The Cambria Daily Leader

ON THE BOWLING GREENS. U. -3 \Jl-:t 1 1, L A i, V 't U U ii D i' -0- Another Splendid Series of Tournament Games. (By WOO DROLLER.") woodrollers have uyv-to-date come Under the favourable consideration cf the clerk of the weather, and excellent climatic conditions have prevailed cm Saturday afternoons tince the opening of the season. week-end. fOltnoug-bpot *o warm as one would have liked, sutiiweni iy line for another splendid Kirics of games to he played off. Tbe Cieens were in good "ondition. and ,fairly iV-st; Cwmdonkia were the visitors to Victoria, wh?rc Saihvnivv i,< trounced by M &b<;? ? n. ?a?- three rinks v-ers played, and Skips A. J. Wil- liams. J. B. GiH. and B. D. Merman. w?M mipported by the.ir n&s.pectn'a partners had no difficulty in emerging victors. The most interesting event of tho dav v.-as contested a4- Park Llewelyn, tIt", JCCA! lv>vlcr-O. -erc. opposed to Pare H a reI. Prior to tins game neither sins1, bad tasted the bitten* ut' defeat, and each ■was hoiJetul of emerging victorious. Park I.'ewelyn, profiting by their knowledge of the green took full advantage of the owning ends, and after five heads bad been played, claimed a 2'2 fihe,ts lead- Luring this time the Kowardiaue* were in difficulties, and could not get the run oi green. I-jzitf Way Through. For fcome time afterwards the scoring ^as equal. and half way through the game a. difference of 10 still (separated th. tOLi. The LI?MeIiy trandlurs nmd? ? ga.œ-e effort to ?L on I-twol terms, andl ?t te 15th nd were only eeven 5hots be-! the hoxnec-ters* total oi lib 'rh< ¡ .Landore bowlers, however, v-ero deter- mined not to lot-e the advantage gained I early in the game, and, although they: could not increase their lead, they pre- vented the Howard* uzts from encroaching any further. The keeirne&s in the iinal ends marie the game extremely inte.re&t- iuj>, and Park Llewelyn were jubilant ■tt'hen they atcerteiiiied at the term in.it ion of the game that they bad escccded the visitors' total of 62 by seven shots. Al- though the locals were only up by a small majority they succeeded on rinks, but it can easily be seen that the differ- ence. in each ease was very email. On friti-k 1 the Howardiaus, under Skip 0. Bu-sseli, "ould not get sroing during tiyoi early ends, but. the Llewelynites, directed by Skip W. Griffiths, wore all out, and ■w hen half the ends had lloen bowled "were line up after compiling a down. Tough Op?ono?ts. The ume <jiffore.nee separated the: totals at the 15th head, but during the iinal eocle the lelowardianr, inei-cwm their aggregate to a docen, and eam-e withiD five of their opponents. On Kink 2, 1). Item, J. Lloyd, P. John, and Skip Winder settled down early, and eoo-n found the run of the green. Gaining a lead cf four in the first five ends, they kept: toeing away, and Skip Ll. Williams and hi'i partners found them I;ou-, h oppone,Ll. At the lith end the Llanelly quartet were taill lire in front, but me good bowling by the homo wood rollers brought this majority to a couple. The quartets 0 n j Rink 3 provided an excellent contest.! Tho Landore trundlers held the advant- age throughout after a capital oornmenca- nieut. Skip George Olark set his men a splendid example, which thor emulated I We think this is some kind of code for fcisrnalling the word gone." "'f:'U. and at the 10th end were six shots ,-n. hand with their total at w. "rhe Lead Reduced The Howardians. controlled by Skip W. Tbofnaa. imixroved as the game pro- crowxvl. and reduced the lead to three Ht tho ISth en-ti. ,Uthoii,h they tried their ?hMoet to wipe out this defkit, th?y -),mki B<?. ma? any further impression. ?? wom ultnmaicly defeated by HuM<- slw)v? after compiling ??. The cout?t on ?? rcmaininc rink w" extremely inter- ?s?as, and each (?uaj-t?t in turn took th? t?ad. Durmg Hi? &ret m'e pnd& the b?D? ■woodroBers gained a flight advantage, but later the How^rdians reversed ihe portions, and w?r? two up on a swre < f?bt- J?ark Llewelyn dr?v k?el at tb"1 '!?i end whan UA scoM stood at 11 all. *Mm cio?Ln? sta??es wer cxciting, and "wuid easily be seen, how od tlm layers were in the gaate by the fix ii- 't&Bttc motions of some of the bowlery. Skips J. Clark and G. Thomas wwe allJ ouc. but the home skip eveutuallurt lelaimed a one shot wdict on a total of m Their First Defoat. Trhis is the first defeat of Pare Howard,. ;and the Tawlor-o wxidrollors. who arc th«m8olves unbeaten, must be congratu- iatod öI1 their euceer-w, The closeness o. "the scoring, with the advantage of green, ixiints to a great game on July 1&th. vrheu. the return match will be played at Pare lOIIVard The fight for premier honours in "thta division, womises to he exccptioi»aHv 7 JWM ajid as Victoria, at last, seem to UV found their proper form, tho ulie SbAto winutir, are very difficult to inili- euto. Thft V ictoiians were at Dyfatty «r. where they gained two points