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A REVIEW OF PAST MATCHES. Scotland Hold a Big Lead. Taffy and Sandy have met in the football ea,ena, on twenty occasions, and the spirit -of humility becomes us best in confeeising that, while victory has seven times been won for Wales, the number of wins standing to the credit of Scotland is exactly a. round dozen. The odd match was a draw, neither side scoring in the memorable game at Glasgow in 1385. Thus we have a. lot of leeway to make up against our powerful opponents from the Northern Kingdom. In judging Welsh football on tha performances of Wales against Scotland, it should be remembered, in the first place, that Scotch :Rugby football was well d-eveloped before we in Wales laid any pretensions to being even moderate exponents of the game. It wa-s only after a struggle that Wales succeeded in breaking down the barrier of Scottish coniservat.ism in the matter of securing fix- turefl at aJJ.. England required a. lot of persuasion before finally yialding to the blandishments of the Welsh authorities, in 1880, but it was net until two years later that Scotland first gave the Principality a. fixture. In 1882 a Welsh international team was invited to travel to Edinburgh, and, although our men had no claims to being class exponents of the game at that period, they made the journey, and in losing by three Totals to one goal did not by any means do SO badly. Tries, of coarse, did not count then, one goal count:ing in preference to. any number of tries. In the following seaaon we started to even up inatter6 witih Scotland. They came down to Newport, and Wales ran the men from ayont the Tweed very close indeed, the wearers of the plumes Only Being Beaten by a. goal and a try to nil. The next season Wales journeyed to Scotland, and for th-e first and only time met Scotland in Glasgow. That year the Scotch fifteen was, undoubtedly, one of the strongest th-ey have ever before or since placed in the field, and the genera.1 impression hath in Wales and Scotland was that we were sure to get an awful drubbing. At a matter of fact, the game was one of tha closest ever played between the two nations on Scottish soil, the finish of a, terribly bard- fought contest being that neither team scored a single point. The season 1385-6 for the first time saw a Scotch match take place at ACazdjff, and this contest will be memorable to Welsh football from the fact that it was tire initial attempt by Wales to introduce the pfour Three-quarter System of backs into inter-country matches. Sue- cessful, however, a.s was the system in club matches, it failed ignominously on this occa- sion with Scotland, and the nine Scotch for- wards so badly beat the Welsh eight that at h"!V.time, when th score stood Scotland a goal and two minors to Wales' nil, an altera- tion was made in the composition of the team. D. H. Bowen, of Llanelly who was playing full-back, was taken from that posi- tion and put into the pack, A. J. Gould being moved from the quartette to fill the Llanelly man's position at full ba.ck. The change, however, did not seem to work very effec- tively, for during the second half Scotland Still asserted her superiority, and put on another goal and a try, Wales not scoring & single point. The match of the following year is one with which I may be excused for dealing briefly. My reason for this will be seen when I mention that the score e-ood:- Scotland, four goals and eight tries; Wales, nil. That is not an encouraging theme. We had not long, however. To Wait for Our Revenge, I as in the following year, for the first tirae, we lowered the colours of the Thistle at New- port. Pryce-Jenkins scored a grand try with a run right through the Scottish backs. For the rest of the game Wales was engaged in teeming the Scottish backs out. Arthur Gould hung on to Duncan like a leach, while Gecrg-e Bowen played the best defensive game that he ever did. The play was all on his winfc. but he never let a man paea him, and it a not too much to say that he saved the game for Wales that day. When we com:? tD think of it, that was a toe trio of three- quarters that day—Gould, Pryce-Jenkins, and George Bowen. The year 1889 saw us again in Scotland, brimful of hope of repeating the Newport victory. It was not to be, however. Still, the wearers of the plumes made a K--j,llant fight, and only succumbed by the rarrow margin of two tries to one. Another defeat in Cardiff by one goal and two ^riee to a try, and then oaxae Another Terrible Defeat, I at Raeburn-place, in which the mise-ably weak team sent to do duty for Wales was 8Illiltten hip and thigh by three goals and six tries to nothing. Then came our defeat at Swansea eleven years ago. We considered our chances better than ever they had been before, and, undoubtedly, such was the case, and only a run of pare, had luck, combined with unfortunate refereeing, lost us the aatoh. Our hope all along was that the for- wards would be able to hold the serums, and then we had no fear'but that with the Brothers James behind the pack, and Gould. Conway Bees, M 'Cut,h eon. and Pearson in the third line, we should be victorious. Well, after we had had equally as much of the play as the Scotsmen, we were beaten by a goal and a. try to a. try. After this we went to Edinburgh and beat the canny Scots fair a.nd square. The game really was very much after the style I expected. We were beaten •forward, but now and again we would get the ball, and when we did our backs made fevery use of it. First Bert Gould and then Norman Biggs scored tries, which were the direct result of Splendid Back Combination, I Them Scotland brought out the fourth .man in Itihe three-quarter line, %ud for the remainder of the game the tackling was very keen. Just before the call of time Wa,les got a. free, and from almoet ad difficult an angle as on that memorable occasion in the English match a month eairlier, Bancroft dropped a. beautiful goal The last point came from M'Cutcheon. Parfitt sent a pass out to Phillips, and from the Latter, commencing with Biggs, the ball travelled right acroi-s the Welsh three- quarter line, JT'Cutcben receiving last from Arthur Gould, and getting across with a try. Bancroft made a. fine attempt to convert, but the ball struck the upright and rebounded. The following year Scotland came down to Newport, when we followed up our run of successes by beating them to the tune of one dropped goal and one try to nil. The Hero of that Match was Fit age raid, who then made his initial appearance in the Welsh team. In 1894-5, aft Raoebu-rn-p lace, Scotland managed to turn the tables, defeating us by one goal, from a try sem-ed by Cowans in. the softest possib'e manner, to a. dropped goal by Wales. On that ocoasuon we certamifcr had a, lot the worse of the luek. In Jiawaary. 