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FOOTBALL.
FOOTBALL. ALL WHITES AT NEWPORT STERN STRUGGLE AT RODNEY PARADE. ALL WHITES EMERGE WITH TRIUMPH. VILE ORDERED OFF: DESPERATE PLAY. SWANSEA TEAM AND REFEREE HOOTED. VIGOROUS EFFORT TO WRECK THE RECORD. Swansea's visits to Newport are not per- haps regarded in Abertawe with quite that degree of trepidation excited by encounters at the Cardiff Arms Park. The fact ts. Newport's form away from home is, if any- thing, a trifle better than it is at Rodney Parade. This is curious, but those who witnessed matches between the two clubs for the past dozen seasons or so will bear this out. This does not mean to say that Swansea find it an "easier journey" on one ground more than another. It is just as though Newport, on their visits to St. Helen's, laid themselves out purposely for the oeeMion, and played above form. This may be because of painful recollections of t certain big score run up against tliein seasons ago on the Swansea enclosure. Any- flow, to-day the Newportians were looking to the Blaek and Ambers to avenge the last defeat at Rodney Parade at the hands of the All Whites. Newport's forwards hid, the preview Saturday, shown sensational I form against the South Africans, and we in I Swansea looked forward with misgivings to the show of their "ups." Judge of the mutual surprise when Serine, Joseph and I Co. rose to the occasion in unmistakfeable fashion, and on the day's form thoroughly bested the home eight. It was only when too late to affect the situation that the Newportians really played up to form, and Switfiaea ha4 by then scored two tries. Swansea folk to-day thought it was too oreeh to hope that a similar state of affairs would ensue, and this fear was not miti- gated by the indifferent show given tf $waneea on Pecember 8th, when the game pndod in A POINTLESS DRAW A POINTLESS DRAW with the Uskside supporters claiming thev bad the better of the play. Tracing the re- cords between the two sides back Tom October, 1887, up to December 8th, 1906, inclusive. 64 matches bare been played be- tween them. Of these S^wnsoa have won 26 and lost 26, tbe remainder being drawn. Thus, Abertewe aTe only one behind with regard to the number of victories for that period. The number of matches won by the Usksiders by dropped goals was four. It is noteworthy that the All Whites have out-classed Newport for several seasons Past. as from January 23rd, 1904, up to Eaoewber 8th, 1906, twelve matches have been played, of which Swansea won nine, whilst Newport only secured one victory. But paper form of the past was no real cri- terion to judge the respective merits of teams, and the Swansea record was cer- tainly in danger at Newport to-day. If this was the situation at home, what grounds were there for any pronounced op- timism op the part of Swanseaites to-day? Very little, taking into consideration the added fact that the forwards would be weakened by the abstention of D. J. Thorrfas, Ivor Morgan and Hiams How- ever, it was hoped that Swansea's clever- ness behind would be able to carry the day, with the ground in anything like con- dition to afford a semblance of sure footing. The Uskside ground had been covered with straw at what was practically the eleventh hour—on Friday evening—and the ram and thaw overnignt was hoped to render it In playing condition by the time the Swan- sea team were ready to make a start. Teams:— SWANSEA.—Back, J. Bancroft; three- ¡ quarters, W. Trew, Llew Davies, P. Hop- bae, and W. Arnold; half-backs, R. M. T? and H. Toft; forwards, W. Joseph, F. Serine, A. Smith, H. Hunt, D. Davies, Geo. Hayward, W. J. Davies, and Edgar Morgan. NEWPORT.—Back, D. J. Boots; three- quarters, W. Thomas, R. B. Griffiths, Sid ^darns, a.nd A. Davies; half-backs, T. H. Vile ajid Cliff Francis; forwards, C. Ja. Pritchard, E. Thomas, G. Boots, J. J. Hodges, E. Jenkins, Gus Jones, W. Webb, and Casey. Referee: Mr. R. J. Auckland (Cardiff.) ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY EX- CURSIONISTS FROM SWANSEA. One hundred and twenty persons left Swansea by the mid-day excursion for New- port. The ground looked, and was, soft. In f&ct, it was apparent ere the game had started the going would be very heavy, and in no wise favourable to Swansea. It had been decided about eleven o'clock that tho ground was playable, and Newport people, becoming acquainted with the fact, flocked to the ground in large numbers, and the gate in spite of the uncertainty prevailing ear'y in the morning looked like being a considerable one. There were no changes In either side, beyond those announced in ii. 1 on Fri<lay evening. Owing to the doubt, a* to the match coming off less than two hundred persons journeyed from Swansea, but there was a considerable *>n- tmgent of Cardiffians, wV), with no match on the Arms Park, and with the Leicester match scratched, seized the opportunity Ol wwng some class football. and patronised the ordinaries very largely, Prior to th sta.rt the Newport Town Band played some Popular melodies. Trew led on his men a garter of an hour late, at 3.25, and bv t.his time there would be about 8,000 people l Present. The Biack and Ambers received i I big reception, and there was a general Paction of a DEFEAT OF THE TM^TNCIBLE ALL WHITES. Pritchard kicked off, and Phil Hopkins, failing to field the ball under difficulties. Newport got to the Swansea twenty-five. Fmm here the homesters heeled and he ball went swiftly to Francis, and he sent <*nt to his centre, and Alby Davies, cprint- rog.for all he was worth, was brought Town witn a will by Willie Amolad. who jjnade no mistake whatever about his man. *t was apparent thus earlv that the ground SwSa«Tmg^> in 3 ff>arfnI condition. rfSwS j °ff Phi1 Hopkins nnd Ttpw but tJ.¡1" ,c:;t.at.f' of the br ♦Z difficult. Spurred by the crowd's shouts. Newnort. through T^the Pressure ^e Usk- V W"trC aga,n- Scrine was T r°^T- onlv tempor- showing of to "W e, their tek, Y'^ad to KP a,sist^ ,rnm the field with a blow over the eye, and Gus Jones took his place. Swansea sdn felt the effect of the lesser weight, in the pa.ck aTnin«t them, fnd brought off n l)je nif5i, to ♦V Newport ^TTit-ory, Joseph and Hunt a trreat. dribble wrnch out the home Soal in Jeopardy. The A n WhHes> M1Sh"r1 h'1nq on to the home lire. and Owen made 3 rv^" ft. rlncVi tbf> ""vhiVh linked have sneceeded, bnt i+- had not. Llew. "vi- tbri attempted a drop for goal from },.pfoTo the pests, but 'he ball bumped against a Newport man and a fine chance J. was lost to the visitors, who were now hav- f ing the better of the play. Boots raised the siege, but Swansea still remained' in the Uskside quarters. The Newport forwards, were adapting themselves to the state of the ground, and brought off another rush, carrying pday to the centre, whore the Swansea eight were also doing all that was required of them. The Uskside backs were hard pressed by a headlong burst of the. visiting "ups," wno were not pulled up till Alby Davies kicked high in the air in a hurry and NEARLY LET WILLIE ARNOLD IN. the latter following up at top-speed. Swan- sea were pressing again, Toft getting; r.e heavy ball away with difficulty, and the leather was kicked along to Llew. Davies who followed up magnificently amid a bunch of Newport men, and he put in a fine screw kick. The ball went. to the Newport twenty-five, and from here a really brilliant movement came off. Owen got the ball su- perbly to Toft, and he sent to his centre The captain outstripped his opponent in characteristic fashion and gave to Phil Hop- kins, who raced over in the corner with A WELL-DESERVED TRY, which Bancroft did not convert ,the bad hardly rising. Encouraged by the shouts of the home crowd, the Newport forwards' took up the running on the restart and loud cheers were raised when it was observed that Vile was resuming his position. it's presence brought no tangible result. In fact, Swansea went at it again. It was through Jack Bancroft, who, seizing the leather under difficulties, evaded all opposi- tion and kicked hard down the field from beyond midway. The following up was great, and Gus Jones, who had come round in a hurry was overhauled and laid down by the Swansea custodian and Serine jointly. Swansea continued the pressure, a.nd their all round work at this stage was far superior to the homesters, and as outcome of a persistent attack te ia. came out right in front of the 1 goal and S-rine. joining in the attack; with three others ready to score in case of ai PLUNGED OVER WITH A TRY which proved up to the hilt his resource ness. The ball had been planted between the posts, and Jack Bancroft had no ditt culty in sending it through the upi^g the accompaniment of groat ch the Swansea trippers. A change over the scene. The Newport forwards se- cerned the ball and got down to the bwan- sea territory. The leather came out to their backs, and Gus Jones, who was acting as rover in opposition to Serine, sent a long shot for goal, and to the uproarious delight of the homesters the ball sailed towards the uprights. It struck the cross-bar, how- ever, and the great chance of Newport went wrong. It was now to all intents and pur- poses a tussle between seven forwards, lor each side had a rover out. Newport pressed but R. B. Griffiths held on too long, with a decent opening, and was easily tackled. Plav was now all in Swansea s quartets. rho home forwards played desperately, but superior speoo. of the Swansea ba^.s stood the visitors in good stead, and when they next secured the ball they sent it down the field with a vengeance. The crowd new be- gan barracking the referee, who was fairness itself—from. Cardiff, too- Newport were penalised for offside play and this increased the mild uproar, play going into the home quarters onoe more, where Swansea, play- iPCT as "n" man. get- down to near the home line. Both sets of bsclts, however, found going