The Welsh Coast Pioneer and Review for North Cambria

FOOTBALL. GOLF HOCKEY. ANGLING HUNTING.

LEAGUE-FIRST DIVISION. Results up to Saturday, December 5th:— Goala. P. W. L. D. F. A. P. Everton 16 11 2 3 45 22 25 Newcastle United 16 9 4 3 25 22 21 Manchester United 15 9 4 2 34 27 20 Sheffield Wednesday 15 7 3 5 26 20 19 Sunderland 16 9 7 0 38 22 18 Aston Villa 15 6 3 6 23 17 18 Blackburn Rovers 15 6 3 6 23 19 18 Liverpool 17 8 8 1 28 28 17 Bristol City. 16 5 5 6 19 24 16 Manchester City 15 6 6 3 29 27 15 Woolwich Arsenal 16 6 7 3 21 21 15 Notts County. 14 6 6 2 18 15 14 Sheffield United 16 5 7 4 20 27 14 Chelsea 17 5 8 4 23 33 14 Notts Forest 16 6 9 1 25 26 13 Preston North End 16 5 9 2 19 21 12 Leicester Fosse. 15 3 6 6 20 31 12 Middles borough 15 3 7 5 20 27 11 Bury 16 4 9 3 23 40 11 Bradford City 15 2 8 5 12 22 9

LEAGUE-SECOND DIVISION. Results up to Saturday, December 5th:- Goals. P- W. L. D. F. A. P. West Bromwich A. 16 9 2 5 23 11 23 Bolton Wanderers 17 9 5 3 22 12 21 Birmingham 16 9 4 3 25 20 21 Tottenham Hotspur. 15 8 3 4 26 10 20 Stockport County 18 9 4 2 20 22 20 Fulham 15 7 3 5 30 19 19 Hull City 16 7 5 4 24 16 18 Leeds City 15 7 4 4 19 14 13 Derby County 16 5 4 7 20 16 17 Glossop 15 0 4 5 22 18 17 Wolverhampton W. 17 4 7 6 24 23 14 x Oldham Athletic 13 6 6 1 22 l{v 13 Burnley 16 6 9 1 25 31 13 Chesterfield 15 5 7 3 14 22 13 Blackpool 15 3 6 6 15 24 12 Clapton Orient. 15 3 7 5 12 20 11 Grimsby Town 15 4 8 3 16 25 11 Gainsborough T. 14 2 7 5 15 35 9 Bradford P. A 14 3 9 2 11 21 8 r Barnsley 16 2 10 4 15 26 8

THE COMB!NATION. Results up to Saturday, December 5th:— Goals. 4 P- W. L. D. F. A. P. Chester 11 9 0 2 28 38 20 Whitchurch 12 7 3 2 33 24 16 Connah a Quay 13 7 5 1 24 31 16 Crewe Alexandra 13 6 5 2 43 32 14 Welshpool 11 6 3 2 24 16 14 £ hirk 12 5 4 3 25 14 13 Druid3 11 6 4 1 25 22 13 Oswestry 11 5 4 2 29 17 12 Wrexham 13 4 6 3 20 26 11 Nantwich 13 4 6 3 15 18 11 Saltney 10 3 3 4 25 16 10 Tranmere Rovers 7 3 2 2 25 12 8 11 2 5 4 11 35 8 Middlewich 9 2 6 1 14 27 5 11 2 8 1 11 44 5 Birkenhead 9 1 8 0 10 28 2

