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I FOOTBALL.
FOOTBALL. Swansea v. Bristol. Swansea played its seventh match of the J^eason on Saturday when Bristol were the visitors to St Helen's ground. To date, Swansea hao sooied 68 points tc their op iwaente' 18, but out of the former total 41 points were recorded against the District League. One defeat only. that sustained at the hands; of Cardiff, on Saturday last, hafe to be recorded, alter a very long series of successes by the All Whites. Last sea- eon s games boiween Swansea and Bristol ended tD easy victories for Swansea, that played at St. Helena, on January 7th. when Bristol fielded a most unrepresentative side, resulting in 7 goals 4 trite being piled up against the visitors. The retu n match ,It Bristol, on April 15th, was a much more j i ven contest, although Swansea eventually ran out WlDner:, by 5 goals 1 try to n11. in view of Bristol's aptitude to send un- representative teams to Swansea, the Ail Whites secretary wrote "sicng the Bristol Club to place a strong team the field, and it was satiotaciory °to learn that a com- munication was rtceived that Bristol \vould make the journey with the selected sldo which, on papei, looked v-ell So tar bris tol have not raised their supporters" en thusiasm to any great pitch. Out of six gamete played Bristol have drawn two and lost four The Bristol team arrived at Hi^h-street Station at 2-35, and immediately drove off by brake to the Swansea Baths '0 change There were threo important changes from the selected team, viz., Oat-* -it tuii back, Lamond (.Scotch internatiGea three-quarter), ai Moore, a forward, i lnf) absent, their places being talcea tij» Cranfield, Parkhouse, an ex-Newport player, and Vinnicombe. Teams L BRISTOL.—Back, Cranfield thrae quarters, Parkhouse, Shewnng, Neale and S-ctt half-oacks, Spuors and Larcombe forwards, Mattiiat>, Phelps, Neads, Vin nicombe, Cooper, Webb Manning, and Meyer. SV\A?sSEA.—Back, J. Bancroft; three- quarters, Evan Laviee, F. Gordon, Lewis .leiiKiiia and \V, Arnold; halves, R. M. Owen and pt-ii HopKins; forwards, W. •Iceeph, Aubrey Smith, D. J. Thomas, 'Mumbles' Davies, W Cole H. Hunt, ivor Morgan and Albert Williams. Referee: tlu. Ben Lewis, Pontypridd. At the iast moment Serine and \v. Parker stood down trom the home pack, making room tor Ivor Morgan and Albert Williams, who have both played tor Swansea 11 this season, and wtiose claims for a trial with the Firsts nave often been advocated Rain commenced to tall at aoout 3 o'clock, and continued drizzling for about twenty min "utes, when tt held over. But as the time drew near for the start of the game, the prospects were gloomy When Bristol fielded promptly to tune, there were about 2,500 spectators present* Tne visitors looked of fine athletic physique. Evan Davies played right centre and Lewis Jenkins left wmg. Joseph kicked off for Swansea from the town end, and the ball rolling over Bnswl's line, CT afield touched down. Ivor Morgan was early conspicuous with a fine dribble and tackle, the ga.me settling down in Bristol's t -entv-five Here Evan Davies missed a chanoe, but Lewis Jenkins covered him and carried the -all into touch. Hf, however, shortly alter- wards put m a cross-kick which sent the bat: into touch near the visitor- i t: Bris- tol s forwards headed a short rush which eased the pressure a little, but up to tlw present Bristol ht. i not had the best of mat- ters The ball came out on Swansea's side and Hopkin burst through nicely and punted to r .0, whose reply was feeble. Hunt had bad luck in not gathering when aD opportunity presented itself for a score. Phil Hopkins sent to Cranfield on his line, the latter ri6kily kicking out to his twenty five The attendance had by this time ma- terially increased there being present be- tween 4,000 ano 6,000 spectators A round of passing by the Swansea backs earned i,he ball across the field. Exchange kick- ing between Jack Bancroft and Cranfield isnded in favour o the Bristolian, who found I,ouch at the centre. Phil Hopkins then burst through splendidly, not being tackled untij lie had covered about forty yard?. He injured is left knee, however, and the game was suspended for a few minutes a,nd he bad to leave the field. Lewis Jenkins wpnt half, and "Mumbles' Davies to the wing Larcombe got the ball from a scrum, but Spoors mulled and Swansea assumed a dangerous position near the visitors line. Several scrummages were fought cu' uere nntii Parkhouse intercepted and -icked to half way Dicky Owen opened out the game prettily, and sent on to Jo^d >n who took the ba.. grandly, out his pass to Evan Davies was badly fielded, -ind g'*ound Wab lofct thereby The game "îS confined to the centre until Arnold dashed along the touchtme for some little distance. An other roood of passing by Swansea saw Gor. don and "Mumbits Davies OJVC" s ire ground. A penalty to Swio.'a f~r ofh-ide play culminated in the ball bainc kicked into touch at. Bristol's iw>it/t;ve Basn was now tailing slightly. In endeavouring to tackta "Mumbles" Davies, who bad re- ceived'and was making tor the centre of the fieid again, a Bristol player was knocked oul With but scven men n tae pack, Swan- sea were more than holding heir own, bat the sveakenss was at the right centre, Da- vies' exhibition not being a particularly bright one so far. Owen was displaying his customary alertness and witu Jenkins in form the pair made a fine combination, proved shortly afterwards by Jenkins get- ting along speedily and SCORING A TRY WELL OUT. It was a really good effort and deserved the cheers that greeted it. Bancroft just failed to convert. Several exchange kicks were indulged in before Bristol sent into touch at the centre. The visitors rushed equina play to Swansea's twenty-five for the first time during the game, conveying the ball to Bancroft almost on the AU Whites line, the home custodian being tackled in possescion. It transpired that Phil Hopkms groin had in contact with an opponents' knee and that the ex- Pontardawe player would not participate in further play The ball Wa;) rushed over Swansca's line and kicked dead. Alter Ul-G drop-out, Swansea were penalised for off- side play at their twenty-five, and SHEWRoiG DROPPED A PRETTY GOAL, this making the sides' points level. Sub- sequent play remained m neutral territory until Cole picked up and sent to Gordon, who punted high to Cranfielu. This player failing to make a fair catch, Swansea looked likt going over, when, to everyone s con- sternation the referee awarder Bristol a. fr.e. Not to be denied Swansea played up and after some inter-passing GORDON DASHED OVER IN THE CORNER Bancroft's kick was a good one, but he failed at goal. From the drop-out, Park- I houce kicked high, but Gordon saved at the centre, the Bristolian being thrown awk- wardly and hurt his shoi. der, but he I played on- After a kick by Spoors towards Swansea s line half-time was called the score rtadmg. Half-timo Score Swai^a.T2 tries Bristol-—1 penalty goal. Sv-an^a had tne aovantage of what little wind there was in the second! half. Bristol kicKed off, aLer 50™« desultory play Ivor Morgan picks*1 UP n<:d \h. but was re- called. The uext Kcni of importance was a magnificent roun-d 01 passing by Swansea backs. Evan Davies ran splendidly and gave up to Gordci- at tl^ right momeut, and the Litter transferred tu Mun;b,1fu Davre.<i, vb, was not brougt down until three parts of the length of the held had been traversed. It was a„s bright a piecc of play as could be wished for. Bancroft was at fault m not fielding, and Bristol relieved to the fcentre. Owen's next pass to Lewis Jenkins was knocked on, but immediately afterwards Bancroft took a penaltv, but little was gamed Bristol were showing lmprov-io form, and Shewrino- took 3 ^or goal, which failed. Soon after the u" P out "Mumoies" Davies put in a treflvrndons punt which reach<"d touch just beyond half- way Scott, Bristol's left wing, was res- ponsible tor a smart pick up and" kick. Play hung about the centre, when Bristol got off wit.- a very nice dribble to Swansea's 25, where Bancroft failed. The visitors now assumed the aggressive and carried the L".l over Swansea's line—a very near shave for a try. Their efforts were apparently recog- nised by the large concord of spectators. A loose rush by Swansea's forwards on resuming took the game over half-way where Owen was temporarily laid out. The Bris- tol forwards took the initiative, and rushed towards Swansea's line, where Arnold marked and Shewring, inisfielding, the ball went into touch near Bristol's twenty-five Hunt was noticeable for a neat rush, but his career was checked. Ivor Morgan, how- ever, headed another rush right to Bristol's line, where Larcombe who had previously been hurt, was compelled to retire for a while because of the injury t, his shoulder. Manning came out of the pack to t-ake Larcombe B place. However, Larcombe _oon returned. Swansea were pressing vigor- ously until Bristol, headed by Larcombe, worked clown. Dick Owen was unneces- sarily handled by Larcombe. Another stop- page for an injury to Meyer's shoulder ne- cessitated attention of Dr. Perkins. Ha, however, most pluckily resumed. During the wait it was amusing to watch the re- feree's introduction of Owen to Larcombe, both inside halves. These had been watch- ing each other keenly throughout, nothing being given away. "Mumbles" Davies was ever in the thick of the ensuing play, as also were Ivor Morgan nd Gordon. 