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I I THE POACHER. 1
I I THE POACHER. 1 o I How He Works. I Advice to Yonng Players I — I was chatting with a staunch old I rugbyite the other day—one of the faith- ful who delights in has constancy to the game because of its wealth of traditions. The type is lovable. The days oi '05 HTHI '06 are glorious memories—days of the Perfect Rugby, and yet whilst he looks, at the future with a cheery eye, and readily resists the blamiisiiu^nto of tho Soccer convert- to "come and see the Swans," h., sighs for the erstwhile stan- dard which'will never more be attained. He deplores the activity of the Northern Union poacher and regards it as the I greatest menace to the future oi Rugby in Wales. Apparently peaching had i.ot become a fine art in the good old days he is perpetually talking about. Still when he touched iipon tno subject I could not help thinking that he was light, and that i- was enu^-iy "JUe eo i-h.j Northern Union that the handling code is now experiencing its worst days. Hut the more one ponders upon the subject, the more one is convinced of the futility of trying to prevent it, for there is "nl,. one way and that is the method which h,c1. too often been stigmatised (and rightly so) as the canker at the heart of the game in Wales. It seems a pathetic proposition that the increasing brilliance of a combination oT players can only niclan the eventual coup that the professional teams in the North of England are bound to attain. Certain 111 is that whenever a clever Rugby amateur emerges, his progress is care-1 fully noted bv the emissaries (dread- fully stereotyped word) from the North, and as soon as ne is at the zenith of his prowess ho is bagged—and Cymru is poorer once more by a good exponent cf the game. n Last season several young We,lsh 1 players ,sprang into the limelight, amongst them one or two Swansea boys. They represented what the code nee-cisd badly to recover a good deal of its de- clining popuarbty, new. young blood Now we are getting the aftermath in the shape of another invasion of em is- saries" intent upon securing our new blood to infuse into the jadod veins of the game up North. They have elabo- rate methods. There is none of the (mil- at-a-gate stvie about their business; no straight offer and definite proposals. Rather they adjust the manner of approaeh to the character and worldly position of the catch to be made. In the case of the average footballer they know the effectiveness of a nice sounding sum down, and the allurement of a 11 coi-nfort,ble job" guaranteed. Flat refusals do not worry them in the least, and their persistence on the contrary is usually increased. The amount 'Fered iisua'i l y irei-eise d e is extended and the terms artfully Te- vised and little "perks" subtly hinted at here and there. The result is too often acquiescence on the part of the man pursued—and he flits, to the dismay of the team's followers and ti.e annoyance of Rugby supporters in general. In preparing their bait the poachers carefully refrain from mentioning the other side of the picture. The hunted as a rule knows nothing of the compul- sory training and the penalties for in- ferior play—and a man cannot always shine yon know They take care that the contract to be signed never gives the player much rope to govern his future movements once he has taken the (ash and appended his signature. Naturally the man sought after does his best tu look ahead and dwell on the possibilities of permanent injury on the field, for they are a trifle vigorous up there," but as a rule his outlook is too obscured by the roseate prospects painted by his interviewers, to thoroughly weigh the situation. He generally concludes by professionalising himself, ho benefits 'financially and physically, but gives no heed to the fact that playing to order isn't all butter, and adaption to a different style might mean loss of form and subsequent dispensation with his services. However, there it is, ;:nd superficial consideration of the venture to be taken, too often occurs with a prom ising: youngster. I know several who have regretted their recklessness in closing with tempt- ing offers and who have sighed for the unfettered days spent as an amateur. I have been told by others whose, repug- nance for ths game has been so pro- nounced after the awakening to what professional footbaH is, that they have abhorred the sight of a Northern Union game for ever. Here in Swansea we suffer, I 2m afr-id from the existence of the "scout." the cy-footbailer to whom he is a remunerative thing to spot rossibl e "stars" and ..communicate with Northern Union teams. The "scout'' doesn't worry ahout the pros and cons of the ease at all. It simply means to hi III that he is in pocket if a Ulan he has spotted or recommended goes North. Let us hope, now that we have the prospect of a good season before us, that our coming voungsters will give nnv advances made to them bv "emissaries" long and proper consideration, or else stil1 better, give them the cold eye, and stick to Rugby for the good old game itself.