BANCOR v. NANTWICH. CITY TEAM'S FIRST HOME WIN. (By "Recorder.") Bangor 3 Nantwich q icir^e crowu rurnea out on Saturday to wit- ness this game at Bangor, the weather being dull. Teams:— 0 nngor :-W. Jones; W. Evans and J. Jones; Arridge, Alf. Thomas, and D. T. Davies; Joe Thomas, H. Owen, Joe Williams, H. Davies, and Oliver. Nantwich:—White; Davies and Angel; Whit- tingham, Wainwright, and Kelly; Astle, Bull, Sandlands, Foster, and Betteley. Referee: Mr Brown Jones, Rhyl. Bangor pressed energetically from the start, shots being rained upon White from all quarters, but he proved equal to all calls. Hughie Owen, on the Bangor right, forced the play consider- ably, and sent in several fine centres, but tho ubitiquous White stopped everything that came in his direction. About quarter of an hour elapsed before the visitors troubled the Bangor custodian. Bull tried his luck with an overhead kick, which appeared to be going into the net, when W. Jones sprang up and cleared at the expense of a fruitless corner. Then the home for- wards sprinted down the field at top speed, and beat everybody except the custodian." In despera- tion the homesters adopted the kick and rush game, but they could not got the ball past White. ERRATIC SHOOTING FOR GOAL. It was anything but an exciting game, it being a succession of irritating misses on the part of the Bangor forwards. Jack Jones cannoned the ball against Bull with such force as to stun him, and the game had to be stopped until he came round. Bangor continued to monopolise the game, and at this stage they should have been two up. At length Joe Williams got going, and everything pointed to a goal, but in passing to Oliver he kicked too far, the ball rolling over the line. The Nantwich teft half proved more than » match for Joe Thomas, but Jack Jonee proved more than a match for everybody who came his way, Did he was warmly cheered by the crowd. A couple of minutes from the interval H. Owen scored, and he would have been greatly to blame had he nassed, for Bangor from close range. I Half-time: Bangor 1, Nantwich 0. During the interval the band of the Welsh (Carnarvonshire) Royal Garrison Artillery, con- ducted by Mr Murphy, played a selection. In the first minute of the second half tho Nant- wich goalkeeper was tested, but he proved quite' as smart 50 he was in the first half. In trying to save the ball from crossing the touch-line, Oliver collided with one of the posts supporting the wires, and the game was delayed a few minutes until ha came round. Then Jack Jones sent a mighty shot towards the Nantwich goal, a,nd this led to a hot bombardment which eventu- ated in Joe Thomas, from an awkward position, whipping the ball across to Oliver, who, without hesitation, drove in, and the custodian just man- aged to touch the ball as it flew into the net. In the next minute H. Owen found himself before the Nantwich custodian, but to the surprise of the spectators he sent wide of the mark. The next incident of note was an attempt by Alf. Thomas, who seemingly shot over, but the ball struck the crossbar, and someone promptly sent it down the field. Hughie Davies then haa a try which again went awry. A little slackness on the part of the Bangor defence let in the Nant- tosh pivot, whQ made a bee liat for go4 but) Will Evans dashed across and cleared in the nick of time. Two corners were forced by Bangor, but nothing came of thorn, D. T. Davies spoil- ing the second. Oliver was next seen darting along the left, and after eluding several oppo- nents he parted to H. Owen, who was standing almost on the goal line, but, by a strange acci- dent, seat the ball up, and it struck the under part of the crossbar, and when it bounded down again someone punted it down the field. Nant- wich were quite out of the picture, and Banker fairly peppered their goal, and were awaraed corners galore, but on the whole the shooting' of the Bangor forwards was wretched. Towards the end a penalty kick was awarded against J. Jones, and Foster was entrusted with the kick, but he sent widely and weakly. Bangor's third goal was registered by Oliver, who went into the net with the ball. Final: Bangor 3, Nantwicn 0.

RHYL v. CREWE ALEXANDRA RESERVE. I Rhyl 3 I I Crewe Alexandra 1 I The attendance at the Belle Vue ground on Saturday was very disappointing, and the un- expected happened, Rhyl beating Crewe Alex- andra in good form by three goals to one. No doubt the poor attendance was due to the posi- tion of the Rhyl Club in the Combination table, and another beating" was expected. However, the Rhyl players surprised everyone, and the game from start to finish was well played. The captain of the home team won the toss, and he put the visitors to face a strong wind, the teams being as follows:- Rhyl: Thornley; Roberts and T. W. Ellis; B. Morri3, E. H. Williams, and J. W. Ellis; HaITI- son, Hampson, Dale, Gallagher, and T. Roberts. Crewo Alexandra: Churchill; Bradley and Poulston; Gailley, Lowns, and Stansworth; Walker, Lowes, Ralph, Ward, and Liften. Crewe went down the field with a nice bit of combination, but the ball was kicked out before they reached the end. However, the visitors returned with pressure, and Thornley had to save In by handling. At this stage one of the Rhyl men was off the field, but as soon as he turned up the pressure was transferred. Ralph getting possession, fed the right wing, and again Rhyl's goal was attacked, the attempt ending in a foul against the visitors, which gave