The North Wales Chronicle and Advertiser for the Principality

POSITION 01' LEAGUE CLUBS. I The following tables show how the clubs in I the principal Lcurlks stand up to Saturday last THE LEAGUE-DIY. I. Goals P.W.D.L. F. A. P. Vest Bromwii-h AiUou ••• 18 13 0 5 50 25 26 Burnley .I. 19 11 3 5 30 26 25 Sunderland 18 11 2 5 34 22 24 Newcastle United 19 10 4 5 26 17 24 IB 9 3 6 28 19 21 ISo! loii Wanderers 19 7 5 7 33 30 19 Middletbroiifrh 197 5724 29 19 Manchester United' 17 6 6 528 2118 Kvcrtou 18 7 4 7 38 34 18 Manchester City 18 7 4 7 42 38 18 ilcfridÜ L-lliLú 19 7 4 8 32 33 18 The Arsenal 18 5 8 5 28 29 18 Bradford 18 7 3 8 32 29 17 A;-to;i Villa 1$8 1 9 31 35 17 Bradford City 19 6 5 8 31 35 17 Derby County 19 5 7 7 20 26 17 Blackburn Rovers 19 6 5 8 26 35 17 i.ivcrpoul 187 2923 26 16 Notts County 185 6 7 27 38 16 3 9 28 43 13 Oldham Athletic v 17 5 2 10 23 27 12 Sheffield Wed!ie-day 18 o 4 11 13 29 10 LEAGtE-DIV. 11. Goals P.W.D.L. F. A. P. Tottenham Ilou-pur ItJ 15 2 1 55 13 32 Birmingham 1812 3 3 37 16.27 Blackpool 19 11 3538 21 23 Hull City 19 11 2 6 40 28 24 lluddersiield Town 18 10 3 5 35 15 23 Stoke 18 11 1 6 30 21 23 nr¡"tD] City.]8 8 6 4 24 17 22 West Ham United 18 9 4 5 19 19 22 ■ Stockixirt County 18 8 5 5 30 19 21 Fulham .I. 398 4726 25 20 iiar?tcy 8 3 7 37 21 19 ]5ury 18 8 3 7 23 23 19 .Llor? Vale IF,7 4 7 27 23 18 South Shields 18 7 4 7 16 19 18 Rothcrham Count v 19 6 3 10 19 35 15 Notts Forest 19 4 6 9 18 30 14, Clapton Orient 19 6 112 20 31 13 Wolverhampton Wanderers 18 4 4 10 24 32 12 18 3 510133411 2 12 14 36 10, Lincoln City 18 3 411 15 47 10 Coventry 18 0 4 14 4 39 4 SOUTHERN LEAGUE. Goals P.W.D.L. F. A. P. Portsmouth M 20 13 4 3 40 14 30 ?attord 19 12 3 4 31 15 27 Reading 208 9 3 26 1825 Queen's Tark Rangers 19 10 4 5 31 19 24 Crvstal Palace 18 8 7 3 30 17 23 Cardiff City 187 8 3 31 20 22 Brentford 197 7 5 22 20 21 Plymouth Argyle 19 7 6 6 23 14 20 City 178 4533 23 20 Swindon 19 8 4 7 32 30 20 K\c(«r City 18 6 7 5 20 18 19 Swansea 20 6 7722 21 19 Millwall 197 4828 30 18 Southend United 18 5 8523 26 18 Merthyr 20 5 7 8 24 29 17 Bristol Rovers 18 5 6 7 27 33 16 Southampton 206 41027 36 16 Luton 18 5 4 9 21 32 14 Brighton 204 511 18 28 13 Newport 195 3 11 16 34 13 Northa.mptoll 193 610 32 48 12 Giiliugham 193 3139419 NORTH WALES COAST LEAGUE-DIV. I. Goals P.W.L. D. F. A. P. B"nor COInrades 4 4 0019 38 5 3 1 1 14 6 7 Liaiirwst 5 2 2 1 17 13 5 Henbigh Town 3 1 02754 Carnarvon 6 2 4015 154 Bangor RI. 2 10 14 3 3 Portmadoc 2 1 10592 t'olwYIl Bay. 2 0 1 1 3 13 1 Conway 2 0 203 Ö 0 Biucnau Festiniog 3 0 3 0 3 15 0 NORTH WALES COAST LEAGUE—DIV. H. Goals P.W.L. D. F. A. P. Glasinfryn 7 4 1 2 26 11 10 Betliesda Comrades 5 4 0 1 14 9 9 Perimaenmawr 1. 5 2 031477 Bangor -Comrades Res. 5 2 1 2 14 13 6 Alwgelo 5 2 2115 11 5 Llechid Celts 5 2 3 0 10 11 4 llolyhead R.I. ls. 2 1 0 1 12 3 3 LlanfairCechan 4 1 2 1 11 14 3 Kar.goi R.I. Res. 4 1 3 0 11 13 2 Dolgarrog 5 1 4 0 9 17 2 Nantlle Vale 5 0 4 1 8^35 1

