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I LRAGUE-FIRST DIVISION, I Results up to Saturday, Scptcxnber 22nd ^— Goals E. W. L. D'n. For Ag't. Pts. Aflbcm Vilia. 6 5 1 0 14 6 10 Woohneh A 5 4 1 0 12 5 8 Sheffield Wday 5 3 0 2 10 5 8 Boltotn WtorfaB 4 3 0 1 9 2 7 Newcastle U. 5 3 1 1 11 8 7 Bvertan 6 8 2 2 is 8 6 Bristol C,ity 5 2 1 2 12 7 6 Manchester U. 6 2 1 2 7 5 6 Ncftta Couniy. 5 1 0 4 6 4 6 Bury 6 1 1 4 10 8 6 Sunderland 4 2 1 1 9 9 5 Liverpool 5 1 2 2 6 7 4 Derby OoaLnby_. 5 1 2 2 6 8 4 Sheffield United 4 1 2 1 4 9 3 Birmingham 5 1 3 1 7 13 3 Middlesbrough 4 0 2 2 4 8 2 Prarton N.E—.„ 4 1 3 0 3 6 2 M'cheerter City 5 0 3 2 7 20 2 Stoke 6 0 4 2 3 10 2 Blackfcurn P. 4 0 3 1 3 10 1

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LAST SATURDAY'S MATCHES. Aston Villa 2, Everton 1, Barminghinim 2, Liverpool 1. Woolwich Arsearad 2, Nc-wca^llo UiJted 0. 2, Preston LNorth End L Sh?ld W. ?N.<)rtts clo;tmty Blackburu RoveTs 0. Sunderland 3, Bcrdetial City 3. Bolton Wamtorea-s 2, Maneheater United L Bury 1, MkLdleshroug-h 1. Stoke 1, Sheffield United 1. Derbv Caunity 2, Mianchester City 2.

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LEACUE-SECOND DIVISION. Results up to Saturday, September 22nd:— ooals I'. W. L. D'n. For Ag't. Pts. Leicester Fosse 5 4 0 1 9 3 9 Chelsea 4 3 0 1 16 4 7 Hull City 4 2 0 2 7 2 6 NVost Brom. A. 5 3 2 0 9 4 6 Wolverhampton Wainderera 5 2 1 2 7 6 6 (laptcla Orieni. 4 2 1 1 7 4 5 Grimsby Town.. 5 2 2 1 8 7 5 Buralem P. V. 5 2 2 1 9 9 5 Lincoln City 5 2 2 1 10 11 5 Grainsboro' T'ty 5 2 2 1 5 6 5 Bradford City-. 5 2 2 1 7 9 6 Burnley 5 2 3 0 4 6 4 Gkaasap 4 2 2 0 7 14 4 Notts Forest 4 1 2 1 7 7 3 Burton United.. 4 1 2 1 6 7 3 Chesterfield 4 1 2 1 4 5 3 Leeds City 5 0 2 3 3 11 3 Blackpool 4 0 2 2 4 7 2 Ba<nnaley 4 1 3 0 4 7 2 Stockport C'nty 4 0 2 2 3 J 2

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LAST SATURDAY'S MATCHES. Leicester Fosse 2, Bairnsle^- 1. Burnley 2, Lincoln City 1. Notts Forest 3, Leeds City 0. Burton United 2, Burslom Port Vale 0. Chelsea 2, Weat; Bromwich Albion 1. Wolverhampton W. 3, Bradord City 2. Hull City 3, Stockport Cou/nty 0. Grimaby Town 3, Chesterfield 1. Clapton Orient 3, Blackpool 1.' Gloseop 3, Gainsborough Trinity 1.

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ENGLISH CUP. Qualifying Competition. WREXHAM v. RHYL. It must be confessed that Rhyl wenit to Wrex- ham on Saturday to play the qualifying round of the Ei,-g,ibh C p 'n anythi.,il but u I high rp?rits. 0,-io and all appei?.red to realise thai th^y would not have such an easy thing of ;t as they had last year, wbn they defeated Wrexham, and went on swimming- 1, ly for s?-,veral matchc?s. Ile Wre xhainites wer-, then so bidly disappointed that they determined thas year t.ea."o nothing to c-h-uice. Rhyl did not expect to have an &asy -victory this year nor did they anticipate tho 7 to 0 dofeat they re- ceived, but the team is not downhearted. The game was played in doll weather, and from the first the Wrexhamitea showed a de- termination to win. Freeman started for Wrexham, ajid the home forwards going right through, Gordon Jones scored in the first i-rzintite. Griffiths got through directly after- wards, and Blackburn made a grand eave at the expense of a corner, which was cleared. Rhyl made headway, and Coventry had to handle and kick away three times. The via- tors played up well, and the Wrexham defense was none too steady. Play settled down in raid- field, and little of interest transpired for some time. The Wrexham forwards roused them- selves, jwkI Freeman just rnigsfd scoring. Grif- fith had hard line- in f3triking the net with a hard shot. Blackburn saved from Griffiths, and then Gordon lifted the ball over the bar. The homo forwards were now pressing severe- ly. and tih-e Rhyl goal had several narrow escapes. The defenders however, kept their heads, and there was no scoring. The visitors retaliated and glirod a corner. This led to &c.,Ine ex 'tin- piay in the home goal, but tho dan,C?r ca -tu?illy removed. A corner 'or 'V as eve' W,.h.11, w-tz ?%,Al plic,d, but the forward.3 did not tako advantage of the opportunity, and Jones, who was playing well at back, cleared. Several other corners followed, but none were improved upon. Wrexham pressed heavily to- Wuirds the interval. At half-time the score was; Wrexham 1, Rhyl 0. When the game restarted the home teani rcalised that tbo margin with which they had crossed over was too little to peirmit of their taking matters easy, and they went for the Rhyl goalk.ce»>er for all they were worth, and they finished up with a seven g'oal to nil vic- tory, thus effectively cleaning the slate of tho defeat of last year, while visions of the English Cup going to Rhyl faded deeper into the dim and d istaD-t fl-tla-e.

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THE COMBINATION. Results up to Saturday, Se^^tember 22nd: — Goals. P. W. L. D. Fsr.Agit.P Chester 3 3 0 0 15 1 6 Will.an T<)wn 3 2 0 1 4 2 5 Druids 3 2 0 1 5 3 5 Crewe Alex'dira 4 1 1 2 8 8 4 Trarumiere R'ra. 4 2 2 0 5 6 4 Nantwich 3 2 1 0 6 8 4 Oswestry U 4 1 1 2 5 5 4 Chirk 4 1 2 1 3 1 3 Whitchurch 2 1 1 0 7 4 2 Wrcxham Vios.. 3 1 2 0 3 3 2 Rhyl 2 1 1 0 3 4 2 Birkenhead 3 1 2 0 4 7 2 Bangor 4 0 2 2 6 12 2 Wrexham 2 0 2 0 2 6 0 Crewe Alexandra 2, Chirk 2. Wigan Town i, Oswestry 1. Trapmcre Rovers 2, Wrexham Victoria 1. Cheater 4, .Birkenhead 0.

