcanaa. With ,&aOrt teii.rsm. aamn d7Z *? 10 ?.f la wera no?v nine in ?rTe?rs. amd, had he becm in form, the task set WHIie Smith wa.s MmpOBf?ible. Du?e Woods, however, the Atlas cfa-ct, w&e off. a.nd, gettioe two magpies, he &tn6!h)6d 28 "as against 32 to Boyoa. It w&s a, most exciting matdh up to & pmnt, but aJEter Woods' break- down th<!pe was o-oly one fuda in it,. The victor aro to be oongmtulated on their Rne eoore of 26)1. wMctb jnclndjett one S< a,nd &ve 33'a. I Merthyr Motee. In the intermaitMmati: abbots tan) Me<rt!hyr teaiinagoiimtothe<nexto'tia<ge. TbeMJB.T BU1JI1ly Ie Ow-m.aanac. and Mettthyr Con. had two teaans oppoamg eaoh c'ther. Tt M Ta.ther & oouicideoce thai, with so Biajty entries, A amd B from «ne dmb should be dM-wn &Det" ea.oh otbor. The .Mart.hyfr tomma 'wUL ha.Te to ehow bettter fcinm, however, if taley &re to get nmch fuT'tiher in this éOmit.i()Il. The dmte <xf cift-ry ik)!T 'tihe gold wate-h a't. the .Na.iMtn&l SootaJ &n.d Ath'tetio Club 9ias been extended to Aipril 12. Int4wding oompetitoia ehoiald oonumomica'te with Mr. Geolye HMTy «.t the thbove club a.t omce. 'Che M.B.T. were && fine fctnm tm their league matoh this w€'ek with the PeThtTebaoh C<Mt.. They hatd the sptlendTd haJf-time sooTe of 199, &nd theTe were ?iaitms &f a, reooird :tot;a.L. Their second ha-M men did <rMxt do so weU, however, but, stiH, a Bine total of 379 was (patTiT'ned. !Pan't<reiba<ch &nishing with 33C. DemoTa<n <Mtd Imam eat 34 each fofr the wi.c'nMS. 8. OoBey, LewLa, amjd WNaon gettimg 35'8. Pj-itdhard a.fome was in tCorjn for the Con. wiftJi 33. The OorckxB. Tiei'ted the Voht.n- teea*. a.nd easily defeated the homesters. 367— JenJdDS, Beaoab, Gecdmer. 8I\d G<dd<&won'thy 34J4.enaMna, 33'a iotr the wianers. Major getting all made 33's f'Otl" the ,wtnuers.- Major gøtA.ing the same for t.he Volunteer. The Bee had M, ahoott-over aKainst the Oov. iMTdge (detuno<t, ?n? totaaled. N4. Jack Gri?hs and J. 0. Bond fpe<?ng 35, The J?rdy omty hiad mh?? B'fen hi theiT Jpa?tch ?)tmat'tme!LeoMb, Wh?totaJted ?B6toM?. '? <]hB!a i<<5S!tt<M .wa? t?.? th? JL?MNfb i!aK!h, ? j ?, .<xy
I --JACK LLOYD.
JACK LLOYD. JACK LLOYD (Ehymney) one of the <wig'ica.l foundfrs <M t,be old Fanner 'Lilies' CLdb, and has for sevcral seasons past been one of their sta.Iwai'ts in the front ra.nk. In t'he ea.rly part of the ptresamt seaborn his interest flagged eoTmewhajt, bTit reoemt!y he d'eteTTmined to ag'a.in do his utmost to assist rPthfo.to. T. Cough, New Oembury Ar,t, 8t.udio. his oomfreres in \\rinning the Rhyimney VAlIcy Cjhami'pd'oa'ahip. Altho'ug'h on the lig'ht aide, bc'uig only a-bout llat.be Bewr faJJs to utilise eve.ry pound to ad- v.%ntage ic th'a scrum, and I.&st. Sa-turday jxroved of gTea/t. seTTico iTi thssistrng* his <ide to defea-t &erplii-11-y.
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MID-RHONPDA ATHLETIC GROUNDS, TOINYPANDY. ?" ????? ?r? ???'- Priz?10, ;C2, .I £1- EAiSTBR MONDAY—SPORTS. First. Second. ThML Bs.<Ba.d. &a.d. Boys' Raoe 0 12 6 050 026 ISO Yarde (Open) .—. 800 20C 100 MO Yards <0pan) 500 2 0 0 100 H-MHa G?Howay MOO 2 0 0 1 0 0 l,-Mil&Tjrotting(Sa<Mt<)..iaoo 200 1 0 0 'M'- Trotting (Harnew) 6 0 0 200 1 0 0 1 t?' Cycte (under J'f.C.TT.) 500 1100 OMo .We Cycte (nndor N.C.U.) 500 IIDO 0100 For Entry Fcnna apply DAVID LLL-WELLYN Seorataj-y. e49: CARDIFF RACES. RASTER MONDAY AND TUESDAY, I APRIL 12 and 13. [e4B4 DUKE OF SPARTA. "DARBY LYNX" in "The Paopte" waa the tcrf writer to "g-o bro"'hoW 03 cSoP?Ay BC'A in the Limootn Hajndioa?), which be did ecBpha.ttoBhUy, oppoauis; aJl the fa.vomrite8. Febtuary U.J)t1Jœ OF SPABTA h th< best haadtc&MMd horse in the Hmcoln." Februajry 28th.—"I etUt thtnk if weU on tha day that 1)UKE OF SPARTA wUt win." March 7th.—"Aa a. single string now I should name DUKE OF SPARTA." MMch 14tb.Notblng is dointf better woA or hta a more obvious chance than DUKE OF SPARTA." March J&t'šP.,e:;ahye bhe opinion tha.t DUEZ OF SPARTA must nave a chance on every particle of hl9 form. He is a really genuine long shot, much more worth jacking eacn way th&n any of the favourites. He or Velvet ehoutd wtn, both beiag gontfine outsiders that we c&n foUow with the cer- of ieward. "Larry Lycx" also plumped for STAR OF DOON in the Liverpool Cup, his oofly selec- tioh for TbTtTsday. Read "TjABBY LYNX" in the Popala.r Sunday ftPOr. "TB,E PEOPLE." Sold Every- wheM. e491 NBWPOUT ATHLETIC CLUB SPORTS. BARTER MONDAY, APRIL 12, At 2.30 p.m. £90 VALUE PRIZES. BANDIOAP aad SOBATGH RAOEa, ?MGH .TUMP a,nd HUBDU!: EVENTS. ENTBJES CLOSE SATURDAY, APRIL 3rd. l: Entry Forma from B.<t0. Sec., CaottM-ta.n. e4M ?