RESULTS OF SATURDAY'S I MATCHES. I LEAG-UE-DIV. -1. Bolton Wanderers 1, Bradford City 1. Bradford o, i'restwi N.L. o. Burnley 2, Oidhani Athletic 1. Chelsea 3, Arsenal 1. Derby County 0. Blackburn Rovers Q Liverpool 1, Middlesbrough 0. Manchester United l, Asion Villa 2. Newcastle United 2, Sheffield United 1. West Bromwich Albion 2, Manchester City 0. Notts County 1, Everton 1. Sheffield Wednesday 0, Sunderland 2. LEAGUE-DIV. II, Birmingham 2, Stoke 1. Blackpool 0, Muddersfield T. 3. Clapton Orient 1, Notts Forest 0. Grimsby Town 2, Bristol City 2. Port Vale 2. Bury 2. Lincoln City 2, Hull City 0. Rotherhani County 1, Leicester City 0. South Shields 0, Barnsley 0. Stockport C. 4, Wolverhampton W. 1. Tottenham H. 4, Fulham 0. Ham 2, Cuventry City 0. I SOUTHERN LEAGUE. Bristol Rovers 1, Southampton 1. Brentford 1, Swansea Town 1. Crystal Palace 1, Q.P. Rangers 0. Merthyr Town 4, GiUingham 0. Northampton 2. Swindon 3. Norwich City 0, Exeter City 0. Newport County 1, Brighton and Hove 0. Plymouth Argyle 1. Luton 0. Portsmouth 3, Millwall 2. onthend United 1, Cardiff City 1. Watford 3, Reading 1. NORTH WALES COAST LRACUE-DIV. I. Llaurwsl (h) 3, Cohvyn Bay 3. NORTH WALES COAST LEAGLE-DIV. 11. Abergele UU 2, Glasinfryn I. WELSH SENIOR CUP. (Round 11.) Bangor Railway Institute (h) 3, Rhyl 0. Conway G, Denbigh (h) 5.

WELSH CUP. I DRAW FOR THI RD ROUND. I The draw for the third round of the Welsh I Cup competition was made on Wednesday, as follows Cardiff v. Merthyr. Swansea v. Mid-Rhondda or Mardy. Rhos or Brymlx) v. Wrexham. Choier v. Tranmere Rovers. Saltney v. Bangor. Ebbw Vale v, Llanelly. Pontypridd v. Caerau or Barry. The games will be played on January !7th. I

AMATEUR CUP DRAW. I The result of the draw for the third round I lof the Junior Cup is as follows LlanfAirfechan v. Bangor Institute or Holy- I r bead—Referee, Mr Tom Jones, Llandudno J uncioll. Glasinfryn v. Bethesda-Referee. Mr II. R. Williams, Bangor. I'onmaenmawr v. Abergele—Referee, Mr W. Williams. Dcjjanwy. Greenfield or Holywell, a bye. The matches to 00 played on January 3rd For the North Wales Coast Amateur Cup (second round) the draw was as follows Baagor Comrades v. Holyhead— Referee. Mr Beii Evans, Conway. Conway v. Llanrvvst—Referee, Mr J. II. Ro- berts. Cohvyn Bav Bagillt v. Rhyl Athletic-Referee. Mr Mac- farlane. Mold. Colwyn Bay, a bye.