CRICKET ARTICLE. I
CRICKET ARTICLE. I I BY J. IREMONGER II (The famous Notts. Batsman.) I Other things being equal, the result of a cricket match turns on the fielding. And by fielding. I do not mean merely the making or missing of catches, or alertness on the part of the men in preventing boun- daries. Good men in the field are a. fine asiset, but to get the very best out of good men the field must be properly placed to suit the particular type of bowlers operate ing. I have seen metchee—and you must hare seen them too-when the batsman seemed to be doing nothing else but putting the ball to the one or other of the waiting fieldsmen. Oh, you hare said, those bats- men are no good; they cannot get the ball out of the way of the field. Don't be so certain it is the fault of the batsman. More than likely it is the work of the captain I of the fielding side, who has placed his men in such positions that the batsmen fina ft well-nigh impossible to force the ball past them. Therein liee the art of placing the field. Xo hard and fast rules can be laid down as to the particular placing of the field for a particular c-lasa of bowler, co much de- pends on the particular circumstances—the condition of the wicket, and the prowess of each individual batsman. Still, when a team is playing more or leas constantly, with very few changes in the personnel of the eleven, it should' not be a very diffi- cult matter to decide what is and what is not wanted in the field when a certain bowler is on. In this matter of placing the field, Pom4-& of our first class bowlers are a law unto themselves—they seem to follow no gene- rally accepted rule, and, consequently. their bowling is backed up by what may be termed a "freak" field. One of the most striking freak fields is the setting when George Hirst is "on" and the wind favoura,ble to his swervers. To the uninitiated, it appears like nothing so much a6 if the field were being placed for a left-handed batsman, although the "off-side" men would appear to be closer in than usual. This queer formation for getting victims to Hiret's swervers is worth studying in detail. Suppose a right-handed batsman is at the wicket. Surprise is first of all ex. pressed that the wicket-keeper should, as a rule, stand back, for Hirst is not a fast bowler as we generally think of faet bowl- ing. The wicket-keeper stands back, how. ever, because then he is able to make ground on the leg side and to catoh snicks which would have gone for boun- daries if he had been standing up. Then there are no less than five leg men—two close in—in front of the wicket, a short leg almost square, but behind the wicket, an- other who looks like a short slip on the lez side and an ordinary long leg. These, with the usual mid-on, make up the fielders on the on-side On the off-side there stands mid-off, cover-roint, and third man very deep. This field looks astonishingly bare on the off-side, when considered by ordinary stand- aros-but it is by no means 36 easy to score runs to the off as appears from a casual glance. Hirst's deliveries swerve away to the leg, and he sends down ball after ball so accurately that the batsman does not get much chance of steering the ball through the wide gaps on the "off" side. As a direct contrast to the on-side field of Hirst's, we may take a glance at the field set for Hitch, the Surrey fast bowler. The value of bowling like that of Hitch lies, to a large extent, in the number of ready and safe hands waiting behind the wicket for "ssnicks." No lees than seven men of the ten are placed behind the wicket, and I have seen Hitch bowl over after over either on or just outside the off-stump, with the de. liveries pitchcd somewhat short. The bats- man finds