at *b« expense of Alexandra. The latter Awo not mewowng with the same suocess jmi ,UsL segwax). and the absence of Tom **rifi&tSfcs seems to have had a detrimental effect upon the play of the whole sid*. Thay am, however, a good lot of spoi-ts- Iftea. and play sijut)IT J'or the love ot tlw* came. Although they arc keen on win- league, points, they do not allow de- feat to deter theni from fully enjoying their sport, and are ready to give their ltmt opponents a good run for their InOllleY. On Saturday they shared the • link victories with Victoria, but the sue- of the vibrto-:« under Sk;.i)s F. Reed And J. Hanson more than counter- balanced that gained hv the Alexan- drians directed by Skips W. Nciman and Tracey. llse Viclorians compiled 8?' shr,em. which overtopped the aggregate of "the hoaneetei-s by 2.1. Oyfatty's Recovery. Dyintty nr&de another reoorory at Mor- Hstcni whon they oppoi?ed Morris ten ^nit^il. On the previous SaturtLiy the triutdlera load atwa dawn auiteJ unexpectedly before the prowess of Melyn. United, but they were by no weans dio- hearteiied, and showed excellent form at '.lorrib'oji. In the early ends they held advantage of four, but live tlw iloiTistonians were on top by three, after amassing :ii-. This lead was iu- crea^e-d to tiye at the 1.5th end. Tlv» Dyvatty-itos kept lagging away at the jack. and scored .so freely that at tba completion of the game they held a lead of t ven shoes, and i.ncreased their total to 86. M<i:-ri?toniAns claimed sue- cess on one rink only, hut m> decisive was tho win here that tlis advantage of 2a gained by Dylutty oil tho nther rinlt", ua." red'ioed to seven. On Bink 1 the Dyfatty quartet were, in ek.'Ver in the early cuds, and troubled the scorer on nine occasions before thEl Mcrristonians under Skip J. Swarbrick could claim the kitty. U:>5 and Downs. were afterwards gained with greater fi-wt-:ut-nc..y. actl at the iatii end th-e MorT'kstor.ianr,' total was placed within I THE ONE AND ONLY. _n Dai Hinder shirtsleeves! Park I Llcwallyn regular perisher!—ye vod-s! four of the Dyia?ty a?ro?atf <k? 17. T? visiting quartet, ?&ciD? victory ?'r?d?a!!y q,tart4--t,, ?zLeiDg vkic)r.,T t?M-tT I earlier etforts with ffilch snceoas that they l iinifihed tip with a total of 2! whieh proved a cfozen too luany for the home- sters. On Eink 2 the fight during the I first half of tho game was very CV, and at th-e fifth and tenth endo the totals were at thrco and six respee-tiveXv. From this stage the Dy fatty quai-tei were in the asj!er:dant, and gradually im:reasing their lead, raised their total to 20, while the Morristonians followed six; behind. Oil Rink 3 play wjts equally as keen, and Skip Tom .lohn and his partners just oitt- iuancruvred 13. Grest, J. Edwards, T. Wales, and Skip R. Jenkins by 000 shot at tILe JDth end. In the succeeding five €!M?. the- Dyfatty quartet not only wiped out th?ir adverse score, but gained an ad _I vantage of two. Aft?rward? they af??r looked back, ?Mi the result tb:? they ooiajjlctod the game with seven shots in hand on a total of ::?15. The visitors under Skill M. Troy, experienced a disastrous time 0n Eink 1-, and T. Williams, R. i-lees, J. Robcrtti, aud Skip J. Jarvis. who were iu form, quickly added shots, and at the 15th end were well in front. The Morris- toniao3 continued to bold the np?r hand, and in tho final ends increased Ht1r aggregate to :V, while the visiters were totalling 11. Rival Neighbours. Neath Town gained their initial raocess at Neath, wheii Port, Talbot were the vic- tims, The 'Avonites put. up a good fight. but failed by tEn to reach the N<t.h aggro pate of 74. The visitors were, the first off the mark, ami when five heads had been ocmylctcd, they claimed 17 shots in reply to 14 by the Neath bowlers. "Thpy were, however, unable to maintain their position at the. head of aTairs) aoid 20inle rapid iscor* irlg by Neath plaeed there on top with 41 [ shots to Z5. Tbe position was practically I unaitered at tlw 15th end, but a capital rlTort by the Avon wcodrollers dutingi the final end sveduoed the differemto to ten. lilhe BM«oes6 of the N e.-ith club was due to th-i decisive manner in which the quartet under A. Jewell. ontpoinUid the ites. under Skip Tom Williams. Here the visitors oould little headway, while the homesters, by consistent bowling, gh, The cool, ci?m, calculating ":ariety of  [K?.W. 1, { p.e<I a couple cf dozen fehota, 3.nd furished I .vital 18 to spare. Skips J. Uren and J. j -Morris, vr itlj their clubitsatcs. were much on a par, and completed the 21st end with honours even at 13 all A Fino Fight. Ou Bink 5 tbe. 