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FOOTBALL. SWANSEA V. PENARTH. A DISAPPOINTING MATCH. Perhaps it is not verging on exaggeration to state that Penarth never played a match which produced such keen disappointment as that of Saturday last. Certainly it has never been the good fortune of the Seasiders to gain a victory over Swansea in any of the numerous engagements which have taken plae. between the representatives of the two clubs but bearing in mind the first class form Penarth bad shown against Llanelly, theconquerors of Swansea, the majority of South Walian footballers would certainty be under the impression that Penarth would either win or hold equal honours when they met the boys from the banks of the Tawe. This impression, too, must have been accentuated on the field when it was seen, in the first place, that Bancroft was absent from the Swansea ranks, and in the second place when the Seasiders had all the better of the fight in the first half. Indeed, seeing the way that Penarth played up, even after Swansea had scored their two tries, a good many impartial spectators never looked upon the game as lost to the homesters till about five minutes before the call of time. It seemed as if "the very stars in their courses were fighting for the visitors. Never was there a finer exhibition of ill. luck or the uncertainly that surrounds football. PENARTH PLAY UP. Penarth started- [.well, and recollection fails to go back to a single match where the full back and the forwards put in more really genuine work. The play of the home halves did not reafcla the high level of their brilliant show against the Scarlets, and the three-1 quarters were not nearly so good as on that occasion i But the team, as a whole,held tjie upper hand for f more than three ptrtg, of the garne, and looked easy winners all over. Dining the whole of the first half Swansea never ha look in and in the second half when tboy.,g t into the Penarth' 25, and scored their two tries, their stay there waS only of a few minutes' duration. When, in addition to this, we remember' »«' ■■■III |, — II—Hl^ that Alexander was hauled down a few inches from the line, and that Heywood had bard liues in not bringing off a score, the only verdict that one can pronounce on the fight is the paradoxical award a good battle won, but lost." WHERE PENARTH LOST. It certaiuly wasn't the work of the forwards lior the halves, nor the full back that caused the apparent victory to slip from the hands of the gallant Seasides In reality it was the failure of the three-quarters to mark their men. Eli Kirby, in particular, was cer- tainly to blame for one of the tries- If he had marked his own man instead of adoptiag a loving commission and baaringdown upon another nan, the try would never have been scored. In addition to this, the home three-quarters, at times, stood a very long way from the scrum. Their opponents, on ttil contrary, stood pretty well up, and when the ball came on the Penarth side, the Swansea backs were always ready for collaring pui poses, and they certainly deserve the highest commendation in this .respect^ When the Penarth halves or three-quarters got the ball, it was only rarely they eould make an effectual run, tee Swansea collarer was always 0111 the job. THE PLAYERS. With respect to the third line, Penarth have been rather unfortunate ibis season. Owing to stress of circumstances men have been changed, and positions too, and, it is doubtless, partly owing to this, that the threequarter backs are. at times, lacking.2 They have amongst them men of much individual excellence, but as a combination, on :Saturday last, they themselves would confess that they were not a success. Neither was there anything particularly brilliant about the performance of the opponents' three-quarters, Gordon being the only man showing to advantage. The Penarth forwards were in rare good fettle, and the way they went about their work must have been as breath to the nostrils of all keen lovers of a bold, determined game. They beat the Llanelly forwards, and certainly had the best of the argument with the Swansea men who fought with marked persistency. The chief characteristic of the Seasider ups, is their staying power, and in this respect they have beaten every set of ups with whoflf they have come in contact this season* Clemmence, at full back, gave a superb exhibition. His kicks were powerful, and put in with rare judg- ment. The Penarth halves unquestionably performed in an excellent manner but still, as indicated above the display was not equal to what they did against Llanelly, then, it seemed as if they could do nothing wrong—more than once. on Saturday, they failed to make openings, and often ran right into a cluster of opponents. Taking the game as a whole, the Penarth team have reason to be proud of their work, and though the Swansea team won, the keen edge of satisfaction must. have been dulled to them, by the unparaleled good luck, which gave them, in a great measure, the victory. To-day, (Saturday), Penarth play Pontypridd. 1st XV. FIXTURES 1895-96. Late I Versus. j Result Sept. 14 Abergavenny H Won 21 Ebbw Vale I. H Won „ 28 Pontymoile A Won Oct. 5 Wellington H Drawn 12 Neath A Drawn „ 19 Coventry A Lost, „ 26 Morriston. H Won Nov 2 Llanelly H Drawn 9 Aberavon H Drawn „ 16 Newport A lost „ 23 Bristol A Lost 30 Swansea H LoSfi Dec -7 Pontypridd H 14 Manelly A 21 Cardiff A 26 Devonport Albion A 28 Wellington A Jan. 4 Bath H 11 Newport. Mi:U „ 18 Swansea A „ 25 Scotland y. Wales Cdiff Feb. 1 Neath H „ 8 Abergavenny A 15 Morriston A 22 Bristol H 29 Bath A March 7 Cardiff H fi 14 Pontymoile H 21 Gl-oucescerjj A 28 Aberavon I A April 3 H „ 4 Plymouth A j, 6 Barn"?, pie} I A 11 Pontypridd A „ 18 Gloucester { H
