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FOOTBALL NOTES & JOTTINGS.

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FOOTBALL NOTES & JOTTINGS. [BY THE CHIEL.] "A Chiels' among ye takin notes, And faith he'll prent it." THE COMBINATION TABLE TO DATE. Goals PhI. Won. Lost. Drn. Far. Agst. Pts Wrexham 7 4 1 2 ..12 5 ..10 Bangor 0 4 1 1 ,,12 8.. 9 Rhyl 4.. 3 0 1 ..15 5 7 Oswestry 6 3 2 1 ..16 5 7 White Star W. 5.. 2.. 1 2..11..7..6 Cbirk 4 3 1 0 ..14 7 6 Tranmere B. 5..2..3..0..5..8..4 Buckley 6 2 3 1 ..10 ..14 5 Newton-le-W.. 6 1 3 2 9 ..16 3 Warrington 5 1 3 1 5 ..16 3 Hudson's 7 1 5 1 ..10 ..21 3 Birkenhead 5 1 4 0 4 ..14 2 -0- NORTH WALES COAST .LEAGUE. Goals. Pld. Won. Lost. Dr'n. For. Aglt Pts. Holyhead, 4 2 1 1 ..12 8 5 Holywell 2..2..0.. 0 14 0..4 Llanrwat 3 1 1 1 7 8 3 Carnarvon. 2 1 1 0 7 2 2 Bangor 2..1..1..0..2..6..2 Rhyl o o 0 0 0 0 0 Llandudno 1..0..1..0..0..4..0 PenmaeDmawr 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 Qonnahs Quay 1 0 1 0 0 ..10 0 SATURDAY'S COMBINATION RESULTS. Hudson's 1 Tranmere Rovers 1 --0- Only one Combination match was played 1 on Saturday, that between Hudson's and Tranmere Rovers. The game ended in a draw of one goal each, though Hudson's seemed to have had the best of matters. A sort of ill- luck seems to dog the footsteps of Hudson 3. Those who saw* them play at Rhyl could n',t fail to come to the conclusion that they are a team who should figure higher in the Comb'na- tion table than they do. I expect to see luck changing before the end of the season, and to find Hudson's ere long fast creeping towards the uppermost rung of the ladder. --0- The cause of the paucity of the Combination matches on Saturday was the fact that it was the. appointed day for the fourth round in the oualifvincr competition for the English Cup. Notwithstanding that almost all the clubs com- prising the Combination were candidates for the English pot at the commencement of the competition, two only worked their way into th° fourth round, viz., Chirk and Osw, s >. and alas, now, their places shall know themin more in the tournament for this season. Chirk met Walsall at Walsall, and after a came were beaten by one goal to nil. V\ elhng- ton Town accounted for Oswestry to the tune of four goals to nil. The wisdom of th7 Rhyl director, in drawing from the competition must not b Sbt-ious. Assuming they had had the luck of Chirk to be drawn at home m ^ch ^atch it more than probable that in each > result would be a financial failure, for the r wav fares of the visiting club are in each in- tance the first charge on the gate, afterwards the referee and other expenses, and the net proceeds are equally divided between the two After navin? the fares of twelve mei from" Welshpool' or from Walsall there would b- much?left of a £ 20 gate. I am beginning to think there is some truth m the staten^ attributed by an enterprising ^l^er th^ « there is some business accumulating behind th club this year." -0- Rhvl had kept last Saturday an oP3n date in case they would still be candidates for the English Cup. Oswestry, however, had fixed it for plaving their Combination match with Bangor. But being engaged with ellmjton Town, they had to cry off, and Bangor like Rhyl were without a match. The result was that they arranged to play their League fixture on that day at Rhyl. Bangor are always a draw in Rhvl, and despite a biting and raw east wind which pierced one's marrows, and despite the fact that it was only a League match, there was rather more than an average crowd. ——O""— Bangor were represented by their full team, but Rhyl were short of Vaughan, and his ab. sence necessitated a re-arrangement of the team, which was far from satisfactory. Morgan Owen was on the ground, and was ready to play, but the directors rightly resolved not to disturb arrangements come to at a properly constituted meeting, But for the future his valuable ser- vices have been gladly accepted, and he will figure in the team that is to play against Chirk at Chirk