The Welsh Coast Pioneer and Review for North Cambria

FOOTBALL. FIRST DIVISION LEAGUE. Results up to Saturday, October 26th: — Goals. P. W. L. D. F. A. Pta. Manchestere United 10 9 1 0 34 9 18 Sheffield Wednesday 10 6 3 1 20 14 13 Bury 12 5 4 3 16 IS 13 Manchester City 9 5 2 2 20 14 12 Everton 10 5 3 2 24 17 12 Sheffield United 9 4 2 3 19 14 11 Liverpool 10 5 4 1 19 15 11 Midd^e^brough 10 4 4 2 11 9 10 Newcastle United 10 4 4 2 12 14 10 Notts County 11 3 5 3 13 14 9 Bristol City 10 3 4 3 19 22 9 Aston Villa 10 4 5 1 14 20 9 Woolwich Arsenal 10 3 4 3 815 9 Sunderland 10 3 5 2 17 18 8 Preston North End 10 3 5 2 14 16 8 Notts Forest. 9 3 4 2 15 17 8 Blackburn Rovers 9 4 5 0 12 17 8 Bolton Wanderers 8 3 4 1 10 16 < Birmingham 10 2 6 2 n 16 Chelsea 9 2 6 1 922

SATURDAY'S MATCHES. Liverpool 3, Sheffield Wednesday 0. Chelsea 2. Everton 1. Sheffield United 5, Sunderland 3. Manchester City 4, Preston North End 2. Nottingham Forest 1, Birmingham 1. Newcastle United 3, Blackburn Itovers 0. Middlesbrough 0, Woolwich Arsenal 0. Manchester United 2, Bolton Wanderers 1. Bury 0, Notts County 0. Aston Villa 4, Bristol City 4.

SECOND DIVISION LEAGUE. Results up to Saturday. October 26th:- Goals. P. W. L D F A. Pt& Hull City 11 8 3 0 21 10 16 Leeds City 10 6 0 1 20 23 13 Bradford City 8 5 1 2 26 5 12 Oldham Athletic 8 6 2 0 lo 6 12 West Bromwich A. 9 6 3 0 177 12 Leicester Fosse. 9 4 1 4 148 12 Fulham 10 6 4 0 19 13 12 Derby County 8 4 2 2 19 9 10 Stockport County 10 3 3 4 14 12 10 Wolverhampton W 11 3 4 4 9 9 10 Burnley 10 4 4 2 16 19 10 Barnsley 9 4 4 1 19 14 9 Stoke 10 4 5 1 16 15 9 Grimsby Town 10 3 4 3 12 14 9 Gainsborought Trinity 10 3 6 1 11 23 7 Clapton Orient 10 3 5 1 924 7 Blackpool 9 1 4 4 16 17 6 Glossop 9 1 5 3 8 19 5 Chesterfield 8 1 5 3 723 5 Lincoln City 10 2 8 0 9 28 4

SATURDAY'S MATCHES. Burnley 1, Chesterfield 1. Oldham Athletic 1, Barnsley 0. Fulham 1, Clapton Orient O. Hull City 2, Oainsborough Trinity 1. Glossop 2, West Bromwich Albion 1. Grimsby Town 2, Blackpool 2. Leeds City 2, Lincoln City 1. 'Leicester Fosse 1, Stoke 0. Stockport County 1, Bradford City 1. Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Derby County 2.

THE COMBINATlbN. Results up to Saturday October 26th — I Goals. P. W. L. D. F A. Pts Whitchurch 6 5 0 0 19 5 10 Crewe Alexandra -0.. 7 5 2 0 17 11 10 Chester 6 4 1 1 24 11 9 Vranmeroe Rovers 4 4 0 0 15 4 8 Oonnah's Quay 8 3 3 2 14 19 Oswestry United 4 2 0 2 10 6 Druids 5 2 2 1 15 12 Wrexham 8 2 5 1 19 23 Chirk 4 2 2 0 10 10 Wantwicli 5 1 3 1 11 16 3 Bangor 5 1 3 1 9 15 Rhyl 4 l 3 0 6 13 2 Birkenhead 6 1 5 0 7 17 Welshpool 5 0 4 1 823 1

SATURDAY'S MATCHES. Tranxnere Rovers 2, Birkenhead 1. Nantwich 3, Bangor 3. Chirk 3, Connah's Quay 2. Druids 5, Wrexham 0. Oswestry United 3, Chester 2. Whitchurch 2, Crewe Alexandra 0.

CHIRK v. CONNAH'S QUAY. Played at Chirk on Saturday. The visitors kicked off, and running up the left wing got im- mediately dangerous. Harris saved, and Pierce took possession, dribbling down neatly, and gave to Roberts, who shot, completely beat-ing the visitors' goalkeeper. The visitors' left wing mow got going. Jamee fouled. A free kick was taken by the visitors' right half, who equalised the score. There followed a lot of midfield play, but of no avail, leaving the score at the inter- val:—Chirk 1, Connah's Quay 1. In the second half both sides scored, the final result being:— Chirk 3, Connah's Quay 2.

NORTH WALES "COAST LEAGUE. FIRST DIVISION. f" North Wales Chronicle I, Challenge Cuo.) uIts up t Saturday, October 26th Goals. P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts Beaumaris 4 4 0 0 18 S 8 Holyhead 3 2 1 0 11 4 4 Uwnarvcn United 4 2 2 0 15 8 4 Bangor Reserves 3 2 1 0 10 8 4 Rhyl Reserve 4 2 2 0 97 4 Llanrwst 4 2 2 0 7 8 4 Colwyn Bay 2 1 1 0 3 3 2 Llandudno Amateurs 3 1 2 0 5 9 2 Denbigh 3 1 2 0 4 10 2 Blaenau Festiniog 3 1 2 0 5 18 2 Oonway 3 0 3 0. 7 14 0