NEXT SATURDAY'S FIXTT-R 9 I NORTH WALES COAST LEAGUE—DIV. I. Holyhead v. Culwya Bay—Mr R. Jones, Bangor. J>enbigh v, Bangor Comrades (provisionally arranged). NORTH WALES COAST LKAGUE-DIV II. Bangor Comrades v. W. J. Jones. Llanfairfechan v. Holyhead-Major Bin Evans. Conway. Llechid v. Nantiie-Mr U. 0. Williams, Ban- gor. "Befhesda Comrades v. renmaenmawr—Mr Wm. Williams, Dcganwy. v Dolgarroyr v. Abergele—Mr T. Jones. WELSH AMATEUR CUP ¡ (Second Round). Conway v. Bangor R.I.—At Conway.

BANGOH R.I. v. RHYL. tWeIsh Senior Cup: Second Round- (By "Recorder.) This footbaii] tit-bit attracted a large crowd to tho Bangor Cricket Field on Saturday despite the unpropdtious weather. Tho teams were:- Bangor Railway Institute: Bryn Jones; J. Williams and. D. J. Thomas; H. Ed- wards. Jolxnson and Caulfield Atherton, Brown. D. P. Hughes, A. Victor 3A il- lianis and Furbcr. Rhyl: Boket; Morley Williams and Fred Williams; W. Williams, LoVibond and JiLek Hughes; Ashcroft, R. Jones, Norman Pritchard, Howell Roberts and J. W. Hughes. Referee: Mr G. H. EEs, Hawardein J" ltio iirst move ot importance cajiie iruiu tho Rhyl forwards, who finished up by shooting into Bryn Jones' hamta Then Furber dashed up the left, and caused the Institute supporters to jubilate., but Mor- ley Williams charged down his final shot. Even at this eaa-ly stage of the game it was clear that accurate shooting was out of the question owing to the muddy st;ate of the ground, but the pace was very fast. The ban travelled quickly from end to end, and there was qmot a pin to choose between the teams. The crowd jeered derisively at the two Rhyl backa, who had not the slightest compunction about put- ting the ball out of play. Hughie Ed- wards delighted the crowd with his tack- ling and feeding. R. Jones, one of the Rhyl forward- handled the ball in the penalty area—which he vigorously denied and showed the referee the mark of the ball on his white -,b.irt-ajid from the RESULTANT PENALTY I A. Victor Williams smashed the ball into the net, 1—0. In less than a minute Furbcr was dashing up the field, he swished the ball across, and it wa.s met by Auherton, who chalked up No. 2. Then some interesting things happened at the Bangor end which eventuated in a penalty, which was ta.ken by W. J. Hughes. Bryn Jones, who made his de- but with the Bangor club, efiected a magnificent save for which his colleagues fairly hugged him. In the twinkling of an eye Victor Witliams was seen zig- zagging his way through the Rhyl defence in tine style, and it looked odds on a score, but with only the goalkeeper in front of him he sent wide. The referee had a chat with one of the Rhyl defend- ers who was none too gentle with Furber. The Institute ha.d hard luck just now. The Rhyl custodian kicked out and the ball struck Cr~ulfield in the face. The ball whizzed back goalwards and just missed the billet by inches. The Bangor- ians were attacking in grand style, but they had a hard nut to crack in Lovibond. who, by the way, is a Bangor lad. At this stoge Rhyl improved wonderfully, and J. W. Hughes had a gilt-edged chance, but Johnson suddenly dashed across the field and cleared in the nick of time. Half-time: Bangor R.I. 2, Rhyl 0. I SECOND HALF. I 'z I- I The Institute got busy directly tne game restarted, but very soon the ball was at the other end, where Loyibonc1 sent in a fine shot, which Bryn Jones dealt with in masterly fashion. Then Norman Pritchard, who by this time had drifted to the outside left position, sent a shot from long range. The Institute goalkeeper appeared to be beateji as the ball curled in, but it glanced against the crossbar and out of play. Rhyl were now all over the Institute, and the ball was continually in the vicinity of the home goal. Atherton relieved the situation by sprinting along the right and incidentally he caused Fred Williams to pick up a few pounds