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WH:TCHURCH v. BANGOR. Visitora Defeated. There was a very fair attendance at this match at Whitchurch on Saturday. Bangor lost tho toss. Morgan put in a capital run, and opened the score for Whitchuroh with a good shot. The champions kept up the pressure, but the Bangor defence played finely, Roberts especially doing wel. Two free kicks were given against Whitchurch, but both were cleared. Bangor afterwards put in a period of preesing, but there was no sting in their method. After Weaver had changed the venue, the local forwards came down in a line, but the ball was nut out of reach when close to the goal. Whitchurch now made things warm around the visitors' goal, and Mor- gan finally scored with a. shot close in. The home side kept up the pressure, and in the. next couple of minutes Henshail put on the third goal for the champions with a rat-tiing shot. A well-intentioned centre by Weaver was cleared and Callows tried a long dropping shot, which caused trouble. Bangor varied matters by making a move to the ether end, and succeeded in forcing a corner, v,;Iiich did riot, hoivever, corf?e to anvthin?. 1,angor's, stay N%,az i,DL loii,?, I -f mo and a oo?,nb*ne, ve by the home forwards transferred operations, and Whitchurch began another attack, which was wound up bv Foster again scoring. Half-time: Whitchurch, four goals; Bangor, none. On the re-start Davies (Bangor) was unlucky with a nard dnve which shivered the upright. Whitchurch made a move to the other end, °but offside barred their progress. Roberts set his ?3?,e once more, and Imn&- beir, gi iven ag?tliist Wiiltch-ai-ch ri-lil. in 'e goal area, iian_ -or were a.N-ardfd a pz?alty. Fro-rn this Siecran opened Bangor's account. Later, Weaver gave to licrishall. who brought about Bailor's down- tail. ilio home forwards were now particularly aggressive, and were giving the visitors' defence a lively game. sending in a variety of shots. Ait-er a tune Bangor managed to break awav, and getting close up, Pritohard scored for them. 1 lay_ was goon transferred to the other eud, and except for spasmodic efforts by Bangor, the champions wero doing all the pressing, and the end came with the score:—Whitchurch, six goals; Bamror, two goals. The teams were as follows:— Wli'tchur,-h: Go, R. fatham; bqcl,:s, Lin(3?up .I,d J. T,at,?,tm, Ca?lows, a?nd i?l-itcliell; f,,m-ards, FoFter, Ifenslian, M,)r'- ,,&n, a42d Weaver. T?an;.zar: G(-),J, D. J. Williams-, bacl,-F, Roberts hajf and ??.vam -I)acks, J. Arridl-el Pr.cJ,-trd, and T fori?,ardc,, r- Bitriis, Sh,-eran, J. W,anx, ii. Davi1w, and Oliver. Furrwrtfes FOR TO-MORROW (SATURDAY). 1 BaaigOT v. Wigan Town, Chirk v. Birkenhead, Nantwich v. Dmidis. I Oswestry United v. Wrexham. Chester Y. Wrexham Victoria. r Rhyl v. Crowe Alexandra. UrammeTo rtovem v. WhitchuTch. I 1

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A PENALTY KICK. A penalty kiok was awarded against Harris, but the Bangor custodian effected a brilliant save, hia clearance being clean and finished. Nothing important occurred up to half time* when the score stood: Bangor Reserve 2, Blaemau Festiniog nil. The Reserves started the second half at full f,t?gth, a pla3,er naailod W. 11. Jones, of --king p th,3 They d"?fici'?'nc.y' pressed with great vigour, ajid the Blaenau cuatodian effected a smart save from Harry Williams. The game now became more even, each and being visirfced in turn. D. Allen Jones wajs penalised for throwing one of the visiting half backs over hit? back, and he was guilty of throe other fouls directly afterwards. After makimr one glaring error, W. Oliver Griffith made amenta by firing a splendid shot at the Blaenau goal. G. Jones, the visiting outside loft, was a continuous bather to the 13angor dieaondttrs, and the outside right (R. Roberts) p,,cnin,ci,ng up?cyll one Df his seoL,,Nl a r r?-adly clever goal. Spurred by this suc?e--sr,, the qunirryrnp-n sot to ?,k to equaIL-.L,, and bc, the final whirtic c, in dc)i-n 'g so. ",ded thcy succeeded Filial T-it, Barg- Pk&- Festi 2. rve --+-

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FRIENDLY MATCHES. HOLYHEAD v. CONWAY. DECISIVE WIN FOR HOLYHEAD. CBy IOybi"). mc^, io friendly encounter at the Oval, on Saturday, before a large crowd of t'nTm^ r ,,il(:[er<M Aâ–  Learmouth lined the toa-ms as folknvs; — Conway; Goal, H. Parry; full-backs, 0. Ellis and 1. Jones; half-backs, S. Jones, B. Owen and Saunders; forwards, J. R. Jones, E. Jones' Lilow. 1 ritchard, W. Saunders, and LI Ro^ berts. Holyhead: Goal, Collier; full-backs, W. H. Parry and Ellis; half-backs, Taylor, W. T. Jones and W. Brown; forwards H. Roberts, 0. B. Mwajds, J. Rowlands, F. Boguo and II Brown. "? ??. Holvi?ad winning the tosa decided to play down hill. The homesters immediately preyed and Bo?c shcoting in hard, Parry cleared' iAOwianda rnghcd m, but the custodian nstcd out, Bogue returning- li against the upright. Bogue and H. Brown again tested Parry without visitors (rlin pre&e?(A, and forcing u. ooi.nor caused .r t<> clear. fi- 1, le 'rowrl &-uri-.i- tihe leather, -"ure-(i down the fic,,Id, and pa-,?:,ig to B, th-o latter beat i a#ry. A scrimmage in front of the visitors' goal resUitod in Bogue testing Parrv who fi&ted out, but J. Rowlands met the ball, and scntfc it into the net with a. crash. The visitors now atta,ckm, but fliled to swre. 0. B. FAwai-da, in a. coll's' with one ol n I th-, visitors' forwards, received an injury, and retired from tha field, tho homesters playing with four forwards. A fool against W. H. Parry within the homesters' penalty line gave Bob Owen a g<ood chance, but lie sent the leather against the crossbar amidst derisive laughter. The homo forward lal0.?!0,w';x^amc v«r.y aggressive, 13ogue ha vine m-sciilod Life into it. CONWAY GOAL BOMBARDED. Some fine combination resulted in J. Row- lands scoring the third goal. The homesters attacked continually, and the forwards abso- lutely bombarded the visitore' goal. A fine run by the visitors' right resulted in J. R. Jonies testing OoLlier, who fell in attempting to Ciear and Jones easily eoored the first point for the visitors. At half-time the home.sters led by 3 to 1. On resuming play Bogue was in great evi- -u',en,De. --ending in -hoL-3 repeatedly likt? ,?m a'* .tta-ek on the cit,-tdel r(?sulte,,I'iz, a terrific scnm.na.ge, which culminated in Bogue in -orne fin43 work by the homesters resulted in Rowlands scoring the fifth point in less than a minute. the. homesters continued to press, and gave considerable trouble to the visitors' backs and an' l?, eti??t,Dd.-iio was c-a?"i(?d upon to save his ed,a,rge repeatedly. Aft,?r a P"I(>r,c,d attack some fine play by RONI'l,1-1141s, R<>bcr',s and liogue resulted in the latter soorin.g the sixth goal for the homcstern. The visitors now woke up and a fine rim by the right wing P,'ave Jones a chance. He sent m a high cross shot, which Collier faned to reach, thus scoring tho second goal for Conway. From this period to the end the homes t,c,-s pressed ha I-d, but without result. The final score was as follows:— Holyhead, 6; Conway, 2.

