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Colwyn Bay National Eisteddfod. SELECTION OF THE SITE. A meeting of the Colwyn Bay National Eis- teddfod Executive was held on; Wednesday ven- ing last, Mr. James Amphlett in the chair, when there was a good attendance. CONGRATULATIONS. The Chairman referred to the well-earned honour conferred upon Sir Vincent Evans, the General Secretary of the National Eisteddfod Association. He felt the knighthood conferred upon Sir Vincent was also reflecting upon the grand and ancient institution with which he was so closely and actively associated. (Hear, hear.) He moved that a message of congratulation be sent Sir Vincent Evans. (Hear. hear.1' Mr. George Bevan seconded and Mr. William Davies supported, and it was carried unani- mously. CONDUCTORS. Llew Tegid and Llifon, were engaged as con- ductors of the Eisteddfod proceedings. GOVERNMENT GRANT FOR THE CHOIR. Mr. D. Llewelyn Davies, Secretary to the Musical Committee, presented his report, in which Mr. Trebearn was reported to have brought the matter forward regarding the Gov- ernment grant to the choir, and it was resolved that the Chairman and Hon.. Secretary should see the Chairman of the Local Education, Auth- ority to state the choir's claim, and to have the anatter sent to the proper quarter for decision. The action of the 'Committee was confirmed. THE BATTLE OF THE SITES. The most important business of the Executive on this occasion was the selection of a site for the Eisteddfod buildings. When the subject was broached a lengthy discussion ensued. The report of the General Purposes Commit- tee was read by Mr. H. V. Do-ughty-Davies, re- commending that the Pendorlan site be taken at a rental of £75 from Mr. Thomas Lewis, of Bangor. The ground covers about two acres of land on1 what is known as the Pendorlan Fields. It is situated next to the railway line, about 400 yards on the Old Colwyn side of the railway station, and at an elevation of about 30ft. above ion e the level of the railway tracks. It is close to the principal business parts of the town. The Rev. William Hughes (Hon. General Sec- terary) strongly advocated the adoption of the Committee's recommendation and asked whether it would be open for a local syndicate, if uiic were formed;, to acquire the ground from the Committee for the purpose of erecting thereon a permanent structure, which might be leased at an, agreed rental to the Committee for the Eisteddfod meetings. The Chairman replied that there would be no objection to the Committee considering such a scheme if it were put before them. Mr. J. M. Porter reported that the sub-Com- mittee of which he was a member had inspected all the available sites, and they had come to the conclusion that Pendorlan was the site to recommend. All the members of that sub-Com- mittee declared that no other suitable piece 01 land' was obtainable upon tolerable conditions. Mr. William Davies dissented strongly from such a view as that entertained by the sub- committee that Pendorlan. was the best site, and mentioned a site off King's-road and another on the Cayley Estate near Brompton-avenue. He depreciated very much the talk that there had been with reference to the business in connec- tion with the Eisteddfod, and he pleaded with the Committee- to put business aside and work for the best interests of the national event. People who came to an Eisteddfod did not mind walking a little to the pavilion, and thev could at the same time see the beauties of Colwyn Ba.v as they passed through it. He hoped tine Executive Committee would not be too hasty in the selection of a. proper site. There was an objection in his mind to the Pendorlan Fields, because the ground was flat, and it would cost them a deal of money to raise the floor at one end. Llanidludno<'s Eisteddfod was a failure ow- to that defect. The Rev. William Hughes gave seven reasons in favorur of Pendorlan, and only admitted two against it. He stated that to go, to the Cayley Estate would be to send the people halt wAy to' Llandudno and to induce them to go there in the evenings instead of staving at Colwyn Bay for the evening concerts. The two objections to Pendbrlan were not, he said, really serious. One was the sound of the trains, which could be minimised by the sit-Liation, and construction of the building on the site, and the other was the. distance from the Gorsedd circle at Y Fan- erig. As to this, it was practically settled that the bards would only open the Gorsedd once at Y Fanerig, and on the subsequent mornings a smaller circle nearer the pavilion should be used. The Rev. W. E. Jones' (Penllyn) was much against the selection of the site at Pendorlan, which would be troubled with the noise of the trains, &c. He did not know what authority the Rev. William Hughes had