of choice Bajigor freehold on his knickers. Bangor pressed vigorously. Brown spied an opening, and the spec- tators next saw the Rhyl custodian rue- fully picking the ball from the net. 3—C. The Bangor goal now experienced a won- derful, escape from a centre by Norman Pritchard, who was far too smart for H. Edwards. The Institute custodian fielded the ball, whereupon two Rhyl forwards dashed into him. They collared the ban. but it went a few inches wide. Ine spectators next saw Norman Pritchard rushing up the field and he outdistanced all opponents, but Jack Williams stopped him in a manner which drew forth an admonition from the referee. With only five minutes to go, the Bangor forwards went at it hammer and tongs, but Rhyl by no means gave up the sponge, tho left wing being very busy. Final: Bangor R.I. 3, Rhyl C. NOTES. I The Institute must be wishing they could play every game on the Cricket Field, which, of course, is the pitch of the local Comrades. They have never been beaten on it,. They were on the top of their form oil Saturday, though several new players were in their ranks, but even the most ardent Institutian must admit that Rhyl deserved one goal, though they didn't deserve to win. w Rhyl were good in patches, whereas the Institute played consistently well during the whole of the game. They worried the Rhyl ddenders-none too safe, while tho Rhyl forwards adopted a too leisurely style for a cup-tie, and the home backs eaaily dispossessed them. < < Bryn Jones made a brilliant debut be. tween the sticks for the Institute. A goalkeeper who can save a penalty and at least three "dead certs." in a cup-He has secured a permanent job. His great ability lies in anticipating what the op- posing forward is about to do. » Tho two backs were safe and the halves worked hard, though H. Edwards was a bit too slow for Norman Pritchard. In the forward line one rather fancied Victor Williams and Atherton. The lat. ter appreciates the fact, that a forward's business is to get goals, and the only way to achieve that result is'to/ shoot tho ball towards the opponents' goal-tîddling with it in midfield only annoys the spec- tators. Victor Williams has justified his inclusion in the senior team for his oever play. He is a forward who gets there. The remainder of the forward line aJso showed up well. The only adverse criti- cism One can offer is that a back-kick trick was overdone on Saturday. The star player -in the Rhyl team was Lovibond, who broke up the Bangor for- wards time after time, and admirably fed his men. In the second half Norman Pritchard gave us a few glimpses of his real form. < < < It was rumoured on the field that Rhyl have protested against the eligibility of the Institute goalkeeper oil the ground that he had not been a registered player for them for 14 .days.

ASSOCIATION V. LEAGUE I TEAM. Tho following team has been selected to represent the North Wales Coast Foot. ball Association in a match' againt the North Wales (3oast, League telilii :-Sam (3riffittis (I)c"bigii.), goal -Iforley W illiams (Rhyl), and Ted Parry (Colwyn Bay) full backs; C. Hewitt (Coimuli's Quay), L. Bond (Rhyl), and John Neal (Llandudno), half backs: Ashcroft (Rhyl), Stanley Hughes (Col- WVtl Bay), Norman Pritchard (Rhyl), D. U. Davies (Bagillt), and Bob Evans 'Denbigh), forwards. Reserves Jones (Oifc-yn Bav), goal; William Evans (Conway), and Rowland Williams (Holyhead), backs; W. Williams (Rhyl). Parry (Greenfield), H. Caulfield (Ban- gor Institute), half-backs; Petrie (Greenfield), Lewis Levy Jones (Conway), Howell Roberts (Rhyl), and Joel Bemwtt (Denbigh) forwards. It was decided t-hat the match be played at Bangor on December. 31st next, and Mr J. Ll. Willianjs was appointed referee, and Mr W. J Parry lipesnjan. Clem Arnold, of Conway, will be the cap- tain of the League team, and Mr P. Weekes Holyhead, will be lina-mao