very heavy. Then came another sen- sation. Serine secured tho ball. and tricking all opposition, ran towards tbe home rroal. He iver.t as far as b° could Tvi+h f.t.v and handed to Lew. Davies who had little to do but race to the line and FALL ON THE BALL UNDER THE GOAL-POSTS. It was a superb effort and Bancroft put the finishing touch on the rriovement which was a credit to Welsh football. Half-time was called shortly afterwards with Swansea 13 points ahead and the better team all round. Half-time Score: Swansea—2 goals J. Newport—Nil. *•' J-' ■*«- ••• —' HOW THE GAME WENT SECOND HALT Joseph kicked off in the second half and the return saw play rest on the New- port side of half-way. The All Whites were now nearly like All Blacks, so plenti- fully were they dubbed with the generoas Uskside mud. Thanks to Owen and Hop- kins the visitors went to nea.r the Ne«v- j port line, where Serine got overwhelmed; in attempting to open out the play. Boots | was then knocked out, but resumed. Gus Jones headed a Newport relieving move- ment, but,Jack Bancroft was as usual at: home, ancrbooted the leather with effect to the centre again. Newport were now with- out the services of Francis, who had to re- tire, and Gus Jones was playing outside half in his etead. Do what they couij Newport could not get awav, and the ball again came out to the Swansea backs .'ld Phil Hopkins made a big dive for the line, but Willie Thomas na.iled him with but i yard to go. It was a narrow squeak for Newport- The All Whites still pressed, and exhibited far better finesse in all stages of play. Their forwards wheeled the scrums magnificently, and went away to the corner flag in a body. Newport, raised to despera- tion, strove bard to get away, but Owen slung the ball out in the thick of a grOlp of rushing opponents to Arnold, who more than regained the lost territory. A mo- ment later, Owen was conspicuous by some lightning defence work, and Swansea pressed once more. Right down to the Newport line they went and some fearfully hot work was witnessed both on the de- fenoe and offence. A scrum was formed at the homo twenty-five and from here a sensational bit of play was witnessed. The home forwards, profiting by the failure of the visiting three-quarters to properly handle the greasy leather, and R. B. Grif- fiths and Alby Davies got the ball at their toes and dribbled amid frantic chering for half the length of the field right to the Swansea twenty-five. Here they were pulled up in the nick of time by Bancroft and Trew. Play rested for a while on the visi- tors' ride of the halfway line and some des- perately hard play ensued. Newport en- deavoured by all the means in their power to forge ahead, Swansea in their turn play- ing for all they were worth to get into Usk- side territory once more, but the home for- wards were now finding their feet well in their own mud. in spite of Gus Jones' ab- sence. and all the play was now confined to each s.d. of "ups." By footwork. Newrnrt got back into Swansea's quarters and a line- out took place at the All Whites' twentv- five. Here a stoppage ocourred through "Mumbles" Davies being injured by a kick on the leg. This was perilously near Swan- sea's line and Newport attacked hotly. The h,1} went out to tbÙ backs and R B Grif- ¡ fiths. after the ball had got temporarily out of hand through Hopkins failing 'o mark, seized it and WAS AWARDED A TRY, much to the deafening satisfaction of tho home ciowd. Boots failed to convert. Swansea s lead was now reduced to ten points, but they went at it again and Edgar Morgan was conspisuous for some sterling work in tbe open. Newport, however re- sisted all efforts of the visitors to get go- ing. "Mumbles Navies returned, and a fierce scrum was fought out in Swansea s twenty-five, all departments of the home side striving very hard to do something towards an effort at equalising, although the at- tempt looked hopeless Jack Bancroft gamely saved at the feet of his opponents, after Gus Jones had dribbled near Swansea's line The homesters maintained the pre- sure, and it looked any odds on their soor- ing From this on play was fast and fur- ious, and not a few fouls were witnessed So desperate did play become that it came as no surprise to see VILE THE HOME INSIDE HALF. ORDERED OFF I ■the field, for, it was alleged, deliberately kicking an opponent. Newport strove very hard indeed to score, but play remained nt the centre when the whistle went leaving the All Whites well deserved victors by 13 points to 3. Both referee and Swansea I team were vigorously booed on leaving :be field. FINAL SCORE SWANSEA-2 goa.1s 1 try. NEWPORT-1 try.
LLANELLY V. BRIDGEND.
LLANELLY V. BRIDGEND. SCARLETS KNOCK UP A HEAVY TOTAL. The second meeting between them team s took place on Saturday arterncon at Although LlanelJy could not place in the field such a strong team ab usual, it was confidently felt by their cupporters that they would prove too good for the Gla- morganshire men. Such players as Harry, Watkins, Lieut. Dobbs, Stacey, nd D. L. Bowen, all really first-class men, are nC) longer available regularly, and their ab-cuce i& much ielt. Stacey, it is stated, will not again play this season. But for his unfor- tunate accident he would undoubtedly have secured a place in the Welsh pack. The success of the toani in the remaining matches, and. also the attendance at Stra- dey, will depend largely upon the policy of the committee in filling vacancies. If they fall back upon old players, or intro- duce men who are unknown, there is sure to be a falling off in the attendance. The material in 1 le local junior organisations is good enough, and it i, only )-ht that Llanelly- lads should be given every en- couragement. J. Davies (Burry Port) was elected for the full-back position, with Hu- bert John as reserve, and there was some misgivings as to how the new man would perform, as he is quite inexperienced in first-class football. Levi Howell, Jed the place caused by the absence of D. L. Bowen from the pack. The teams were as follows: LLANELLY.—Back, J. Davies; three- quarters, Harry Morgan, Griff Rowel Har- vey Thomas, and Willie Thomas; half- backs, D. Lloyd and D. M. Davies; for- wards, D. Walters (capt.), J. Watts, T. Evans, J, Auckland, W. Cole, H. Cole, Levi Howell, and G. Stagg. BRIDGEND.—Back, Pennell; three- quarters, T. Matthews, Jones. J. W. r 'es, and R. Richards; half-backs, J. Hopkin and W. Rees; forwards, T. Griffiths, B Gronow, E. James, W. Gronow, P. Mor- gan, Chilcott, S. Bevan, and T. Guildford. Referee Mr. R. Pollock. Bridgend arrived late, and the kick-off did not take place until four o'clock. D. M. Davies commenced for Llaneily, and Matthews returned. A scrum was formed just over the half-way line, and Dai Lloyd secured and took play to the Llanelly half. A round of passing, in which all the Bridg- end backs took part then followed, and enabled them to gain considerable ground. Llanelly then retaliated, but a round of passing was promptly pulled up, Morgan being brought down with the ball, ^arvey Thomas came away from the next eerum, but was too fast for his wing, and the pass went astray. So far the visitors were having quite as much of the play as the Scarlets, and for a time it remained in the Llanelly half. Bridgend got the ball from the next scrum, and Llovd obtained pos- session, but Howells prevented him sending the ball out to the backs. The visitor forwards now dribbled to the home twenty- tive, and Davies put in a feeble kick. A rush, headed by Rowe, now took place, and removed play to the other end of the field, where half a dozen Llanelly men had the line at their mercy, when the ball rolled into touch. Watts now headed a dribble to the line, and one of the Bridg- end men kicked over the line. A scrum was ordered close to the posts, and T lan- elly were penalised. Pennell failed later to find touch, and Willie Thomas returned with advantage. Exchange kicking follow- ed, to the advantage of the visitors, who were soon back in the Llanelly twenty-five, where the Scarlets broke up a couple of scrums smartly, and dribbled out of danger. Bridgend still pressed, and forced a minor. Mid-field play followed the restart, and the spectators became impatient because the Scarlets did not score. In response to the cries of the spectators the Llanelly men forced the game. From the next serum D. M. Davies forced an opening for Harvey Thomas, who went straight through and after beating the opposition, transfer- red to Rowe, who in turn threw to Har*" iVtorgan, the latter, scoring. No goal re- sulted. Inspired by their success, the Scarlets returned to the attack, and a. min- ute later Harry Morgan was almost over. He was pushed into touch a couple of yards from the line. Owen relieved. The Scar- | let backs continued to do some excellent work, and Harvey Thomas scored a second try for Llanelly. D. M. Davies converted, The Scarlets were now playing a vigorous game, and trusted to their backs more than usual, with satisfactory results. The Bridg- end forwards now made a desperate rush, and Harvey Thomas saved by diving at the feet of the forwards and securing. D. M. Davies now slipped away, and in a race for possession there as a scramble over the line, several men falling on the ball. The psfere-e gave the doubt to the visitors. Llanelly were then driven back, and half- time was called afterwards. Half-tim,e Score LlaneIlv-l goal, 1 try. Bridgend—Nil. On restarting the Llanelly forwards went off with a great dash, and had hard lines in not being able to score. Only minors re- sulted. Willie Thomas cross-kicked to Harvey Thomas, and the Llanelly centre scored, no goal resulting. A minute later Harvev Thomas again, after a fine indivi- dual effort, scored under the posts, which was not converted. Tries were also added ay Rowe and Walters, both being converted FINAL SCORE. LLANELLY.—3 goals, 3 tries BRIDGEND.—Nil.