'Ban- croft once made off across the field, but his pass to Gordon was knocked on. The latter eventually marked and found touch at half- way. The Bristol pack were getting the best of th argument, and prns°ed. Gordon relieved with a kick and follov up to Lie centre. Bancroft hereabouts put in his best three kicks of liie match, finding touch at midfit-ld on each occasion. Dai Thomas then headed a rush to Bristol's line, but a knock-on spoilt the chance. B-. a bad pass from Owen, Bristol relieved to the twenty- five, afterwards to be at the centre, and the final whittle went a moment later. FINAL SCORE: SWANSEA—2 tries. BRISTOL—1 penalty goal.. GJ ME AT A GLANCE. ;S.-5.-J()6.Cpn kicks off against stiffish breeze, and sending ball over the line, Bristol touch down. 3.40.—Swansea attacking in visitors' 25 after a tolera jly neat round of passing. 3.45.—PhiJ Hopkins drops ball over the Bristol line, but Crainfield instead of touching down kickb out. 3.48.—An attempt at passing by visitors ends in a hot attack upon their lines, Gor don being held a. few yards off. 3.50.—Hopkins, in kicking into touch, twists his knee, and leaves the field of play. Swansea closely investing the Bristol lines 3. £ 2.—Long kick by Bristol back into touch brings play into centre, where Owen gTeatly dictinqiiished himself in op#1" ing up the game. A failure bv F au Danes to hold the hall in a smart pass- ing movement spoils a good attack. Twice in rapid succession "Mumbles' Davies, brought out for Hopkins, opens out the game, and but for lack of pace would probably have. got through Bristol's third line. 3.55.—Lewi? Jenkins, getting the ball from Owen by a strong and tricky run, got over the line—all on his own. This was an admirable individual effort. Try was not converted. 4.0.—Bristol men work the play gradually up to Swansea lines and hotly attack From a loose scramble after Owen's kick had been charged down, ball sent into touch in goal. 4.2.—Swaneea penalised for Owen being off- side, and Shewring kicks a goal, mak- ing sides even—three points each. 4.7.-After series of good attacks a parsing movement, started by Owen, ended in Gordon getting over the line. Try was not converted. 4.12—Hr>!ftime score: Swansea, 2 tries; Bnsto., 1 penalty goal. 4-15—Brii to' kick off, Swansea bein^ ftill a man short with no prospect of Hopkins resuming Play in the centre. 4.17.-Evan Davies, after misfielding a kick in the Swansea 25, managed to pick np the ball and setting off at a great pace more than retrieved his mistake. He covered s third of the ground, and then passed neatly to Gordon, who, in turn, transferred to "Mumbles'' Davies The latterr unfortunately fell, and a good chance was thereby 'o^t 4.20.—Bristol attacking She-wring, kicking for goaJ in favourable position, fails to raise the ball, and Swansea touched down. 4.22.—Chiefly by means of fine kick by "Mumbles" Davies. Swansea are enabled to take up the attack. 4.24.-Fine dribble by Bristol forwards not stopped until Bancroft fell on ball ill home 25.—From here a strong rush by visitors drove the bal] oveT the line, and Swansea were lucky in kicking the ball out of bounds. b 1 4.26.—Swansea again attacking. 4.30.— Scrummage on the Bristol line. 4.40.-For the last fifteen minutes Swansea had maintained a constant attack despite the fine play of the Bristol forwards, whose eight were overpowering the home seven. It was by meajis of a spirited dribble by them that th' siege vas raised, and the struggle transferred to the centre. 4. 47.-Fina" score: Swansea, 2 tries Bris- tol, 1 penalty goal. NOTES ON THE GAME. The game wac, noticeable for many inter- esting features. The forward play on both sides was excellent, the half-backs were keen, whilst the three-quarters gave admir- ctbie displays at times. It was in the third line that Swansea held the greatest advan- tage. After an indifferent start they pulled themselves together splendidly, and were responsible for many bright movements. It was, of couree, a most unfortunate occur- rence than Swansea eliould be deprived of the services of Phil Hopkins in the first half. Up to the time cf his injury he had done well at outside half, and thor- oughly bore out the confidence reposed in him by the committee. Swansea were naturally weakened by his retirement, but, notwithstanding thie, the All Whites held their own manfully. Bristol's pack was a big and powerful one, and it speaks vol- umes for Swansea's seven at the manner in which they were held. In loose work both sets of forwards performed exceedingly well. Towards the end of the game Bristol seemed to have the measure of the AJ1 Whites, and were it not for a determined defence Bristol were bound to have made things warm. For the greater portion of play Swansea secur;>d the ball seven times out of nine, but at one period the back-. were not over sound. Subsequently, after the nervousness on Evan Davies' part had worn off, there were witnessed passing bouts reminiscent of the past. All ilie Swansea forwards wera up to concert pitch and played for all they were worth. No one fieemed to be more prominent than the other. What some did in hard solid scrum- maging, the others did well in the loose. At half-back, Dick Owen upheld his great re- putation. Notwithstanding the usage to which be was treated lie wac. more than a match for his opponents. He opened out the play as he only can In fact, I thought he did a little more on his own than cus- tomarily wLth beneficial results. With Hopkins and Lewis Jenkins as his partner, there seemed to be a combination which has 60 often been lacking. Lewis Jenkins did grandly. He has pace and tact, and the manner m ■which he scored his try was an eye-opener. Gordon and Arnold were the best of the three-quarters, both getuug through a quantity of running, tackling and kicking. Gordon's try was very cleverly obtained. Evan Davies, the recruit, failed badiy at the start, but in the second half he made one splendid run, but taken all through his parformance was but mediocre. He, however, should be encouraged. He grIt and pace, and with experience should prove an acquisition. "Mumbles'' Davns, who took Lewis Jenkins' position cn the Wing, surprised all by his knowledge of tWquarter work. He used his pace to advantage, and this, combined with his strong kicking and determin-d tackling, made him a strong favourite with the crowd At fuil back Jack Bancroft, until towards the close of play, was quite in and out. He eeems off his game just now. At present it ) is in marked contrast to that which he ex- I hibited earlier in the season and last year. ► I Bristol's forwards ;.rs a hot lot. They played vigorcusly throughout. Mathias r.nd W7ebb were always to the fore, .but there were others whose names I cannot re-cord who were also conspicuous. Larcombe is a stubborn inside half, and kept his watch on Owen right through. It was a very good tussle between these two. Spoors was outclassed by Lewis Jenkins. Shew. ring was the most prominent amongst the Bristol back. His kicking was fine and his dropped goal was prettily executed. The others appeared to adopt smothering tactics, and in these they succeeded. Cran- field's display at back was moderate. In conclusion, I will simply say that Swansea deserved another score, whilst Bristol played their best game on Swansea ground. 0 "FELIX." COMMENTS BY THE "KELT." It was a game interesting to watch, and brimful of excitement. In considering the unsatisfactory display of the Swansea men on the whole, sight must not be lost of the fact that during the greater part of the time the homesters were a man short, and the Bristol eight were so good tha.t they scarcely gave OUT seven a chance. Consequently our backs were not tried under fair conditions. The ball was seldom sent out to them Hop- kins, during the short time he was available, shaped with promise as an outside half, but Evan Davies palpably suffered from nervous- ness, but his poor performance was redeemed by one feature alone-the bold run round and neat pass m the second half. "M umbies" Davies rendered such excellent services when brought out to the third line as to justify the hope that, with more experience, he might develop into a useful back. Bancroft was only so-so. Gordon and Arnold gave a display of average merit. Lewis Jenkins at outside half did so well as to warrant a further trial in that position. Owen was tireless, and easily the best man on the field. Of the forwards, it can only be said that, though they worked hard, they could not neutralise the advantage in numbers pos sessed by the other side. The Bristol team gave the impression of being a well-bal- anced side, with trustworthy backs and a really fine pack. "THE KELT. ALL WHITES' RECORD UP TO DATn Suraffu^a '1 points v. League nil. Swa.1IIt i q point v.Bridgend nil Swansea points v Neath nil. 8wa.nsea 3 points v Gloucester n Swansea loint. v. Lla.iioily 4 points. ausea points v Cardiff 14 points. Swansea J points v. Bristol o points. Try getters: Trev 5, Gor^on Bevau 2, Lers Jenkins 2, E- M. Owen Arnold 1, George Daviee 1 Gorge Dams has converted seven tries. Bancroft oas p'aeed a goalfrom a mark and a penakty ffoaJ-
. Newport v, Llanelly.
