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e <<< %J!S it! H. Y GOLOFN BYMREia YE EIRA, Od o oer. od ra,—od o bur, Od heb un llychvindra; Od o wyn, od yr,v hana 0 or or od rhew a'r ia. Ab&rcwinboi. Ai-Aw SLLEN. Y BATHOR (THE DOR110L;SE). Bathor bacli mvyji a surynol,—a'i nyth Yn eithai cygodol; II:- d y ffauaf du, gvrywol. Fluno fyn. hcb ei fol. Nelson. D. Mo^gajiL Y LL.A r URWII AT LA FDR. I stor y Dwyfol drysory&d—y chwilia Am wych olud beun.vdd I srlyd aiitedau'r gwiecjydd, Arllwys bwyd i'r lluaws bydci. Ar ei ol, er ei ddolur,—y gwehr Du gilwg v r-egur: Cn ed 'A' n na na chur, Yn hel huien ei lafur. Sirhovry. MRFTB DDC. EIRA. Ar j-yw iad1lls fro Hchod--Q oer ddw Eira cida'.v i'w hanfod Er ei ia-sau oar isod,- Ei ddiwyg ian haedda gicd. I'r hygar ddaear fe ddyd—dirion nawdd Rhag dwrn oer rhew enhyd Byth ar aeliau bannau'r byd Rhydd ddifai fawrcdd hefyd. Fe ollwng gauaf al'an—ei wywol \Yaèa:.1 ar hon anial1; At hon daw yntau'i hunan I'w mud gloi dan amdo glan. Ond .mom nod ei oerni—ni lioffwn, Nx'i efla.ith wna'n poeni; Dychwiiyd wna'n hawddfyd ni \V't;di dyudiad ei doddi. j C'.vmtaf. AliKONYDD. GWLITHYN. Tiysaf blentyn Rwaw- a hwyrnoa Ydyw'r g-whthyn rawyn, Ei hya,wdledd pur sy'ri aros Yn o^jeisiol swyn; Cylcl) 0 h&rddwch drosto blethl"7yd, Arnvyl yw ei wedd: Urddas IJwch ei ban dyvvalltwyd Fel yn Hif o hedd, Mae teleidion cerdd yo trigo Yn ei gwmni ef, A chvfarrdd yn ymgomio Yn ddislaw lef Ceir ardd:inedd yn ei ddelw Fel dyferion byw. A pheroriaeth yn ei enw— Wlithyn tyner yw. Yn v poetbaf bin bycld yntau Yn ymwolydd lien < Gwna i lysiau'r metes a'r blodau Ddawnsio ger ein bron Byr ei oes, ond llawn haelioni, Hulia. fro a brvn Yn ei burdeb rhaid ei ddenu Gan yr biian gwyn. Tra'n hudolus y rnyfjTiaJ Am pi ewynion gant. Hen addewid lor a gofiaf. Bydd fel gwlith i'w b!ant; Coron anian viy-.p'r gwlithyn, Ac mewn bythol fri; Iddo'n rhydd mae gorsedd gl&erwyn Yn fy nghalon i. Cefn Coed. C-ASWALLOK. "YMGOM Y LLEWOD YN HANES DANIEL." Llywydd. Fy mrodyr, mae rhywbeth rhyfeddol Yn ymyl. cewch vveied cyn hir: Mae'n cadw am ddyddiau heb ymborth. Yn -icrwjVid fod hyny yn wir; Mynegwch cich profiad, fy mrodyr, Doed poopcth a wyddoch i'r bwrdd, A hyny yn bwynog a. threfnus, Beth bynag sy'n dyIod i'n cwrdd. Ar hyny cwyd Joseph i fyny. Gaii ddiolch i'r llywydd yo fa-wr Am arlhvys cyfrinicn ei galon O'r gadair, mor cofn yn awv; Anturiat fynega fy mreuddwyd— Arch-freuddwyd pob breuddwyd i mi; Nis gailwn, er hyny, ei draethu, Ond heno, ce's nerth genyt ti. Mewn breuddwyd fe welais lew dynol, Wynebai bcryglon heb ball: Ni throai ar ddehau nac aswy, Er gwaethaf gelynion y fall; Arferai weddio ac ymbil Rhyw deirgwaith bob dydd ar ei Dduw; Os pery i wneuthur fel arfer, Fe'i teflir i'n canol yn fyw. Yn nghanol brwdfrydedd dihafal, Fe welir Hew arall ar draed, A dywed y carai newynu Cyn tywallt dyferyn o'i waed A larpiwn ni hwn am weddio, A gweddio i Gwell genyf farwolaeth urddasd I Na byw dan waradwydd y bye.. Ardderchog, fv nghvfaill, medd arail, Mae'th eiriau yn danllyd a phur, Ond cofiwn, os am eu cyflawni, Rhaid i ni gyd-^efyll fel dur: Gwaith hawdd ydyw son am newynu, ymborth o'n golwg ni draw; Peih arall fydd peidio ei fwyta Pan fyddo cyflawnder gerliaw. Llywydd Mas'ch geiriau synhwvro! yn profi Mai'n amlder cvnghorwyr mae nartiO. Mai'n amlder cvnghorwyr mae ne.rt.h; Gofaled pob un hyd y teriyn Fod ganddo awgTymiad o werth Nid rhyfedd os daw i'n ymwared Am sefyil yn gryf dro- y gwir; OPS awgrym gan rhywun yn mhell&ch. Neu gyr.yg ?—myneged yn gJior. Cynygiodd llew arall yn wresog Fod iddynt groesawu, hob ball, Y gwron gondemniwvd i fanv, Lr methu cael ynddo ddim gwall; Ac eiliwyd ef fel am y cyntaf, Gan amryw drachsfn a thrachefn. A phasiodd yn nahanol brwdfrydedd, Ac eto yn weddaidd mewn trefn. Bardd. Ar hyny, rhyw adyn cyihreulig Afaelodd yn Daniel, gwr Duw: A hyrddiodd y gwron uchelryw I'r llewod newynog, yn fyw: llewod mewn trsial ofnadwy Pa fodd y don't allan o'r pair; Ardderchog safasant fel criegiau Eryri—cad\va_ant eu gair. Mae un wrth ei ben yn cbenydd. Un arall gynhesa e: draed, A'r gwsdd'l! yn ffyddlawn v~arcaodJoJ A wylíant elynion pi waed. Rhaid trechu y llowod ffyddlonaf Cyn derbyn y gwron ilil cam, .to" Daniel fwvnhaodd ei hunan, Fel plentyn ar fyo was ei f £ ,m. Ben boreu y brenhin a waeddodd, Df ryddid gvhoeddaf fy lnin, A mynaf wel'd otnadwy I'ch greulawn elynion bob un; A hvrddiwyd ei waedlyd elynion f: llewod, a'u gwragedd a'u planfei Ni chafodd holl lewod y tread arlwy i borthi eu chwant. (Moeswers.) Beth bynag a heuwn mewn bywyd, RJiaid i ni ei fedi cyn hir; Yn nghanol pob peth sy'n cvfnewid, Fe erys y foeswers yn wir. Oaeracca. Wjt. THOMAB.