to-day. —o— Plaving with the wind in their favour during the first half, Rhyl had all the play, and penned the Bangorians in their own goal. But the for- wards gave an execrable display of shooting, and aimed anywhere but at the target. What was even worse was the dilly-dallying with the ball in front of goal. They seemed 10 fumble with it, and tried to do fancy tricks. Such in- decision, such idiotic performance I have seldom witnessed in a football match At length Brett found an opening for a pass by Sam Parry, and scored a beautiful goal. But with all their pressing and the advantage of the wind, Rhyl were unable to increase their score, which re- mained at half-time at one goal to nil. -0-- On resuming against the wind, the home team seemed to take matters more seriously, and at once commenced to press. But they were help- less in front of goal. On the other hand, when Bangor did run up they were very dangerous, and seized every opportunity of shooting. Early in the second half they found an opening through a mistake on the part of one of the Rhyl backs, and scored a soft goal. This reverse fairly put Rhyl on their metal, but Bob Roberts was a host in himself, and cleared repeatedly, though in doing so he resorted to some of his usual dirty play, and had there been a smarter referee cn the field he would have been penal- ised more than once. Try all they could Rhyl could not break through the defence. At length after a particularly hot siege the Bangor custod- ian was obliged to force a corner. This was well placed by Mathews, and Hall meeting it in the nick of time banged the ball into the net. --0- Rhyl were now plaving a sterling game until they got within the twelve yards line, when they mulled matters hopelessly. Spencer did some particularly foolish things. He would not pass, and greatly exasperated the crowd by his selfish- ness. During an excited tussle in the goal mouth Bob Roberts deliberately hit the ball oti- with his hands, and the inevitable penalty followed. The free kick was taken by Spencer, whose antics caused considerable diversion. But he safely steered ihe ball into the nr-t, and thereby made victory fairly sure for Rhyl. Shortly afterwards Bangor had a run up, and scored what seemed to me to be an off-side goal. The game finally ended in a victory for Rhyl by three goals to two. -.0-. The game was a very unsatisfactory one. Bangor played anything but a gentlemanly game. They resorted frequently to shady tac- tics. They appeared to take advantage of the weakness of the referee, who, though he tried to be fair, was not sharp enough on the foul play of Bangor. With a stronger referee Bangor would not have presumed to such play. It was" Bob Roberts' opportunity, and he played up to his reputation to the full. Rhyl were by a long chalk the better team. There was more style and finish about their play. Where they failed was in front of goal. Ali their previous efforts were neutralised by selfish play at the crucial moment. The chief offender was Spencer. I am afraid he is becoming incorrigible. The Rhyl directors will have to deal with Spencer with a firm hand if he persists in his stupid fancy tricks. On Saturday he toyed with the ball repeatedly in front of goal, and attempted to do impossible things. Halt on Saturday simply funked. Brett was mediocre, so was Sam Parry. But Will Jones played one of the best games of the season. —-o— "Mathews was rut of his place at half-back, but he did well under the circumstances. Delaney and Brooks played better than I have seen them play yet thi; season. Astburv was also in rare form, but Harry Jones was respon- sible for two or three serious mistakes. Robin- son, as usual, played a fine game in goal, and was not to be blamed for either of the goals scored against him. On the play Rhyl -were three clear goals better than Bangor, but if they do not take better advantage of their opportune ties next Saturday at Bangor than they did last Saturday, I am afraid they must bid a fond farewell to the North Wales Coast