Newport v, Llanelly. The first meeting of the these teams this season took plaoe lay, at Newport. The Usksiders have this season only been per- forming indifferently, whilst the Scarlets week after week show signs of returning to their old form Both teams were able to place fairly representative sides in the field. Newport had secured the services of Alby Davies on the wing, an ex-Llan^llv player, and a vacancy m the Scarlet third iine was to be filled by the inclusion of Paddison, Willie Davies having intimated that owing to indisposition he did not feel fit to take Ihe field. There was a quiet confidence amongst the Newport men, which the visitors did ast possess Below we give the teams:- LLANELLY—Back, Albert Ma^on; three-quarters Paddison, D. M Da pies. Griff Rowe, and Llew Thomas; half-ba-xs, Dick Thomas and D. J. Rees; forwards, Jack Auckland (capt.). H. V. Watkins, Tom Evans. H. Cole, Banks, Meredith; W Roberts, and Dan Davies. NEWPORT.—Back, R. B. Griffith thxee- quarters, Alb;» Davies, W. H. Gunstone, H. Uzzell, W Thomas; half backs, T. H. Vile and D. Protheroe; forwards, C. M Prichard, G. Boots, W. H. Williams, E. Thomas, IV Dowell, E. Jenkins, Gus. Jones, and W. Jchnson Referee: Mr. H. J. Taylor. W. A. Martin tooK the place of Vale at half, otherwise the teams turned out ss above. There wa' a good attendance, whi h { included a big crowd of Llanelly excursion- ists. The teams fielded five minutes late, Llanelly being the first to take the field. Pritchard set the ball in motion, and there was no reply, the leather going into touch in the Llanelly 25. Newport then got the hall and started some passing, D. M. Davies n- tercepting and sending the ball to Paddison. The latter re-passed, and the pair gained half the length of the ground. Newport forwards |, came back to midfield, and Martin secured from a scrum, but was upset by Rces before he could get away A little later the New- portonians got possession, but their passing went astray. There was a scrum in mid- field, and Llanelly were penalised, but gained ground by the exchanges. Paddison then came away prettily, but Llcw. Thomas on the wing was a bit forward and missed a long pass out From the next scrum Thomas threw to Rees, who kicked into touch near the line. Uzzie cleverly cleared the line, but Lianelly were soon back again. D. M. Davies cleverly fielding, got away finely, and was pulled down a couple of yards from the line. The struggle continued in the corner for some time, and then the Usksiders came away with a dribble to the centre. The Scarlets then doubled dangerously near the twenty-five, aJid Alby Davies saved with a kick to touch. D. J. Rees then made jff, and punted across the field. Llanelly oaeks | followed up smartly and Griffiths was forced to concede a minor. Thomas was penalised on restarting, and Griffiths found touch. at half-way. There was some passing here, Llanelly gaining some ground. The New- port men now came away, but made no headway. The ball was kicked across the field, and Alby Davies was thrown into touch. Newport were now penalised, and Rees punted up the field. Llewellyn Thomas now had a fine chance. He fielded, but un fortunately threw the ball away when he had practically beaten the defence. When on the line later Llanelly were penalised, and Grif- fiths kicked to the centre. The Reds now forced the pace, and obtained a second minor Llanelly had been attacking continuously, play being almost entirely in Newport's ha-if Mason, the Llanelly,'naif, only handled the ball a couple of tumW. Martin now slipped away from a scram, but was pulled up from behind The Reds restarted with a strong dribble, and Griffiths smartly saved. Pro- theroe then came away, and the Llanelly 25 I was invaded for the first time. Alby Davies then secured, but could not get clear. A moment later, however, 4 BILLA THOMAS SLIPPED dVER. oil the other wing and scored, Griffiths con- verting. Tom Evans restarted, and the ball went into touch just over the halfwav lime. Llanelly immediately returneo to the at- tack, Rees and D. M. Davies both being held upon tHC line. D. J. Rees shot for e:oal, and the ball went wide, but ROWE SMARTLY FOLLOWED UP, and unexpectedly scored. Mason converted. Half-time was then called. Half-time score: Newport—1 converted goal. L1anelly-l converted goal. Tom Evans kicked off and the forwards following up smartly prevented the return. Rees then set an attack in motion, and 0. M. Davies broke through the centre, but his pass to the wing was too high. Griffiths eventually brought his side much needed re- lief. Gunstone then punted to the line, but Mason cleverly cleared. Then the Newport men forced their way into the Llanelly twenty-five, and Uzzie punted over the line, Mason being forced to touch down. Midfield play followed, and Llanelly worked back again to the 25, where Albv" Davies relieved with a long kick. The Scarlets continued for some time to keep the play in their oppo- nents' quarters. Newport once, however, became really dangerous, but Mason came to the rescue, picking up at the fef.t of the for- wards and relieving. Willie Thomas now mfide off and brushed past a ccuple of the Llanelly players. Harry Watkins came I across the ground and stopped his progress. There were some midfield scrummages, and Llanelly were penalised. The Newport men again locked dangerous, coming away wi*h a strong dribble, but the tackling of the Scarlets was so keen that they were soon driven back. LI. Thoma-s, the Llaneily wing intercepted a pass and ran strongly down the touch-line to the 25. The pace was now beginning to tell on both sides. Rees on a couple of occasions cleverly set his three-quarters in motion, but the Scar- lets only got to the 25 line. Newport for- wards now came to the Llanelly quarter, and ProtKero took up and SMARTLY DROPPED A GOAL. There was now only ten minutes to play, aiid the lead put fresh life into the Newport mei. Interesting play followed, and New- port were frequently penalised. Auckland smartly followed up a kick and prevented a retv-rn, the Scarlets thus being again able +0 attack. Thomas was now penalised, and Griffith shot for goal, Mason touching down and conceding a minor. Llanelly mad>' a final effort and carried all before liieni to the Newport 25. Their opponents then forced their way to the Llanelly line, and v v GUNSTONE SCORED IN THE CORNER. Griffith concerted. Gunstone scored a min- ute from the end, Griffiths converting. FINAL SCORE: NEWPORT—2 converted goal*, 1 drop- ped goal. LLANELIJY-l converted goal. NOTES ON -HE GAME. The game was one of the most scrappy and uninteresting seen on the Newport en- closure. The forwards practically controlled the play from start to finish, and neither side seemed to have sufficient confidence in their backs to make the game open. The score might indicate that the Newport men had all the better of the play. This was not the case, and the result is no indication whatever of the state of the game. The Llanelly forwards were again in magnificent form, beating their opponents in all depart ments. Watk.ns and Evans were alwavs to the front, but the other scrummagers were each responsible for fine individual efforts. Rees and Thomas combined effectively at half. The latter appeared to be a bit nerv- ous, this being his first game, but as play progressed he improved. Rees was at uis best, and kicked with rare judgment. As a pair, the Llanelly couple were better than Martin and Prother.x; Our three-quarters distinguished themselves individually, but were not great in com bination. D. M. Davies was the most pro- minent but Rowe must be complimented on his clever try. Paddison, the Swansea man, was invaluable, but most of the passes to Thomas, the wing man, went astray Mason, as usual, did ail that came his wav in masterly fashion. The 'osers must not tie discouraged, and on to-day's form New- iport did not deserve to win. Willie Thomas was the best three-quarter on the home side, but Alby Davies, the ex-Llanelly man, was slow. It was a lucky win. "SCARLET."