NORTH WALES JUNIOR CUP. (FIRST ROUND.) BLAENAU FESTINIOG v. LLANDUDNO. THE QUARRYMEN DEFEATED. (By "Linesman.") The cup-tie between the above teams on the Blaenau Recreation Ground, on Saturday, was played in ideal football weather, but trie ground had greatly suffered by reason of the recent heavy rains. Promptly to time Mr W. Li; Jones cailed the teams together as follows :— Feetilliog. Goal, Ellis Hughes; backs, Me- Naugnton and James Lloyd; half-backs, J. Alorris, Bert. Bradley, and Morris Morns; for- wards, Jack Jones, Will Williams, W. Meinon Jones, R. Roberts, and Will Jones. Llandudno: Goal, R. Lunt; backs, J. H. Jones and Sam. Williams; half-backs, Tom John- son, Georgie Davies, and Harold Pearson; for- wards, Alderson, Owen E. Hughes, H. Cheetham, Frank Roberts, and W. Stone. Both teams, especially Llandudno, were not up to full strength, and the quarrymen were minus the services of the Trawafynydd soldiers. The Seasiders won the toss, and decided to defend 'the Manod goal. Meirion started the sphere, but 'the Llandudno men immediately got possession, and in the first minute Owen Hughes was 'fouled. The free kick gave the visitors an open- ing, when Jim Lloyd smartly relieved from the toe of Frank Roberts. The favourite Festiniog light wing now made a dash, but Harold Pear- pon was on the qui vive, and neatly passed to Stone, who ran along the line, and when in close position skied the ball over the bar. Llandudno continued to press for some time, the homesters' goal being in considerable jeopardy. The backs, however, were equal to the occasion, although McNaughton made a miskick and let Georgie Davies in, but Cheetham came across his path, and completely spoilt his splendid chance of opening the account, whilst the custodian had left his charge. There appeared no dash in the home front rank, and every time they got the run they were spoiled by R. Roberts. Ellis Hughes now had to save a hot shot from Frank Roberts at the expense of a corner, which proved fruitless to the visitors, but in a few seconds Owen E. '.Hughes rushed up and with a lightning shot Completely beat the home custodian. A master- ful game was being played by J. H. Jones at lack for Llandudno. The Festiniog right half was not in form, and Stone and Roberts had practically their own way. T. Johnson ran up the ball at a terrific pace after dispossessing Meirion Jones, and put in one of the finest shots of the day, which was safely dealt with by Ellis Hughes. A very easy opportunity of opening the home account was missed by W. Jones through a mis- take made by J. H. Jones With only the cus- todian to beat at a few yards, he sent wildly fcehind. LLANDUDNO PRESS. At this juncture a new ball was requisitioned, and Alderson was the first to shine with it. He made a capital run, and was on the point oi shooting when he was brought heavily to the ground by Lloyd. Fes- .tiniog's situation was now becoming desperate, and the seasiders kept up the onslaught. Three of the Llandudno middle men were rushing for their object when MeNaughton sent the ball sail- ing to the other end amid loud cheering. A rush down the field, by the quarrymen looked ex- ceedingly dangerous, and the ever watchful eye of Referee Jones noticed one of the seasiders in- fringing the rules just outside the penalty area, with the result that a free kick was awarded. The visitors lined the front of the goal, but Jim IJoyd made no mistake in placing the ball out w th6 reach of the custodian. t- = This was the signal of a loud cry of "Play up, Blues," but the reverse stimulated the Llandudno eieven, and they were Bailing away to the other end, when the whistle was blown for a foul against Morris. J. H. Jones took the free kick, and Cheeuiam made a fine attempt with his head, the custodian having great difficulty in clearing. Another free kick to the seasiders gave Cheetnam another opportunity of Bhowing his powers, but Hugnes was on the look out. At this point Will Stone was laid out by coming in con- tact with Lloyd, and had to be carried off the field in charge of a doctor. Playing with ten men only, the seasiders had by far tho best of the game, and a beautiful centre by Johnson was sent into the net by Frank Roberts, thus giving their side the lead. The quarrymen now took up the running, and a melee occurred in front of the visiting goal, Lunt kicking the ball against one of his opponents, and when it was just about to run over the line he smartly picked it up, but made a poor clearance, with the result that for three minutes or so the quarrymen kept up a heavy bombardment, the end of it being that R. Roberts kicked without any judgment, and the ball travelled nearer the corner flag than the goal. A claim for a penalty against McNaughton was very rightly not listened to, and from this to half-time the game was more in the midfield. Llandudno were then leading by 2 goals to 1. The second moiety of the game was vigorously contested, but the soa.siders continually showed their superiority. They were pressing at one time, and the ball was placed in the net, but the referee had whistled for an infringement. RE-APPEARANCE OF STONE. At this juncture Stone made his re-appearance on the field. The forwards combined well, and from a nice piece of combination Frank Roberts tried his luck, his attempt grazing the crossbar. Another goal came to Llandudno in a very peculiar manner. They were pressing, and in try- ing to clear McNaughton kicked the ball against Cheetham, and it went flying into the net. The result of the game was now practically settled, a.nd the pace slackened considerably. Nothing further of interest took place, with the exception that the referee had to caution R. Roberts. The seasiders were thus victorious by 3 goals to 1.