I ABERGELE v. GLASiNFRYN. I (North Wales Coast League—Biv. II.) Glasinfryn journeyed to Abergele on Saturday to fulfil a League fixture, and in anticipation of a keen struggle there vras a large crowd of spectators. Con- ditions were pretty much the same as on the previous Saturday, when Abergele defeated Conway in the second round of the Junior Cup. A strong crciss-wiiid was blowing, and the ground was soft. As tho crowds assembled rain was falling, but ceased as the afternoon wore on. Air S. Stubbs, Rhyl, was in charge of tho game, and the teams were;- Abergele W. Lothian Jones Leigh and T. O. Phillips; Jeaif Evans, John Dd. Jones, and Jack Winkup; Trevor Roberts, Deacon, Sheaid, Hubert Wil- liams, and W. C. Dodd. Linesman: Jones (Tai). Glasinfryn: Parry Hughes; W. M. Wil- liams and Hugh. Hughes; Harry Grif- fith, Charl-n Picric, and Aluri Roberts; Boaz Thomas, Pierce Jones. J. P. Hughes, 'F. R. Pierce, and W. Hughes. Linesman: Griff Griffiths. Winning the toss, Glasinfryn elected to play with the wind. Immediately the homo forwards dashed away, but the vis- iting backs cleared in fine style. On the right wing Boaz Thomas and Pierce Jones carried the ball well down the field, the latter player testing Lothian Jones with a spirited drive, which was cleared. Another break-away by the home quintette proved abortive, Trevor Roberts being ruled offside. A dash up the field by the Gele forwards culminated in an exciting tusslo in the Glasinfryn goalmouth, and Parry Hughes was al- most beaten by Hubert Williams. The corner kick was neatly placed, and Sheard tested Hughes with a terriiic shut from short range, but Hughes effected a save in miraculous fash ion, amid loud ap- plause. Trevor Roberts breaking away along the far wing, succeeded in evading the Glasinfryn defenders, and sent in a powerful drive from a most difficult angle,and at the same time Sheard and Deacon were on the goalie. Hughes, how- ever, again relieved the pressure by adopt- ing t'he "round the post" trick. From the corner kick, Sheard obtained possession, and passed to Trevor, who put in a stinging shot that missed the up- right by a couple of inches. Charlie Pierson, the visitors' centre-half, was playing a great game at this stage, ad- mirably serving his forwards. The Glas- infryn right wingers again came into the picture, exerting pressure that called forth the stoutest exertions on the part of Phillips and Leigh to relieve. The ball was swung across to the Geleites' right wing, and Trevor and Deacon co- operated perfectly. Their onslaught, how- ever, was brought to naught by the con- ceding of a corner. The home half-back linfi played magnificently at this stage, Jeaff Evans being responsible for very clever feats. A concerted move by Sheard, Deacon, and Trevor resulted in Roberts again shooting a couple of inches wide of tho mark. The struggle was becoming more and more intense, and though the Geleites were slowly but un- mistakably exerting their superiority, luck seemed dead against them. They seemed able to accomplish everything but find the net. The onlookers grew more and more excited at the barren character of the struggle, and each team continued to exert pressure. Lothian Jones was called upon to clear a couple of shots from tho Glasinfryn right wingers. Then came Parry Hughes' turn to save dangerous shots by Sheard and J. D. Jonc'. it was after an exciting forty-two minutes' play that the iirst score was registered by Glasinfryn, Boaz Thomas being re- sponsible for it- Half-time Glasinfryn 1. Abergele 0. During the interval ail the playeis were regaled with hot coffee, etc., by Mr W. Henry Jones, the chairman of the Abergele Cliib At tho opening of the SOCOiid lltt'if f1'- Jl<J! £ u storx >I-t<-1i rigor ous pressnr. and their centre-half sent in sonw, fme drives, which all but beat Parry Hughes. During the remain- ing portion a good deal of time was wasted away by the ball going out of play, the visiting defenders being the worst offenders). Following a penality against Glasinfryn Sheard essayed an- other attempt to beat Parry Hughes, the latter fisting it out. The ban dropped at Sheard's feet, and the Geleites' brilliant centre-forward netted it neatly, thus equalising matters amid loud applause. The homesters continued to press, and a few minutes before the c1o<o Hubert Williams added Abergele's winning goal amid deafening cheers. The Geleites thus added another splendid victory to their already honourable record, but the view was generally expressed that they deserved a bigger margin of goals on the run of the play. Final: Abergele 2, Glasinfryn 1.