it difficult to resist playing at omc of them, but even if he times hie stroke perfectly, it seldom realises more than a single, for there are so many men in the slips that it seems a heart-breaking sort of job even to attempt to steer the ball between any two of them. If, as some- times happens, a half-volley is sent along, it invariably means a boundary from a. drive past raid-off or mid-on. In the case of Ilitfh, these two men are placed wide in their respective positions, because he is' such an extraordinary fielder to his own deliveries. The more daring batsmen, of course, sometimes step into the wicket and pull Hitch to leg, but it is a dangerous game unlese the bowler happens to be off colour, I' despite the fact that I have often seen Hitch at work with only one man on the-leg side. Lob bowling seems to have gone out of elate, but in tha old days when G. H. Simp- son-Hay ward played regularly, his "field" was always a source of interest, and quite on a line of its own. Even more than the slow bowler does the "lobster" bowl for catches. He may occasionally bowl a. man out, but his chief hope lies in tempting the batsman to hit up catches, and, therefore, Siuipson-Hayward used to arrange hiB men almost in a circle round the batoman. He was practically unique in that he did not have a single man fielding in the slips, but he had a man almost straight behind the wicket-keeper on the leg-side. He was there because against lobs coining on the leg-side a. batsman will sometimes turn right round and hit the ball almost straight behind him. Another Yorkshiremaji with his field usually placed somewhat out of the ordin. ary on a sticky wicket is Schofield Ha-igh. Bowling an off-break with an occasional straight ball of different paces, he seldom has more than four men on the off-oide-- mid-off. cov £ -point, deep-point, and short slip. On theses side mid-on and short leg; the rest of the field being deep square-leg behind the wicket, long field nearly straight, and another deep P-eld half-way between these two. Haigh is continually bowling at, or just outside, the off stump, and with the ball also turning into the batsman's legs a. bit, it will bo realised how difficult it is to get more than a. single run at a time. In fact. it is well-nigh impossible to place the ball on the off side unless it over-pitched, which seldom happens, for Haigh was usually wonderfully accurate when I played against him. Now, although I have ^mentioned e.bove' one or two "freak" fields, it must not be imagined that even the bowlers named stick invariably to the arrangement men- tioned. There are three main considera- tions always to be borne in mind in placing the field-first, the nature of the bowling; second, the character of the batsman in; and, last, the state of the ground. It is obvious that when a very hard hitter of the Jegsop type is in, the field must spread out, so as to have a. better chance of stopping hard hits, or of getting catches in the outfield. On the other nand, if the batsman is of a cautious, plodding type, the* fielders naturally close in, and it ifl no use having men a long distance Dut for catches that are nefer likely to be tit to them. Again, the batsman may be particularly clever at placing or cutting the ball through the slips, and in such a case you clearly want more men fielding in the slips tha.n you do againt a batsman who seldom attempts to hit the ball through the ali-);. I remember when he famous "Ranji" was playing in this country regularly no captain- would have thought of allowing him to be at the wicket without placing a special fielder on the leg side in order to negative, as far as possible, that wonderful leg glade by means of which he obtained ao many of his run&