BANGOR RESERVE v. BANGOR Y.M.C.A. THE "YÚUNG MEN" TROUNCED. (By "Recorder.") This match was played on the ground of the former on Saturday, before a meagre "gate." A very strong Reserve team was put on for the oc- casion, anJ the Y.M.C.A. were also up to their usual itre'igtn. liie teams were:— Uaigor ±teoerve: — Ted Owen, gcal; Hender- son and J. Owen, backs; T. A. Grinith, Llew. Pntcnard, and Robert Huberts, ualr-bacis; ttevan, H. J. Davies, R. Jones, H. Davies, ana H. iivaus, forwards. Y.M.C.A. Owen goal; Emyr W. Hugnes and J. Vviiiiams full backs; J. Owen, R. Davies and P. Tnarne, half. bacKS R. Lewis, Zollar, E. Parry, Edgar Lewis, and Eaton Jones, forwards. Referee: Mr Albert Hughes, Llanrwst. The "Young Men" opened very brilliantly in- deed, and had a fair share of the game, but there was too much finessing in front of goal. In the course of time, however, the homesters got into their stride, and Harry Evans sent in a grounder which almost did the trick, Elias Owen saving, whilst on the ground. Even at this stage of the game no reliance could be placed on the "Y.M." defence, and before long Sevan had worked his way through and scored a brilliant goal. Within a minute R. Jones initiated another aggressive movement, and Harry Evans landed the ball slap in front of goal wit-h an overhead kick, and H. J. Davies completed the movement by flashing the ball into the net with his head. The homesters were now playing ducks and drakes with their opponents. H. J. Davies again used his head with good effect., the ball striking the crossbar. For a while the "Y.M." stemmed the rush, and Edgar Jones tested Ted Owen. After this the "Y.M." appeared to be encouraged, J. Owen, the left half, sending in one particularly good shot from long range. The next item the spectators witnessed was H. Davies sending in a terrific shot, the custodian showing wisdom in making no effort to stop it. This was No. 3. Again the Bangor outside right sprung into prominence, and following a corner which he forced a perfect fusillade took place on the visiting goal. The ball struck the crossbar in several places, and more by good luck than good management it was got rid of. Harry Evans entertained the spec- tators to an individual sprint along the field, and NO. 4 after shaking off Emyr Hughes he sent the ball flying jiito the goal. The home forwards had their shooting boots on with a vengeance, and there was no stopping them. About thirty r seconds later H. J. Davies registered the fifth after smart work by the outside right, and Hen- derson obliged with the sixth, and in less than a minute R. Jones made the score 7—0. At the interval the score read:—Bangor Re- serve 7, Y.M.C.A. nil. The second half opened rather fast, both ends being visited in turn The Reserves were awarded a penalty kick, which was entrusted to Ted Owen, the custodian, who, amid derisive yells, missed the billet. H. J. Davies had a run on his own, finishing up with a shot which taxed the abilities of the custodian, who, in clearing, just evaded Dick Jones. Then Dick Jones ran down the field as fast as he could, and, of course, found the net. YOUNG MEN SCORE. Eaton Jones conveyed the ball down the field, and centred well, Zollar piloting the ball into the net with his head. Though they held a fine lead the Reserves put a good deal of steam into their play, and shots were rained upon Elias Owen. The home outside right lifted the ball over the heads of a ruck of players, so that D. J Davies had not the sightest difficulty in regis- tering the ninth goal. The tenth and what proved to be the last goal came from the toe of R Jones. Try as they would the "Y.M." could not make any headway. Final score: Bangor Reserve 10, Bangor Y.M.C.A. 1.

LLANRWST v. COLWYN BAY RESERVES. GAME PLAYED IN CONTINUOUS RAIN. "ROOSTERS" WIN AN UNEXCITING BOUT. (By "Centre Forward.") The "Roosters"' had the good fortune to be drawn at home in the first round of the Coaet Junior Cup with Cohvyn Bay as their op po- rtents- In the case of the latter dub, their senior team were ineligible for the encounter having played1 in the Coast Amateur Cup, which is a senior competition- A Reserve eleven had, therefore, to bo chosen to iulfil the fixture- The pAayei-6 arrived at Llanrwst at 2.30, and the weather prospects seemed fairly promising- As the time for the kick-off arrived, however, rain commenced to fall, and it continued hard- ly without a break during the whole of the game. M.r Beech, of Rhyl, had charge of the players and linedr tdi-eni up in u3 fallowing Older i— Llanrwpt: J. F¡¡1{.L.{"t, > I; W. Owen and Trevor Jones, backs; Gren- Jc;.cs, G. Hagfaea, and Frans. Williams, halves; G- Chislhmmie (capt), K. Elias, Di Thomas, A. Richards, Ned Griffiths, forwards. Colwyn Bay: Bert- Die ken, goal; Hugh Hughes, J. S. Joaies, backs; G. Williams, G. Huighes. and R. Rowlands (capt), halves; AM. "Wilson, F- Bond, E. Reckless, T. O- Evanis, W- J. Jones, forwards- —i——————bp——a—H——— CJhisholme won the toes, and elected to kick tow-amU the Golf Linkjs end. Reckless com- merced operations, seventeen iiiinut-ii- after the advertised time- The homesters pressed from the outset, but were quickly sent to the right- about- Not to be denied, they araiii attacked, arid Elias gaining pctseesioin nut in a magnificent shot which went right across t.e goal-mouth. This was a good opening lost, for had anyone beetn within reach a goal would certainly have accrued. Carried1 to the other end, the bail hovered near Finohett, until Trevor relieved with a huge puut. The hcmesteTB were having the beet of the play, and forced two corners, but could make no impression- The "Reds" now assumed the aggressive, but unfortunately, Wilson and Reckless missed opportunities, in conisequenco of the wretciied foothold alfordted on the greasy ground. The feature of the game was tihe visitors' defensive play, all at- tacks up to this stage, no matter irom what direction they came, being wciiil repelled- But their stubborn defence was fated a few moments later to eoilapte- ChishoLme put in a square centre, and Di Thomas scored a capital goal. Dicken made a gallant attempt to save, falling full length in Ids endeavour, but the L-adislipil over the tips of his fingers into the net. This roused both teams, and within about ten min- utes "Di Baoh" added a second for the home- stiens- It was to the distinct credit of tihe "Redls" that they again rallied courageously. Sti-ill more life was infused into their play, aJKf, well led by Reckless, they made a determined onslaught upon Finohett ;s charge. Wilson placed a splendid centre, but to his discom- fiture, not one of the remaining forwards were fair enough up to meet it, and another golden opportunity was thus lost. Thence to the in- terval the visitors were on the aggressive, but tiiey faiJjGcP to score- Half-time Llanrwst 2. Cclwyn Bay Reserves 0- Rain fell etilll more heavily during the mer oocnd half, and to take notes wa,s an utter im- possibility. Thia moiety was much of the same el-baracteir as the first. The Bay attacked re- peatedly, buit faiiled again and again wlben in front of goal- Tihis was not to be wondered at, considering the state of the ground. The mis- take wais that longer pots were not, tried. A penaltv was awaited the visitors, but even a score from this direction waa denied them, Rowlands shooting straight at Finohett, wiho cleared, though somewhat luckily. In the meantime the homesters were from from idle. They made several spirited attacks, aJI of which served to emphasise the excellent qualities of Hughes. Jonefi, and Dioken in defensive work- The last-named on one occasion was deservedly app-Laud'O-d for a brilliant clearance, which he made whilst on the run. Some amusement was caused when Trevor came down the field to take a penalty kick. He had actually placed the leather on the twelve yards mark, beiÍme he found that the penalty wa9 against his own side- Before 'time, Arthur Richardb scored a third goal. Dioken was unsighted, and no possible chance to oLear. Time shortly afterwards ar- rived, when the final score read: —Llanrwst 3, Colwyn Bay Reserves 0.