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Rhymney Valley Rugby Senior'League At the Piasnewydd Hotel, Bargoed. on Saturday night, a meeting of the Rhymney Valley Senior League was held, Mr. T. S. Llewellyn presiding.— Mr. W. B. Ellis, secretary of the Aberbargoed Club, wrote complaining of the conduct of the Rhymney spectators, who boohed and jeered them when leav- ing the Rhymney field. Two of the Aberbargoed players were kicked.—Mr. Rees Jones, the secretary of the League, read a letter from Mr. L. Morgan, l'oniypridd. the referee in the match, stating that it was the spectators and not the Rhymney players who were to be blamed. A keen discussion fol- lowed, in which it was stated by the Bargoed re- presentative that even the referee had nothing to do with the incident after the match.—Mr. EUis, Aber- bargoed, stated that the fight took place near the field.—The Chairman suggested that an inquiry into the whole affair should be conducted.—The Bargoed representative remarked that if the matter went be- bore the Union, the ground would lie suspencded.— It was decided to hold the inquiry suggested.

South Wales Junior Cup. TROEDYRHIW ENItIt THE FINAL. I The old saying, "Three tries for a Welshman,"1 was often quoted at Barry on Saturday, when the third endeavour of Troecto-biw Stars to conclude the semi-final encounter foPttie South Wales Junior CLIP, -iitil Cogaa Old Boys, ended in the Troedy- riiiw team emerging victorious. Perhaps the pres- ence of a large coterie of the supporters of each side nerved tho teams to great efforts. The issue was in doubt tor the major portion of the game, but Troedyrhiw were undoubtedly the favourites, and by their grit and go deserved the victory they gained. Playing against the gradient Iroedyrliiw forwards pressed many limes, but despite smart wing play, especially by D. J. Thomas, Harry Thomas, in goal, saved well. Cogan opened the scoring, Vizard centreing to Evans, who netted. Lloyd, however, soon levelled matters, and towards ilie c-ios(3 of the first half ilearsey gave Troedyrhiw the lead. At the restart Giddings again brought matters even, but hands in the penalty area gave Hearscy the goiden opportunity, and this lead was increased by J. D. Davies. Cogan played trickily, but their combination was not so sustained as Troedyrhiw, and it is quite safe to say that victory went to the better team on the day's play. Cogan backs 'were very .good, but it was the brilliancy of the winners' </»ji-d olay that struck one most, particularly the play of Thomas. 1""

another Thursday League. A meeting was held at the Junction Hotel. Hen- goed, last week-end, to consider the advisability of forming a Thursday Team League under the Asso- ciation code. Mr. G. Gill, Treharris, presided. It was intimated that no less than 19 clubs were ex- pected to join. and the list included Mountain Ash, Aberaman, Treharris, Rhymney, Bargoed, Twynyrodyn (Merthyr), Merthyr Y.M.C.A.. Ponty- pool, Abergavenny. Newport Thursdays, Newport Corinthians, Newport Alliance, Dowlais, New Tre- degar. Blaeuavon, Tredegar, Pontypridd Y.M.C.A., Aberdare, and Pontypridd Noinads. Mr. D. Jones. Capel-street, Bargoed, was appointed secretary pro tem. A good deal of enthusiasm was evinced in the project, and the prospects are rosy of a good com- petition next season, there being ample time to complete arrangements. The next meeting will be held at Quakers' Yard on April 13th. 'I.TKISKED COMPOUND' with warm water is an G- c-Ilent gargle for sore throat.