the homesters an opening, which T. W. Ellis took full ad- vantage of, and Churchill was called upon to put in some warm work. A corner then fell to Rhyl, and the ball was capitally placed. It struck the goalkeeper, and in the rebound T. Robert put it in the net. A hearty cheer went up, and feeling ran high, T. Roberts having some time ago (while residing in Crewe) played for the visitors. This seemed to put more dash into the Rhyl side, and they played a fine game, whereas the visitors were continually "playing the man" instead of the ball. At length Crewe managed to break away, and a foul against Ro- berts gave them a good opening. Walker and Lowes worked the ball nicely down on the right, but when they centred the Rhyl backs were found on the defensive, and parsing on to Gallagher that player made a fine run along the wiiig, to be spoiled by a foul. Again Walker got possession, but E. H. Williams pulled him up very short. Rhyl forwards were well fed from both wings, and they pressed, but the attack was spoiled by another foul. Williams took the kick, but sent the ball a few inches outside. The play for the next few minutes was all on the side of Rhyl, Morris, Gallagher, T. Roberts, and the backs putting in splendid work. Three corners fell to the homesters, but neither were converted. Ralph at length re- lieved tho pressure. The ball was worked down the centre of the field, and Thornley had to clear. Morris then took charge of the running, and helped by Hampson and Harrison, they got well to the other end. Morris tested the visitors' custodian with a long well-placed shot. Churchill cleared, but had to part to Hampson, who centring to Gallagher, the latter added No. 2 for Rhyl. RHYL IN FORM. The game then went very briskly, but there was very indifferent play on the wings of the visitors, while the Rhyl front rank to a man worked with fine spirit. Ralph again secured possession, and by some nice combination with the right wing got well down, when Williams had the misfortune to punch the ball. This proved a near shave for Rhyl, but the succeeding attack failed from "off-side." Crewe pressed for a time, and on one occasion there was a very questionable shot. Some of the Crewe players contended that the ball was inside the net, but it was not allowed. Aided by a very favourable wind, Rhyl soon afterwards visited the other end, and Crewe had all their work to keep them out. A foul in the penalty area gave Williams a chance, but he shot several inches too far on the outside. This was a few minutes before the whistle blew, so that Rhyl changed over with a clear lead of two goals. With the wind behind them in the re-start Crewe made for the home goal, and they had hard luck in not scoring, but the Rhyl backs playing a consistent game kept them out, al- though a couple of corners were recorded. The play for upwards of half an hour was very brisk, and while Crewe had the best of it, they were not able to penetrate, the home custodian. saving well. When Rhyl did get down the field it was through the fine work of T. Ro- I berts, Morris, E. H. Williams, Gallagher, Hamp- son, and Harrison. As if to make matters even, Rhyl had the same short of luck as Crewe; the ball appearing to those down the fi?U to havj crossed the line under the s 'ossbar, I ut it was cleared, much to the disappointment nf the local men. Fouls after this were very frequent, anl as a result of one of these Ralph uianagod to open the scoring for Crewe. It was a :,&n and clover shot. This was about tf,.i 11 imltt's from time, and it seemed as if w ert« to draw level, but the Rhyl backs were I Jl their mettle, and kept the ball out of da:?gr>r. So great was the pressure by Crewe tint Rhyl for a. time were penned around their f.- _>al. Uûw- ever, there came an opening, and Jlamp ;on by a smart bit of play got well to the other ord but here he was badly fouled, with the result that he had to retire. Within the next two minutes Gallagher was fouled within the penalty area. Morris, who had played a fine game throughout, wa3 called upon to take the kick, and he scored a beauty for Rhyl. THE REFEREE INJURED. After this there was little to chose between the teams, both sides playing for all they were worth, a fact which made itself evident in a forcible manner to the referee. In an attack on the Rhyl goal Ellis made a dash to clear, and putting tremendous force behind the ball he knocked the referee over on his back, the ball striking him in the face. The game stopped while the referee was picked up, and when he rose to his feet he had a hearty cheer. It was an unex- pected incident in a hard game. Three minutes after this the match closed, Rhyl winning by three goals to one. The Rhyl players are to be congratulated on their work. They played a good all round, steady game, and they deserved to win. They were quicker on the ball than the visitors, whose wings were not equal to the centre. T. Roberts played with his old dash. Gallagher and Morris were the pick of the team, both being very steady and well on the ball. The back rank was strong, while Williams and T. W. Ellis at times did good work. Thornley between the uprights saved often and well. Crewe's custodian was a smart fellow, but the visiting backs were not of the best, their play at times being anything but what it should be. No doubt the visitors had hard luck on several occasions, but they did not play the consistent game that Rhyl did, and un- doubtedly the better team won.

