The Welsh Coast Pioneer and Review for North Cambria

Combination Match at Rhyl. HOME TEAM'S MISFORTUNE. '(BY "CRITIC.") The footstep's of the Rhyl team have apparently up to the present been digged! .by ill-luck; but the committee' and players should not be dis- heartened. They have only to bear in mind the adversities of much lar,erand; viore powerful or- ganisations in their efforts to provide the best possible sport for their clamouring patrons. 0 Last Saturday's match was' in the Combina- tion. series with the Birkenhead team; and it is the belief of tho.se who observed the match and players of the visitin'g team that Birkenhead: was stronglv represented. On the other hand Rhyl even "at home—were minus the services of T. Roberts and the Rev T. Jenkins. It will thus be seen that the forward ranks were weakened. The substitutes were J. Love Jones and' R. Hughes. The; halves and the die- fence were, however, sound; and the commit- tee were favoured by the services of a new goal- keeper in R. J. Jones, of Rhuddlan. Jones comes to. Rhyl with .a reputation of one between the sticks..He is tall, with plenty of reach; and there is every promise of his being a very valuable acquisition to the team. The game was .somewhat brisk in the opening exchanges, and there was manifest anxiety on the pairt of the Rhyl representative's to, if possible, break the ice of the previous successive defeats. Birkenhead were fortunate in havirig the first goal to their credit. It was not the result of good work 'by anyone of their players. crooks, one of the home backs, unfortunately, in trying to head away a long shot, -caused 'the leather to pass into the net. This untoward event spurred the home eleven to ?,reat,er exertions, and after a Tattlin, din,- d!on', game for sometime, T. NVilli-am,s: with a cle er shot p,i?t on, -tbe,equalis?ing point from the V' I inside position. He was also respon'Sibe for Rhyl's second and last goal. The visitors regis- tered two more-, goals and the game enOied in their favour by three goals to two. Williams was practically the best forward on the field. Singular to relate, H. P. Roberts, ,formerly of Rhyl, and who was transferred, to Birkenhead' this season, fiigure'cf as outside-left, and played! .against Rhyl in his first match last Saturday. 'He secured the third goal for Birken- head. Sam Parry, the right half-back of Rhyl, .was hurt clolse on the expiring of time, one of his 'knees being badly sprained. Jones, the custodian, cannot be blam,ed for v-'e shots which scored. He was very alert, and we hope to see him acquit himself both credita- ble -to himself and the club when he knows the work of the defenders in. front of him. Rhvl have lost, up to the present, all their matches in the Combination. They have been meeting some good tea.m.s. At iBrou'ghton they were va.nqu:ish'ed by four goals to one 'goal; but what of Oswestry, who came a cropper last Saturday? When one considers the prowess of the Oswsstrians, the Rhyl players need not be discouraged. The committee are determined, to strengthen the forward ranks, in which, it is recognised, 11 the weak spot is located'. Whether it will be possiible to secure local talent, or seek it in other places, remains to be seen. Rhyl mu'st not occupy any longer the position of wooden spooruists. The r:ght wing need's to be re- organised and it should not be a difficult matter to secure men to supply the deficiency. To-morrow (Saturday) the team, which will be comprised of amateurs, will do diuty at Con.nah's Quay against the eleven of that ilk in the Chester and District League.

Comments on Saturday's Games. (Combination). The fixtures in the Combination-tournament were productive of much good sport, scoring being, if anything, on the heavy side. For instance, nine goals were recorded1 at Winisford. Tranmere eventually los.inig by the odd point. The Chester team confirmed their undoubtedly good form by 'a 2-1 victory over Mididlewieh, thereby establishing a clear lead from Oswestry, who were rather badly beaten by Broughton United, 4--0. The unfortunate Rhyl iteiaim are consistent if nothing -else. Birkenhead were visitors and victors, with a score of_ 3—2. Nanitwich jump above "Witton Albion: in the table, the game between the two on -Saturday being a comfortable win for the former, 5-1. Wrexham wenlt to -Chirk, and made a gooid pulling up a -two -goals' d-eficfiency in tb,a fig,h?t, first:half, 'but finally lo§ing, -th,e,ir opipo?n,e,iits s,cor?ng two m'ore, 'the ;resu.?c c;f a good ga!me being Chirk, 4; Wrexham, 2.