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CURIOUS THEORY I About EARTHQUAKES. The cause of earthquakes is sin," said a famous preacher. How he reasoned it out is not easy for the average sinner to sec. The suggestion that the destruction of Messina and Reggio resulted from the violation of moral I law would be considered rank nonsense by modern scientists. Hannah More, the great authoress, came nearer the truth when she said The cause of a deal of sin is bile." That bit of wisdom we can understand. Bile, poisons the brain, and the brain is the organ of the mind and senses. All the earthquakes that ever shook this wicked world never did as much harm to human beings as is done every year by sleepy stomachs and lazy livers. Here is an example Before my arduous task was quite completed I began to suffer from biliousness and indigestion." The writer is Mr. James Seymour Morton, an author and editor, living at 233, Lymington Avenue, Lordship Lane, London, N. His arduous task was the correcting of proofs of a classical work, "about half of it in Greek." Writing further, he says My sight was affected and tne lines of t^ype seemed blurred and confused." After spending a month at a health resort, in Yorkshire, he returned to London and resumed his labours. But not I, for long," he says. About six or eight weeks afterwards I broke down again, the biliousness and indigestion being as severe as ever." Just then a friend advised him to try Mother Seigel's Syrup, which he did. "Before I bad taken 11 half of the second bottle," he writes, the pain t after eating became less severe. By the time I had taken eight small bottles, my ailments III had. completely left me Indigestion is 1 now,no,more to me than a painful memory." < There is 110 magic about the cure of Mr. Morton. Mother Seigel's Syrup cleanses and invigorates stomach, liver and bowels. That is the secret of its success in curing biliousness < and indigestion. T.ako it daily after meais. '< The 2s. 6d. bottle contains three times as much as the Is. l jd. size. 2 ]

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Y WASG. "A GAWN NI DDEALL y BEIBL ?" — Gan y Parch. T. Rhondda Williams, Brighton, cyf- II ipit-hiedig i'r Gymraeg gan y Parch. I. T. Da- vjes Llandderfel a Llandrillo; Percy Buna Humphreys a'i Gwnini (cyf.), pris Is. Cyfres o ddarlithiau ydyw cynwysiad y liyfr hwn a draddodwyd gan yr awdwr, yn y lie cyntaf, i'vv gynuileidfa ei hun yn Bradford. 6aw;om gryn fwynhad wrtb eu darlleo y waitn gvntaf yh y &yfroi Saesneg, fel yr ydym wedi gael wrth ddarllen amryw iyfrau eraill o wajth yr un awdwr yn yr iaith hono. Ar faes llen- yddiaeth gyfnodol "Y Duwinyddiaeth Newydd" vn mhlith v Saeson, saif enw y Parch. Rhondda "Williams fel un o brif esbonwyr y ddysg honno. Testyn v ddarlith gyntaf yn y Uyfr hwn ydyw. "Beirniadaeth Hanesiol y Beibl-pa beth ydyw? yn nshyd a'r angen am dani." Yn y darhth- ;au dilynol, dengys yr awdwr y "syniadau'' y mae y Beibl, yn ngoJeuni yr "uweb-feirmad- yn en cyfieu "am Dduw," "Am Raglun- iaeth," 'Am y Bvwyd Dyfcdol." "Am y Dia- c0l 'etc., » thestyn y ddarlith olaf vw "Gwerth Ychwanegol y Beibl yn Nsroleuni Beirniadaeth Hanesiol." Y mae triniaeth yr awdwr o'r niaterion hyn, o'r safbwynt v mae efe yn Hy- meryd, yn ifanwl, galluog. a chynwysfawr. Nid 035 dim yn fwy nodwaddiadol o Mr. Williams fel ysgrifenydd. a siaradwr na manylaeb ac eg- lurder. Nid 065 fyth nodyn amwys yn agos at un o'i frawddegau. Nid oes fawr perygl iddo un auisor i gael ei gamddeall. Y mao y cyf- ieithydd hefyd wetli gwneyd ei wait.h yn gan- jjiola'dwv. O'r braidd y gellir dweyd wrth eu darllen yn Gymraeg fod y darlithiau liyn erioed wedi hod mown Erwisg Saesneg. Ctf iff pob efrvdvdd BeibJaidd d ragfarn lower o fwynhed wrth fvned trwy y Uyfv, pa un a fydd yn barod i dderbyn boll gasgUadau, jr awuwi; ai peidio.

Penydarren Park, Thursday. April 15th. Glamor- gan Thursday Championship. i.hvynypia (unde- feated) v Mtrthyr Thursday. L!«ynypia tejiun in- i-liide players from Swansea, itict Trcorky Teauxs, Adinisfior:. feri, hHk-f) 4.30, The Nortlierft Umon Game. -t'- MERTHYR AGAIN OUTCLASSED. The visit of Balicy v, Mrrtii.yr attracted about "0 spectators The Yorkshiren)ea w ere at full strength, hut. Merthyr were without Paddison, and. liarru-ioii and the back division had to be re-ar- ranged Syd .faint? went .full-liack; lus piaee oa (he tiiree.-quartcr line xvas laken hy C 1'. Lewis, and la, Lewis partnered Harris at half-back. Yaughaii (:11\(> in!{) the IC!ó"'lards and D. Ltó\is, Piay vvas very keen throughout, and at times the tackling was rough, two nten. Jeakins. Merthyr. and SftJlgsi,cr. KaMey, being ent. off. In the second half Mosiey. Batley. was injured in a iackle, and took no lurther part in the match. There were v o, r.v few of the finer movements usually associated with the game. !>ut Bat ley were certainly the better I side, and were justly cntititd to their it lory. vififors were soon oil the attack, Waltie Da- vies placing a goal from a penalty, and a few min- utes afterwards tli: same, player, from inidfield, put in a- lofty punt, Kilsou ioliowcd, and scored a try, Havirs iinproving. of; After the interval Merthyr played keenly, and from a scrummage at the cenire Harris received the I¡,L! and passed out. to Lewis, who eluded several opponents before, handing to Smith, who scored a! ill" corner. James failing at goal. IMIHIII hurst m cr for Bat ley. Davies fading at goal. The resump- tion saw Mertiiyr attacking, but their movements lacked finish. From a penalty James kicked a goal, and Wallie Davies lucked auother goal for Datley, and just before the finish Near.v scored a try in the corner. Wattic Davies played a brilliant game for Baticy. and the three-quarters were all sound. Oakland was the better of the half-backs, and Kitson was the pick of a hard-working lot. of forwards. Merthyr were, disorganised behind the scrummage. Thomas was the of the backs, and Bevati the smartest of the forwards. NORTHERN RUGBY LEAGUE. Results Up-to-Daie. For Agst. Ter- P W L D Pts. l'ts. cent. Wigan 29 26 3 0 653 184 89.65 Halifax 31 26 4 1 474 154 85.48 Oldham 30 25 5 0 464 153 83.33 Uatley 30 22 6 2 380 166 'i6.66 Wakefield T 23 19 8 1 397 223 • 69.64 lluddersfield 29 18 8 3 392 233 67.24 Salforci 29 19 10 0 374 2/5 65.51 Merthyr Tydfil • ..18 11 6 1 134 156 63.88 Brooghtoo R 29 18 10 1 376 28,3 63.79 Warrington 14 5 Runcorn 27 15 11 1 25u 180 5 j tiiis',ct 29 16 12 1 300 2'.6 5 Hull 31 17 13 1 429 321 SG.45 Kbbvv Yale 24 12 11 1 24'J 269 52.08 Leeds 29 14 