'Miniature --Rifle -Notes.
'Miniature Rifle Notes. By -22. The programme of the cofiapetitiYe .meeting at New bridge on Easter si,on.(Iay is now ready. r .arud the .mite'restj.n.g cotinpetit.ic.as ahou-t.d Pro,;e c'i be;ncaf, to tihe co.nparrathely few wjio w.iH ma.ke the jcpr.ney froTn S&uth t\ aJes. Jb'd\e PWiz.05 a-re OIt'ed m eaeii o'f the ord'imojry camrpeti'tiona at Za ya'rds, ¿<J yards, a.n<i 100 yafpd3. A a.t a sporta.ng t-a,rg,et has also bee-n arralng.ed. The n().\ces wilii be catered for by a campetdtioa :reserved .for th<!m, whilst 'for tbie Srst. tiim& m So.Tith Wa,lea. theM will be a, team cojnpeiitiom for sjnaRhiBg ,he'n.'s eggs at n xange of oout 100 ya..r<is. the Üwtrrumcutal.irty of Mr. H. J. BajTm.rd, a N ewbridge aggi-cgate pfrize wiU aJ'so be gdvea. to Ca-doxton Co'a'serva.tiToa o(Q wi=ilg i.h.6 championt-hip of the Ca<rdiN a.nd L'Mtnct Lea,¡'le. The content in this di\Mion) \v)as Jteca?r t?an in any other diÜ<;ion, ain'd the issTie was in do?ubt right up tot.ne &na.l .'nj).t<;h betwecm Cadoxto'n and St. :F'a.g'a;n's; wh&n the former won the ma<tch 'ajMt th.e medals by three p&inrta. I heair that t.h.e To-ries ajre the .fa,v<ya!rd.te6 for the ehield which 'will be d€oid't)d on Easter Monday and T.uesda.y. and oerta.udy, con&ideriEs the bÍireI1UOW'! col Petition they have cxpc-nemced, tthey wiU mot .snffr i.ro.m .n'srvousness in tJie f&naj. M. F>a.ga.n"8. the runners-up to Oadox-to.n. are possibly the mo&t con6iszent teann in tthe WiclsJ¡ Minia-t'mre Ritle. Aesocda-tiou. Altho.ug'h they ba-Y€! .a?ver won the league chonnpiom- shtp, I believe they haYe occupied the. posi- ?? ? ruTnu?rs-up each season. -t.he tea..ms (?iurililel t? taltje pa-rt m Ulc TnaJ fc' t.ho Welch €l'ub C!haim;p!i<Mi6'hiip a<re Ca?toxton CcnBsrwa.t.i\es. M'aesteg, Moimtaan I C .Oom&'t.itu!tji)anaJ, C?ep.atow, Rita.yade.r, a.nd Rt&ca. Ui these, Risoa. will mot take paxt in the nB'al competition.. Two of the ties in the nrst roTind for the .F'orida. Cup !p.roYided real good amd exciting contests. Newport ajid Peat re each won their jnta.t.c.hes a.gÙDi3t Blaina- and Po'ntypTidd TE\5j)eûti vely with the last shots of the .notches. Newport won by tthre'e pom<3. whilst Pemt.r.& only got home by one poimt. MoTintaan Ash" Maje.steg, RryD, a.ud CwmbTam are othcir wMMMTS iit the first round. The, <ira.w fotr the second, roumd will tako place cai April 10. Cw,mbi'aji speak highly of the way they re,e tTeated by Bedwaa in tihe tie for the FIcTida, Ou!p a.t Bedwas. Owing to the ¡¡OOil' tr'a.in seTYiice. t-he viaitors were o-Miged to l€'a.\e before the Bedwas teajn had shot. The absolute faifrilf,s of the homo team, however, can be 'uaidere'tood, as they se,iit aji intima.- tdoiQ to the Cwn'Lbra.a team tJmt the result was, Cwtmbram. 567; Bed was, 564. To &a/e the expense of rsniwa-y travelling, it has been suggested thut in the aeooimd r<yn.nd of the Florida. Cup Competition. N<°w- poo't, Cadoxtom. ajid Cwmbram should ineet, in a, trjta<ngmla.r c<Mitest on a neutroJ r4mge at Ca.rddH', w'bilst Maesteg and Bryn cauld nuee't at Ogtmore! V.ale, and .Mofunta<m Ash a-Dd P&ntre at P<xaitypT*idd. The rema.rka of MajoT Adonns a.t tihe m«'t- ing of the South and T:M'.tjoa.I Society wit.h reference to nunta-tare rine ciu'bs catisedni.ueh in,dirnoM<)u amofngat the clubs iib SoutJJ. Wales. Major Adaims, is, of couxs, eutDtled to his o'pi'ndo'n aa to t)he valuo of ri8e' clubs, but his etat'ement that mimia-tmre rifte c.liu'bs were foTTmed prin<dpaJlv by lioanBed victuaalers Mi oTder to get the members to fpequemt lioemsed h<yueM is a l-ibel on ritle clubs, for, as WillS a.fteTwa!rds p'oi'n'ted out by "MMMat-uire" in the Western Majl," the Army Council wil! not reeognisa chibs oat Hcemsed houses. PosadMy, Major Adajns does mot dJstiDgudsh between jninia.ture riite' chtbs and aiii' riAe ctobs. One or two clube ha.ve reoedved mde! ahocka daring the past season owLng to opposing c,lub-s claiming (and obta.inmg') league points for no.Tt-fiiHUmie.Ttt of league matches. I ajm info.rTaed thaA the clube wto d,id not fulfH tiheir emgatg'eTnteTtts did not semd representativea to the league aBe'etdings when the claims for pohnts were' jmade, a.nd yet these cl-ubs now ape the nrst to ooanpla'in of the am iOon of the and talk childi&My about fonning amo.ther lea.?ue. One Welsh <lub at its ajinnal Tneetimg decided to c&ntiinae its sapport of the N-R A. a.nd 6.M.B.C. Why mot the W.M-R.A. a.tso? It is not expected that the emtfriee for the Sttiimmer Leapue C<xmpetitiion (wiMch close t- <tay) wiU be very mu-metrorus. C().mpod-atjvely few chibs in South Wales )ha.ve the ra-ngea ot 50 ya.rds and 100 7ar4is pequired for this ooan. 