TO-DAY S CRICKETI
TO-DAY S CRICKET I ESSEX v. SURREY. t SCHREY.-ht Inn. I Hobbs, st. Gilligan. b Reeves. 72 • Knight, c Louden, b Reeves 91 Ducat, b Reeves 7 Harrison, et. Gilligan, b Reeves 2 Sandham, c Reeves, b Louden 45 Abel c Reeves, b McGahey. 10 Newman, c Gilligan, b McGaliey 23 Hitch, hit wkt., b McGahey 2S Lockton, not out 20 Strudwick, b Reeves 12 Rushby, c Gilligan, b Reeves 0 Extras. 12 322 ESSEX.-Ist Inn. F. H. Gillingham, b Rushby is Russell, c Lockton, b Abel 27 Freeman, b Rushby 7 F. W. Gilligan, b Rushby 4 C. M McGaliey, lbw, b Hitch 19 Phillips, b Hitth 2 Douglas, lbw b Rushby 26 Dixon, b Rushby 6 Morris, b Hitch 4 Reeves, b Rushby ] Louden, not out 0 Extras S 108 EISEX.-2ncl Inn. Russell, b Abel 11 Gillingham, b Rv<shby 15 Douglas, b Lockton 5 Freeman, b Abel 17 McGahey, b Lockton 0 Gilligan, not. out 8 Phillips, not out 7 Extras 2 Total (for 5 ■vrkfcs.) 65 YORKSHIRE v. M.C.C. I Plaved at Scarborough. YORKSHIRE.—1st Inn. Holmes, c Haig h Hearne 38 Denton, c Robinson b Falcon w Kilnsr c Hendre;i b Falcon (I Sutcliffe, b Falcon 6 Rhodes, b Haig 5 H irsi. not out. 22 I Burton, not oiit 0 I Extras IS Total (for 5 wkts.) 84 I SOUTH OF ENGLAND v. AUS- I TRALIANS. Played at Hastings. SOUTH OF E.NGLA-ND.-Ist Inn. R. Relf, Ibw b Winning 19 Meade, Ihw b Winning 0 Wilson, c Pellew b Stirling 2 v oolley. not out 20 Humphreys, cLang b Lampard 21 Total (for 4 wkts.) 62 I MIDDLESEX v. KENT. I KE-NT.-Ist Inn. Humphreys, c Gunasckara, b Stevens. 42 Hardinge, c Murrell, b Haij; 20 Woolley-, b Lee 19 Seymour, b Hearne. 58 Hedges, b Hearne 20 Troughton, c Stevens, b Hearne 1 Hubble, not ont. 12 Cornwallie, b Gunaeêkara. 0 Br.rnan, b Gunngekara 12 Faireervice, c Gunasekara, b Hearne 3 Freeman, run out 0 Extras 9 Total. 196 MIDDLESEX.-lst Inn. Warner, lbw., b Woolley 1 Lee, c Humphries, b Woolley 7 I Hearne, b Woolley 22 Twining, b Fairr,,Lrvice 7 Hendren, not out 37 Mann, run ont. 2 Hayes, lbw., h Woolley. 0 Burrell, b Fairs(>rviee 0 Stevens, b Fairservice (I Gunasekara,c Seymour,b Woolley 5 ?aviH< b Fairservice  3 _I Extras 3 Total 87 I MIDDLESEX.-2nd Inn, f Warner* c Brynan, b Freeman 0 ixe, b Fairservice 23 Hearne, c Hubble, b Woolley 1 Twining, b Fairservice 5 Hendren, b Woolley .40 Mann, not out 20 Hoig, b Woolley 0 Murell, b Freeman 1 Stevens, c Seymour, b Freeman 4 Guna-sekara, st Hubble,b Woolley 15 Extras 12 Total (for 9 wkts.) 121 The gaime ended in a draw. SUSSEX v. YORKSHIRE. I SUSSEXv—lst Inn. Vine, b Robinson 0 .Tupp, c Holmes, b Robinson 0 Wilson, e Sutcliffe, b Robinson 0 R. W-, I f, c,Stitcliffe,h Waddington 5 A. Relf, b Waddington 14 Tate, b Rhodes 7 Gilligan, lbw., b Rhodes 0 Young, c and b Rhodes M COX, no,+, out 25 Stannard, b Wilson 4 Holloway, not out 5 Extras 6 'rotal 100 YORKSHIRE.—1st Inn. Holmes, not out 6 Suteliffe, c Jupp, b Cox 4 Denton, not out 10 Total (for 6 wlrts.) 187 Game ended in a draw. BRITONFERRY v. SWANSEA. I Prospects of a close and exciting game I were marred by the rain which fell in torrents at Britonferry on Saturday afternoon. When the last Swansea wicket fell for a total of 155, the game had to be abandoned. J. John took five wickets for 55, and Harry Aran dale three for 40. Scores:— SWANSEA. J. A Tait, c Seldon, b John 11 H. Baxter,6 W. Daviee, b J. John 44 P. Morris, c Morris, b Jones 10 J. D. D. Daviss. b Arunclalo 3f1 W. J Bancroft, lbw, b John 1 W. N. Gemmill, b Arundale 3 W. Thomas, b Arundale 1 J. Hinwood, b J. Jolin 17 R. E. Rees, b J. John 6 J. Bancroft, not out 10 Creber, lbw., b J. John 4 Extras 12 Total 155 SOMERSET v. AUSTRALIANS. I AUSTRALIANS.—1st Inn. Total. 85 SOMERSET.—1st Inn. Total. 70 A UTRALIANS.-2nd Inn. Total 93 Australians: 144 for 4 (declared). Australians won by 6 wkts.
