The North Wales Weekly News

BRIEF RESULTS: Christmas Day Matches- THE COMBINATION. Saltney 3 Wrexham o *Tranmere 5 Oswestry. 2 *Crewe Alexandra 5 AV bitchurch 2 ♦Chester 4Druids a ♦Denbigh 2 Rhyl 1 COAST SENIOR LEAGUE- *Bangor Reserves 3 Carnarvon United 1 Llandudno Amateurs 1 *Colwyn Bay o ♦Holyhead 5 Conway o Boxing Day Matches- THE COMBINATION. *Connah's Quay 7 Middlewich 1 Tranmere Rovers 7 *Chester. I ♦Saltney 5 Wrexham o ♦Bangor 3 Brymbo 1 ♦Whitchurch 3 Crewe Alexandra 3 ♦Rhyl 3 Denbigh 3 Chirk 3 *Oswestry 2 COAST SENIOR LEAGUE- *Carnarvon United 3 Bangor Reserves 1 ♦Holyhead 1 Festiniog o ♦Llanrwst 6 Colwyn Bay 2

NEXT SATURDAY'S FIXTURES. LEAGUE (DIVISION 1).- Blackburn Rovers v. Tottenham Hotspur Bolton Wanderers v. Notts County Bradford City v. Manchester United Bury v. Everton Liverpool v. Woolwich Arsenal Newcastle United v. Chelsea Sheffield United v. Middlesbrough Notts Forest v. Aston Villa Sunderland v. Bristol City LEAGUE (DIVISION ID- Birmingham v. West Bromwich Albion Blackpool v. Leeds City Burnley v. Clapton Orient Derby County v. Fulham Gainsborough Trinity v. Lincoln City Manchester City v. Bradford Oldham Athletic v. Glossop Stockport County v. Barnsley Hull City v. Grimsby Town THE COMBINATION- Wrexham v. Crewe Alexandra Chirk v. Druids Brymbo v. Rhyl Connah's Quay v. Middlewich Saltney v. Whitchurch Nantwich v. Oswestry COAST SENIOR LEAGUE- Colwyn Bay v. Lianrwst-A. C. Slater Llandudno Amateurs v. Bangor Reserves-W. R. Welch

COMBINATION. DENBIGH v. RHYL. TURBULENT SCENES. (By" GWILYM.") These rivals met on the Graig-road enclosure at Denbigh on Christmas Day, before a record gate. The teams are old rivals, and conse- quently considerable interest was evinced in the match. A special train composed of a dozen coaches was run from Rhyl, and it is estimated, that between 600 and 700 supporters of the sea- side eleven journeyed with the team. Thev, however, were not fully represented, and up to the last minute before the time of the kick off it was expected that Denbigh would put their strongest eleven in the field; but when Referee Tom Jones, Holywell, called the men togefther lthe ihjomie eleven were slhart ¡of four players, Dickens, Smith, HughJEvans, and Dick Thomas having arrived too late by motor-car to partici- pate in the game. Four reserves were picked upon the field, and the hopes of the home sup- porters were somewhat shattered, and those od the visitors were raised to a high pitch. There was a tremendous crowd around the ropes, when the game started at a very fast pace, and excitement was intense when in the sipace od a few minutes Denbigh missed three glorious chances of opefning their account, and a moment or two later Rhyl had very hard lines. Indeed, rarely was such excitement seen iia Denbigh. When the Rhyl outside left was making headway, a disturbance occurred on the line, owing to the Rhyl linesman threatening a spectator, and he was struck in the face. The game had to be stowed. Referee Tom Tones had the game well in hand, but in places the spectators broke down the barriers. There were numerous disturbances among the specta- tors, andi the climax was reached when a Rhyl man struck Mr. R. Maddocks, the Denbigh lines- man, a terrific blow in the face. There was a general free fight, and some prominent Rhyl supporters were seen in the midst of it. Again the game had to be stopped, and on resuming the excitement appeared to have cooled down, urntil R. M. Evans from, long range beat the Rhyl custodian with a tricky shot, which curled around the post and into the net. First blood having been drawn, the game be- came more fast, and each end was visited. The home reserves were playing a subbocn game, both Hughes and Williams in the back line giving off their best. Close on half time Rhyl pressed, and a smart save by Griffiths elicited loud applause, and in another minute the at- tackers returned, and again Sammy directed a dangerous shot, but he slipped in the mud and could not get in his clearance, Harrison rushing up and crashing the ball into the net amidst tremendous cheering. The opening stages of the second half were in favour of Denbigh, but they were wearied down by the fastness of the game. Especially was this the case with the reserves who were now taxed to *heir utmost capacity, but they de- fended well. All honour 10 them. The next incident of note was. the turning off the field by the Denbigh club officials of a Rhyl spectator, who had been the cause of numerous disturb- ances throughout the afternoon. Rhyl were un- doubtedly having the best of matters. Although Diembigh had some very hard Lines in not scor- ing. Griffiths kept a smart goal, and but for his cleverness the score must have read dif- ferent. Gallagher, the old Rhyl player, was a .marked 'nan throughout the afternoon, but he got in some very fine touches, his judicious passes to Berwyn and R. M. Evans being ap- plauded. Berwyn. put ir. ;onve excellent centres, and was in tip-top form. He had not got his usual partner, but Lloyd, the reserve, did socd