for stating that the bards had decided to abandon the meetings at Y Fanerig Gorsedd circle after the first- morn- ing. He (the speaker) had heard of nothing of the kind, and: had it been so-, he was of opinion that he would know something about it. He strongly recommended the Committee not to ac- cept the Pendorlan site. Mr. Tos. H. Roberts, the Deputy Clerk to the Council, stated that the Council were now nego- tiating for a lease of a portion of the Cayley Estate at Bryn Euryn, where; the Agricultural Show was held last summer, and he strongly urged the Committee to defer the question until ,the scheme was decided "on, when a perma- nent building might probably be erected at Bryn Euryn, which was at the western end of the town, where it was developing most rapidly, I and in the most promising way. Mr. J. Kvffin Jones did not see why they should anmoint a sub-committee to go and select I a site, and when they had) done so, to try and put the result of their deliberations on; one side. I He' strongly supported the recommendation of the sub-Committee. Mr. D. Trebearn asked if the £7.5 charged by Mr Lewis for the Pendorlan site was the lowest the sub-Committee could obtain from Mr. Lewis. The Rev. Thomas Parry replied that it was. Mr. Lewis had come down in his price from £ I25 to -r75, and considering the length of time it had been on his hands and the risk he ran of losing purchase, £75 was a very reasonable sum indeed. Mr. J. M. Porter replied to those who had complained about the site recommended. Could those who- complained find a better one? The Committee had done its best in the matter. After further discussion, which lasted alto- gether over two and a half hours, a vote was taken, and the Pen-dorlan site was selected by 22 votes to 13.

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(Continued from page 4.) far as I could see, in a legitimate manner. Ohis- holm was partnered on the right by a member of the Albions' team, who showed skill in pass- ing. The wing was a success, and on the left Jones was well attended to by Arthur Richards. Cleeve, in the centre, initiated some promising movements, and Giililett guarded the breach with his accustomed skill. In the Festiniog goal, Hughes took risks, but invariably with success, and undoubtedly mini- mised his side's defeat. Other players to shine were Meirion, Jones, Arthur Williams, and the extreme wing men. The inside right, J. Hughes, is an amazingly plucky player, and did not hesi- tate to challenge the issue with the heavy centre- half opposed to him. He also showed good form in dribbling. It was not a game that will live in my memory, but I have seen many on. the Coast that pleased me less.

COAST JUNIOR CUP. DENBIGH CHURCH GUILD v. RHYL GRANGE. A FARCICAL CUP-TIE. (BY CLWYDIAN.") These two teams met on the town ground in the above cup tourney on Saturday last. The weather was ideal for football. There was a poor attendance of spectators when the game started at 2.35. The referee was Mr. Tbm Jones, Holywelil, who., as usual, gave every satisfac- tion. Teams:- Denbigh: Reg. Lewis, goal; D. Hughes and T. ,S. Williams, backs W. R. Hughes, Gordon Darvies, and W. Sale, halves; E. Hughes, T. Lloyd-Roberts, W. O. Roberts, Len. Lewis, and J. Tuckfield, forwards. Rhyl: E. Hughes, goal; L. Williams and D. Birch, backs J. Jones, W. Buckley, and W. C. Jones, halves;1, E. Hughes, M. Parry, W. Prit- chard, E. Ormby, and T. Hall, forwards. Rhyl, having won the toss, elected to pllay down towards the railway goal. The Denbigh defence was soon in difficulties, and a movement initiated1 by M. Parry and Hughes on the left proved disastrous to the home team,. Rawson Hughes and D. Hughes (failed to check their career, lann) fPasrry (finality passed Ithe ball to Pritchard, who scored from long range. The visitors were again successful in making a breach in the home lines, and, after a run by Pritchard, Parry obtained possession and sent the ball into the net, giving Lewis no chance. Half time: Rlhyl, 2; Denbigh, o. In; the second half Denbigh rearraniged their team, TuckfieM going centre. W. O. Roberts to the extreme right, and E. Hughes to the left. The homesters .immediately began to press, and were early in the second half rewarded through the instrumentality of L. Lewis. He passed the ball to E. IHtlighes, when beat the fcustodian with a low slhot. Desultory play followed thus success of the homesters, and the game was of a very unin- teresting nature, during which Ormby made a run on his own and put his side further ahead. Denbigh moved down on the left and were awarded! a penalty, which E. Hughes converted to the advantage of Denbigh. Nothing of note occurred afterwards, and the intervening ten minutes were sipeintt in; reckless kicking, 'a poor game ending: Rhyl, 3; Denbigh, 