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-r- T Fire occurred in a petrol tank < arlv on Saturday morning at the Govern- ment motor transport depot, Slotirh. Three motor lorries were badly damaged but the spread of the fire was prevented. "While » large motor-lorry containing an excursion party of children waa pro- ceeding along the Hythe road at \.sb.. ford on Saturday it suddenly burst into flames. Amid considerably excitement the children were got out of -11 the vehicle. In the parish of Clyne, in Sixthe*- lanclshira. the education rate amount* to 5s. 6d, in the pound, and the parish council has refused to collect it, de- claring its intention of resigning. The total rates amount to 13s. 6d. in the pound.
TO-DAY'S RACING. I -_:-I
TO-DAY'S RACING. I I LEWES. H A ~_H0UST)E-' N SELLING PLATE of I ,00 sove. Mile and a half. Mr Court e SAITLY MAUDE, 5 8-11 (Cooper) 1 Maj, V. P Lisa's MA PETITE. iM lSteck) 2 Mr. Xort hold's LIGHT CHARCK. 4 8-1 (Pettott) 3 Off 148. Trainer: Yountf. Betting. 9 to 4 on Saintly Maude. 9 to 4 Ma Petite N to 1 Light Clarge. .) -f -—SUSSEX H?yDICAP of ZM s?T: ?- X O Mile nd a Quarter. ilr F. Ourxon's THE SQUARE. 5ys 8-9 (Slade) 1 Mr H Leader's WILL O'THE WISp. 5 7-11 (Garnett) 2 Mr Z. Miohalinos' THE GUNYAH. 6 7-2 (8t-ott) 3 Also ran: Golden Soua-re (Cooper), Latch (S'Peck).. Off 2-5. Trainer: Hobbf. Betting: 5?2 Tb< Gn?ah. The Square, and Will O The Wis?. 3 to 1 Gold* Square, 5 to 1 Latch g ????tHSCHILD PLATE t l'OO ?.Tc O MilG and a Quarter. Cant Bovd's TRENCH WARFARE a 11-4 Ca-pt. Boyd) 1 Mr F. A. Brown's POT HERB. 5 11-4 (Mr. F. A. Brown 2 Mr r. W Ingram's NEII/GHERRY. 6,12-0 IMT. Re) 3 AIM ran: Sherston (Hartigan), Cresiey (Eregtow). Broadway (Heath). Off 2.47. Trainer: C. Leader. Off ?1 4 7. betti iv 7 to 4 Cresiey 3 to 1 herston. 5 t-o 1 Neilfrherry. Trench Warfare, 7 to 1 Pot Herb. SO to 1 Broadway. O.l1 D r-FILLIES SELLING PLATE of 200 0.10 eo. T.Y.C. Mr Grigza' 1,4UDDEN FA-NCY, (Whatley) 1 Mr Luecombe's JEWEL OF ULSTER, 7-6 (Cooper) 2- R. Woott-on'¡¡ MONODY 7-6 (Stotti. 3 Off 3.15. Trainer: Grigpe- _== I
COMMERCE of the DAY I
COMMERCE of the DAY I FOREIGN EXCHANGES. I The closing rat.a in London on piacee abroad were at, follows: New York cable transfers, 4.20 to 4.20J); Brussels cheques, 35.J5 to 35.20; Pari6 cheques, 33.93 to 34.00; I Hong Kong, 3s.. Hid.; Shanghai, 5e. 9d. NO CHANGE IN SILVER. I There was no further change in bar silver, I which remained at 58d per OJ;, for opol. and I 56. for forward delivery. REDOBOFT STEAM NAVIGATION COM- 11 PANY, LIMITED. The directors of the above company liave I declared an interim dividend at the rate of 10 per- cent, per annum, free of inoome- tax, for the half-year ending July ilet. DiTided warrants were posted to the share holders on Saturday. MEAT MARKET. I London. -Monday.-B"f, fair allotments n'ade. Scotch long and short. English, in- cluding Birlienhead killed 8s. 6d.; imported, froze. 6s. to 6s. 6d. Mutton; Fair supplies allocated, English and Scotch tegs, wethers and ewes, imported 7s. Laipb: English. Scotch and Irish 9p. Veal: Nominal. Ene-- lish. 7s. Pork, small sunnliee. English and Irish, 10s. Sd.; imported. 9s 6d.