'Avonitfts. under S'kip W Pees, made ■% fine light, arid .although they j were dowu for the greator part of the game they managed to gain the verdict by the | Muallest iwssible dimensions on a score cis. A similar experience hefel the visitors o i the remainiog rink, and at the 55th end werci four shots in arrears. At this stag a they gained the jack, %ud monopolissd it for the remainder cf the same, and over- to, ved the Neath nnartet'a total c,,f teeii by seven. Although the 'Avonites were | OJ) on two and shered the hononr<s on tlK- three. hey were defeated by t he heavy i excess of s-ots gained by the hnir.c&ters cn the other rinls. Thursday's Bowls. Dyfatty, freed for a, rime from the keen- oess el competition g-ame^, visited Mansel* r day erening, .and after a most enjoyable ciaie, defeated Si. J"ohu'» jiri. a. "friendly" Ly 91 shote to S;J. The 6ai-vi.s were rather .-low." at. etarting. and j were six shots in arrears at the fifth end. j !?oth KidM found the jack with equal "c- cfuraoy during the next fiTe ends, ajid made j no difference in the position. Dyfatty, they b-:1ÅttJC accustomed to the peculiari- fio» of the green, increafied their rate of j scoring, so that, at the 15th cud they were well in front, with 63 shots to 52. Tbe j Saints made a good attempt to recover themselves, but "t the 23st eiwl they were "tiJJ eisht shots of the D."futy aygre- gate of 91 The Saints, controlled by Skip V. CriSiths, made a s?mo tight a?ai?at W. isovman. G. Payne, F. Rw?, and t?Mp Hvan (Hill. Tee lead was continually changing I L'om one quartet to <aiK>ther, and at the 15%h end honours ^ere easy at 16 ill, With One Exception. In the next end ail the Dyfatty woods ? y wood s were counters with the exoespfcicn of ontt. ana tbis put them -?pU ahead. A couple of (Dds later, however, the Saints turned ac- ) tables by taking sewn counter? wh?h al- j tcnd the po?i?'?1 consideraMy- The \rjeit I of? got in a coupA<;?of?)od ends, and even* L?aUy won by 28 shote to 25. Ship R. Jen- kiu .'wd his partners during the e?rly p?"t of the game could do very little against the Saints under Skip Trevor Weaver, and iu the- ten ends were only tiide to notch three. The. Saints in the meantime were exceedingly busy, and pUt together 18 Daring the remainder of the game the Dy- fettyites managsed to add si* to their pro. vious total, but thin did not equal the rate of the .Saints' swrinp, who raised their ag- gregate to 50, thus winning by 19. Skip M, Troy was in an excellent linmour throwgh- out, and as be and his dnbmat held the kitty for twelve out of th. fimt thirteen ends, tho IX'-fatty quartet's total mounted quickly until it roa^he-d 27. Transf-ortuation Scene. Play then sudderlly underwent "1 great rbanepe, and the visitors had to oalow 'he Saints, under Skip S. lewis. to manipulate tbe jack a@ they pleased. But the rate of ecoring wag by no means as rapid as in the early ends, and the visitors' total of 29 exceeded the a-ggregate of the Saints by IS. At one stage of the game the Sainta, directed by Skip J E. James, seemed in for a severe trouncing. Skip W. Dewitt got hjs wji in close proximity to the kitty, a.nd the ends panned out well for the Dyfatty Quartet- At. the twelfth end they had ac- cumulated twenty abets while the Saints had difficulty in annexing eight After wards, the home bowlers were seen to bet- ter advantage, and by oltvfli.1 bowling man- aged to reduce their adverse majority to uix by scoring 17. GOING! GOING! The above gentleman cvpericueed very hard lines with this pai-ticular wood." We have emleavoured to depict the un- eafiiness which must have gripped bit; heartstrings. To-day the Swansea Jjeague played their first inter-league pme of the season at Yftrad. The Khomida bowlers are praoti m,ily .in unknown qujuitity to local wood. rollers, and it. is rather unfortunate that Swansea has not been able to placc :to strongest side <a tbt, green. The team re- lucted, however, li; capable of representing the Lieajrue to y-ood effect, and I EhatI be «v.j prised if they have not finished up C8 the right side. S Aid SB lilt Y v. VICTORIA- Friendly mafch. played on Victoria srreen ^■ai e-bnry. Rip], L-I1. Fewings, 0. Jones, J. B. James, J. Trick (skip) 18 riJk 2—J. Howell, W, Davies, J. Lewi. T Jones Eink 5.—S. Jones. W. Eta-ckburn, Geo. Butcher, G. Jones (S'hiPI 15 Kink 4. -J. Mai's?a;!cl. D. icholls, R, Bot- toml»y. J. Gill (li¡D). ::0 Totfi ::1 TTFMria. Eink 1 W. Reed, C. Croot, W, J. Da?ie? 1:, McMiehael 18 Rink W. Evans, C. P. Scott (F.)t?'!). ?. ?i Bink 3.-W. Pictor., W. Collins, D Bavies P?'ctor,, W. Collin-?, D 5S Rink < K. Vernon, A. Croot, J. Howellp, W. A. Hammett (skIp). :5 Total 79 I

AppHeatjons for higher pay in various branches of Rvtyal Dockyard labour were heard by Sir George Askwith on IVidAy. korncls and their manufaefr.red proditets are the subject of all exhibition at the Imperial Institute at South Ken- s i n t., ",L) --i On iiceoiHit of tlxs increase<l cost of paper the Jewish Chronicle;" started in IF!], will raise its price from twopence to threepence. lleliverv of the million nairs of boots fnr the Allied Annie* has been completed br Messrs. Simon Collier, Ltd., shoe manu- facturefcs, of 2vorthiuuptea.

