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FOOTBALL GOSSIP. BY m. BENNISON. (Illustrated by Jack Dodworth). I do not share the fear of those who say that da* year's final will be an uncommonly poor one, because no more famous team tivan Barns- ley will play Newcastle United. "If only suob a side as Aston Villa provided the opposition to the League champions!" I have heard it saad, and in a way absolutely unjustified'. Bamsley have been rather belittled- No one who has been going to the Final, as I have for many years, ever expects to tec really great football. One goes more to save the face of Fashion than anything else; the last battle for the Oup is a sort of a holiday, a glorious wind-up to a sear IDOO. But when it is &aid, that Baxnsley I sup- pose because they are merely members of the Second League, and quite ordinary members into the bargain-will rekluco the play to their iro love!• it is forgvitten that the presence of the Yorkshireoneai wiii perhaps the most striking contracts the game has known for very many years. We shall have two teams "wholly distinctive; on the one hand, -btybe" trid ail that hangs to it; on the other, full- bloodbdness and a laughing at fear rlmost foreign to the game as it is understood to-day. NEWCASTLE AND THE CUP. If Newcastle lose I shall not be a bit sur- prised, though on their normal form they are quite three goals better than Bamsley- The point upon which the result seems to depend is whether Newcastle will do what they have never done before when they have been at the Crystal Paiaoe; will they retain their cleverness and yet be vigorous and strong and. above all, adaptable ? You rerneanber how Wolverhamp- ton Wanderers, who were not such a good beeni as. BarnsJey are, to my thinking, beat Newcastle at Sydenham two seasons ago. It will be ad- mitted, I think, that Newcastle are no 5leverey to-day than they were then; but they oom- pletely failed with all their known skill to triumph over the dounsess of a very plain go- ahead ocsmbination such as Woverhampton wore. Brains properly applied will nine times out of ten get the better of mere physical power; but the question is whether Newcastle will profit as they should by their admittedly superior footba:1 intelligence. If they play in anything like the robust way bhey did against Tottenham ;t is im- possible for Barnsiey to win. I do not think there is a team in England that could beat New- castle on such form as they showed at White Hart-lane. On that occasion they Led one to be- lie" that they are sturdier than perhaps they bars ewer been. But I must saj that I like tthe NOTTS FOREST DEFEATED M9ANCHES- TER UNITED BY 2 GOALS TO 0. Optimism of Barndey. who-a euooass burlesques the positions of some oli the big moneyed clubs. I have seen that Barnsley have boon adversely criticised because of their vigour against Ever- ton, but I sh-ill always hold that vigour, when it does not actually moan dangerous play, e the game's salvation. is not easily surprised nowadays, but, really, the result of the tnatah between Leicester fosse and Stockport was staggering. It will be remarkable if it has not killed the team's chances of promotion, especially as Manchester City and Derby County do not seem to be given to making mistakes. But tho contest to reach the First League is not yet over. Hull City are dbing famously, andi Oldham Ath-letio still bold us by the ear. Ef Oldham do get into tihe First League they ahoud do very well in the inatter of gates- A mere enthusiastic sportsman than tibe Oldhamer I do not know. It is quite ro- markable that the town oan keep an Association and a Rugby team going. THE ETERNAL QUESTION. There is no place in England so terribly agitated about this eternal question of pro- motion and relegation as London. No matter how hard one tries one cannot escape the temptation to talk about it. Woolwich, "whose directors, I am pleased to state, are able to announce that they have weathered the crisis that at one time threatened the continuance of big football at Plumstad, believe that they are tolerably safe, but thty I are stall in a position of much danger. Ihe loss of a point against Bury was a very serious matter, and one little slap will as likely as not send them down. But, after all, the London team with the most unpro- mising outlook is Chelsea. Their excellent ehow against Sheffield Wednesday, was too belated to remove the uneasiness which pre- vails at Stamford Bridge. However, there is rti-11 hope. It wilJ be something in the nature of a tragedy if the future of Ix^-h Tottenham and Clhdwa is decided by the re- sult of the game between the two at White Hart-lane, and yet this might happen. All London will be at this match, which promises to be one of the most extraordinary ever played. For som.e trime there has been a demand for seatB at Tottenham, a.nd it will surprise me very much if there is not a re- cord gate for the ground when the dubs p; ay. Tottenham are perhaps doing better than at any period this season. It was a really good performance to draw with Sheffield United. THE INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. So Scotland are the champion Association country of the year. I do not think anybody will dispute their right to the honour. It is true that they lost in an unaccountable way to Ireland, but they made ample amends by theii display against England. I am afraid it T >et be said that the International term wh!bh closed oai Monday at Wrexham las been the least remarkable for high-class play of any we have had for many years, Ireland did much to save it from being commonplace by getting into the ruuning for the leader- ship it was a pleasant situation to find tho "ould country" with an opportunity of coming out on top. Perha-ps the Irishmen would have won this proud distinction had it not been that Scott was ladd aside with injury and Bumison could not play. But Ireland played a surprisingly good game at Wrexham. Wales put no great aide in the hAd, but tie playetre, once they had settled oowa, 1ron pretty well M they pleased.

FOOTBALL.

IDENBIGH V. MIDDLEWICH.

NOTES ON THE GAME.

THE COMBINATION.

. N.W. COAST LEAGUE

LLECHID SWIFTS v. LLANGEFNI.

DIVISION U.

ICOLWYN BAY HIGHER CRADE SCHOOL…

FOOTBALL COMPETITION IAT BLAENAU…

LAST SATURDAY'S RESULTS.

NEXT SATURDAY'S FIXTURES.

NORTH WALES WEDNESDAY,' LEAGUE.j

: PROPOSED SCHOOLBOY FOOTBALL…

GOLF. --

- LLANRWST CRICKET CLUB

LEAGUE-SECOND DIVISION.

THE COMBINATION.

CARNARVON v. PWLLHELI. --

NORTH WALES COAST LEAGUE.

I I"—— N.W. COAST LEAGUE.

WALES WIN THEIR LAST INTER.NATIONAL

OLD COLWYN GOLF CLUB.

RHYL GOLF CLUB.

CHESS.

WYNNSTAY HUNT STEEPLECHASES.

Racing Meetings.