service. During the second, half of the game the spectators encroached on tihe corners of the ground, but the referee was on the alert, and saw there was no hindrance to the players. About ten minutes from time Gallagher was seen flying away with the ball; at his toe. Three or four of the Rhyl men raced after him, but they were too late, and with a terrific drive Gallagher sent the ball clean into, the net amidst marvellous enthusiasm. There were vain ap- peals for different infringements of the rules, but the referee was sure of his point, and pointed to the centre. The last few minutes of the game was desperately fought by the visitors, who tried in vain; to equalise. A most memor- able game ended in a win for Denbigh by two goals to one. NOTES. The game will not be forgotten for a long time by those who were present. For fastness I have not seem such a game this season. Each side played for all they were worth, and although the four reserves who were nicked up on the field for Denbigh played well, there is no doubt that the visitors would have suffered a heavier defeat if the full strength were available. Dickens, Smith, Evans, and Thomas were ex- cited spectators of three parts of the game, and they each wore a pleasant smile when the whistle blew with the Denibighites leading. Onl the play, Rhyl- were a little supeiior, and did the majority of pressing, but they were somewhat lacking in front of goal. After the match there were again some turbu- lent scenes, but in all fairness to. Denbigh I can only say that each disturbance I witnessed was commenced by a. Rhyl spectator or spectators, and in the end they usualy got the worst of the encounter. Both linesmen were struck heavilv, and Mr. Maddocks, of Denbigh, lost a consider- able quantity of blood, through the brutality of one of the Rhyl crowd. VeTy likely more will be heard of this. I cannot 'help but praise Mr. Tom Jones, Holywell, for .the excellent command he had of the players. There were complaints that his whistle was blown too. often, but he was un- doubtedly in the right in pulling up the players when such excitement prevailed.

)IIII8.c RHYL v. DENBIGH. (By SEARCHLIGHT ".) There was a tremendous holiday crowd to wdt- nessj this match on the Rhyl ground on Boxing Day. And let me say right here that if there is a crowd of people in the habit of witnessing foot- ball matches anywhere possessed of greater lung power than the Rhyl spectators, I should not care to have my lodgings in too close a proximity to them. The match under notice was played in a semi-deluge of rain. Rhyl won the toss and decided to play up the slope. Denbigh kick off and were straightaway buzzing round the Rhyl goal in deadly earnest. The homesters, however were up in the other end of the field in two shaibe of a crocodile's tail, and nearly scored after lesis than five minutes' play. Denbigh are down again, and the outside right is left in a good position for .scoring, but he shot wildly and too solon. A foul against the visitors enabled Rhyl to move briskly up the field on the left, but the Denbigh backs were perfect and cool in de- fence. When one of the Denbigh forwards was running clean through the home defence he was deliberately charged in the back within the danger zone. The referee instantly signalised for a penalty, and Gallagher easily scored the first goal for Denbigh. The visitors were far and away the best team hereabouts, and nearly scored again, after a tricky and beautiful bit of play by Berwyn: Davies, who dodged several opponents in turn before shooting inches wide. Just to .show that there was nio ill feeling the referee smiled an iS-carat smile after receiving the full force of the ball in his face, from which lift cannoned to the Rhyl centre forward, who shot powerfully, only to see his grand attempt beautifully saved by the Denbigh goalkeeper, who, with Berwyn Davies, were about the two. Leist players on either side. The Denbigh out- side right continually put himself deliberately in an offside position after his colleagues had worked the ball into position,. A good player, such as he undoubtedly is, ought to. know better. Rhyl had! now a look in and pressed hard for an equaliser, which came shortly after- wards, clearly worked for and scored by Bertie Jones. Still keeping up the pressure, Rhyl scored again from a scrimmage in front of goal, after the Denbigh goalkeeper and the right back had both failed to clear. But the turf was terribly treacherous, and mistakes were unavoid- able. Bertie Jones nearly scored again for Rhyl, but the visitng custodian was now playing worthy of a Hardy or a Scott. Half-time arrived with the home team leading by 2I Right from the centre-kick the Denbighites made things hum all over the shop, and as a result they notched their second and equaltising- goal after a desperate struggle. A comer to Rhyl was of no use to them; neithe-r was a free-kick as the result of hands against one of the visiting backs. Albeit, most people about where I stood were of opinion that tihe "stin" was purely accidental. Neither was the referee too much to my liking in his offside rulings. Here-

