The Welsh Coast Pioneer and Review for North Cambria

FIRST DIVISION LEAGUE. Results up to Saturday, Nov. 16th;- Goals. P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts. Manchester U.13 12 1 0 44 16 24 BueiHeld W. 13 9 3 1 29 18 19 Everton 13 7 4 2 32 22 16 Bury 15 6 5 4 24 23 16 Manchester C. 12 5 2 5 25 19 15 Bristol City 13 6 4 3 26 24 15 Liverpool 13 6 5 2 26 18 14 Newcastle U 13 6 5 IT 11 1| Woolwich A 13 5 5 3 17 19 13 Presto,n N. E. 13 5 6 2 20 21 12 Aston Villa 13 5 6 2 19 25 12 Sheffield U 12 4 5 3 23 25 11 Notts County 14 4 7 3 15 23 11 Notts Forest 12 4 6 2 20 22 10 Sunderland. 13 4 7 2 22 24 10 Middlesborough 13 4 7 2 13 16 10 Blackburn R. 12 5 7 0 15 24 10 Bolton W U 4 6 J Birmingham 13 3 8 2 16 22 Chelsea 12 3 8 1 12 29 7 SATURDAY'S MATCHES. Everton 4, Blackburn Rovers 1. Manchester City 1, Liverpool 1. Birmingham 2, Bolton Wanderers 1. Bristol City 3, Sheffield United 2. Newcastle United 2. Bury 1. Notts County 2, Middlesborough O. Preston North End 3, Aston Villa 0. Sheffield Wednesday 3, Chelsea 1. Manchester United 2, Sunderland 1. Woolwich Arsenal 3, Notta Forest 1. SECOND DIVISION LEAGUE. Results up to Saturday, Nov. 16th:- Goals. P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts. Oldham A 12 9 2 { 22 8 19 riull City 14 9 4 1 25 17 19 'Vest Brom. A. 13 8 4 |1 Bradford City 11 7 2 2 32 8 16 lulham 13 8 £ « 27 15 16 Leicester Fosse 12 5 2 5 19 13 Burnley 13 6 4 3 25 21 15 Derby County 11 6 3 2 27 13 14 fitockport County 13 4 3 & 17 14 14 City 13 6 5 2 24 30 14 fitoke 14 & 7 1 22 18 16 -Barnsley 11 5 4 2 25 15 12 W'lvLmpton W. 14 4 6 4 12 17 12 Grimsby Town 13 4 6 3 14 21 11 Gainsboro' T 13 4 8 1 18 35 9 Clapton Orient 13 4 8 1 14 31 9 *ik £ sop 12 2 1 3 14 24 7 Lincoln City 13 3 9 1 I4 35 7 Chesterfield 12 2 7 3 13 33 7 Blackpool 12 1 7 4 17 24 6 SATURDAY'S MATCHES. West Bromwich Albion 1, Stoke 0. Linooln City 1, Stockport County 1. Hull City 3. Leicester Fosse'2. Bradford City 3, Blackpool 0. Derby County 2, Glossop 0. Chesterfield 4, Leeds City 3. Oldham Athletic 2, Grimsby Town 0. Burnley 3, Clapton Orient 0. Barnsiey 5, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Fulham 6. Gainsborough Trinity 0.

THE COMBINATION. Results up to Saturday, Nov. 16th:- Goals. P. W. L. D. F. A.. Pts. Whitchurch 7 7 0 0 28 6 14 Tranmero Roverd 7 7 0 0 27 9 14 Crewe Alexandra 9 6 3 0 21 15 12 Connah's Quay 11 5 4 2 20 25 12 Chester 8 5 2 1 31 13 11 Oswestry United 7 4 0 3 17 8 11 Druids 7 3 3 1 21 16 7 Wrexhain 11 2 7 2 24 32 6 Nantwioh 6 2 3 1 13 17 5 Bangor ..7 2 4 1 13 22 5 Chirk 5 2 3 0 11 12 4 Rhyl 6 1 5 0 9 23 2 JBirkenihead 9 1 8 0 9 28 2 Welshpool 6 0 5 1 8 28 1 SATURDAY'S MATCHES- franmere Rovers 5, Birkenhead 2. Whitchurch 4, Druids 1. Wrexham 2, Oswestry United 2. Connah's Quay 2, Chester 1. WELSH SENluR CUP. SATURDAY'S MATCHES. Aberystwyth 8, Welshpool nil- Chirk 9, Wrexham Victoria 1. Nantwioh 2, Rhyl nil. Brymbo Vies. 2, Buckley Engineers L NORTH WALES COAST LEAGUE. FIRST DIVISION- [" North Wales Chronicle 11 Challenare Cuo.) Results up to Saturday, Nov. 16th:— Goals. P. W. L. D. F. A.. Pts. rfeaumaxis 6 5 0 1 21 7 11 Carnarvciii United 6 3 2 1 22 11 7 Rhyl Reserves 7 3 3 1 19 14 7 Holyhead 4 3 1 0 13 9 6 Bangor Reserves 3 2 1 0 10 8 4 Llanrwst 4 2 2 0 7 8 4 Blaenau Festiniog 4 2 2 0 10 20 4 Denbigh 5 1 3 1 7 14 3 Colwyn Bay 4 2 2 0 8 10 4 Llandudno A. 4 1 3 0 5 10 2 Conway 5 0 5 0 10 25 0 SATURDAY'S MATCHES. Colwyn Bay 3, Denbigh 2. Carnarvon 5, Rhyl 1. Beaumaris 1, Llandudno 0.