1896. we met Scotland at Cardiff, and won a. brilliant game hy two tnae to nil. The following year the iirbemational run* pus was started just after the nittoh with England a.t Newport. in well-informed quarters it was stated that it was a well-known Scotch internrational that was the cause of the trouble. Anyhow Scot- land refused to play us tlhat year if we kept Gould in the team. Well, Gould was kept in the tea,ill, and the countries did not meet again till 1899, when the Welshmen journeyed to Edinburgh in the most confident spirit. Calculations were upset by the peculiarity of the refereeing. The peculiarity of it was too, that, with all the bad luck, Wales was letading at half-time. First Lloyd scored a try. and then Llewellyn put on a similar point. Bancroft converting on both occasions. I In the second half Scotland went at it With Tremendous Dash. Money-penny scored the first try after a bril- iiant single-handed effort, then Thompson placed a goal from a mark by Smith, and La-mo nd immediately afterwards dropped a ?oal from n?ar the tonch-hn? This pm Scotland four points ahead, a.nd any amount of devil was imparted into their play. Smith scored a try, which Thompson failed to oonvert, and then Gedge put the hiat on it all by dropping a goal. As I said above, all tiie luck waa with Scotland on tha-t occasion They couki da no wrong, and we could not do right. It the season 1900 we played the Scotsmen on the classic St. Helen's Grunnd at Swansea, and whacked them handsomely TSfJ Welshmen Excel led- at- Every Point, ana pwhaps for the Bi'?t tame in the hj?&ry j of matebm between ?c two cmmu-ieo Wttee j | beat theiT opp?u?nts at forward. haJf, thre- I '=" and at full back. Willie IJ_lIyn I r I W TREW ) I I scored the initial try for Wales ten minutes from the start, and before half-time Gwyn Nichalls, who had only returned from his Australian tour a fortnight previously, also got over. The Oardiffian's try was a perfectly brilliant one, and testified that ha had 14cyit little or none of his football powers during his long fea t,rip from the Antipodes. Mean- time, however, Dykes, through an error by Bancroft, had. gained a. try for Scotland, so th'ait the sears at half-time was six points to three in favour of Wales. At the finish. Wales held the substantial lead of four tries to one. j Playing at Inverleith, in 1901, tho Welshmen were dead out of luck, Just when the pmspeet of victory seemed brightest an accident befel Phillips, who partnered Lloyd at half, nnd the seriousntes of the injury may be gauged from the fact that the plucky Newport half has not played football from that day to this. In addition to this misfortune, a, couple of. onr forwiards ware out of condition, and failed to stay the course. The result was that Scotland put on three goa;'g ..nd a try to a. goal and a. try. Two ve-q,rs ago it was Scotia's- turn to send down her champions to Wales, and there cannot be m any who have forgotten so soon how confident were the Scotsmen toot t-lrey, with the sELme team ae- that which wen the triple crown in 1901, would be more than Wales could manage, and some of the most sanguine among our own team's sup- porters indulged in dark forebodings. Five mirLTites' play sufficed to ehow that these prophets of evil were sadly wrong in their calculations. First of all Willie Llewellyn ran over on the right wing, and a, fw minutes later scored again, and before haif- time Gabs had aJio helped himeelf to TWO tries. That try which he scored after receiving the ball back from Teddy Morgan was the most brilliant of the season. Welsh scored the only try for Soot-land, after a magnificent run on tie left wing, and Wales won handsomely by a goal and three tries 'I to a. goal. The memory of the average football enthusiast is not so short thab lie has for- gotten so coon what, happened at Inverleith two yeiars ago. Never has a football match been played under more unfavourable con. ditions. Such a storm of wind and rain was absolutely unique in the experience of everyone who was in the Welsh camp a,t Bdin- burgu that day, and it is doubtful whpjther tihe SCO, in their Northern home, had ever snown a more violent outburst of the SMHueate. Pacing was impossible, and with- out some passing, at any rate, what is the Welsh game? Our men ?? to plav a?inat a. g?e—a, toTo?.do—t.n the fimt haH, and so ihLerIF oi■ call,y did th?y play, th? forwards P?r tÜmlarly, tha.t SCQt.la,nd only M by a. penSty ;OW, kicked by Timms, at half-time. With tMch?n?of ends the odds weM anything v, the forwards, in battling with the gale, had em???us.ed their strength and auCPTTd by ?'? .?'t ruo' icnis of their ant£ m a?wed ? WI out, i°??d ?b?? ???to ?push ? ha.rd amd straight and carry the serums. Arnold %nd Trew had two chances of ?orin?. b?t both we? massed, and the wa?'s raltde of <ntrT?t- ing a Pena.L'ty klCk in ? favourable position t,o ?T?'r?P? ?'-?? the hon-hearted S?nd Jones atocd pmiGg for the chance. It w? ?n off?y for Lloyd aa skipper?n?d Wales ?st ? ?me. that might eaailyh?T? oon won, by a penalty goal and a try to nil. Still frher in theo memory is the rout of Scotland Swane? last year by four em^'s ^ne penalty) and a t-r t' a. ry Mak Morraon M his m?n fo.r the last time against 'N'a.les 0art ?.y. and hie succ?as?r is W' P cotit, a brilliant forward worthy of the posi- t,ion. +in ?" match at Swansea ?j?i opened the sconn? with a magnificent penal?! roaJ klced by H. B. WinfieM. Then- foi- owed tri? by R. T. G?p Mck Joc? E \tor?n. f^rnc«l A. Brice. WTi? to-dav y w?iU? brmg forth ? another matter

I BIOGRAPHICAL. I THE SCOTTISH PLAYERS. Full Back: WALTER T. FORREST is a native of Kelso, and is thus a real Scottish Borderer. He was .,C,apped" for the first time against Waiea m 193.1, and has come to the. front with a great rush. Thoagh he resides in Kelro, where he is employed in his father's gun- mitill and fishingr tarkImaking ha ola,S-s for Hawick. In fielding he is a-iways sure; he is a. daring tackier, and a clever kick with both feet. Forrest has just attained has twenty-fourth birthday. Against Waiea at Swansea la.st year some of his saves were truly remarkable. Three-quarter Backs: L. M. MAOLEOD (Cambridge) ha-d a big I share in the wonderful achievements of the Light Rlires in 1393-4. This season, too, he hia.30 been doing well in the Gainbridge matches. At preaent he is considered to be the bent of the Scottish three-quarters play- ing, and in the final trial match a.t Edduburgh he did some splendid sprinting, tackl; in g, scoring. Macleod is 21 years of agel %,Yt 5ft. I-Din., and tarns the scale at 12st. 81b. J. S. MAQDONALD (Edinburgh Universitv), with a good c-sntpe, is a, very dan- gerous man in attack. With a fine turn of speed, ha is capable of getting over the ground in surprising fashion. and only want* ;i,zL,,f a chance to score. H3 takes a good deal of watching. G. ORABBIE (Edinburgh Academioa.13).