'plØt iti on.. The latest club to aJBHia.te with theW.M.R.A. is the Chepstow OentTal dtLb, Mr. W. Fisher. Cross way Gfpeem, Ohepstow. is the eeeT-etM-y. iTi reply to a number of imq'nmi!es as to thf co.n.diitioms of theB co.mpetttion_ which is reserved for Ynenn;bers of the W-M-R-A. at the Maest¡f'¡g W'els.h MeetiiThg, I iha<vo asoeTtained that t.he following are the conditao'na and wr?ze-Hst of the comfp?titiom:—(1) Op? ornly to those who have been boma?de TnembeTS of a W.M.'R.A. d?ab for a,t Least three mtm?hs' 'pn-do'r to Juma 1. ]9M; (2) ran,es, 25 yards. 50 ya.Tds, a.nd 100 yards; (3) tffn aho'ts in 90 secoTtds at each rafnge to be sho't in Bcries; (4) Tmlifmited e'ntTies- (5) .Cfn'trance fee. Is. PTizes-Igt, el 10s.; 2nd, JB1 5s.: 3rd. l&s.; 4t:h. 169.- 5th. 14s.; 6th, 12s.: 7th. 10s.; &th. 8s.: and edght 'prizes of 5s. each will be TeseTred fcT Tyroa, maing the total prize-list of the com'petition CIO. M01mrtai:n Ash Conetitmti<)znea C'l'ub am<I E:btlnv Vale are still well in t'he rtmmmg m the Mukwotl"th-Praed o,D.mpetdtion,opcm to Conoorva.ti'Ve cluba ia t.he 1ångdollD. Im. the faurttt Totind Mo.umtai.n A,5-,h tgadn iNit. on a 'possible, the acorea bci'ng: D. E. Lew-iB, 100; A. W. Brva.n). 100; T. 'Ho-weUa, 100; ajid A. HoweRa, IPO—totaJ, 400.
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Bi))iards. 26.-CANNONSOFF THE TOP CUSHION t I Ny «t80 LBVi (CopyrtarhO- t I In the position shown on Diagram 594 screw cannon off th< cushion is best played by means of a half-ba-11 contact, for it ill much easier to ensure correct contact wh using a half-ball stroke than when PI&Yivg to take a baU thinner or fuller than ba.I'. In corta.m variations, given la 't Nieek of the position shown on Diagram 594 a ha'' baJI -etroke cannot be used. as such a. stroM would throw the nrst object ba-II on M the second one. Dia?ra,m 595 illu?tra.tea sach a position. Here, M a half'baH stroke ??? cause the red to hit the white, a 8Omewb.t. thmner than half-baJi stroke must be employ* DIAGRAM 595.—A ecrew-cajmon <? the top cuah! t Bed bal] on tha spot. Cue baU and object vhjte t?* N <:im. from the red. A!I three baUa hi & stra.i?ht I!D*' N Uniess tta red be ta?on quite thinly it will kias ?" I object whitt N for a cannon off the cushion, and consider a.My mdre screw must be uaed to compensate for the in inner than half-ball contact with the red. In this stroke some check side- left-hand side in me diagram—may be adva-O* tag-eously ased in order to cause the 4DUS baJl to rebound more squarely from tJ¡ø cushion than it would do as the result of pla.in.ba.) 1 screw. Whereas, however, the baJt* baj-1 screw cannon off the cushion iUustra.'M" on aagraim 594 is an easy enoTig'h OU-0ke and qoite withia the compass of any nM?d?' ra.te pla-yer whten played m the maju? already de&cribed. the thinner th&n hta.lf-h?' scpew cajmon to avoid the kiss, a?s ilho"i?CA on DiagTajn 595. ie a di&cnlt stroke, a?* cruite beyond the ordinary player. An altop native stroke to this thimner tha.n hAM-h* of t-he cushion. is a off the top cuahion, hitting the cushion nrst. but <u<!h stroke is also a. difncmit one owing to tJtII cicely of judgment required as to what POO on the cushion to aim at. Other alt-ernatilflo strokes arc a at&efpdeohase cajinoti, a ma<s< canmon, or a pot, but all these strokes 90 extremely dinlcaJft. In the position shown 04 Diagram 594 the pot is aJao an alter.na.ttf' stroke to the cajmon. but even this I whilst not as dUncult as a pot with the ballo situa-ted aa shown on Dda-grajn 595, is aiu* thing but an easy stroke to judge. ? Diagram 596 illuatr?tea a position '?n?b. typical of positions which oft&n occar. T? only stroke at all on is a cannon, but a ba" to-ball cannon is unposaible by means of medium-paoe ha/If-ba-U stroke even wi- extreme running side. A ball-to-ball oann is, however, M easy enough etroke w. played as a forcing stroke, and this is tc* wa.y the ordinary player plays it. Such stroke, however, sends the balls nying all ove the table, and the player who plays M*' annOD in t.his ma-nnor truftts to fortua' for his next stroke. Instead of the canD o being played by me&ns of a bangdng st:ro5" it should be played off the top cushion, &° not much more strength should