15 0 375 3v2 48.27 Keighley 28 12 15 1 334 297 44.64 York .28 12 15 1 346 415 r- 44.64 Dewsbury 27 11 15 1 294 27C 42.59 St. Helens 25 9 13 3 265 318 42.00 Hull K.R. 26 10 15 1 320 343 40.33 Leigh 25 10 15 0 189 281 40.00 Swinton 31 11 19 1 250 415 37.09 Bradford 29 iO 19 0 313 403 34.40 Mid-Rhondda 18 512 1 111 211 30.50 Rochdale Hornets 27 7 18 2 175 320 29.62 Barrow 29 7 21 1 206 473 25.86 Treherbert 18 4 13 1 81 211 25.00 Widnes 27 5 19 3 172 351 24.07 Barry 18 o 15 0 T3450 — 16.66 Bramley 24 321 0 149 505 12.50 Aberdare 17 1 16 0 L34 406 5.88 WELSH LEAGUE CHAMPIONS. Much interest was taken in the Welsh League match at Ebbw N'ale, where Mid-Rhondda were the visitors, and the result decided the Welsh cham- pionship for the season, Bbuw Vale having won all their engagements in this particular competition. The game was characterised by an excess of vig- our, and injuries were frequent, on both sides, the forwards playing a fast and furious ganic- through- out. They were evenly matched during the first half, and the only score came from a fine dropped goal by Harry Sinith. In the second half Ebbw Vale were continually on the attack, and only good defence prevented a heavy score. Llewellyn, liutchings, Burgham, and "Shiglo" Thomas scored tries, one of which was converted by Dai Davies. WELSH CLUB'S FINANCES. The following paragraph is taken from the "York- shire Evening News'" "Some of the Welsh clubs appear to be short of cash. Aberdare should fulfil their return engagement with Wakefield, but I un- derstand they have written to the effect that they will not be able to visit Belle Viie unless they re- ccive £15 for their expenses. But the Wakefield committee arc 'not having any,' and have declined to accede to the Welshmen's request. Wakefield's journey to Aberdare. including the players' wages, cost about £ 40, and, supposing the return match were to he played at Belle Vue. it is safe to say that sufficient money would not be taken to pay expenses Probably the next. time Wakefield arrange to playa Welsh team the-latter will have to come to WakeBeld first." Merthyr Amateur Rugby Notes. [By "Pererin."l The meeting between Merthyr and Penygraig d Penygraig resulted in a pretty exhibition of foot- ball. Both quartettes played well, Hemmings and Danny Lewis being the best for t'enygraig, whilst for Merthyr Meek and Treharne played sound games. Ike Thomas was the best half on the field, and on two occasions made brilliant openings, which should have resulted in scores. Sussex was the best of the visiting couple, but Lewis W3.3 slow for the homesters. The visiting forwards quite held their own with the home eight, who olayed lazily. Pons- ford, Evans, and Elston were the best for Ponygraig, whilst for Merthyr James, Vaughan. and Parry were the most prominent. Both custodians rendered a good account of themselves. Penygraig won by six points to niL The Glamorgan Polico v. Merthyr Thursdays' match was played at the Park, last Thursday, before a fair attendance. Both teams were well re- presented. Bryce started operations, D. J. Thomas replyin" well to touch. Play opened very slowly, but improved greatly towards the interval, when there was no score, the teams appearing very evenly matched. After the resumption, play became ex- citing. A fine forward rush by the Thursdays swept the ball over the line. Nobby Clarke having hard lines in failing to score a try, the corner flag being knocked down in the rush. The Police bucked up considerably after this, D. Furness, the Cardiff first teamer, being nearly in. However, the homesters worked' down. Chris Meek was responsible for fine all-round work. W. Spiller took a drop at goal, the ball dropping under the bar. Dick T'hosnas. the Welsh international, made a few great dashes for the line, grand tackling alone keeping him out. Clcd Lewis got injured by tackling, having to go off. Merthyr came on agaiiiji-om a useful kick by Hop- kins and a splendidly contested game resulted in a pointless draw. Mr. Chris Williams acted as re- feree and is to be congratulated on keeping a keen tussle well in hand. The Thursdays having no matches over the holidays are looking forward to their match with Llwynypia next Thursday (April 15till This will be the fourth and last meeting of the teams this season, the three previous games end- ing in draws. Both teams intend making great efforts to win Llwynypia making no secret of the fact they intend dropping several well-known in- trrnnt ij-n-ii niavers into the team for the occasion. including a couple of Swansea First forwards. Merthvr Thursdays are putting out their strongest team, including a few "dark horses." This game will 11 unquestionably one ol the most exciting Thursday cymes played at Merthvr general in- terns* being taken in it by each clubs supporters. Both sides intend doing the very hardest to win. &Psrthyr Association Netefc, SOUTH WALES SENIOR CUP FINAL. It was a big and enthusiastic crowd of Soccerites that filled the Merthyr Railway Station last Satur- day all eacer to get to the Mid-Rhondda Athletic Ground at "Tonypandy to witness the battle of the giants—Merthyr Town and Ton Pentre-iii the final tie tor the South Wales Senior Cup. The crowd was fully representative, being composed of profes- sional men business men, working men of every description and of course, the colliers in force, all IVCarillg the red and green colours of the iocal Soccer ipam. Thev were all joyful and orderly, and as full of h«n/> a* the proverbial egg, that their favourites 2-oSr»ifft»hthle cup-aye, the cup. that was the thin~—and hring it triumphantly to good old Mer- thvr0 where thev fondly hoped it would find a resting place for the next twelve months. But fate — inexorable fate-decreed otherwise, and the cup was not with the erstwhile enthusiastic crowd of p. 1- grims when they retained to Merthyr. But I anti- cipate.. „ ♦ *Jfr It was a cheering spectacle on entering the ground to see fullv 8 000 spectators present to witness the ,trijp,-gle. Toil were naturally favourites, being a much older combination than Merthyr, andholders of the coveted trophy. At haif-past four the tearns took the field as follow :-Merth.yr Goal, W. W. Williams (captain^: backs, W. Carrier and W. Da- vies half-backs, 1 -1 vv^ n T? W Brooks; forwards. Griff Williams, Wooton D- W. Davips T Talbot and W. Jacobs. Ion Pentre: Goal, toleman; backs, A. Curtis and W. Russell; half-bark* A 0. Grant, II. Williams, and W. Jones; forwards, Fyfe, T. Rees, J. Williams, Parry, and T Davies. Referee: Mr. Rooerts, Crewe. Both teams on entering the arena were given a rousin"- receoMon, and Ton being fortunate in win- ning the toss put Merthyr to face a moderate breeze. The orieiiintt 'stages of the game renewed the hopes jf the Mertliyr supporters for their team were work- in" well A splendid shot was well saved by Cole- man, the Ton goalkeeper, but he could only par- tially dear and with an open goal by erratic shoot- ing l\lCl'th'r missed the first and the best chance of tho day to There was little to choose between the teams during the last half of the game, if any- thing, Menhyr having rather U'f better of ex- changes Griff Williams. D, W. Dav.ec, and Woot- ton continually threatened trouble to their op- ponents who hQtv^vfT- proved themselves equal to the occasion,' and half-time arrived with a clean scoring sheet. The Rhonddaites «'erf, anxions as, to the result, for the Merthynang had now nc w'r.d in their favour. The cronnd after the first half was in a wretched condition the players hardly be- ing able to get. a footing. Ten minutes from the re-starfc a penalty kick was given against Merthyr for a bad foul close in and from this W Jones opened the score for Ton with a good shot., which Williams handled, Mit failed to clear the ball screw. ing into the net. This proved a bad thing for Mev thyr, for the players seemed to lose heart, and matters were not improved a few minutes later when Fvfe who all along had been playincr a capital game, added goal number two, giving Williams no chance with a low, swift shot. chance with a low, swift bhot. From this point Merlhvr were a beaten team. Their mid'ield plar was tfliri.v good, hut goais are not scored in nii'tieM. 'Ihe backs and halves were continnallv placing (he ball well out- of their for- ivaida' reach, aaii tittle after. planting it well 1 ,r up to the Opposing backs. This erratic passing was [ the chief cause of Merthyr's defeat. The wings were often neglected, but Jacob and Talbot showed good form when chances came their way. I was sorry to see this poor display in the second half, especially as they did so well in the. opening stages. Williams was III no way to blame for the two goals that pass- ed him, and his gallant effort to save the penalty goal vyould have done credit to many who guard the sticks in higher circles. ¡..¡( However, Merthyr have done exceedingly well in gp-tijig so far in the competition in their first sea- son, a feal that is unique in the history of toca) Soccer. Ureal. credit is duelo the commiuee aHa, players alike, who have worked hard, and deserve better luck in the future. And now fur the winners. They have a splendid record, and did well in secur- iug the cup — a very tilting finish to a successful season, and 1 congratulate them on their win. Throughout the game, especially in the second half, they showed splendid combination, and on the day's play fully deserved their victory, but the one tiling that spo'led the game was the unnecessary vigour. and in-many cases deliberate fouls were jndu.igcd < is- by Ihe TDir' players. f think the-referee was-tar; too leuient .on 'iiiwM;e tttum one occasion. "Apart from this, every player did partjewJaijIy j admircij, the.uJav. of *Fyt'e,and T.Davies, .which was j ooSsjih'fJiftly^rtMvfc Ife'average." •• J ^.Half-BAC £ "Keeper" wriles —Keen disappointment was felt at Me) iliy;- when it brremc knov n thai Ton JVntrc had won the South Vi-jiUv'and M'onmoutlishiiv Sc- j liior Cup. While crinniiiserating with the Merthyr' iiarn on their «on-suecess, one can scarcely congraiu- late their opponents on their victory. This may sound a trifle unsportsmanlike, but it is, neverthe- less, an unbiassed opinion. No one would be inpre willing to acknowledge the success of a team than the Menhyr players Themselves, but when the better team loses, and chief!v in consequeVi. e of the mi- necessary use of force.'one does not feel inclined to give the winners any credit, As far as football was concerned. Merthyr were the superior team, and but for the weakness the for- wards displayed in front of oal, the issue would in all probability have been determined early in the game. as a lead in a cup-tic nialch-generally wieans success. The Ton Pent-re men. realising thai tliey had a very set of forwards to deal with, as- sorted their superiority of weight, and started bust- ling tactics of rather forcible nature, and.Ihe lighter Merthyr men were unable to stand u;> to this, with the result that some of them received injuries. The referee bad to pull up the Ton men continually for fouls, but. they were not of much use to the Mer- thyr men, as they were too far out to prove very effective. Coleman was lucky in saving once or twice, some shots testing him verv severely. It wn.= not until the clwusre of ends had taken place that the. first score came, a foul against Da- nes, within the fata! area resulting in a. penalty | for Ton. Williams made a gallant- effort to save it, and although he managed to reach the ball, he failed to divert it entirely out of the goal-mouth. This reverse took all the 'spirit out of the Merthyr men, and shortly afterwards Fyfe put on a second goal. Had Merthyr won the cup it would have been an excellent achievement. They have the satisfaction, however, of having reached the final, a truly unique record for a first season organisation. Ton Pentre are the only team ihe Merthvr men have, not jet beaten of the South Wales Clubs, all the other lead- ing clubs having gone under to them at some time during the season. They have, however, one more fixture with the R'nondda men, and there is still a chance for them to in a measure, avenge their defeat. Merthyr have only a few more matches before the season closes, and if the men now playing can be induced to stay on for next season, there are Kieat prospects for the future of Soccer in the town.

Rhymney Valley Old Boys' League. I A meeting of the Rhymney Valley Old Boys' League was held on Saturday night at the Plas- newydd Hotel, Bargoed. Mr. T. S. Llewellyn pre- siding. Middlo Rhymney team lost four points tor playing a man not registered, this being illegal. Fluer-de-lis protested against a team playing a njan over age. The protest was lost, the certificate being produced. Bedwas were ordered to replay a match with Machen on Easter Monday for failing to turn up to fulfil a previous engagement. Pontiottyn were ordered to play Middle Rhymney at Rhymney and pay the expenses of the referee tor disappointing Rhymney by failing to turn up.