- Young Grabbie is a brother of the more famous "J. E." Lika his elder brother, he earned the rudiments of the game at old I Raeburn-pl a ce, but it wn", left to Oxford to put the finishing touches on him. A brilliant exponent of all departments of three- quarter back play, Crabbie shone in defence at Swansea last year. J. L. FORBES (Wateondans) is the eensa-tion of the Scottish team; in fact, we should tay the sensation of the Scottish season. Litet year he played in a little Edinburgh club called the Ciuny. His club broke up through one or two of the play era having been approached by the bigger clabp. Forbes was without a tÆam, and, something ha-ppeninig to the Watsondian tihree-quairtera, Forbte was aiven a trial. It was a sort of desperate ehot-, becau £ e Forbes was really a junior. However, in his first match he created a tremendous sensation. H;s p¡e in the I W.?Laoniana.wa? assured. His play in tt?b?h: trial matches was go brilli-ant that his inter- niartional selection was a certainty. He is a tail lad, and is very fast. I Half Back*: P. MUNTJO (Oxford University) is in his twenty-third year. He was educated at Leeds Grammar School, and matriculated at Oxford in 1902. A damaged knee prevented him appearing against Cambridge that year, but tlhere was never any doubt that the coveted Blue would fall to his lot. He played in 1903, and again last vear, wh?n it "rtrae uruanimo-iy'y agreed he was tho best_«iialf on the Bald. He ie on the small ilti.o wonderfully smart in making openings for h? "uhr&e?," ?nd perhaps there aj?e few halves playing to-day who can so quickly change a defensive movement into one of attack. Next season he will captain the Oxford Fifteen. E. D. SIMSON (Edinburgih University) m an oM Xe?rohiown boy. IntartM.tiona.I hon\fr* &rst mme his way three geaek)m a?o. a?a?tat England, ?nd hie sai?ctton then wa? a. most F,ng.laird, 4gi4. Th<? year be b" much to do with the success of the Edinburgh University —the champion taam of Scotland—and he has been oae of their mainstays during the prevent campaign. At Swansea last ye-ar be was very slow in taking and giving his p.1.S,cS, but it is staled tha-t he has con- siderably improved since, and is playing in better form than ever. Forwards: A. G. nAIRNS vWatsonians* is a,u old Oxford Blue, and he is one of those who was honoured two geasc-ns ago for the first time. Cairns is 26 years of age. weighs 12st. 91b., and is about Stt. 8in. in height. He played in the college team for two years—1893-5—and got hi3 place in the Watsonian fifteen in 1397. His Blue was given him in his s-ec)rid year at Oxford. Trinity was his college at Oxford, and he was secretary of the Oxford fifteen in his laist year. W. E. KYLE (Hawicki is a, forward who gained international honours in the Welsh match tiircia seasons ago. He d.i6p!ayoo splendid form in the trial game at Ediuburgh. He scored the only try against Wales a.t Inverleith two years ago, and was one of the best forwards on his side. W. P. SCOTT (West of Scotland) is of the heavy, slow-moving type of forward, but a thoroughly-genuine worker. He has played thrice against England and Ireland, but only twice against Wales. He is reported to be in first-class form just now. ANDREW ROSS (Royal High School) has a particularly bull-dog style of play, and is known among his opponenta as Hacken- schmidt." This is his first honour, and it is pretty certain that some of the Welshmen will feel sore before the game is through. Roes takes the place of Mark Morrison, for it is well known that for many a. year the great Royal High School have had at least one representative in the Scottish team. MorrÜ!m has teen the representative for a long time, and prior to him J. W. Simpson, the great half-back, was tho High School representative. These were great names in the football world, and Rosa has, therefore, a. heavy mantle to carry, if he means to carry the flag which Simpson and Morrison so long held aloft. R. S. RTROXACH (Glasgow Academicals) is a. civil engineer by profession, and is so keen on business- that be has very little training time. He is, perhaps, the fastest player on the Scottish side, and to-day may be the fleetest on the field. He is a.bout 6ft. lin. in height, a.nd is a "dab" at all sports, in- cluding hamxneir-tihrowing and weight-putting, but his outstanding points are Rugby foot- ball and hurdles. He b,as won the Scottish championship at the latter event. Like all hurdle men. he is pretty liglht on his limba, and, taken all over, is rather a light man for his siize. WILlffiAM M. MILNE (Glasgow Academicals) is a bag fellow, buiilt on the old Merchistonian lines. When at Merchrisrton 0aerie School, Edinburgh, a spot famous for- its production of prominent. playere, including the great group of Neiisons—Willie, George, and Girdon -he way under that griant, G. O. Turaboli. Milne Wa3 marked out for internationa.1 honours when etill at Merchiston, but he was at school in particularly strong years of Scottish Rugby football, and did not secure the honouris wiui.^h all the Neilsc-ca did—^tlhat of playing for his country aa a schoolboy. He was, however, capped the first year he left school. Milne is very good at dribbling, and will take all the kicks for Scotland. A. W. LITTLE (Hawick) is one of the band of Tens wftio rise from the working class ranks of Border people into intemationT.l company. It is wall known that a Hawick man has to be exceptionally good before l:e good befo,- !e can break down the social status surrounding Rugby footbali in Scotland, so that one can reckon. Little as being a pretty good man. He is a. typical Borderer in style, and will be an acquisition. Dr. H. X. FLETCHER 'Edinburgh. University) is said to be au Englishman, and if the fact that he waw born in Lincoln proves any- thing a.t. ail. we should say that he is an Eng)Usiun.n. H has won the university mile, and also competed in the hammer- throwing and weightrputting competitions. He played the Association game some tims ago, and luas i-roved a tremendous eucceee in Rugby, especially in dribbling. RECORDS OF PREVIOUS I MATCHES 1833—Edinburgh. Scotland, 3 goals to 1 goal. 1 goal 1 try to nil. iES5--G. Nothing scored. 1886—Oardiff. Scotland, 2 goals 1 try to Hal. W. T. FORREST. 18S7—Edinburgh. Scotland, 4 goals 8 tries to nil. to 1838—Newport. Wales, 1 try to nil. 1389-Mnbargh. Scotland, 2 tries to nil. 1890—Cardiff. Scotland, 1 goal 2 tries to 1 try. 1891—Edinburgh. Scotland, 3 goals 6 tries to nil. 1892—Swansea. Scotland, 1 goal 1 try to 1 try. 189o—Edinburgh. Walen, 1 goal 3 tries to nil. 1394—Newport. Wales, 1 goal 1 try to nil. ni 1895—Edinburgh. Scotland, 1 goal to 1 dropped go 111. 1396—Cardiff. Wales, 2 tries t-o nil.. 1897—No match, owing to dispute. 1896-Xo match, owing to dispute. 1899-Edrinburgh. Scotland, 3 goals 3 t-ries to 2 goais. 1900—Swansea. Wales, 4 tries to 1 try. 1901-Edinburgfu. Scotland, 3 goals 1 try to 1 goal 1 try. j 1902—Cardiff. Wales. 1 goal 3 tries to 1 goal. 190Edinburgh. Scotland, 1 penalty goa.1 1 try to nil. 1904—Swansea. Wales, 3 goals (1 penalty) to 1 try. 1906.-At inverleith. Wales, 2 tries; Scotland 1 try.