Cup. —o—- Rhyl have a tough job on hand to-day, for they have to meet Chirk at Chirk in a Combina- tion fixture. Few clubs emerge from Chirk victorious, and the chances are that Rhyl will suffer their first defeat of the season to-day. At the same time, they have probably the finest team that ever left Rhyl, as the following names will testify:—Goal, Robinson; full-backs, Ast- bury and Harry Jones; half-backs, Brookes, Vaughan (captain), and lielaney; forwards, Mathews, M. Morgan Owen, Brett, Spencer, and Will Jones. If the above-named players will only plav as if they mean to win Rhyl might yet snatch a victory. -0- There is a decidedly interesting match set down for decision at Rhyl to-day, when Rhyl League and Holyhead Swifts meet at Belle Vue Grounds in a Leageu fixture. Holyhead are showing capital form just now, and are at the head of the League table. Recognizing this, the Rhyl directors have selected the following strong team to represent them:—Goal, Glass; full-backs, Vernon Jones and Ike Williams; half-backs, J. O. Jones (Mold), Jim Jenes, and Will Jones; forwards, Hall, T. Roberts, Sam Parry, H. Meredith, and H. Davies. The ad- mission is fourpence, and boys are to be ad- mitted for twopence. The re-appearance of Vernon Jones in the Rhvl eleven to-day will be hailed with much satisfaction and no little interest. Vernon is one of the finest full-backs Rhyl has produced. I await with considerable anxiety his display to-day. I sincerely trust that the hardships and disease which he had to endure in South Africa have in no wise detracted from his fine playing powers. O • RHUDDLAN CASTLE T'XITED v. RHYL HOTSPURS. This friendly match was played at Castle Park. The weather was beautifully fine, and a few supporters of the Hotspurs journeyed with the team. The Rhuddlan te&m was as follows: —Goal, R. J. Jones full-backs, T. Hughes and Jim Hughes half-backs, W. T. Jones, H. Parry, and C. Roberts forwards, E .Jones, Ned Jones, C. Jones, T. E. Griffiths, and R. O. Twist. Rhuddlan won the toss, and the Hot. spurs started towards the town goal. The open- ing exchanges favoured the visitors, who went off at top speed on the left, but Lovey overran the ball. The homesters retaliated, and Twist and C. Jones were dangerous, when they were finely checked by Williams. Continuing to press, the home outside left and centre put in come beautifully combined work, and they were given an advantage thtough Bell fouling Twist This was taken, but was put behind. A long kick by H. Parry was rather luckily cleared, and which was returned by Twist, who beat the visitors' custodian amongst great excitement This put the Hotspurs on their metal, who secured a well-deserved goal from Lovey. from the centre Twist made a fine run, and passed to Ned Jones, who beat the custodian for the second time. At this time the home side were having the best of the argument, and the visit- ing defence had all its work cut out to avoid disaster, a long and sustained attack ending in C. Jones heading just outside the upright From the goal kick Twist secured the ball, and dribbled down finely, and just before the whistle blew he added the third goal. At half-time the score stood for the homesters by three goals to two. On resuming the game, good work on the home left followed, a corner being forced, which yielded nothing. A little later Griffiths had a fine opening, of which he failed to take advantage. The game was not nearly so fast as in the earlier stages, and the spectators indulged in cries of Play up Rhudd- lan and Play up Hotspurs." In response to these appeals more life was infused into the play. Just before time was called each side scored, thus leaving the final result in favour of the horristers at four goals to three. The pick of the home team were Twist, Jim Hughes* T. Hughes, and R. J. Jones, the latter doing well between the sticks..Mr. Bentley Jones, officia- ted as referee. -0-- AL-U,N SCHOOL, MOLD, Y. RHYL HARLEQUINS. This was not a football match, but a kick, trip, and jump game, which