NEATH V. TREHERBERT.I
NEATH V. TREHERBERT. :ASTELLNEDD ACCOMPLISH A CON- CLUSIVE WIN. The heavy thaw rendered the Neath ground playable, and fox the first time for three weeks Neath spectators were treated to a little football. Treherbe-rt were the visitors, and they brought down with them a good side- The All Blacks, on the other hand, were without several regular players The teams had not met before this season, but last season honours were easy, each side winning a match. The selected sides were — NE ATH.—Back, W. M. Edwards three- quarters, J. D. Davies, Howel Jones, D. 11. Edwards and J. Merriman half-backs, J. -an Thomas and J. Brennan forwards. Green, Reason, Lloyd. Hopes. Perry, T. Thomas' Re"3 PhiJlins and G. E. Lewis- TREHERBERT. — Back, FitzgeraJd three-quarters. D. Godfrey, F. Harding, M. O'Shea, and W. Evans; halves, G. Williams a,nd J. Lewis; forwards, D. Joines D Powell, J. Mitchell, D. Llewelyn, D. Gal- loway, G. Everleigh, J. Argus, and P.C. Nc viand. Referee, Mr. W. M. Jones (Bridgend). The Neath team underwent further chan-! ges. A great loss was the absence of Johnny Thomas, who was indisposed. His place was taken by Shorn Evans, one of the old Neath Seconds. In the forwards there was also a further change, Fred. David, the once captain, coming in instead of Rees Phillips, the Briton Ferry man, who for some reason failed to put in an appearance. David Jones started for TppherberL., and Harry Merriman made a nice return to the centre. Some bungling occurred between the visitors, and it seemed Neath would get through, but their forwards failed to take advantage of the opportunity, and Treher- be-rt were driven back nearly to the home 25. Some scrappy play followed, notwith- standing that Brennan had a couple of ex- cellent ohatnces to feed his backs. Unfor- tunately, however, his passes cut were bad, and Treheirbert gained rather than lost b.í' the movements which were arranged against
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ABERAVON V. MAESTEG.
ABERAVON V. MAESTEG. VICTORY FOR THE HOME TEAM. A fortunate -change in this fickle weather of ou#s, from one extreme to another, en- abled the1 Aberavon club to bring off their fourth and last fixture with their old and formida,ble rivals—Maesteg. The three pre- vious contests afforded little football, and gave neither a, claim of superiority, as the first two ended in pointless draws, and the third was won by Aberavon by a very luckv try, and the Valleyites had very hard lines in failing to bring off another draw. The frost had completely disappeared, and V„d been succeeded by a heavy downpe^r of rain on Friday night, but this morning's weather was much brighter, and there was every prospect of a good match, though of course the ground was expected to be in a. sloppy condition. The teams were as fol- 10 ABERAVON.—Back, W.. J. Roes three- quarters, Arthur James, Willie Thomas Jim Donovan, and R. ruchavds; half-backs, Willie Harris and J. J°nes; forwards, Will Jones (captain), E. Pugh, E. Leyshon, George Vickery, Will Gregory, A. Jones, Jim Upton, and D. Mainwaring. MAESTEG.—Back, A N. Other; three- quart/ere, Bert Price, W- J^wis, Preece, and G. Preece; half-backs, T. Duck- field and E. Howells; forwards, D. Acker- man, A. Morgan, W. J. Davies, M. Gilbert. G. H. Hooper, M. Coleman, J. Owen, and S. Williams. Referee: Mr. T. G. Jones. Will Jones ,the skipper, Gregory and Pngh were unable to turn out for Aberavon, and their places were taken by Bansey, Gwyn Jones, and Griff Thomas. There were also several changes in the Maesteg team, the brothers Preece and Lewis being replaced in the third line by W. J. Davies, Bishop, and D. Jones. Paul Jones turned out as full-back for the visitors. Arthur Jones started operations for Aber- avon, with a strong sun in their faces, and some exchange kicking ended in their fav- our. Smart fielding and kicking by Duck- field transferred play to the home terri- tory, where Rees put in a feeble reply. Arthur Jones, the Taibach inside half, how- ever, came to the rescue, and put in a smart dribble, but Duckfield again got Maesteg to the home line, where W. J- Rees kicked out of bounds. On the drop out the Aber- avon forwards got off, and Jack Donovan made a fine sprint, with Price and W. J. Rees in hot pursuit. Paul Jones barred the progress, and Maesteg now had a look in, a knock on losing what seemed a certain score. Vickery and Donovan relieved, and Willie Thomas unsuccessfully essayed a drop for goal. From a scrum on the visitors' line W. J. Rees also kicked for goal, but the ball went wide. Maesteg relieved mo- mentarily, and then Arthur Jones —got over for Aberavon, but was called back, and the homesters continued to press up to half-time. Half-time Score. Aberavon.-N il. Maesteg.—Nil. "Maesteg restarted, and Aberavon again had the advantage of the exchange kicks. Following up well, Arthur James got away splendidly, and passed to Willie Thomas, who dashed through the Maesteg hacks and scored a splendid try. W. J. Rees failed to majorise. With the sun now at their backs the homesters were now play- ing a much improved game, and were goon back into the Maesteg territory after the drop-out. Willie Harris punted to touch in goal, and from ensuing loose play be- tween, Leyshon picked up and dashed through on his own, scoring a good try, which Arthur James failed to improve upon. Back agebin came the homesters on the drop-out, and Leyshon again got to the line, and Aberavon were soon all over Maesteg, Arthur James getting over with another try, though he hurt h:s leg in the effort. Arthur James, in an Sasy position, kicked a splendid goal. Ensuing play saw Maesteg penalised, and Vickery took a shot for goal, the ball striking the cross-bar. Just before the finish Arthur James got away finely, and handing off the Maesteg full-back, scored what looked like a splen- did try. As he was returning with the ball, however, to kick for goal, a long argument ensued between him and the full- back, the game being delayed for a con- s:derable time. Eventually the referee dis- allowed the try, and time was called. FINAL SCORE. ABERA VON.l goal, 2 tries. MAJSSTEG.—Nil.
SWANSEA II. V. DANYGRAIG.