REMINISCENCES*. I H.B." ON GIANTS, FUNERALS, ^CHAMBERS OF HORROuS.  7 The kind cf weather served out to Scotland when last the Welsh team appeared there was m/hing less than murderous. Storms of wind and rain, the former man-tilting and bone-chilling, the latter, the rain, just struggling to become hail. Standing erect was an impossibility, standing at the tilt an accomplishment. I see now the etorm- swept bruahmen sweeping the sheets of water from one spot, a big sized one, to another on the ground. I see, also, the tag- pipe boys with blue noses and raw-beefed legs doing their best to use some of the cold wind to bless their pipes with. I see thirty men in their jerseys galloping for glory—running waa almost a feat; thirty brave men playing against all sense in the doing of it; thirty faithful ones—"Their3 not to reason why" sort of heroes. And around the ropes thousands of perished souls, withered and stoney struck. A sorrowfnl picture, my masters; a storm fiend's paradise. There are three—shall I call them "things?" -we never want to see when we go to Scot- land—first, giants; second, chambers of horrors; third, funerals. If we see all three, then we're bang on to omeus-bad ones. Of a,U three sign-posts of evil prophecy, the giant is the worst. We had reached Carstairs on ,the up journey, and had ten minutes' inter- val. We were tired, and it was dark. He stood 9ft. high, and had a cigar in his mouth -a big and proportionate one. One of our men leaned aa-ainet a leg of his by mistake. Thought it was a signal post. Got disturbed and fetched Schofield. He got frightened, and fetched Teddy Lewis. "Now, what's your little game, Sohofield," said Teddy, as he was plumped in front of the human Eiffel Tower. Not seeing the joke he was placed to grasp one of the giant's legs. Then he followed the trail to its face. Without a moment's pause he then dropped on his knees, lit a match, and examined its feet. Being satisfied it was a man. he sprang up and exclaimed, "S'heip me, if I didn't think the blooming jigger was standing on a box." Then, with a gasp he seized Schofield's arm, saying, "Come away, Schofield; this is no place for us. If they're all like that, then Heaven help Wales." And chambers of horrors! The saiinte pre- serve us from these, before the match, spe- cially. Lead us not into dissecting rooms" should be the Welsh players' cry. Over- zoalous Welsh utudenits thought it especially kind on their part to sihow some of our for- wards over a hospital just before a byegone international match in Edinburgh. What they saw had a poor effect upon their stomachs. They had nothing left of them for the match fight. And funerals! "There goes one," said Llewellyn Lloyd, as from the box seat of the break convetying the team to the ground he spotted the weariness on his way. There goes one; our usual look." Then lie looked at Walter Rees, to find him putting oy that look of hopeless resignation that becomes him so when the fault i3 not his. Somehow or other the Scotland versus Wales match-day I at Inverleith is a favourite day for funerals. The bagpipes at one time might have beam included as a- fourth something we would like omitted. But. that was long ago. Now we would not miss them for worlds. The Welsh aversion to the bagpipes aro,« from the fact that we were not u-sed to more than one of it at the i:a^ne time. When one man playing the pipes walk.-j into our villages wo reckon tihe place is full. We had an early idea, too, that there was more wind blown into the pesky thing than music came out. And, moreover, blowing ecemed. all the playing it required. At ieaat, that was the impression that the Scotch Highlanders doing the South Wales circuit gave one. But the ease differed immediately when we heard the full hand-l sup-pose they call it a, band-perform at Inverleith. After the first maircli up the field when tho ten thousand demons within their leathern girdle wheezed out their pains and penalties, X could bring myself to believe what a red hot Scot on my left told me, viz., that "the music was grond, mon." Oh! yes, we're habituated to the bagpipes. They must try something eke—that pops out of the omen&- disqualified. Every year we rake up the George Bowen and Charley Reid reminiscence. It is worth the remembering. Charley Reid was the Scotch forward giant, the greatest then and since. George Bowen had the task assigned him of pulling Reid down in the Wales versus Scotland international at Newport when we won by a try. George performed his duty. Just a reminiscence. In the same match Pryce Jenkins serpen- tined a try. One not likely to be forgotten as long as Welsh international football holda. George Bowen's tackling, Pryce Jenkins's try, and the mud were the three chief charac- teristics of tie victory. It seems like taking coals to Newcastle to take Gavin Henry to Scotland and ask people to imagine he is Welsh from his talk. The lea.>t we can expect is that we won't be believed. Whatever happens-victory or ————————— A. W. LITTLE (Hawick). defeat-a. part of Gavin's nature will be I satisfied. While condoling with the van- quished, he will yet stmile with the victor. I

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PLAY AND PLAYERS. PITHY PARS FROM HERE AND THERE. Dick Jones has never yet played at Inver- leith, and as he will be two years older before he can possibly get another oppor- tunity of doing so. the chances are that his career as an international will be over. Dick played against Scotland last year at Swan- sea, and scored one of the prettiest tries of the match. At the conclusion of the game b-otween Scotland and Wales at Inverleith two years ago George Boote, who played one of his hardest and best games that day, remarked to me, while he was examining his mud-covered garments, "Hils will be the last trip for me to Edinburgh with the Welsh team. My only let is that we did not. win. after IDMing euch a gallant fight against, that hurricane in the first half." Willie Llewellyn must henceforth be classi- fied as a London Welshman, and not a New- portonkin, and to-day, if one's memory does not fail. was the first occasion for a, London Welshman to act as skipper of the Welsh team. Two ysrs ago Llewellyn Lloyd was the leader, and he had an off day. In the series of twenty matches already played between Scotland and Wales the Scots 'have scored 24 goals and a tries against 12 goals and 18 tries scored by the Welshmen. In the sacond, third, fourth, and fifth games Wales did not score a, point, and in the first ten nia?ch?es the Scobt?h line was only croEs-ed four times. Wales registered her first win at Newport in 1888. when Dr. Pryce- J'sinkins &cored the only try of the match. Only once have the Scots been beaten on their own ground by our men, and that waa at Raeburn Place in 1893 when there were five Newport forwards in the team, and when the score was a goal and three tries to nil. Teddy Morgan, W. Neill, Harry Watkins, and C. 11. Pritchard make their first acquaintance with the Inverleith ground to- day. Should Wales come off victorious it will be considered by them all to be the finest achievement in which they have taken part I as international players. Excluding to-day's match, Wales must win five more matches to draw level with Scot- land in the number of victories. The Scots have won twelve out of the twenty matches played, the odd one being a pointless liraw at Glasgow twenty years ago. We have a long way to go, and we shall all be a good many years older before it is a case of level pegging." R. T. Gabe fulfilled a long-standing promise 10 the football club of his native village by turning out for Llangennech against Lam- peter College last Saturday, and he had the satisfaction of scoring a. try. Gabe is proud of the fact that Llangennech have not been beaten on their own ground for four years. They played the Swansea Seconds to a draw. Strange that more Llargennech recruits do not find places in the Llanelly team. Ben Da vies, who virtually won the game for Llanelly against Penarth last Saturday, played his first international match against England ten years ago. He had played for the Seaside