SOCCER EXTENDING, Speaking :0 the officials at the Cross Keys Hotel, foil', pandy, after Ihe match. Mr. Harry illiams, chairman of the South Wales Association, compli- mented the Mid-Rhondda Northern Union Commit- tee upon their admirable ground, which had enabled them, through the kindness of their secretary, Mr. D. DewcDyn. tn secure record gates for Soccer and semi-final and final encounters in the South Wales and Monmouthshire Senior Cup ties. The. attend- ance that day warranted the formation of a first- class Soccer team at Mid-Rhondda, and the Associa- tion would be pleased to give them a helping hand in its initiation (applause). He complimented the referee, Mr. Roberts of Crewe, and the linesmen for the admirable way in which they had conductcd the match that day- Mr. George Williams said he was convinced that Soccer was the proper code for the Tonypandy dis- trict and they had the public behind t'nem. They should take a lesson from Merthyr, who had formed a. club and won t,heit way to the final in the first I year of their existence (applause). Mr. n. Hart, Cardiff (secretary to (he association), I referring to the game that day. said both teams did more to defend than anything else, but in the second half the game opened out, and the Ton team, taking advantage of their chances, came out winners. Merthyr Town worked hard, and he thought deserved more praise than their conquerors. Dr. Dunbar, Treharris expressed the opinion that Mid-Rhondda would soon be the centre of Soccer football South Wales (hear, hear). Their enclo- sure was second to none. Atr. Roberts, Crewe, the referee, commented upon the strides made in Soccer circles in South Wales, and predicted that if this success was continued, they wo:dd soon beat the record of the North Wales teams. Rugby was dying out in South Wales, and Association was gaining "ground in all the centres (apnlause). Mr. Chillington secretary of the Ton Pentre Club, ¡ congratulated Merthvr for having put up such a good finrht. Mr. Criinths. chairman of the Mjd-Rhondda Nor- I thern Union Committee announced that they were going to have a Soccer team al Tonypandv next year (applause). He had been a waf supporter of Amateur R-nerby and Northern Unionism, hut the financial position had not realised expectations. They were going to fall away from Northern Union- ism. as they could see that Soccer was tho cornin? rrame (hear. bear) The matter won Id be nlaeed befo-e their committee and Mr. Hart, Cardiff, would, no donbt, be invited to meet them with the ohiect of starting the club (applause1). Mr. George Mercer Cardiff, also added his con- gratulations. ^rctJejrar District Notes. < TBy "OJd Judge."] A most disappointing game was witnessed at Tre- degar on Saturday when Pill Harriers gamed two more Monmouthshire League points by defeating Tredegar by two goals (one penalty) and a try (11 points) to nil. A more scrappy game has rarely been witnessed, neither of the teams playing better than many a. junior team. Tredegar, it is true, were without Spillane and Onions, and also for the major portion of the game, minus Barrow who sustained an injury to his shoulder; but nevertheless, in the first moiety es- pecially, they ought to have scored on more than one occasion if thev had kept their heads instead of kicking wildly and aimlessly as they did They had more of te game in the first half than Pill, and their falling-oif in the second half was most unaccountablc. X The Harriers' first score was the result of a macrni- ficent kick by Haley at a difficult angle, who notch- ed a penalty goal One of the very few bouts of passing in the game ended in Wallace getting over in the corner, but Haley's attempt at majorising failed. Piirs lead was increased by Saunders their half-back, racing over and grounding the ball right behmd the posts and Ilaley converting. Rarely have Pill played such a poor game as they did on Saturday. Although the Dockers deserved to win on Satur- day there were not eleven points difference be. Although the Dockers deserved to win on Satur- day there were not eleven points difference be. tween the teams and a little more combination on the part of Tredegar would have enabled them to score more than once. Tredegar were most unlucky 1 being unable to field anything like a representa- tive team, and during the progress of the game sev- eral of their men were injured. Barrow had to leave the field permanently early in the first half. Baker, Bevan, and Hammond also received injuries. Aberdare and District Notes. fBy "Wanderer.") Aberdare Socoer gained a splendid victory over Treharris, on Saturday, in the Rhymney Valley League. The victory was as strikingly pronounced as it was unexpected. A wiu by three goals to love bespeaks decisive victory—the margin was not one whit too decisive. There was a ckar disparity in the respective skill-more particularly demonstrated Ii1 the alertness, resourcefulness and opportunism dis- played by the Aberdare quintette, which were a contrast to the injudicious placing a.nd absence of harmonious movements by their opponents. The three scores came in quick succession. Two were the outcome of individual cleverness wedded to com- bination. The lesson of the match was obvious. Treharris have deteriorated, and their defence in particular was not consistently sound. The only ma.n who did his part well was Tagg Williams. He worked splendidly to save his side. but lacked support. Steve Jones, the veteran, is a spent force. His pace, agility, and clean kicking have suffered with advancing years. Barlow, too, is not so effective as of yore; Nash, in the forward line, is clearly out of place, and Pickett dallied too long instead of clearing. The whole of the Aberdare forward line perform- ed well. each contributing good footwork, but it was as a combined line that they were strong- Joe LewIs, the Aberdare right back, was powerful in defence, his tackling being always sound. Mountain Ash visited Plymouth, where they were defeated by the huge score of seven goals and three tries (43 points) to nil. It should he stated, how- ever, that the "Old Firm" were without several of their regular players. Mountain Ash had the slope against them in the first half, and Plymouth were early on the aggressive, Thomas being prominent with good defensive work. Play was, however, very scrappy, and Plymouth's first try came to them through Richards. Butcher gained the next after a lovely effort, which he also goaled. Very soon Martin added a trv, which Butcher majorised. Peters gained the next, and Butcher again goaled. as he did another try by himself. Early in the second half Stone was hun. and had to be