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Football. RUGBY. TREHERBERT ATHLETICS 3pts., TRE- HERBERT EX-SCHOOLBOYS 3. The above was an interesting charity match played between these two local teams at Treherbert on Saturday for the benefit of Mr. T.' Dees, Treherbert, who has been unable to work for a long time, through a broken leg. The Athletics were minus W. Watts (inside half) and four forwards. The Ex-Schoolboys were at full strength. The Ex-Schoolboys kicked off against the wind, the ball being returned to touelt at the centre. Steadily the. Ex-School- boys' front rank worked its way up to their opponents' 25 line, and from a scrum the ball was kicked over the Athletics' line near the corner. There was a race for the ball between Salisbury (Athletics' forward) and Elmore Morgan (left wing of Ex-Schoolboys), and as the latter apparently touched down, a try was awarded to the Ex-Schoolboys, amidst great enthusiasm. W. H. Colwill failed to convert. The senior team improved after this and were constantly attacking. R. Morgan (Athletics' forward) picked up in a loose rush and ran strongly for the line, but he threw out a rather wild pass when only faced by Colwill (full-back), which was fumbled. After this, the Ex., Schoolboys again took up an attacking position, and had they shown a little more determination they might have scored many tries. The junior team was 3 points up at the interval. In the second half. the Athletics' for- wards, who in the first half were com- pletely outclassed, were now playing 50 per cent. better. A. Lewis now played inside half for the Athletics, instead of Donovan (who ,substituted Watts), and it would have been greatly to their advantage if the Athletics had effected this change sooner in the game, for Donovan was altogether too slow and too selfish. As the result of a good combined movement, J. Noble scored a try in the corner for the Athletics. Salisbury failed to majo- rise. The. seniors were again on the aggressive, but the defensive work of the Ex-Schoolboys was remarkably fine. Two promising passing movements wore spoiled by Donovan. Then, from another round of passing, Pitman, doubled back and gave to J. Griffiths (outside. half), who ran across the field and transferred to D. Jones (wing), but the latter was well tackled by E. Morgan when sailing, away beautifully for the line. Before the call of time the Ex-Schoolboys again became dangerous. J. Collins (the Athletics' custodian) saved his side repeatedly. E. Morgan had an excellent opportunity to score. About 15 yards from the line, he picked up from a cross- kick with a clear run in, but he was grassed by Pitman about a. foot from the line. Combined rushes of the Athletics' forwards and backs carried play to mid- field once more, and the whistle soon afterwards sounded "no side," with the j result a draw of 3 points each. The benefit of the doubt should be given to the Ex-Schoolboys, who. being a Second Division team, are to be con- gratulated on their wonderful display. Their forwards answered the call of their leader, W. E. Pearce, in an admirable manner, and during the most part of the game they were literally "all over their opponents. W. H. Colwill was his usual self in the full-back position -for the juniors. He was always brilliant. The Athletics' custodian, J. Collins, was also great. He showed some sterling qualities as a last rank man. W. Williams, at outside half for the Ex-Schoolboys, played a. very useful game, whilst J. Griffiths played a very clever game. FERNDALE ROVERS 6pts., YNYSY- BWL 0. This League match was played on the Darran Grounds, before a fair crowd. The field was covered with a thick, hard layer of snow, which made play nearly im- possible. The visitors kicked off with the wind behind their backs, but Dai Richards retaliated and found touch in the centre. A scrum was formed, and Buller Jones was penalised for offside play. This relieved matters for the 'Bwl boys, but could not keep up the "such." From a scrum the home halves set their backs in motion and took play up to the visitors' line, where W. John missed the ball, which was kicked to touch. Follow- ing this a pretty bout of passing was witnessed, every one of the three-quarters having a share, resulting in D. Davies (Coedwr) scoring the first trv of the match in the far corner. W. John failed with the kick. On the restart, Ynysybwl went away with a rush and kept play in the homesters' 25. Buller Jones again re- ceiving from his forwards, passed to W. Davies, and took play back to the visitors' territory. The visitors began to wake up and went away with a bang'' with a clear field, but M. Cox, the home cus- todian, saved well'and found touch with a beautiful kick down the field. The visitors were again awarded a free kick, but to no advantage. Shortly after, they had the favour of another penalty in front of goal, which fell short. After some give and take. play by the forwards, the homesters' pack went away with a beautiful dribble, in which D. Richards, D. Evans and Fred Davies were brilliant. Vigors crossed over and scored an uncon- verted try. In the second half, David Evans started for Ferndale, and play settled down in midfield. Both sides warmly attacked, but the homesters were soon on the aggressive and kept play for a consider- able time in the visitors' 25. The Rovers' forwards were now heeling out well, but the sound defensive work of the visitors' inside half prevented any score. The 'Bwl forwards went away with a rush and forced a minor. This was the only time the home line was really in danger. A snowstorm coming on, made play very scrappy. The homesters were awarded a free kick. D. Davies tried a shot for goal, which went wide. Ynysybwl took play back to midfield, where it remained until the, finish.