COLWYN BAY v. DENBIGH. SEASILKERS WIN A WELL-FOUGHT GJtfJE. (By "Mul Mannix.") The a.bcve teams met on tho Rhos field, on Saturday, before a modera.te at ten dan 00. Both midts were strongly represented. It is eotfne years since the teams met in a League encoun- ter, but last season the Denbighlt.% visited the Bay for a friendly match, and, being weakly represented, were thrashed by, I think, eleven goals to nak. This, no douibt, was the reason that so little interest was taken in Saturday's encounter. i At 2.45, the tea.ms lined up as follows:- Cowyn Bay:—C. Hallwood, goal; W. Jones v- and O. E. Williams, backs; Ned Griffith, Tom J WeKings, and Dick Rowlands, halves; Moss Jones, Bob Rowlands, T. McCann (ca.pt.), Stan Htighes, and J. LI. Owen, forwards. Denbigh: Griffith, goal; L. E. Reece and R. T. Williams (capt.), backs; L. Evans, T. A. Da vies, and T. Davies, halves; R. M. Evans, < E. E. Davies, D. W. Jones, D. B. Davies, and r H. Randal:, forwards. Referee: E. Browne Jones, Rhyl. Denbigh won the toss. McCann kicked off, and tho homestere immediately made way, R. T. Williams relieving. A penalty for a foul was given against the visitors, and the Bay skipper headed behind. From the goal-kick, the Den bi^hshires raced away, Will Jones and 0. E. Williams relieving in turn. Returning to tile attack, R. M. Evans put behind. The Bay- ites now livened up, and a fine eprkit by Moss Jones resulted; in J. Ll. Owen forcing a corner, from which Mcee shot over. A fine piece of work by Ned Griffith proved of no avail, Bob Rowl'ands shooting wide. The visitors then took up the attack, in orderly fashion, and from a penalty close on the line, the ball struck the post, and Hallwood cleared. Dick Rowlands then obtained possession, and passed to Stan Hughes, but Reece cleared with a huge kick. Denbigh forced a corner, from which McCann got away, and Stan Hughes shot in, Griffith clearing well whilst on the ground. J. LI. Owen raced up, but the ball went behind. Tom ,Weliings tried a run on has own, but was ohecked by L. Evaiip. Dick Rowlands robbed the latter, and gave to McCann, who passed to Moss. The latter tricked T. Davies, a'nd centred finely, McCann netting the ball after twenty minutes' play. This reverse in no wise damped the spirits of the visitors, whose for- wards were playing1 an effective combined game. From a very doubtful corner E. E. Da- vies shot over. Denbigh continued to press, and Will Jones relieved. The home left now got away, but were checked by Reece. From a clearance by T. A- Davies Randall raced' away and centred. Hall wood misjudged the Evans imissed an easy goal, the ball going behind. At the ot.rwr end Mc- Cann tried a shot, but Griffiths cleared. Den- bigh again made way, and' & penalty was given against Ned Griffiths, from which D- Me Jones forced a corner. Wei lings got possession, and after a tricky bit of play passed to Bob Row lands,, who shot unto Griffiths' hands. Moss had hard lines, but forced a cor- ner, which came to nothing. Subsequently, Stan Hughes, and J. LI. Owen raced off. The latter centred finely, and McCann heatDed in, Griffiths corccdin.- a. corner. R. M. Evans tried another solo ruji, but was pulled up by O- E. Williams, and later Will Jones cleared- 11ho visiters continued to oress, and tlw lett wing got down. Randall centred neatly, and E. E. Davies equalised matters- From the centre McCann broke away, but R. T. Williams cleared- Then Ned Griffiths passed to Stan. Hughes,, who put the ball beliind, and half- time arrived with the score: Colwyn Bay 1, Denbigh 1. From the restart the homesters attacked, but R. T. Williams relieved. R. M. Evans gained possession, and for the net, but O. E. Williams cleared in good time- A pretty com- bined movement by the visitors was neutralised when T. A. Davies placed faultily. J. Lt. Owen then had a run, and centred to Mo-.au n. The latter directed a fine shot, but Griffiths cleared once more- D. W. Jernes tried a fruit- less shot at the other end. A dSashing break- away initiated by T. Davies, was spoilt when Randall was ruled offsidfc. Another run by the visitors was broken up by Ned Griffiths. At