carried off the field. The visitors were thus handicapped for the rest of the game. Still they played very keenly, and the homesters did not have matters so much their own way. Moore re-opened the scoring, and was followed by Con.vbeare, Knight, Butcher, and Willocks, Butcher goaiing three. The game was by no means exhilarating, as, after a poor start, Plymouth simply overwhelmed the visitors, and had matters pretty much their own way. still, Mountain Ash played very pluckily, but, with their forwards and halves beaten, the backs could not work up any attacks, and play as a whole was very scrappy, with Plymouth very easy victors. A lartre crowd had assembled itt the vicinity of Michael's Field, on Saturday last, in the hope of seeing a League encounter between Bedlinog and the Abr-raman Premier team. They were greatly I disappointed, however, through the failure of Bed- | linog to put iii an appearance. { I At. the Windsor's Field an encounter took place between the, Aberaman Wanderers and Jubilee Ro- vers. The Wanderers kicked off. and soon attacked- After five minutes' play Dai Davies scored with a shot which gavo: the Jubilee custodian no chance to clear. Tlie Rovers were still kept on the defen- sive, and another coal. In the second moiety the JnbHeeites started remarkably well, and Win 'Cuhnic.k. scored for them from a melee in front of gca). Dai Davies subsequently ran the whole length of the field, and scored a bril- liant goal, which gave Davies, of the Rovers, no j chance. No further incident of note occurred, and the final whistle went, leaving the Wanderers win- ners by three goals to one. The pick of the Wan- derers were Cummer, Finn. and Dai Davies, the lat- ter being the best man on the field. The forwards were also good, whilst for the Rover, the mo&t prominent were Davies (in goal), and Crumb. Har- vics, and Cunnick. < The (it-bit as far as local football is concerned w the mfttsb betwssu tbs Abcr^autt C* L. Brigade _tl. and Aberaman Windsors for a set of silver medals. As Michael's Field was not available the match was played at the Hirwain Field. Mr. D. Davies, e-ii)- tain of the Hirwain team, was the rc-feree. The Windsors kicked off against a very strong wind, and went up the field. but were soon repelled by the Brigade backs. took a free kick for the Brigade, and planted the ball beautifully on the Windsors' goal, but Francis cleared. During the first half no score was recorded owing to the good defence of Whiteombe, at hack, and Charlie, Davie: in half-back. In the s'-eond half the Windsors broke away with the wind at iheir backs, but owing to very poor shooting by lik forwards, no score was recorded. Chattington. on the right wing, put in a few stinging shots, which were cleared by the Bri- gade goal-keeper. The pick of the Windsors were Chattington, Davies and Francis, and for the Bri- gade 1- Cummings, Owens, and Ncads. Rhymney Valley Rutrby league Notes. I By file "Uld WI/g." i Probably never in have Rhymncv entered into a conu-si Iii- ii hung sticii irillx)I.L- i-ssties^as-.that ijn on .SatuHia}- lasvi To be hailed- \j<jn41ej.c-.fi,! U10- lrt.'ague-eup.aiid.-«iedajjs a. victory, was absofiiieiy. necessary. i»ividi.fi- £ the spoils Would 0111V place ilaehen in the place of merit..Hence the .exceptional interest.. taiceu '-iii the meetiirg by ait Ru'ggentes 111 the dislVftt. Naji;- ralii. was <1 when„bot,h icairr* lidded at iuii sirens.tii. VviuajT! the:, toss £ a\< I Machcn an HiinU'n.rc ^Khjw'ago. hirii fa* l.daidtu the hame shipper ;o piay an extra-thrc«-quajiler to assist the dctenee. l .uin uie Lick-off the home [ forwards raced ¡¡lIDS. but sgou <lri\i;n and the visitors coinnie.iicd one long siege on the homesters' line. Time after time they were all but over, but the grand delencc set Ul" by the home backs prevented them crossing. on one occasion a round of passing nearly let Jones, the visiting wing. in. As a uiatler of fa.-t- the visitors claimed a try, but the referee, Mr. Uowen, Lianelly, ruled against them. thus at half time both teams stood as you were. After resuming. Ithvmiievi"wulr'fhe elements in their favour; played as giants-refreshed, and'.soon Berry- -the visiting full-back, found him- self in difficulties, A of set scrummages near the visitors' line at length gave the homesters their longed-for opportunity. The-ball was Ueelcd cleanly 'o Lloyd who beat his vis-a-vis, and passed to Ben-1 jumin, who, after beating the opposing centre, sent on to Mc\ lear, the latter galiouing aefoss with a topical Welsh try. The cxiras were added by Harry Benjamin. D'reetly afterwards, the homesters were again nearly over, but a forward pass led to their undoing. Maciien afterwards rallied for a time, but the home defence proved quite impregnable. That the victory went to the belter side there need be no question of doubt. The League champions, as they may now be styled, deservedly won, if only for their superior tactics when hard pressed, while when matters went in their favour they were adept opportunists. For Rhymney every man played well, and it would be invidious to single out any piayer for special praise when all did so well. For Al a- chen. Berry, at back, did excellently. Jones and Lucas also shone at three-quarter. Their half- hacks did all that was required 01 them. Forward. they were on a par with the winners. «- Caerphilly were due to appear nt l'ontlottyn, but owing to them having to lake part in the Glamorgan League knock-out competition '.lie meeting was ne- cessarily postponed. Blackwood entertained Newport Thirds, a pretty encounter ending in their favour by 14 points to 11. Aberbrgoed visited Fleur-de-lis, and participated in another exciting and strenuous encounter, the Fluer mell giving a surprisingly good show. The visitors, however, proved just a little the superior side, and won by nine points to six. In the Junior League Rhymney Seconds visited Bedwas with only ten men, but, 011 their arrival, succeeded in enlisting the services of five Bedwas Old Boys. The result saw the homesters winners by three tries to nil. — The return game was played at Rh.ymnc;, iast Monday, a really interesting encounter resulting in a pointless draw. -x- -it Deri Old Boys met Rhymney Farmer Old Beys, on Monday, at home, and proved the better side by seven points to three. Consequent on the drawing of the Rhymney Val- ley League in the recent, game nt Pontiottyn with the Cardiff and District, League, another meeting to decide the issue was necessary, and has been ar- ranged to be olayed at Caerphilly on Easter Mon- day, April 12,h. Kick-off 11.30 a.m. The following fifteen will represent the Rhymney Valley League :— Full-bark, Ned Rees (Aberbn.rgoed); three-quarters, Lucas and Phillips (Machen\ Frank Rees (Aberbar- goed) and Williams ( Fleur-de-lis); half-backs, Wil- iet-s and Smith (Machen); forwards, Jonah Jones and T. n. Harry (Aberbargoed), James Evans and James Jones (Pontiottyn), Ilill and Jenkins (Ma- chen), Batt (Flcar-de-lis), and Ted Roy,cas (Caer- philly). -K RIIYMNEY VALLEY SENIOR LEAGUE TABLE. P. W. L. D. Pts Rhymney 12 8 1 3 19 Machen 11 7 2 2 16 Aberbargoed 10 5 2 3 13 Pontiottyn 10 5 4 1 11 Caerphilly 9 4 3 2' 10 Ficur-de-iis 11 2 7 1 6 Bargocd 10 0 0 1 1 .:t- .