NORTH WALES COAST LEAGUE. FIRST DIVISION. Results up to Saturday, December 5th:— Gotta. P. W. L. D. P. A. P. Carnarvon United 7 4 1 2 28 12 10 Beaumaris 5 4 0 1 18 6 9 Bangor Reserve 6 4 2 0 17 9 8 Pwllheli Town 5 3 1 1 11 13 7 Denbigh Town 4 2 0 2 9 6 6 Holyhead Swifts .6 2 3 1 25 14 5 Llanrwst Town 4 1 1 2 4 7 4 Llandudno Amateurs. 4 2 2 0 4 13 4 Colwyn Bay United. 5 0 3 2 10 13 2 Conway 5 0 4 1 3 25 1 Blaenau Festiniog 5 0 5 0 9 20 0

CONWAY v. BEAUMARIS. THE "BLUES" BADLY BEATEN ON THEIR OWN GROUND. (By "Linesman.").. Beaumaris 4 I Conway 1. | Beaumaris at Conway u always a keen fixture, and in view of witnessing a stiff game, there was= I a fairly good "gate" present at the Morfa, on I Saturday. Conway won the toss, and played with a slight wind at their backs. The teams lined up as follows:- Conway: L!ew Parry; Tom Jones and O. Ellis; Arthur Owen, Bob Owen, and T. Thomp- son; Harry Rowlands, Will Evans, T. Atherton, Sam Parry, and Will Stone. Beaumaris: Richards; Geo. Williams and Sam Davies; W. J. Jones, Levi Jones, and W. Hum- phreys; R. Humphreys, D. Davies, H. Thomas, Smedley, and Sam Poole. Referee: Mr Evan Lloyd Williams, Bangor. It will be seen that the "Blues" were without the services of their redoubtable pivot E. Saun- ders, W. Evans being introduced in the forward line. In the opening stages of the game, Beaumaris made progress, and Tom Jones effected a neat clearance. The "Blues" at once set to work, and the visiting defence were given cause for anxiety when the homesters were swarming within shooting distance. The final effort was, however, luckily stopped by a Beaumaris back, who got his leg in the way. Up came the ball again, and Arthur Owen cleared cleverly. Play proceeded in a lively fashiob. The "Blues" were continually pressing, and time and again they had hard lines, the Beaumaris custodian evidently being one of the lucky ones. Now and again the "Reds" would retaliate, and the home de- fence are to be credited with several timely clearances. Once Llew Parry fisted out with four forwards all bearing down upon him. Quickly, however, play was transferred to the other end, and Richards was brought to his knees with a grand drive from the home right. I don't believe the Beaumaris custodian saw the shot: he only guessed at it, and a little later he only just managed to keep out a brilliant drive from Tommy Atherton, at the expense of a corner. Corners, however, appeared to be of no value to the "Blues," for several were wasted. The first of the visitors quartette of goals was the softest thing imaginable. The "Reds" broke away, and made for goal. There were a bunch of home defenders in front of the breach, and when the ball was kicked into the middle of them, they all seemed to wait for the other to clear, with the result that D. Da- vies rushed in with his characteristic dash, and before any of the home defenders seemed to have recovered, he had the leather in the rig- ging. CONWAY'S ILL-LUCK. With the visitors one goal ahead, the home- sters redoubled their efforts, and really, with all due credit to the Anglesey men, who did so well away from home, I must say they had the most wretched ill-luck. Time and again the ball was nearly in when some unexpected interference would occur. Their only goal of the match came shortly before the interval, when Will Evans, the home inside right, let drive with a low grounder from long range, which completely baffled Richards. The shot was a really classical effort, and all praise is due to Evans, who was only a reserve man, for scoring it. The teams crossed over with the scores of one all. Half-time: Conway, 1; Beaumaris, 1. The tale of the second half is briefly told. The "Bluea" had some pitifully hard luck, whilst fortune favoured the men of "Sir Fon." After the home forwards had had several pots for goal, the "Reds" got down. In came a fine pass from the left, and Dick Humphreys rushing in, crashed the ball into the net, thus putting the "Reds" ahead. The "Blues," however, made several gallant attempts to equalise per their outside left-Stone, who had improved since the interval, but it was of no avail, and then, as if to seal the Conway- ites' fate beyond doubt, D. Davies scored another goal with a good shot. The "Blues" were now playing a losing game, for, barring miracles, there was no time to make up the leeway, and then, as though three goals were not enough for the visitors, Tom Jones must needs bring Sam Pcole down within the area, and give the "Reds" a penalty, which W. Humphreys safely converted. The "Blues" pressed again, and what? Yes, Beaumaris, the team of the talents (?) actually kicking out. Three goals to the good, and just within time, they could not even keep the ball in. Bah puffins; I was ashamed of you. Time arrived with the scores standing:— Beaumaris, 4; Conway, 1. On the day's play, Beaumaris were the better team, but not nearly three clear goals. Putting the scores at 2-1 for "puffins" would, I think, have better represented the play.