RHYL v. RUTHIN. SEASIDERS WIN WITH EASE. Ruthin have never been very succeesful in their visit to the seaside, for on almost every occa.sion they havo been well beaten, and last Saturday was no exception to the rule. The Rhylitcs tried several new players-—Jewell, or Prestatyn, on tho extreme left; Evans, of Pres- tatyii and Rbyl Amateurs fame, on the right; and Hughes at half-back. One notable absen- tee was the centre half, J. W. Ellis, whose place was taken by Gallagher. The game was of a scrambling order, with Ruthin much the inferior team. The teams were:- Rhyl: Goal, R. J." Jones; backs, Price and A. Roberts; half-backs, CoMis, Gallagher, and Jones; forwards, Evans, G weepy r, Tcllis Hughes, Ted Hughes, and Jewell. Ruthin: Goal, Owen; backs, D. Thomas and F. Goodman; half-backs, E. H. Humphreys, Lloyd. and Williams; forwards, J. E. Jones, Gor. Williams, J. R. Jones, J. Royles, and J. H. W iiliame. THE GAME. Mr Hersee gave the signal, and hostilities commenced in good time. Rhyl, through the instrumentality of T'ellis Hughes, at once made a raid on the visiting goal. Goodman, how- ever, returned, and Royles was early conspicu- ous with tricky play, and a good centre, which was easiiy cleared by A. Roberts. Even at this stage it was realised that the visitors were des- tined to defeat, and but for one or two of the defenders, they would have cut a sorry figure. There were a few spasmodic breaks away, but R. J. Jones was not troubled throughout the half. Tellis Hughes was oiten in possession, but he was selfish, and almost invariably was deprived of the ball. Owen, in the Ruthin goa;1, had many anxious moments, but after haLf-an-hour's play, he misjudged a. shot from Jewell, who lodged the leather in the corner of the net. After this success the ho-niesters warmed to their work, and a penalty was given against Goodman for handling. Tellis Hughes scored from the penalty kick, Owen, after catch- ing the ball, a Lowing it to slip through his hands into the net. The next incident of note was a ground shot by Gallagher, which the goaJ- keeper partially saved, and Tellis Hughes, rush- ing up, did the needful with a lofty shot.' Not- withstanding these reverses, the visitors played up pluokily, and managed to work their way to the home territory, where Royles sent be- hind. Keeping up the pressure, J. H. Williams and Goodman directed shots which gave the goalkeeper little cause for anxiety. Then A Roberts ran almost the length of the field,' but when within shooting distance he fell, and the chance was lost. Soon afterwards half time ar- rived with the score three goals to nil in favour of Rhyl. The second moiety opened in favour of the visitors, J. E. Jones and Royles doing good work on the wing. The home backs during an early onslaught on the home goal made, several faulty kicks, but the home side I had matters ail tneir own way to the end, although there were several of the players playing with un usual selfishness. The best of tho Rhyl forwards was Jewell.

DENBIGH v. HOLYWELL. AN EASY VICTORY FOR THE HOME TEAM. (By "Caledfryn.") This game took place on Saturday, at the Graig road field, before a large crowd of spec- tators- The ground wa.s "in fairly good condi- tion, despite the heavy downpour of rain wlhioh .fell in the morning- The teams lined up prompt to time, and when Mr Vincent, of Llandudno, who had charge of the game, gave tilie signal for start, both sets of players received a rousing- cheer- Holywell, who had won the toss, quickly made a raid' on the Denbigih goal, and Sam Griffiths was early called Upon to clear his lines. The visitors maintained the pressure, arid R. T. Williams and Llew. Rees cleared smartlly on several occasions. Another .rush by the Holywell forwards ended in the dowirjfal] oi the homo goal- R. T. Williams fouled one of the visitors, who were awarded a penalty kick- This was smartly placed. Sam Griffiths having no chance to save. Stung by the reverse, the homesters forced the pace, and a foul against one of the visiting baclts in the penalty area resulted in D. W. Jones scor- ing for his side from the enduing free kick. Loud cfheerB greeted the result, but the visitors were in no way taken aback, for, loudly chees- ed by tlheir supporters, of whom there were a good number present, they kept nn a hot at- tack on the Denbigh goal- However, R. T. Williams, Llew Rees. and Gwilym Williams played a grand defensive game, and prevented e,ny scoring. A pretty combined movement by the Denbigh forwards ended in Mackerel acor- ing a second goal for Denbig.h. There was so stopping the homesters. D W. Jones notched tihe third goal for Denbigh, and short- ly after scored another- Durinter the second half toe game was of a very one-sided nature, Den- bigh having practically all the play. Fred Da- vies scored two more gmlB for his side, wiho won by six goals to 0116