2. COMMENTS. If this is the best junior team Denbigh is able to produce, it augurs ill for the future of the national ,game in the town, and does not give the CombiniatioiIl 'Committee much encourage- ment. Bad as the display was there was,, how. ever, amongst the home lot three players who might be placed in a class by themselves, and showed superior football to the irest of the team. They were J. S. Williams at left back, Gordon Davies at centre half, and J. Tuckfield at Out- side left. The first nmaed of these trio "played with the towin team in the North Wales) COaat League last season, but retired from the teah after an injury sustained in a cup-tiei with Col wyn Bay; and, judging from his exhibitiom^oA Saturday, he has not lost any of his skill. Tuckfield assisted the-town team on several oc- casions last season, and he also gave a very creditable account of himself. Of the Thhytt team, Hughes ¡in: goal did not get much to do, and it was lucky for his side that that was the case, as it would have taken very little to beat him. He looked too excited to be relied upon, and. continualLy lieft his charge when he had not the least ocaas,iom, to do so. Of the backs, Dick IBitrch was superior ftio Williams. W. C. Jones took priority in the half line, al- though there was not much, to choose! between him, Buckley, and T. Jones. Of the visiting quintette, Pritchard was by far the best-in- deed, it was only by the latter pilayer and Birch at back that good football was. seen. The visi- tors were' by far the stronger team, and their average age wa,s much higher than) the home- sters. They were lucky in going back with a win, as a draw would have better reflected the play.

COAST JUNIOR LEAGUE. HOLYHEAD RESERVES, v LLAN- DUDNO RESERVES. THE VISITORS DEFEATED. (By" ROLAND.") The game was played in the presence of a fairly eood gate, and the ground was an infinite improvement on what it was the previous week. Almost from the inception of the game Holy- head were considerably handicapped, as at one period: of the game they played with" nine men, and in the second half from first to. last only ten men were able to keen the field The following were the teams — Holyhead Reserves Collier, Foal; W. Brown and D. Lewis, backs J. Owen Evans, R. Jones, and L. Jones, half backs Hugh Brown, Salis- bury Owen, O. Enock Williams, H. O. Jones, and J. Jones, London-road (captain), forwards. Llandudno Reserves: R. Lunt. goal; Cecil Roberts and Jack Lunt, backs J. H. Davies, C. Roberts, and H. Davies, halves; David Griffith, Bert Roberts, George Mackenzie. Wm. Owen, and F. Roberts, forwards. Llandudnlo brought to Holiyhead the very best men they could select, and Holyhead put the best available men, into the match that were ob- tainable. Some of them, it was evident, were out of practice and were beginning, and were not their old selves of long ago,. A TRIO OF GOALS The game opened! with great dash on both sides, but free from any roughness. The Sea- larks carried the ball along, and Louis Jones sent a flying shot into the. net, scoring the first goal for the homesters. This was the signal for infusing new life, into, the Harbourmen, and they tressed continually on the visitors' goal, and sent several difficult shots in the direction of Lunt. At this time Holyhead were playing uip the hill, but fortunately the elements were with the Seal arks. Llandudno began to show more spirit, and played vigorously. The home- sters then stormed the Llandudno citadel, Salis- bury Owen sending the leather into' the net, Tiolyhead scoring for the second time. Holyhead was now playing a splendid game, and were pressing their opponents, but the Lla-ndudno. goalkeeper saved repeatedly. Very soon Salis- bury Owen scored again. Half time Holyhead, 3; Llandudno, o. THE VISITORS IMPROVE. The second half of the game had scarcely started when Johnny Jones of the home team cleverly scored. Holyhead were badly crippled, as two men were off, and the game seemed to be from now largely in the hands of the visi- tors, who were determined to redeem their re- putation. They now commenced to attack with great force. Collier, when the ball was sent flying towards the net, was on the alert, and sent it back. At last Will Owen sent the ball along, and it landed nicely in the net. This put courage into the visitors, who determined further to reduce their opponents" lead. The 'Hlarbourmen fought with great persistency, but failed to' score. Soon after Nowell Roberts, dashing up at full speed, got possession of the ball, and sent it once more into the net amidst cheers. The game to the end proved to be with- out any further ifiiCliidient except that Nowell Ro- berts was carried off the field. It was found that he had sustained a sprained ankle by an accidental twist. Result: Holyhead, 4; Llandudno, 2.