ASSOCIATION. ABERDARE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 5g:1s., RHONDDA P.T.'S 0. The Rhondda P.T.'s journeyed to Alør- dare on Saturday with two of their best d layers missing. The ground was sodden after the thaw. The P.T.'s kicked off, and Aberdare immediately established themselves inside the visitors' territory, where some fierce tussles took place. The Rhondda goalie, Hanney, saved his side frequently. Aber- dare had the ball to themselves almost throughout this half, and just before the, interval arrived, Oxenham scored their first goal from a scramble in the P.T.'s territory. After half-time, the defence of the Rhonddaites was again broken up by the superior play of the homesters, and an- I other goal was registered. From now on Aberdare pressed continually, and they scored three more goals through Oxenham (centre forward). Aberdare deserved to win, for they were by far the better side. Oxenham was in great form for the homesters, and R. Jones, W. Lewis, and Hanney were the stars of the P.T.'s.' PENTRE THURSDAYS JUNIORS 3gls., YSTRAD LADS 1. This match was played at Pentre, before a good crowd, on Thursday. Pentre kicked off, playing against the wind. The opening stages were in favour of the Lads, but the Juniors soon warmed up to their work and forced several corners, but to no avail. From a good kick by Tiffin, the visitors' goalie fumbled, when W. Davies rushed the ball through and recorded the first goal in favour of the, Pentre team. After the kick-out the Lads' forwards played poorly, but their defence was sound. The second half was in favour of the Thursdays, and playing with the wind, they soon showed their superiority. The backs, kicking well, enabled their for- wards to get in motion, and from a melee in the visitors' goal mouth Mears scored their second goal. The Juniors still kept up the attack, and from a centreoby Tiffin W. Davies scored with a fine shot. The Lads afterwards forced a corner, but nothing came of it. A penalty was awarded the visitino- team, from which Joe Morgan notched the Ystrad team's only goal. The final whistle blew with the score unaltered. The. pick of the Thursdays were Davies, D'ale, Tiffin, and Harris in goal; while Morgan, Matthews, Masters, and Evans played a good game for the visitors. TR EH ARRIS 2gls., CWMPARC 0. This replay in the South Wales Cup competition took place on Saturday last at Treharris on a snow-covered and treacherous ground, the previous meeting having ended in a draw of two goals each. The visitors were without Dicky Jones and the homesters without Tagg Williams, but both clubs fielded strong elevens. Jack Hughes was unfortunate in the toss, and Park opened against a strong sun and a fresh breeze. For some time each side attacked in turn, strong defence being a feature of the game. At the end of five minutes Hayman, who was figuring at centre forward for the United, missed an open goal, and Jack Evans later lost an opportunity by delaying to shoot. The Treharris forwards got going, and Abley, with a pot shot, drew first blood. There was again clever attacking movements by both sides, and on one occasion Peake put just wide of the. post after a clever run. After the interval, the issue was always in doubt until about ten minutes from time. The Park forwards should have got through, although Geo. Jones was rather ineffective on the heavy ground. Then Treharris put the issue safe by hooking a centre from Barlow, which swerved past Harry Jones. Park were quite the equal of Treharris -in. all departments (better at half-back), but the forwards lost several chances to make the game at least a draw. LLWYNYPIA CRESCENTS 2gls., MARDY ALBIONS 1. This match was played upon the Part- ridge Field last Saturday, under rather adverse conditions, the ground being very muddy and the weather dull. Both teams being in the running for the League, a keen game was anticipated, and those who were present witnessed a good fight for points. The Crescents, winning the toss, started against the wind, and in about five minutes were awarded a penalty. Through this the skipper (Youlden) scored easily, but he was called back for a re- kick. This time again he managed to get the ball through, giving the Mardy goalkeeper no chance to save. Some good and interesting play followed, the Mardy centre forward heading the ball right to the corner of the goal from a centre from the right- wing. Richards got to the ball, but it slid off his hands to the mercy of the Mardy centre forward, who scored easily. This brought matters level and a struggle for the mastery now ensued, but Llwynypia were awarded another penalty. Youlden again put through, thus gaining a lead of one goal for his team. This lead was retained to the end.