Stars and for Llanelly some years before then, and now v.e find him the mainstay of his side. There are not many half-backs in Wales at the present time who can be considered superior to the veteran. Against Blaekheath on Saturday W. Neill played on the top of his form, and there would be no ground for complaint if he l re-produced that, form against Scotland to- day. His work in the line-out was especially good, and his tackling of the burly "Heathen forwards was thoroughly effective. Neill is now 26 years of age, and, therefore, is far from being the veteran he is supposed in some quarters to be. Vickary, who has been chosen at laet for England, played for Somerset against Gla- morgan at Bath last week, and rendered a good account 01 himself in the scrimmages. The Aberavon captain is a man of tall stature and powerful physique, but good judges in Welsh football are of opinion that he was playing his best game a couple of years ago. He failed to impress a single member of the Welch Union Match Com- mittee in the trial matcih a-t Neath. but the Englishmen, nevertheless, will find in him a sound, honest ecrimmager, and Welshmen generally will join in congratulating him upon the honour of winning an Egliah inter- national cap. Scotland's first defeat at the hands of Wales was met with at Newport on February 4, 1888. The winning try was soored by Pri"e Jenkins. from a long pass by Stadden. In this match C. Reid, a man weighing over 16st., was playing, and was exceedingly well "marked" by Geo. Bowen. Arthur Gould was the third three-quart-er. Owen keenly feels the loss of his partner, Dick Jones. Owen is very easily upset in these matters. He does not care to plav with anyone. Indeed, it was rumoured that if Trew had not been a bis to play the li ttle inside half would have turned out very reluc- tantly, or not at all In 1899, at Edinburgh, Welsh supporters had In 1899, disappointment. At half-time they were leading by two goals to one try, but afterwards Scotland won by three goals and three tries to the said two goals. In the match against Scotland played at Edinburgh on a very black day for Wales- February 26, 1837-&cotland scored four goals and eight tries to nothing. Don Wau-chope and Lindsay scored four tries each. It was a pitiful di'ay by Wales. Wales did not play nippy half-badæ t en: They had Geo. Bo?en (Swansea) and l?i. J. Evans (Cardiff), both of sturdy build. But. really, a man like Arthur Gould ought to have done some- thing to stop some out of the dozen tries. The unfortunate injury to Dick Jones has caused great anxiety in Swansea. However, Wales can congratulate herself that she has such a brilliant, versatile player as Willie Trew to fall back on. Trew has only played three games in the position, but his displays so impressed the members of the Welsh Union that he was selected as reserve to Jonee. Trew is a player who can always be relied upon to be at his baslt, provided he gets the clanom OcorgD Sawtar --it- bas dtbnA am taU- j back on the Inverleith ground. He has played there before as a centre three-quarter in 1901, When Wales returned beaiten by three goals and one try to one goal a.nd one try. His vis-a-vis for to-day's game is not altogether reliable, but should he be. in form and give one of his best displays—such as he gave at Swansea last season—George will have to pl-a-Y for all he ie worth to even com,pare favourably with him. Owen, Trew, and Joseph have all pre- viously played on t'he fateful Inverleith ground. All were members of the 1903 team which returned defeated by 1 penalty goal 1 try to nil. Trew was the hero of the Welsh side in this game. In last season's game at Swansea. Owen and Jones completely smothered Simpson and Bieset. Can Trew and Owen account for Simpson and Munro to-day? Willie Llewellyn, the Welsh captain, has E. D. SIMEON. I left Newport and has gone to London to study dentistry, prior to embarking in busi- ness on hie own account at Llwynyp'a. What with intetnationals and frost, the Newport first team will not have made an appearance on their own ground for six weeks by the time they meet Bristol on Feo- ruary 11. How many married men are there in the Weleih team? The two Newport forwards, Hodges and Pritchard, have gone the way of most flesh and taken wives. George Boots, who was in the team until this season, is also a Benedict. Should we say "Scotch" or "Scottish," "Scotchmen" or "Scotsmen?' The latter in each case seems to be correct, but who would think of asking for a Scottish whisky? Fewer people, as a rule, go to an inter- national in Scotland from Newport than have gone to Ireland of recant years. Through George Vickrey. the Abera.von captain, having been selected to represent EngLand against Ireland, the Auer- avon Club establishes a record in Welsh foot- ball in having had Welsh, English, and Irish internationals—Dan Jones, Jack Jones, and Brice (Welsh), A. E. Freear (Irish), and George Vickrey (English)—as peraianeiat players in their ranks. It's a good Job the club has something to boast of in this gloomy period of its life s history. There was immense satisfaction felt in Aberavon football circles over the inclusion of George Vickrey as an English international. The Aberavon captain is a. good, straightfor- ward" sport," ai?i, as such, commands a deserving popularity. It has been long felt locally that Vick" has not had his fair deserts from the Welsh committee. However, the Rose has shown appreciation where the Leek judgment failed. Good luck to you, "Vick"! It is not in deference to the Welsh v. Scottish match that Aberavon has no fixture to-day. It is because Llwynypia-, the club on the fixture, list, is now disbanded, Mr. F. G. Jenkins, Welsh Rugby Union, Aber- a.von, says that the boy bagpipers who visit the Inverleith ground on. the occasions of irteraational gamea are always regarded as an ill omen by the Welshmen. All the Aberavon football authorities regard the absence of Dick Jones from the Welsh team as the most likely cause of a Welsh defeat. Police-inspector Macdonald, Port Talbot, is W. P. SCOTT (captain of the Scottish XV.). a football enthusiast of the first wa.ter. He thinks Scotland will win. Dick Jones's absence he compares to the removal of a wheel from the works of a watch. There will be a clink in the machinery. Penarth enthusiasts are taking more than ordinary int-er-est in the forthcoming encounter. No doubt, the chance of Rfeggie Gibbs playing a.ooounrts for this. The se,a, eiders hava bad several selected as reserves, but so far only two Penarth men have been selected outright for international honours. Those were Dick Garrett, the one time famous centre, and George Rowles, who played at half a al. ln's t IE-nglamci at Blackhfeath in 1892. W. Taylor, the Bridgend forward, who is one of the reserve forwards, is one of the best men in Mid-Glamorgan. He is a strong scrimmager, and is always to the fore in rushes.

STOP PRESS' Latest Telegrams. "EXPRESS" OPFICE, 7.20 rm Merthyr. 11 v,)in.t: Malndoe, nil. Mc-eiey. 29 poin-to; Old Edwa-rdiaus. o points. Ttuby United, lo point- Narbe-rth. nil. > t..ih'U'iio, 4 points; Kr.liey, i;ii. iiarivuuiuo, uii. l\uin-a!o; ') puint.s; Bcdi'oi'd, 9 points. Daruall, P ¡¡¡int-: poi lit*. Iverstil, nit; ECl:ie., nil. Mi''1 >; d V. u iu-d .1 y, 2: Biaci- burn ItovtTi-. 1. nhiij.i cemrnl. l: _1:lJlt;l,üa Stanley, O. !'J i, 1; Ü. At ri. "m C'liucii Hur.v. 1, \VeIri;],oo:. C. fart en, S uoini-: Seatoa. 4 point t. (i,4(: id ( hic-i!. iC ;.r:r;:>. '1 H:f2::1', I), n[rl:i Cl):YC:- >v 5 -p<>,nt5: l/junnx. ti'l. Cheltenham. 1 try; Bristi. 1 try. SOUTHERN LEAGUE, Watford, 1, Northampton, i, if irtdon, o; West Haifa S, nil LANCASHIRE COMBINATION. Earlc;d.)wu. 5; Bolton u. "H>+>+' d, +:I. Q. livrtUi&Ui!, 10;* XtiJltuil 81. 1. ^twt'ju-it'WiilpVVS, 2; aydti at. OPINIONS CX THE MATCH. Mr. Walter Rees, secretary of the Welsh Football Union: Deiighttcd; every man J played in his best form. W. T, Forrest (Scolti.-u full buck): Wal< got tin- too Dai .Tone-;The forwards. I think, WOII the ill at i'h. Biggs, the Card ill' captain —I am glad they haw broken the sia-ll. Our for'.vards were ,iiu>t too good tor them.