.. Neath y. Penygraig.
Neath y. Penygraig. It was but two weeks ago that Neath met Penygraig on the ground of the latter and sutiereo defeat—a defeat that was not deserved on the respective forms of the rival organisations. 'Iiki selected icauLS weie — NEATH—Lack, Idris Jones; three- quarters, H. Jones (captain), S A. Abraham, A. G. Parker and T. Davies; halves, J. Thomas and T. Jones; forwards, F. David, E. Arnold, Dan Davies, W. Jones, T. Rea- son, T. Thomas, Geo. Hopes and P.C. Ney- land. PENYGRAIG —Bick, W. E. Lewis three- quarters, W. Clissold. J N. Jones, J. Brown and H. Williams; halves, D Williams (cap- tain) and T. Ridley; forwards, D. Williams, P. Ponsford, E. Evans. P.C. Owen, Ted Jones, G, Walters, P. Morgan and P. Evans. Referee—Mr. J. B Matthews. The Neath team underwent several changes, the absentees being Howel Jones Tom Davies, and Evan Arnold. Bevan filkd the vacancy at full-back, Saunders came into the three-quarter line. and Geo. Johns played instead of Arnold. The visitors were assisted by several Treherbert men Neath at the very start forced the pace, and the home quartette being set in motion, Saunders had a great chance to score had he gone on his own, but he gave a poor pais to Parker, and the latter failed to take—a fine opportunity lost. The visitors then forced play to Neath ground. Idris Jones kicked out of danger. Parked following up smartly, tackled WiJ- liams when in possession. The venue was quickly changed to neutral territory. CUs- sold now came away with a nice run, followed by a punt. Bevan received, and although in difficulties found touch well in the visi- tors' ground. The Neath forwards rushed play into Penygraig ground, T. Thomas being conspicuous for fine work in the open. The visitors put in good work in the passing line, but Neath sent back to the centre. Johnny Thomas got nicely away, but was called back for an irregularity. A bout of passing cul- minated in Williams having a good chance on the left., but he wa.s beautifully tackled by Saunders on the twenty-five line. Peny- graig then attacked, and were once on the eve of scoring. Dan Davies now headed a fine drioble, and the venue was chanced to the visitors' territory. Neath attacked, but failed to pierce the Penygraig defenoe, and the visitors showed considerable vitality at this point. Half-time Score: Neath.—Nil. Penygraig.—Nil. The second half started in semi-darkness, and Neath immediately began to attack, but they were badly served behind, and the three-quarters failed to take advantage of their opportunities. Presently Penygraig almost brought off a surprise. Williams was feeding on the left wing and got dan- gerously near the home line before he was pulled down. Play of a give-and-take char- acter followed, and Tom Evans, one of the visiting forwards, was forced to retire be- cause of an injury. In the final stages Neath attacked hotly, and the first to score was Parker, who took full advantage of a magnificent opening by Tom Jones, th? outside half. The kick at goal failed. Jus<t within a minute of time Will Jones received on the left, and forced his way over with the second try, which was also uinconverted. FINAL SCORE: NEATH.—2 tries. PENYGRAIG.—Nil. NOTES ON THE GAME. The game was hardly contested. Nei+h<?r side was fully represented, several of the Penvgraig players neirg absaut; and Howell Jones, Tom Davies, and Arnold being away from the home side. For fully thr. equarters of the game there was really* i othing in it and it was not until the last auarter of an hour that Ne.ath scored twice in rapd sue cession. Taking the game right through, it was a poor show, both sides King disorgan- ised through absentees, and Neath, had they won bv one try to nil ought to have been perfectly satisfied with the days play for they ware hardly two tries beiU\ than their opponents. •HOTSPUR."
. Aberavon v. Pontypridd
Aberavon v. Pontypridd This match was brought off at Aberavon. •day in beautiful weather. On the form which the Avonitee have shown this season, their supporters were confident that they would just manage to whack the Rhondda- ites. The two fixtures last season ^suited in drawn games, the last one on March 25th at Aberavon resulting in two tries each. Billa Thomas, after his poor display in the li-A two games, was chosen as full-back in- stead of A. James, who was standing down, and Lewis Thomas tcok his place at centre. On Friday night the secretary received in- formation that no less than seven of the Avonibes wore doubtful about playing, Tommy Thomas was laid up in bed, and in- timated that he would not play. Dennis was also suffering from an injured hand. Mr. Rees, the secretary, eventually secured the services of Penneil (Bridgend) as back, and Matthews (Ogmorc Vale) as centre. Llovd and Ham (Ogmore) also promised to assist the forwards. The teams were as fol- lows — ABERAVON.—Back, Pennell (Bridgend); three-quarters, Austin Davies, Matthews, Lewis Thomas and Will Thomas: halves, Willie Harris, and Ike Thomas; forwards, W. Jones, Vickerv, Fred Jenkins, A. Bevan, T. Williams, Lloyd, Ham, Kenefick or Pugh. PONTYPRIDD.—Back, W. J. Jones; three-quarters, D. G. McGregor, A. Lewis, H. John and G. Walters; halves, Culver- well and J. Rees forwards, C. Whiles (cap- tain), D. Galloway, F. Leiland, M. Griffiths, F. Hawkins, H. Williams, J. Ryan, and G. Hughes. Referee—Mr. A. J. Davies, Cardiff. Ham and Lloyd did not turn out for Ab- ers-von at the match between these teams at Aberavon, and Pugh and Patsy Sullivan took thér places Vickrey kicked off for 1 Aberavon, and a scrum was formed on the line. From here Ike Thomas returned with good kick which wa*s well followed up. A fiv > to Pontypridd carried play into touch at half-way. From here Pontypridd put in an excellent round of passing and pressed, hue Austin Davies relieved. For offside Pcntypridd were awarded a free. Pennall returned to halfway, and Austin Davies again followed up with a good kick. Ponty- pridd were now showing better combination and were continually attacking. A splen- did bout of passing between Vickrey, Will Thomas, and Lewis Thomas took play to the other end of the field, where the ball wJS sent into touch. From here the home forwards rushed to their opponents' line aui just missed a try. Aberavon contmyed to press, and Will Thomas was almost offer ho again, but was pushed into touch. Mc- Gregor relieved at half way. Pontypridd were continually ha vin f the ball out, and the 'Avon forwards, with a good rush, sent the leather back a.nd forced a. minor. From the kick out 'Avon were awarded a free, ana Vickery, who was playing a splendid game, tried for goal. but just missed. Play now hovered on the haif-vv ,'1 where suc- cessive scrums ensued and Penneil made some ixcellent saves for the homesters. On the whole play was very evenly divided during the first half, and both sides were fairlv matched. Half-time Score Abera. /on. -—N il. Pontypridd.—N il. In the second half Ike Thomas followed up with some excellent individual r-iav Pontypridd, although showing splendid com- bination, were unable to gain much advant- age, and the Aberavon forwards pressed. Willie Harris secured and mad" a grand > m ..0 his opponents' twentv-five, but he was followed up, and when tackled, passed the baJl. l'ontvpridd relieved. Lewis Thomas secured an<5 made a good run, and passed to A. Davies in the nick of time, who, how- ever, Vrc.fJ sent into touch near the Ime Aberavon wera now playing a much im- proved game, and the ball was rush d back to the Pontypridd I nc. Time after time, Victory. Wtl Jones and Jenkins putting in some good work. A splendid bit of pacing by the Pontypridd three-quarters almost resulted in a score. Penneil only just saved by a splendid tackle. Aberavon forwards again attacked and a Itong kick towards the Pontypridd line resulted in magnificent race betwe,n Will Thomas, the Aberavon wing, and a Pontypridd man for the ball. The former ju t succeeded in facing on the, ball on the line, gaining A WELL MERITED TRY which Vickrey failed to convert. This gave the Avonites courage. Led bv Vicxrey the forwards again pressed Duncan McGregor was prominent in relieving and Pennel it was notic d was also playin5 a splendid game and he saved well. Play was taken to the visitors' end and Lewis Thomas sent to touch. S-rum after scrum was now formed in midfidd the Aberavon forwards showing better staying powers. Galloway gained some ground with an excellent kick which was well followed up. Pontyprdd were now straining every nerve to equalise. McGre,or was noticeable far s excellent work. Ham eventually succeeded in drop- p.ng a beautiful goal'just ^om the Avon twenty-five line. Play now became very exciting. Aberavon were ef" fo; t to gain advantage and the ball tra- wll d from end to end. both sets of for- wards playing a desperate game- Play remained at halfway whtn the final whistle went. FINAL SCORE: PONTYPRIDD.—1 dropped goeJ. ABERAVON.—1 try- NOTES ON THE GAME. Aberavon were very unfortunatet to.-• having best oi the game Ior,r^J °t -e time. Those who did well included Lewis Thomas, Pennel, Vickery, G- Jenkins and Ike Thomas. Pontypridd pair were t-he bett.r.
