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Holyhead v. Llanrwst-Continued. The second goal was well worked for, and came twenty minutes from the start. The visi- tors had been -trying to break through, but the halves of the SWllfts kept them within their own area, and alter a deal of •vorrkLng for position, Salisbury banged across to Brown, the Letti winger drawing the defence, and then giving to Wallis, who smartly eluded the opposing backs, and centred. R. C. came up like lightning, and in a trice the inside right had scored with a beauty which gave Dick Jone, no ctence. The Swifts continued to. give the visiting de- fence a warm time, Wallis, Rowlands, Brown, .and others having hard luic.k, Humphrey Ro- berts, on more than ene occasion, saving rune Roosters' bacon,—or should it be eggs? It was a wonder that the homesters did not get through oftener, and for presenting this the greatest praise is due to the reserve goalkeeper, who played a wonderfully good game, and saved countless shots. R. C. had the honoucr of scor- ing the third goal ten minutes after netting the second. Just before half-time Salisbury got through, having run round the two backs, and getting right on to the goal line before he parted with the ball, which he did to such effect as to notch number four. So that at half-time the score- was Holyhead 4; Llanrwst, o. The second half opened in an exciting way. Humphrey Jones dashed up for goal, and looked .1 like a cert/whein Chisholm very neatly robbed ■"him. The home lot however, were not to be denied, and R. C. shot, but there was not much behind it, ajn 1 Dick Jones got it away quite easily. A clean centra from Salisbury was aijuilled by Wallis, and the home centre did no bettiar a moment J.atei The home halves were giving no quarter to the visiting lot, and the home forwards should have got two goals in the first five minutes, but poor shooting was the rule. After thisi, the game was rather more even- ly contested for a while, and the Roasters made several plucky efforts to got past Collier, but the home defence had not a flaw in it, so that these well-meaning efforts came to naught. Humphrey Jones was dangerous when Chis. halm nipped in and icbbed him, and a moment later Wallis, receiving from Brown, SiElnt in a stinger which wa.- cleared only by a magnificent effort by Dick Jones, which brought down the cheers of the crowd. Several well-judged ana s.mart centres from Salisbury went a-begging. Up to this time the home left had been doing a lot of fancy work,, and the crowd was much amused by it, though they would, perhaps, have preferred goal. The really business work had been mostly done by R. C. and Salisbury. The home centre came from midfield like a rocket, and finding that he handicapped, gave to Salisbury, who raced in and sent the ball past Janes into the left hand corner of the net, thus securing a fifth point 0 The next noteworthy feature was a fine save by Collier of a shot from Richards, the Roos- ters having worthed down cleverly on the left. Indeed, the visitors were playing an excel lent .game at this stage, and it was not for want of trying that they did not pierce the home defence. Humphrey Jones was next conspicuous when he took the ball from the feet of W. Owen, but J. R. Jones sprang upon him, .and the home centre was dispossessed. There then ensued a slasihing attack bv the home f orwards, all of whom dis- tinguished themselves, but for a long while- they could find no chance of scoring. Q Tr-ue, they shot time after time, but Dick Jones, was alert and courageous, istopping the most swift shots, and being as agile as tlie animals which are suippoted to be very fond of nuts. Salisbury Owen 'leaded the ball when, it was falling from a great height, and as it was more like a hard- boiled Chri-jtma- pudding than anything else, it hurt him considerably, so that when he had I y done a very smart thing in running the ball up he parted to Humphrey instead of shooting him- self, and as the home centre was offside, the referee did not allow the goal. a The home left nOWBcame athirst for goals, and Brown sent in a beautiful dropping shot, which dropped just inside the line and then bounced out, R. C. rushing up and making doubly sure of the sixth. Soon after, Brown again shot with terrific force-, and one of the visiting backs tried to catch it in miid air, but only suce-ae,ded in diverting it into the corner of the net, Dick Jones not being prepared for this diversion of the course of the leather, and therefore being unable to save. R. C. now exe- cuted a brilliant luin, and giving to his brother, Humphrey scored an the run, and followed the ball into the net, this being the eighth goal. The final was Holyhead, 8 Llanrwst, o. to « w COMMENTS The .Swifts have come bacit to their old form, or, rathei, say they ar, better players than ever before. The forward line is splendid, but i would isooner -see R. C. in the centre, for he is a better shot than his brother, and takes a pass better. Still he is sUich a good man at inside right that he might as well be kept there for the present. The others were fine. The halves are still able to merit the praise so often be- stowed upon them, and Johnny Rowlands is doing iplendidly in his new position. Parry and Rowland Williams are excellent, and work well together. Collier is as cool as ever, though he would sooner be .v,um with work. The RioosteLs are a plucky lot, and play a clean game. The forward line numbered four, but they all did their best. The backs are a capable pair, and were severely tried, but the halves fell back and helped them very often, tOfough in doing this they were unable to. do jus- tice to their forwards. Dick Jones, though a ,lie-t-vy score was made against him, played a champion game, though lie acted unwisely in lying on the ball so often With less gentleman- ly players than the Swifts, he might have been severely hurt. The homesters kept the pace night up to the end., but the visitors could not keep up the heavy going, and so fell away to- wards the end of the game.

