The Welsh Coast Pioneer and Review for North Cambria

First League Table. COMPLETE TAHI.E OF RESULTS. ^-Uoais-^ Plfl Won Lost Dm For Aest Pts. Sheffield Wednesday 81 19 11 4 54 36 .4-2 Aston Villa 31 19 1-3 o 61 41 41 Sunderland 34 14; 51 I; 41 Shfffiekl United 34 17 12 5 58 ii 39 Liverpool 34 17 13 -± 63 43 30 Sake ,H J5 12 7 46 83 37 West Bramw;chA. H ](; It .1. 5t j Bury 34 10 15 3 54 4! 35 Derby County 34 16 15 3 50 47 35 Nottingham Forest 31 14 13 7 49 47 35 Wolverhampton W. 34 14 15 5 48 57 33 Evert OP 34 13 15 6 45 47 32 MiiMlesbororteh 34 14 lf» 4 41 5) 3-2 Newcastle United. 31 It 16 4 41 51 1" 32 Notts County 34 12 15 7 41 4.) 31 Blackburn Hovers. 34 VI 17 5 44 f 3 24 j Grimsi-v 34 8 17 0 43 62 25 Bolton Wandsrers. 34 8 .23 3 37 73 19 JTKPULTS OF LAST SATURDAY'S MATCHES. -e unitel i si 0 T/virnool 2 Bury 0 Midiilt-sborongh 1 Stoka 1 West Broniwich A 3 Derov 0 Oriinsby 7own 0 Aston VJia -2 P'aye i on the ground of the first-named club. (o) Combination Table. RESULTS UP TO SATCHPIY, APHII, 25 T„, ^-uoals-s TT. on Loat T):Ti Kor Pr«9 V, rosnam 26 13 2 5 80 <M 43 1 Nantwich 96 15 7 4 tj9 43 <;4 I Birkenbead 26 15 7 4 53 :« 34 Bursleni Port Vale. 26 12 8 H r-2 .3 iio Ogwestrv 6 l t jo 2 57 42 3o 7 £ !?«,'er so. ». 9. 8. 4i> -ioha Middlcwich 26 9 9 8 42 63 "6 Bangor 20 9 9 3 51 70 gi V. iijNtord United 26 9 13 4 :'ii c.q Nr'wto)! leAVillows 26 6 15 3 s.j in „,R,lvl £ « ». 8 li 4 52 61 18 .1 raumcre llovera 26 4 47 5 54 j<; Chirk 25 4 19 3 ."i 34 70 11 j Two points deducted for playing ineligible men. \Vhil.e Star Wanderers having withd-aw u, their record 13 cxp un gccl. RESULTS OR LAST SATTTIIDAV'S MATC'TTTI'S VI insford United 1 Port Val, 0 ••••• 1 Chirk 0 Newton-le-Willows 6 Bangor 1 Bu-kenhead 4 chef W x l'laycd on lute ground oi Uie flrat-naiaed club. North Wales Coast League. ON ICXAL RESULTS VP TO atso i:.cl.v.vi^,g LAST hAXOl'.AX'o llliaULTtJ. „ rid Won Lost Dru iv!- Agso Pts l'ortmadoc 13 U y a MS 4 24 Coayyu Bay Id 9 6 b so 43 24 r'lf'f'1-} lf< ••• 9 ■> 3 4r 35 2i Lil daUuo Amateurs iV 7 8 2 45 *> is Peumatniijav»r la 7 lu 1 41 51 15 JjUjifHjris 17 a o ur A A ^» *■* ••• u ••• y «•. £ db 14 KnU Athletic 14 4 8 2 29 51 lu Cd,ii;;u Von J4 5 5 j 11 Conway ,7 4 i3 u a9; H&iSUljTij OF b AT i; i:L>A V'o AFALCIIES, IJaunvst (h) 2 Llanhem 1 i>(ing<)X'[h) u u -(,1)- '-I