SWANSEA II. V. DANYGRAIG. LOCAL SUBURBANS AT ST. HELEN'S- A match that has created a d-eat of in- terest in local circles during the past fort- night is the above, and it was decided at St. Helen's on Saturday afternoon. The Danygraig men have done well this season, and were pretty sure oi the re-sult of to- day's encounter. When the teams met earlier in the season at Danygraig the East- siders just managed to pull the match out of the fire. On thct occasion, however, the Seconds were about five players short, and men had to be picked up on the field- I V\ ith a full team out to-day nopes ran high of victory, and no stcr«f i'ad been left un- turned preparatory to doin/ the trick. A strong side had been selected, and it on.y required a little extra energy on the part of the hom players to bring about suc- cess. The teams were-— SWANSEA If.—Back, Fred Rees; three- quarters, T. Nicholas. A. Arnold, M. Walsh, and T. Hopkins; hr^ba-ks, H. Williams and R S-hefiord fo.wd.rds, E. Morgan (c\pt.), W. J Davies, E. Warburton, E. Davies W. Michael, W. J. Da- iee, M. Holley, ind Gilchrist. DANYGRAIG.—Back, W Thomas; three-quarters, 8. Norman. T. Arnold, W. Poole, and D. Francis half-backs, H. Croc- ker and W. Kift; forwards, D. Price, A. Kennedy, G. Williams, A. ü. Ball, J. Myles, D. Thissen, C. Hole. and A. Beauger. There was one change in the visiting side. Poole displacing T. Arnold in the third line. Ernie Morgan started for the homesters against the sun, and A. Pall failed to get in the return kick. From the first scrum the home forwards heeled out, I but Williams failed to gather, and the visit- ing forwards rushed up the field. In stop- ping the rush Fr(-d Rees got injured and the game had to be delayed. Jack Myles also got laid out in the rush. Both had to be carried to the side. Rees sutxering from a kick. Play resumed, and the visiting forwards, by clever footwork, carried play to the Swansea !in\ Arthur Arnold went full-back for the Seconds. Tom Norman made a mark, and Ward tried for goal, but the ball went wide. On thi drop out play continued to hover in the Swansea half, and at this stage Myles resumed his place in the Danygraig pack. The Seconds' for- wards continued to heel well, but the home halves could not get it away, and Diny- graig pressed hard on the line. The ball at last came out on the Seconds side, and Shefford kicked into the open, and Francis gathered, but beiore he could do anything he was nailed by Walsh. The ..visiting backs next got going, and Norman was about to sail across when he was brought down by Arnold. Fred Rees now resumed, and Arnold went back to the third line. The Danygraig backs got going once more, but the opp&sdtion was too good, and every movement was frustrated. Swansea were awarded a free for Crocker picking out of the scrum, and Fred Rees put in a useful kick. I'lay continued on the Swansea side of the half-way line, and ths visiting "ups" again heeled out. but the backs mull- ed. Fred Rees was next responsible for a smart piece of work, when his side was in danger. Shefford and Hopkins then tried interpassing, but the liter's repass was too high, and the movement broke down. Up to this stage Danygraig had had slight- ly the better of the argument, and the ball coming out on their side of the scrum Kift put in a, high punt, and the forwards fol- lowing up, there was a race between Fred Rees and' Poole for the ball. The latter got there firet and touched down. Too kick failed. Ou restarting the visitors con- tinued to press, and Swansea had to de- fend for all they were worth. Again the Danygraig backs got going, but the passing broke down, a.nd then the home backs brought off a bout of passing which gained quite twenty yards. This, however, was soon lost, for the visiting forwards were too strong, and can-Led the scrums. Swan- sea Seconds were then penalised, for what reason no one knows, and the spectators began to shout "PlAy the game, and give them another try." The Swansea forwards heeled out from the next scrum, and the backs got going with a nice movement, and gained quite twenty-five yards. The Seoonds were now playing with more dash, but a mistake Lv Nicholas lost all the ground, ajid piay once more got to Swan- sea's line. Aftsy. some liard scrummaging Crocker got across with the second try, which Myles failed to convert. Fred Rees dropped out, and play went to the Dany- graig half, where the home forwards put a little dash into their play. Hopkins made a mark near the touch-line., and Fred Rees tried for goal, but the ball fell short, al- though the kick was a fine one. Scrum- maging ensued on the visitors line, and had Nicholas parted with the ball Swansea would would most assuredly have scored, as Hopkins was left unmarked. However, a moment later Hopkins did the trick, amid applause, and when Fred Rees con- verted the applause was deafening. The visitors were now a point ahead, and half- time was called. Half-time Score Danygraig—2 tIWs. Swansea II—1 goal. Myflcs re-sn«jr 1-ed. far "Danygra- gr, and Arthur Arnold returned to half-way. The home tor- •w&rds heeled out, and WilMia-ms sot the b-iil a ■way to SbofFoTJ, who, however, was oo I tared before he eniild get far. By the a.id of a. loooe rush the visiters fret into Swansea ter- ritory, and they made determined efforts to eccnre, but wre held up. Then the backs got going, but the passing broke down, apd the fteoomds worked to half-way by the aid of a. kick by W'i-Uiaims. Play now became fast, and the spectators were get:ting a little ex- cited. For a, time it hovered at half-way, and then through the aid of a kick the Whites got to the visitors' 25. The home backs then grot going, amd severely the visiting diefence. Time altar time they j were Within an a«ce of soaring A short delay them occurred throng'h Walsh fT&ttdrif? temporarily laiid out. Danygraig now puSiea a mail out of the scrum to strengthon the defence, and only a slight mistake by Shet-, fc,rd, prevented, the W hatee froan scoring- Damygraig worked out, but Swansea con- tinued to peg away, and Nicholas failing to. take a pass, lost a little ground. Dany-, g-raig now took a spell at ai-tcking, but thesr ■movements -were not in any way finished. E** lohaiOge kiokh^ ended Ln favour of the 'ho'moOO'ters. sSwaiiieea were now pi aytmg a great game, and vryre undoubtedly the be<- te,r sidev but a deal of feeling was being l'n- troduoed into the game. Then Orocker get away for the visitors, but he was brought down by P~ed ECM in great style. The Sec- ondfi got to half-way, aitid here f«>me hard; play ensued. Both e des were going great: guns, and another delay was caused through.; one of the visitors being injured. He, how-; ever, soon retsumed. and the visitors got on the attack again. By a smart piece of work between the Brcthere Crocker, Danygraag again scored, but Thomas failed to convert. On re-atartina-, Swansea again took up the: attack, and p!ay went to half-way, but lxainy- graig took it back to the Swansea line, where some ha-rd scrummag ng t=ok pla e. Swan- See relieved to half-way, and Warburton broke through finely. Play was in the visit- ing 25 whe-n the final sounded. FINAL SCORE: DANYGRAIG—3 tries. SWANSEA II.—1 converted goal. I
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MYNYDDBACH V. AMMAN.I
MYNYDDBACH V. AMMAN. I Played a.t Mvnyddbaoh. SCQITe: Half-time Score. Mynyddbach.—1 converted goal. Amman.—1 try. J. Thomas scored for Amman, and Em- anuel for Mvnyddbach J. Jones converting. FINAL SCORE. AMMAN.- -2 tries. M~iN!DDBACH.—1 converted goal. POLICE PROTECT THE REFEREE. The police during the second half had to rrctect the referee. The second scorer for Amman United was Dai Llewellyn.
HOSPITAL RANGERS V. BRITON…
HOSPITAL RANGERS V. BRITON FERRY CRUSADERS. Crusaders commenced play. and immedi- ately took play to the visiting twenty-five, and for a time placei them on .the defen- pivf, and the Llanelly men had lo concede a minor. On resuming. Owen Morgan ?roi away, WIth a brillia.-tt spurt, but was orovynt low near the line. The Rangers I Nv^: in the home twenty-five w hen nxlf-tnjic was called,, ■o 3ialf-time Score:— Triton *errY Crusaders—Nil. Jriospiual (I-iai*ellv)—Nil. tt_ FINAL SCORE. pm?nlAL tries, w tVu FERRY CRUSADERS.—Nil. v\ m. Ihooiias soared three and Marsh one.
LLANGENNECH V. LAMPETER COLLEGE.