be. used thso is necessary to cause the cue ball to reac" the second object ba.U. The moderate player. howeve: when playing this ca-nnon off the top cushion generally plays it in the wroo* wa,y. The positdon illustrated on the dilv gram is such that not only is it impossible to cannon direct from one ba.U on to t" other by means of a medium-pace lin.If-b-IJI stroke, but it is likewise ifinpoBaible to 9-0. the cannon off the top cushion by means of a half-ball stroke without eide. In fact, were the cannon to be attempted by the lat'M' stroke, the cue baU's line of tra-vel after itØ rebound from the top oashion w<niM quite wide of the red- The moderate played recogTiisin? this quite easily, aims for S thinnish contact with the nrst object ball iØ order to preYCBt the cue ball foinz rouna the Becond object baJl, a.nd also with tB' 596.-A c<wuoJÍ utf the top mshion. A balf-bau stroke with plenty of check ai. Red ball on the spot. Object whits 104 iachea from the side and 40 inches troIXl the top cushion. Cue 17 inches from -t}le side cushitm and 53 inches from the baulk CMhion. same end in view often playa the etroK with some check side. As already explained, however, thinner than half-ball stroke played from a distance are always uncertaio strokes owing to the difficulty that exists ilz taking the object ball as desired. and the use of check aide further co'mplicates matters. In fact, should the cannon undef discussion be played as a thinner than half' ball stroke it is better to use no side and rely upon correct contact with the object ball. The meet reliable, and consequently the correct, way, however, of playing thid cannoa is by me-ans of a medium-pace half' ball stroke with plenty of check tdde. With the balls placed to the measurements given under Diagram 596 a naif-ball stroke will cause the cue-ball to strike t<he top cushion at point which is practically right behind the red—the exact point of contact with tb< cushion wiU vary slightly according to whether the stroke is played with ivory balls or with bonzoline balls-and strong check side will cause the cue ball to rebound front the cusnion quite squarely on to the red- as shown by the continuous line on the diagram. Any fair player cam be pretty certain of taking an object ball correctly when playing & half-ball stroke, whereat even really good players are often at fault when they have to use a thinner than half- ball stroke, consequently it ia easy to under- stand why in the position ahown on Diagram 536 the haIf-baU stroke with check aide is much sounder than the thinner than half- ball stroke with or without check side. Of course, in strokes of the nature of the one under discussion, the amount of check side which must be ueed with a. half-ball contact will not always be the ea.me. but the neoeasary amount can always be gauged by calculating the point on the cnahion upon which cue ball will Impinge as the result of a balf-ball stroke. This half-ball stroke with check side can often be just ae advan- tageously used for a cannon off the side cushion. Mr- Lewi's a-rtiolea appear -every Saturday in the "Evening Express," No. 1 of this series appeared on October 5.
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SKITTLE NOTES, I ? [By "fLOORM."] I With fhja weed's roa-tohM the Oaj-diif SMttte League hromght its r-!a¡yÏIDg aeaaom to a otoge. From aJi pointa €he aeaaoo hae been moett STMceaeimI. the oomfpetitJ.Mi being v&ry been, aad a ap!<efn<:Hd friendly rivada7 Bpirit '?re- vai'Hn:? tJbJroagthant the olub& The champion- ship goes to Nhe BM-ry Nohhoma.wwho pa't in a tine eeaBon'a work with 38 soooeeBee <mt of 38 ga-tnes played. The oonteat for the rnin- tiiea'a-Q.p ended Tn favour of Oajrdin' Cifty, who ncdsihed a. podttt a<hea<t of the Bofte Dochs. Ma-. Hiea-bect Stnuit.h, the leacm aec<retajy aeks me to caa the atteo'Mcm of the ctoibe to a oo'mnM.ttee meetlinc, wihiob will be held aA h)ea<d<mairtare dmrmf the &Tst week of A.pr'il. ne p&rtionJ)aj'ly req'n'eets th&t any outetandim aotumte doe by the clubs to the leagoe aboaM be fapwajrdted him thia week. in otnierr <.hat the yea<r'e ba&nce-sheet might be preaeoted at the oommittftee meetine. PrtateA ?M paMM?t by TtMtMt J<a« tot the Die. ?t<? ? '? ? '?-?"?. ? Sy.? Sl duro b1 J- anaa.a.. Swaame; by ?'??.?????SX g?s; ???'.????? 01 *U-Wiani bJ 28, ????.'???? '1- Ia 1be of JIb. 1D01Ith¡ the Dwnd in t? 00 ? ? ??t&,TS <T?'3R' ? ?M'<?B?S&. ? '??' *?'' ? BmlBD4T.. m.