DICK JONES'S DEPUTY. I W. J. Trew, Swansea. I Trew, Swansea's fleelt and; tricky left wing three-quarter, who took Dick Jones's place at half-back in the Welsh team to-day, is a Swansea boy. He ie now about 23 years of and his light build gives him wonderful trickiness when going a-t racing speed. He has played for Swansoa, for the poaéit seven Years. In his gene ml sityle of play he resembles Teddy Morgan more than any other Welisih three-quarter, for oncei started he is difficult to stop, as he resumes his run a-t all anglee till "smothered." Trew played in aill the Welsh international* in 1900, a-nd agewnst England Mid Soatlazd m 190L C.

THE GAME.   .m1.HE GA]YIE,, Brilliant In for the Welshmen. POWERFUL SCOTCH TEAM DEFEATED. Willie Llewellyn's Fine Tries. GREAT MATCH AND STIFF FIGHT. Result; Six Points to Three. [By FORWARD."] In the long period of twenty matches already played between Scotland and Wales there has never been an occasion upon which Wales was favoured more by fortune iu the majtJter of wea.ther and general comditione. R. S. STRONACH. I Except for a atiffisli breeze which, blew across the ground, the day was absolutely perfect, and Wales had every possible chance of recording a first viotory over Scotland at Inverleith. The extent to which football fascinates the people of Wales was demon- strated, not only by the extraordinary number of people who travelled from diffe- rent parts of the Principality, but by their unbounded enthusiasm. 'Welshmen were to j be met at every corner in Edinburgh, and, with th&ir leeks in their coate and caps, there was no difficulty in distinguishing them from the Scotsmen. Some of the leeks were abnormal specimens of the national vege- table, and" Pn-ssy" Jones maintained the reputation Which he established at Leicester by sporting the biggest leek of the crowd- and it was a monster. As early as half-past onn hour and a half before the match- the Cymrdcs assembled together immediately in front of the palatial press box at Inver- leith, and interested the oanny Scots who were on the ground at that time with sing- ing that was qudte characteristic of the singers. Sospan Pa oh" was given with splendid effect, and, by way of variation, popular dittieSr-" B'!ueooll" and "Just Like the ivy"—were sung. Then, as a proof of Mxpathy, they gave "Tihrow out the life- iMe" and "Tell mother I'll be there," so that, in some measure, at any rate, tihe I REVIVAL HAS SPREAD TO SCOTLAND. I I must say tha.t there did not seem to be any profound impressiion made upon the phlegmatic Scot. When Dr. Guthrie's boys, with their brass instruments, started march- ing from goal to goal it was the turn of tho Welshmen to become injterested, and, having been interested, they showed their apprecia- tion by cheering the juvenile bandsmen lustily. After the brass instrumentalists had performed their part the bagpipers, in their kilts and bonnets, massed together and gave J BEFORE THE MATCH: SCOTTISH PIPERS' PARADE. a selection of lively Scottish tunes. The scene was picturesque and typical of the country and its people. The famous Fettee College loomed large in the dnstance, and, with the ground bathed in bright, wintry sunshine and the spectators in a good temper, there was nothing wanting to give zest and animation to the spec- taole. As usual, a. large number of Welshmen visitted the Eoya-1 Hotel just to pay their compliments to the players and ascertain whether all waa wedl. 1 Happily, they had every assurance that nothing was ainiss,, and that the team would turn out as selected. There waa no dim- inution in the confidence of the Welsh players as to a favourable issue. Willie Llewellyn, the Welsh captain, seemed more confident than anybody else, and remarked when I spoke to him on the subject, 1 think we are bound to win." A. F. Harding backed this up with a still more expressive pihrase, "WE MUST WIN." I The Scotsmen, on the other hand, M gained confidence overnight, and there were rumours about of 4 to 1 being offered on Scotland. There were hundreds of Welsh- men who would have jumped at tiheee odds, but they were difficult to find. Among those who ca-Iled to see old friends from Wales was Mark Morrison, the ex-Soottish skipper. The home oountry players arrived at Edin- burgh from different parte of the compass overnight and during the morning. The forwards looked a fine, powerful lot of men, and one estimate of their average weight was given at 13st. 101b. as against the Welsh- men's average of 13st. I cannot believe, however, that this estimate was a correct one. At 2.30 there were not more than 5,000 people on the ground, but they were pour. ing into the ground in large numbers. The 1 ground, when laid bare from its straw cover- ing, was found to he in perfect condition. The wind, which blew 2across the ground in the morning had now veered round, and was blowing almost straight from goal to goal. Much, therefore, depended on the winning of the toss. The positions of the three-quarters were that Macdonald (on the left wing) played against Willie Llewellyn, J. L. Forbes (ae left oentte) waiautt D" Rom. L. M. M'Leod (as right centre) against Gabe, and J. E. Crabbie (as right wing) against Teddy Morgan. SLmpaon played at inside I and Munro as outside half.

THE TEAMS. I Plan of the Field. I SCOTLAND. I W. T. Forrest. I ci J. E. L. M. J. L. J. S. Orabbie, M'Leod, Forbes, Macdoanld, > 6 P. Mtrnro, E. D. Simson. « « < • S A. W. H. W. A. W. M. £ Little, Fletcher, Boss, Milne, Pa H R. S. W. H. W. P. A. G. Stronach, Kyle, Scott, Cairns. o < < W. A. F. D. O. M. Joseph, Harding, Jonea, Pritchard. < < p J. I. H. W. G. 5 Hodges, Watkina, Neill, Tt avers, 6 z t W. Trew, R. M. Owen. w • • H H E. T. R. Ir. D. W. g Morgan, G-abe, Beee, Llewellyn, gPH Geo. Daviee. WALES. Touch judges: Dr. J. O. Simpson (president of the Scottish Union) and Mr. J. S. Jones (Welsh Football Union). Referee: Mr. Herbert Kennedy (Ireland). By three o'clock the wind had increased considerably in force. The attendance aft this time could safely be estimated a.t 20,000— every point of vantage being occupied. About three minutes before the teams fielded the Welsh contingent gave a capital rendering of the .tuneful melody Farewell," the con- duotor being a mam who wore a red football cap, and used a huge leek as a baton. Punc- tually to time, the Welshmen flelded amid a grea/t cheer from the Welshmen present. There was a still greater outburst when the Scotsmen fielded. The Welsh lost the toss, and Hodges had the kick-off against the wind. The ball .had to be held down for him before he could put it in motion. Crabbie failed to return before he was pounced upon by the Welsh forwards, and Owen, picking up, passed back, but Forbes intercepted and kicked down to George Daviee, who found touch after fielding cleverly with a nice kick into touch at the centre. From the scrum Owen again sent the ball out, but Trew was not there to take it, and then Munro, dashing UP. kicked down to Teddy Morgan well inside the Welsh half and at the mouth of the goal. It was an ANXIOUS MOMENT FOR WALES, I but Morgan was safe a6 a bank, and found touch out of danger. From the next scrum on the Welsh 25 line Neill broke away with a splendid dribble to the centre. A scrum was formed here, and Owen, recedving from his forwards, passed to Trew, who gave to Gabe, and the latter, running strongly, passed to Teddy Morgan, who put in a great ran to the Scottish 25, where he was just pushed into touch by Forrest-a very near shave for a try. A free-kick was given against Scotland for off-side play, but no touch was found, and Forbes kicked down to George Davies, who failed to hold the -ball, and Little, rushing up, took the ball and scored, but no goal resulted. P. MUNRO. I Play for some time ruled in the centre, and a penalty l ick was now given against Wales. The ball was sent down to Teddy Morgan, who could do nothing more than run into touch. The Welshmen took play to the centre, but were driven back, George