LLANGENNECH V. LAMPETER COLLEGE. T'langennech. Picton scored tor the visitors in xhe second half. i SCORE. COLLEGE—1 try. L _A.»i G E iNTN ECH—Nil. iri ^r"t half, which was evenly eon- ^'♦vf a Llangennecb man, retired with an injured knee. HENDY v. PONTARDULAIS SCARLETS TTT^ FINAL SCORE. HEJSDI.—2 goals, 3 tries. PONTARDULAIS SCARLETS.—Nil. lorn Jones, Wm. Williams, E. i- Evans (3J. Buck Wi^h i try, St. Thomas nil.
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SWANSEA SCHOOLS LEAGUE.
SWANSEA SCHOOLS LEAGUE. FOUR MATCHES ON THE RECREA- TION GROUND. INDUSTRIAL V. HIGHER GRVDE. tour matches in connection with the Swansea and District Schools' lieague#rere loJayed at the Recreation Ground on Satur- day morning. The giound was in a very oaa concition, with poo]s of water every- v IH-Tc. The match ot primary importance •;a3 ,at between Industrial and Higher »raae. Industrial being second in the League and Higher Grade third, great significance was attached to the decision of the encounter When the teams fielded, the outstanding feature was the extraordin- ary iiae of the Higher Grade lads, and the >:i»»aJln»;.ss of the Industrial boys. The big gest of the latter was not equal in size to the smallest of the former. Industrial lie led off. and they immediately began to stDrm the Iugher Grade line, and after the fc'ame had been m progress for about tf*n i> mutes. Brace scored for Industrial, to chagrin of the spectators, it teing Ithcught wheu the teams fielded that it would be a /talk over for Higher Grade. After this, the Swansea boys played far better, but were not equal to the Bonymien lads. Their backs played an unc-om- monly good game, having method 'hat suggested loug training. Higher Grade, on the other hsnd. frimbJed with the ball when they had opportunities In short, and without exaggerating, ihe larger boys cf 'the Higher Grad;> were in the way of the smaller ott»s. rt inle weight is a valuable a^ret, sis*? is not always to be depend' rnon. Half-time Score: Industrial—t try. Higher Grade-Nil. On resuming. Industrial once again as- serletl their superiority, but this wae only for u short period. Resulting from a drib- blc at half-way, Cummings scored for liigher Grade., the try not being majori-ed. Shortly afterwards Higher Grade again secured the ball. t;nd Baynham scored right r.nd.*r the posts. The try was not converted. Thi" put Higher Grade three points ahead. ™ XJr\ £ L SCORE: HIGHER GRADE—2 tries INDUSTRIAL-1 try. Higher Grade did not deserve to win. Their second try was no great effort, and their play on the whole was of a scrappy nature. NATIONAL v. TERRACE-ROAD. In T!IL^ game National had the advantage ot weight, 8-na were able to score one dropped goal, two tries, to their oppon wore aleo one man short, and their full team the t core woulci have be-en larger. Tries «™1ithS?)nIH<Ha^i^idTney Thomae and Clifford Smith, and Harold Jones dropped a beauti- ful goal from a very difficult angle. DANYGRAIG V. HAFOD. ♦ Irffrfrt Ver^ tight &ame. keenly con- tastcd, winning by a try to nil, SCwT<^J^ wPf i Danygraig were quite as f°^ e and a draw would have Ixen a fair score. ti ST, THOMAS V. PAROCHIAL. ,1 i Jal^ over for St- Thomas, the ^ast Siders winning by one penalty goa], ^rn^n^ft'v 2 n}]~ Alfr€d Williams kicked the penalty goal, and also scored two tries, 0 rs were scored by Ivor Hare. The game was cne-sided.
. MATCHES ABANDONED.
MATCHES ABANDONED. Briton Ferry v. Tredegar.—The Briton Ferry Y. Tredegar match which W36 to have been played at Tredegar on Saturday has been abandoned on account of the hard state of the gTound. Leioester v. Cardiff match is also aban- doned. ^on^aw v. Ogmore Vale match has been abandoned owing to the unplay- able state of the Ogmore Vale ground.
. ABERAVON SCHOOLS' LEAGUE.
ABERAVON SCHOOLS' LEAGUE. PORT TALBOT INTERMEDIATE V. CENTRAL SCHOOLS. Played on the Aberavon football grouni this morning. The game was well contested all through, the Central lads showing some exceedingly fine form. Hurford eventually scored from a fine opening for the Inter- mediate no goal resulting. Tom Francis crossed over with a fine try for the CentraJ, but this was disallowed by the referee. FINAL SCORE: INTERMEDIATE—1 try. CENTRAL—Nil. i
SWANSEA AND ITS AMBULANCE.
SWANSEA AND ITS AMBULANCE. MEETING OF THE WATCH SUB- COMMITTEE. Swansea Watoh Sub-Committee met cn Monday to discuss the working of the am- bulance, but in view of the proposed pro- vision of a. motor ambulance, matters were left alone for ihe present. Chief Constable has JB115 in the bank to- wards the object, and promises of jES8 more. The motor ambulance is likely to cost be- t.ween.B<MOandJE;500.
RURAL POSTMAN IN TROUBLE.
RURAL POSTMAN IN TROUBLE. SERIOUS CHARGE AT LLANDOVERY. At Llandovery an Friday, Tibomas BvamB. I a rural postmam, Was charged with stealing a. registered letter containing ill 13e. 5d. in money. It was said fcharf on December 17th a registered letter was Btoeted by Miss Winifred Jones, Ystrwiffin, *4, Rhamriinnuyn Peat j Omce, addressed to Macclesfield. This letter, I together with another registered one ad. dressed to the Po^master, Swansea, was handed to prisoner for conveyance to Llan- dovery. On arrival at Ltamdovery the letter was 0101 baaided orer, and the entry an tiiae letter-bill appeared to have neen erased. The magiitratee committed the prisoner for tria! to the aasfizee. Bail vas aJlo-wed prisoner himself in £50, and two sureftaes of £ 25 each.
ENGLAND V. IRELAND. ...-
ENGLAND V. IRELAND. BIG TUSSLE AT DUBLIN. TRIUMPH OF THE HIBERNIANS At Lansdowne-road, Dublin, on Satur- day, the International Rugby programme of the year was advanced another stage, England playing her second match and Ireland entering the arena for the first time this season. The result of the English match with Wales, at Swansea, was so dis- astrous and the English record at Dublin enclosure has been so uniformly unfortun- ate, that the team which crossed from Holy- head carried few hopes of success. The English selection committee had made some rather sweeping changes, and a large repre- sentation given to Devon and men of the West. The team, however, was largely experimental. Some doubts prevailed in Dublin earlier in the week, on account of the frost, but fortunately the weatber cle-ajed on Thursday, and the ground was quite playable. Changes took place in the original selection of both teams, notably Allen, the Irish captain, going off. his plaoe being taken by Sweeny. Garden-tT also cried off, and Cofley ca.me in. On the --nglkh side Birkett couid not accept, and Pickering was given the plaoe The morning broke quite Springlike n Dublin, and perfect conditions for the great I match were promised, but as the afternoon wore on a heavy wind sprang up lend Tain beg.i.n to fall. The ground, after the thaw and with rain falling, is a bit soft- Tl'e start was very late, being timed fur 3.15, Irish time, which is equivalent to twenty minutes to four, English time, so ,hat the match will not close till 5.20. Lord and Lady Aberdeen and the Viceregal party from Dublin Ca-st-le enured the spe- cially erected pavilion just prior to the advent of the teams, and as the band play- ed the National Anthem the Irith crowd. which packed the field, gave a loyal de- monstration. The rain clearer away again, and a warm sun prevailed when England en- tered, followed a moment later by the wear- ers of the green, who had. of course, a great reception. England k::ked off five minutes ia-te, and the first scrimmage was formed near the Irish twenty-fiy. The home lv/t came through this inagnihcentiy, and play was very soon in English territory. Twice the ball "came out on the English side, but the three-quarters made little use of the opportunity. A very weak return by Thompson, the new Irish full-back, the ball skidding ofi his foot, let England down, but a thrilling rush by the Irish pack fol- lowed by magnificent play of McClear and CoJiey, completely altered the as- pect of thiugo, and the game was carried right into the English quarters. Jag<> and Peters, however, were working very cleverly at the Lase of the Saxon maul, and repeat- edly the leather was smartly rent out to the Engiisii hacks. Robinson on one oc- casion got weli awav, and oniy the tenacity of McClear's tackling saved the Irith lines. A free gave Ireland relief. Tedford: who .-aptained the side, found t-ouch weil down. Tne Englishmen, however, were playing very well, and keeping the ball "lose, they gradually worked their way in Thompson s direction. A terrific thrilling rush by the Hibernian forwards swept the game from one end to the other. A mark by Foibes close in gave Ireland a rare opening and Parke kicked a great goal, the ball going right between the poste. The point had hardiy been earned on pla;>\ and on resuming there was some sensational work. Wilson came round the field at a great pace. but McLear held 01\ with etern chs.&e ana brought oN a superb tncMo. The play was very fast, but in the looee forward vork the Irishmen had all the pull. After a spell of pressure, Caddell got in at the far corner. At this time Parke failed. From tbe drop-out the Irish three-quarters got clean away, but McLear was bustled into touch. Tedford was boon in. and Parke very easily converted. Ireland were far too good forward, and were all over England. At this time Thrift got in far out. and Parke failed again. Ireland had the pull of the game to the interval, when the scoie was:— Half-time Score. Ireland.—1 converted goal, 1 penalty- goal, 2 tries. England.—Nil. FIN 4 L SCORE. IRELAND.—17 points. ENGLAND.—9 ptMntc.