North Wales League Champions. PRESEXTATIOX OF THE CUP. The champrons are l'ortmadcc, and the rnsn are deserving of the highest praise for the plucky way in -which they have fought their u way and achieved the honour and coveted rrophy. When one remembers that thi,3 is their first season in the League, and that they 'have won the championship cup and medals at the first time of asking, it speaks well fer their play and consistency of form.. 13-e it borne in mmd, too, that it was not by "finkes'' .and good hick that they 'secured the" position. N'o ^but by sheer, good play and doggedness—that nevei-sa\-die" spir/t which has pulled many ■teami.j through great difficulties. l'ortmado'c have had fhree or four very harcl .nuts to crack, notably Bangor, Llanrwst, Colwyn Bay, Car- narvon, and Elaududno, which are teams, that require very sharp vigilance and a let-of "bust- ling'1 before they are' "floored." Compared with the other teams, Portmadoc are L:-r and away the lightest' and youngest, though, to counteract this, they are probably and '-most' nimble. Thev can be "frisky" as kittens when they like, and as slow as "four-wheelers" when the fit comes over them. Their cTosest xiv-ais, Bangor, -are to be congratulated upon their excellent 'record, and the fact of .their not being easy champions only reflects all the more credit upon .uhe "Madoc striplings," who went four points better than their w-eightier ,and more experienced oppon- ents. The last League match, against Oolwyn Bay, war, amusing- without being very attractive. The gate was a good one, the sun beaming, and the crowd .and players in ,the best of humour. The centre of attraction and the object of much amusement and innocent fun was the. Colwyn Bay custodian. His "robes" were not only gorgeous, but rivalled the peacock and rain- bow in variety of colours. But he was so good- humoured and tock the' jocular remarks of the "most facetious members'' of the .grand 's'ta.nd' in such good part, that he made good frienci-, of every spectator in lesis than five minutes. His boots were tawny, his ribbed s-tockings of home-spun material (sanau cartref), his knicks blue-spotted with mud, his waistcoat a mixture of all colours with what looked lake brass. but- tons, his shirt of a "gory" tint, with a "howl- ing" muffler, and an inner shirt which defies description. To crown all, a jolly, healthy face, beaming with health, strength, and ben- homie. And couldn't he keep goal! My worl He put many a woulc1-be International custod- ian in the shade. It mattered not where the shots came from. They cannoned to the right of him, cannoned to. the Left of him, and there were cannons in front of him, but he treateci them all alike—he fisted them away with mar- vellous dexterity, and won the applause of the crowd time after time. He was indeed a "dark horse" in disguise, cut for a holiday. We shake hands with. him heartily. He is a right- good jolly fellow! Mr Angel, the referee, disallowed one evi- dent goal; but, fair play to hi,m,_ .having made a mis'take, he stuck to his guns -like a man. I admire him for not, giving in. He knew best, what he was doing. Were it not for their goal- keeper, Colwyn- Bay would have suffered a much heavier defeat. As things were, neither side had much to. boast of. Portmadoc were lax and too easy-going, though of their super- iority there was not, a shadow -of doubt. They -co-old, with a bit more dash, have ocoredl at least ten goal •. As it was, they remained sat- isfied with five, A poor, ragged game. Now for the great function last Saturday. A capital programme had been arranged by Mr D. Llewelyn- ^Hughes, the ever-popular "home secretary," for the presentation of t'he cup. To begin with, the Penrhyn Brass Band gave a selection of Welsh airs- on the ground. Then we had a team of the pick of the rest of the League against the champions. Then Mr Wickens was summoned from Bangor to photo- graph the teams and officials, etc. Altogether it wa, "Derb,7 d--v" for The cup was handed to Mr Breeze, the Portmadoc president, by the REV D. T. Hughes (Morfa), the rector of Talsarnau, acting on behalf of Mr Parry, the president of the North Wales Coast League Association. In doing so, Mr Hughes referred to the great pleasure it gave him, and referred to the excellent record of the winners and the lasting good their behaviour and con- duct at all times-both at home and away—did to fos.er .and encourage the game, and contra- dicted the many unfair attacks which were made from time to time on the pa.stime of foot- ball by ignorant and narrow-minded fanatics. (Cheers.) He then handed the cup to Mr Breeze, who. presented it to the captain, Mr Rowland Jones, with that grace and dignity t which at all times characterise his public func- tions. Mr Breeze pclict: a graceful tribute to winners and losers. The match was a win for Portmadoc by five goals to two. Mr D. L. IImrhes was referee, and did his work with his usual fairness and impartiality. The medals will be presented to phyen this, (Friday) evening at the annual dinner at the Queen's Hot: -C)-