Shots for Goal. The Treorchy Old Boys, much to the disappointment of local enthusiasts, did not encounter Llandaff North on the Tre- orchy Athletic Grounds, owing to the effects of rain. The Treorchy premiers were defeated at the claws" of Neath on Saturday last by 6 points to nil. Neathites expressed the opinion that Will Morgan, Treorchy's leader-forward, was fully entitled to an international cap. Morgan cut through a forest of forwards many times during the game, and had he been accompanied by a few of his own stock, victory would be inevitable. Will Morgan," said an enthusiast on the Athletic Grounds quite, recently, is like a. steam-roller, but a great deal faster 1" Will (Lyon) Jones continues to figure brilliantly on the roll of the Rhondda Old Boys' League. He is without doubt the best full-back within that circle. It is anticipated that Will Morris, partner wing to T. G. Chapman, of the Treorchy Old Boys team, will have a fore- most place in a bigger sphere soon. Quite a loss is realised in the fact that Evan Wyers has been "stolen. from the Treorchy Old Boys by tlie Treherbert Athletics. D. R. Evans, the captain of the Fern- dale Rovers, was in fine form against Ynysybwl, and was the pick of the for-

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Election Correspondence. The Rhondda Election. WSabors Thanks the People. To the Editor of the lihondda Leader. Sir,—Will you kindly allow me a small space in your valuable columns to make a few remarks re the recent political fight in the Rhondda, and to thank all I my people for the remarkable way all of them helped to win the fight. An un- welcomed relapse into the arms of one of the ever-creeping diseases—bronchial— that ultimately exterminates mankind, having prevented my taking the usual tournament through the constituency, makes it incumbent and meet that I should do so through the medium of your columns. For a time it appeared as if my people themselves would have to do all the work, and had they been put to it, would have done so without any assistance from the candidate himself. No Parliamentary can- didate ever had a more willing and effi- cient body of workers on his side than the member for the Rhondda had at the recent election. My gratitude for that noble assistance will never cease. Moreover, the way all the Progressive forces there buried all their differences, big and little, and united" for the fray," was to me, that knew them all so well, even marvellous. The manner in which the Christian Socialistic elements in those forces and their toleration of each other developed, drew and held them together to, and in the fight against the forces of retrogression and unrighteous- ness. is a proof positive that the day is dawning "—that the Kingdom of God on earth is close at hand. Many of the hum- drum slow and ponderous Christian Socialists, when it was demonstrated to them how many points they through their renresentatives had already agreed to and were practised in the schools and the poor houses in the valleys of Glamorgan and elsewhere, opened their eyes to the facts, and nodded their heads in joyous assent. Yea, when it was explained to them, as it was, that in their name efforts had been made to serve the. poor, to feed the hungry, to care for the crippled, to preserve the eyes and ears of their chil- dren, to house the homeless and befriend the friendless, and had fought the battle and helped to win Old Age Pensions, and that in Mr. Lloyd George's Budget there were provisions to find more millions of money to provide for the pressing necessi- ties and comforts of the poor—they all agreed that if such was the tendency of the Socialism we advocated that, instead of its being the end of all religion," they saw in it the beginning of a deeper application of Christianity to human life than what is possible under the universal social conditions which we one and all of us of that way of thinking now seek to change..Yes, sir, if the recent elec- tion has had the. same effect in other constituencies as it had in the Rhondda, it will have wrought a grand and good effect on the onward movement of man- kind. Million thanks to all my people.— Yours fraternally, MABON.

Tynybedwsrnd Pentre Workmen's- Library. To the Editor of the Ithondda Leader. Sir,—Kindly allow me a small space in answer to Bookworm." He accuses the Library of being a Conservative one. It is nothing of the kind. The Library is no party concern. I admit there are two or three more Conservative than Liberal papers. If things are as. he says in regard to the expense, the funds ought to be a lot better off than they are. Will Bookworm look up again the cost of the reading room? If he looked in the magazine room he would find a copy hang- ing up in front of his eyes. There, he could write down the name of the paper he desires, and if the Books Committee find they are in need of the paper men- tioned, it is ordered. He speaks about Mudie's as a poor lot. That is the fault of the members. In regard to the-, periodicals, old ones are sold at Id., 2d. and 3d. each, which, I think, is within reach of everybody. Bookworm," it is an easy thing to be a critic. I should like very much if he or anybody else will show me the battered books.—Yours, &c., HENRY HARRY. 5, Fir Grove, Pentre.