ASSOCIATION.
ASSOCIATION. SWANSEA A^VD DISTRICT SENIOR LEAGU-E, SWANSEA TOWN V. MANSlir.TON*. Played cn the M.aai £ -slt.>n Rac.touree, be- fore a apiemd'id crowd, and under fine condi- tions. The previous enconniter on the Yie- toria, Park rasr/fted in a narrow won for Swansea T-mrn by a solitary goa', m wh oh gsime M aneeJton. wen-e the viotinie of Diaome Fortune. The Morrietonians hoped to-day, however, t:) turn the tabke on their formi-fl- pihle antag-omiste in no indecisive fashion. They have tihe advantage of the ground, and by tike way, this will be the first match for them to pi ay here, ai- their g-ro-und this aea- pcr. has been at C&" Eithin. The Swansea- ites will find a great difference :n playing- on thiif; ground, and playing at T..be Victoria Park, :ùS OID-e is the maximum length and width, and the other is the minimum. Teams: SWANSTVA TOWN.—»Iical, Laibbct; backis, Williams and Beynexn; ha-lf-backi?, Crayfocd, Savage, a "id Crutch Icy; forwards, Ro-biina n. Morris, Davies, Sheppard (captain), and Waters. ALL'SElIlI'ON.-4GoaJ. T Beeineitit (o&pO; backs, llocper and Damory: ilailf-oooks, Win.-h, Williams, and Taylor; forwards, .A1- ban, Nicholas. Beynon, Harris, and Deanery. Refsree: Mr. G. J. Davies (Neodh Abbey), Swansea Town were two short of their selected player-?. S truth ere and Brmrtberg- j being unavoidably absent. | Mnnpeltrn winning the spin OIl tie odn. i took ?jdvaiuta«ee of the gradfLeot and the wind, end with Old 8,.1 a.t their baote. They lilt otjoe their opponeinta domain, and with the aid ot tihe wind were eoan peppering- Swansea's iroa.1 with ehcrte. Had these been placed with better judgment eome- tiling1 martwria.1 woald have resulted. Swam- eea aotod mainfly on the defensive. Manse«l. torn eveotnailly met with its due rewaird, and after a protty inter-paeeing bout. Nich olas i seat in a low Shot, which IjaibbeU fielded in too deliberate a fashion, and DK?mery rush- ing up, n cached the first peal for Mar.eeivvn" A little later Swansea, had to play ten men Crutch ley having to retire from the field' Swansea, from looso work by one of the home backs, actsd on the offenoe, a.nd a fine run by Davies culminated in hie shoo^m? palllt B-smtiett, thus eq-aafising Kadi-time was oaJled., with Manspiton pressing Half-cirae eoore: M AM* ELTON—1 goal. SWAN3RA TOV.-N-l goaJ. In the second half Manfceltom had the begt of the game, but their shooting wa6 very ta/me Swansea soorea through Bobinsan and Ma-neeiton retaliated throngh Beynom FINAL sCORE: MA^J"SELTON—2 goals. SWAJSTSE/A TOWN.—2 goals. LLANEI.LY V. RlTON FERRY Half-time soore: Llanelly—1 goal. Briton Ferry—Nil. Hopkins scored FINAL SOORE. LLANELLY -1 goal. BRITON FERRY—Nil. m
ICE BROKE UNDER HIM.
ICE BROKE UNDER HIM. CILFREW YOUNGSTER DROWNED IN A WORKS POND. A boy named Willie Nicholas was drown- ed in the feeder pond at Cilfrew, near the Cilfrew Tinplate Works, near Neath on Saturday. With a companion he wats elid- ing on the ice when it broke, and he fell into the water. A number of men rushed to the rescue and one man, named Rees, a tinplater who lives at Cadoxton, nearly lost his life in the attempt. The deceased, whose father is employed at the Cilfrew Works, was got out afteT twenty minutes, when life wac extinct. The body was taken to the parents' home at Cilfrew.
HOCKEY. |
HOCKEY. | WELSH LADIES v. SCOTTISH LADIES. WELSH LADIES SEVERELY BEATEX. This match was played at Partick, Glas- gow, on Saturday. Teams were:- WALES.—Goal, Miss Gardiner (Cardiff); backs, Mass Joseph (Basselegj and Miss LittLehales (Poctypool) half-backs, Miss Simpson SwajL-eai, Miss Strick (Swansea., :apt.), and Miss M. Littlehales (Fontypool); forwards. Miee Richards (Swansea-), Miss Harris (Br:dgcnd), Miss Biggie (Mertbvr), Miss Smgsr (Bridgend), and Miss Straiton (Bassaleg). The opening international of the reason wa, played on Saturday afternoon at Hamilton Crescent. Glasgow, between a representative team of Scottish ladies and tleven ladies of Wales. The opening few ) minutes saw the visitors pressing hard < n th3 right, iind a well-directed shot by Miss Harris almost found goal. Getting to the other end, borne smart passing was seen in front of Miss Gardiner, and a fine drive by Miss Grieve wae only stopped by the g al- keeper's foot. A minute later Mise A. Jont's scored after a hard tussle. and the per- formance was repeated later by her sister. Kee-cing on attack, goali5 came freely to the Scottish ladies, Mise Grieve and Miss A Tones twice, accounting for a <hird, £ nirth and f-fth seore. while a fine goal was shot bv Miss Harris for Wales. was snot u. HfkJ{ tline Scotland.—5 goals. Wales.—1 goal- e On resuming the Scfmsh a^ain qhowr-d the' r guperiority. and taking the lame well in hand tbe.^ore went up with U apS and hounds Miss /o^ henic chiefly the responsible player. well down several occasions, took the Daii well down, tut were ineffwtive in e the fieidew^ Towards the clo» of and almoat somehting of a quagnurc> playable. FINAL SCORE. SCOTLAND.—12 goa16. W ALES. —1 goal- n
PROF. GRIFFITH IN JAPAN.
PROF. GRIFFITH IN JAPAN. SWANSEA FLAUTIST REPEATS HIS TRIUMPHS. Professor Frederic Griffith, the i:nown Sw:io»ea flauti.-t, continues i.V- triumphal tcur in Japan. On January he participated in another coacert at hrma, and. remarks the "Japan »aii> Ferald," h- fully sustained his reputation as a musician of the first rank. rot- Griffith played iu a suite for flute ana 1 iano, composed by Edward German, in- troducing the following pieoes —Yalse Grbcieutc, Souvenir. "Gipsy Danoe, dedi- cated to Mr. Griffith Another piece was "An Eastern Nocturne." the music of whidl with fiut.e obligato. was composed by Prof Griffith, and of this the "Japan Gazette" says:—"The mu.-ic was beautilui, lireathing the languors us essence of ropi- er 1 night. ■ Prof. Griffith himself played with a charm arid fervour never reached by him in Yokohama before.