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«&■ BANGOR v. BRYMBO. A NEW TEAM. (By GWILYM). Brymbo played their first match in the com bination against Bangor on Boxing Day at Ban- gor, they having taken up the fixtures of Birken- head, who retired from the league. The diay was miser,ably wet, but despite this, there was agim T. W. ELLIS, Colwyn Bay. a record crowd of spectators, and when the visit- tors entered the arena they were accorded a hearty reception. Considerable disappointment was felt when it was found that Horace IiJew, the Welsh International, who is captain of t!)c Brymbo Eleven, was not included in the tejtii. Referee Taylor, Birkenhead lined the tf;J.1i.13 up as follows: Bangor, Will Jones, W. Evan-, and Jack Jones, Jack Arridge, Alfi Thomas and j il Jones, Dick Humphreys, Joe Thomas, Hughie Owen, Hughie Davies, and Oliver. Brymbo': Matthias, Dai Davies and Dai Jones Joe Williams, T. B. Jones, and E. A. Rohert J. Williams, R. Jones, H. Dodd, Lloyd a: d J. Bate. The ground was in a filthy condition, and to- wards the closing stages it was nothing more nor less than a inud pond. The home men started off somewhat sensationally, and were within an ace of scoring when Dai Davies cleared his lines. The visitors showed some wonderful com- bination and slowly penned on Bangor, gaining a corner from which Will Jones effected a fine save. Dick Humphreys got going on the wing, and his accurate centre proved abortive. The home backs were somewhat shaky, and the home supporters were spellbound when Bate missed an open goal when close in. It appeared as if Bangor men were taking the visitors too cheap, but the Brymbo men were equal to the homesters an the ball. A hot attack by the visiting front line caused W. Jones to rush out to save his charge. The homesters now began to realise that they were being over-played, and a smart run by Humohreys, was finished by Hughie Owen firing just wide of the mark. Bangor con- tinued to press, and after the clearance of a corner kick, Alfi Thomas from long range struck the crossbar with terrific force. The visitors were persistent in their efforts. Some smart work on the home left wing resulted in Hughie Davies putting in an accurate centre. Hughie was on it liike a flash of lightning, and before anybody could realise both Hughie and the ball were in the net. A bad mistake by Dodd and Lloyd cost a certain goal. The former was on the point of shooting into an open goal at close range, when Lloyd rushed up, and took the ball from his toe,—and lost it. The ball was worked tcf, the other end, aid Hughie Davies was respon- sible for another goal. The finishing touch being again done by Hughie Owen, who gently touched the ball over the beeper's toe. Foil- lowing this up there was an. exciting time in the visitors goal, but it was kept intact. There was a rush by the visitors, and one of the smartest saves of the afternoon was effected by Will Jones at the corner of the upright. Play was of a give and take character, and. both ends were visited in turn. No further scoring took place, when half-time was called, with the homesters leading by 2 goals to nil. The opening stages of the second moiety were very evenly contested, and first irlcident of note was a dangerous attack by the homesters which was repulsed by the two Dai's." In a few minutes, a third goal was notched by Bangor, Oliver taking rebound from the keeper, who had saved a hot sholt from Hughie Owen. In mid- field the visitors were excellent, but when near the goal they were extremely poor. Some excell- ent staves were brought off by Will Jones. The visitor a were having qniite as much of the game and with an obligate shot Bate, scored a beauti- ful goal which Jones had no chance, of saving. The game from now to the finish was evenly contested, but no further scoring took place. The final result was Bangor 3; Brymbo i. COMMENTS. The visitors are undoubtedly worthy of their place in, the Combination, and I heartily con- gratulate them on their exhibition, on Monday. They are a sturdy lot of players, and althoufgh the ground was in a very heavy condition they were the full time excellently. Their weakness lies in the front rank, who, although excellon'" manipulators of the ball, seem to have a very porr idea of the position of .the goal. They wûuld uudoubt:edly be a stiff lot to beat on their own ground. For the homesters, the backs were not at aN safe. Will Jones in goal was fine. The halves played a good tackling game, and my preference goes to Jack Arridge, who saved his side on many occasions. Hughie at centre forward is a rare catch. He is a speedy, and can shoot with sting behind it. I hope to see him included in the) Combtmaftiion team more often. Dick Humphreys suffered on account of his partner being somewthiat out of form. Joe Thomas was not in his right place at inside right. The left wing are a sturdy pair, and are a source of can. siderable danger to any defence.