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BANGOR NORMAL COLLEGE v. Y.M.C.A. :0- The opening match of tlio season between the above teams was played on Saturday, on the Normal ground, at Bangor. In tho opening stages of the game the Nor- mals pressed, and the Y.M C.A. full back couid clear only at the expense of a corner. The flag lick was well placed by I lasso tt, and Searlo, receiving, made a capital attempt to Ti! is !)tcught aj),out a Clever s?avc -i)y 1,1-,c i tin.- ivhich the Y.A4.C A. St4o.'Idil:7 ivork(-d towards the Normal -oal. the ri,bt bick. SLIICCCIl?SfUily i,acklodtlio or, I-,o 'ing insil left, and s-naxtlv' passed to l,hill.'pa, wli<) -dribbled thr?Dii,?h -tl-io ciily ?o be pLI!d Lir) by fall ?l, ij id f, 14d 1)!,IV -%i,,ig tri?-, nfxt f' c>f the ,,imo in wh'cb Searlo distinguished himc-elf by hiB quick and effective tackling of Roger Lewis and his col- in sy-it-o of bb. Normal h.I-veg tho v'i' in- r?igjit *ng pr,?s-3ed and the t inside rigiit J. I'. W Illiami ,v-iih a1011- sliotl 'J'hcj iroalkt?epor fiimblod tlio ball, witi,,T rolled into the net, thus enabling the Y.M.C.A. to record their first point. i,h's did net to ,t.imu?ia.t th,3 e b-,)jyjo ?-hortly alteia,ards t 5cconJ po' nt was recorded against them. After tilill second reverse the Normals played with more deter- mination, and the right wing made efforts to score. Attenboro and Turner combined well, and the 1; tter, after smart individual play, scored for the College. Shortly afterwards half-time w-13 called with the score reading:— Y.M.O.A. 2; Normals, 1. In the first- few minutes of the second half, the Normals seemed to be getting the best of matters. Bassetrf, took a run along the lino and beautifully placed the ball, which enabled Phillips to r-core one of his characteristic goaJs. Thus for a time the teams were level, but the pace coupled .vith lack of training was evi- dently tolling upon the coPegians, who began to slacken in their efforts to score. This falling off was especially noticeable in the backs, who became unsteady under pressure. Taking ad- vantage of a miskiek by Webb, the opposing oentrc-forward rushed up and scorcd the winning goal for the Y.M.C.A.

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l BATFOOA FOOTBALL FIXTURES. 1506. September 23th.—Wigim Town_„ — Home. Octi>ber 6th.—Birkenhead ^7.. Away, October M.-Wrexha= Tlctorta IInme. October 27th.—Whitcbnrtfi n Home. November 3rd.-Nantwich Away. November 17th.—Chirk „ Away. November 24UL—Rhyl Home. December 8th.-Tranmere Hovers Away. December 15th.—Chester Away. 1907. January 5th.-Wigan Town Away. January 19th.-Druids Away. January 26th.-Chester Home. February 9th.—Clrirk Home. February 16th.-Phyi Away. Febi-uray 23rd.-Wrexham Home. March 2nd.-crewe Alexandra — —~ Away. March 23rd.—WMtchurch Away. March 29th (Good Friday). -BirLktmhead Home. March 30th.—Nantwich llama. April 1st (Easter Monday).-Tranmero Rovere Home. April Gth.—Oswestry Home. April 13th.-Wrexham Victoria -——- Away.