FRIENDLY MATCHES. INTER-COLLEGIATE MATCH AT BANGOR. NORMAL COLLEGE v. UNIVERSITY COLLEGE. DECISIVE WIN FOR THE 'VARSITY. The first of the series of fixtures between the University College of North Wales and Bangor Normal College waa played on the Normals' ground at Ffriddoedd on Saturday. The 'Vareity were on the plwh begfiy)jeis, and1 spent the interval waiting for -eir opponents in rendering cnatehes of song and general mer- riment. The Norm.als -ut in a belated appear- ance, and it was apparent tihat they had not mustered quite (so ni^iie-rous a crowd of sup- porter,, as the Vartju v, but wih. they lacked in numbers they made up in entiiusiasun for no 6cciner had Referee J. Roberts lined up the teams than a ringing "war whoop" was sent up by tine Nornialp that well nigh rent the welkin, and the 'Varsity immed'-ataiy answered back with their justly celebrated cry- Hhe Normals were represented by Crawuthra in goal; Rowlands and W ílham backs; Cross, Attenboro' and Griflihs, halves; L. Turner (capt-), Paiformann, Winttney, Jones and Evans forwa.rds. The 'Varsity eleven turned out in the following order;—Mejkle in goal; D. S. Owen and H. M. Rohinectii. backs- D. G- Row- lands,, W. F. Jonee. and' W. E. halves; and W. E. Davies, Matthews. C. E. Thomas, A. Smecliiey and Eric Robinson (capt.), forwards. On tiie leather being priced in position, the 'Varsity immediately broke away and ended a smart movement with a 6liot which Crawuthra met suecesefully, and tihe Normal right wing, receiving tho sphere, worked it u; hill, but a f,o-til againet the Gireens placed' the lea-tihor at the service OK the 'Va.rsity. Matthews and Towser came down with a rush, a foul termi- nating the attempt- Smedlev. however, soon re- turned to the attack, and placed th0 ball at the foot of Crawuthra-, w!ho, tin-rough hesitation, lost it, for Robineom put goalkeeper and ball into the net. Eric waa prominent again a moment later, but Rowlands stopped him. The Whites continued to preess, and Rowlands was forced' to kick out d pltay. From the throw in, tiho 'Varsity forwards ca.me down, Williams mis- kicked, and Towtser broke through and scored, the Normal custodian making a very weak at- tempt at a clearance. "BUCK UP, NORMALS." Scarcely had the ball boon centred to the accompaniment of "Buck up, Normals," than D. E. Davies was in their territory, again send- ing in a beautiful centre, but without result. Turner and Paliert-nanil tried heroically to re- taliate and struggling through the bog at the lower part oil the field, managed to force a corner, which was, however, cleared without alteration to the siore- Play then reverted to the Normals' end. and D. E. La vies missed a chance, and a few seconds later Smedley placed the ball into tiho net, but was offside. Another attempt on the part of the Normals' right was brought to an untimely end', and Matthews re- ceiving the ball., centred- Crawuthra rukhedout and let the leather find ite way unobstructed in- to the net. Matthews, a second or two .Later, again tested and tihe oueoc-dian again left his charge unde- fended, thus the fourth goal was bagger for the 'Varsity- Exciting play followed in front of the Normal's goal, but they eventually man- aged to break through for one brief moment, only to be again penned in, the defence kicking widely anywhere to try and save the situation. At length "Ping" anfil Towser made an attack compemng the oustoci'ian to concede a corner, from which Davies attempted to head in ,but the backs put him offside- Matthews forced another corner which enabled the Normals' right wing to try a run, but the sphere was soon returned and ROibinSOll "tried a long shot without effect. Palfermann then had a fine chance, but Meikle robbed him neatly- Returning to the attack, however, Palfermann did the necessary, and' the spirits of the Normals were in tho asoendaut. A movement on the part of tne 'Varsity lett was interrupted by an unfortunate incident. Ow- ing to a enthusiastic argument arising between Smedley and some of tho spectators, play was suspended, and Refe.reo -iloberts requested Smedley to leave the field of play. R-esuming with ten players the Vat pity assumed the ag- gressive, but the Normals returned with spirit- Exciting play ensued, Attenbcro' tested Meikle, and the Normals succeeded in forcing a earner. The Whitcs soon got away. and D. E. Davies sent in a stinger, which struck the custodian, and cannoned1 into uiie net. The 'Varsity were soon back, and were awarded a penalty, which D. S. Owen converted. Just before tho iaitervaj the Normals raised the score to two. Although the Normals were kicking down the incline, and playing against only ten op- ponents they had not by any nioanis their own way, for in the early stages of the second half the 'Varsity forced a corneti". D. E- Davies tried' a pot, which Craw-uthra stopped, but "Towser" returned the globe and befut him ab- solutely- The ensuing efforts of the Greens weiro greeted with the A VOCAL EXHIBITION. strains of the Dead March and other mournful dirges, but the Normal supporters, to show they were not down-hearted, anoa-eredl with their War Cry, which inspirited their playerstosuch an extent that they almost scored- Davies then worked*" his way through the o-osing defence, and tried Crawuthra, who was successful in dealing with the Lafil. The 'Varsity, continue ing to press, some exciting play foMowed, and the custodian, leaving his charge without ap- parent reason, left it to Towser to shoot into the vacant goal. Shortly before the whistle sounded for tlhe cessation of play the game had to be again suspended owing to "words" be" tween one of the 'Varsity backs and some of the Normal supporters. The game was thor- oughly enjoyable, and no damage done- Result: 'Varsatv 10, Normals 2. PROGKESS OF THE GAME. 1' Diary of 'Varsity-Normal match as received by "Mallet," per pigeon post: — Times. 3.13—Game commenced. 3.15—'Varsity 1 3.20-'Varisty 2 3.21-'Vareity I offoide. 3.22-'Varflity 3 3.27—'Varsity 4 3.33—Normals 1 3.45—Smedley chucked off. .Vareity 5 4.2—'Varsity 6 4.6—'Varsity 7 4.10—Normals 2 4.11—Half-time 'Varsity 7 goals; Normals 2. 4.20— Kestart. 4.3Z-'Varsity 8 4.4(}. V arsi ty 9 5.11—'Varsity 10. 5.13-Full time.

CONWAY JUNIORS v. COLWYN BAY RANGERS. The Conway Junior3 entertained Colwyn Bay Rangers on Saturday. Skipper H. C. Jones havinjg- lost the toss, the homesters were forced to nlay against a iStrong wind, which was f.61t to tne full on the Morfa- The homesters at once became aggressive- The visitors, however, clea-rod, and their for- wards were soon threatening the home goal with disaster. After a few niinufea of hot work, the home citadel fell, as a result of the visiting left wing's pretty work. This put the Juniors on ttheir mettle, and they set to work in earnest to equalise the scores, and aa the result of a melee, the visitors' right full back handled the leather inside the ponaltv area, giving tihe hoanesters a penalty, which D. Parry made no mistake in converting. The interval arrived with the scores standing Colwyn Bay Rangers 1, Conwiay Juniors L In the second half, scientific football was coinspiouous by its absence- Tb make matters worise, rain began to faM. I The best player on the visiting side was un- doubtedly their skipper, V- Chaplain, who played an excellent g'ame. Rowlands, for the homesters, will not stand criticism, his play be- ing exceedingly off colour. On tlhe other hand., the home centre-half waa a tower of strength to tJho Juniors, and' will develop into a gcod play- er with practice. The final result was Cohvyn Bay Rangers 5, Conway Juniors 1. One of tho Juniors' players, B. Walters, was .given a trial with the first eleven on Saturday at practice- He is a promising player-