PORTMADOC v. BARMOUTH. I (Welsh Amateur Cup). I These teams met a. PortmaJoc on Saturday ( in the second round of the Welsh Amateur CUP. The weather was very unfavourable for. football. The visitors were accompanied iq the field by tlie local brass band, and this, together with the im|>orta,ic^ of the game, drew a large crowd. Mr R. Morris, Festiii- iog, was the referee. Port won the toss and !tà( the advantage of a strong wind. The visitors crushed through, I U)C initial defence, but R. ?. I^berto was on th<? alert and they were repul. G"'il.yat t Roberta, by iorv smart, play corí; fur Port within three minutes from the tart. The homesters continued to have the best of mat- ters, their left winger playing a line gaUK. After a dispute between the Purt linesman and t.he referee, another was put on the line, and the rinic was proceeded with. The visitors (ii,l their b-est, to get going, but. the high wind spoilt all their attempts. The home forwards were having the best of the play, T' Hum- phreys forcing finely. Hobert" and Hughes, in the home forward line, made several splen- did attacks to cut up -the Barmouth defence, but the latter was impciietratable. Sot ill the Madoc players kept pegging along for a time, and then the visitors swung round and sent, the homesters t4., defend their own territory. The Madoc bocks and half-backs were in tip- lop form, and the visitors, in spite of ex- cellent play, could not get through. The ball was for a time mostly in the Barmouth quar- ters, but could not be placed between the two uprights. Half-time: Portmadoc 1, Barmouth O. On res«iniing 'he home 'eft wing were all alive, and came within shooting ranw of the Mawd'dach citadel, but. the defenders were strong and reliable. Moi Evans, the Port goalie, was in grand form, and though some shots sent in by the visitors were stingers, the homesters' coalie saved them in rare style. However, time slipped away rapidly, and yet the visitors coirld not, break through and srore. But. suddenly, Williams, wirh a splen- did shot. lwat, the Port- goalie and equalised Ihe score. The Madocites made several dash- ing moves, but aIL were abortive. Final Portmadoc I, Barmouth I. j

I COL. MILLS ROBERTS STILL IN THE GAME. One of tho offiioiahs of the recently formed Welsh Nomads amateur club is (Vilonel R. H. Mills Roberts, formerly of Llanbe.ri3, who is now stationed at Wrexham, the headquarters of the new I dub. This old Welsh International will bo remembered as the custodian who assisted Preston North End to win the English Cup without losing a goal, he being called upon owing to Preston' s regular goalkeeper, J. Trainer—another famous Welsh International—not being eligible. The Welsh Nomads hope to undM-ta.k? in Wales similar work to that carried out by clubs like the Corinthians, Casuals, and Northern Nomads in other parts of the country. Arrangements are being made to secure the services of Welsh -,?erv i ces 'o f W elsh players at the Universities, and it is pro- posed to offer to provide a team for the Welsh Amateur International trial match. Mr D. Harding Griffiths, a member of the Welsh F.A., has been appointed the firsi president, while Mr George 'Nunnerley, a former secretary of the Welsh FA. and well-known referee, is the hon. secretary..