-W"IIIC" FRIENDLIES, COLWYN BAYv. GLASINFRYN SWIFTS. 'HEAVY SCORING BY THE BAY. (By RAMBLER.) In this match Colwyn Bay tried: three or four new men, all of whom played well. Teams: Colwyn Bay Webb, goal; D. Roberts and iH. P. Evans, backs; Dick Rowlands, W. R. Rowlands, and Ned Griffiths, halves Hopwood, W. E. Roberts, W. Southern, J. R. Jones, and Waterhousei, forwards;. Glasinfryn Swifts Harry Hughes. goal; T. P. Jonesamd Arthur Stanley, backs H. L. Pierce, Charlie Pierce, and T. A. Griffith, halves; W. Thomas, W. Brown, Griffiths, Evan Roberts, and G. Eardiley, forwards. TWO' PENALTIES MISSED. Colwyn Bay won the toss, and the game was even,ly contested, clever football being seen on hotih sides1, especially in midfield. Colwyn Bay came away on the left, W. E. Roberts, who was offside, missing an open gioa'l. The visitors at this stage played with splendid dash, Webb having to fist out three or four shots. But try as they would they could not get the better of him. A minute or two later a penalty was awarded the Siwifts, but Webb was not troubled, the (ball going wide of the mark. Soon after a penalty was awarded the Bay, which Ned: Griffiths was entrusted with. The shot, how- ever, though it found the net, had to be re- taken, and the second time the old warfiorse was wide of the mark. The Bay again got dangerous, and after some pretty passing be- tween Southern, J. R. Jones, and Hopwood, Waterhouse opened the score for the Bay. Glas infryn attacked after this, but the home backs were sound, and half time arrived with the Bay leading by one goal. The first half had ,beelill 'very ervenly contested, but when the teams reanp&ared the homesters at once [became dangerous, and within a few minutes Hopwood had increased the lead, and this was followed soon after by another by J. R. Jones. HOME FORWARDS BUSY. The Bay were now all over their opponents, the visiting defence, although playig a grand game in the first half, collapsing altogether. Goal after goal was scored, until they had amounted to seven. Within a few minutes of the end the (Swifts registered their only goal from a penalty kick. Final: Colwyn. 'Bay, 7; Glasinfrym Swifts, 1. COMMENTS. The game was interesting during the first half, but in the 'second it became too onesided,. The visitors were best served in the back and hailf back divisions. Hughes in goal was very nerv- ous, and slow in his clearances. The pick of the forwards was Eardley. But I will say that they are a strong team for the Junior League. Col- wyn Bay had some new men playing, and should muster a strong team against Llandudno next Saturday. The new men were a success, especially Hopwood, whilst they have a splen- did back in H. P. Evans.