RYDAL MOUNT SECOND X5. v. o i m o i. a t? u\j u. This match was played on tne Brackley Avenue Field, CQlwyn Bay, yesterday week. home team won tne toss, and elected to play towards tne Bryn end. At tho opening of play the Rydal- iana showed their superiority, winch they main- tained till the end of the game. For tne first ten minutes the players were scarcely ever out of that half of the held nearest the lJiuglewood goal. F. Wood caused some enthusiasm by com- pletely baffling his opponents and passing out to W. 0. Lancaster, who scored the first goal with a well judged shot The same player shortly afterwards hit the bar from a corner kick, and as soon as he got possession of the ball again added another goal to the Rydal score. From the kick-off Dinglewood made an effort, but ended very weakly. Selby cleared the ball well up the field, and a bih of combined work between Wilson and Lancaster placed the Dingle- wood goal once more in jeopardy. Shots came in freely, and Wilson neatly picking the ball from a. scrimmage in front of goal, placed it in the net. Shortly afterwards the Rydal for- ward line again advanced, and Smith shot agoal in vain from an off-side position. At half-time the score was:—Rydal 3, Dingle- wood 0. At the restart it was thought advisable to re-arrange the Rydal forward line, and Smith took Eden's place as right outside. Although this was an improvement, yet the left wing was the rrore dangerous of the two. Smith soon gave an excellent opening for the centre trio, but unfortu- nately the opportunity was missed, and for some time Hughes appeared to be the only player capable of shooting effectively. At this stage of the game tho Dinglewood eleven showed their best play. The left wing, Peacock and Stores, made several brave attempts to reach their oppo- nets' goal, but Forster and Darline^fon proved too much for them. At the other end Lancaster and Wilson attacked vigorously, and the former cen- tred across the goal mouth, and enabled Smith to increase the score with a rattling shot. The Dinglewood plavers never really naced their opponents, but the" did well in defending their coal as they did. The final score was: — Rydal ii, Dinglewood 0.

■LLANDUDNO COUNTY SCHOOL V. RYDAL MOUNT, COLWYN BAY. This match was played on Saturday, the teams being as tollows:- Rydal Mount: Selby, goal; Darlington and Forster, backs; Hughes, Evans, and F. R. Wood, haJf-backs; Eden, Lancaster, E. Wilson, A. H. Smith, and Dean, forwards. Llandudno County School: R. Brown, goal; H. O. Roberts and Pierce, backs; G. Kerndge, R Davies and P. Arnold, half-backs; B. Jones, W. Brown, A. KerriJge, Nixon, and C. Davies, forwards. Throughout th. game it was evident that Llandudno were the strongest eleven. Their defence left little to be desired, the backs clear- ing with precision and thoroughness. The halves fed their forwards assiduously, and the forward line displayed a neat combination. The result was: Llandudno County School, 7; Rydal Mount, Colwyn Bay, 0.

LLANDUDNO ALBION v. Y.M.C.A, On Saturday last the Llandudno Albion en- countered a team representing the Llandudno Young Men's Christian Association on the Cricket Ground, and succeeded in beating them by 9 goals to 2.. The Albion were by far the smarter SIdle. This was the third match the Albion have played and won this eeasom, their goal average being 20-3.

RHYL COUNTY SCHOOL v. ST. ASAPH GRAMMAR SCHOOL. The Rhyl County School football team again added to 'its successes this year by defeating St. Asaph Grammar School, on the city ground. The Rhyl club were but weakly represented, the team only containing three men of the first eleven, but they were much superior to the St. Asaph eleven. They held the upper hand throughout the game, and won easiiy by the large margin of I goals to 2.

NOTES AND COMMENTS. (By "Criticus.") Ten goals t.o one is rather a convincing sccre, but in paliaauo-a it /sjou-k! be pointed cut that the ticoTerB oi tr.0 single goal laced one of the best Xkuigo? Reserve teams which lias turnxxl out tor !c¡,m0 years. In fact shooting lor; goal recaid-^ci the liaiigor hist team in 118 palmiest chi^)S- Of the match little need be said, but it was not quite so cae-sided a the &ccn.o would eug- gietsit, and tuicire is no reason wny the lvien" siiouLd lose heart. « • They starteo1 well enoug'h, but as the game progressed they fell] to pieces, the detence 111 paiticuilar being at fault in allowing tco many openings fo.r tao RencTve. forwards, who eager- ly pounced upon them. < In the winning team there was not a weak I and it was really refreshing to witness the toi'vvardjS combining so well, tinanks in a jarge measure to the work Otf the pivot, R. Jomee, who despite has wealth of ovoirduposi manages to pint in. a good deal of reaL hard work- 11. J. Davies and hig partner were responsible for most oÏ tho goals, but tiaey were Hot one whit batter than tl. Da vies, Hairy E van(s. 1t A Ilhe halves formed a sturdy trio, and the full backs defended in grand style. In goal Ted Owen found his poet a, sinecure. # All the gouls geared against the "Y.M." oou.1d be directly traced' to liule bits of loose pLay and heme and there; an erratic pass or too much linesKing- Though the adve,i*e verdict of ten goals would point otherwise Elias Owen did not make a bad uhovv in goal, but the iul] backs were woefully weak. Tuiaiuue was the best of the halves, tollowed closely" by Davkft wiiilst J. Owen sent in. some spjendid shots. In the forward line Edgar Jones was con- spicuous, but he hag developed a wholly un- iieoec^sary trick of jumping over the ball. Eaton Jones. his partner also worked hard "throughout the afternoon,, as also did Zoilar. The right wing was. however, practice ally starved-