1,v r CYCLING & ^lOTORf^lG. The Most Way of Spewing a Hofiday. A cj^liag holiday is the cheapest and, t-o rav way of tbifif-aiig. the t-c joysbie that oris can pcse;tly imagine. Bl. wor- au^hiy to enj oy ii. one musi foilow certani rales. Cm-e mu«t lake things leisurely: (,r;n.3 must choose it'.i roate: one nrai-t a kindred spirit or DiriL for coro- t«n;onshjp. "he daily mileage will depend entirely u-pün the degrroe of ntness, but per- soa-iilv J think a hundred miiee is on he lonj,* side. At. :en miles an hour, v,liich is a raavimum touring avcj-age, you have to be ter bouro in the saddle. Tbie is a bit too much for most porpie. Before starting on a pleasure tour I always spend an after, noon overhauliasi the machine. Every nut and belt is tightened, choin atdjusted just right, lubrication attended to at every point, patches on tubes examined, alil covers Kiven u, run over for outward and \isibls and inward and ialmost) invisible eiena of trouble. Tito brakeo. too, are care- fitlir re-adjusted, "Hld the shoe-blocks cx- nminetl for wear. Lamps are taken ul.?, iboa-oashlv cioa.u<»d. and re-filled TO TIGHTEN LOOSE NUTSi. When a cycle i 113, mozl-l or 1,Ess constant use, nuts have a disAsreeabie habit of work- loose. Obviously, when this occurs it is necvissary at one*- to tighten them, but it alw-xys easy to find a means of -io- in^ 80 when m the road. l'oere are waya, however, in wbicn they can be made >0 j hold, bwt it depends to a great extent upon their iiizk- att to which method is adopted A email nu? may b? hammered until it ¡. ..hghtiy out cf ti nth. "when we narrow part will grip the threads of the bQlt. With larcer nuts this method is not practicable. As a. temporary c: peoie-ut, a piece of string:, varying in to the de Kree of aiaeknede and the fÙe of the boit. niay ba threaded through the nut, whai the latter is screwed borne.. This will get, erally hold firm until home or a repair shop is reached. A better plan, however, i- to u6e a narrow strip of emery cloth Tni* is iiivad in the same way m the string but the roughness of its eui-face help* th^ threads to grip more tightly. These- methoi* wil etnswer lor a time, but they most so*, be trusted tor k,n¡:. CWiANING THE ENGlE. I Many motor cye'i«.t.s eeem mortally afraid of attempting to clean their engine. In reaUty. u?we?er, it is not a. dUBcaU ir.i:- ?er although it is, perhaps, a somewhat tedious ?b. 'bc amount of labour "n- tailed naturally Opend3 on tte length ?f "Ole the engine h bèen in use, but in any case home hours will be neoeasary to ae- comjjlisb the work properly and -uecess- fully. The ecgine must be dismantled in the- first place, the pet.rol pipe and the car- burettor, with the high tension wire and ¡ the inlet pipo, should he taken cfp. The h<tldin. boits mutA then be unscrewei. The pisrton should be placed at the bottom of the stroke, j.e.? the pist? of the CYb1-¡i der on which one is working. By ruck?n? the cylinder, the right position for its easfc- miDC' awaj- ?il! be readily found. Th? p?ttOLn. cylindw hmd, and the valve parts win require acaping. for which a. !oa? screw-driver oomes in very handy. The rings should be removed. and the carb m depcajt cleaned olf. The utmost care is MMMMM-t- when handling the cylinder and l-iston. eince damage can be very Qiiirfi'y done, damatre, too, that, m-ij- cost a greiz deal to repair. CILAiK OASES ON idollog CYCLES i S<'veral -Domplainw have. reached me I latelv that on many makes of mot-or cycles th. chain ca-see are tawdry in the extreme. I am bound to say I think there is good around for this complaint. For some reason or other, certain makers still fix cases mødiI of sheet-iron, anJ very inferior fittings their are. One machine I recently saw had the obaiii case made in three parte each of I which Huh into the next. Three nuts and bolts bold the lot in position. Surely it I would not be a. matter of any great addi- tional expense if eome lighter materi-xl were substituted for the sheet-iron. Such materia^ used in the contraction of this necessary fixture would add to the appear- ance of the motor cycle, and would, more- I over. be lasting. HOW TO ECONOMISE PET&OL. I Some motorists a-r eextraordinarily care- less