.------.. Pontardawe v. Danygraig.
Pontardawe v. Danygraig. This match was played at Pontardawe en Saturdav. Phil Hopkins' Pla^ at centre i was taken by Rapsey, and RaPs^7 s Plac« at outside half was taken by Tom L9WI.< whiie T. Lewis' place was taken by W. -names. wl The teams were — PONTARDAWE.—Back, D- atkms three-quarter backs, Joe Ev^n^' (capt.), J Rapsey, Ford Scale; haJ-bacKs, T Lewis and W. Harries; for^3' Ale.. Williams, Edgar Morgan, B. I- P^PS' U afc Smith, G. Thomas, T. Ree6, D- Morgan and George Smith. DANYGRAIG.—Back, R. Moore three- quarter backs, W. Coad, felix Lewis, 13. Toft, T. Hopkins; half-backs, G. Crocker and H. Crocker; forwards, Goo. Williams (capt.), A. R. Bail, Jack Miles, Rees Lewis. G Hole, A. Beaugear, A. Kennedy, H. Rees. The visitors fielded minus Felix Lewis, Tom Arnold taking his place- Edgar Mor- gan started for Pontardavre" and play was taken into the visitors' temtorv. A fine diibble by the visiting forwards took the day wto the home quarters* when a. fine Kick by Daniels relieved. Some scrumnaag- mg in 'the centre now ensued, and it ended in W. Harris "having Of the ball, who took play into the r.^iors, W/: but Arnold saved finely, kicking back to hi lf- way. The visitors were penalised, and the plav went to the home quarters. Play was not long at the oantre b: fore. Danvgraig broke through, and had hard Imee in not scoring. A fine movement by^ the visitors was badly mulled by D. WatKins, and re- sulted in the homesters coi!ce".lfl'S a minor. From tli^ kick-ouc touch was at the centre, where Arnold kiekea into the home twenty-five. A. scrum was formed here, and from "which the visiting halves were nen- alised Daniels found touch in the visitors' twenty-five. From the next serum a fine round of passing bv the home quartette only iust failed to achieve a score, lhe home- sters were having th? better of the play when the half-time whistle blew. Half-time score: Pantalgia we—N il. Danygra.ig- Nil. In the second half Crocker and Toft scored for Danygraig. FINAL SCORE: DANYGRAIG.—2 tries. I ( NTARDAWE.—Nil-
IBriton Ferry v. Swansea II.I
Briton Ferry v. Swansea II. I Swansea 11. played their fourth match of the season on Saturday, when they paid a visit to Briton Ferry" to play the locals. The teams met- on two occasions last sea- son one match—played at St- Helen's—end- ing in a draw, whilst Briton terry proved successful on their own ground. Since then, however, they have been going great guns, and have played really well, as was evidsnc- ed on Saturday last, when they drew with Bridgend at the Asylum towu. On the other hand, Swansea have shown little or no fonr this season, being badly beaten by Cardiff Reserves Several new players again figures in the ranks to-day, the three- quarters all being new men. Much interest wis centred in the match at Briton Ferry, where it was confidently expected that the homesters would win. A notable absentee from the visitors' third line was T. Paddi- son who had not been selected by the com- mittee again this week. Two new forwards sported the All White jersey for the first time in the ;rp!*rsons of J- Miller and D. Bevan, they taking the places of Ivor Mor- gan and A. Williams, both of whom were being given a trial in the premier team against Bristol. Hayward was also an ab- sentee through an injury received against Cardiff, and his place was filled by K. Hal- den. The kick-off was fixed for 3.30. The teams lined out as follows: — SWANSEA rr.-Back, Fred Recs; three- quarters, T. Davies, L1. Davies, W. R. Thomas, and W. Coad;halves, W. J. Davies and T. Kift; forwards. Ernie Morgan (cap- tain), D. Price, A. Beauger, Gorman, G. Warburton, K. Halden, D. Bevan, and J. Miller. BRITON FERRY.—Back, J. T. R. Evans three-quarters, R. Rogers, H. Mer- riman, D. 0. Thomas, and S. Bailey; halves, Tom Wilson and John Phillips; "forwards, G F. Llewellyn, A. Davies, P. C. Foley, R Campbell, G. Phillips, Ben Phillips, E. Evans, and G. Williams. Referee, Mr. T. Pressor, Neath. Briton Ferry commenced operations, and pay was taken to the visitors' territory, the b,d.; then being worked back to midway. Rogers got possession and passed to Bai'ey, who could have crossed, but hesitating, was taikled on the line. Play of a hard and even character then took place, and Phil- lips the home half, made an opening. '1 ne three-quarters handled the ball, and Merri- nian crossed with a nite try, the kick fai!- in., From the restart play was of a very hard nature, and the Ferryites almost cross- ed again. They were now pressing, and a !r".) kick was awarded Briton Ferry. Bai- l £ ? ^king the kick, found touch at midway, rrom the scrum Swansea rushed up, and p ay was saved by the Briton Ferry custo- c-ian, who found touch on the visitors' line. The whistle bleAv with Briton Ferry one try, Swansea nil. Half-time score: Briton Ferry—1 try. Swansea II.—Nil. Ernie Morgan restarted, and the homesters took up the attack immediately, and nearly scored. 1 hey kept pressing on Swansea's une, but Fred Rees kicked out, and play was transferred to the 25 line. Several attempts by the home backs to score were frustrated just in the nick of time. Swansea were penalised, a,nd Evans tried for goal, but the 6hot was a poor one, and relief came again to the Swansea men. A stoppage now oc- curred, Trevor Luff having received an in- jury to his leg. He had to go off, and this necessitated WTar~burton going out to the wing position. On the resumption Bailey crossed in the corner with a good try for the Ferryites. The kick failed. Fred Rees restarted, and play was left inside Swan- seas 25. Several attempts were made by the homesters on the Swansea line, and Fred Rees eventually had to concede a minor. On the drop-out the visitors were enabled to get outside their own half for the frst time during the second moiety. Luff now returned, but it was seen that he was limp- ing. Th-. visitors carried play to the home line, where the Ferryites were penalised. Fred Rees tried for goal, but his kick was charged down. From the ensuing scrum near halfway the visitors tried to break through, but their efforts met with a stub- born defence. In a rush Luff was again hurt, and had to leave the field. It trans- pired that he had sprained his ankle. War- ourton again came out to fill the vacancy. Swansea was awarded a free, when they were hard pressed, but the kick was not much good, as the homesters soon got to Swan- sea's quarters again. Here the visitors were penalised, and Phillips just missed dropping a goal. After several attempts to goal, Mer- rirnan crossed for the homesters, the kiek;J failing. When play restarted Swansea had a j warm time, and play was on the line when time was called. FINAL SCORE: P.RITON FERRY—3 tries. .SWANSEA II.—Nil.