Family Notices
BERTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. MARRIAGES. IS OMAS—MORGAN .—On Saturday. August 3Ptb. at Parish Church. Mumbles, by the Rev H. V. Williams Christopher, foil of Mrs. E. Thomas 103. Rhyddings terrace, to Minnie, only daughter of Mr and Mrs. A. Morgan. Park-avenue. Mumbles. 61A9-2 PIfILLJ PR—LORD.—On September 1st at St. !?eense. D. D Phillit)F- Mary's Church. by Li-cense. D, D Phillips. M.A date Lieut. R.W.F.) elder son of Mr. and Mrs David Phillios, Brynhyfryd. to Cicely Eveline Lord B.A.. only daughter of the late Capt J. Lori and Mrs. Cradock. Bolton. No cards. 63A9-3 DEATHS. WILLIAMS.—On August 30tli. at 6 Morris. tou-lerrace. X. Thomas. Albe* Williams, shipwright. Private funeral or Wednes- day..? o'clock, for Dsinygraig Friends ac- cept this only intimation. 63A9-2 DA VIES.—^1. Prince of Wales-road, William Henry Davies, aged 65 Blacksmith, late of Globe Drv Dock. Funeral Wednesday. Sept. 3rd (gentlemen only), at 3 pm. sJiarp. Friends please accept this only in- timation. 63 A 9-2 TYRELL, William Jsmc* the bekrved hus- bad of Amy Tyrell of 94. Kilvey-road, youngest son of the late Joseph Tyroll (painter). Public funeral Tuesday, at 2 30 prompt for Danygraic Cemetery. 60A9-1 HANNEY.—At 513, Noath-road. Morriston. on AuLiizit 50th. William Percival (Percy!. <wn cf Samuel and Elizabeth Hanlley; ase IS. Funeral Wednesday 3.30. gentlemen only, for Llansarolet Churchyard. 63A9-2". DA VIES.—On August 30th. at Cles's-road. Ystalyfera, Redvers Davies. aized 19. son of John Davies. Funeral Wednesday, at Pantteg. 4 p.m WILLIAITS.-A,t Dinas. Landore. 011 Fi-iday. August, 29th, Susan, widov of the Rev W. Trichard Williams D.D Lacdore. Funeral leaving Dinas for Cwntgellv Ceme. tery on Tuesday at 3 o'clock. Friends please accept this the only intimation MA IN MEMORIAM. DEAN.—In loving memory of Corporal Sid- ney Dean.:14th Wehh R£rt.. who died of wouud-v received in France. Sept let. He died that we might live -rc ro m liis-loving Wife and Children. 63A9-1 BOWEN.—In loving remembrance of our dear son. Sec-Lieut. Will Bowen, 9, Mil- ton-terrace. who died of wounds received in action near Morval France August .3(J. 19;e At the going down of the -sun and in the morning we will remember, him From his loving father, mother, brothers, and sister. 61A 9-2 COLE.—In loving memory of Pte. Thomas J Cole. 1. Caepys-road Treboeth killed in action in France, September 1st. 1918 — Ever remembered bv Father. Mother. Sis- ters. Brothers. Uncles and Aur.ts Gone, but not fotgotterl MORRIS.—.in loving memor of Pte. W, T. Morris, who was killed ir, action in Fraene. September :1t, 1916.—Ever remembered by his lovinr wife Ruby To n/emorv ever dear 6ZA9.1 JONES.—In loving roemo'v (f Pollie, wife of J. H. Jones, and late of Stort-street. Swnr.-ea, died August 31st. 1913. A dutiful wife and loving r other.—5froiv< Husband and Children. Sy-1 THANKS FOR SYMPATHY. STEPHENS.—Mre. Stephens and Family. 2. Langdon-place, thank all their kind friends fo- sympathy and floral tributes in their sad bereavement. 63AS-1 HOLL1NGDALIJ.— Mr. W. Hoilingdale an-d family desire to thank the kind friends a-nd neighbours for their kind eympathv and for floral tributes in their recent sad and sudden bereavement. 61A8-y)
INTERNATIONAL POWLS.