CARNARVON UNITED V. PWLLHELI. HOMESTERS' DECISIVE VICTORY. (By "Spectator.") Carnarvon United 7 goals. Pwliheli Nil. A crowd of about 1200 attended this League fixture played at tile Oval, Carnarvon, on Sat- urday in dry but bitterly cold weather. A strong wind swept over the g'round and spoilt what was looked forward to as a good game—in fact, the tit-bit of the season. Mr R. D. Rich- ards, Bangor, officiated as referee, and lined up the toanis in the following order;- Carnarvon United: Geo. H. Jones; Evan Hughes and Albert Griffiths; John Griffith, M. Herbert, and Jack Williams; it. H. Roberts (oapt.), E. Lloyd Hughes, Walter Jones, Ilughie Roberts, and Johnny Jones. Pwliheli: Sam Roberts; W. Thomas and George Jones; R. S. Thompson, Bob Ellis (oapt.) and Bob Jones; R D. Robern, Moseley Jones, Owen Jon-,s, Will. Griffith, and Charles O. Jones. Winning the toss, Bob Ellis, the Pwllheli skip- per, elected to play against the wind—a disas- trous mistake. Walter Jones kicked off, and passed to Ft. 11. Roberts, who rushed along, but sent the sphere over. From the goal-kick Johnny Jones came into possession, and kicking high sent tue ball right into goal, whore R. H. Roberts had very hard luck in heading high over the bar. From the goal-kick the visitors got goang, but no further than the home half-back line, for Johnny Griffiths robbed them of the sphere and punted clear. Walter Jones receiv- ing, shot right into the hands of Sam Roberts, who managed to clear, but Johnny Jones forced a corner. A scramble followed a perfect kick by Johnny Jones, and Walter came into posses- sion, and without hesita-tion slaimiied the leather into the net four minutes after the start. Pwll- heli kicked off again, but their attack was easily repelled, and Johnny Jones was again put in poi-ixjssion, and again delivered into the custod- ian's hands from long range, but this time he safely negotiated it. Iliomas again sent the sphere to the corner, and in the melee which followed Sai-ri fisted otear, but he was rendered hors-de-combat. After some few minutes' de- lay, the game was re-opened, and Waiter Jones &3int in a rasper, but Sam was on the qui vie, and cleared, but Johnny Jones delivered another handful towards him. Sam again safely man- aged to clear. Evan Hughes parted to R. H. Roberts, who forced a corner, which proved fruitless- Gaining possession, Robert Hugh gave one of his characteristic shots from the line, and the sphere curled into goal, Sam clear- ing by fisting to the corner flag. Johnny Jones sent in a splendid corner kick, and W. Thomas had the misfortune to head into his own goal, thus scoring the second goal for Carnarvon. THREE UP. Tho resumption of play did net heip Pwllheli one hit, for the sphere was again bobbing about Sam's charge, and Johnny Jones received a pass and registered No. 3 for the "Canaries." The Pwllheli left wing got g'oing, and Will. Griffith ended a good run by kicking wide. The goal kick was taken by "G. H." it being the first kick of the match for him, and it enabled the home forwards to raid the Penquins' goal, and from a pass by Walter Jones, Hughie Roberts found the net, scoring' the fourth for Carnarvon. The enthusiasm of the Carnarvon supporters now knew no bounds, and they reminded the visitors continually of the 14-0 defeat of the Pwllheli Reserves a fortnight ago. The ball for a change came to the home quarters, a.nd Bob Jones punted forward, but Albert Griffiths safe- ly cleared, and Jchnny Griffith directed an ele- vated shot at the Pwllheli goal, and Geo. Jones unintentionally headed towards his own goal, the wind being DO strong. Sam had to fist over to save his charge, and Geo. Jones cleared the corner kick and passed to R. D. Roberts, who was allowed no rope by the home defence, and he was neatly robbed. Johnny Jones received, a.nd made tracks for goal, passing to Walter Jones, who eventually lifted the ball just in time before it went out of play. Mick Herbert received, kicked coolly, and landed the ball into the net. Bob Ellis was responsible for stopping a dangerous combined rush by E. Lloyd Hughes and Walter Jones, but the Pwllheli defence could not clear the danger, and R. H. Roberta forced another oormw. He delivered a well- judged shot, and from a melee a Carnarvon for- ward breasted in Half-time was soon called -with the fiodre read- ing: Carnarvon 6, Pwllheli oil. All through the first half the strong wind nullified aU attempts liy the Pwllheli team, and it was now expected that they would do some- thing, but their energies were spent, and before one could say Jack Robinson, tne home forwards were in close proximity to the visitors' strong- hold, where Walter Jones miseed with an open goal. It. D. Roberts, however, soon found his ieetj iUKi quite out-distanced the Carnarvon do- fenders, after which he passed to Owen Jones, who kicked wide. Bob Ellis sent in a rasping snot, which "G. H." saved at the expense of a corner. R. D. Roberts experienced hard lines after a splendid run- Moseley, who came with a reputation, was too closely watched to prove da.ngorous, but- he sent some good pots at goal, which were successfully dealt with by George Henry. Albert Griffiths, for the homesters, showed himself in fine fettle. Hughie Roberts ran axmg1 and mi^r-ed the goal after a good shot. v\ alter a second latex, experienced very hard lines in lacking over the bar. K Lloyd Hughes received the ball, and dribbled through three or four opponents, and passed to Robert Hugh, who also kicked over. Moeeley gained posses- sion, and found himself before goal, and shot in, but G. H. safeijv- cleared, and in the course of a run Hugihio Roberts twisted his knee, and JX™rTle<i off the Soon after, Albert Griffith was obliged to give up plaving for a while, but both returned, and before the end Carnarvon were again pressing hard, and in a melee George Jones handled inside the dread- ed area. A OONVERTED PENALTY. Evan Hughes took the kick, and made no mis- take, thus registering tihe feventh goal for his side- Johnny Jones was very well watched from tlus to the end by Will. Tiliomas and Thompson, but he managed to elude them, and delivered! a splendid fiiot across the goal-mouth. Full time ivar, soon callcd, tile score being Carnarvon 7 goala, Pwllheli nil

LLANRWST v. FESTINIOG. QUARRYMEN DROP POINTS. (By "Dolydd.") [Llanrwst 2 | Festiniog J | This fixture, which should have been played on tho previous Saturday, was postponed owing to the heavy rain prevailing that day. On this occasion, however, the climatic conditions were more favourable As will be observed by the personale ot the Llanrwst team, the committee had decided upon a somewhat drastic experiment, with the result that the homesters won by pure luck. Referee Slater lined the teams at 2.30 p.m. as follow:— Llanrwst: Dick Jones; J. R. Jones and Salis- bury Roberts; H. Roberts, Sowerby, and Chain; [ John Jones, Howel Jones, A. Richards, F. Wil- liams, and Stephen Hughes. 1 eetiniog:—Joe Hughes; T. Hughes and Jim Lloyd, Morris Morris, W. Jones, and G. Row- lands; Jack Jones, Moses Roberts, Kinnier, R. Jones, and W. R. Owen. The homesters commenced operations with seven men, absentees dribbling in during the en- suing 20 minutes. The quarrymen faced the river, and after the opening exchanges attacked keenly, but Kinnier shot weakly. Howsl and Richards, combining prettily, dashed away. Hughes miskicked and let in Arthur, who sent in a beautiful grounder which utterly defeated Joe, scoring within the first three minutes. From the centre Jack Jones (Festiniog) got away on the right, and fired away at close quarters, only a trifle wide. A meloe in front of the home goal followed, Jack again missing- by inches only. The homosters at last got away, but failod before Lloyd, who passed on to the ever ready Jack, who again raced along the right and skimmed the upright. Richards was next conspicuous, but failed to elude the watchful Lloyd. The visitors' left secured and dashed off in style, Owen shoot- ing against the upright. The homesters then had a turn, but a good move was spoiled by Stephen, who was ruled offside. Llanrwst, however, soon returned, and a scrimmage ensued in front of Joe, who was kept exceedingly active for some little time. A nice move by Chain appeared like- ly to prove dangerous, but Jones failed to reach the ball in time. Jack Jones secured and gal- loped along the right, and crossed towards the goal front. Dick ran out, but was tricked, only, however, to see Jack Jones miss an open goal. A narrow escape for the homesters The teams were at this point now on level terms as to num- bers, and very even play ensued. At length W. R. Owen darted along the left and sent in a soft shot, which Dick made no attempt to clear. Half-time the teams were on level terms, having scored a point each. On resuming the quarrymen attacked fiercely, and forced a couplo of corners in succession, Richards at last got going, and forced a corner off T. Hughes, and then another. A melee fol- lowed, but Lloyd effected a clearance. F. Wil- liams, however, secured, and after working for position passed to Stephen, who secured the homesters' second point. From this period of the game, however, the homesters came in for heavy pressure, Jack Jones- and Kinnier continually experiencing the worst of hard luck.