"-,---------.--..----English…
English v. Welsh Students. INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE GAME AT SOUTHAMPTON. An international Rugby match was played between the English and Welsh students of tli- Hartley University College, Southamp- ton at the Shirley Ground, on Wednesday last Great interest was centred in this match, for though the English were defeat- ed by one goal two tries last year, they had hi^h hopes of winning the present match. The kick-off was timed for 2.45, but it was nearly three o'clock when the teams lined un as follows — ENGLAND.—Back, W. Cavill (South- ampton) three-quarters, W. Stevens (Glou- cester), E. N. Motts (Paignton), F. Phillips (Hartley), and A. Salt (Widnes) (captain); halves, H, Meek (Gloucester) and J. Jack- fr-rn (Widnes); forwards, W. Ingham (St. Helen's), G. Philpott (Southampton), W. Kent (Portsmouth), S. Smith (Liverpool), A. fercy (Bristol), F. Lane (Southampton), J. Wood (Southampton), and W. Champion (Camborne). WALES.—Back, W. T. Griffiths (Cwm- avcn); three-quarters, 1. Williams (Ponty- pridd), T. C. Frost (Newport), D. H. Thomas (Llanelly), and E. J. Evans (Llan- elly); halves,J. C. Roberts (Llanelly) (cap- tan'. and J. J. Joslin (Llanelly); forwards, Prof. Fletcher (Hartley), T. 0. Y. Davies (Llanelly), A. Lewis (Pontrhydyfen), D. Thomas (Swansea), F- Hopkins (Cefn), LI. TIfmas (Treorky), R. 1. Williams (Ponty- pridd), and E. J. Smith (Llanharan). Referee, Mr. Ben Ward (Widnes). Professor Lhuissier set the ball in mo- tion for the Welshmen, and Lane gathered, but his effort was spoiled by a knock on. From the scrum the Englishmen got going, and a fine run by Motts resulted in the ball ui; ng into touch well down in the Welsh half. From the line out the Welsh backs received, and a pretty bout of passing gain- ed considerable ground, the movement being finally marred by a knock-on. The English- men were penalised for an infringement in the scrum, and I. Williams made a good but unsuccessful attempt at goal, the ball just going under the bar and becoming dead. ° From the drop out Roberts received and put in a good kick, which Stevens fielded, and on returning put his forwards on-side, with the result that they carried the ball into the Welsh 25. From a series of scrums the Welsh backs eventually got going, and for a time locked like scoring. Motts at this juncture received a nasty cut under the ey-3 in tackling Roberts, and was forced to retire. This was a severe handicap to the Englishmen, but nevertheless they played up pluckily and quite held their own Tlgainst the clever tactics of the Welsh br.cks, who, well fed by Joslin and Rob- erts, were playing a sterling game. After a time Motts again came on. Half-tim9 was shortly afterwards called with the score- sheet btank. England.—N-t. WTales.—Nil. On the restart play settled down in Welsh territory, and was not long in progress when Stevens receiving, passed to Phillips. the latter eluding a couple of opponents and going over in the corner amid loud cheers fr ira the crowd, the English section especi- ally Motts failed at the goal kick. With the Englishmen leading by three points pUy became very exciting. The WTelshmen made strenuous efforts to equalise, and at last thesn were rewarded, R. I. Williams scoring smartly from a forward movement. I Wil- liams failed to convert. This success seem- ed to have a discouraging effect on the Eng- lishmen, and for the remainder of the game s.-ido;n caused their opponents any anxiety. A nice passing movement by the Welsh backs resulted in' I Williams cross- ing the ane, the same player easily convert- ing. There was no doubt now as to the re- sult. Tima after time the ^7elsh backs were nearly over, only the stubborn defence of tho oppoeing side preventing them from spring. From a scrum Evans received, and passing to Roberts, the latter made a fine run, and at the right moment returned the b ill to Evans, who scored in the corner. This proved to be the end of the scoring, and time was called with the score— W ALES.-l goal, 2 tries. ENGLAND.—1 try. NOTES ON THE GAME. As a spectator, I think that tho Hartley students gave a very fine exhibition. The number of the crowd was evidence in itself of the fact that all interest in this code has not yet died out in Southampton. There was no doubt as to the superiority of the Welsh fifteen, but this may easily be ac- counted for. Coming to individualisnis, Griffiths was the .etter of the two backs Cavill's kicks, though of, fine length, failed to find touch, ar thus caused his forwards a deal of unnecessary work. The Welsh three-quarters played a great game. D. H. Thomas a. r; ght centre showed excellent judgment in feeding his wi; Evans, who was never slow to take advantage of his passes. I. Williams on the other wing also played a fine game. The English three- quarters seemed to rely too much on indi- vidual efforts and failed to combine. Motts and Phillips were the pick. At half the Welso superiority was very evident, Joslin and Roberts completely outclassing their I opponents and feeding their throe-quarters in regular Welsh fashion. Speaking of the forwards, the English eight were undoubt- ed" the heavier, but the Welshmen made uo "for their lack of weight by making use of their better knowledge of the game. Pro- fessor Fletcher, A. Lewis, D. Thomas, and F Hopkins were the pick of the Welsh pack, and I. Wood, W. E. F. Kent, Ingham, aPfl Champion were the best of the English elght' "AN OLD ii-UGBY PLAYER."
~mrviI Association.
~mrvi Association. GRAHAM-STREET ALL WHITES v. VIVI AN-STREET. FINAL SCORE: GRAHAM-STREET ALL WHITES-4 i goals. VIVIAN-STREET—1 coal. Scorers for Graham-stre- S. Davies (2\. C Grey and H. Perkins. D. Bonkan scored for Vivian-streets BRUNSWICK V. BELGRAVE. FINAL SCORE: BRUNSWICK—2 goals. BELGRA VK-NiL Scorers, Bucknell and S. Waters. Midrlleshrougb lgl. Auckland nil. Birmingham Cn Zgls. Woolwich A. 1. Aston Villa 19t, Bury niL DTfrby County .gl Stoke nil. Everton sle.; Bolton 1 Liverpool 1:1.; Manchester fcity ril Darlington 2gls.; Sunderland A 2.
--Morriston v. Aberavon Reserves
Morriston v. Aberavon Reserves Aberavon Reserves were the visitors to- aay at Morriston. The attendar.ee was not so large as usual, owing to the drizzling rain also, on account of Evan Davies plav- ing for Swansea- a grea-t rramb-r journeyed to Swansea to see how he would diiape agaiiift Bristol. Teams :— MORRISTON.—Full-back, D. J. Wil- liams; three-quarters, Dai Williams. T. James, A. Arnold, and Ivor John; halves, H. and L. Williams; forwards, Tom Thomas, Blacker, Sladdpn, Hodge, Gilchrist, D. ,1, Morgans, W. J Davi s, Edgar Davies. ABERAVON RESERVES —Full-back. C. Sutton; threequarters, E. Thomas, J Sut- ton, T. Williams, and W. Rees ■ halves, D. M. Lewis and L. Rees; forwards, Gregory (capt.), A. Davies, J Thomas, Ro. Rcbson, A. Marsh, 0. Richards, H. Evl-- J. Han- I burv. Referee—D. Hopktne. Aberavon playing against the wind, Gre- gory kicked off. D. J Morgan returned A scrum was formed, and with a wheel Morris- ton took play to the twenty-five. A. Arnold receiving a pass from Williams passed to Ivor John, but when going for the line tho whistle blew. A. Arnold made a good at- temnt for drop goal, t.he Icll touching the posts. Hedge picked up and ran in with a trv, but the referee (,-all,d him back for some cause. Abera,von now forced t;.6V, to Mor- riston's twentv-five. A long kick, well fol- lowed up by Blacker and Morgans, took play to Aberavon's twenty-five, and from a pass A. Arnold received and dropped a beautiful goal. Rosuminig, Morrston again pressed, the halves feeding the threequarters in good stvlf. Williams got away well, and re paas>3d to A. Arnold, who scored in th" corner, and converted same. Again Morris- j ton penned Aberavon on the line. Picking up in the loose, Dai Williams scored, Arnold converting. Ha.!f-time score: M orriston-3 coal? 0 dropped). Aberavon Reserves—Nil. T>. ,T. Williams, receiving the ball, kicked and followed up same, passed to R Gil- christ. who scored Arnold failed to con- vert By a rush, Abe'-avon took play to Morrisitoii nnarters and forced Morristoi o concede a mnor. i Soon after Aberavon forced rna/ters. A Davies scored. C. c;ut- ton failed ,o convert Aberavon were nj>w playing a better game, giving the home- sters a hot 1 imp On many occasions Mcr- l,'Lston s tbree-qrarters c:ou?ht off some fine passing, hut the ball was going astrav each time ere the line was reached. FINAL SC02.E: MORR1STOX—o goals (1 dxoppedl, J try. ABERAVON II.—" try.