Llandudno Amateurs v. Colwyn Bay. North Wales Coast Junior Cup.—First Round. SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO A COLWYN BAY PLAYER. [BY ENTHUSIAST.] These great rivals met on the Amateurs' ground in the first round of the Coast Junior Cup, on Saturday. The Amateurs were without the ser- vices of their captain, R. Welsh, who is a senior cup man. On the side of the Bayiites, T. AlcCann was left out, he also having played1 for b the senior trophy. The forwards were ro- drranged, J. Oakes partnering D. IT. Skelsey, and W. J. Jones and J. Llew. Owen playing on the left wink- teams I'necl t? Prompt to, time the "I uip before Referee Sergt. Hunt in the following order:— C, Llandudno: Goal, Roberts; backs, G. Davies (capt.) and Lunt; halves, Jacob Williams, W. Roberts, and Pearson; forwards, Flood, D. Griffiths, W. Owen, J. Williams, and W. Allman. Colwyn Bay: Goal, P. Williams; backs, E. Allen and. J. Oiwen halves, O. E. Williams, A. Dc wnes, and E. Griffiths forwards, W. J. Jone's, J. LI. Owen, T. (capt.), D. H. Skelsey, and J. Oakes. T. Wellin'gs kicke-d off .before a very poor attend- ance. The ball was soon hovering round Roberts,. but nothing resulted. From the start it was seen that the game was to be no exception to the usual cup tie order. Aga;n the Bay pressed, but G. Davies cleared with a huge kick. J. Williams received, and made his- way down the left, but was quickly sent to the rightabout by J. Owen. At ithiis stage of the game the visitors outs idle right, J. Oakes, and J. Williams, of the Amateurs rushed for the ball simultaneously, and J. Oakes had the misfortune to break his leg just above the ankle. He was quickly conveyed to the hospital, where he was at once attended to. Great credit it should'be stated, is due to' some of the specta- tors, -who rendered first aid. The game was renewed in a half-hearted manner, as this sad accident cast a gloom over everyone. From a fine run down on the right W. Owen opened the scoring for the Amateurs. Nothing more resulted up to the interval, when the score read. Llandudlno A., i Colwyn Bay, o. Flood restarted, and both slides were now play- ing ten men, W. Allman having sprained his ankle. The respective captains, decided to play the one back game, and for the rest of the 45 minutes the 'game was a farce. Although both teams tried their hardest no more scoring took place, time ,arriving with the score at- Llandudno:, i Colwyn Bay, o.

Bettwsycoed v. Blaenau Festiniog. Having been disappointedi of a cup tie, owing to the merging of the Llanrwst Church Gu id in the Llanrwst Reserves, the executive of the Bettws Club wisely arranged for the Blaenau Festiniog team to. come down to. the village on Saturday last, and engage 'in a "friendly." The weather was delightfully fine, and there was a fair crowd of spectators present when jL.ob Edwardls, the popular captain of the homesters, led his men on to the pitch. The Bet tw sites were: goal, W. Jones; backs, Wm. Owen and R. J. Roberts halves, J. Williams, Bob Hughes, and E. P. Davies; forwards, Bob Edwards (capt.), R. Davies, Ned Williams, A. Hughes, 'and Richard Morgan. The match proved anexcitin'gst:ruglg'l'e. Bob Ediwards won the toss, and set his men to defend the railway goal. The opening exchanges were in favour of the home team, and ere the game was five minutes oldi Neld Willia,rns h?ad' 'kNan?- ,ed? a clinker into the net. From the e'n's'uin'g free kick even play followed, till Blaenau sp:ed Ian open- ing, and equalised. No sooner had the sphere been once mores,et in moitionrhan the genial captain of the homesters scored a grand goal from the touchline. Tthere was somethirig really electric in thait performance, for the goalkeeper appeared -to, misjudlge the ball in its flight. Bettws, after thi's, had the beslt of the exchanges, and clapped on two more. goals before half-time, when the score- read' 'Bettwsycoed, 4; Festiniog, 1. The visitors, findin'g the fates had' been against theim in the first m-oie'ty, worked hard1 to equalise the number of goals ,against them, and when the game ended the score was: Bet'tiwsycoed, 6; Festiniog, 4.

NOTES. Bettws started in great style, and had they been able to keep the pace up, there is no know- ing what the score would have been; but as the game progressed so did Bettws tire, audi Blaenau, taking advantage of their laxity, played up splen- didly. It would perhaps 'be well for Bettws to give up playing and rushing about the field before the game starts. This is certain to take some of the "steam" out of the men. The most prominent of the home players were Bob Ediwarcls, Ned'Williams, Bob Hughes, Jack Wil- liams, and W. Owen—the latter beiing a very capable back, and a sure kick. The goalkeeping on both s'des was weak.