was brought on by the shouting of a crowd of boys. The referee gave everything to Mold they asked for, and the boys did nothing but jeer when the Harlequins claimed anything. It was indeed a different game to that played at Ruthin a fortnight ago. Up to the first three goals for both sides The game was all that could be desired, but it soon changed. H. P. Roberts was sent from the field for kicking, which was very true, though unjust, for the same player did the same thing to Amos, and the referee coolly warned Amos for it. F. Hughes and R. A. Book scored for Mold against their own side. The result was Mold, 8; Harlequins, 4. To-day (Satur- day) Harlequins play the Hotspurs, and next week Rutl in Grammar School will come down to Rhyl. Any clubs in the district who want dates with the Harlequins can apply to R. Book, Ffrithlands, Rhyl. -0- WELSH FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION MEETING AT CHESTER. A meeting of the council of thA Welsh Football Association was held at the Albion Hotel, Cheater, on Wednesday night, Mr Thomas Gough of Oswestry, presiding. The following was the result of the draw for the third round of the Senior Cup CompetitionPortmadoc v. Druids, Llan- rindod v. Flint, Oswestry United v. Towyo, Broughton United v. Carnarvon Ironopoli*. Royal Welsh Warehouse v. Bangor. Aberystwyth v. Aberdsre, Rhyl v. Rogertson or Barry, Chirk v. Llandudno. At the conclusion of the draw for the third round the meeting decided that the matches should to played on December 15th. Buckley Swifts, Flint Athletic, and Montgomery clubs were admitted members of the association. The following players were reinstated as amateurs :-Henry Edwards, W. Millership, W. H. Robertson, and John Evin's of Chirk Football Club; and W. E. Lumburgh, of Wrexham Football Club, but now playing for the Shottoti Rangers club. The following players were suspended for fourteen days from hist night, for playing in unsanctioned Ttomv k- M°rris (Welsbpool Football Club), A. Williams, T. Dickin, H. Williams, W. Row. lands. A. Morris, W. Edwards. A. Pugh, H. x Hughes, F. Forkin (Wrexb,m St. Giles) w. H. Roberts, W. Millership, J. Bolas, F. Roberts and Mates (Chirk Football Club). The following players were suspended for twenty-eight day- for playi-ig during suspension :-David Owenp, Fred Jones, and Edward Bailiff (Rnabon Football Club), and Thomas Davies (St. M&rtin'a Football Club). R. Morris, (Chirk Football Club) was reported to the council for kicking an opponent in the Eng J on October, between the Druids and Chirk teams. Morris attended the meeting, and said he had offered an apology to the referee he had been ordered off the field, providing be had offended, but he contended that he had not offended. The council decided to suspend Morria for fourteen days. W. Kingslfy (Carnarvon) and John Matthews (Holywell) were suspended for fourteen days for fighting in a North Wales Coast League match last Saturday, at Holywell. Other business having been transacted, the draw for the second round of the Junior Cup competition resulted as follows:-Division 1 Shotton Rangers v. Flint, St. Asaph Town v. Rhyl Church Guid, Llanrwst Town v. Flint Reserve, Holyhead Swifts v. Bangor Reserve. Division 2: Adwy Victoria a Dye Summerhill Albion v. iDr, gelly, Wrexham Victoria v. Broughton United, Llangollen United TTr am Reserve. Division 3: Oswestry Qr vi. Whittington, Chirk Reserve v. I 1UEMI ^aab°n Albion v. Whitchurch 1 <ih' Towyn v Llanfyllin. Divis- ion 4 Shrewsbury Barrack Rovers aud Welshpool Reserve byes Sintrleton and Cole's v. Llandinam, Shrewsbury Railway Offices v. Machynlleth.

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THE CAMPANIA COLLISION;

A GERMAN WOMAN'S CRIME.

GALE IN THE NORTH SEA.

EXCITING FIRE SCENES.

ASSESSING OXFORD COLLEGES.

EXTRAVAGANCE, IMMORALITY,…

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. HOME ONCE MORE.

_-V.C. WON BUT NOT WORN.

-----PLEDGED TO RESIST TITHES.

¡H--REFUSED A PARDON.

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