a-6 i,rzarCL:s their petrol, but with the present high prioc -of the spiriv, it is essen- tial to exercise the utmost in thi* fA- spect. Often I have heard a motorist blam- ing his enpine for the unsatisfactory num- ber of miles per gaSlon she is doinp. But mcie often than not, it is their carelessness which is at the root of the trouble, Tn the first place, there is NeT often a big loss in transferring the petrol from the can to the tank. If it. is done hurriedly, ar if the funnel is not of the right type, the fuel wili spla&h on to tlte oar, It is very c-isv to lose two to three miles per gallon in this fashion. CARELESS GARAGH MFiN. I S-ome garage men are very careless in this I respect, and I always make it rale to do my own emptying. very common and un- inspected source of Jess js due to faulty II connections between the tank and the car- buretter. On most f-vrs there a.re, a-s a rule, four cf these connections, and e\en the slightest suspicion of a leali at, each me-ATis a big loss in the course of a month In very many curses the leakage is no slight thai there is no sign of a drip; the pipes may even a.ppcar dry, owiri;* to the ev,Ixor- ,.tioit of the petrol. To test this point, rub the joint or pine with a dry finger, and then smell it. If there is a smell of petrol, one may be pretty certain that the con- nections are not all that they should be. and should be remedied immediately. WHY SAFETY BOLTS? It is often a<93ertx;d that safety belts on tyrea -arc neoesaa-iy. But are theyr kty own experience is that they are useless, and my aurice to any who atilj are using th-em io t> ,_Ü..pt'IWe witii them. 1 have driven my present car over 25.(& miles, and I have nevar used tliem, and. moreover, have never felt the need of them So far as I oa itf-ee, they have net a single thing to recommend them. As a matter of fact it ;C. even unite safe to drive without a valve boll. The disadvantage cf thi^, however, is that if the tyre bursts the air tube is liable to be torn to rfbbcns before the car caw bo pulled up. For this reaeoa, there- for- valve bolts should always be fitted. it is quite another matter with racing cars, for if the tyre borat* when travelling at a very grvai speed the outer cover is very liable to oome away, probably with the most (iisivstrrn^ roeult». But for ordinary purposes, safety bclfs are qziite unneees- r. ry At leest, that Ts my experience. ,]E I

——————————————-——————— —— ) Shaukiin, bk 01 Wight, l"¡'lt& are to be eo1-lectori by a. weroau. Cardiff Corporation has refused a re- quest that i he Iwxly of a reside at. should be creiioati^l in the waterworks pumping furnace. Sergeant R. H. Lomax, of the 3rd New Zealand Bifle Brigade, now in France, wishes to trace a relative of the name of E. W. Severne, who canie from Austradia some years ago and is now living in Eng- land. Leeds will be the next meeting place of the Primitive Methodist Conference. Tbe I Revs. W. A. Hammond, Brighton; J. Wat- l kin, Birkenhead; and 1. Tolefree Parr. London, have jeedi nominated for the p r e ti11I

j LLANELLY SPORTfMG GOSSIP. iLifesral Club Billiard Toyma- ment Over. ) Both classes of tlie b,lliard bournamerrfc of the Lkuiellv Liberal ( iub have been, completed. The winner in Class A was Tod Roberta, while Hubert. Anthony viaa the winner in Class B. In the hna] cf Class A Iteberts ytayed Graham Be.van, who received 2(1 from his opponent. This game proMsled great eixeitement. both con- tetftante "r»e;Eg in excellent form. Some splendi<! breaks were made on hoth sidac;, nnd Koi.»erts only a by a very close margin. T.N 1 •" prire in eac.h-<iaftf» a cue and cace. The tournament was 01 a very interesting ciiaraeter, and is '•evealeel more the esoedlenc-e of the handicapping by the popular manager, \fr. Tom Skym, who, judging by the close gaWi)" whirh were played, seems to be able +0 guuge the caimbilities of the contestants to a ni<-oij". An 1.1.1-Starred Enterprise, Tlie directois of the Llanelly A.I .C. deserve to Lv cociinisserated with for the *>usiorlune that bedel tii-ani duriag the Latter luatehes. It lI\'a,s hop-id Lie, the result of tuo matches to net a substantial Will for charitable purposes. Xo stone was left unturned with the objexst of making the 111 a success. They were aide to ai-runw for a visit from Swansea Town on the Satnrdaj-. while tor Easter Mon&v- it was hoped to giv-e tlie opectato-s A, rollicking tim-e by means of a fancy dress watch. J upiter Pluvius, hovrev-er. played havoc with the a rrangemcnbE., The i-eai toxtent of tlie. mischief was not known, until tlie pab'teAtion of the balan, *!