CONWAY RESERVES v. COLWYN BAY CELTS. Played at Conrway on Saturday, before a small crowd, but in ideal weather. Mr Henry Lloyd was the referee. There was very little football seen, all the players being inclined to ramble away from their positions. The visitors were he first to score, and after considerable pres- sure, the homesters drew level through David Krry, the ball glancing from one of the backs 1.1"0 the net. The game continued to the inter- va, to be of a ding-dong nature,, a lot of wild Pr being seen on both sides. Half-time arrived wit, the score one goal each. T'e second half, if anything, was worse than the \r&t but what was seen in the way of foot- ball be credited to the visitors. the home f°rw^ds could never make headway, though they backed by the halves. A chance shot by on" oÆ the visitors came along the ground toward^jjg home goal, and Jones, the custodian, rushed nt to clear. But instead of picking the ball up, ie attempted: to kick it, with the result that he ssed the leather, and before he could recover "\msd¡£ it had rolled slowly into the net. AfÜ this reverse, the Reserves improved, and befor, Ion, Parry had made matters level. Only one goal was scored, and that fell to the lot of Celts, who won a poor game by the odd gal of five, Celts' teal; p Lll. Jones, goal; J. K. Jones and E. R. h\lE\s kacks; J. Hughes, Llew. Ro- berts (captaii^ a'n{j -yy T. Hoskins, half-backs; an E. Alford, T.t:>¡wry, E. Lunt, R. Jones, and W. Jones, fonvars. Scorers: Lunt (2) and W. Jones. Conway A. p. Edwards, goal; Ted Evans and R. i backs; D. T. Jones, D. Parry, and j J. Wilson, halves; George AlLsup, W. JOn-e. ljgh, Parry, Jim Jones, and Cecil Allen, forwr(js

■mp » ■■■ ■ RHOS ST. TRnO v. CONWAY CELTS. This match was lVyecj, at Rhos last Saturday. The visitors started Je game with ten men, the missing link, Bob "i|fi,ams, turning up after about fifteen minute The homesters, early on, became dan,,rou;s scoring an offside goal in the first £ and after this they more than held their c,n £ ay finally rushing the ball through.^ Afr5 having scored, there was no holding Rh. 900,n scored again—a lucky shot bj philips, which re- bounded into the net o ÜlD.e of the Conway backs. This second revex means of infusing dash into' the v<isi;rg aTK] before long they had reduced the lead. on the inter- val a melee took place in tl o,Qaimouth, and the ball was netted. The second. half was evei cootesltedl, the homesters having the better argument. Garners galore fell to .their 1h although Lewis in goal for the v,s.tor> v a j beaten, Will Owen, the visiting centre-h{^ aiways there, cleverly heading shot from under the bar. Gtood old lad o. t pai ati, Gyffin! A breakaway by the. H C. Jones score an offside goal, th^ tWng happening to the home team a few 1 fT0<m time. Both custodians had plenty now until the end, but the score rE from same. Final: ailled the Rhos, 2 Confway Celts, 2. Rhos St. Trillo: G. Berts, goal; jR and D. Hughes, backs N. Jones, M;T^'a§ and Alf. Williams, half-backs; W. Phi) F. Tucker, W. Kay, R. Ellis, and J. Eva, ward's. } Referee: .Mr Savage. On Saturday Rhos journey to Rhuddlan, a strong team has been selected to do servic

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I DINGLEWOOD v. ABERGELE COUNTY SCHOOL. A match between the above schools was played last Saturday on the ground of the for- mer. Dinglewood have been doing well this season, and were confident of giving their op- ponents a good game. Unfortunately, however, Abergele saw fit to include in their team a num- ber of players whose schooldays were long since over, and as a natural consequence the homesters were outplayed. A small company of spectators had assembled under the impression that they would witness a display by teams composed of bona-fide schoolboys, and many of them ex- pressed. surprise that the County School author- ities should allow others than members of the school to represent them on the football field. The score at half time was three goals to nil in favour of the visitors, who added several more goals before the close. Under the circumstances Dinglewood did well to keel" the visitors' score within reasonable bounds. It is to. be regretted that there is no other team, in Aber,gele in which the young men of the district can give proof of their prowess. Dinglewood were represented by: P. Larnanaga, goal; R. Smith anidi R. Vereker, backs; V. Maurtua, S.. Sykes (captain), and R. Bandeiro, half backs; T. Stone, C. Thomlinson, T. de Vilhema, W. de Sousa, and A. Thomlin- son, forwards. Referee, Mr. W. H. Jones.