NORTH WALES COAST SENIOR LEAGUE. BANGOR v. CARNARVON. There was a record "gate" at Bangor on Christmas Day, when Carnarvon visited the city in a League match. The gate receipts amounted to £ 28, so that some idea can be judged of the crowd that lined the ropes, when the teams took the field as follows Bangor: Ted Owen, goal; Hwfa and D. J. Thomas, backs Arthur Owen, H. J. Davies, and D. T. Davies, halves Harry Rowlands, Charlie Burns, Bob Davies, Ivor Thomas, and Edgar Lloyd Jones, forwards. Carnarvon Thompson, goal Phillips and Albert Griffiths, backs Johnnie Griffith, M. Herbert, and Jack Williams, halves R. H. Roberts, Evan Hughes, Walter Jones, Tom Roberts, and Johnnie Jones, forwards. In the first half Carnarvon played a game quite opposed to their usual style-full of dash, and at the same time displayed excellent com- bination, with the result that for the greater part oi the first moiety, the Canaries were all over the homesters, and three minutes before half- time, Walter Jones beat Ted Owen after some nice passing from half the length of the field. In the second half, Bangor improved wonder- fully, lasting better than their opponents on the heavy ground, and wearing them down. From a corner, after three minutes' play, Bob Davies headed into the net amidst tremendous enthus- iasm and a few minutes later, Bangor again fiercely attacked the visitors' citadel, which had many narrow escapes, and ultimately a shot from Rowlands flying goalwards was kicked by Albert Griffiths, who, instead of clearing, de- flected the ball into the net. Carnarvon now pressed for a time, and the Bangor goal was sub- jected to a hot attack. Suddenly the home- sters broke away. The ball was crossed to H. J. Davies, who dashed in, and the Carnarvon backs ceased play, crying offside." H. J. however, took no heed, and safely placed the leather in the net, and the referee allowed the goal. After this, the game was very evenly contested, and no further scoring took place, Bangor running out winners by three goals to one.

CARNARVON v. BANGOR RESERVES. RETALIATION. The above match took place at the Oval, Carnarvon, on Monday afternoon, in a heavy downpour of rain. Consequently the field was in a terrible condition, the players slipping continually.—Mr. Slater was the referee. The teams lined up as follows :— Carnarvon Thompson, goal Phillips and Albert Griffiths, backs Johnnie Griffith, M. Herbert, and Johnnie Williams, halves R. H. Roberts, Evan Hughes, Walter Jones, Tom Ro- berts, and Johnnie Jones, forwards. Bangor Ted Owen, goal Ireland and D. J. Thomas, backs; Arthur Owen, H. J. Davies, and D. T. Davies, halves Harry Rowlands, Charlie Burns, Bob Davies, Ivor Thomas, and Edgar Lloyd Jones, forwards. Carnarvon were keen on avenging the defeat they sustained at the Bangor ground on Christ- mas afternoon. Bangor won the toss, and decided to play to- wards the country goal, with the wind in their favour. Carnarvon were the first to press, but Thomas cleared. So far the home forwards could not break through the Bangor defence. After pres- sure, Bangor gained a corner. However, off- side spoilt their chances. Ted Owen was next penalised for carrying the ball. The ensuing danger was cleared. R. H. Roberts essayed a nice run, but Thomas robbed him. However, the homesters came again, but R. H. Roberts missed his shot. The next minute Walter ex- perienced hard lines in not scoring. The home- sters were granted a corner. This was nicely placed by R. H. Roberts, but it proved abortive. Davies was fouled, but Bangor were given offside Johnny Jones, who continually missed the ball during the first half, let go a good chance of scoring. Bangor were penalised for a foul throw, but Johnny Jones again missed the ball. The homesters pressed, and the ball was sent bang into goal. Ted Owen caught it right enough, but the ball slipped from his hands. In a twinkling Tom Roberts was there, and banged the ball into the net. After the usual hand-shaking, Carnarvon came again, but offside spoilt their chances. Arthur Owen was fouled by J. Griffiths, and Bangor pressed. The ball was eventually sent behind. Then Walter tried to score with a long shot, which Ted Owen caught and cleared. R. H. Roberts accidentally