COLWYN BAY SPARKS. The "Reds" bid au revoir (but not good bye, I hepe) to tho Coast Junior Cup on Saturday, when their aspirations were blighted by the "Roosters." < < The score of three goals to nil did not fairly represent the run of thel play. Three goals to two would have been a fairer criterion. From a playing point of view the game was most uninteresting, the heavy rain which fell having reduced the pitch to a quagmire. • it it # Those who braved the elements were rewarded by the comic element introduced. The ludicrous appearance of some of the players and a series of. really laughable incidents roused roars of laughter. To revert to the Bay's players, it was indeed a team of surprises. It was a mixture of age and experience, youth and enthusiasm. it Bert Dicken in goal displayed muck skill, and could not be blamed for the shots that passed him. His only noticeable fault was a certain amount of hesitation as to whether he should kick the ball or gather it in his hands. With a little practice he will make a reliable man. # At back the "Reds" were excellently served, At back the "Reds" were excellently served, J S. Jones and the old favourite, Hugh Hughes, playing an admirable game. » # "Capt." Rowlands was the best of the haJves. He was well supported by G. Williams and G. Hughes. < < < Reckless was the pick of the forwards. He initiated several smart movements, which were unfortunately marred by wretohed shooting. » Alf. Wilson also worked hard. Fred. Bond and T O. Evans wre tolerable, but failed to adapt themselves to "the prevailing conditions. » « W. J. Jones was not up to form, and on several occasions when opportunities presented them- selves, ha waa slow in talcing advantage of them. Did someone pass a remark about the now shirts? A mistake must have occurred in the despatching. Surely they are not meant for the Colwyn Bay senior eleven. f they are, then a shoe horn or something of the same kind will be found useful in the dressing room, for they are all boys' size! e The only consolation of the visit was the splen- did repast provided by the committee at Jones' Restaurant, The Square. < A feature of the tea was the programme of music provided. It assisted in raising up droop- ing spirits. On Saturday the Bay journey to Holyhead to meet the Harbourmen. It is reported neither Moss nor Will Jones will be able to turn out owing to previously arranged engagement. • • » m The following is the team choeen to repre- sent the Bay it es in their encounter agamst Hci'livhead at Holyhead on Saturday:—C. Haill- wood, goal; T. McCann (capt.), O. E. Wjlliamí3, backs E. Griffitha, T. Welling, R. Rowlands, halves; Moss Jones, J T. Owen, Robt. Row- lasiidtsv Staniley Hughes, and J. Ll. Owen. for- wards- The tnain will leave Lolwyn Bay a,t 11.13.

LLANRWST NUGGETS. In defeating the Colwyn Bay Reserves on Saturday, tlhe Llanirwet te-am succeeded' in en- tering the eecond round1 of the Junior Cup competition. • • » » Saturday was not a football day, and no dioubt tihe piayorw woufld have been giad had the game been postponed- ■ u 0 4 Is last year's record to be beaten ? If so, the play of the "Roosters' will have to un- dterigo a change- They did not shape on Satur- diay like ultimate winners of the trophy. Finchett was never sorely tried. Hie best clearance was the penalty kick sent in by Rowlands. < » Trevor was goo-d at back- I was glad to see W. Owen resuming his position. His services are too valuable to be lost to the team. w < < Gren- Jones and "Frans" wre good in the half-back line. Hughes performed fair!" well. He broke up sovorail ruches, but was erratic in feediin,g his forwards. ° George Ghiahoilime and' Di Bach were the p:ok of the forwards, and were "hollly reepociB'ible for the fupt; two goale. » « K. Elias improves with every match. Ned Griffiths and A rhhur Richards, although both on. the email side physically, performed creditably on the Left wing- » « What wae the cause of the late start ? Seven- teen minutes if3 a big margin. » The -match ball should be in position at the advertised time. Tfuore ahouild be no searching for it when the reforee's whistle has blown. » < A wag writes: Has the committee charged Referee Beech for the portion of the field car- ried away when he fell?

DENBIGH JOTTINGS. My word! Six to one! Good old Denbigh. » II. Secretary Hughes looked "blue" when Holy- well scored. Of course ho did, and so did everyone eltse- The Holywell custodian is a -oid man in mere than one sense. Was the pace ae,t a hot one ? Ask Mr Vin- cent. # « Captain Williams is regaining form. Good old Bob- » Sam Griffiths played well. So d'id his vifi-a- vie. Each was slightly hurt. » • Gwilym played the game of his life. Luth Evans and Tommy Davies were up to tiheir usual standard. « Lle,w. Rees Tijayed an exceedingly fine game- routed the opposition, as a "Llow" always does- • • a • Soonetl's "hat tTiok" was a treat. Mackercth and Fred Davies coth know how to score goale- Randall centrc<I beautifullv. It Dick Morris E\ans is a jewel. His runs and oont,res were O.K. All opposing halves should bring a motor car with then:. They might uicn be able to catch Dick. » » With regard' to the match Denbigh Old Boys v. Ruthin, Mr R. J. Jones, Ruthin, writrs pointing out that the result of wie contest on the 19th inet. was Ruthin. (Borthyn Albion) 5 goals, Denbigh Old Boys 2 goal,, not. a draw as reported bv our football correspondent. a Mr Jones adds that "the Ruthinjtes fully de- served' their victory." ERIC ROBINSON, Captain of the 'Varsity Team-

FOOTBALL FIXTURES. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1907.. ENGLISH LEAGUE (Division I). Birmingham v. Manchester United. Bolton Wanderers v. Blackburn Rovers. Bristol City v. Liverpool. Everton v. Notts Forest. Manchester City v. Bury. Notts County v. Aston Villa. Preston North End v. Newcastle United. Sheffield Wednesday v. Middlcsbrough. Sunderland v. Chelsea. Woolwich Arsenal v. Sheffield United. 'NGLISH LEAGUE (Division II). West Bromwich Albion v. Leicester Fosse. Stolie v. Blackpool. Lincoln City v. Wolverhampton Wanderers, Hull City v. Stockport County. Derby County v. Gainsborough Trinity. Chesterfield v. Oldham Athletic. Burnley v. Grimsby Town. Bradford City v. Gloseop. Fulham v. 'Leeds City. THE COMBINATION. Bangor v. Rhyl. Connah's qua), v. Crewe Alexandra. Welshpool v. Chirk. Oswestry United v. Druids. Wrexham v. Tranmere Rovers NORTH WALES COAST LEAGUE. ("North Wales Chronicle" Challenge Cup). Blaenau Festiniog v. Conway—Mr J. H. Vincent. Holyhead v. Cohvyn Bay—Mr F. J. H. Beech. Carnarvon v. Beaunlaris-Mf C. J. Thomas. Rhyl v. Denbigh-Mr R. Hersee. NORTH WALES WEDNESDAY LEAGUE. Wednesday, November 6th. Llandudno Corinthians v. Llandudno Celts.