Football Chips. (BY VIGTLANT."I That the surprise; packet of Saturday was Rhvl's meritorious victory over Chester in the Combination match at Belle Vue grounds, when the Cestrians retired defeated by 2 goals to. o. 'That the Sand Martins are to be congratulated upon their accomplishment. That Chester have now had to accept defeat on two. successive Saturdays, from the Bangor Homers and the Rhyl Sand Martins. Bravo, Welshmen! That 'Conway came a-eropper at Bangor in their League match That the Jackdaws are: nlot creating the in- terest, so far, that they did last season. That Atherton is missed, I do believe. That some capital football was shown in last Wednesday's contests under the auspices of the Wednesday League. That the redoubtable Corinthians found Llan- fairiétchanl a warm, handful at home, losing by 5 goals to I. That Deganwy Wednesdays, after showing good football in the first part of the game with the Celts at Llandudno-, finished with a sub- stantial margin of four goals against them. That Colwyn Bay put up a. capital fight with Conway on the Morfa, losing by the narrow margin of one goal. That we shall see some good fighting on Satur- day in the second round of the Coast Amateur Cup. That Flint will meet Boughton at the chemical town. That Rhyl Orange meet Denbigh Town at the seaside resort. That the Jackdaws, of Conway meet the Flam- ingos of Festiniog on the Morfa. What a Jaw! jaw! That the Llandudno Cormorants will meet the Colwyn Bay Gulls on the Council ground, Llandudno. That the Canaries of Carnarvon will enter- itain the Bangor 'Homers at the Oval. That the Penguins of Pwllheli will have the Holyhead Sealarks. All the foregoing will, I hope, prove rattling events. That I am of opinion that the Bangor Uni- versity team replaces in a sense the loss of the proud Beaumarisians in the League. That the 'Varsity chaps may be calledi the smart set of the N.W.C.L. That I was delighted with their exhibition at Llandudno on Saturday. That it was a spruce and interesting display. That Daniels in goal for the modern Athenians was splendid. That he is coming up quite to the expecta- tions of his colleagues 'That the Collegians are as a happy family. That the great success of the modern Athen- ians is due to concerted action, and not indi- vidualism. That the players recognise the fact that the latter idea does pay in the general sense. That Owen and C. H. Jones are a. capable pair of defenders. That Brock as left half is a gem. He is sym- metrically built, has a very pleasing appear- ance, and; plays a sparkling game. That Don Cassar de Rowlands reminds one 01 the great Cassar of Jenkins fame. That he is developing into; one of the hardest and most effective of players. That Arthur Williams substituted W. J. Jones as right half, and a good 'un he was, too. That T. E. Jones is a capital outside rio-ht, and brother tol W. H. Jones, of Conway. & That Matthews, who partnered him, looks, light and airy, and rejoices in being called by his colleagues Ping." At, any rate, he ping- ponged some of the Llandudno men's display. Good old Sandy! But not quite of the Turnbull brand., That the pivot was Wright by name and ri^ht by play. He is a well-knit, pleasing little fellow, and, artful withal. That the caiptain of the University men is the popular Smedley, who is as clever as ever, and a dashing forward. Bravo, Smed!¡ That Claude Davies was the other plaver who made up a splendid quintet. Claude has a style of play of his, own that is capital and! wonderfully effective. All praise to the men of the Welsh Athens. That Stallard in goal for the Amateurs was as good as could be wished. That W. Wynne played' a good back game. That the work of J. H. Jones: was not ad- mired on this occasion. He rambled too much and spoilt many chances of better movements. A player like J. H. Jones has no need to do this. That Johnson, as centre-half, has not by any means adopted the mantle of Georgie Davies in tackling or in resource. He fallts back too much, does not tacikle as he might do, and sel- dom recovers, as Georgie us<ed to do. That W. Edwards played, as he always does, a dashing game. Everyone was sorry for 'poor Willie when he got hurt and had to. leave the field. That I was sorry for Harold, the captain, with his team. The latter was not obedient in some instances to his captaincy. That the 'Chers ought to be proud to obey such a model captain as Harold, who is popular with every footballer along the coast. That W. A. Williams was dead off. 