Davies failing to hold the ball, and, once again, all but let his side down. The Scottish for- wards now heeled ont, and two bouts of pa-sing among the Scottish three-quarters all but ended .n tries being scored. From a. loose scrum within five yards of the Welsh line Milne pickad up and forced his way over the line in a favourable position, but the kick at goal failed. Frcm the kick out Wales took up the attack, but, whilst Little scoring the first try. I sorimmagdng in a favourable position, the Welsh, forwards failed to heel out, 1 amd when from the subsequent scrum they did success in doing this, the pass from Owen to Trew went wrong, and the Scottish forwards, following up a kick to George Davies at a terri&c pace, forced him to kick into touch within five yards of his line. One of the home forwards, pickin-g up in a loose rush, was all but over, being pushed into touch a yard from the line. Scotland continued to be aggressive for a. couple of minutes, but the Welsh forwards, breaking through a looeefcr formed ecrum, reached the centre before the ball was sent into touch. The Sootamen were taking full advantage of the wind, and kicking down to George Davies repeatedly, the Swansea man for a wonder was off-colour, and failed to judge the flight of the ball, and was very uncertain in his fielding. A free was given against Wales on their own is line. and Milne had the ball placed for him, but the kick failed in its object, and Dan Rees, fielding safely, found touch near the centre with a good kick. A moment later a free was given against Wales, and Macdonald found touch ten yards from the Welsh line. Again the Welshmen, by a combined movement, re- lieved the pressure by taking the ball to the centre, where Harding broke away with a fine dribble right up to Forrest, who saved by throwing himself on the ball on his own 25 line. The forwards were having a lot of hard work to do, the two packs being evenly- balanced. Some minutes passed without any incident of note occurring. Then Simson had the ball from hia forwards and kicked down to George Davies, who returned. The Welsh forwards were now heeling out better, and determined onslaughts were made by the Cymric backs on the Scottish line. Teddy Morgan, after receiving from Gabe, ran clear of everybody except Forrest, who just touched his ankle and upset him ten ya.rds from the line. A free kick was now given to Wales, and after Wales had endea- voured, without success, to break through there came a llneround of passing by the Welsh backs, Dan Rees giving Llewellyn a perfect pass, which enabled THE WELSH CAPTAIN TO SCORE I a brilliant try in the corner. George Davies I with a magnificent kick failed, the ball being carried away from the posts by the wind. Wales pressed their opponents hard imme- diately after the kick out, and Joseph was W. ML MILNE. I all. but over, being held up a couple of yards out. The Scottish forwards wheeled the next scrum and dribbled down to the centre, where George Davies turned the ball into touch. Half-time ilas called with play ruling in the centre. Half-time score: G. T. Pts. Wales 0 1 3 Scotland 0 1 3 SECOND HALF. I During the interval the pipers and the brass band boys marched round the field together, but the Cook of the North had now no terrors for the Welsh, who were con- fident that with the wind in their favour they would win. Scott re-started, and the ball was taken back tice on account of being sent into touch. A series of kicks between the rival backs resulted in favour of Scotland, but a fine kick from a penalty by George Davies found touch at the centre. Trew, receiving from Owen, broke away on the blind side in brilliant style, and ran down to Forrest, who tackled him magnificently five yards from the line. A moment later Trew was off again, but this time was put down by Forbes before he could give his pass to Dan Rees. It was a near thing for a try. Owen again had the ball from his forwards, but his passing was pcor, and Simson, taking advantage of this, kicked into touch at the centre. A powerful rush by the Scottish forwards took the ball up to George Davies, who saved in the nick of time with a smart pick up and a screw kick into touch on his 25 flag. Scotland gave our men an anxious time ten yards from the line, but the Welsh forards rose to the occasion, and, breaking away in a bunch, dribbled down to the centre, where Forrest saved splendidly ROUGH AND TUMBLE SCRAMBLE I took place in midfield, and eventually Trew I had the ball from Owen and kicked over the heads of the opposing centres. Forrest fielded unerringly, and found touch well over his own Z5 line. Owen had to retire for a moment, owing to an injury to his ankle. Resuming play in the centre the Scotsmen a/ttacked for a moment, and Gabe receiving from Trew on the Scottish 25 line ran with determination, and passed to Teddy Morgan, who had no room to move, and was pushed into touch a couple of yards from the line. From the succeeding scrum the ball was kicked over the Scottish line, and Forrest touched down. Dan Rees missed a lovely pass from Trew when he had a clear open- ing, and a minute later the same player threw the ball forward when the Scottish defence was beaten. Wales were now having hard luck. The Scotsmen, however, were put- ing up a sound defence, their three-quarters playing right on top of our men, while Sim- son was allowed a lot of liberty in getting on the wrong side of the scrum. Willie Trew, after breaking away in great style, spoiled a brilliant piece of play by holdinr- on too long instead of passing to Gabe. when that player had a clear run in It seemed as if Wales was destined not to win. A free kick to Scotland brought the side relief, the ball being sent into touch at the centre. Simson and Munro, by sharp interpassing, took the ball to the Welsh 25, where a scrum was formed, and Simson, receiving from Munro, put in A BRILLIANT BURST, and passed to Crabbie, who was tackled a yard outside. The Scotsmen were now play- ing a. desperate game, and for a few minutes looked like scoring at any moment. Their forwards were beating the Welshmen in the loose rushes. From a scrum right on the Welsh line Owen passed out to Trew on his own goal-line, end Trew found touch in his own 25. Clever kicking by the Welshmen transferred the venue to the Scottish 25 A grand by Dan Rees took play down to the Scottish line, where the ball was sent out again from a scrum to Gabe, who passed to Teddy Morgan, and the latter not having sufficient room to swerve tried to jump over Forrest's arms, but was again brought down only a yard from home. Wales, however, had only a moment to wait before they were rewarded for their persistent attack. Owen receiving from his forwards passed out to Trew, who gave at the right moment to Dan Rees, who ran grandly, and ten yards from the line gave a beautifully pass to Llewellyn, who beat For. rest and SCORED A GREAT TRY. I George Davies failed with the kick. Soot- land, undaunted, tried to raise the siege, but the Welshmen were now playing a. win- ning game, and the forwards with a fine dribble took the ball t othe Scottish line before Forrest stopped them. The Scottish full-back was playing a greaA game, his kicks against the wind being marvellous. George Davies looked like fadling to field a high kiok, .3ind fail he did, but he remedied the error by putting in a flying kick to toudh a;t the centre. A temporary stoppage was caused by an injury to one of the Scotsmen, but he quickly resumed, and play for some time ruled in neutral ground, A. F. Harding showing excel- lent judgment. He kicked high down to Forrest, Who was tackled in possession by Gabe, but Forbes covered him. Play was in midfleld when the final whistle blew amd Wales had won her first victory at Inver- leith. Final score G. T. Pts. I WALES 0 2 6 SCOTLAND 0 1 3

The sketches given of the Scotland T, Wales match have been drawn by our artist from descriptions furnished by our reporters now in Edinburgh.