. Maesteg v. Garth.
Maesteg v. Garth. Maesteg were at home on Saturday to Garth, a Rhondda organisation. Both clubs were woil represented, and the teams lined out as follows: GARTH.-Back, W. Randell: three-quar- ter backs, D. Thomas, D. Richards, T. Thomas and W. Sutton; half-backs, Evan Evans and W. Y. Jones forwards, T. Mort, H. A. Staples, J. Hopkins, A. Rees, T. James, D. James, J. Owens, H. Williams, and W. Howells. MAESTEG.—Back, Paul Jones; three- quarter backs, W. Lewis, L. Treharne, S. Reynolds, and G. T. Lloyd half-backs, T. Duckford and D. H. Griffiths: forward?, H. Thomas, J. Luke, T. Myers, J. Redmond, J. Griffiths, J. Phillips, D. 'Akerman, and M. Coleman. FINAL SCORE: MAESTEG.—2 tries. GARTH.—Nil.
,. Gloucester v, Cardiff.
Gloucester v, Cardiff. The meeting of the two City teams at Kingsholm ground, Gloucester, this after- noon, aroused some interest at the English town, inasmuch as the Welsh "Citizens" had beaten Swansea last week, and Gloucester had previously run the All Whites very closely. Cardiff fielded the same team as against Swansea, whilst Gloucester a'so fielded their strongest available fifteen. The teams w^re: — CARDIFF.—Back, H. B. Winfield; three- quarter backs, Cecil Biggs, R T. Gabe Ralph Thomas, and J. L. Williams; half- ba.cks, Percy Bush and R. David; forwards, George Northmore, J. Brown, E. Harding, F. Smith, J. Powell, E. Rumbelow, W. Neili, and D. Westacott. GLOUCESTER.—Back, G. Romans; three-quarter backs, "Whacker" Smith, J. Stephens, E. Hall, and A. Hudson; half- backs, Dai Gent ind A. E. Wood forwards, W. Johns (captain). A. Hawker, B. Parham, F. Pegler, Gordon Vears, G. Matthews, H. Collins, and J. Jewell. There were 4,000 spectators. The first fifteen minutes was leveliy contested, but eventually Glo'ster attacked, Parkham go- ing over with a good try. After some short pa sing among the front rank, Willia.ID6 cleverly beat several citizens and ran over with Cardiff's first try. Winfield failed at Toal. The same player subsequently missed a shot from the mark. Half-time scone: Gloucester—1 try. Cardiff—1 try Tn the second half Gloucester played one man short, J. R. Jewell leaving at the inter- val owing to injuries. Play was very evenly fought out, both sides in turn at- tacking. Cardiff had some golden chances, and were decidedly cleverer behind the serums than Gloucester, but they lost easy openings, and the Citizens held their own mosr of the time. FIN A f, SCORE Gf/v:ER—1 t-.v. [ CA1. l-FF—1 try. ]
. Midland Counties v. New…
Midland Counties v. New Zealand Played before 20,000 spectators. Midlanders had the better of the opening exchanges, but following some good passing bouts, Smith scored an unconverted trv after five minutes' play. Hunter obtained a second try shortly after. For some little time the Midlanders held their own, but a charged kick from Hind allowed Stead to again run over. Mid landers showed grand defence, and the Col- onials were enabled to score again. Half-time score: New Zealand-13 pts. Midland Counties-Nil. Soon after resuming Hinds led to the attack from which Russell scored and Cooper converted. Midlands had more of the play, although generally defending. Then Rob erts and Hunter scored in quick succession, the latter being converted. Once or twics the Midlands pass.d finely and the inter- changes among the visiting pla^y ers became leis accurate and scoring was at a dis- count. Midlands showed equal merit at d06e' FINAL SCORE { NEW ZEALAND—21 points. MIDLAND COUNTIES—5 points.
Mini■■*—■ Llanelly Hospital…
Mini ■■ *—■ Llanelly Hospital Rangers v. Tenby. These teams met at Stradey, on Saturday, when the Llanelly side was represented by the following — LLANELLY HOSPITAL RANGERS.— Back, Harry Morgan; three-quarters, Morris Thomas, D. Evans, D. Griffiths, and Gordon Jones; half-backs, Stephens and Thomas; forwards, W*. Lewis, D. Green, D. Thomas, A. J. Smith, D. J. Richards, D. Long, W. Jones, and Phillips In the first half W. Evans soored for the Rangers, Harry Morgan converting. 40, Half-time Score: Hospital Rangers—1 goal. Tenby—Nil. FINAL SCORE: HOSPITAL RANGERS.—1 goal. TENBY—1 try. <>
. Llanelly Schools' League
Llanelly Schools' League PARK STREET v. EIGYN. Pla-yed on Saturday morning &t D'anelly, FINAL SCORE: PARK STREET.—1 goal, 1 try. EIGYN.— ltry. COPPER WORKS v. OLD ROAD. FINAL SCORE: COPPER WORKS.—2 tries. OLD ROAD.-Nil.
, Swansea Schools' League,
Swansea Schools' League, Five matches in connection with the Swan- sea Schools League w-re played on the Swan- sea -Recreation Grounds on Saturday morn- ing. v DANYGRAIG v. DYFATTY. Referee—Mr. J. V. Evans, Terrace-road. FINAL SCORE: DANYGRAIG.—1 try. I DYFATTY.—1 try. DanvgraJg had the best of the play, but I always failed at the critical moment. The passing on both sides was very good. INDUSTRIAL v. RUTLAND STREET. Referee—Mr. W. Thomas, Brynmill. FTNAL SCORE: INDUSTRIAL.—2 goals. 7 tries. I RUTLAND STREET.—NH. This was a most one-sided game, as the score indicates. Rut land-street were quite outclassed. 0,7,- HAFOD v. PAROCHIAL. Referee—Mr. A. M<ivere. St. Helen's. FTNAL SCORE ¡ HAFOD. -5 tries. PAROCHIAL.—Nil. Hafod had the best of matters throughout. Parochial being handicapped through want of practice. CENTRAL H G. v. TERRACE ROAD. Referee—Mr. D. Jones. FINAL SCORE: CENTRAL H. G.—5 tries. TERRACE ROAD.—Nil. The Central Higher Grade were by far the heavier and superior side. Terrace-road played pluckily, but were overpowered by their more experienced opponents. ST. JOSEPH'S v. ST. THOMAS. Referee—Mr. Edwin Joeb-n ("Felix.") FINAL SCORE: ST. JOSEPH'S.—1 trv. ST. THOMAS—Nil. This was by far the most exciting match of the series Play hovered up and down the field continually Edwards and Ivor Morgan were the pick of St. Thomas' backs, the former in particular Both teams have an excellent conception of the game. St. Joseph's were best at forward. Sheehan scored the try. MARTIN-STREET V. PLASMARL. FINAL SCORE: MARTIN-STREET—3 tries. PLASMARL-Nil.
I MELYN UNITED V. SKEV.TSN.