¡. RHYMNEY VALLEY JUNIOR LEAGUE TABLE. Bedwas 9 5 0 4 12 Deri 8 4 l 3 11 Abertridwr 7 0 4 10 Rhymney Seconds 8 3 3 2 8 Merthyr b 1 4 3 7 Rhymney Scarlets 8 0 8 0 0 Rhymney Valley & Dietrict Asaociatien I Nntas, [By "the New 130Y.113 Although the season is rapidlv coming to a close, interest in the Rhymney Valley League, com- petition is becoming keener and keener. Indeed, he wouid be a daring prophet who would forecast the ultimate winners 111 either division. Prior to last Saturday, Treharris was very sanguine as to the result of their remaining fixtures, but as "Sweet Herdar" defeated them pointless' 011 their own sward, their prognostications have been rudely shat- tered. The gaive had not been long in progress when pretiy keadwork by the 'Darians' ipnvards enabled T. D. Jones to score the visitort* first f j—j Treharris retaliated, but nothing tangirtftf rtflfin'ed.- After a long spell of even play Evan Jones scorcd another clever go>l for the visit' while shortly afterwards Tagg Williams sinned in llm sacred area (although he protested strongly against the referee's decision). The resultant kick enabled Jones to put on a third point. After restarting, Treharris experienced a series of hard lines, and try as they might the visitors' daionce could not be pierced. Barlow, Nash, and Tagg Williams tried hard drives, but all to no purpose. Aberdare's victory places them in a very advantageous position, and their re- maining three fixtures will be closely followed. x- Bargoed visited Dowlais. Winning the toss gave the homesters an immense advantage, and Maynard Hvanssoon gave them thee lead. Following a melee in the visitors' fjoal-mouth, one of the visitors un- fortunately mis-kicked into his own goal, while prior to the interval the homesters put on two more points. After resuming, Bareoed came into the picture, and after a long- period of aggressive work, suc- ceeded in putting on one point. Sound defence by the homesters prevented any more scoring. Nelson surprised even their most sanguine sup- porters with their exhibition against Gilfacli. The first half was very evenly fought out, and the inter- val found both teams two rroals all. After resuming, some exciting play was witnessed, the defence of both being excellent. Eventually, Nelson succeeded in piercing the defence of Smith, which gave them a narrow victory by the odd goal in five. In the Thi-d Division Troedrhiwfuwch accom- plished a good performance in drawing with Sensr- hen.vdd at the latter place the game ending in an even draw of one goal each. Monmouthshire Association Notes. [By "the New Boy. "1 On Saturday next the elect of the First Division will meet the Rhymney Valley representatives at Dowlais, and given fine weather a record crowd for Soccer at Ironopolis should ensue. The follow- ing will rperesent the Monmouthshire LeaLIle Goal, Magness (Ynysddu); backs, Stone (Blaina) and Rogers (Cwm): half-backs. Greenaway (Cwm). G. Brown (Ebbw Vale), and F. Hamilton (Cwm); forwards, F. Whiteombe (Ebbw Vale), J. Moore (Cwm). J. Waites (AbertiJfery). Bert. Whiteombe (Cwm), and Long (Ynysddu). Referee, Mr. Powell (Tredegar). Last Saturday two First Division games were down for decision, and undoubtedly the results of both will have a very important, bearing on the final positions when the day of reckoning arrives. Cwm, the pre- sent leaders, visited Ynysddu, and foronce in'a while failed to assert their superiority. Indeed. Ynysddu. who have of late shown great improvement all round, not only held their own, but surprised the visitors by continually invading their quarters, and the end of a great game saw the homesters on the winning side. Fred Davies scoring on two occasions, while Moore responded once for Cwm. This falling away of Cwm at a very critical stage will enable Caerleon to go strong for the championship, as they have yet six matches to play. By their victory of three clear goals over Aber- tillery, at Caerleon, the latter club now come with. in easy reach of the championship, and their next few matches will be attended by fateful results. Although Ehhw Vale have not been doing too well of late, their visit to Blaina was eagerly anticipated. Unfortunately, they could not muster a full com- plement. Blaina. with the wind in their favour, early tested the Valian defence, and Taylor scored. still pressing. Green soon headed another point. Another passing movement by Stone and Williams enabled Bull to add a third. Despite these reverses Ebbw Vale stuck to their ,nnd soon rednrrd the homesters' lead through Davies. Taylor, how- ever, again soon got through. The second half saw the Valians, with the ejements favouring them. early in the Blaina quarters, and another point fell to their lot. Blaina were not yet done. with a pretty movement enabling Collier to score a fifth point. Near time Jones put on Ebbw's third goal, Blaina winning by five goals to three. In the Second Division Llanhilleth, who are run- ning Ebbw Vale United so closely for the leading place entertained Gilwern. The visitors attacked first, but Blaina relieved and sent the home front rank going, but Gyle, their custodian, saved re- peatedly, and half-time saw no score registered. After resuming, the homesters did not leave the is- sue long in doubt and eventually won an interest- ing game by three goals to niL Crnmlin and Argoed met in a friendly encounter at the Viaduct Town, the liomesters. despite the great defence of Giles, the Inter-Lcague custodian, winning by the odd goal in three. In the Scudamore Cup competition, Tredegar and Abergavenny Thursdays met, in the semi-final at Rr.vmncy. Tredegar proved themselves the superior side throughout, and eventually won by two troals to one. The final will be played at Rhvmney on Thnrsdav. April 22nd, Tredegar and Dowlais icing the finalists. LEAGUE TABLBl Division I. „ \.iOa Is Pd. W. D. L. t r ag ,t. It.. Cwm 13 9 1 3 34 20 19 i.. <*aerleon ,.io ,7 1 2 38 n 15 Abertillery 13 6 1 6 22 21 13 Vnysddu 11 6 0 5 30 13 12 Blaina 13 5 17 20 34 11 •jjrd Battery ..12 4 0 8 31 53 8 Ebbw Vale .11 3 2 '.few 24 36 6 Abergavenny .9 2 2 5 11 15 6 .=t