r FOOTBALL NOTES, It is computet1 that about 150,000 people watched the six League matches played in Loudon on Saturday. In five of the games the homo team won, the only visiting side to meet with any measure of success being Swan- sea, who drew at Brentford in a Southern League fixture. « Wast Bromwich Albion retain top place in the first division of the League, two sensa- tional goals in the first three minutes OIl Sat- urday giving them their victory over Manches- ter City. w Tottenham Hotspur, who are leading in the Second Division, held the whip hand through- out OIl Saturday, when they defeated Fulham 4-0. The day's sensation was provided by Hudderstield's win by three clear goals at Hlackpool In the Southern League Merthyr Town scored four oals against- Gillingham. the lat. ter having to retire with a blank sheet. » Following the lead of Llanrwst, Bangor Comrades and Conway, Glasinfryn had to journey to Abergelo to meet with their "Waterloo." < The homesters were not at full strength. Jacky Jones was not included, being on the sick list. Groves, their right back, was also absent, as well as Lamb, another important link in the 'Gde defence. Harry Bavliff, MM., was also a notable absentee. it Dodd was the only weakness in the front, line, and Leigh, who was playing his trial match, took some time before he justified the hopes that had been expressed about his capa- bilities. Otherwise tho team was faultless. Jack Winkup, a product- of the Abergele. County School, is becoming the talk of the district. < Tho 'Geleites arc eagerly anticipating their vL-it to Penmaenmawr on January 3rd in the third round for the Junior Cup. In their recent tussle on the same slopy ground the game resulted in a draw of four goals each. It will be an advantage to Abergele in tho forthcoming eont-cst that they have gained some knowledge of the pitch. » < Abergelo will bo at Dolgarrog next Satur- day. The latter team beat them at Abergele in November, but the 'Geleites arc now con- fident of getting equal with them, to say the least. On the following Saturday Llechid will be the visitors to Abergele. • » # Although the Football Association have not yet announced their decision as to where the English Cup final will be played this season, it is understood that the game will take place on the Chelsea Club's ground at Stamford Bridge. The accommodation at the ground is being increased to enable a crowd of at least 100,000 spectators to see the game. it < J. S. F. Morrison, the Cambridge captain and left-back, has agreed to sign an amateur form for Sunderland, and he will bq available to play against- Manchester City on Saturday next. Following the recent match played at Aber- gele, under the auspices of the Rhyl and Prestatyn League, between Abergele ILcrves and Rhiuldlan, fines were imposed on both clubs, and certain statements were, circulated alleging unruly conduct 011 the part of spec- tators. Considerable correspondence has passed between the Abergele Committee and the 1/engue secretary, with a view of reopen- ing the inquiry. it w The allegation of nnruly conduct has all along been strongly refuted, and the secretary of the Abergele club in-as instructed at. this week's meeting to communicate with the League stating that in the interests of good sportsmanship they would bow to the League's decision. At the same time the committee wished to make it clear that they did so under protest. and that they were not prepared to 'admit that the Abergeie spectators were guilty of unruly behaviour. The friendly between Bangor Comrades and ths Carnarvon team had to be abandoned on Saturday owing to inclement weather. « At a meeting held at the Commercial Hotel, Pori madoc,. on Saturday, Mr T. G. Williams, Pwllheli, presiding, it was decided to re-form the Cambrian Football league. The follow- ing teams pr()JniN"£1 to join the League :Bar- mouth, Criccieth, Dolgelley, Harlech, Penrhyn- deudraeth, Portmadoc, and Pwllheli. Tlfc officers were appointed as follows :—Mr D- lew irugfies, Portmadoc, chairman: Mr T. G. Jones, Pwllheli, N ic(,-c,iairman Mr J. Stokes, Harlech, treasurer; Mr J. R. llllm- phreys, Barmouth, secretary; and Mr Percy Parry. Barmouth, assistant secretary. The first League meeting is to be held at the Gastle Hotel, Harlech, on JMccmber 27th. The Rugby match between Cardttland the Welsh Universities aroused great local interest on Wednesday, and, though rain fell, there were 8CCD spectators. The Club won by ten tries to a penalty goal- and a ti-3--30 points to 6.