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Buried Under a 100-ton Fall Ton Timberman's Death. Mi-. R. J. Rhys, coroner, conducted am inquest at Gelli on Monday touching upon the death of John Williams (62), a timber- man employed at the Maindy Colliery (Ocean Coal Company),, Ton-Pentre. Deceased, who was an experienced work- man, was engaged in securing a portion of roof where a fall had occurred a week earlier, when, without any warning it gave way again, and the unfortunate man was buried beneath a hundred tons of debris. Fred Collins, a repairer, said lie was on the spot about a minute before the acci- dent occurred, and had no suspicion there .was any danger. Summing up, the Coroner said the disaster came in the nature of an avalanche. A verdict of Hc Accidental$3eath was returned.

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Porth Tennis Club. The annual meeting was held on Fri- day last at the Y.M.C.A., Hannah Street, Mr. A. S. Hodgson in the chair. The business opened with a vote of condo- lence to the vice-president, Mr. J-. W. Hutchinson, in the sad loss he sustained by the death of his wife. Election of committee and officers was then proceeded with. Mr. A. S. Hodgson was re-elected captain, and Miss Alice Williams vice- captain. After discussion as to relaying worn ground and erecting a pavilion, it was decided to hold a whist drive and dance as soon after Easter as possible, and for this a ladies' committee was nominated. Everything promises well for a successful season and large membership, and it is hoped that in matches the club will this year be able to hold its own against other Valley clubs.

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To the Editor of the llhondda Leader. Sir,-Allow me, through the medium of your paper, to tender my heartiest congratulations to Mabon on his over- whelming victory, and to express my sym- pathy with Mr. Harold Lloyd on his defeat, which was by no means un- expected. But I should like more parti- cularly to offer my congratulations to the inhabitants of the Rhondda Valley for the admirable manner in which they allowed Mr. Harold Lloyd to expound to them the nrinciples of the Conservative Party, to which, taken generally, they were opposed. The Rhondda Valley elec- tors seemed to have thoroughly realised that during an election campaign the con- test is really between the principles of the two great parties, and not between the individuals who are striving to repre- sent the constituency in Parliament; and it is my honest belief that they came to Mr. Harold Lloyd's meetings quite pre- pared to give, him a fair hearing and to give full consideration to his political views. At. any rate, to the best of my knowledge, none of his meetings were broken up, nor was he at any of his meet- ings which I attended unfairly heckled. Surely, the electors in most other parts of the United Kingdom might advantage- ously take an example from the miners of the. Rhondda Valley and allow free speech to all! I need go no further than Cardiif to illustrate this contention. Lord Ninian Stuart, at the beginning, and in a lesser degree even at the end of his campaign, was most unfairly heckled by organised gangs. This is all the more to be deplored as Lord Ninian Stuart was fighting his first campaign, while his late opponent is a veteran at the game. I myself went to Lord Milner's meeting at the. Park Hall, Cardiff, and shared the general feeling of disgust at the behaviour of orga.nised gangs of Liberal or Labour men who had congregated together at the back of the hall, and who vulgarly and continually interrupted Lord Milner and his supporters on the platform, thus several times spoiling the trend of their respective speeches, and eventually broke up the meeting. I am proud to say that such despicable conduct never occurred iii ) the Rhondda Valley, which is well known to be one of the greatest Labour strong- holds in the United Kingdom. Surely, this breaking up of political meetings is not playing the game fair. This spiteful Cardiffian behaviour is all the more to be wondered at, as on more than one occa- sion I myself have heard rowdyism in the streets of Cardiff attributed to men from the hills," but have never yet seen nor been given any reason for such an attribution. Such an accusation, how-

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ever, must now have been negatived by the excellent hearing which was given to Mr. Harold Lloyd in a. great Labour stronghold, and which, contrasts so advan- tageously with the behaviour of the elec- tors in constituencies which are sup- posed to be rather more civilised than the inhabitants of the. rough'' mining villages of the Rhondda Valley. I can only hope that at the next General Elec- tion, which, judging from the present position of the parties, seems to be a probable event for the near future, the electors of the Rhondda will again give to the Conservative candidate the same sporting hearing as they have given on the present occasion, and in future that the inhabitants (be they electors or non- electors) of not a few constituencies in this Kingdom will follow the example of the Rhondda Valley miners, and realise that it is essential for the welfare of the country that free speech be allowed to all, irrespective of their political views. Apologising for intruding upon your valuable rpace.-Yours truly, TED HAMMOND. Underhill, Penrhiwfer, Penygraig, 31st January, 1910.