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NOTES AND COMMENTS. (By "Criticus.") The much abused bddyt (especially this sea- son), the liangar Committee musit bo comraend- ed for their action in giving, an opportunity to locaJ youths to show what they can do. Seraaon aiter eeaaon. one sees the same familiar faees in both teams run by the clu..J, and if by a.ny oh-a^ioo a new man is drafted into either of them, ho generally hails from outside the city. Saifcurday's game clearly demonstra- too that we have in our midst youths who need only a little more practice and culture to develop iusto useful players. » » < BÍlght of the eleven layers in the Rcsorve team chosen to meet Blaenau Festinioa- ware straJWfCTB to the habitues of the Bangor cnclo- suro, although they were "natives/' It was a risky experiment, but as I have said before the committee are to be conjgirattulated on tlieir courage, and each of the new coanera deservedi his place in the team. < < It need hardly be said that the game started late, although tho quarrymen were on the ground exactly at the aickvertised time. Before the home lot quite realised that the game had opened, tihe visitors raided their goil. After this BpUirt play simmered down, but the visitors were showing up w-cll. • u # » A misunderstanding between the Bangor full backs affcfexled J. Jones, the visiting centre forward, a glorious chance, but he aimed at the mm instead of the goal. The frrst goal fell to Btangor, Haasry Williams doing the trick with a beauty. The quarrymen did not relish this reverse, -aad they went about their wock hammer and ton.gs only to fail miserable when inside the danger zone. With a shot which left nothing to be desired, D. Allen Jones ca.ptured the visitor's goal for the eooond time. 9 The next item of interest was the saving of a penalty kick by the Bangor custodian, who made a clean joo of it. During the whole of the first half, Bangor had playjed ten men, but it was curious tha<fc when they had the full complement in the second half their play de- teriorated. • • # « Throughout the second half the Festiniog ex- treme wingers troubled the Bangor defence, Rind at length R. Roberts beat the Bangor cus- todian all enklo up, and before the game con- cluded, the visitors euoceedcd ion effecting a draw. On the whole, the eoore is a fair indication of ftho run of tie game, which was not charac- terized by a high stajxLaoxl of football. Tho quanrymen have a rough and ready mode of playing, and their methods unbeautiful, though they appeared to the spectators, frequently upset the calculations of the homesters who relied more on the pair lour typo of football. ♦ w # w Collectively, the Bangor forwards performed in a sititsfactca- mannm. There were a few hitches, which were only to bo expected at the commeneement of the seaisosi. Having the advantage of being well built, W. Oliver Griffith should turn out a useful man at out- side right, but hie brother, R. A. Griffith, in the centre fonward petition, was inclined to be a trifle selfish. Hanry Williams put in a deal of tricky work, and Hughic Owen's play wad marked by much cleverness. He struck me as being a likely youth. Full of zeal and energy, Hairry Evams bustled aJjtout and man- aged to get through some useful work, but he would be well advised to part with tho ball a little more frequently. » # « Metillh<),Iland was the bcut Of fdlc ll',Ilvcs, D. A. J<)-rl-eS ULL11HYiDe big play by -r i c, 10 quc?s?", able tactics. Tho other momibei of the line, who played only half the game, was evidently a novice. Harris was tho better of the full backs, but he was foolish to give away a penalty kick. Bob Roberts was in better form in the second than in the first half Nothing but praise is dJue to Hugh R. Wil- liams, the custodian, who was always on the alert, aroi his sxving of tho penalty was a feature of the game. "Learn to shoot for goal," is the best advice which can bo griven to the Blaenau Festiniog team. They had absolutely no ide-a of the a.rt of goal-gottintg on Saiu-rday. They don't lack enthusiasm (whioh on Saturday, by th^ way, took tho form cf tearing after' the ball like mad wherever it wont,), but they have yet to mastor the niceties of the game. If tliey went about their work Tilom quietly a.nd in a cooler spirit, tho probabilities are that they would scoro metro goals. The best department of the team was the full back line both men driving the ball down the field with great force. Meirion Toriles in p'a,-i-i-aiilax, ma& am c,callent _11,ow. l'b4a out- f3,?de left, G. Jon,(?s, is a eo,?, of man with a rare turn of speed, he being the most troublesome of the forward line, though Robert Ivoberfcs, the right wingetr, aoooniolishod eenne excelleait work. The half hack line can be improved upon, and hho goalkeeper can do with some more practice, especially in avoiding putting the ball through his own goal. • • 11 A c>orxoV,>,id-A -Lth tlld ll()m Cle plumo Old Footballer," writ% m follzwe ?: -It -vvas -%vith niuch mgvret that I rcad i I, I a,, Nci-?h ,t weck's Wad'as Cbff-xucl&' that tm'o mcii,?bers of the Ban,Gr te-ain had dmided to join t rival club. Gone, I'm airaadi, aire the days when wo footballers wero proud of the hanouT of rcpre- fwj, we Paid far mir Ovm outfits, and cvln our trtvoll i,"g lexpkulscl-. How many cn foot,bajlcrs do thst no-?vad',LYS? It ,hy the t-wo pl"yclrls ha?ve cast thet lot with td-lo P;val club, bu-t rc?,illy they should all?w the com 'ttc'.e of 'bh,c,ir c,?N-L" tffvn's club to. 11, ve the frr'sllt claim on their » it The lthvl Victorias have star-L-pid well. rilloy have ?-r-ade'?hei!r grou-nd mu--h ixicra sulta,bjo. qnd td" ar&f'On Of canv,1.5 screon-i on the sid('S n?,a.r the ro,%d serves to niakc' t?ho grou,nd iii-or?? ex-- cluO-ivc-. no Vies. ha.,ve ?':how-n much C,,ritc?rpr:se, ,tnd it Is &tit,d that they h.,Iv, 0,0 I)Iay7 0 to lylcjn'L'e'rs,, 00 that they should I- a.l,lc 've a' good --0-f, Of thenl&?-lve?s in the '?()us c?Dnll)ct'toms fDT Which they on- ,-red. On Satux;day the Vies. plyd their first? in,atch in t,'he Flint-,hire leagui,, nio,-tin, Flii,i, Uil't.(,,d at Myl. 3,,Ir W. J. p. p,i,c.ld,6Tlt of th,- club, k7iclcod off. Rhyl Won tj t,os, aiid had the b(,it of tfie -mw, ajth,,gil Flirt were first to -,care-, aftir h.%If am hour's plty. -Pen Tni-nLites af*.r tb Rhvl clr(,w fr--d tlbat pc>int Lintil the ena of t,ho mttch, the t)lay -,vas Of a giv,(--and-LilLo char?a,-t,,er. Jus-? before the call of time T. Hughes scored a eooond ^oal for Rhyl Vics.^ thus securing- the victory fqj- the home team by 2 goals to 1. Tho i\ihyl team wiis as follows;—R* Eilis? coal* .r Williams and W. Ellis, full backs; E 'Mostvn' J. EUb (oapt), and W. R. Hughes, half-backs! R. Hughes, D. W. Jones, T. C. Hughes, T Harrison, and J. Hughes, forwards. < Holyhead mot Conway on Saturday at home, and the largo crowd of spectators present were unanimous in their verdict that it was the best game ever played on the Oval. The visitors though outclassed, played a plucky game, and never became diRhearte-ned, but worked hard until the 000. No doubt the team will prove formidable when the players understand each other better. » LLew. Pritohard, the centre-forward, proved the wisdom of the Cornvay Comual t." in secur- ing his signaliure. The forward line played an excellent cobcsivo T"ile h-alf-backs were not qutc- tron-iTl -?rt "fil(Ily will prol),t3ly im- prov4?.. The full b.I-m did yeom-,in service. n,,it six gc,Is were netch-od ipti-nst 'ti7fy, the P, C?'on-wa.y oustodiun,. proves not,hin? 'a?,? he had to snstam a continued bombardment, Bogue sending in a score of lightning shots, which he cleverly cleared. • » « Ten minutes from the start the homesters had to do without O. B. Edwards who injured his head in .at collision with one of the Conway for- wards; yet with ten men they proved their ability to more than hold their own. « • All were delighted to seo Boguo on the field, and h'S clever and unselfish play could well be copied by several of tlie Swifts' players. He instilled now life into the forward line, and mode it absolutely irresistible, his accurate and lighting shots being a revelation. I r