Rangor v. Rhyl (Holders). (Norlh Wales Senior Cun.—Final ) THE HOLDERS DEFEATED. It was a happy idea of the Welsh Coast Asso- ciation Ei,ecu.tive to have the final tie for the above trophy played by way of change at Llan- rwst this season. Such a decision is bound to give the necessary impetus to the game in the Vale of Conway. The season having gone so far, it was found impossible to arrange for a Saturday fixture, though the "gate" on Thurs- day, at Cwydyr Park, was very satisfactory as' far as attendance w'as concerned, and, it is to be hoped, successful financially. The finalists are both members of the Com- bination. Consequently, football a shade higher class than usually seen along the coast was expected, and. moreover, as the game pro- gressed was in evidence. Rhyl won the cup last year by sterling good football and the Bangorians have on several occasions po.ssessed the coveted honour. The wea,ther could not have been of a better description, whilst the ground was perfect. Mr Nunnerly, of Wrexham, was the special referee, and the linesmen were Messrs Henry Jones (hen. sec. N.W.C.L.) and William LI. Jones, both: of Llanrwst. Rhyl were without the services of Sammy Brookes, otherwise the teams may be said to be fairly representative, and were as follows:- Bangor: Ted Owen, goal; R. Roberts and E. Edwards, backs; Jack Arridge, Hwfa Williams, and Jimmy Jones, halves; Bogue, T. Ihomas, Richie Jones (capt.), Robert Welch, and Herby Ilotchkiss, f-orwards. Rhvi T. M. Jones, goal; Vernon Jones and Ogilvie, backs; B. Hughes, W. Roberts, and Sammy Parry, halves; II. P. Roberts, Jenkins, 'Matthews, R. Thomas, and T. Williams, for- wards. The Game. Rhyl won the toss, and' played toward- the river "goal. Richie Jones set the sphere going at 3.20, and a determined rush by the City men was promptly .repulsed. A foul against Bangor set the Rhyl men well up the field, and, amid a roar of encouraging shouts Jim Jones smartly robbed a Rhyl" player when becoming very dangerous. The play here was of a good order. Hotchkiss at length made a fine run on the left, closely followed1 by Welch. The young out- side-left smartly swung the ball right past the goalmouth, where Bogue, on the right wing, ran in, ,net it with, his chest, and the ball bounced over the bar. The movements were very pretty, and. fully deserved the applaus-e that greeted them. A free-kick to Rhyl proved of liule advantage to them; but their methods of passing were of a very neat character. Jack Arridge got possession cf the ball at length, and with fine judgment gave to Hotchkih*, who again spec) awav on the left, and in a twinkllng scored for the city team. Following this suc- cess, Welch and Hotchkiss made excellent play on the left, their manoeuvres being capital, though, for some reason, best known to himself, the referee seemed to pay undue attention to Welsh, several fouls being given against him. From the ensuing penalising, Rhyl got ahead; and smart work by Jenkins a.nd little H. I Roberts was seen. The latter player made a glorious run on the-extreme right, and got as far down as the goal line. There, from a very nvkwarèi angle, he sent in a terrific fast shoJ that ,crashed against the nearest goalpoast, and rebounded out"of play. The attempt was one of the finest seen for a long day, and a roar of admiring cheers rent the air. The Bangor- ians, from the goal kick, got nicely down, and if their passing movements were not qiue as neat as those "of the Rhylites they were more effective. Bob Welch was noticeable for some fine overhead kicking, and Bogue on the ex- treme right for deer-like runs. T. Thomas and Richie Jones -e;med> easily dispossessed of the ball, and were not so effective as one would wish. Still, the Bangorians as a whole were displaying some very effective work, and Bogue, from a corner, scored a beautiful goal with his head. II alf -1 i m e —■ Bangor, 2 Rhyl, o. In the second' half play was not so keen a' in the first, although ding-dong methods and occa- sional bursts were seen. Jenkins., howevei, in a short time, opened' the scoring account, for the Rhylites, and this success put new life l the seas.-iders, who played up well.- Bangor, not- withstanding, gradually gained the upper hand, and scored a third goal, retiring victors. Bangor, 3; Rhyl, I.

Llanrwst v. Llanberis. (North Wales Coast League.) Played'as Llanrwst on Saturday. Neither Llanberis nor the home team were fully repre- sented, and a very indifferent game ended in a win for Llanrwst by three goals to one. --0-

Carnarvon v. Lianrwst. (North Wales Coast League.) THE "ROOSTERS" TROUNCED. The "Canaries" received a visit from the "Roosters" at the Oval on Saturday. 4. v?iy indifferent team left J Jamwst, and a heavy de- feat. was anticipated. At half-time the home- s'ters were leading by t.wo goals to nil. In the second half the representatives of the valley town were overwhelmed, and seven mere goals added. Final: U Carnarvon, 9; Llanrwst, o.