INTERNATIONAL POWLS. Scotland v. Ireland at Swansea. Th* local international" bowling match between Scotland and Ireland will be played on the Cwmdonkin Green. Swansea, on Tuesday evening. Ireland Trill be represented by the following:— Mike Troy. capt. (skip-, J. Holly, J Sweenev, Dan Shea. W. Dew>tt (skip), T. Tracey. W Wil- kins, T. Bolch. J. E. Donelly (skip), A. G. Shapton, G. Ace. W. Collins. F. Barter 'skip). F. Clifford, C. Sher- lock. A. J. Shapton. Reserves: W. orman, E. Grist, W. Toby and E. Meyrick. The bowling in previous games this season har, been of a very high standard, and much enjoyed by a large number of spectators.
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Parties 01 hop pickers arc arriving by train in the hop districts of Kent. They include many partially disabled ex- Service men, and a noticeable feature is the improved appearance of the is the ITnll roVC' IPPL?nt'arce of tijo been so well clad. Picking is expected to begin early next week. Crop pros- pects are good- A horse grazing in a held at Hamp- ton Court on Saturday slipped into the river and became fixed in a tree which was submerged. Several people tried in vain to release it, and a horse slaughterer was at last summoned. How- ever, before he arrived the horse freed itself, and, swimming across the liver, landed on the Surrey side. Five hundred bunches of grapes, e,ch I weighing from illb. to 21b., have teen cut from the famous vine at Hampton Court Palace this year. The Dowager Viscountess Wolselev has purchase d the grapes for distribution in military find civil hospitals, A week of trials and team gossip has made football more in the air than it has been in Swansea since 1914. Seen who they're playing centre?"; "They can't leave out "Should think they ought to make a good line," are com- mon overheard snatches of conversation noir.
RUGBY PROSPECTS.I --0———
RUGBY PROSPECTS. I -0 ——— Swansea Team's I Fixtures. I Optimism of the I Committee. What are the prospects of the Rugby code at Swansea this seasonI asked of Mr. John Davids, the well known chairman of the Swansea and District Rugby lie ague and Swansea Club committeeman. Well," was the reply, there is every indication that Rugby will come up to the high standard of previous yeus this season. Not only is the enthusiasm amongst the followers well shown, but the talent at the disposal of the club is such that it is going to be a matter of some difficulty to select what can be considered as the strongest side. At the present time they have ten three-quarters in the persons of Howell Lewis (the frkipper), Oswald Jenkins, Johnny Flynn, E. B. Ree-s, W. Bowen, W. Rowlands, Lieut. A THirews, Haydn Evans, T. R. Thomas, and D. J. Grey, and there are certain to be more good men evened by to-day's trial match at Llans&mlct.' "And the halves?" We have Ben Beynon, W. Griffiths iHdY- cliffe), Bennett and Coiidon (GrovetsendU and J. Rapsey, whilst the forwards t-re well represented by Tom Parker, Tom gan. Syd Webber, J. D. Jones, Capt. ¥■.iTuter, Jenkins (Loughor), C. Gard, C. Mitchell, tt. Williams, Wheeler, and Geo.'EvanA. "For the full-back pogitioa ?a have Gordon Burchell, Ned John, and Jack Ban- croft to draw upon. Besides, the committee have another district fu.H-back in view, who is certain to come to the front." I j Open Football. I Mr. Daviec, went on to supply the gratify- ing information that the club were to make every effort to see that the play will be in every respect in the bett Welsh style. Scrummaging will not be the oner of the day, as it has been ux> often in matches with first class teams. E<kthft~, I the bright and open game is to be insisted upon even at the expense of a victory. I This is the sensible attitude to adopt, and the spectators, as well Clh the players, will benefi accordingly. Lesser Lights. I I aöked why it was that certain Welsh I cluba were rather disappointed at not being able to secure a. fixture with Swansea, as a have been often told that a. visit, from a first-class team to the smaller towns of the adjacent valleys would give a great im- petus to the popularity of Rugby in those districts. Moreover, some of the sides, like Maesteg and Treorchy to mention only two, can give the fmest combinations II, very close game. Some of the clever Australian sides received a shock at Maeateg last season. Mr. Davie" pointed out, however, that thie season the club were peculiarly placed, and in compiling