length Moss got into possession, and centred \vefl, but R- T. Williams relieved. Ailter a de- termined onslaught on the Denbigh goal the visitors got away. Randall shot in. Hallwood cleared m a half-hearted fashion, and R- M- Evans running up placed' the Denbighites ahead. The homesters t.hcn asserted themselves. McCann secured, amd passed to J. Ll. Owen, who shot in. Griffiths clearirig. Not to be de- nied, the Bayitcts kept up the attach- J. LJ. Owen centred from the line, and Bob Row- lands equalised the score b" shooting into the corner of the net- Excitement inow ran high, two goals being scored in as many minutes. The visitors tried a run, and Will Jones kick- ed clear. A minute later Hallwood saved from D. W. Jones. Bob Rowlands, who had neglect- ed Moss Jones for fully twenty minutes, was robbed by T. Davies. Diok Rowlands got nos- session, end gave to J. LJ. Owen, who centred- Reece defended' successfully- The homesters kept up the attack, and a ter McCann headed in they forced a corner. This was well placed by J. U. Owen, and Stan. Hughes placed his side ahead with a skilful overhead kick just three minutes from time. Denbigh tried hardl to make way, but the home defence were sueoes/ul in keeping them out and the whiSltle sounded with the score; Colwyn Bay 3, Den- bigh 2.

CARNARVON v. RHYL RESERVES. A CREDITABLE WIN FOR CARNARVON. (By "Recorder"). In rain-threatening weather the North Wales Coast League fixture between Carnarvon and the Rhyl second string was played at Carnarvon on Saturday. The visitors put a strong team on, and they gave a trial to Roberts, at outside left, but the homesters lacked the services of Hughes at half-back. J. Williams filled his position. The teams were:— Carnarvon: G. H. Jones; J. Trevor Williams and W. R. Thomas; J. Griffith, M. Herbert, and J. Williams; R. H. Roberts, Tom Roberts, W. Jones, H. Roberts, and J. Jones. Rhyl: R. Jones; Jack Williams and Robert Hughes; A. Roberts, Gallagher, and Buckley; R. Ellis, J. Parry, T. E. Jones, Ted Hughes, and Roberts. Referee: Mr J. Roberts. Bangor. The homesters started the game minus the services of two of their men. Rhyl soon ad- vanced along the left wing, but Trevor Williajns kicked out. It was soon apparent that the homester-? had to contend against a boisterous wind, which played havoc with their passing. J. Jones, however, managed to get a move on, only to be successfully checked by Jack Williams, who a minute afterwards robbed H. Roberts as he was jetting for goal. The next item of interest was provided by the Rhyl outside left, who sprinted up the field in* grand style, and he finished up with a tcrrinj shot in the fielding of which the Ca:-narvon custodian left a good deal to be desired. Roberta again proved himself a dan- gerous customer, forcing a corner, from which J. Parry cannoned tho ball against the post, CARNARVON CITADEL ATTACKED. and in less than five seconds Jones, the centre- forward, banged the ball against the cross bar, and then the Carnarvon custodian had to punch away the ball from all quarters. After this the home forwards got away. but H. Roberts was fouled, and after the free kick J. Jones forced a corner. From this Tom Roberts slammed the ball in the direction of the custodian, who made a. really clever save, with H. Roberts literally on top of him. In a trice the bail was at the Carnarvon end, where the custodian was compelled to fist out. Then R. Ellis dropped the ball slap in front of the Carnarvon custodian, and he almost did the trick. The pace was a cracker, both teams givi.ng a fine show. An exciting incident occurred near the Rhyl goal, when the goalkeeper left his charge to clear, J. Jones running up, and both met at the same time. Being allowed to use more limbs than the Carnarvon flyer, the custodian managed to get rid of the ball, but .not before a tusvsle had taken place. Rhyl forced a corner, tho home custodian again having an opportu- nity of showing his "fistic" powers. Still another corner was awarded Rhyl, who were making, desperate efforts to find the net, and Ted Hughes tried his luck, but the home cus- todian made a clever save. At this stage