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merited their ei?ht points' wm. The Grave- diners apeme<i utterly bewildered bv the climatic co tons. On & dry ground the result may ha,ve been difFerent, but on Satur- cta.y the Wanderers were th< winning side from start to Snish. ?? ? ????'?'?? °°? °? the second rounds of the M?Hett wa.s T)layed between the Villagers and CardiS Quins. The latter delighted tJieir supporters by winning by 13 pomts to 5. On the. winning side the forwaj-ds pLayed ;trij],}antly. iany Jaojison, Sylvaster. MidcHeton. and Morris. Prominent among the backs were Bouther. Cavanagh, Parsons. and Harwood. Fùll back E. Rill'kicked well and hds ta&klimg -was &ne-lt is a pity he does
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'not reproduce SaturdgLys form in district matches. It was. oa the whole, a aplendid game, contested in nne spirit. At the Marle the plucky PruitererB went under to Grange by two trii, The ma.tch was not only a. Mallett tie, bat also a league ga.me. The shield tiea were all productive of close games. Oaj'diff Welsh drew with C&BtOn Uoitod, the former obtaining a. try to the iatter's penalty goal. The game was & plea-! sant one, bnt aomieone tniist be colleotin? towels ? ooriot? for the United missed h?,it- a-dozen after "ba.thin!?" wxa over. Cardiff Eaat gajjied a. narrow win OYer Gra.nge Institate by a goaj. BirchgroYe provided the surprise of the day. Against them Ga.yth, the undefeated league leaders, were expected to win com- foita.bly. Birch have not during the past three months played in a,ny of their a*a,tche9 a. longer peTiod than twenty-nve minutes e:u-,h half. They w-ere therefore, ex- wqted to crack badly m the olceiimg stages. Thia expeotAtioTt was fa-lsi&ed. At "time" there was no score. The extra minatea went entirely in favour of Birohgror-e, who pat on two tries in a.3 many minutes. Gajth lacked tradining—?not the Grov?it<!?- Grange Ha.mers were the hea-TMet toorers of the da.y. In piling on 1 goaj 4 tries Xortn Centrals they established a.. -1 recora in tne Oa.rd.Hf Baj-tMM-Mhna had mtended playing their second round tie 0!? with St. 'Pa.nl'a, .but wisely decided to positjpcxne 'oaj.tU to-diay. Only one gajme was decided in the "Spo'kea" Cup c&mpetitiom. TaSs defeated LlandaJf North, but the la-tter have lodged a protest against W. Briley, alleging that he is over-age. Canton Rovers enter the second round owing to the failure of Grange Bar- bariama to Reld. Grange Windaora had also a bye. The meetin? of CeatraJa amd Pen&rth ThiBtlee provided tT<niMe. A player whom t.he Thiatles state is corned A. Williams was ctwer-lonsr in leaving the ground when asked to by the referee, and the ga<me wae stopped. 7%0 Peffarth chi'b "ha.ve' beefn Penalised by beimg compelled to re-play on the Centra.lB' gTOUDd a.nd t.be has boon gbreoinug nd and the i. pl 4Ke Thistles, by the way. until L-iovember 1. The Thistles, by the way. denythat tJ)e lweff" had to beescorted froim the KFOtimd, amd thajf odctal c-uppottoed this atateciemft by statmg that he Stopped on tihe ground to w&t&h the senior game betiveen P<-narth and Mountain "n. To-day the second rounds were due to ta-ke plaoe. j The UcM'Q aaoKtary, Mfr. B. W. John, dieeeirved aJU the praise meted out to him at Tuesday's .meeting concerning the balance- sheet of the match and race on March 13. The exact snrptus for distribution is JE94, so it can be seen how low Mr. John kept the ex- pecaea. Pen&rth Reaervea have reported Birohgrove; to the WeMi Undan for the n«nr.fuIMmeomt of nxture on M&rch 13. The decision of the Fnion of Welsh Leaerues over the Canton 'Quina case will be ?iTen this evening. It will go a long way to decide the championship of the second league. Canton secured two poiots in the league ratheo-easily taat Ba<tTiTdia.y at the expense of Caj-diff Rovers. The latter only played thir- teen men, yet they led a.t ha<lf-tune. In the second half Canton 'held a scoring proces-  d a --<*ring proaes- sion. Monmouthshire. I I Last Satmrda.y'a dfeanJts were direfu.Hy dis- appointing to Brynmawr. mid delightfully inspiring to Pill Harriers. The men from the City on the Hills dropped a point by draw- ing with Blaena.von. Play w&s capital, and thf heavy Bryn paoa. altnoutgh holding an adva.nta.ge i.n the tight, did iKtt equaj the dashing nMhea of the light Blaen&von eight. Brynmawr did not play the meet swtable I g,&me for the conditions. Heeling- continually was am e<rrar whiich Blae'na.voc beneated by. Aberullery on & wretc-hed ?r<yan<t cajne oat cf t.heti;r she91. amd defeated CwTBbram wdL By the wa,y. aitnoe the nrst. maAch be'tween these alubs--as fa.r book as Dace'm-ber 5— Abertillery had only abided one solit&ry league point to their tota;l (by drawing with Blaina.). The notches gained from Cwmbran will insptrc! PiU'a forwards played a. STMLt ga'nie a.t Crosa Keys. The veteran, T!r&vers, led his men finly. as wcU as being the aoorer of one of the tries. Pill'g aoore should have been heavier. The net resnit of the day's pla.y is that Pill are now two clea.r