LLANDUDNO AMATEURS v. BANGOR RESERVE. TWO POINTS FOR THE IIOMESTlERS. (By "Linesman.") Llandudno 1 I Bangor Reserve 0 The above learns met in a League fixture at Llandudno on Saturday, when after an exciting game, the Amateurs ran out winners by the onfy goaJ of the match. There was a g'OOll "gato" present, when Bangor, having won the toss, dceidod to play against the wind in the first half. The Amateurs set tho ball rolling, and Brookes Evans, getting through, sent tihe ball out to little Jimmy Williamson the lefti, but the redoubtable Ilwfa Williams robbed him just as he was about to centre. The wind, which waL3 fairly strong, blew the ensuing goal kick back into the Ban- gor goal, where a regular scramble took place, but Ted Owen, the visiting keeper, rail out and cleared. The visitors now responded, and Arnold, on the outeide left, got clean away, and despite the wind, finished with a nice centre. J. H. Jones, the home right full back, missed his kick, and the visiting' inside left swung the sphere right across to the right wing. The out- side right put in a good slhot, which Porter, who guarded the breach for iihe homesters, just man- aged to save. From a pass by Jack Brown, "Dai" Williams ran down on the right, and centred, but the visitors cleared. An excellent chance was, therefore, lost by the homesters. The next feature of interest in this keen strug'- gle was a scramble in the Bangor goal. Ted Owen llstad out three sihots in succession, and to finish up Jack Brown banged the ball outside. T'he Amateurs were again pressing-, when a penalty was awarded against one of the Ban- gor men for handling' within the area. Johnnie Williams took the kick, and shot rather high, and Ted Owen fisted it againsn the crossbar, the ball rebounding- into play, and was eventually cleared. THE WINNING GOAL. Llandudno again got through, and this time their efforts met with success, for after forcing three corners in succession Jacob Wil- liams headed the third into the net. This is tiio first goal Jacob has scored this season, and indeed for a long time, as his position at right Imlf-baok does not often permit of him getting within shooting distance of the goal. After this Bangor went away from the centre in a desperate hurry, per their right wing*. Pearson was beateh, and when tackled by Jack Luntl, their outside right swung the leather across to the other wing, but Arnold I entirely misjudged it, and the leather went into touch. If the outeide left could have steadied himself then, there should have been a score for the visitors. Shortly before the interval Ar- nold, on the Bangor left, gave Porter a warm handful, but the home custodian fisted out to Lunt, who cleared. Half-tame: Llandudno 1, Bangor 0. The second moiety was simply one big mis- take on the part of the Bangtu- players. In- stead of allowing t'he homesters to come up tho field a bit, they simply crowded down into the home territory, and although they pressed the Amateurs hard, still it was not possible to scoore many goals in this way. Bangor could not do anything with the wind, and the only dangerous attempts tAley made were easily repelled. Evi- dence of the fact that the Amateurs were hard pressed in the closing stages of the gume. is to be found in the fact that Ted Owen the visit- ing custodian, "was continually in the nome Fu^al scare,; lilaodudpo 1, Bangor Qi 1