JUNIOR FOOTBALL ON THE COAST. (By "Linesman.") This season, the prospects for junior football on the coast are far fnoan -being bright, parti- cularly ae regards the forming of a junior divi- sion. of the Coast League. I believe that the real cause of the lack of entries, notwitlistamd;ing MT Franik Beech's utmost effortis to entice junior clubs to eater, is to be kwutfi m the tIl of fund* J Football enthusiasts on the coast aro not > dined to support junior football. Sisch a sGfc of affairs is indood lamentable, fo-r the bene^ which would be derived the existence of < junior league arc undeniable- In the first place, the League would encourago toolbar amongst the youths of tlie coast towns, and se* coindly; it would afford an opportunity for thjf clubs in the senior div.is;on of the Ix>aguo t, secure young blood- There are sufficient youths in Penmaemnawfl to form a Saturday club without interfering with the Wednesday team. Con way Juniors, again, might enter with good prospects of sue- cess. Llandudno Reserves, Llandudno Alb.-on. Oolwyn Bav. and Llanrwst are a few o." the other teams who would complete the League, which could be run on the same principle aa the senior division, and a sporting gentleman might come forward and offer a cup for cop-pe- tition.

NOT FOR CHELSEA. A correspondent writesTho statement that E. Williams, of Abergele, has been signed oO for Chelsea, ig incorrect. Nothing of a dofinitd character has been eettled. T

I m BOWLS. RHYL BOWLING CLUB. ANNUAL MEETING. Tha annual meeting of the Rhyl Bowling Clulià tcolc place at the Palace Hotel on Monday even* ing. Mr J. Pierce Lewis, the captain, presided, and he ^as supported by the hon. secretary, M; T. Clewley, the treasurer, Mr G. F. Gunner, and the other officers of the club. There was an exceptionally large attendance, and among those also present were: Messrs E. A. Wood (vice-captain), W. R. Everatt, F. Roberts, D. M, McLennan, D. W. Pritchard, W. Gunner, W. Hudson, Nuttall, Capt. Wilders, L. Hall, W. J. Sincook, Tom Jones, R. Hanlon, H. T. Ltoberts, J. Aidney, J. Jones, W. E. Jones, G. E. Grattan, G. Satchwell, T. Hannaby, R. W. Hudson, anol A. D. Hill. LAST SEASON'S RECORD. After letters of apology for non-attendance had been read from the President, Mr W. J. P. Storey, and Mr Frank Beech, the Secretary pre- sented his report and the balance-sheet. The latter indicated that there was a balance ilf hand. lb was reported that return matches haa been played with Mold, Denbigh, Chester, Wrex- ham, and Llandudno, and home matches only with Mitchells and Butlers, Alsager, Yardley, and Colwyn Bay. All the home matches were won, and only the matches played away against Chester, Wrexham, and Denbigh lost. The points scored were: Rhyl, singles, 1931; doubles, 1387; Opponents, singles, 1304 doubles, 923; leaving a total majority in favour of Rhyl of 1091 point. (applause). A tournament had beea held in the earlier part of the season for a silvew cup and other prices. The cup and first prize were won by Mr J. E. Johnson with a score of 32 points. In all there were seven prizes, three of which were presented by Mr W. Gunner, Mr J Pierce Lewis, and Mr D. McLennan. Prizes presented by Mr W. Hudson, Mr F. Roberts, and the Secretary had also been bowled for, and won by Mr F. Roberts, Mr T. Jones, and Mr W. R. Everatt respectively. Mr F. Roberts, it should be stated, won his own prize, but presented it to Mr T. Jones, who was second. Mr and Mrs Hudson kindly en- tertained the players and their friends to tea (applause). On the suggestion of Mr G. F. Gunner, votes of thanks were accorded to Mr and Mrs Hudson, and the donors of the prizes. ELECTION OF OFFICERS. Mr W. J. P. Storey was again elected presi- dent, and the following were elected vice-presi- dents: Messrs J. H. Ellis, J. Aidney, Percy, F. L. Rawlins, W. Hudson, Fred. Roberts, G. F. Gunner, and Leonard Hail. When it was proposed that Mr Pierce Lewia be again elected captain, Mr Pierce Lewis said he would like to take that opportunity of thank- ing the committee and members of the cluff generally for the way in which they had sup- ported him as captain. Although he had been an enthusiastic bowler for years he had had no previous experience of a captaincy. He had derived considerable benefit from bowling, par- ticularly from the point of view of health. He thanked them for the kind way in which they had overlooked his many deficiencies. It was an honour to be captain, and he thought that it would be as well if they appointed someone in his place, so that the honour should go round. ("No, no").' He spoke candidly without fear, and did not want any favour. If, however, the olub unanimously wished him to continue the captaincy he would do his best (hear, hear, and applause).. The proposal was put, to the meeting, and carried unanimously, amidst applause. Mr Pierce Lewis said he felt highly flattered by the way in which thsj^ had received ths proposal that he be elected captain, but he could not let the occasion pass wit,hout saying how much indebted he was to Mr Aidney, who was an old friend of his of many years standing, for his kindness and support, and to Mr Everatt, who was always ready to assist him.. Mr E. A. Wood was elected vice-captain, Me C F. Gunner re-elected treasurer, and Mr Clewley as hon. secretary. The following were appointed on the committer by ballot Messrs F. Roberts, W. Hudson, NYi. J. Simcock, W. R. Everatt, D. W. Pritchard, G. Satchwell, J. E. Johnson, D. McLennan, and Tom Jones. The Handicapping Committee was constituted as follows: The Captain, the Vice-Captain, an4. tho Secretary, with Messrs Everatt, Aidney, and Sinoock. IMpROyING THE GREEN Several suggestions were put forward with a view of improving the green, but the whote matter was left in the hands of the committee, to whose care the green was entrusted. Messrs Nuttall and Grattan were re-elected auditors, and thanked for their previous services. The meeting terminated with votes of thanks to the Chairman, the Secretary, and other officers of the club, and to Mrs Pratt and Mr Chadwick for the use of the Palace Hotel. (Football News, etc-, continued on 10th Page.)

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