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FOOTBALL. EliaOUES OF FOOTBALL BY TOM WATSON. Humours of Football," indeed! It ail de- ruds upon the humourist and the person he inflicting his humour upon. It must be Apparent that to tell forth the humours of football in cold print is one thing and to tell phem verbally is another. A. distinction with distinct difference. Some of the funniest Iarna imaginable will f all flat in the natter of laughter-making when yon read hem in print. Besides, there are varying natures of humour. To see a man charged 1Jy a footballer and sent fifty yards is what Some folk call "funny, blooming funny." Therefore I come to the topic with fear and trembling. I trust readers will not treat me harshly if the joke does not strike home. It is immensely hot while I am writing this, and as I have had eggs for breakfast I could not have chosen a better moment to com- mence my attack on you. I am full of— yokes! KICKING THE BBFEKBB. The funniest incident of my football career happened quite recently. What is latest is best, they say, and it is certainly a true maxim in my case. It happened in a match at the League champions' ground last season. Liverpool were going strongly for the League Lup. Equally strongly were the Sunder- land team of which I had the honour of be- ing secretary till ten years ago—going strongly for relegation in Division II. of the «ague by reaaon of finishing in the last two 0 the twenty clubs. Of course, feeling and excitement ran pretty high, and the 22 players were as keen as mustard on winning. Uur man Carlin is an excellent forward, per- haps a little too impetuous. Three parts through the game Carlin was fouled, the re- gave a kick and captioned tha fading player. Having done this, the whistle-blower turned "ound to make for the ounderland goal. Carlin forgot himself in the excitement of the moment and kicked at the player who had a few seconds before louled him. He must have got mixed up in his vision of legs and boots, for instead of kicking his opponent he kieked-the referee! r~6 people laughed at his error when they brought themselves to realise the accident, but it was some time ere they could get over their astonishment. Fortunately for the player the referee overlooked the offence. How many others would have done likewise? A SCOTCH WELCOME. Of course there are many stories of football agents and their accidents," the funniest of all as far as I was concerned happening inany years ago when the invasion of Scot- land by English clubs officials was being witnessed. Together with a deputy, and ac- companied by a clerical gentleman who was spending a holiday in Scotland, I went to a certain spot and we put up at an hotel. Im- •giae our surprise and apparently good luck when one morning soon after we had risen from bed a message from the porter an- nounced that Tom Watson was wanted by a gentlemen outside. H What's he look like?*r 1 asked the porter, and receiving the reply, A. footballer," I went out, and there saw man. He steadfastly refused an invita- to come inside and talk matters over," Sftd told me that he believed I was over ,*° sign on some Scottish players, flat s right," I said, and immediately he whispered to me tlia4-- was Jock So-and- So, a brilliant centre-forward and Interna- tional, and if I wouH meet him at a certain .place a few miles out of the city, "it would be all right. "Good business," said I; but at night I had a terrible toothache and I simply could not go to the arranged meeting- p ace. However, we could not dream of dis- appointing a player of Joek's ability, so I K deputy to see him and arrange the terms. The clergyman asked if he could „_eora1Paj:iy the agent, and naturally I greed. The Third Lanark man was duly at s post when my deputy and the cleric ar- T*I ca^ Denistoun, and from waa* I learned afterwards I was loud in the praises of The Benefits of Toothache No Sooner had the negotiations been opened for the transfer, than in swarmed a. score of bt.mny boys of Scotland, loaded with eggs, anrl they pelted the aO"ent and the man of the cloth most mercilessly. The "International player" I had been talking to in confiden III the morning was not the player at 1 No! He was the secretary of Third Lane SORRY HE SPOKE. I have often had a good laugh oyer a viõit to London to see an Army Cup Final, at- tended, of course, chiefly by military men. As it 00 happened Mr. J. J. Bentley was pre- 8,=nt ",t the match, and he and I were fortu- !late ooough to be searching after twodif- :ferent player; \Ve sat next two non-cern. officers, and durir:.g the match an incident oc- curred on which I made a passing remark to Mr. Bentley. feol," said the army man, "What do you know about foot- ball" I meekly replied" Nothing; it's my first match." My solfiier ncighbour mut- r-ed "Thought so, you fool." 'rhese kind expressions did not quite meet with my approval, and I told him. so. Then Mr. Bent- ley came in for a rub, and he, too. informed the soldier that even though it wás his first atch he had paid his money and had a I fIght to .expresó an opimon on the game. Peace reIgned supreme till half-time, when We went to the bar to lubricate our voiee tubes. For he joke of the thing we invited the two soldIers to in us in drink, and on the way t.o the refreshment the abusive offi- cer coolly consoled us by saying that he was 8erry "and 1I that," but he could see we had neVer seen a match before. We told him not to bother, because we didn't mind. As we en- tered the bar-at great difficultv because it Was well filled-we were met by ševcral well- kn?wn football officials, and wm:e accested th18 wise: "Uello, JQh.nnie Bentley. Hello, Torn Wason. What are you doing here." The soldrers we lw,d invited to gargle with us. saw the blunder they had made a¡¡d in a trice-after the dri¡¡k-slunk away: 3'HAT TIRED FEELING: Leigh Richmond Roose, the Stoke goal- k.eeper, who for a season left the salubrious 11.11" :Jf the Potteries for the Mcrsey City after willch he reurned to the old love as as good at pi k H aYlllg a JO -e as he wag at goalkeep mg. e ardod the breach for the amateurs of thù orth the Northern Nomads, by name, l therr tour down South, and kept the tOUl'1Sts ever laughing on the field of play :¡g well as off by his Reosisllls The N omade erÐ due to Play C'l'ngf d d t' .1 or an arrrving at lle .a.¡ way statio h f tl '-} n l ey ound the ground la l t ly were to dlSport themsel yes on wag some ¡1111e or more distant. A wash and brush up at an. hotel, and tHs allowed the Wel"h Internahnal custodian to arrange a plot to the chagTln of Sam AshWorth 'lh th, b t f e pall' are f: es 0 fnends, h.aving played for Steke ;°,- many years. WhIle Ashworth was wash- mg, Roose borrowed two weight.s 04 5i'lb eC'h from the Gre:1t Eastern I il co, I tf -a way 0 s. p "O;lli and afely stored them in Âsh- WvrGh 8 bag. Not a SOund of merriment was heard; all were as languid a" the W 1. 1 k y oou pos- SIb {. 00 after Gh(,l' hong journe. Ash. WOrtU eventually plCked UP hI'S Yb d lk' ff h ag an W:1 en 0 C( ,WIt ,te others tewards the ground. Say, D1Ck, I do feel tired" A h- q, ¡ f- d' 1f s Worl- .amen.c lla -way through the jour- Jl8'. (: 01,chap, you should work more and drInk less, came the chaffinn- rcplv from I Roose. Sw.patlets presently began to f:1l from tlJC hfen\" ,r-the half-back, and eventu- ally he 11 :"t;ed that e felt terribly tired. "ïd not undcrscand why he had sud- ,c'l.Oecome faint and weary. With con- nen Y d d h -t t' fIoling wor 3. an ex 0. a 1011S to be courage- ous .Ash wort.h g?r -o the ground and pre- pared to stn; .I1S ys nearly fell out of thei' sockets, s:ud a inend who witnessed the w1101e of the occurence. RIGHT. Mr. C. J. Hughes, an honoured f„- j tells a good yarn about a rough o-n„l CV Blackburn Rover forward had beat-n v' ponent and rushed up to the referee, totaUy neglecting to follow up his advantaefr S7 player, it appeared, had comPlainel that' £ d;l;r-^IV ixad ,tufcaten.ed kick his—head oh i = cterce s brccnic reply was Rizhtr I h liccp my eye on Ir.n, and if he does it I'll" order him off the u i. t AU l-