Colwyn Bay Teams for Saturday. The team chosen to represent Colwyn Bay against Llanberis to-morrow- ('Saturday), on the Rhos Fields, is as fallows :—Goal, P. Williams backs, J. Owen and E. Allen; halves, D. Griffiths, A. Downes, O. E. Williams forwards, T. McCann, D. H. Skelsey, T. We-Ilings, (capt.), W. Jones, W. Jones (3). Reserves: Goal, Mai. Hersee; backs, P. Oarron; halves, W. J. Jones; forwards, J. LI. 'Owen and E. Reckless. The Colwyn Bay Reserves journey to De'g- aniwy to. play a friendly game. The following are the selected players: -Goal, W. J. Evans; backs, P. 'Carroll and! W. J. Jones; halves, H. O. Williams, Campbell, and H. Kay; forwards, Oswald Jones, Aubrey Griffiths, C. Roberts., F. Bunn, and J. LI. Owen. Reserves R. J. Parry, J. Jones, D. Roberts, IR. Jones (Werneth Low), Train leaves Colwyn Bay 2.16.

The Welsh Amateur Cup. The draw for the first round of Ithiscompeti- tion has been made asi follows :-Bang-or Re- serve v. Llandudno, Llanirwsit v. Rhyl Reserve, Rhuddlan v. Colwyn Bay, MYndld Isis-a v. Flint, Flint U.A.C. v. Connah's Quay, Hawar- den. v. Mold Aly-n Wanderers, Gwersyilt v. Wrexham 9t. Gile'-s, Brymib-o Victoria v. Peniy- ffordd, Be-rsham v. Wrexham. Victoria, Wrex. ham Crescent v. Gresford, Stt. Martin's v. Black Park, L;Ian-d!niam v. Welshpool Reserve, 'Mach- ynlleth v. Newtown, North End. Portimadioc, Mold1 Amateurs, Broughton, Hope Village, Es- clus-ham White Stars, Wrexham Cambrliani Ath- let c, Chirk Reserve, Druidls Reserve, Rhos Rangers, Rulthin, Corwen, Bala Press, Whiit. church, -Oswestry Reserve, Llanfyllin, Llanid- loes, Llianymynec-h, and Newtown Royal Welsh Warehouse a,111 had byes. The first-named- cluibg have choice of ground, anidi the ties have to be played off on or before October 31 kick-off, ,th;rete p.m. prompt.

A tablet to Sr.Waliter Scott will be un- veiled by Mr Andrew Lang at HaLh on 'October 27- For driving Icheir motor cars at an exces- sive speed, Mr J. A. Orrell, solicitor, Manches- ter, was fined 40s and costs, and Mr A. J. Moor- house, engineer, Prestwich, 10s and costs, at Baimber Bridge. Arthur Todtd, a drayman, was at Leads County Court, awarded, £40 damages against the Corporation for personal injuries received through a collision, between his wagon and an electric tramcar. An iron gate in front of Friar-lane Baptist Chapel, Leicester, became detached, and! fell on some children, killing William. Walter Whit- more, aged seven, and seriously injuring J oSephi Giibbins, aged ten. Eccles Church Pennjy Club, a society estab- lished) over 70 years ago !to provide a sum for the interment of its members, has c'ver £ 2,000 lying in the bank. The members only .contri- bute one penny per month to the funeral fund.

