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Local FootballNotes & Jottings (BY THE CHIEL.) SA Chiel's among ye talun' notes, And faith he'll prent them.' The following is the Combination table ud to date:- b Goa! Pld. Won. Lot. Drn. For. A^t. Pts Chester 14 ..10 3 1 ..43 .,19 ##2i Oswestry 13 ..10 3 o ..30 ..19 ..20 Wrexham .14 8 5 1 ..36 ..24 ..17 Birkenhead .12 7 3 2 ..21 ,,17 .16 13roughton U. 12 6 4 2 ..26 ,.ro ,.i' Nantwich q 6 2 1 ..20 ..12 ,.[3 Bangor 12 6 5 1 ..32 ..32 **13 Witton Albion 15 3 b 6 ..25 ..31 ..12 Chirk 14 3 ..30 ..43 ..10 Tranmere R.10 4 5 1 ..20 ..27 9 Rhyl n 4 7 o ..17 ..2s 8 Middlewich .14 2 9 3 ..i* ..35 7 Winsford U. 14 2 ..10 2 ..16 ..34 6 -0- SATURDAY S COMBINATION" RESULTS. Rhyl I Wrexham o Witton. I Tranmere o -0- WELSH SENIOR CUP.-FOURTH ROUND Oswestry. 2 Bangor I Aberdare 3 Chirk 2 Knighton 2 Colwyn Bay 1 CHESTER AMATUER CUP. Rhyl Reserves 4 Flint U.A.C. 4 RHYL IN A WINNING MOOD. Wrexham were the N-iiitois at the Belle Vue Grounds on Saturday Although they are not so strong as they were the last three seasons they are still a team to be reckoned with They were re- presented by the strongest eleven that has done duty for them this season, including Blew, the international Rhyl were short Hyde and R J. Jones being absent. The game was a good one, and there was hardly a dull moment from beginning to end, but still it could not be compare with Chester match which so far is best game seen at Rhyl this season. The ground was in a bad state and rendered accurate plays im. possible. There was a fair crowd present when the teams ;aced other. Rhyl were redresented as follows: Goal, T M. Jones; bucks. Ogilvy and J. Jones; half-backs, S. Brookes, Clapton and W. Roberts forwards, D W. Jones, Rowland Thomas, T. Jen- kins, T. Williams and Roberts. --0- Rhyl won the toss and Wrexham kicked up hill. The opening exchanges were in favour of Wrexham, the Rhyl defence having a warm time of it, but they were equal to all emergencies. The first shot saved by Jones was a somewhat soft thing, and the way he saved it shook my confidence in him, but afterwards he never gave the slightest signs of nervousness, and he gave a capital exhibition of goalkeeping. The first visit by Rhyl to the Wrexham end came from the right, but Roberts was too slow and missed a glorious opportunity. Brookes tackled well and gave Roberts and a pretty movement on the left resulted in the custodian being tested with a hot shot from the foot of Jenkins. After this play was confined to the right for a considerable time, and some who had paid the threepence extra for a seat on the grand stand were rather inclined to grumble. A judicious pass by Rowland Thomas gave Jenkins possession, and that player beating Blew all to pieces sent a swift shot across the goal-mouth, which was met and safely I netted by T. Williams. This success put everybody on good terms with themselves, and the Rhylites played up with more dash. It speaks well tor the visiting defence that were able to keep their goal in- tact. But they were helped in this respect by the erratic shooting of the Rhyl forwards. Several times they worked the ball to a good position and then had the misfortune to see ball sent yards wide of the posts or high over the crossbar. The Wrexham extreme right man brought a splendid individual run which spelt danger for Rhyl, but his final effort was saved in a masterty manner by Jones Half-time arrived with the score Rhvl one, Wrexham nil. 0 On resuming the locals at once made tracks to the visiting territory. This half T. Roberts played the proper game. It has struck me that this player is oc- casionally too anxious to get rid of the ball, but now he effected some fine runs and centred beautifully, several of which, with a little luck, might have been turned to account. Jenkins also excelled himself, and several times he was badly fouled by Blew. Though Wrexham made strenuous efforts to equalise the home defence was always too good for them, and they retired fairly and squarely beaten by one goal to nil. -0- The score hardly represents the merits of the teams Rhyl were certainly the best team. and by a bigger margin than one goal. The visiting defence com- pared badly with that of the locals, while the Rhyl forwards were