>oet. which has jusl been i&tued. The-' rotieipts amounted to 9d.. and a., sum of £ 7 9B. has been handed over to tho., I'Arc Howard Red Croas Hospital. whiW £ 17 9:0.. has been oootributed to tlje Pear—• son Fund for Blinded Saidiee-s and Sailors. A* already announced, Air. JOB. Hoirrwai^ who presented the ball, porchaeed it when it whs placed up fo- aoirtkni at the finst match, and again presented it to the <iub. The secon<l sale Mr. W. T.: Worris being the purc-liaeer. Mr. HcAme^ then took the ball round and people sab-i ecribed for the privilege of pliàcing thej rï initials upon it, a sum of being real- ised in this way, so tbat altogether tibe* ball brought in £.19 las. In consequence- nf tlie fact that crome of the ]>ersotnai effects (If the late Mr. Philip WiDeams^ chairman of the Llanelly clireebarss, are being offered for rale by publie aiictiort on the fi(=4d, a rumour has gained eur- rancy that some of the effects of the TIan- elly A .1 .C. are being disjxieed or. Thie ia tnoorrect- Rummer Arrangement*. It is the intec lion of the directors t4 arrange qUitÐ a big programme for th., ctimiug summer, includin- a sports meets ing on August Bank Holiday iMooiday and Tu-eeday) together with a boxing compe- tition some evening in August. Mr. W- H. Dew hurst, as secretary otf the Llanelly A.F.C., has rec-eired numeroos lettors from lilarelly boys on active earnee. Acknowledging with gratitude the kind thoughte which prompted the directors ta- etirange matters for the purpose of raising a fund to provide them with com forte The cigartittes were VFidejBiJT as weleotoifl; as fl owers that bkxnti in spring. Hotkey Player Wounded. Loe-ai trporfomen received with rngrel this week tho news that Lieut. Jack Kvane,, of the Welsh Regiment, bad been wounded. Lieut. Leans, who was a pro- minent nw-niber (if the Llanelly Hockey Club. and also played Rgtly, has l>ce> 1. in France" for some time. hut a month ago he was home on leavo for a few day?. No news hae ret been received as to the extent ot his wound. Congratufatioos. Mr. If ugh 3 L»avies, formerly a member of the Llanelly Seconds R.F.C., entered into the holy bonds cf matrimony this week. Rugbyites join in wishing him and his bride good luck." Pare Howard Beaten. In their league match with Park Llewelyn on Saturday, Pare Howard sti-s- tamed tlieir first j-ever&i' but the-v are- undismayed, as (he marginal poittte only jjumbered seven. The ganii., which waw played at Jdewelyn Park, was brimful of interest and tlie oppoemg sid tho-roughly enjoyed the excitejnent which it vided.

RAN THE GAUNTLET. Tar's Thriving Tale of the Naval Battle. the following thrilling narraxiw is taken from tbe Jetfer oi a man nereing on board II-M.S. Chester during tho baitie of May 31^1:— About 5.30 we heard firing- and we went off at, full speed in the direction of the firing, and found our in n <levil of a pickle. Pieiise try to imagine us. The German Ilce,t with aeren large crujwrs iB the van. w-e.iv- bf-iwoeai us and the British crui-scr ocitimarcn. We tried to go by the outede—l.p.. round the German croiser^. but ote. fmemy foresaw this, and opened out, and we had. lo run the gauntlet oi Tile »vwn croisww.. it look U6 hati an hour to get in on--shi,-A, but I v.ottkl give ten yearn of my lile rathor than Hve that half hour ajgacn. The nmge of the gOllb II.t. Srst was d.Mft yards, IIIJt [L tho firiph it wa6 only 300 yurxfo. The bri^lge and our four trtBRcle we-n- made into tilings hkP sugar dmlgers^ We luid two bunts Id: ent.of six. Who* of w, V*- ?-owt we arrived at our own ships the signal Bravo, Chester was flown from the flagship. We have made a name for •nrsalrM. bette-r than tin- Arethusa. Wc had noma of the ArethiisaJs men on board U-S, and they say ihat the lleiigoiand fight Nwas nothiiH^ to courpare with what we went through.