points to the good, a,nd their chances of the cha.Tnpionahip arn very bright, whii&t Brynmawr'a proepecte of gainiu-- medald are dimmer. West of UaneHy League, t The victory of. the Wek-h Regiment a.t Aldersho.t last Saturday in the Army Cup l nna.1 wjt hailed loculty with the gr?ate.;i. satisfaction. and when the vicarious terim brougnt tj.ack the Army Cap to Peanbruke Dock they ""el'P' accorued a ¡:e.ception which I Lbpy are not likely to forget, 'fhe omcers and men of the re?iTn'?nt are such downright good sport. and are s=o kec.n on Rug'by that their popu?arity in this part is unbounded; and ttheir on the sport of the nelgh- hood is inestimable. It is with the <kep<est regret that unexpected orders have been received for the regiment's removal next from Pembro1œ to where facilities for Rugby fQOtball, to put it mildly, are not of the best. They will carry with them the best wishea of the West of I.IaneUy league, which they have leit no stone ujitarned to pupport and strengthen. Regret at their departure is tempered with the th.MK7.ht that they will be re-placed a-t i,eiilbi-ok,o Deck by the 2nd Battalion of the sa<me regimønt. who ret-UTn from India with a unique l'e-co"d-f-or nine years they have not sustained a single defeat in R-agger! The "knockout" co.T' comrettti<ii started in ftn style last Saturday. Tenby disposed <,f by Z5 points to nil. while the rcTu?c.it'ajLed H.'2rrfOO"dwe-st Club did well to knock-out' L.Ian.g-wm. who are ki, really smart little l&t, by 6 poiJtt-s to 3. Milford a.n'd Pembroke Do-ck fought to a dra.w and will meet again. The other etubs had a bye. Hoa- ti.lities in the second round will be resumed next Saturday. In Ca.rdiganB'hire' the county town revived a. bad thra-ahin? from the boys of La-icDeter College School, who have also beaten their bigger neighbours of the eoUe.go twice this seasoa. This was the M-hoc-1 which gave Wales two fTt!l--ba<Js.s 11 recent yeo-r-.—Strand Jonje.s and Bailey D-avloo; and the Cardigan&hdre hills are evi- dently nouriahin? mere of the same breed a.nd seed. At Abcrystwyth the College went down prettv easily before the Hanelly Hcs- pitaJ Ran.ers. Taking things through and thrc'ng'h, the ?ajne has now Becured a firm bold in the far West Rhondda Valley I Throag-h bad arrallgm>e1lt of axtureg, to- geth-er with a. ia,Hin'? ott -y players, the sooner the better the season clones. Ystrad the leaders ia the first division. are goirg great guns tAis seaon, and on Satur- day ia.st. joarnpyed to Risca. to face the leaders of the Monmoutihshire \aheys I.ea.ue, and a.iter a weU-ooa tested game brobe their ground record by one try to nil. \V Smill'ar soored the try. amd J. Cnd<lle failed to oo:uvert.. My licqrtenznt mfornis me that the visitors ha<d hard iinea in not adding to the score. The wea.rera of the STeeo JeTgeys were minua t?o sterling forwards i.n ?B?.P? omeroy I and S. Thomaa. the reservés. alth(>ag,h on the light, aide, wotr-bed luke Troja.ns. Monmouthshire Vatteys. i Two giiMMS wwo ptayed lajst, Saturday. .Po'a.t.ypooJ Reserves we? at home to Tall?Y: wa??Mi lo?t ? six po?B?. T?y? b?aka ha.nd?d t? ba?n well, oom?da-ine; t)be Btafte of the groomd. which wao a. reaj. quag-im Ci?thi ?ited LiamMi??. a.nd ? d? fe&t?d by e?-FeT) pomts. A<MM an? Oa,te!n I t??l a ?nd g?mo f<xr t? bonMst?s. ?Sm h? &t.rn?k a. bad pa?h, yet tboy E;?Sd be ca.pa.Me o<f Ear be?er pM?noanoee. Some exao?m? be Bommd in t?MscMai-ty ?????L?. &??.. ???s yoQ aoaild au m Lhe pa-ps. I'' M ??'?? ?otbe pday?ra to Smd eo maa!y ?oa? Saft?- ?!u c? MCMtajT? M? ??°? to the raeotinc of the Union Oe Weæè b-c- ? ?&????b?<??dj OBtil Apiril IQa j Rhymney Valley 8en!or3. A great deaJ of imtereat. 7?°-??'??. ? ?e ?n?le between Oa<e-n?y R nw. B?rwa?i the Ctheeamen ha?i?a d M?? ? side on? bn.t jn the r€M- they weM ?e? Rhymney w?re ininaa G?ter. ??°? ?" Da,?. ajLd th? oafta?.w.h?. ???-?; &<?im?Ma rcaaom, de?ed ?J?- tt,?ta ?? waa ?med by Ja?k E?a-as, wtno at the last m<Mn<MLt t-umed o?t, ????? ?? ptayad be)f<yre thM aeaao.n. He played a ?T?-b gajn? AB the B'????? ???????d?? ?- ? mc- axt-ew man, d more tbaz6 a niijiQT. Rhym3mey gooted ir two triœ before Cbw- ????? tM OaBtle repr-emt- ?????d???? ? befom time and gabled a try, wbdeb WaiJ 000- rextecl ?? ?Tt Ma-e?n .tea-m ?? ??'??- The FLowera showed better farm, a.nd m?nQ?ed to prewnt t9M<Lr d??er ?V,tg-t;it?o.r"s; acc'rTQg' niotre than two trtes. Western Valley. Two league str?gMe !hst- SaAnrda-y. ?w- ?????-???? defea.ted N  bry a d'rop gona and a t.ry to ii W. W .d Eddie I, p.lJa, ???=???? ????????? i3rymano,wr Seomde wem at b,me with thefir new rn?. Gajmva? A h-"d game ended in. a pcMQ.tlees d.??- ?U?Bfort?.u???t2?y?. ?two players were ord-N?d off. 'r? Western Valley ?am w?theo??.?y tea.m whioh last sea?ndeif?t.ed Blaina p?md? om the M?o)t.?n Tnmp. The?l? f mea a.re anTioaa to br?k a?no?her re????? ?a.tms Brymma.?r ? BryTun?wr ? MaD. d;a.y B)ex!t. .<hondda District Old Hoys W??tiber oamaed some <yf the matches to be I a-bao?i. but the  .J??? ? g-Ma* nva.?. Pcntypr"jPdd ?