Saturday's Matches. COMBINATION. BANGOR v. CONNAH'S QUAY. (BY SEPTIMUS.") On a hard frozen and slippery ground, under the yEgis of Mr. Yates, and in the presence of a big gate, drawn as much by the well-earned fame of their opponents as by LoyaLty to them- selves, B.angor, last Swturday had to face the formidable task of meeting Connah's Quay in a Combination fixture-. 'The home team, as usual, had been ine-arrainged, and jioe Williams ap- peared in the centre-forward position, Harry Williams, on a home visit from Liverpool, part- nered Oliver, and Will Evans re-appeared at back vice Hwfa, engaged with the Reserves (beaten 2-1) at Carnarvon. The visitors, the previous day, had only managed to draw (1-1) witli Saltney with their full team. They ap- peared at Bangor without O'Neil, their clever centre-forward, and their equally clever inside right, Bloomer" Jones, taking O'Neil's place, and Rowlands pantnering Petrie, the teams, therefore, lining up in the following order: Bangor: Goal, W- Jones; full-backs, Will Evans and Jack Jones; half-backs, J. Arridge, Alf Thomas and T. A. Griffiths; forwards, H. Owen, Matthews, Joe Williams, Henry Williams, and Oliver. < < (.on;-all's Quay: Goal, Lloyd; full-backs, Hewit and Tuft; half-backs, Green, -Sheargoild, and Lumberg; forwards, Petrie, Rowlands, W. J. ,(" Bloomer ") Jones, J. Roberts, and Gandy. The opening stages of the game were marked by some Dunlop-like returns by Jack Jones, one off which, from ineiar the Bangor goal, actually crashed against the visitors' crossbar with a thundering smash. Will Evans was equally effective in stopping long shots, which was all the home halves allowed the Quay forwards to do in the way of trying to score, and bye-and- bye the home forwards began to trouble Lloyd. They, too, tried long shots at the outset, but Hewit and Tuft were in very good trim, and these shots met the same fate as those of the Quay forwards. The home lot, however, were more aggressi ve, and by playing strongly on the visiting halves, drove them back, and so got to a shorter .shooting range than their opponets did, with the result that shots from H. Owen, Oliver, Harry Williams, and Matthews began to hustle past Lloyd's goal. One of Harry Williams's, a regular daisy cutter, crashed into Lloyd with tremendous force, and the manner in which he cleared this augurecL. ill for his prospects of keeping his goal intact throughout .the game. The Bangor forwards' attack gave the visiting defence plenty to do, but the danger was seri- ously augmented by the way in which J. Ar- ridge and A. Thomas, following up their excel- lemt half-back play proper, joined the attacking line, and poured powerful shots upon Lloyd's charge. This isort of things could not last long without something happening, but Hewit and Tuft managed to keep things straight for a quar- ter of an hour. Them, however, as the result of very .goad play by Arridge and Matthews, H. Owen got possession of the ball, and after a despeirajbe struggle with Lumberg, aided by Sheargoild, -Owen slammed the ball slap into goal. Lloyd was well covered by Tuft and Hewit, but the latter, in trying to kick clear, curled the ball .swiftly past Lloyd into the net. It was a slice of luck for Bangor, but Owen's shot deserved to score, for it was a beauty. The visitors, during the whole of the rest of the first half, made the most. desperate efforts to get to, close quantelrsl with Jones, but the home halves simply crushed them all, till suddenly a. long forward pass by Bloomer to Gandy, when Arridge, with trying to help Alfy Thomas to stem a rush in the middle of the ground, set the outside left going _down the field. Will Evans fouled hikn glaringly in the penalty area, near the comer, and Mr. Yates at once ordered a penalty kick. Petrie made an awful mess of this grand chance, sending the ball weakly wide Off the post. This was not like Petrie, and a few moments later, getting possession of the ball by means of a long cross from Gandy, he showed the crowd what he could do in the way of shoot- ing, for ihe moment the ball reached him it flew back, about a yard high, and at a terrific rate, straight into goal. Jones fielded it magnificently, and cleared to midfield. whence the attack again rolled towards the visitors' goal, which had many narrow escapes. However, it survived all further