SPORTING ITEMS. "I A team of House of Commons golfers again suffered a heavy defeat oil Saturday when they met a sido of the Worplesdon Club on the lat- ter club's course near Woking. A week ago the team of Parliamentary golfers gathered together by Captain A. V. Hambro, M.P., the English international player, was beaten at Addirtgton, and they suffered a similar defeat in the match at Worplesdon. < At a meeting of the committee of tho SunMiugdaie CInb on Saturday it was decided to g-raii L the appli- cation of the Universities to play the annual golf match between Oxford and Cambridge at Sunuingdale 011 March 30th next year. :¡- ;¡.. Thp Ladia/ Golf Lnion announce their an- nual'^ventral meeting or county -olf for Feb- ruary 5th, 1920, and theirxtnnnal council meet- ing on February Cth, 10' be followed by the "at home" in the afternoon, all of which nuvUinss, will be held at the Caxton Hall, W estmi lister. Mrs n, Peel' s "Poethlyn" won the Wickham Stoeplecliasc of PM sovs. at Gal wick Ot, Sat- urday. w < » « According to the championship rota, the course of the Royal Cinque Forts Club at Deal will be the venue for the Open Golf Cham- pionship in June next. 0 At the meeting of the Cheshire Hunt on Tuesday, Mr Forwood, while jumping Hurles- ton Brook, was thrown and sustained a bad fracture of the right collar-bone. < American and French hoxing promoters in Paris are joining foi ce-s in order to pie- vent the Carpentier-Dempsey fight from being held in London, and negotiations are progressing rapidly so that some ar- rangement may be made in Paris before any agreement s signed.

GOLF. I LORD COLWTN'A CHALLENGE SILVER SAf.VEK. In the first round for the Lord Colwyn Chal- ieiure Silver Salver, played on the Maes D11 Golf l inks, Hamludiio, on Saturday, the re- sults were as follows W. Owen heat C. Mad- oc Jones, 4 and 3: T. B. Wood heat G. Ridge, 2 up; H. Roberts beat R. J. Williams, 5 and 4: Arthur Hewitt beat L. A. Coniiabcer, 3 and 2.; < harles-Dunpht1-beat B. Thomas, 5 and 4; E. T. Roberts boat F. Roberts, 2 up; Henry Hughes, beat, Ueorgr Keinpscy, 3 and 1; Arthur Dunphy beat. W. R. 'JWioma^, 3 and 2.

WALES AND HEALTH MINISTRY. Two meetings of the Welsh Consultative Council haw been held recently under the chairmanship of Sir Edgar H. Jones, I.P., and the Council have made substantial progress with the 0011 side-ration of the im- portant duty remitted to them of report- ing to the Minister of Health on the sys- tematised provision that should, in their opinion, be made in Wales in order to secure for the {Herniation the best póssibJe medical and allied Further meetings will be held in the N\rty part of the Now Year with a view to the presentation to thc Minister of an interim report at the carUcst practicable date. 'ii .Mr

Miss Jex-Blake, principal of Girton College, Cambridge, spooking at- a prize distribution at Blackheath Girls' High School, said she looked forward to the lime when the legal profession would be operrto girls. It might be that she was addressing a future Lady Lord Chancellor.

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