-?Th'jst?s a?d So? kinstaw'D Al RkL<?. waB piayed. The c-e,I y?, ? ? ? was fast. a,Y!d imte?tn)? amd a.?'? eTO-d I wss k? ia the t-TiToo o? eMotetMrnt ?.??? W-.I s The aM M&ck wa-n-Mrs chanted "? {am<?s ?aj- 8<mg. Th? g?me ???? the 'Thiatl?s d?eeorved to P?<N?e ??? ? h?d ? not been for the ?nd?rM?J <?P??? ArMid, who sta??d oS def?t by gmeat do- iMice. T. 6?ppaM J. Mopgram a? ?" U?me w? t?e pick of hhe TM, ?e ?ps ? Coa?ns, tJio omt half. waa ST?t ??_??,? ToYnUn were t? be?t of a ?<?d ?S' 'Dh<- aH Ma?cRd not p?y ? ??,????- f?M-d. P«n Wilt-LajD.? wa? t.h?ir t???? -?ow. Scribe Stome. get yonr ?'???°X ? <xmcert pHoh. ?th a. Iead«r l?e G'?n Kioholas they oag'ht to do well. Ji)ly RoTers a.ad Oilfynydd LTnited found their ground Tiaplayable. CiMynydd ?-Schoolboys &t TUt??rv?nvn?b!. ma? a pointleaa dra.w. Cil Mt ?°? about thisma?ch, and w?re ra?h?f .l?aoky to sha-re poiotB. Blaenclydaeh did not ?B?, scpnd.t tto ? v?!a?? TrehB??be-rt. Too bad, f<M- Treherbe_rt ha.?e n??r failed to visit ?1)- ??'°? j? wiU be iK?rd of this aA the l-ea? m<eJjn Dm&a ?t h<MM were nat good Mi?a?n ? M_ stave off defeat by TreoT-ky. The latter won by six points, a.ud are g'oLng now so strongly tha,t they wont be fa.r out of the nnniiug for tho championship. Abs'Ø!I:t.e referees LL4t Saturday. Surely the whistlers ought to notify Secretary Will Gamlin o.f their in- ability to referee a.nd not di.<a,p'Point clubs. The returD m.tpr-iea.gTte ma.tc.h between Pcnt-ypTidd a.nd Ehondda. wiU take p!a,oa on Monday week at the Partridt'o GTo-u-nds. H-wy.n.y-pi.a,. Kid¡:-<J.1r a,t 5.15. Aft:e.r the ma,tch tJie team to play against the New- port Iea-gue will be chosen. Schootboys' !ntarnationa!. It was unfortunate that Satnrday's Woleh tnaj -t-eJ, at Swangea. was rendered com-
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Pletely v.a,Inale6s aa a, teet of the young merits, through the terrible weather a.n<l the fearful g-romnd. Ill-luck &eems dosr- 9'ng the footsteps of the teachers this season. I moat, however, heartily congr&tulato the aaion on golectia? a team which will give pretty gen-eral satisfaction throughout Wales Little fault can he found, and I am sure that a<U who folio. school Bnggei- in W.a,1es wiU aeknowledFe tiha.t the selectors ca,ve umder gmvst dif&cdtiee done exceeding'Iy well. Every one o<f the Welsh boya is new to in- ternati,>nal g-a.mes—qmte a novelty, whilst on tbe SaxOlD side Vasey, of H&rtl'apoo)!, is ttbe onty boy who haa &ppea.red in a. previoua in- terna.t.ionU. I am gjad Hta.t, Crossm&n M m. th.a.nka to the apoTting oonduct of the cardjit reprdsen- t:1.tives, who -withdrew Lndaky in his fa-voor. Orossman is chosen, too. in bia proppr pl&oe. YM., i)orwa<ML He will do bet!te.r in the pa<&h than at centre. In tn-e English triaJ the West of Eng-Ia.nd defeated tiz-o East by a. try. ue fact that so many ptayers are ae!ected from the West country, where WeLah Rasby is ctoeety fol- lowed, gives expeota.tion of the English aide beine strong. Nelmea. of Gtonoeater, who ga.tna his English ca.p, is a brother of the Cantcm player of that n&me. As there was only a gtna of .ElO in hand lor to last Sa.tnrda.y's triaJ game-,and the 'ga,t,e" wa.a utterly spoiled by the weather- iajn aorry to have to state tha-t the Scholia tJniom &pe now probably in debt. In addition, too expensea to Leicester have to be met. itMae are guaranteed, I know. by the bni it is tot&Uy mnfair that they Bh,ould bear the burden a,nd worry. Sarely. the WeMi Football Union, to saro the game among the lads of Walee. will be patriotic enough. na.y. interested enough in the wel- ta.re of Riugby, to oofme fo;rward and place the canon, as weU as schoolboy footbaal, in a. pro-per financial position. The trouble is dne to misunderstanding, probably. a.nd. therefore. I hope false "dignity" will no longer continue i)ts wreckinc career. Soccer and the Northern Unionists a-lone can cenent from the threatened coUapee of schooiboy a.ntatenr Rugby. Quotts—South Wales Assocta- I tion. Mr. D. P. Jones, the hou. sec. of the South I wales Association. in reply to my note re- garding quoit duba in the Cardiff district. states that the Welsh Association have mapped out various districts, and the clubs in each district oompe.te amomgst them- sel.&vs. Th€ire is a. cimb at Barry, o't?? m the BihoTidda, and Rhymmey ?ajteys. amd if sumcrent cluba joim the? is nothiD?to pr?eut a. Cardiff section beiu? formed. Barry and B-umney AthleUe are two and only a couple more are required. fhe !M?t ?eneraj meeting of the Association is on Satwday next at the Greyhound Hotel, Pontypr:d_d. a,t four pjn. Clubs de?irin? to .join ahout.d -wnto unmediatelv to Mr. Jones l an?. JM?K?t.tr?t.reet. Mountain Ash. There is every probability of internatioca.1 matches between Wa,iea aad England being i-evtTed a?xt seaeon. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS A. Ford (Aibc-rtridwr)-,Reeeived. Will be d&a.it w-ith as aooTi as Dossl-.ble. "P.M," (R-oath).-In their first aeiMon Ca.n- boQ W'a.ndørers worn the Madlett OnD a<nd the r<oBior League. "Meat nook" (Tondn).-Va--ey is the only OOle.