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no witnv^es." said a woman at Belby, when charged with being drunk and uisoideriy. "A wow-dji has only her tougue to defend herself." "And a pretty good d_efenoe. too,rejoined the magistrates' cleric, amid laugiitor. i lie death has occurred of Mr John femart, J.P., Llanidloes, Montgonioryshire. former years ho held many public ollices, J

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NORTH WALES COAST LEAGUE. I First Division. ("North Wales Chronicle" ChaUenge Cup.) BANGOR RESERVE v. BLAENAU FESTiNIOG. Quarrymen Capture a Point. (By "Recorder.") I Only three of lasit season's Bangor Reserve toajm played against Blaenau Festiniog at Bangor on Saitarday. It was a rather daring cxjxjri-maiiit, but the committee cure to be com- plimented upon it for several youths, whoso capabilities have been hidden beneath the bushel, wore giveai a chance to distinguish themselves, and the club is sadly in need of fresh blood. The teams wore: — Baaigor: Hugh R. Williams, goal; Bob Ro- berta and Harris, full backs; Mullholand, D. A. JiaiDes, ajid W. H. Jones, half backs; W. Olivar Griffith, Harry Williams, R. A. Grif- fith, ilairry Evans, and Hughie Owen, forwards. Blacaiau Feetimog: Ellis Hughes, goal;. Meirion Jonas and Rowlands, full backs; Lidyd, R. Rob orbs, aaid Stanley, half backs; R. Roberts, W. R. Williams, J. Jones, W. Rowlands, G. Jones, forwards. Rofereo, Mr IIersee, Llandaidno. Ila.n,ar I-,aid a nxin tiwri when the gam, as u&ioj. The vir,* s 'tatrted the operxxl latk- Itlox" game v?ith raqe verve, and G. Jones fired ,rcrcc-s a ppile?ndild p?t&3, which, honvever, wcn4? boggili, This ni(yv'e'nient proved a flash in t:no pan, howeTor, and plcy was of the take it-easy typo for the next £ ow minutes. Taking advan- tage of a misunderstanding between the Bain- gor full backs, J. Jones, the visiting centre forward, slipped through the opening and drove the ball streets over the bar. Frequently the visitors worked their way up to the Ban- gar goal only to make a fealfful hash of it when it came to the final shot. Harry Evans, the Ba^igor outside left, ran the length of the field wiA the ball at his toe, and en route two playeeE, unsuccessfully tried to capsize hdm, but lie managed to wind up with a grand shot. After seventeen minutes' play, Harry Williams qp'xned the soaring for Bangor with a well judged phot. Now and then the visitors broke away, but their goal-getting efforts were ludicrous in the extreme. With a beautv, D. Allen Jones brought about the downfall ol the quanrymen's goal for the second time, the cuataiian not having the slightest chance of saving. Three of the Festiniog players were sba.tDoned in fmomt of the P-,augoir goal when the ball was whipped across on the ground, but the tIio clean misaed it to the great amuse- merut of the crowd. The visiting custodian in Gating the ball fram the foot of Mul Iholand almost sent through his own goal.

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GOLF NOTES. NORTH WALES PLAYERS ON THE CHAM- PIONSHIP QUESTION. Last week we published some particulars re- lating to the conditions under which competi- tors are allowed to enter for the Isli Golf- ing Championship. We then quoted the opin- ion of Mr Lngledew, a prominent South Wales golfer, on tho matter, and it will be recollected that be contended that members of Welsh proprietary clubs should qualify for the compe- tition, and on that point, as well as the much deputed question of whether proprietary clubs should be affiliated to the Welsh Golfing Union we "append below the views of some North Wales golfers, CARNARVONSHIRE CLUB: MEMBERS SPEAK. Interviewed by our representative this week, two well-known members of the Carnarvonshire Golf Club expressed their opinions on the two points. "In the first plaoe," inquired the interviewer, "do vou 'believe that proprietary clubs should bo affiliated to tlie Union?" "Certainly not," was the prompt reply. "At least, not under existing c-o'n{1itiol1S. You may as well suggest that a professional football team, whioh is run for the benefit of a few money-grabbere, should be affiliated to an Union run on strictly amateur lines. No; it will newer do. But this point has been thrashed out at interminable length already. What on earth is the use of reviving it now ? If those who are at the bottom of it think their efforts are going to succeed through sheer persistency they are hugely mistaKcn. Things must alter vastly before the Welsh Union will entertain the matter for a moment. That, you may take it from me, is an indis- L puta!b!o f?wt The thing ri,diculouc, "Then as to the qualification of the member of a proprietary club for the championship competition ?" "Well, tha.t is a horse of another colour. You sec, en the face of it, as you say in you* notes of last week, it does eeem somewhat" un- fair that a man, who is a bona fido amateur in every respect, should be barred from trying his luel?, -,imply b?-cai,.so b4,, may be-as we Tris 'ly c,, .v --ncci-;e it t,) be POssible-compellpd to, j.oln f? T),rv,)ri-cf,try club or do ar,,ay alt<)- with g,olf. I cluito ag-ree tj-lolo i?, a clist?,net there, ajid 1, for one, v?lmli'ld be quii?ip pfc?pa;red to meet I)ig on the other han,d,, such cases azc very -rare, 'Very 1 rare indeed. Denft mistake mo, however. When I im-, they, nuro what I mean is that men who would have the remotest cbenoo of wiurwing the dxunpianship are very rarely found in the predicament indicated. As a rule—indeed, I d)mt know of a single excep- tion—"class pi ay erf?,' as they are termed, be- omg to at least two club3. If they find a pro- prietary club is more oonvenient for their practising purposes, they always join a "regula- tion' club in order to establish their status." "I presume the comparative srnaliness of the fees in Welsh clubs makes that passible for meet players V "Quito eo. Here in Wales the entrance money and the annual subscriptions awe very small aa compared with those prevailing in England, and a main is not bound to be a mrilkmaano before he can jeiDt-wdl half a dozen olubs if you like. So you see there is very little in the proprietary-club members complaint after all. As a matter of fact, I doubt very much whether you would find a handicap-six man throughout the whole of Wales who does not belctriig to at least two clubs, and I need scarcely add that the two clubs would not be of the proprietary charae- ter." The second gentleman was equally emphatic mtelligibility of a proprietary club for affiktatjom to the Union. Spoakrnig on tho second point he said: ''While I hold that proprietary dubs should not be permitted to join the Union, I must, of oaunse, to be consistent, disregard the right of the proprietary club member to contest the championship. If you wink at the member's status so must you wink at the status of his club. In other words, if you acknowledge the status of the member so must you aoknowledjre that of has club." "But do you thank it would be right to title a mam as the champion of Wales when as a matter of fact tho contest is not an open one V 11 it is a on to amateurs. Pcxsonally, I re- 0,, %r,d t? g, &a ,o who aro outside the Union in- etllilgiblo in just tl-ic &amo way as a evoliet com- ioi a cycle roco run andet N.t7.U. rules untl be lms eMaWishe?d his CladM to be an amateur. When you are accepted as a member of a fully recognised Union club My opinion is that the. Welsh Union should stick to its guns ae it has in tho past. I I COLWYN BAY CLUB MEMBERS' VIEWS. Mr William Jones, a member of the Colwyn nay Golf Club, said he was certainly in favour of the view taken by Mr Ingledew, that mem- bers of proprietary clubs should be allowed to compete at Union meetings so long as the club is governed by a properly constituted committee, and the handicaps of the men be re-arrangcd from time to time. He was against the pro- prietors of such a club taking part in deter- mining the handicap of the men, and he believed that in some cases the handicapping was practically done by proprietors. If such a state of things continues it would be absolutely im- possible for members of such clubs to compete at Union meetings. As to courses, he did not believe in roaming about too much. If two good counses were selected in North Wales, and an equal number in South Wales—assuming that the committees of such clubs were agreeable to the terms—it would be better to have the Union meetings held on those four only rather than as at present. Under the rules courses must be not less than 18 holes. Happily, the Rhyl course waa now being converted into one of full size, a.nd when the work was completed things would be different, but under prevailing conditions those at Conway and Aberdovey were the only courses which could be selected in North Wales. It was a pity that the Harlech Club was not at- tached to tho Union at present. It had been at one time, and its course was one of the finest in Wales. If they could be induced to rejoin the Union, and to permit the playing of tho championship on the course once every six years, it would be a distinct gain, as that would make the meetings more representative. Some of the finest players in Wales were members of the Harlcch Club, and at present they took little part in the championship meeting. Mr Jones deplored the fact that the Colwyn Bay links were not of the dimensions necessary to carry on the Union competitions upon them. Mr P. N. G. Holmes, captain of the Colwyn Bay Golf Club, when interviewed by our repre- sentative, said he agreed in every respect with the views of Mr Jones, as quoted above. In addition be pointed out that so long as a club bo properly managed by a committee, and sub- scriptions^ be paid for the last two years, and a balance slicet shown, there was no"reason whv members of proprietary clubs should be ex- cluded from the Union championship contest.