'Nuff sed. That Brookes-Evans was the only forward that worked: hard and to a purpo'se. That Tack Brown was flighty and erratic. That Bob Davies was not the Bob of former am es. That little Jimmy was a good trier against, a strong defence. That there will have to be a mightv imnr'ove- rnent in the ranks of the Cormorants If thev are going to succeed. y That I hope to. see it soon. Buck up, and play with vim and more footwork and less of the Chance use of the head That Llandudno Reserves journeyed to Holy- head and were beaten. That tihe Llandudno second string is a strong SSi.S'S 5S 5Z r* That WiIl Brown, fOiT Hülyhea.d, was his old self, .3Jnd played +hp1ComSm1;+f!)U7 .i'us,tified' the decision 0* Jored W? °'n the feld> and Th™n-rrXl:U1S' J°ni0c is COTOq'n? along splendidly, I dfts propeZ «* to A That Collier for ,he home team and Lm„ for | 0 visitors were ideal goalkeepers. That I gather from a correspondent that the reference to' the Holyhead ground as a peculiar midden" made in a Liverpool football paper paper has given great offence in Holyhead. That I presume the uncomplimentary reference emanates from the city that was interested in the game a week ago. That I agree with the correspondent that the descriptions is scarcely complimentary. That the Sealarks are hard to beat on their own ground.. 'Twas. almost ever thus! That Mackenzie, who played centre forward for Llandudnoi Reserves, scored one of the two goals, and W. Owen (" Settle ") opened the 'Chers' account. That the cup-tie at Llanrwst between the Roosters and Festiniog ended in a victory for the former. That owing to a decision of the Football As- sociation 'of North Wales, Festiniog will be awarded the match, for the Roosters played several players that, according to the resolution, were not entitled to do so. That Jack Hughes, the Festiniog custodian, is a son of the Rector of Blaenau Festiniog, and showed much ability. That the Secretary of the English Schoolboys5 Football Association, Mr. Tom Thomas, was present and an interested spectator. That he has hopes of local boys securing places in this year's Welsh International team. That the local schoolboys are fortunate in be. ing- able to play on the town ground when, the League team is away Thiat the Llanrwst Committee have their lands full in trying to check the advent of the iuman crows which flock on the ground in the second half, and thus rob the exchequer of the :lub of its, due. That at the same time it does not appear that he Committee strain every nerve to keep the undesirables away. That such crows: are a pest in Llanrwst, as in other places, and are at the same time the greatest croakers as to what should be served up as a football bill of fare. That I sympathise with the Committee in hav- ing to cope with such a plague of crows, the fact of the ground being largely exposed making the Committee's task all tha more difficult. That the match at Llanrwst seemed a bur- lesque in view of the fact that it was known before it commenced that Festiniog would enter the next round, no matter what extent the Flam- ingos' defeat. That this accounts for the lack of interest in the game. That it was with, much sympathy that the juniors of Beaumaris journeyed to Canaryland on Saturday to meet the Canaries in the first round proper of the Welsh Senior Cup. That the Canaries were at full strength. That the 10-1 defeat is no surprise; but the fact that the Beaumarisians were able to pass G. H. Jones, was a wonder. That Beaumiaris is to be congratulated in fostering junior football. That O. R. Jbnes1, the ex-Beaumaris goal- keeper, is now custodian for the Bangor Druids, which beat the Llechid Swifts at Bethesda on Saturday ini the third replay of the first round of the North. Wales Coast Junior Cup by 4 goals to 2. That there is great rejuvinescence in: junior football all along the coast. That the Thrushes of Denbigh are to. be con- gratulated upon making) a good show at Wrex- ham, where they were only beaten by the odd goal in five. That the Thrushes should take heart and peg away in a methodical manner. That Connah's Quay Committee is to be sym- pathised with for being in want of funds. That they thrashed Chirk by 4 goals to I. That Cblwyn Bay League team vanquished 'Gilasinfryn Swifts, who aro m the Second Div- ision., by 7 goals to 1. That the Colwyn Bay Celts overcame the Con- way Reserves by 3 goals to 2 on the Morfa. That Rhos St. Trillo played a draw with Con- way Celts. That the match took place at the former's fine ground at Rhos. That Pwllheli beat Bangor Normals by o goals to i at Pwllheli. That Penmaenmawr Rangers defeated Llan- fairfechan at the latter place on Saturday by 4 goals to 2. That W. J. Jones (Bangor University) tefereed. That out of the eleven pllayers in the Bangor University team seven are captains of County School teams. A very interesting fact. That Colwvn Bay Higher Grade School beat Llandudno Coiunty School at Llandudno by 4 goals to 2. That LJanrwsi National School beat Bettwsv- Goed National School by 3 goals to 1. That Colwyn Bay League Executive have secured the services of Herbert Hannaby (Welsh Amateur International), as centre forward; J R Jones, inside or outside left; and; W, A Hopwood. o-utis-idel right, all three captures be- ing from the Bangor Normal College.