the fixture list preference had necessarily to be given to the sides with reputations, and, consequently, drawing power. "Gates," he added, "had to be the premier consideration, and you cannot get large crowds to witness a game that has not the promise of very attractive foot- ball." Nevertheless, I hope that next year the club will do their utmost to encourage the Biin.or teams by giving them dates some- how or other. Continued Mr. Davieo: "The committee are also determined this season to get teams to kick off at the advertised time. Unpunctuality is one of the mild pvils that militate against the success of Rugby in several towns, and there are many aides who are notorious for the habit. We are not going to contract it, as it only irritates the spectators." The Trial Game. Next Thursday, all players who consider themselves qualified for inclusion either in the FiT-fit or Second fifteens this eeason are invited to the trial games at St. Helen's on Thursday next, September 4th. and they can refit assured that nobody with the desired ability will be overlooked. We are anxious to preserve the utmost impartiality in the selections." The fixture list for the I season could hardly be improved upon, so we look forward to seeing the old game established upon its old footing once more. We have the material to draw upon—so many men took up the go,me whilst in the Army, and it will be through no fault of the committee if thorough suc-cee* is not attained." C. B. J. ODDS AND ENDS. —— The cheerful optimism of the Swansea, Committee regarding this season's outlook is personified in Mr. John Daviess views given above. "Carry on," say the Ruggei etalwarts. Alderman William Owen's interest toe club has been something of a daa^ant surprise to the committee. He has .llraa iy proved himself an acquisition, and bis suggestions are valued. The club's inter- ests will receive the fairest consideration where he is concerned. All ambitious youngsters are being ex- horted to turn out on practice days, and, as there is certa.in to be a quick response to this invitation, the club would think ¡ kindly of any of the older exponents of the game who would drop into St. Helen's occa- I sionally and give the young blood the benefit of their experience. Would Billy Trew and his former playing companions please note? Mr. "Billy" Griffiths, the secretary of I the club, hce been working particularly hard to ensure a successful commencement of the season. In fact, the arrangements to be made have made such calls upon his time that he desired to forego his holidays. That's the spirit to carry the game through. Another man whose assistance in the past has been most unselfish, and whose help will be gladly accepted in the future, is Jimmy Rapsey, "one of the finest 6ports in Swansea," as one committeeman termed him. Mr. D. B. Tolico is a useful member on the Selection Committee, and he is always on the qui vive for discovering talent. He has the courage of his convictions, and never hesitates tc <=&y what he thinks, a, characteristic which is appreciated in selection work. Among those who turned out for some practice on Thursday was Tom Porker, Howell Lewis, Rapsey, Bowen, Flynn, T. R. Thomas, to mention a few of the Premiers, and quite a large number of other players from the district. It seemed rather incongruous to find a cricket match in progress at one end of St. Helen's on Thursday, and on the other end to see twenty or thirty fellows in Rugby togs punting a ball about for all they were worth. The people in the pavilion hardly knew which end to centre their atteption upon. Old players who wish to obtain" freë admission tickets" for next season should communicate witb the secretary a3 soon as possible. Seaeon tickets are £ 1 for the stand and 10s. for the field, inclusive of tax. Ladies' tickets are 10s. and 5s. res- pectively. The price of admission to the field for the season will be 9d. inclusive of tax, but a. shilling will be oha.rged for eDeoiaJ games.
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EFFRONTERY. ——-— ——- The Junker Again. I BERLIN. Monday. A semi-official Note issued here ;f,YS that the Allied Naval Commission re- cently contended that Allied warships could call at German ports without pre- vious notice. I German Government opposed this view, and requested that calis should be. confined to absolutely necessary occasions.
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