attacks, though these were frequent and fierce, and at half-time the score remained un- altered. In the second half, the home team, playing with confidence, increased the sup-eirio-ritv they showed in the first half, and the Quay halves and backs had a very sultry time of it. They, hoiwever, proved themselves worthy of the fame they had achieved, and for half an hour, aided by some extremely shaky clearances'by Lloyd, they repelled strai,ght.,shot,s, oblique shots, high and low shots, corners and free kicks, which fell plentifully to Bangor. Then, at last, their apparently invulnerable defence was pierced for the second time. This came about as the result of some clever work by Oliver, who, running down the line, beat Green and Hewit, and middled to Joe Williams. Joe's prompt shot in was repelled by Tuft, but H. Owen then got hold, and cleverly forcing an opening off Lum- berg, who, aided by Matthews, he beat out and out, drove clear past Lloyd into the net. Both sides now played up with renewed energy, and it seamed as if the visitors would reduce Ban- gor's lead in the first half minute, for their for- wards appeared in a bunch before Jones, await- ing a centre from Petrie, who, having shown a clean pair of heels (for once) to Griffiths, who had .been playing a clean, quiet, and very ser- viceable game, had a clear course. The centre came right enough, and found Bloomer Jones with his back to the goal. That fact probably accounted for the home backs not tackling that dangerous player, and, as the ball descended, with a clever back-header, Bloomer flashed the ball past the post. However, the home for- wards again got going, as the result of clever work by Arridge, who sent the ball to H. Owen. Matthews had been, for the second time, hurt early on in the, second half, and though he did some gool work after, was, in the main, a mere passenger. On this occasion, therefore, Owen did not trouble his partner, but sped on alone down the wing, Lumberg, watchful and ener- getic as ever, but clearly impressed by the cleverness of his, innocent-looking opponent, was on him like a ash, but once more the- boy tricked him beautifully, and afterwards tricking Tuft, arrived at tihe junction of the penalty line with the touch line. Lumberg crashed heavily into the little fellow, but was, just half a second too late, for, from the boy's toe, the, ball soared into the sky like a rocket, and thence descended like a flash right into, the net, leaving the Quay defence absolutely helpless. It was a magnifi- cent effort, and Owen's blood must have tingled within him as he listened to the prolonged and hearty cheers which greeted his brilliant achieve- ment. The Quay was hopelessly beaten, but they fought the lTemainder of the game as if they were on level terms, and were several times really dangerous, but the home defence was very sound, and when at (last the game ceased, the result stood Bangor, 3 Cbnnah's Quay, o. COMMENTS. Judged by theoretical principles, the losers were the better team. Oin one or two occasions they proved it to demonstration by getting in combined runs. On those occasions the magni- ficent Bangor defence was as if it were not. But .on each occasion, the Quay's combination was, before the goal was attained .shattered by one or other of the home halves or full-backs, and then the apparently resistless line of forwards fell to pieces and ineffectiveness. As I have said, theo- retically, the losers were the better team; in actual practice, they were simply not in it with Bangor. The Bangor half-back line was simply magnificent, A. Thomas and Arridge being won- derfully fine halves, and Griffiths a safe, solid, and persistent player. Owen, Matthews, and Williams were the best of the winning forwards, and Jack J'.o-nes.the best of their backs. W. Jones, the Bangor custodian, effected one dazzling clearance from Petrie, but the other half-doizen wihich fell to his lot to lillRlke were made with confidence and effectiveness. Lloyd, on the other hand, was palpably nervous throughout the game. Yet, he could not be blamed for either of his defeats, for he had not the ghost of a chance of averting either of them. Hewit was the best back, and Sheargoild the best half- back. Of the forwards, •" Bloomer Jones was head and shoulders above the others, Gandy and Rowlands being next.