NORTH WALES JUNJOR CUP COLWYN BAY v. DENBIGH. I GAME STOPPED OWING TO BAD LIGHT. Denbigh 2 Colwyn Bay 1 A fortnight ago, owing to an oversight on the part of the Association offi- cials, the referee failed to turn up to officiate at the first meeting of the above clubs. The game was, however, played under Mr H. Heap, but Denbigh protested and the Association ordered a re-play on Satur- day. The weather was dull, with a strong wind blowing, but on the whole the conditions were favourable to a good game. Once more, how- ever, spectators and players were disappointed. A few minutes before time announced for kick- off, a wire was received from Bangor, stating that the referee had missed his train. After a consultation, it was decided to requisition the services of Mr A. C. Meir, a local referee, and that the game be played as a cup-tie. Twenty minutes after the advertised time, the teams lined up as follows:- Colwyn Bay: C. Hallwood; H. Tonkin and H. Hughes; E. Griffiths, T. Wellings, and R. Rowlands; Moes Jones, Will Jones, T. McCann (capt.), W. Parry, and J. LI. Owen. Denbigh: Sam Griffiths; L!ew. Rees and J. S. Williams; R. Hughes, T. A. Davies (capt.), and T. Davies; W. E. Hughes, E. E. Davies, J. E. Edwards, G. Lewis, and Berwyn Davies. It will be seen that each team had made one change, the homesters being minus O. E. Wil: liams, H. Hughes filling the vacancy; while Denbigh played G. Lewis vice Tuckfield, on the outside. Denbigh won the toss, and elected to kick up- hill. Colwyn Bay opened with a strong wind m their favour, quickly forcing two corners, which did not materialise. Denbigh broke away, and Tonkin twice intercepted successfully. Not to be denied, Denbigh continued to monopolise play, and Berwyn Davies at length put in a perfect centre, J. E. Edwardg beating HaHwood with a beautiful shot. Thus roused, the home- sters got to work with a will, but both the ex- treme men marred openings by placing too wide- ly, Owen being particularly faulty with his cen- tres. Carried to the other end, play was waged in front of Hallwood, who had to run out to clear from W. E. Hughes. Play was quickly transferred, and after a grand combined run, in which the whole forward lino joined, Moss scored a splendid goal, but to the chagrin of the Colwyn Bay supporters, the referee ruled him off-side. There was no holding the Bay at this stage, and their efforts were eventually crowned with success. McCann received, and put in some tricky work, finishing up with a shot which gave Griffiths no possible chance of clearing. Thonoe, until the interval, Colwyn Bay had mat- ters all their own way, but although several noteworthy attempts were made at goal all failed to materialise. The interval scores were:— Colwyn Bay, 1; Denbigh, 1. Re-starting, it was thought that Colwyn Bay wou!d be hard put to keep down the score, the wind, if anything, having increased in strength. To the agreeable surprise of their supporters, however, they pressed from the outset, and Owen placed in a fast, square centre, which McCann completely missed. Speedy though it was, it was a shot which Tom would have met ninety-nine times out of the hundred, but unfortunately this was the hundredth. Play ruled from end to end for a short time, and Hallwood, on one occasion, saved well from Berwyn Davies. During another attack, however, Hallwood made an obvious mis- take in running out to meet the same player. In the race for the leather, he was well beaten by Berwyn, who notched the visitors' second goal. On the run of play, the home team should. have held a substantial lead at this point, but they were once more followed by the worst pos- sible luck. Colwyn Bay resumed spiritedly, and pressed practically without intermission till the close. With a grain of luck, Owen should have scored on two occasions, a couple of capital shots missing the net by inches only. Light was now getting very bad, and it was difficult to follow the game. Moss put in a grand shot, which the custodian saved, but his arm was obviously well inside the goal line when he cleared, and the Bay naturally made loud claims for a goal, but the referee refused to give It, as he had been too far down to see what had happened. Short- ly afterwards, while there still remained twelve minutes to play, Mr Meir decided, as the game could not be properly followed, to suspend play, the scores being :— Denbigh, 2; Colwyn Bay, 1.

CHESTER AND DISTRICT LEAGUE. MOLD v. GREENFIELD. Mold 4 Greenfield 0 Greenfield were the visitors at Mold on Satur- day last, and there was an excellent gate. During the first half Greenfield pressed hard, but they found the local backs too good for them, and time after time were driven back. Jim Williams was undoubtedly at his best, and played a sterling game, registering two goals for his side. Half-time found that Mold were leading by 1—0. The second half was not of an interesting character, owing, probably, to the visitors being rather lax in their efforts. Mold added another three goals, and at the final the score stood: Mold 4, Greenfield 0. Mold still occupy the leading position at the head of the table. The Moldavons played such a good game that in- dividual criticism would be invidious.

FRIENDLY MATCHES. ST. TRILLOIS (Rhos) v. LLANDDULAS. St. Trillo's (Rhos) 2 Llanddulas 1 The' above match was played at Rhos oN Saturday, in fine weather. The visitors, who wore much !the heavier team, won the toss. Rhos opened the game in grand style. A' centre from G. Hughes was met by A. Jones, who scored with a ground shot., giving tho keeper no chance. Soon after Rhos were again re- warded for their fine play, Phillips passing tho ball to Parry, who scored the second nojnt. At half-time Rhos led by two clear goals. After resuming, Llanddulaa made several desperate efforts to get through, but the defence of Rhos was unconquerable. Just on time, however, the visitors succeeded in getting through, and D. Roberts scored their only point. Rhos thus won a hard fought game by two goals to one. The Rhos team was as follows. Mall Hersee; 0. P. Jones and R. Thomas; R. Hughes, A. Downes and S. Jones; W. Phillips, H. Parry, A. Jones, W. Jone-e, and G. Hughes. The St. Trillo's team will journey to Conway next Sat- urday to play Deganwy Rovers. The following team has been chosen: A. Kent; R. Hughes and R. Thomas; II. Parry, A. Dawnes and S. Jones; W. Phillips, J. Price, A. Jones, W. Jones and G. Hughes.

BUCKLEY CHURCH LADS v. MOLD CHURCH GUILD. Mold Church Guild 6 Buckley 2 This match was played at Buckley on Saturday last in fine weather, and resulted in a victory for the visiting club by six goals to two. Mold kicked off against a cross-wind, and had the beet of the opening exchanges. After about ten minutes' play Lockly scored for Mold with a. fine overhead kick, which gave the local goal- keeper no chance. J. Davies soored No. 2 for Mold by taking advantage of a faulty clearance, by the home backs. Buckley then registered1 their first goal, through Parker (the Mold left- half) placing the ball in his own goal. A few minutes from the kick off Alf. Jones floored) another goal for Mold, a.nd at half-time thei score stood as follows: Mold 3, Buckley 1. Play was of a general character after the in- terval. Mold scored through Fred. Kirk and Alf. Jones, making their total 6. It is inter- esting to note that Alf. Jones performed the hat trick. Buckley scored their sooond and last goal through a misjudgment of the visitors' goal- keeper. Mold Church Guild play Flint Guild on Satur- day next at Mold, and a good game is antici- pated.