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tv. Chit-Chit. BY RAMBLING TOMMY. t.: i,- 101-' .i, The weather during this week has been sufficient to strike terror into 'a dog. Seldom have such terrific winds been experienced. House tops have suffered in almost every street, and it is and has been very dangerouc for pedestrians to get about, yet I am thankful to say there has been no accident of a very serious nature. 0 0 0 It was a happy hit of the good ladies interested in the local branch of the Queen Victoria Nurses' Institute, when they resolved upon an exhibition of living pictures. The amount realised has been sub- stantial and one of the best institutions of the town has been placed in a good financial position, and is able to go forward, prosecuting its grand and noble work for the benefit of the poor and suffering, Miss Carter Hon. Sec. and Treasurer) and Mrs Bird have devoted much labour to make the entertainments a success, and they deserve the warmest thanks of a sympathising public. 0 0 0 I am glad to learn that yet another effort is to be made on behalf of the funds of the same institution. It has been determined to arrange a football match to be played on thal Penarth Club's ground on Christmas morning. Doubtless some would have preferred that another day had been selected, but it would be useless to arrange a match when the people could not attend, and this morning, presents itself as being the most suitable- Let us hope that there will be a record gate, and that by this effort, many more pounds will be raided to still further help on the Institute's good mission of mercy. 000 The Cogan Board School concerts promise to be a big success. The novelties which will be introduced will be far more interesting than any which have been hitherto attempted, and Mr Lewis is exerting himself to make the performances as near perfect as possible. It sbonld be understood that the profits from these concerts are spent entirely for the benefit of the children attending the schools, and I hope that the patronage bestowed next Wednesday and Thursday week, will be all that the promoters can desire. o 0 0. The tide of enthuiasm is rising, aud I have no hesitation in predicting that a teetotal wave is just about to pass over ou-r town. The people of Penarth are, as a rule, bard to move, but once aroused their enthusiasm knows no botind. I have noticed this in religious and temperance work, and has it not been observed even on the football field ? I remember a Gospel mission at one time, when men and women, after attending the services in the chapel, met in each other's houses, and spent time in prajer and praise even nntil the small hours of the morning, and there are those in Penarth to-day, who can tell of losing the tram from Cardiff, and rather j than be absent from the meeting, took a cab to penarth. During the time of the first officers of the Salvation Army-' Capt. Dheniu and Lieut. Keisall,- Andrews' hall was crammed night after night, and nearly one thousand bowed at the penitent form. Then again, during the life-time of the first Blue Ribbon society, the large hall was crowded week ,after week, and. hundreds of people signed the pledge. 0 o o I say the tide of enthusiasm is again rising. There y are evidences of another mighty Temperance revival a Although liquor sellers and brewers have been talking since, the General election of digging a grave for Local Veto and Prohibition, they:' will find that What was hoped wdulcl be the death blow to these /Principles, w;a? its rery life. Dead ? buried ? Nay. j.^hey o:vigolr: to*diy, in almost em&y town 1 »nd tillage in Englaiid'and Wale»vt5ere is activity in; the teetotal camp. At the Federation meeting on 0 Wednesday, the enthuiasm was great. Mr Spurgeon held his hearers for nearly an hour, and at the close there was a glad outburst of applause, and several signed the pledge. Ho my comrades, see the signal Waving in the sky; Reinforcements now appearing, Victory is nigb. n 0 ø The Penarth Tories met at the Jubilee Hall, last Friday night, where the atmosphere, whilst they were in the neighbourhood was considerably lurid. Some of those present wished to foist the old Conservative Association, with all its debts, on to the New Asso- ciation. In the wrangle which ensued Mr R. Boycr asked the pertinent question as to whether they were "rogues or honest men," whilst Mr D. T. Morris deprecated their fighting like Kilkenny cats, anotht r one implored them to talk 11 straight." One present, c' who had taken a very active part in the recent election although he had more than his quota to say, yet acknowleged be was not a member of the old nor did he intend to be one of the 0 0 0 It seems probable that this Xmas several parties of carolists will be engaged making the nights melodious with their songs of praise- From what I glean there will be at leajat three or four such parties. May the weather favour their peregrinations. 0 0 0 Mi 8 Fields, of America, will again visit Penartb early in January, when there will be a great Band of Hope demonstration. Mr Ellis Roberts has under- taken the work of training the Band of HopeZChoir for the occasion. 0 0 0 •J'At the Glamorgan Ornithological Society's (all England) Show, held at Pintypridd, on Thursday, Mr J. H. Hall, Penarth, secured one first, three seconds, two fourths and two V.H.C.'a for cage birds.