kicked Thomas, who had to retire for awhile. Davies went back. Walter again tried a good one of his own, but Ted was not to be caught napping. The home forwards came like a tornado, and Tom Roberts again netted the ball. Jack Williams. was penalised. Thomas came back. The home- sters combined well, and Tom Roberts scored with a swift shot. Walter tried to score, but sent behind. Half- time Carnarvon, 3 Bangor, 0. Bangor pressed after re-starting, and gained a corner, which was cleared. Jack Williams was penalised for handling the ball. Davies was cautioned for rough playing. Phillips next cleared a dangerous rush. Bangor pressed, and Phillips fouled in the penalty area. The referee at once granted a penalty kick. This was taken by Charlie Burns, who made no mistake. Bangor had hard lines in not scoring. An- other misfortune overtook Bangor, their outside right being hurt. He soon came round. Car- narvon pressed, but offside spoilt their chances. Give and take play was witnessed, Carnarvon being the most aggressive. Evan Hughes sent just over the bar. Hard lines, indeed. Then Jack Williams cleared a dangerous rush by Ban- gor. Towards the end Bangor pressed, but neither side scored. Final result Carnarvon, 3; Bangor, 1. NOTES. The state of the ground was against good play. The players presented a pitiable appear- ance. Tom Roberts was the only one, I believe, whose knickers was not besmirched by mud. Tom is very steady on his feet, and is at home in rough weather. Nevertheless, the game was a very exciting one. Bangor Ted, in goal, played well as usual. He had no chance with the shots that beat him. The backs were very good-although Thomas was limping when he came on the field. Ireland is a clean-and cool player. The halves were rather flurried. The forwards played well, but were weak in front of goal. Towards the end they played better, especially the right wing. The Bangor team have plenty of stamina, and never give in-having a cat's seven lives. Carnarvon Thompson, in goal, was Al. He played better than he did at Bangor on Christ- mas afternoon. He is very tall, which, I con- sider, is a very great advantage to a goalkeeper. He made one very marvellous save, hitting the ball over the bar. Sorry he is going to Tenby soon. Wish him back. Albert was safe and reliable. I admire his brainy play. (He goes to Bolton for good on Tuesday. He has signed for the Bolton Wanderers.) Phillips played well, but is too hasty. Of the half-backs, Johnny Griffiths was the pick. Jack Williams played rather a rough game. Herbert was not so good as on Saturday, but played well. Of the forwards, Tom Roberts was the pick. He scored the three goals, accomplishing the hat trick. R. H. Roberts played well, but was too well watched to shine. Walter played well, but long shots won't beat Ted Owen. J. Jones and Evan Hughes also played well-the little 'un being a marvel. (Continued on page 4.)

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abouts a section of the Rhyl spectators seemed to have a grievance against one of the Denbigh players, and the howlling which ensued would have done credit to a pack of hungry wolves. But I am under the impression that Mr. Brewery Bung had more to do with these young men's eloquence than anything else. The homesters were now going great guns in playing down the slope, and their energy was rewarded with goal number three, to the acomp,animent of thunder- ous cheers. It looked all over with Denbigh, but this reverse only made them play harder and harder against sterling half-backs and backs, as well as the elements. Their reward came at last, for after GalLaigher had made: a grand run and centre, a desperate struggle took place right in front of goal, the climax being reached when the ball was planted safely inside the net. This success of ihe visitors brought out a big Oh! of disappointment from the Rhyl spectators. After this both sides attacked like grim death, but although Rhyl nearly scored thrice in less time than it takes to write it, the game ended in a draw of 3 goals each. On the day's play there is not a shadow of doubt but what Denbigh were the smartest team by far. There combination a the slippery turf was a revelation even to the home supporters.