-.,-. SWANSEA WOMAN'S SAD…
SWANSEA WOMAN'S SAD DEATH FELL ON FIRE FIFTEEN MONTHS AGO. Swansea Borcwigh Cofoner (Mr. J. Viner Leeder) held an inquest at the Adelaide Hotel, Swansea, on Saturday afternoon, con- cerning the death of Bridget Corbett (56), wife of Edward Corbett, 13, Brynmelin- street, fuel shipper, wh-) died on Friday. According to the evidence it was seen that the de-eased fell on the fire on November 12, 1915. and was taken to the hospital. She was discharged from hospital in the follow- ing January, and from that time had been bedridden. Previous to her accident she had been ail right ar;,l had been an industri- ous and hard-working woman. Dr. T. Powell spoke to beir^ called in on the evening of November 12. 1905. She was auite unconscious and was paralysed on 'he right side. She evidently hud a fit nnd had fallen on t.he fire and wns sufferine; fr »m severe bums. Since her discharge 'r-'Ti hotspiU-il witners had l>een in ntt^ndan-^e. She was para.tvsed m tlte one s'df and de- forTr>ed from tV" ontra-ct ioti of the hums. The iury returned a verdict of death from exhaustion Mlowing on paralysis accelerated by the burns.
----BRITON FERRY IRONWORKERS.1
BRITON FERRY IRONWORKERS.1 FIRST OF THREE SHIFTS" DIKE TO- G ETHER. The first of the three shift6 of Briton Ferry Iron Work? held their i ncual dinner at the Ternrn TTotel, Briton Ferry, on Fri- day. Mr H. Davi-es. furnace manager, pre- sided in the abpenoe of the manager. Mr. Robert Roberts. Letters of apology were read from Mr G. H. J. Davey. J.P.. Mr. R. Roberts, Capt. J. M Davey. Coun. M. G. Roberts, et?. After the loyal and patriotic toa.sts, Mr. John Parker gave "The Directors," remark- ing that there were many changes since they last met, when their old friend. Mr. Humphreys, was amongst them. whose lost they greatly deplored. Thank* to the en- terprise of the directors, they were making greafc strides, and kept paoe with the latest modern improvements. For its size. the output of the works was as lirge and sat- iffactory as any in the kiitrdom. (Loud cheers). Mr. Esmond submitted "The Managers." snd Mr. H. Davies, in response, referred to the recognition by the shareholders of the efforts of Mr Robert Roberts, manager, by making him a director. (Loud applause). H > was glad to say th^ the eight-hour shift now paid both tf.nres. (Cheers). Th« directors nad fully made up their minds that if Mesarb. Cammell. Laird, or any ether people came along they were rot gc-ing to die without a struggle. The following contributed to the musical programme .—Messrs. D. Watkins. Thomas Davies, John Jones, Sam. Lewie. Fr<a<i- Adams, W. S. Bevan and 8yd. Hay. Mr. J. Llewelyn accompanied.
FOUGHT AT DELHI AND LUCK-NOW.…
FOUGHT AT DELHI AND LUCK- NOW. I MUTINY HERO BLRIED AT DANY- Mr. Yorgan Rowe, late of the 1st Ba.t- talion Liverpool Regiment, and a member of the Swansea United Service Brigade, was buried with military honours at the Damy- gradg Cemetery on Saturday afternoon. The deceased served in the Indian Mutiny, and was at the siege amd capture of Dedhi, and afterwards the relief of Lackaow. MamibeTs of the brigade, in charge of Com- mandant Nlaggs, fell in at headquarters and marohed to the d-eceased's residence. No. 68, Strand, and \ver>? nwt bv the band of the 1st G.Y.A. A large and respectful crowd hTheld the route of the cortege, and at the cemetery. The band played tie "Dead March" in "Saul" down Higih-street and Rev. J. G. Ma.ttNae (the chap- lin erf the brigade) officiated at t-he grave- side. The ohief moumer at tihe funeral was j Hugh Rowe, brother of the dc-oeaaed. who served at the same time and in the same ragimeait. Deceased was 70 years of age, and his brother is 73. Members of the brigade present wtere -.— Messrs. Charles Maggs (commandant), A. E. Taylor (adjutant), R. Collert-t (quarter- master). A. Hinder (quartermaster-eergt.), R. Bennett-, J. Shoemake, R. Adams (mem- bers of the board), Comrades D. Jemkins. Geo. Lucas, F. Evans, J. Woods. T. Hodges. n. Parkin. (;eo. Cook, E. Sweeney, T. Samuel. J. Gilbert, J. Marsden, D. Richards, J. Kennedy, T. Rees. W. Reardoc, A. ROSK, J. Clarke, J. B Huggleston. W Yaughaa, F. Edwards, J. G. Webster, G. R. LlovC. W. Evans, A. Reynolds and H. Morse. Mr. R. J. Davies, undertaker, Prince of Wales-road, carried out the ftmeral arrange- ments. Commandant Chas. Maggs, on behalf of the Unit-eid Service Brigade, begs to sin. oerelv thaink Col. A. S. Gardener, V.D., Capt. and Adjutant G. S-tratford Burton, oerelv t)hamk Col. A. S. Gardener, V.D., Capt. and Adjutant G. Stratford Burton, R.A.. the officers, N.C. staff, bandmaster and band of tire 1st GLatn. Royal Garrison Artillery Yoianiteers for tihe kindness and re«pe»ct shown to the deceased comrade.
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THAMS TORE DOWN THE SLANT, HORSE KILLED AND HAULIER IN. JTJRED AT FELIXFOEL. At Waunllecb CoJJiery, Felurfoei, oc Sat. nrdav, a diBtfeasing accident took plaoe. It was the close of the abift, anc the. mea Srere ascending to the surface. A haulier wae laadutg his bone v the slant when the couplings of tf=A broke, and the trams came tearing down. and horoe and driver had no time to escape. The bouse wae kfiled ontrigbt, 1-t the haulier, T. Jenkins, Bryn, fortunately es- caped with only slight injnriee.
LLOYD-GEORGE ON HOME RULE
LLOYD-GEORGE ON HOME RULE PARLIAMENT'S STTPUEMACT WILiL BB MAINTAINED. Mr. IiayCT-Geortre, addnaaaing a 1/b- j—dH da- in Belfast, on Pridar apbit, said he was a Profound belterer in vir. tno of eetf-fK^vemment, aaui, while bt "w cooTmoed tihait Ireland should be aiL-cwed to direct affaire that oonoenied berveti. the supreiaiiej- of the ImperiaJ Parliaroettt- raawt be marotaiced. They could ÕI!IIia (. neoB it that no aeteme would be jateodmeec irr the present Government whiofc wouk. bmpr* in the slightest degrre the prodooiiBa^oe aaci the supreoMcy of tie imoortal PiuliawttL
EXCITEMENT AT BRITON FERRY
EXCITEMENT AT BRITON FERRY TRUCKS r.48H DOWN GLYNOORRWG INCLINE. Excitement was caused at Briton Ferry at nudday on liaturday by the report which ra.pidly spread through the town that a lillaaeb-up had occurred on the Glvnoorrxe Teliae. o^es showed, however, that a .tourrey eral°j^^f trams on the South Walee Mis- cther rTWay.' throu^1:i some cause < r an- dskf-hi'nif^ 011 the Glyncorrwj rcliite, tTn^Zl U at terrifi3 ^r" into a eidiZ* rr' th**were ewiU ofl It wae £ o^ °eP°^ Jnismaerdy. lbat the ropes h* a noi r°t«l' 1 trucks were si J ces- [uected. ^ohody hun
LARCENY CHARGE AT ABER - VON…
LARCENY CHARGE AT ABER VON CARDIFF FATHER AND SQb ,'NT TROUBLE. At Aberavon on Monday, Wm. Rowatd Field, general dealer, Alexander-roa- J..r- difiP, was charged with stealing W\vr. ai copper, property of Messrs Vivian So a*, Tabiach. Job Field, defendant's father, was charged with receiving. Inspector Edwards Raid the cae<- 1Hor occupy four hours. There were « iv> witnesses On the apphca.tion of Mr. L. M. TVoaias, for defendants, the case was adjourned unul Friday, the voringer defendant bemg rf- laanded in custody, and the lather on a surety of J3100.
STEEL SMILTERS' BANQUET.