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CRAIGSiDE TOURNAMENT. COVERED COURT CHAMPIONSHIPS. THIRD DAY'S PLAY. Continued on Wednesday, the tournament was .about c,.iually divided, as to niat,(,b ,yed, es pla between tho handicap and the open events. The Ladies' Championship reached the semi- final round, Miss Butler Lloyd. aftor a three- set match, beat Miss Veal Grant, tho American covered court champion, having met and thrown out Jenkmscm with comparative ease, and dis- placed Mavrogordato, tho Craigsido champion of last year. R. B. Hough had little difficulty in beating West-fall, the other American player ,,ag?-d in tlio fourna,jT?-ent. (-n Ctridia irad sli,c>rt work of 0. V. Forbez. In t-lie therefore, Grant will meortJ Hough and Ca.ridia will meet Harrison. A keen and well-matched contest between Mavrogordato and Butler Lloyd, in the handicap singles, was suspended owing to failing light. Details:— LADIES' SINGLE CI-IAMPIONSHIP. Semi-Final Round. Miss Butler Lloyd beat Miss E. Veal, 6 3 1 6, 6 1. GENTLEMEN'S SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP Second Round. W. C. Grant boat J. Jenkinson, 6 2, 6 4. Third Round. W. C. Grant beat T. M. Mavrogordato 6 3 6 2; R. B. Hough beat H. L. Wostfall, 6 1, 6 1; G. A. Carklia beat 0. V. Forbes, 6 2, 6 0. GENTLEMEN'S LEVEL DOUBLES (Invitation). Opening Round. G. A. Caridia and T. M. Mavrogordato beat A. W. M'Gregor and R. Welsh, 6 3. 6 4; W. C. Grant and II. L. Westfali boat G. M. Simond and R. B. Hough, 6 2, 6 4. GENTLEMEN'S HANDICAP SINGLES. First Round. A Jenkinson (15) beat A. Roper (15.3), 6 4, 6 4. Second Round. O. V. Forbes (15) bo-ab A. Fan Icon bridge (30), 6 2, 7 5; J. Jcnkinson beat H. L- Wostfall, 10 8, 6 4; R. F. J. Harrison (4 6) beat T. D. Cummins (15), 8 6, 7 5; Dr. Lockhart Mure w.o. Third Round. 0. V. Forbes beat C. L. 6 4. 3 6, 6 3; R. F. J. Harrison beat R. Welsh, 6 8, 6 3, 6 3. =a r LADIES' HANDICAP SINGLES. First Round. Mrg Williams Vaughan (4 6) beat Miss Butler Lloyd (5 6), 6 3, 6 2; Miss C. Duerdon (15 3) beak Miss A. M. Reeves (15 2), 8 6, 9 7; Miss G. Vaughan, w.o. GENTLEMEN'S DOUBLES HANDICAP. Second Round. R. WeMi and Dr. Lockhart Mure beat A. Faulconhridgo and L. J. Graant 6 1, 6 1. MIXED DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP. Second Round. A. Fauioonbridge and Miss "Veeie" beat Ii J. Grant and Miss "Vorne," 6 1, 7 5. THURSDAY'S PLAY. SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP.—Semi-finai ixxuad: W. C. Grant boat R. B. Hough—6 4 6 4; G. A. Caridia beat R. F. J. Hanl- 6 2, 8 6. OPEN MIXED DOUBLES.—First Round: R. Welsh and Miss Duerden beat H. L. WesiK fall e:nd Mica Va 12&n--6 1, 6 3; Caridia and Mrs C?uTtio Whyte "tea. R, B. Ilough and Miss Reerves; W. C. Grant amd bvfre Vaut^ian, WO LEVEL DOUBLES (Invitation). First round: Dr. Lookart Mure and R. F. J. Harri- son w.o., J. Jcnkinson and Faulcombridgo reiirinig. Semifinal: W. C. Grant and H. L, Westfali beat A. Roper and W. Butler Llovd— 6 0, 6 1. HANDICAP SINGLES.Seomd round: T. M. Mavrogordato W>at W. Butler LLoJyd—9 7, 6 8, 6 3; J. Jenkinson beat H. L WestfaJl— ID 8, 6 4. LADIES' HANDICAP SINGLES. Semi- final round: Miss E. Veal beat Miss C Duer- den-6 4, 6 1. DOUBLES HANDICAP.—Second round: R. F. Harrison and J. Jenikinson (5 6) beat R. B. Hough and G. A. Caridia (owes 3 6)—7 9, 8 6, 9 7; A. Roper and O. V. Forbes (15 I) beat A. W. M'Gregor amd T. M. Mavrogordato (dw.ea 3 6)—6 0, 0 6, 6 3. MIXED DOUBLES HANDICAP.—Second round: J. Jcnkinson and "Missjone"" (3 6) beat A- W M'Gregor and "Mrs Williams'' (4 6)— ttt i i f Harrison &nd Miss Duerden beat Welsh aay Miss Gordon—6 2, 6 4; Dr. Lockart Mure arK, Miss Reeves beat Butler Lloyd and Mios Butler Lloyd-6 4, 6 3. Semi-final round: Dr. L. Mure and Miss Reeves beat Faulcon- b:r11dge acd "Miss Veelo"—6 2, 6 4; Jenkinson and Miss Jones" beat Harrison and Misa Duerden—9 7, 8 6. The covered court lawn tennis fcoiLrnaiment at Oraigside, Llandudno, waa concluded on bafcui day, whjen tihe WeJsh GhampicnsliiD won for the sixth time by G. A. Caridia, who beat W. C. Grant, tlie covered court champion of America. Mrs Curtis Wliyfca became the ladies' champion. Mr Mavro- gordato hedd the challenge cup for gentle- men laet year, and Mrs Parton the ladies' challenge bowl. By winning the champion- ship four times altogether. Caridia be- camje the absolute possessor of the former challenge cup, and is now on the way to obtaining a freehold of the present cup. Hie mixed doubles handicap was won after a series of remarkable sets between Dr. Lockart Mure and Miss Reeves and Jen- kinson and Mra Curt.is Whyte. Although the score looks as though the winners had an easy thing of it, tlie fact was that Jen- kinson and Mrs Whyte only lost- bv an m every game. One of the best matches of the tourna- ment vras tho finaJ in the invitation doubles m which Messrs Grant and Westfali, tlie American players, beat Messrs Caridia and Mavrogordato. In this Westfali gave a capital display of skill and resooirce. The tournament ball took place on Thursday, fol- ov,ed by a Cinderella dance on Saturday niifht. Details Open singles (Welsh Covered Court Cham- pionship.— Final: G. A. Caridia beat W. 0. Gran.t-6 1, 2 6, 6 1, 6 4. Ladies open singles (Welsh Covered Court UiamTMonshm).—FinaL- Mrs Curtis Whyte beat Miss Butler Lloyd-6 2, 8 G. Mixed Double Handicap.Final; Da, Lookart Mure and Miss Reeves beat Jenkin- son and Mr Curtis Wlivte-6 0, 1 6, 6 0. Handicap singies. Final: R. F. J. Har- rison beat O. G. Forbes—5 7 12 10, 6 3. Level Doubles (invitation).—Grant and Wost fal I beat Caridia and Mavro^rdato— 6 0, 6 4, 3 6, 6 3. c,