THE BOXING RING. Idris Jones' Damaged Hand. (By PEN DRAGON."} People will be dubious about pinning their faith, to Idris Jones, now that lie has experienced two breakdowns. His postponed match with Luther Thomas, of Ysfcalyfera, was the piece de resistance ac too Swansea Olympic last Saturday night- and, eo far as it went it produced a downright good exhibition. The boxing was full of fluctuations. Both men showed sleverness, a6 they were ex- pected to do, but Thomas was in difficul- tiias in the third round, and looked like getting counted out. However, he made a remarkable rally, and, prolitting by •Soiies' subsequent breakdown. lie. was able to win in nine rounds, the Ammanford man giving up. It is useless to speculate upon what might have been. The fact stands that ones had shaken the confid- ence of those who predie>ted for him. a brilliant career'; and it is all very unfortu- nate, for lw seemed to be on the threshold of )mc big matches. He may get over the w?ku?tia in his. right hand which caused his downfall last week, but the chances are that he will always suffer more or less from the effect of it. A Lucky Winner. There can be no doubt about it thac Thomas was a lucky winner. He was, a.5 I have said, very groggy in the third round, and judging by appearances at that point he would not, under normal circumstances, have lasted another ten minutes. After tha.t Jones.was obviously in pain. I was sittins close to his corner, and heard him complaining ahout I it, He gave up after making a supreme struggle to battle against the odds. What hd wants now is a rest and careful treat- ment. TTiomas is known in the Swansea Boy Scout. Like Jonesl he is not yet out of his teens., tie has a nice, attractive style, but ho would well advised to guard against the use of tJw open giove. The fault is one which bas spelt downfall for some oi our most promising talent- Knocked Outi After having fought two drawn with Young Prossev, 01 Bviitonferry, Chri Langdon. the most prominent member of the Ystalyfera boxing family, knocked his opponent out in dramatic s>ty5e cU: the third rime of meeting. The bunt. aerved t.<> emphasise the fact f lint Langdon is one of the coolest and one of the hardest hit- ters In the neighbourhood. By general consent he is a more promising man i'l, aii his brother Alf. In the third round ol his last. Swall"ea contest, he had Prostier well beaten up against the ropes. The Terry man. who had hitherto been shaping well, on. only to be bow led over with a stinging right to the point, in respect which he took the full count. It was one of the cleanest knock-out blows within my recollection • Lodge's Promising Left. .As a preliminary to the principal con- tents. Air. A if. Harry staged a bout be- tween two Neafh leads—Youag \ouatt and Young lx>dge. The latter conceded his OTlPollent a shne, but he showed ffiith a Splendid left that he seemotl good enough to win well on points. Tbe referee's ver- dict—a draw—took ne,uiy everybody by surpriBe. Lodge should be encouraged to cultivate that left of his. It should be of great assistance to him. Coming Events. Coaling evenhs at Swansea include a visit from Young Symonds, and probably one from Johnny Summers. All being well, Symouds will inw,t Ia-uiie Kuddie-k under Mr. Harry's management nest week end. "J'he bout will be of exceptional in- after beating Billy lkynon and drawing wit-h Hard. castle, is out to try and win a Lonsdale belt at the expense of Young Fox. IT he succocds it will always be claimed that his recovery of form dates from the time when he put paid to the account of Gomer Evan, K?uMi?k catne here un- known to most ;?eop?. for alter a success- )ul d?but he fell away and .??n?<i to M on the downward gnHk, His Swansen successes gave him confidence to go back to England and challenge some of the boefc men at his weight. Wilde's Wisdom Boxing in the open air is attended by a good deal of risk. Johnny Bashaiii caught a cold at the Svanseu V.T.C. sjiorts, which was. he believes, the foundation of an illness which nearly spoiled hi.s career. jimmy Wikle and Johnny Hughes wor? to have met at the Natn?B?t AthWio Ground. Nonsal H.i, on Mo?d?y afternoon, j?nt ih? uiatkh declared off owing to The weather. It wab a great disappointment to everyone concerned, promoters and public alike, but as it would hav. been, unwise for men to Vhl. in the open on such, a dbij, with the risk of catching a chill, and the poesi-i bility of injury owing to the slippery eo-n- dition of the ring, there was no oth-er I course but to postpone the match. The new date, fixed is, we understand, Mondny, July ] Uth-a fortnight after Wilde's belt oontest with Tao?y Lee at th? National Sporting Club on June 2Gth—and the men wiU box ?t the West London St?mm. Asi indicating the ?re?t interest taken in th? match, it may lie stated that, the weatr j notwithstanding, a crowd nurnbeaing some 3,000 had assem bled at the gates well I before the time of starting the tourna- i ment, and as the big bout was tktiod a couple of houiv; latol- to sait the conveni- ence of th? many people at business in the afternoon, it is only reasonable to ?!ppoae that the vnture would have been a financial success. From all accounts the contest at Liver- pool, on Monday night, between Ser-rt. Johnny Summers and Kid Doyle was a "hummer," though the finish might have oome much earlier than the sixteenth | round but for Johnn's kindness after his opponent had. been somewhat dased as the result of a collision of hcada in the fourth round. Summers, however, w.w so full of colifi4eiica and so stroop end vii-IL I bat even while he was .