IComments on the Game Wales—Gallant Little Wale-hao done the trick at last, and my prediction tha,t we should listen to-night to jthe music off the harp and not to the skirling of the bagpipes has been moat happily verified. And it was a Scottish, forwards dribble. great victory. It was only in keeping with the trad/ition of Inverleith that our men should have been out of luok at the outset. It looked as if the winning of the toss meant the winnang of the game. It was not Wales that won the toss, and in the first half they had to play against something like half a. gale of wind. A terrific battle was fought-chiefly between the two packs of forwards—and the Wekh. mefn, tthougfu not up to the desired standard during the early- stages, improved as play progressed, and. after the first quarter of an Ihvrur or twenty rainaitea had the full measure of their opponents. Now and again the fast Scotsmen broke away dangerously, an-d, it must ooooon.fessed, there were periods of grave apprehension to every patriotic Welsh- man. Stiill, the Welshmen defended reso- lutely and with any amount of courage, and it would be difficult to point to a weak spot, except it be at full-back, where George Davies was uncertain on several occasions or fielding and oatohing the ball. In saying tibia, however, it should be understood tlnu it wias extremely difficult to judge the ball ia. flight wtith such a high wind blowing. After the first few misses Davies seemed to gain confidence, and his play improved accordingly, and in the second half he gave not,hin-g awuy. Scotland's try may truly be described as a luoky one--if there is such a. thing as a. lucky try. The two tries scored by Wales, on the other hand, were real beauties, a.nd purely the results of two Half-time. thoroughly characteristic Welsh bouts of passing. Llewellyn, as the soorer of the two tries, ia to be congratulated, more especially as he Showed excellent judgment. (CONTINUED ON TOP OF COLUMN i, i PAGE 3.)

Cardiff v Neath. There was but a. email crowd on the Cardiff Arms Park this afternoon to witness this fixture. The ground was very soft, and rain fell throughout the game. Gwyn Nicholls turned out for Cardiff in plaoe of Cecil Biggs, who had gone to Scotland as reserve. Idria Jones was the only absentee from the Neath tea,m'e fifteen. The teams were fellow CARDIFF. NEATH. Back: H. B. Wiafield. W. Bevan. Three-qua rteT backs: Gwyn NioholTs, f. Davies, W. Gunltone, Lewis Jenkins, J. L. Williams, H. Jones, G. R,Craith. S. Abraham. Half-backs: R. David, j. Thomas, J. Auckland. T. Jones. forwards: E. Harding, E. Arnold, J. Brown, W. Jonee, G. Northmore, D. H. DaTies, E. Rumbelow. F. David, D. Westacott, W. Carney, W. Ham, R. Hopkins, J. Harding, Ð. Williams, Fred Smith. u W. Perry. Referee: Mr. G. Jones. It was 3.50 when the teams took the fields Cardiff kicked off, and Neath failed to ret.I> and play settled near Neath 25 flag. A g rush by the Cardiff forwards was well l lA. by Revan. From the first scrimmage" J. Thomas got oN-side, and Gwyn Nicholla kicked into touch. Some looae play enabled the Neath forwards to dribble back to neutral territory. The Neath forwards had the beet of the next scrimmage, and Thomas pass-ed out very smartly, but the three-quarters had only gained a few yards ere Abraham was well tackled by Nicholls. Cardiff ne.\t.\ opened up a strong'attack, but the defence of NeaJth was stubborn, and Bevan again brought relief. From the following scrim- mage David passed out trickily, but Auckland failed to hold the ball, and Howel James brought plar. into the home land. Cardiff forwards dribbled back to the centre, where Auckland was well tackled, and unfortu- nately, injured, and had to retire. Gunstone took the outside half position, and E. Harding went into the three-quarter line. With a. man short in the Cardiff up line, the game became more even. Pretty passing by the Neaith three-quarters placed the home citadel in danger, Gwyn Nicholls, who was playing in splendid form, saved the situation. J. rhomas was injured at this point, and had to retire, but after a, few minuted nd.. returned to play, quickly followed by Auck- Land, the injured Cardiffian. who. howovr-r. I appeared to travel very lame. When the ) interval arrived the battle was being waged near the Cardiff 25 flaz. I RaU-time score: G. T. Pte. C^ ardiff 0 0 0 I Nea,tli .ou 0 I  000 re-Btartea, and the ball was returned to touch in neutral ground. A splendid rush by the Cardiff forwards, headed by Eumbe- low. sent the ball over the Neath line, where R David fell on the ball and scored. Win. fielrl Se the ball between the uprights. The Cardiff team were now having all the best of the Dlay, alnd Gwyn Nicholls took a. shot at goal, but the ball fell short. The homo team continued to press, and the visitors had to play for all they were wor:h to keep the Cardiff men out. Tom Jones, tho visitors' outside half, was at this point laid out, and had to retire, but soon returned to play. Nea-th eventually got back to neutral territory, but failed to hold their own for any length of time, and were boon coninelleil to concede a minor to avert disaster. lakin, advantage of some loose play by Car- diff, the Neath team invaded the Cardiff ground. From a line-out Cardiff dribbled back to the centre. The next scrimmage saw tho Cardiff three-quarters in motion, and Nicholls travelled well to within a few yardu of the ISeath line before being brought down. Howcl Jones WJaB next to get away, and the Neath forwards following up well, the home goal was threatened, and Wintield touched down. For the next ten minutes play was of a very even though uninteresting nature. Time w;3 shortly afterwards called. I Final score G. T. p'ts. 1 Cardiff 10 5 I Neath 1 0 5 s ff o G o I COMMENTS. The play was almoot wnoHy in favour of Cardiff, and the score of one go,al to uii is scarcely a, fair indication of the merits of the competing teams. The feature of the match was the sterling play of the ever- popular Gwyn Nicholls, who was in rear form and was sound both in attack and defence. Winfield, ainother old Cardiff favourite, played a useful game, and his kicking con- tinually brought forth the applause of the crowd. Beavaai, the Neath fall-back, was called upon to do a lot of work, and he rarely made a mistake, frequently getting the ball out of tight corners. Howel Jones was easily first of the v-isitin- three-quarters, while Davies played a good defensive game. After Gwyn Nicholls, Gun- etone was the most in evidence of the home third line. David and Auckland were superior to their opponents at half-back, the former patting in some very tricky work. Johhn Thomas, for Neath, made the best use of the oppor- tunities that came his way. The C arm if forwards were the heavier, and on the whole much more resourceful. Their play. especially in the open, was too good for the visitors. Brown, Rumbelow, and E. Harding were always in the thick of the battle. For Newth, Arnold, D. H. Davies, and Hopkins were very smart.