Abergele National Schools. RELIGIOUS EXAMINATION RESULTS. The Diocesan Inspector of Schools has just made. known the results of the religious exa- j mination recently held at the above schools, and the head teachers are to be congratulated on the successes scored by their pupils. In the boy's department (of which the head teacher is Mr. Bedford) all the divisions were marked excellent. The report says: The boys passed an excellent examination, as. usual." The following gained honOiUrs: JK):hrn Roberts, Norman Millward, Howell Millward, David Williams, Bernard Lewis, David Peacock. Group 1. (gold) Ernest Evans, J. Henry Wil- liams, Francis MciRae, Robert E. Davies, John Jones, Idwal Parry, Willie Tones, Howell Davies. Group II. (red) John Gilmore, Trevor Jones, Fred Jones, R. Edward Williams, Peter Davies, John: David Hughes, Albert Roberts, Robert: Dunweill, John L. M. Jones, Cecil Ches- ters, Thomas Owen. Owen James Williams, John Parry, AMan Edwards. Group III. (blue) Fred Tones, Benjamin Walker, Hartley Jones- Rees, Bertie Smith, David W. Davies, Howell Parry, Arthur N. Edwards, William Peacock, Harry Roberts, Edward Roberts, Thomas Mor- g,a,n, Robert W. Jones, William Blakeinore, John Williams (1), Howell Roberts, R. Edward Davies, Trevor Williams. Group IV. (black) Price Parry, Bertie Vaughan, Trevor Owen, Gerald Edwards, Joseph Dunwefll, Henry Stokes, Alfredt Williams, Fred Roberts. Of the girls' department (the head mistress being Miss Gittins), the Inspector states that the teaching guven the pupils is very thorough, and this school is also marked excellent. C-ertifi- caites were awarded the following —Honours.: Mary Chesters, Dora Williams, Myfanwy Davies, C'issie Williams, M. Norman, Ida Esling, Edith Davies. Group T. M. E. Williams, Jennie Owen, Gwyneth Griffith., Lily King, Eluned Williams, Enid Parrv. Dora Rowlands, Edith Alexandre, Annie Pickup. Group II. M. Stokes Winnie Lewis, Mary Roberts, Sarah. E. Parry! Group TIT. Gladys Hughes, E. A. Gilmore, Annie Davies, C. Ann Jones, Olwen T. Williams, Jane Roberts, Fanny C. Davies, A. Norman, Annie Davies, Cissie Jones, Evelyn Sutton, Gladys Jones, Maggie Harris. Group IV Nellie Roscoe, Annie Williams, Marv Rowlands, Nellie Owen, Louisa Owen, Lilian Howard, Myfanwy Davies. The report says as follows of the Infants' School (headmistress. Miss Jones):—"Religious knowledge,-excellent; repetition, excellent; dis- cipline and tone, excellent; education as a whole, excellent. This infant department con- tinues to do well." Greem certificates were awarded the following: -Edward Blakemore, Eric Williams, William Davies,, George Tweedie, Harry Jones-Rees, Idris Rowlands, Bessie Wil- liams, Lilian Norman, Gwyneth Jones, Annie Roberts, Kathleen Williams, Gertrude King, Cissie Jones, Bessie Pickup.