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33. CXbne of the Ma-rdy boys reached 50. TTie W.M.AJ5.A. ha-ro ttfpheld the decisio'a of the aerthy-r reference to the disputed Dewa-r Shield ma.t.oh. Merthyr Con- aerva.tive v. Aberfa-u, which tbe Me'rt.hyr 1,Da-gue h'aid a<wa.pde<l to the Gonsea-vaAiTEs. The 'Afart.hyT Oonservative now have a eliff ma.tcli in the '8rst round propeT, when they have to m's'st M'islrin, Traa!a,w. are cfuite capable of a,! 380 scoTa, however. &nd thøy win go a<U the th€7a. Shield in Mertihyr, bTit we want to it won by a. Ale'rthyT oiub. BtM;{k up, Con&erva.tiTe! "tternattona! Ctiampionshtps. I Owtilag t-o the lorge mmnbe.r ct tia.r'g'eta to be examined, tibr. anana.ge¡mffiltoommJttee of the Ir'teaTtaAio'aoJ. C'lia.mp'M.reih'Lp f<MHMl it im- poasiMe to make the drajw f<M' the Brat ronDd ompet this week. The rssultB of t,he qiMLli- tyin? ro-tmd of tihte team o<Mnp'e)hition for the daattriot is as fo-Nbwa:— D DISTRICT. ) Merthyr M.E.T.202 v. CwnMun&n A 185 Kniq-htcm Libera.! ..1/8 v. f'vmaman Institute C. 177 Swansèa. St. MMT'aSM v. MeImcrvthMi R. Ex. 192 ('elt-nh;ro St. Ja's 200 v. Acton Burnan A.R.C. 1'15 !MTthyr CoDPtl. B.. 202 v. Mcrthvr Const'al A. 197 Cardiff Albert A. v. f'wmnman tMtnute B 18?! 0-1-estry R Lion B188 v. Hereford Military 185 Oswestry R Lion A 198 v. ffhonf<d:t Rov:(! 220 Newport Tio. B'hod 138 v. We!)mgton Wt-keta B. 191 Cardiff A't]as 2C8 v. (?rdiff AeMphi ls0 Newport Bo'm'rs A 165 v. Swansea Brooidfmd 208 VICIUA,I.Y, L-gAGUFi'' 208 Baet of I?Mtnte. "Stuart. C. Uettf f.ff:5 5-32 C-ChUstta'n 4545545—!2 t? H!cft!s ..<S45444—30 U.CaMtt.5-5!5544—31 ,!H. Cox .4S55S5—!2 C. MU?n ..5445444-30! F. Pteedy ..4 6 5954 4—S2 H.Carpent'r 4445555—33 :J., Prance ..55546.34-31 J. Raybould 4534454-29 F. Prcsser ..455454 4—S1 J. Snowball 445554 5—:? T.PntehMd,5455455-S! E. Mauley ..4454355—30 I W. Cheek ,.4 45455 5-32 4455444-30 G.ttowswaU5545544—!2 J. Bu)u- .4545555— !T. Jonea .5545445—32 T. WetUBga 5 4 4 -5 4 5 4-31 J. Marrs .44:4554—39 A-Fergnaon 5544445—31 6. HMen ..4455554-!0 J. (himtha 6 34 5 4 5 31 Total 378 Total. sM CHAMEE.ES' CTJP. Sta.g amd Honnd9.. *Bjistot and South Wales. t,. Harris .5543555—34 G..Evtott ..5544355—31 Ha.ber6f)d ..4544444—29 D. Wood ..5554344—30 A. Barnett 4444455-30 J. WiUhms 555554 5—34 T. Jones 5 4 4 5 4 4 5-31 C. Payne 5444554-31 W.TreT'then 445455 5—52 H. Cox 545544 5-32 E. Howells 454445 5—31 B. Brown ..345445 4—29 W. Gtbbon 55.54455—35 'r. Et'6Ts.45.5<455—30 W. Hoare ..5444544—30 L. Ijew'a .434644 5-29 F. Trev'then 4554:34—26 A. Hood .4444334—26 J. Gibbon ..4554355—31 A. Moss .3544444—28 W. MajteU 5: 4444 <—30 w. Evama .544444 4_29 :llJU1Ut= }:U:t:t: Handicap 4 B?ndieap 2 ToM Te6 Total .?M' Anchor. Moira. ¡ W. Borna ..4354544—29 S. Ev?M .5444455—Sl G.Scarfo -?554544-31 E.TrnderhiII444454&-30 ?' ?' ???*?? ?- P!ummer 5444445—30 F. Pr."ee?dy .?654444-?0 j. Frioz.5455554-33 ?' ?? ""???? ?- Ponting 4454444-29 T. Da.viee -.5554444—31 j? WjJcox "44454';4—T:n ?- ?????? -R H.J?s 5 5 5454?52 J. I??ck ?i?"? R- EvMs .554555 4-M ???"???? J.H-n-ingt'n 4444345-29 W.Pntchard ???S-32 F. Prickett 4454444-29 y'?? ?? '"???? S. Prickett 4454444-2? 1 J?. Maj-a .3454555—?3 D. Morgan 4445354-29 Handicap. 1 I Total .376. ToM .365 OAltDIFF AND MSTTMCT LE?UE REPLAYED CPP-'NE. Splott Cocservathe. stM J. Wood .5554554?3 A. Simpaon 4"453444-26 1 A. Dtx ..?.4534443-27 1. Smith.5.435454—30 H.ParsoM 4545455—32 F Lewis.443455 5-M. ? dark .4544455—29 AV. Steel .4554444—30, R. Austin ..4544445-M J. Hume .3545445—SO, H. Davlea ..4454 S- 5 5-32 T. Ha.yner..4434454—28 R. Lewla ..544554z-30 j Ta.ylor ..5453444—29 U. Pajsons 4444345—28 J. Smart .4435444—28 W.Femer 4 4 4 5 4 4 5-30 C. Butler ..4544554—31 C. Parfitt ..5 4 6 5 4 4 &-32 G, Shopton 233355 3—24 F. Hoopar ..4555554—53 B. Welch ..5444454—30, W. A. Smart 454444 5—30 W. Barbery 444444 3—27 Hanùica.p 10 Handicap 20 j Total .376 TotaJ .365 MERTHYR ANT) DISTRICT LEAGUE. *MMidy—S. Hobbs, 27; 0. Grocutt, 31; G. Jones, 28- G. Ey,a,œ, 27; j. Symonds, 29; W. Bryaat, 26; W Hodgo, 27: A. gymonds, 30; W. Gay, 31; T. Price. 29; J. Naah. 28; G. Ha.t<o, 27—total, 340. M.E.T.—S. Coltey, 32; F. Bradley, 27; R. Dm<tTajt 31; H. King, 30; J. Hinter. 28; W. Isaac, 33; F' Ootley, 39; A. Howard, 50; A. CouaiM,. 5Z; E. Wilson, 31; P. JoMa, 25—tMol for U men, 328.