Conway v. Bangor. CASUALS LOSE THEIR LAST LEAGUE ENCOUNTER. [By i--GwiLVM."J Conway journeyed to Bangor on Saturclav to fill their last lea,iie Since the Casuals' coup at Rhyl on Easter Monday their supporters had naturally become more sanguine, but hopes cf a victory over the citizens had not been entertained bv anvone- least of all by the players. Nevertheless, con- siderable interest centred in the match, and a fa.irly good- crowd accompanied the team to the scene of the encounter. Tom Edwards had mustered a strong side—on paper—each man being apparentlv "quite; fit. On the other hand, Bangor turned out an ex- ceptionally smart set, a number of -the Com- biiiatiori giving their assistance. The weather was excellent, and between 400 and 500 people witnessed the game. The teams were as follows:- Conway Llew Parrv, goal; Tom Jones and Ellis, back'; Tom Edwards (caprain), Ben Evans, and Shem Jones, hahes J. R. Jones, E. 0. Davies, Walter tarz,; Wilson and Stone, forwards. Bangor: D. J. William-, aoal. W. Evans and W. Jones, backs; T. Thomas, II. W. Wil- liams, ana R. Ellis, halves; David Williams, Charlie Burns, Kenyon (centre), Moran, and W. Jcnes, forwards. Referee: Mr R. 1J. Jones, Llanrwst. Fifteen minutes after the advertised time, Bangor kicked off, Conway plaving from the town end with a-small breeze in their favour. After the opening bout by Bangor, Conwav got away on the left, and the homesters con- ceded a corner, Walter Parry all but doing the needful, after the flag-kick had been sent in, the ball passing within a foot of the upright. For five minutes operations were- kept up in midfield'. Then, Williams effected a clearance on the home right. In company with his at- tendant, Charlie Burns, he cantered well up to the 'top corner, whence he sent on to. Kenyon. The centre shot smartly, but. the. li'ttle visitor in the net cleared splendidly. Burns followed up .with another be-fore the little Conwayite could wink twice, bu:' again he lashed out with his fist. Three more .attempts succeeded one another with fierce speed and eqtiativ effective precision, but Llew manipulated them all with amazing success. Round after round of ap- plauoe was accorded the little man, when, danger had been altogether averted by Tim Jones, who cleared the way with one of his long kicks. Two minutes later the homesters were back again, and Burns rammed in a beauty at close quarters, bu the little custodian again saved j magnificently, amidst prolonged,! chedi'ing. j Shem Jones then secured, and, with a tricky run, he took the leather within appreciable dis- i tanca of D. J. "Williams. The home keeper ran out, and cleared with a huge hick, which immediately placed Bangor once more on the offensive. From a bunch of his colleagues, Kenyon sent in a swinging shot, to which Llew had at last to "bend the knee." Conway again crcsed the line, but their visit was of a very short duration, smart play by Burns completely baffling Ben Evans, Stone, and Wilson. In due course, the home inside right essayed another pretty but it missed the top bar by a few inches. From the goal kick, J. R. Jones managed to elude a few of his opponents, and dribbled up ?o Evans, when he transferred to Walter Parry. Instead of shoot- ing, however, the centre sent on to Wilson, the latter again returning to E. 0, Davies, who. dteulied ,n -ineixcusable, fashion, and lost the leather, as well as a golden opportullity-posi- bly, the only certain shot of the day as far as Conwav were concerned. Burns was o-ndi more let in, and thi ■ time he beat Llew with a rasping cross-shot. Up to'this point the whole j brunt of the' game had been borne by little IJew, Tom Jones, and Ellis, all three putting in some excellent football. After another j steady attack by Bangor of about ten minutes' duration, whisde called half-time, when the scores stood: Bangor, 2 goals; Conway, o. The second moiety was opened briskly by the visitors, Shem and! "J. R." being particularly lively on their side, but they were badly sup- ported. With their exception the first and second string were decidedly inert. Moran, who. had been apparently lying low during the first half, at this juncture woke up, his first effort being a pretty attempt with his head. Llew handledi out of danger. For the next ten minutes nothing of interest took place. The citizens appeared to be content with their score, but stentorian cries of "Let's have another" from the spectators eventually once more set the machine in motion. With an irresistible rush the right wing swept through, Thomas lead- ing the van, with the leather at his toes. With only Tom Jones and Llew before them a score seemed imminent, but Tom, with his usual coolness; and resource, (checked smartly by kicking dead. Directly on the throw-out, how- ever, Thomas worked his way once more up to Tom Jones, but just as the latter was getting his foot to the ball he slipped. Within ten yards of the goal, and with only little Llew to intercept, Thomas put on the third point with ease. ,A few afterwards Moran was favourably placed, and he made good use of the chance bv landing in the top corner of the net. The visiting "defence was, by this time, completely demoralised, Kenyon scoring again within -a few minutes. The sixth point came from a penaltv. netted by Plwia, and- the .seventh off Moran's head. Seven goals to the bad, Conway thus left the field firmly fixed at the bottom of the league table. 4

A Father and his Negligent Sons. .Scandaku Case at Carnarvon. THE Carnarvon magistrates on Saturday had! before them a case of non-maintenance, in which Samuel Jones was summoned for neg- lecting to maintain his father, an old man of 93, chargeable to the Union. It was stated that there were several sons, and that some of them had gone to Scotland, and their address could not be found. The magistrates, in making an order that the I son should contribute is 6d a week, said) it was a shocking scandal that sons refused to main- tain their parents. The rates were increasing alarmingly in consequence, and this was but one case among many. If the Board of Guard- ians took a strong position on this point they would get every assistance from the .magis- trates, for it was the sons' duty as well as their privilege to maintain parents in old age.

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