COAST SENIOR LEAGUE. BEAUMARIS v. LLANDUDNO AMATEURS. THE PUFFINS STILL UNDEFEATED! SEN S ATI O N AL SCO RIN G. (BY VIGILANT.") For a period of over 60 minutes out of the go there was great disappointment amongst the large number of the supporters of the Puffins on Saturday. The Anglesea men failed to score before that time, and it may be said that with the vision of a possible first take-down of the season on their own ground, it was quite a study to observe the melancholy visages of the major- ity of the spectators. I think -the only cheerful facc, always buoyed with hope, was that of Mr. Biiercliffe, the genial Chairman of the club. But when Sam Poole managed to defeat Bob Luint, after J. H. Jones had missed his kick (and who previously had played a fine game) with a lightning shot from the left, the transforma- tion upon the faces of the crowd was worth journeying from Llandudno to Beaumaris to see-. And is it not the season of transformation scenes? What a chance that score was for an excited supporter to shout, Play up, my 'el'oea And they did. They bustled two more goa,ls--i-f not of the pretty order, they counted -and these. were1 the necessary exhilaritin.g tonic for the crowd. It at once put them on good humour with themselves. The long-expected had come, and come with a .sensational bang! And shortly before time, Sam Poole, the villain, managed to send a fourth goal into the net to join the other three. Now, dear reader, you have -i-i a few words what happened. It is a ilong time since we can remember such a beautiful day as Boxing-Day was. The placid sea of the Straits dazzled in the warm sunshine, as many walked from Garth Ferry to see the match. In fact,. so genial did the conditions look that had a regatta taken place no one would have voted it out of place. However, it was a football match that people came to see, and there were a good few supporters from Llandidleido," who crossed from Bangor Pier to the Beaumaris Pier per the ten thousand horsepower scrmv steamer Torbay." And the ladies, of course—bless 'em !-we.re there. All the import ant blokes had their gals with them, and they know how to criticise a, match to a nicety. Bless them agii, say 1. One of the attractions that caused me to go to Beaumaris was that I was under the impres- sion that Llandudno would have their full strength on, but I was more than disappointed when I heard that Jimmy Williams had left the Committee in the lurch and gone to Liverpool without telling those he should have done that w it he was going, and David Williams was absent, but had properly intimated in time that he could not go. Therefore Llandudno were without their two little and clever outside wingers. Sam Wil- liams, who is always a good sport, and a capital back, a;nd captain, of the Reserves, was requisitioned at Llandudno station, and played as outside right as best he could, and W. S. Owen (" Settle ") replaced Jimmy Williams. I do not wish for a moment to reflect upon these willing substitute's by saying that the absence of the other two spoilt the combination of the front line, ais the quintette have- been used for some time to each other's play, and we saw not what we WÙJIld have seen had they been there. My Beaumaris friends tried to console me upon this point by saying, We have not our best team out." This appears to refer to. Dai Davies, for I could not see where there was room to grumble at the following team of Puffins:- Fielding Richards (ex-Northern Nomads), goal; William Williams and S'am Davies (ex- Wrexham), backs; Taylor (ex-IIolyhead), Levi Jones (of Wrexham), and W. J. Jones (ex-Con- way), halves Dick Humphreys, Bell wood, W. 0. Humphreys, Smedley (ex-Bangor University), and Sam Poole. a Let .not the Beaus' Committee get too. mighty particular over their players, unless it be for the Banigor match next month, when there is suire to be a battle royal on the 'Castle grounds. The Llandudno players were as follows: — Bob Lunt, goal: John Henry Jones and Jack Limit, backs; Jacob Williams, Georgia Davies, and Harold Pearson, halves; Sam Williams, Jack Brown, J. E. Williams, Brookes-Evans, and W. S. Owen (Settle), forwards. The referee was the genial ex-Chairman of the North Wales Coast League, Mr. R. D. Richards, of Bangor, who acquitted himself with distinction. THE GAME. .Llandudno won the toss, and played towards the furthest goal from the town. W. 0. Hum- phreys having set the sphere moving, the Puffins went off with a dash, evidently meaning, if possible, to take the Llandudno