-it times bard pressed he kept assuring those in his oorner that every- Lliing was all right. And though the con- t.-A w.as prolonged by Johnny's sportsman- like lenity, it was certainly ali to the "good of the hoH. for the spectators as well as M". Corri clasaed it as one of the best bouts seen for years. Always popular -.it Livel.- pool—where is he not welcome? one might a.sk--&1mma. came in for a wonderful re- j* ception, and c:crtaiiily he has been boxing lately as if he had taicil a new lease d life. Another j rihute to Army training: and regularity of livnng! Johnny himself ",<j,'S he nwor felt so well and full of vigour, and his great regret is that, he cannot have an- other cut at Johnny Basham. Summers has even hinted t"t. he would not bo averse*' to tackling- Bailsman Blake, though; It way 8e''11 a rather unreasonable propo- eition, some, of his friends are of the same way of thiiiking, and are willing to put. i,p a substantial side stake if Blake and the tivcrpool Stadium people look kindly on the proposal NEW BOXING PKOMOTbR. Arthur Evans, the light-weight chamrion of WDIelf-, forth into a boxing promoter. He is or of the principals .n connection with a new pavilion opened at Tirphil, where some stirring bouts took i place oil the first night Arthur himQeif i-T."ve a bright ethihition with J«ck Davfos, formerly a boxing: partner with the Dixie j Kid. wlnle Dai Wilde, the clever boxer-foot- bailer, gave, a sparkling1 display with Tom G' ik lim.. Danny Horgan, Tirphil, who has ff ecatiy wou a good reputation by his oon- w.ith MOtIeley and otlier.3. opposed iBWy Jones, ilountain Ash, who has g.-iined vie- lories over such clever fellows as Curley Pullman, and Jack Joseph, Pontypridd, in a. fifteen-round contest for a purse and side stake. J

======= QUOITS. ■Matt Walters Beats the Welsh ChampionJ TlJere was a large number of spectators 1 present at tbe Ragle quoit ground, BritoJi- ferry, to witness the match between lir. j \V Dico Davies, Aberdare. champion of I Wales, and Mr. Matt Waiters, Liai,.iar.-let, who w,w runner-up for the championship, The last time these In vers met. at Merthyr Walters Joet by three points, after a very excit-ng game, the result being: Davies 61, Walters 58. Both players weie iu the very best form, and the pitching was marvellous, neither man givinjj half an inch away. In the first half of the game lnviæ led by 24, the scores being 39—25. but Walters ilicn found the holi, and did not leave it until he had pa.-icd his opponent's score, eventually win- nlfig he game by 12 points. The final score W14;: Walers, 61; Davies, 47. !i After the game, all the v,cun;ed soldier* fi^)m the Neath and District War Hospital, who numbered about tiC, were entertained 4 to tea ai the canteen of the ILug i C. Tmplate Works. lir. D. J. Rees, hen. soc. of th41 West Wide* Quoiiing Asaociation, will he gl-ad to how from any quoit. players willing j t.o :rive their services for the entertainment cf the wounded soldiers 011 Saturday after, j iK.OJIS.

THEN-AND NOW. Last year bathing in Swansea Ba.y com- merced in earnest during May, and lasted until October, during which month a gala was held off the Mumbles Pier. The condi- tions tb L-> i^j|imer have been so bad that most cf the regular bathe have yet to tak their flrst dip.

A ¡ ono-iaau business appellant* were granted conditional exem|)tion at -L.j)ht-l? ?ii(knf??/ Tribun.)! on Friday Curate of St. And'?w's, WUIa?cn Gr?cn. N.W., the Rev. K< ttn?tb ?{(?tz.?'d,, h:K? resigned aud joined tlie 1\.U.A. ae a private.

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FACTORY REFORM. Pew people outride a factory probably realise the vast number of small accidents constantly occurring., many of them in- trinsically unimportant, but leaving which, if Idt unattended. ni Jy davclop eJions con- BeciceTices. The establishment of a private hospital by the Raleich Cycle 0", at its great ottingham works, pravidee figures which I)iove the great advantage such an orlniticn is to the workers. Since the hospital wa^ opened in Septem- ber ia.t ini fewer than 3.630 oases have been u-eaved. itay aione. llá'N;11DÚD; for 3^67- R(x-, of Lheee wcrp for comparatively minor matters, cuts, etc., wiiieh the nurse m at- teridancc was aiile U) deal with at ooce; 69 caaes have been sent, to tiie general iker- pital, 19 bivc neceeifitated tlie calling in <1 a doutor, and C have, is-tH'ndfJiI to at the workers' homes, leaving c"AP enwes it- tc-ucied to irirectiy by the nmses in the works' hospital. The Raleish Co maintains this worics* hospital at its own expense, with a nursing attendant on duty righ-L .-ind day. ub well a.; a fir?;t-aid man, a.nd is thus taking » direct step towards a factory reform", hicb may some day become universal.

A dead woman washed up by the eea at t;, Leonards has been identified as ar& Saunders, an Ea&t bourne apartiaent h<>usekeeper. n.untry gamekeepers were in Ixwidon on Friday for the annual meeting of their benefit society, over which Lord Kirrtore presided. Anyone tailing to make p. petrol return, bv Tuesday next will be unable to obtain motor spirit if it t= lion Id be ioujid iveoe-v lto ÎtriL: t. eate-