LLANFAIR P.G. v. PENMAEN CELTS. Lkmfair P.G 3 Penmaen Celts 3 This game was played at Uanfair P.G. on Saturday in windy weather. Both teams were fully represented, and a very even game re- l sulted in a draw of thsee voole each.

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HOLYHEAD KINQSLAND v. AMLWCH TOWN. This match was played at Amlwch on Saturday afternoon. In the opening stages of the game the visitors pressed, and the spectators anticipa- ted an easy victory for them, but the homesters were soon attacking dangerously. After twenty minutes' hard play the first goal was scored for the homesters by R. J. Williairus. The home team again pressed, but were unable to pierce the visitors' defence. Half-time the score was: Am- lwch 1, I-Iolyhea4 0. When the whistle blew for restart the visitors c pressed, and equalised through their centre- forward. The homesters now played their best, and J. 0. Hughes, on the extreme right, broke through, and sent across to W. Roberts, who scored easily. In a few minutes the third goal for Amlwch was scored by J. 0. Hughes. Holy- head now had no chance, and about five minutes from time W. Roberts scored again with a splen- did shot. Final result: Amlwch 4. Holyhead 1.

NOTES AND COMMENTS. COLWYN BAY CLIPPINGS. For the second time Denbigh and Colwyn Bay met on the Rhos Fields on Saturday in the Junior Cup Competition, and for the second time the game had to be abandoned. • it it For the second tune the appointed referee failed to appear. » « » That a cup-tie should on two occasions be played with a local referee sounds bad indeed for the state of affairs on the Coast, and the sooner there is a change in the management of Association affairs the better it will be for the game generally. If Association officials had over- heard some of the comments made on the Col- wyn Bay ground on Saturday I feel sure they would agree that public opinion backs up my view. The play on the whole was good, but while Denbigh were the better sido and were defeated on the previous occasion, Colwyn Bay were dis- tinctly the superior eleven on Saturday, though they were occupying the rear position at the close of play. Hallwood, in goal, made several good saves, but erred during the second half in running out repeatedly, and miskicking. it it it • Of the backs, Tonkin was unmistakably the better—indeed, he was the best on the field- whilst the halves were all good. < < The forwards played well throughout, ably led by McCann. The "Abergele" wing wtts a good one, and made several dashing runs. The left were less reliable, particularly in the opening half, when Owen and Parry quite failed to gaugo the direction and strength of the cross- wind. Unfortunately, the shooting was wretched. # i; » For Denbigh, Griffiths, in goal, played a fine game. Of the backs, Williams was the safer, Llew. Roes several times miskicking. # Tom Albert was the "star" of the middle line, but he received every assistance from R. Hughes and T. Davies. it Chief honours for attacking must go to Ber- wyn and J. E. Edwards. The otherB also did good work, and completed a dangerous line. That the old Colwyn Bay boy had changed wings was a tribute to Ned Griffiths, against whom he gave a poor display on the previous occasion. They were not, however, good value for a goal lead. < it < What the outcome will be there is no know- ing, but it was mentioned that a replay should take place on neutral ground, Rhyl being men- tioned as a likely venue.

CARNARVON CHIRPS. A record gate witnessed the "grate fite" on the Oval on Saturday, and the receipts amounted to £ 17 odd. < Bob Ellis, the captain of the Pwllheli team, made a fatal error in electing to play against the wind in the first half. < < The strong wind helped the home lot consider- ably in their rkids on the visitors' goal, but they fully deserved their win. < < The Pwll representatives seemed totally at sea, and they were quite hemmed in their own half during the first half. < « < The homesters had scored three goals before they were awarded a goal kick. < < < < It was hoped that by the second half the visi- tors would reduce the homesters' lead, but when that time arrived they seemed "fagged out." it < < Walter Jones, the home pivot, was in good form, and although he scored only once other shots of his would have found the net with nine out of ten custodians. » • • • The right wing, E. Lloyd Hughea and Robert H. Roberts, proved very dangerous, Robert Hugh's pots for goal being "marvels.* Evan Lloyd was also responsible for some neat play, and his encounters with the visiting halves shoved Mm to be valuable amet to Carnarvon. On the left Hughie Roberts and Johnny Jones played splendidly despite the attentions of Will Thomas and Thompson. Johnny's shots for goal in the first half were beautios, and Hughie oftener than not beat his opponents. 'f The half-back line was strong, and was respon- sible for breaking up many dangerous rushes. • • Of the full backs, I thought Albert Griffitha the better. He saved his side time after time. Evan Hughes tackled well, and punted ditto. < < < The rocklike defence before him made George Henry's work a little easy, but when the oppor- tunity occurred he showed that he could keep out the ball. • • The Pwllheli forward line, taken as a whole, did not prove dangerous. The right wing was a bit aggressive, but the reputation of Moseley and Continued on next page.)

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