MELYN UNITED V. SKEV.TSN. The match uetween Melyn United and Skewen, which was to have been played at Skewen,on Saturday was abandoned, as the visitors were unable to raise a team. HAFOD V. RHONDDA-STREET. FINAL SCORE: HAFOD.—1 dropped goaL RHONDDA-STREET.-Nil. MAY ROSE v. WAUNWEN ALL WHITES. Played on the ground of the latter. FINAL SCORE: MAY ROSE-6 goals. WAUNWEN ALL WRITES—Nil Soorers for May Rose: T. Da vies (2), B. Williams, W. Pri'ngle, and M. Morgans. F EL INFO EL v. PONTARDULAIS. This match was to have hee" 1.J.!H-d at Felinfoel on Saturday afternwr, but I rt&.t" dulais failed to turn up. i.-uch tr, the dia appointment of the homester*. PENTRE V. NATIONAL IDGHER GRADE. FINAL SCORE; PENTREPOTH—1 try. NATIONAL HIGHER GRADE—Nil. PONTARDAWE II. V. DANYGRAIG n. Played at Danygraig, Swansea, on Satur- day, the visitors winning by the kick. E. Cook scored for the visitors and D. Thomas converted. FINAL SCCtiE: PONTARDAWE II —1 converted goal. DANYGRAIG II—1 try. GOWERTON V. ST. ALBAN'S. j Played at Gowerton on Saturdav. FINAL SCORE: GOWERTON-1 penalty goal. ST. ALBAN'S—Nil. T. Davies kicked penalty goal. BROOKLANDS EXCELS V. HAFOD JUNIORS. Played on Brooklandsi ground. Hafod Juniors won by 2 tries to one. For Brook- lands, Phil Jones, Harry Williams, T. Mor- gan, D. Lathleon, and Gurmin Jones did well.
I 1ANOTHER LLANELLY SENSATION
ANOTHER LLANELLY SENSATION Young Man's Mysterious Death. The mysterious death of a young man at Llanelly is the subject of an inquiry by the police, and m all probability an mouest will take plaoe. ON iuesday evening last David HLnry Griffiths, who lives with a sister at Llwvn hel;oy village, came home in somewhat dazed condition, and had a number of; bruises on his face He r' solutely declined' to offer any explanation On the following day his state caused considerable alarm, and a medical man was summoned Prior to his arrival Griffiths had got into a state of collapse. It was then deemed advisable to remove him to the Llanelly Hospital, where he. remained m a somewhat comatose state until Friday evening, and expired. The circumstances attending his death are therefore shrouded in mystery. Perhaps j when the coroner's inquiry takes place the police will be able to sh,d some light on the strange affair. Griffiths formerly lived at Minustach Farm. Five Roads, with his father. Up to mid-day no arrangements had been made for the holding of an inquest. It is stated that on Monday evening the deceased was seen at Llwynhendy Fair, and was then in his usual health.
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I TREBOtTH DISSATISFIED.
TREBOtTH DISSATISFIED. Home Truths for Retiring Coun- cillors, Treboeth ratepayers have formed them selves into au association, and had >nvited the ward councillors to 'face the music" at a public meeting held m the Public Hall, on Friday evening. it was frankly admitted that the meeting ought to have been a week esrlier, so that the question of adopting can didatee might be considered, but this did not in any way detract trom the significance of the proceedings. Councillor Miles was • "h-e only representative to respond Í" the in. vitation Councillor Love! I wrote an apology. Councillor W m WiHiams (Wern), who had been allowed a "walk over" or November lot, was attending 3 money c'ub at LI aisamlet. Mr Elias Morgan was. vot-d to the chair, and the attendance was small, cc numberinc about 25 ratepayers. The Chairman complained that the town bad been given over to the education ques- tion, with the result that for the past year the Landcre Ward had been neglected He j declared tbat not more iban H5 in improve ments had been spent the whole twelve months Councillor Miles gave an account of his stewardship He claimed that the dust des- tructor was doing :J1 that was expected of it and spoke approvingly of the working of the telephone system but 'm th° housing question he made the startling statement that mflneiKe-s ww at work for the purpose of making the scheme a failure. He defended his votes againsf Aid Soring for the mavor altv, and in favour of the continuanoe of th, (Contract for German cement and concluded by alluding to specific improvements in the Landore Ward—the decision to expend £ 7,0(K1 on the widening ut Neath-rr>ad near the Millbrook Foundry, and the addition of a couple of lamT),, IT the Trehoeth district. The Chairman d., "hred he could build houses at 3s or 4s p^t week. for. which the. Corporation asked 6s., hut who was to drain them. The n"rk to whj,h SiT John Llewelyn had given £ 1.000 was allowed to get into a disgraceful condition, ai d if he were the owner he would rather give it away than own it The Nant was practically an open sewer, and they never caw a scavenger at Treboeth It was all very well to talk abont sentiment, he added, but the education busi- ness wa^ goins to cost the raiepavers a lot of money Tho fact was, it was only two or three who were rrling the Council-he be- lieved that. Councillor Miles: Ab, yon believe that. The Chairman Yes, be<j a use T k.,ow that. nobody can bring anything on. Why, there are streets of houce-s here in this dis- trict, but what about the slop water? -ind tall, about the dust destructor, why, have you ever seen a dust cart? W Replying to Mr W Clement. Councillor Miles sa-d he hoped that no sensible man would believe that rot more than B5 had been spent on the ward during the pa6t year. The Chairman said he was referring to im- provemente, and not ordinary road repairs, et.c. Councillor Miles Perhaps the Chairman forgot about the widening of Neath-road? The Chairman: I've r-t seen it yet. (Laughter.) Mr Jeremiah said the Council were very fast to add to the rates, but he would nek them to compare the way in which Eaton- road widening was carried ont, and the wav in which the Glamorgan County Council did their work. He was willing to take the ward councillors and 3 few "atepayers for r drive to show them the difference. It was said there was a loss of Is. 9d per house on the Well stivet property, qnd were the rate payers to bear that loss M well u the burden of the other rates? It was a shame to M-e the Well-street houses when they saw what was being done on the Manselton estate for I les6 money, and that was what the rate- payers were grumbling for. Mr Clement po-rted out that ih^ lamps put at the Pont Shute did not affect the darkest and dantrerous spot and he had told Councillor Lovdl so. Another ratepayer awerted that the officials had spoilt the Well street, scheme. It was strange that houfos could be boilt, on the Ms rotate for JBY60. and yet in Swansea workmen's houses could not be built for less than J3250 or J3300 and then they were useless. Mr. J. Da vie- not say that Mr. Miles had not dore his duty but they must admit that Treborth was neglected. In fact, people were actually paying water rent and had not even a water-pipe connected He knew for a fact that the lighting of the Pont Shute read was on the Council agenda two years ago. but Councillor Wm. Wil- liams voted for having lights on the Tr*- wddfya road. That was a fac* he could not deny. "The men who are in the Coun- cil," Mr. Davies declared, "did not study the interests of the ward, especially at Tre- boeth, and it is a pity we are too late to bring forward a candidate instead of the one whose time has expired I have told him that personally, and I think he ought to be out of the Council and another man put in his plaoe." Mr. Hughes thought Swansea, in the mat- ter of ratee. compared favourably with tner towns, but conies ed there were ijiany ward improvements wanted. The Chairman gave attendance of the Li- brary Visiting Committee, etating that they threw out Mr. Martyr) who ha,d attended nve tamao at Treboetb, and elected men one of whom attviided twice, and others only once, and others not at ail. Refuse had been dumped right into the street, and he had asked a councillor to set it, but it did not suit him. Last year he was not for Mr. David Davids, the "Post," or anybody else. All he wanted was common sense. But it was said it was to be educa- tion this year-the ward wanted nothing else and u had got nothing else. At the same time, in regard to The Well-street property, he could not believe that Coun- cillor Merrells and Councillor Morris bad lent thems-lvee to any swindling tricks. Councillor Miles said he made no such reflection upoa the Labour members, 'but things were done in connection with these houses that no private contractor would do in order that the thing might be con- demned from the start." Mr. Rees declared that if that wa.s so it was a public scandal that ought to be thor- oughly investigated. After nearlv two hours debate, Councillor Miles Hthanked fot attending, and on the motion of Mr J. R Rv'hards. seconded by Mr. J. Walter*, jt further rem.lved that Coun-ill rs Lovell Wm. William* be again requested to attend a w&rd BMet- ing at an early date.