also a better lot than their opponents, the only weak spot was that of the extreme right. It was a good game and the boys deserved all that they got. --0-- WITTON WIN AT HOME. Tranmere Rovers entertained Witton at home on Saturday. The home team kicked off with the wind, and Webb had to kick away in the first minute. Play was transferred to the end, where a good shot from Eyes was charged down. Sutton checked the Rovers' right, and Young spoiled a nice movement by getting offside. Forster tested Robertson at long range. Tranmere gained a tree kick close in the Witton goal. but failed to score. Tranmere attacked for a while, and Eden shot over the bar. Witton returned, and forced a corner, from which Young had hard lines at the other end. Forster scored from a centre by Lowe. A free-kick to Tranmere looked dangerous but offside spoiled the attempt. Hughes and Smith initiated a nice movement but Sutton relieved As half-time approached Tranmere tried hard to draw level, but failed. Interval—Witton 1, Tranmere nil. This proved to be all the scoring and Witton were returned victorious, happy and glorious -000- BANGOR LOOSE SIGHT OF THE CUP. The fourth round of the Welsh Senior Cup saw the meeting of Oswestry aId Bangor at Oswestry. Charlie Parry won the toss and in the first minute Freeman opened for Oswestry off a grand pass by Gooderich. Bangor next had a look in. but were quickly driven back, and the Bangor goal was again laid siege to. Freeman tried hard to screw in a shot, and was injured in the attempt and had to leave the ground. Freeman was not long absent. After about a quarter of an bour's; play Williams scored for Bangor' Shortly after this Gooderich got possession and passed to Freeman, and the latter beat Jones a second time. A long shot by Oliver was smartly cleared by Charlie Parry. The Bangor forwards broke away on several occasions,ibut Charlie Parry cleared them all. Half-time Oswestry 2 goals, Bangor i. The score remained unaltered and thus Bangor bid adieu to the trophy. -0- CHIRK v. ABERDARE.—WELSH CUP TIE. At Chirk, before a gratifying attendance. Aber- dare commenced with a formidale eleven. Chirk quickly attacked, but Read dispossessed, and directly afterward Lloyd shot prettily. Jones, however, saved brilliantly, and disposed of further efforts from Bowell. Play continued to be exciting. Chirk eventually transferred, but Parker intervened. The home goal was the scene of a {determined onslaught, but Povey and Jones saved when their position was threatened. Chirk changed the venue again, Wel- beck cleared when defeat appeared imminent Another home invasion culminated in Roberts shooting behind when excellently placed. After Seaward had twice saved, brilliantlv Meredith scored, The visiting custodian being powerless, ?'} !!¡e sqc- cecding minute Read nearly equalised. Atel'4aie J fouled, but Parker luckily cleared, obtained a further fruitless comer. Ha^time-Chirk I, Aber- uir j came out of their shell in the the b"' were able to put 0n three goals to r .jniesters' oire and thus they came out of the ordeal with the creditable win of 3 goals to 2. —Hoi CHESTER AND DISTRICT AMATEUR CUP: REPLAYED SEMI-FINAL. RHYL RESERVES v. FLINT U.A.C. The Reserves journeyed a second time to Shotton to meet the Flint eleven to replay the semi-final for the Cheshire Amateur Cup. The game was of a very loose character. Before half-time Flint were able to score four goals to Rhyl's two and expected to win easily. On resuming play Rhyl "bucked" up the forwards combining well together making determined attacks upon their opponents' goal with the pleasing result of notching two more goals to their credit, thus equalising. "W hen time was called the final result being the same as the previous contest m a draw of four goals each. flol WALES v. IRELAND. At a meeting of the council of the W elsh Associa- tion held on Wednesday evening the international match between Wales and Ireland was fixed to be played on March 215t. The projected match Ncrth v. South Wales which was to have been played at Cardiff, was abondoned. The draw for the Welsh Senior Cup resulted Aberdarc v. Oswestry at Llandrindod, on February 13th. Druids v. Knighton, at Oswestry, March 5th.

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