STEEL SMILTERS' BANQUET. PRESENTATIONS TO MR. AND MRS J. HODGE. To commemorate the 21st anniversary ft the institution of the British Steel Smel- ters, Iron and Tmpiate Workers' Society, and also ai, it mark of the valuable ser. aet readertad by the general secretary, Mv lorm Hodge, M.P., a banquet took plaoe at < -t*t4>; Restaurant Mrand. London, on t<lQ"j' evening. Mr. John W. Foster fp^e««D."k'ut) presided, ported by Mr- John bridle, rice-president. During the evening Mr. John Hooir" W presented with an illuminated address M Mrs. Hodge was the recipient of a diinnaed ring. Mr. J. W. Foster was presented by Mi. Hodge with a gold badge. The society's first secretary was Ml Jobs Hedge, and it has now 14.000 members, a.nd funds amounting to £ 60.000.
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===g=B EXCITING INCIDENT AT NE* DOG, TRAMP AND OLD MAN r an CANAL. Mr. Fredk. Clhild, a Neaitli resid M.d an exciting experieriif^ one frostv reiac last week. He and his bulldog "P were taking a walk, and near the N h. liwt bridge took the canal bank. Be! ing that the froze-n surface would bear, ,h. Qiild tfcrew his stick across to the op osite twrnk., urging hia bulldog to asminie Vx. role of & retriever. "Boss" leaped to the iee, ■•iiftcr way, and he was plunged ibio 1.1V wm«. The dog made etrong efforts to ie>gavn the bank, bet faiied. A tTamp promptly essayed Wlth Mr. Child's assistance to rescue the dog. but ic fell the tnamp with a splash The next minute ail elderly ma.n wae or- t.IIe swot eager to help. He, too, fen intc the wvWpff, and fell on his back. By this time there was plenty (>oÓ oejp. and the two men and the dog werv r>«cwti, .t.
| NEATH WIDOW DEAD IN A COURT
| NEATH WIDOW DEAD IN A COURT HEAVY LOAD: LIFELJBRS T, A t KNEELING POSITION At Neath on Saturday. w- mTMet WM held oc the body of Margaret RABF (56), vndow, who died suddenly at Sa*oor>. court on Saturday. Pbc&be Dowmian. No. 5, Savwra's-aoBrt, saw she saw Mrt. Pkft lymf d»>ac in Sa- VOUT S-court that morning. She hJVi haen to the lijne kiln for Rome tiler;. whWi vmm lying beside her. She was two. the moufch and nose. George Wiioox, 63, Water-atrf*^ aaid de- ceased left Uw works at 7.30 a.rr,. Dcwnwax caller iiian shortly after, and kc foanr. de- ceased in a kneeling position. Dr. D. Ll. Davies eatd last Kvju*d*y he preBcrilwd for deoeaaed, who wao ar'teevkg from a fatty heart. The cauee (/ was failure of t'he heart by carrywif tbo w4wc4i were a heavy load. Tbe jury returned a verdic a ^wa^iy.
G.W.R. REPORT
G.W.R. REPORT PROGRESS WITH THE GWA^-CAE- GURWEN LINE The report of the G.W.R. < oatore rtfcoe that the receipte for the last ba.; f." ware £6,750,039, an increase of £24t. CtYfil Lhe corresponding perioo of 1905; ix expendi- ture was £ 4,028,602,an ;ncrea<sc '-i It m explained that the comparjt-ot of tr..e two half-years is disturbed owin? to the re- ceipts and expense* of the Manchester and Milford and Rhondda and S*ans*sa Bay Railways being included in the figures for j the half-year to December 31. 1906 The balance available for the dividend on the Ordinary Stock (which we have a rea-dy am- noun3ed) is £ 1,265,442, agai»»«t £ 1,210,315 in the previous vear. The report states that the Sa taeh and St. Germans Deviation Rail^«y an heGwaun- cae-Gurwen line are w*e^ a< r cd the construction of the Ashenoor, u-riu Ayn- ho Railway, the Colev branch v. tl-adisg, and the Camertoo and Limple_ PI/Lail- way has been commenced Pursuing the policy which -«in tifttied some few veare of acoommoc.^t ag ana developing local traffic by the j < ision of rail motor-cars, these servioet have been extended during the past half-year, and a number of additional halts rave bcon brought into use. The provisions of the SMdtfc Wales Mineral Railwav Bui, whaoh require the approval of the proprietors at the forthcoming half-yeariy meeting, are those which empower com- pany to subscribe towards tne undertaking of the South Wales Mineral Ra'J'r»y Com- pany a sum not exceeding £ 60.000. and to enter into agreements with that oqpapany '1 for the working, maintenance, &I *• their railway. ,r A vote of the proprieto" a"6 asked for the following among o'b*' expenditure —Avoiding 1" ^'weee, xu' port and Pootypool-road. £ 12,000: aiid turn I goodft depots at Wtwtbourne Par and Swaa- eea, and additional accommodate at Read- ing, £ 50,000. v
NEATH V. TREHERBERT.I
1 them. Green, however, heading a fine for- ward burst, took play to his opponents' 25, and then play was taken to midfield in con- 3equenco of further bad play by Brennan, vrho up to this stage had played a most er- ratic game. There were hopes for Neath, however. Harry burst away in fine style, rushing play to the visitors' 25, and tackling Fitzgerald before he could get in his reply alm'xjt immediately after Brennan was fouled, and Neath were awarded a penalty which did not gain much ground. Up to this stage of the game it had been very finely contested, and then Dai Jones, who w&j playing a strong game, headed a grand rush wmch placed Neath for the first time en the defensive. Like bees the Treheirbert men swarmed round the Neath goal, and it seemed as if they were bound to score, when J. Williams threw the ball out smartly to Harry. The kit?*1 tock his pass '•.veil en- ough, but his transfer to Godfrey was for- ward, and a scrum or; the h.>me 25 ILtM) was formed. A beaul-iful burst by Bert Green row ensued, and being well supported by his forwards I-.hev sneedilv ra'sed the siege, ard Bren-rLvn, who ultimately fielded well, opened out the game in splenci-d style. Un- fortunately for Neath, however, this player Last his head at the critical moment, pass- ing forward to Pern", thus spoiling a really champion bit of work. It was a warm and lively game throughout-, and Neath were outweighted in i.h-0 scrums, but their superior cleverm-res in the ocsc more tha-n compen- sated for this deficiency. Further, their backs, particularly w. M. Edwards, were showina; greater adaptability, with t.he re- sult that in the second ten niimites of the game thf- Neath men held a decided lead. A minute later Howell Jones had a liveiv chance on the right, but he made a mess of it, and then S'hon Evans, after diddling four opponents, crossed with a splendid try, which Edivardfi just failed to convert. It was a ripping good try—one of the cleanest and best ever scored by an inede half on the football Held. For the next ten minutes the home f ide had the best of the play, and on s' vera! occasions the Tneherbert men were sorely exorcised to prevent- the Neath men from scoring. Once Fitzgerald had to touch down to prevent a score Half-time Score Neath—1 try. Treherbert—Nil. Fred David resumed for Neath, and D. Jones came with an unsuspected rush, but missed the ball. Neath at once invaded the Treherbert- ground, but the attack was of slight duration, foT the Reds forwards came away with a gallant burst, and Neath were quickly placed on the defensive. Then Howell Jones cleverly made a ma.rk and drove the invaders back. Then Neath had a spcll of attacking, and Shon Evans nearly beat the defence clc&e to the line. Neath attacked with a vigour, which surprised | their supporters, but they only succeeded in forcing a minor—a n-IOT which was nearly a try. By means of a fine forward rush, headed by Galloway and Llewelyn, the visitors got right up to the Neath line, v 1:1 where the homesters experienced a very hard time indeed. Three times n succession the visitors nearly crossed the line. Theon Shorn Evans, when the outlook was very dark for Neabh, brought off a neat little punt which found touch and brought much desired relief. Treherbert, however, con- tinued to press, and Neath had rather good lrck in being able to concede a minor. After tho resumption W. M. Ed wards kicked strongly from a mark. Treherbert were now making their weight felt in front, and had Godfrey on the left taken his pass in- stead, ar.d gracefully falling down, the visi- teas would at leapt have equalised. Again Neath got on the job, and Kelly had hard lines in not scoring a second try. The HMiter Neath forwards were now rushing their heaver opponents off the ball, a.nd Jack Bnc'iiiicun dropphd a pretty goal. FINAL SCORE. NEATH—1 dropped goal, 1 try. TREHERBERT.—Nil.