Young Men's Christian Association. Annual Meeting of the Colwyn Bay Branch. THE first annual meeting of the Young Men's Christian Association was held on Thursday evening last. Mr S. Jones, in the absence of the president, occupied the chair. There was a good attendance. The chairman called upon the secretary to read his report. Mr J. W. Adamson, the secretary, said that 1902-3 had marked a very important tpoch in the life of the young men of Coiwyn Bay and neighbourhood. The founding of the world-wide Association in their midst was a good step in the direction of meeting and providing fi r the not inconsiderable proportion of their young men and visitors, who in many cases have no real centre which can be called a home or a club. The Association was to some extent both and it was a'so the point of junction in many instances between the young men and the Church of Christ. The year had been one of strenuous effort, and the state of the finances of the Association showed the result of much effort in the direction of help and suppoi t so liberally given by many of their most generous townsmen and friends. The Commit'ee had held nineteen special and general meetings. The committee had suffered from the loss of Mrs Sulivan, Mr H. Swift, and Mr R. B. Walker, through removal, which, in a young wo: k, was of itself a serious matter. Nevertheless, by the generous help afforded by the vice-presidents, the work had gone on. The membership at the close of the year in September was 102. Reading Room Literature. The reading room was provided with a con- siderable quantity of literature, some of which had been changed so as to meet the desires of the members as far as possible. Some of the papers were provided free by members and friends. The library has made a start and now numbers 158 volumes. The Literary Class had been held during the winter and spring; it was under the superintendence of Mr N. Oldham and his deputy, Mr R. B. Walker. The Debating Society began well. It was opened by a paper on "The Sources of our Bible." There were several good papers, debates, and discussions, and a mock Urban District Council meeting. The at- tendance was not well maintained towards the close of the season. The Rambling Club opened in a very satisfactory way, and the rambles were heartily enjoyed. Perhaps the most delightful was the walk to Glan Conway, via Bryn-y-maen, and back through Mochdre. The trip to the Black Dingle, by the kind permission of Mr Brodrick, was very highly appreciated. The Bible Class, taken throughout, was very helpful, and the in- terest in it was well sustained. A thorough course of studies upon the "Holy Spirit" was under- taken, and the class was broken up very reluctantly. The Cycle Club runs were on the alternating Saturdays in June and July, through some of the most delightful scenery in North Wales, namely, through Abergele to St Asaph and Rhyl to Lake Crafnant, via Talycafn Aber Falls, via Conway and Llandudno and round the Great Orme. These runs were very much enjoyed. The Cricket Club had great difficulty in getting even a very ordinary pitch. The club was not started until the beginning of June, yet the record was very satisfactory. It was only by very hard work on the part of the members of the club that the ground was got into a fairly good condi- tion, and the club was then thrown open to out- siders. The finances, however, were nearly (7 to the bad, and this the committee of the Cricket Club is responsible for, as the funds of the Association are not available for its clubs, they being self- supporting. Matches played, ii-won 8, lost 3. The captain (Mr Hammersley) is to be compli- mented on the general result of his work. Monthly meetings were held as often as possible, the object of these meetings being to brace the members by discussing some one special subject. Very good addresses were given upon "gambling" and "conscience and several evenings were de- voted to the reports of the annual Conference at Bristol and of volunteer camp life. A visit had been made by the secretary to the Y.M.C A. British Annual Conference at Bristol; and two members of the committee had visited and helped in the Volunteer Camp at Ramsey, Isle of Man. Mr R. R. Phillips stayed four days, and Mr Brukstone spent ten days of his holidays there with the Y.M.C.A. tents. It is a matter of consider- able pride that the Association was so ably repre- sented in this new development, which has been so highly praised by Earl Roberts, the Commander in Chief. Rev J. G. Haworth's Hospitality. On April 1st they had the honour of entertaining the Liverpool and District Conference of Y.M.C.A's. Their beloved president the Rev J. G. Haworth provided lunch for the officers and delegates at the Pwllycrochan Hotel. The evening meeting, held in the Lecture Hall, was probably one of the best and most enthusiastic meetings ever held in the town. The Bangor Y M.C A. Orchestral Band supplied the music of the evening. Looking at the mass of work consummated, they felt heartily thankful to God for all the results achieved. The adoption of the report was moved by Mr R. R. Phillips, seconded by Mr David Greenfield, and carried. The treasurer, Mr J. G. Osborn, J.P., having sent an apology for his abssence, owing to an old- standing engagement, his report was given by the secretary. It appeared that the receipts were £ 225 7s. gd., and the expenditure £ 211 17s. 8d., leaving a balance in hand of £13 ios id. The outlay had been considerable, due to the furnishing of the rooms and the structural alterations neces- sary, yet the statement of account was very encouraging. Its adoption was moved by the Rev J. Edwards, seconded by the Rev Dr Cousins, and carried. I There were four vacant places on the committee and nine nominations, the result of the ballot being the election of the following gentlemen Mr D. Greenfield, Dr Brooks, Mr E. Gibbon, and Mr Arthur Summers. A vote of sympathy with Mr R. B. Walker in his affliction, together with thanks for his valuable services as honorary assistant secretary, was unani- mously passed. Other votes of thanks followed. The opening service of the session will be held in the Lecture Hall, Sea View Crescent this (Thurs- day) evening. Mrs Roger Edwards, R.A.M., and others have promised to sing. Instrumental music will be contributed by Mr Percy Thomas and others. Refreshments also will be provided, and the meeting will be cheerful and bright, so that it is hoped it will prove a happy introduction to the work of the winter.

—— To perpetuate the Cor-onaicion of the King and Queen the .foundation stone of a new town hall, to cost Cio,ooo, will be laid at High Wy- combe on November 5. —— A well, which supplied the inhabitants of Londonderry wilth water while the city was be. sieged !Dy the army of James II., has. just been re-discovered by workmen laying new water nfains.

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