citadel by storm. The cool defence of Luint and Jones, however, prevailed, and was admired by all. The Beaus. went in for vigorous and sweeping play. Some of it was more robust than scientific but What mattered this if a score accrued? How- ever, the Puffins' forwards, were as busy as bees, and Bob Lumt was soon called upon to save his charge, which he did gallantly. Several corners were forced off the Llandudno defence, but these were got away after several bullies. The Llan- dudno players were for a long time kept purely on the defensive, and Sam Poole loomed omin- ously on the left and .sent in a shot that was wide. Georgie Davies was playing a robust game, and changed the venue for a time. Burt down again came Sam Poole, and he swung a ircial beauty across the goalmouth. Smedley, in trying to trap, fell, and others missed the ball in its career across the goalmouth, but a corner was again obtained. From the corner kick a couple of other coiners were obtained by the Beaus. Liunit in goal was exceedingly smart hereabouts, and W. Williams, who had come down the field, tried his luck wfth a pot-shot that was a good attempt. T Johnny Williams made, a good attempt to open out play, and receiving later he tried Richards wtith a shot which that gentleman negotiated safely. Llandudno had a turn of the play now, and forced a corner. This resulted in another corner given by Richards. From a well-placed corner kick the Beaus secured and Smedey and Poole cantered along with gooa dashing play, but the defence of the visitors prevailed, and the running was once more taken up by Llandudno in a splendid manner, and Brookes-Evans tested Richards with a very smart shot. The latter saved, and was again tested, and again, saved well. It was a narrow squeak. Long kicking, Levi Jones skying the ball too often, as did others as well, made the game wry unlike what I expected, and that was the deilightful passing game that always en- trances the spectator. Beaumaris can do. it, and so can Llandudno to a nicety. But it was miss- ing on this, day. At least what bit there was was a mere flash in the pan, and one could, like Oiliver Twist, have wished for more. The shoot- ing of the Puffins was not, either, of the tip-top order. Play ruled more even for some time, Llandudno having as much of the game at times as their opponents. However, halftime arrived with the result: — Beaumaris, o; Llandudno, o. W. 0. Humphreys was the fimst to show up in the second halt, and Johnnie Williams at the other end shot in from long range, and which gave Richards no difficulty in clearing. Beaumaris pressed and forced a corner. Lunt saved. Play was of a desolurtory character for about twenty minutes, when J. H. Jones missed his ikick and the slip proved fatal to Llandudno's luck, for Pooile scored with a beautiful high shot from the left. Then jubilation became rampant, and the secne was one of wild en- thusiasm. Stimulated by this success, the Puffins pressed, and not a minute had hardly elapsed than they had scored again. Lunt could not clear far enough, and the ball was pounced upon and number two went up. And not long ere the third was netted. All disappointment was at an end as far as men and people were concerned. The ladies were ecstatic with joy, and their comments—bless them !—was decidedly interesting. Who would deny women votes after what I heard? It was delightful. Fred McElwee told me I looked sombre. I wonder if I did look so? I know how I felt. And I was told I had ,110 go home via the White Lion—not the White Star—route. Shades of the old Swifts! But that fellow would shout, 'OCT,kins! 'Orkins! My friend Miajckenzie missed all this. He had gone to light up the ancient mariner's road at sea. Bless him, how I missed his Scottish cheer. The dry McElwee had none to give, but he smiled most Mephistopheliamny. He's a regular darned Bandicoot! And I am tired of the game by this, for everyone is asking, What do you think of that, Mr. Vigilant? Where are your Llan- dudno pets now, sir?" and ever so many more. As my grand stand chair was sinking in the ground, Sam Poole—selfish fellow—runs up the left again and sends in a terrific grounder, which beat Bob Lunt all the way. No. 4. t, Are you there? Who's that? Vincent's Llan- dudno. Who's won? Who's lost, you mean? Of course, any way you like; but who's won? I say, miss, put me on again to the White Lion, Beaumaris, please "—"Are you there? Yes." WhG's. won? "Why, Beaumaris, of- Telephone off again. Final:— Beaumaris, 4; Llandudno, o.