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At Mold., on Monday, William James Rob- erts, who comes of a respectable family at Copd Talon, was fined £ 2 for having stolen a bicycle, the property of Mr Torn Roberts, oorn merchant, MoM. Tins machine was taken from outside an auction mart, and defendant was captured by motor-car. It is proposed to make an application for urhan powers for the mining district of Rhos, near Wrexham. The population is 10,000.

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All the members of the team seemed to have sfcruok an energetic vein, and played in a manner never witnessed at the Oval before. If the present form is kept up there will be no doubt as to the result of the League fixtures aDd the cup-tie this season. Tho LJanllechid Swifts have aA last started in earnest, and avgain they will play on the Talysarn Farm field. Tho members for the last few days havo bad several practices. The team havo lost tlie services of their usual Left wing, and their forward rank in consequence will be weakened. Mr Lloyd Roberts has been chosen to captain the team, and the duties of hon eeeretxrf has fallen upon Mr W. J. Jones, 7, Llanllochid-roud, who will be pleased to re- ceive co'iimunications from junior teams of this locality desiring to axrajtg,3 friendly fixtures. On Sat trday they moot their old rivals—the Rangers, from the Llaidegai Mountain, on the Talysarn ground, when a good game, I hope, will bo the result. < A club under the name of Carnarvon United has been admitted to tho North Wales Coast League (Division I.). In tormetr* years the R. W. F. a.nd the Colts were keen rivals, but this season they have both amalgamated, and a strong team has.boon got together. Sergeant Bast.on has the teun iin charge. On Saturday they received a visit from the Bangor Celts, and a ra,re tissle was witnessed by the large crowd present .t the Oval. The teams were evenly matched, and as both dubs netted the ball twice, a drawn game resulted. • » »,» The TIanglor Celts are going strongfasi at present, em-d for the Junior Cup they will be hard to beat. On Saturday they will pa.y a visit to Penmiaonmawr. 0 0 Beaumaris, who havo this year joined the Coast Association, and em. fee red for tho Junior Cup, wero at honie on Saturday to the Bangor Rangers. The visitors, with the exception of Ted Owen, their goalkeeper, had their full cup tciam, whilst Willie Humphreys, tho utility man of the Bangor Combination, assisted the bom ester g. The Rangers proved too strong for their opponents, and easily won by four clear coals. Hwfa Williams was a tower of strength ii- the defence of the winners. What! Holyhead 6 goals, Conway 2? Well, I anticipated ia much better show by Conway, who, by the way, have an excellent toam. As tihe game was only a friendly one, it dtd not matter much, but when they will be assisted by Hwfa Williams at. full back, sorile good results may be looked forward to. » « Tho Red Stars, from Bangor, ha.vo not yeL commenced their seceon; threa of their mem bers donned the Searlet and Blue shirt for the Bangor second team, and each justified his selection by playing a fair game. # The Friars School F.C. have started, and capital pr icticos have been carried OIL The team will rot be quite as strong as last season, owing to the fact that some of the players have left tho school to" take college courses. » Contrary to expectations, Bangor Y.M.C.A. defeated tho Normal College by 3 to 2. They have every reason to be proud of their vic- tory. Harry Smith appears once again in the ranks of the forwards, and the two goals he ,%c?ored c,o hiir. -If' crel It. Alb-rb Go<>dwin, gre' in goal, appeared for the first time, and he saved same very g'oot shots. With a little more practice l e will be a very useful custodian. H. S. Evans and R. W. Roberts, at full baok, played a sound game, and frequently stopped some ugly rushes. » » The halves tljd not oomo up to the previous Saturday, btrs improved greatly in tho second moiety of the gome. Thiee useful members of the. team wore oonspicuous by their absence, namely, R. Hartley (oapt.), Fred Zoller, and W. Donaldson. Hie forwards, although not ac- customed one to another, played fairly well on the whole. H-arry Smith and Roger Lewis de- serve special mention. « At a meeting of the committee of tho Rhyl Victoria. Football Club, on Monday, Mr Tom. Robinson, chairman, presented Mr J. Hayes, on behalf of the committee, with some slight token of their respect and appreciation of his ser- vices as trainer to the club last season (who leaves for Canada this week). He said they very much regretted has departure, and wished him every success abroad. Mr Ilayes suitably re? pond ad. To-day (Saturday) Rhyl Victoria will meet Hawarden Bridge at Shotton, in the Flint- shire league