LLANRWST v. COLWYN BAY. THE GULLS YET TO GET THEIR FIRST WIN (By INIGO.") The wretched exhibition given by the home team at the two. previous home matches, fol- loweed by a trouncing of 8 goals to nil ,at Holy- head on Christmas Day did not help to stimu- late the confidenoe of the home supporters, and as it was anticipated that Colwyn Bay would make every effort to take away a couple of points, the homesters were not at all sanguine of success. The day was an ideal one for football, the ground, perhaps, being a trifle hard, and conse- quently on the slippery side. The teams turned out as follows, in charge of .Referee Thomas, B,ar.g.or: Llanrwst: Goal, Dick Jones; backs Will Owen and Salisbury Roberts; halves, Hum- phrey Roberts, Chisholm, and G-ren Jones for- wards, W. A. Williams, Howell Roberts, Arthur Richards, Johnnie Jones, and Stephen Hughes. Colwyn, Bay: Goal, J. Booth; backs, Clutton and E. O. Williams; halves, Ned Griffiths, T. Weldings, and J. Williams forwards, Ted Ro- berts, Stanley Hughes, Walter Parry, C. Hall- wood, and J. Ll. Owen. J 'Jf iI:' « The opening movements were of the liveliest possible nature, both sides at once exerting themselves, and a -visit to the home end was well cleared. Midfield exchanges followed until the Roosters found an opening, a dash being made for Booth, and Howell Roberts finding the net .five minutes from the start. < This early reverse had considerable effect on the visitors, whose attacking forces at once com- menced a series of onslaughts on the home de- fence. The half line proved a smart lot, and penetration was difficult The Roosters paid a couple of visits in quick succession to Booth, but Glutton and Williams were a stubborn pair, and covered their custodian in a remarkable manner. W. A. Williams should have found bettiter luck when no beat Williams,, but his oblique effort went sailing high over the bar. From the goal kick the visiting forwards com- bined smartly, wending their way well up the field, where a fouil against a home back gave the visitors an advantage. The free kick which fol- lowed gave Stanley Hughes, an opening, of which he made the best possible use, deftly .manoeuvreing the ball safely out of Dick Jones's reach, the equalising point being received by the Bay supporters with deafening shouts. Braced up with this .success, the Bayites kept up the pressure, some of the forwards showing fine form. Ted Roberts and Stanley Hughes being certainly the moat persisftent, the former on two or three occanions initiating attacks which deserved a better fate, whilst the home attack was equally. persistent. Richards was particu- larly fine, and Howell Roberts was prominent with tricky footwork. I The -next incident of note was the forcing of a corner by Ted Roberts, the place kick being accurate, but the home side- rushed, the ball clear and Howell Roberts made for the other end. Passing at the right mol-neiit to Willie Williams, the latter's shot hit the side of the net. The game at this point was of a very even character, both ends being visited in turn, and the backs in each case were equal to the demands made upon them. Richards and Stephen Hughes broke through, and W. A. Williams failed to take advantage of a pass. The home side gradually gained the upper hand, and a corner had to be conceded, but without result. The visitors, by cOO aid of Ted Roberts worked along the line, but failed to. centre, his effort went fruitless. This was followed by a couple of visits by J. Ll. Qwen on the left, but that player continually ignored the offside rule. Fol- lowing an effort by Hallwood, Parry and Stan- ley Hughes, the home custodian had to clear. Then came, half time, with the score — Llanfwst, i Colwyn Bay, 1. it it it The re-commencememt o* hostilities was, hard and fast, Wellings defending from an attack by Richards on two occasions. Griffiths and Well- ings came in for a considerable share of work, amd Richards clean beat both, and, evading Clutton, sent in a fast shot, which went wide. A fast return by the- Bayites, and Dick Jones ran out, a clear goal being badly missed. The Bay- ites still pressed, and Hall wood, having a pot at long range, unexpectedly scored, thus putting his side .ahead. The home lot, receiving fresh energy from the reverse., livened up considerably. The forwards were particularly fine in their passes., the effect of which gained them a corner, Booth clearing. A throw in was, .met by Richards, whose kick struck the crossbar, Stephen Hughes taking the ball on Ithe rebound and equalising with the best shot of the day. Both sides now exerted every nerve for supremacy, but there was no question of the superiority of the home forwards from this point onwards. The Roosters, had the Bay fairly in hand, and Richards sent in several good shots, whilst Ned Griffiths on the other side worked hard to keep the defence intact. The visitors once broke through, and the. home custodian had to' concede a corner, but the flag 1:1Îd Was well cleared, and the home attack was (Continued on page 8).

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