of the game Rhyl were having the best of matters, their forwards showing neat combination. but, unfortunately they were too fond of handling the ball, several promising movements being nullified in this way. CARNARVON SCORE. The veteran Tom Roberts, after much drib- bling, worked the ball down the field, and then whipped it across to the left wing, where H. Ro- berts met it, and he had not the slightest diffi- culty in opening Carnarvon's score, amid, the jubilant ori>"s of the spectators. Directly after- wards W. R. Thomas stood out conspicuous for useful defensive work. Enoouraged by their goal. the homesters strove hard to increase their lead, amd R..H. Roberts almost did so. Ro- berts, the visiting outside left, was rendered ihors de combat by J. Trevor Williams. Great expectations wer; raised by a free kick close to the Rhyl goal, but Robert Hughes trapped the loall. Tii3 Rhyl defence now had an anx- ious timo of it, and the custodian performed wonders between the sticks. After this the game slackened down considerably. Parry, the Rhvl inside right, revived interest in the game by "sending in a terrific shot, which, had it been a littl3 lower, would have undoubtedly equalised the scores. Then Ted Hughes worked the ball up the field on his own, and managed to score. A hot attack on the Rhyl goal marked the resumption of the game, the custodian taking the bail off H. Roberts' toes. At the interval the scores were level. Playing with the wind, Carnarvon had mat- ters practically their ow.n way in the second half, scoring no fewer than four goals, whilst Rhyl failed to find the net. onoe. The second goal was a peculiar one. J. Griffiths received the ball from a corner kick practically on tho goal- line, and in, some miraculous manner he lifted it. and sent it into the net. Tom Roberts was responsible for the third goal, and the fourth was the result of individual work by Walter Jones, who, receiving the ball in midfield, sprinted on his own. Two attempts were made to foul him, but, seeing that he retained the ball the referee exercised a wise discretion in taking no notice of the infringement, and it was fortunate for Carnarvon that he did so, as the centre landed the ball into the net. Rhyl seemed to fadl to pieces. and after Carnarvon had scored a further goal the game ended with the following accre:- Carnarvon 5, Rhyl Reserve 1.

BEAUMARIS v. LLANDUDNO. AN UNTARNISHED RECORD. Although the weatbeir wae anything but promising, a large orowd of spectators assem- bled on the Beaumaris Castle fields on Satur- day to witness the return match between Beau maris and Llandudbo. The first mateh, vh-xsh wa.s played at Llan- dudno, was a very cloeetly contested game, and Llandudno were by 110 means satisfied' with their defeat of one goal to nil, and were in lib*? hopes oe "getting their own back" eai Sat,u.ra!ay. Itio teams wfre lamed up by Referee Thomas, of Bangctr, in the following order:- Beaumaris: 0- R. Jones; G. Davies, Ed- wards; W. Rowlands, 0. Owen, and Pritahaord; R. Humphreys, Bellwood, W. O. Humphreys (capt), Morgan Jones, and S. Poole. Llandudno: R. Liint; J. H. Jones, S. Wil- liame- T- Johnson, G. Davies, Pearson; W. A. Williams, Cbeebham, Brookes-Evans, T. Ro- berts, and W. Stone. The honne team gaineal the advantage of the wind in the first baL, but Llandudno played a hard game and defended well, and the home forwards for the first twenty minutes of the ganie were not really dangerous, while the visitors maclte several attacks, but were also unable to get through- AiteT an. attempt by the Llandudno forward line, Poole got away, but Georgie Davies re-turned the leather, and Roberts became dangerous- Davies, the home back, kicked out. Fiom the throw in O. R Jonen was tested,, but got. rid of the sphere in good style. Play reverted tie the visitors' territory, but Humphreys shot behind- 'linen followed a smart movement on the part cif Llandudno forwards, which was unhappily spoilt by bad Rooming. The "Beaus" again attacked, but Cheethain obtained on, and seint in a good shot, and shortly afterward, Brookes Evans tnad,3 a clever run without re- eulb, however. Some dtesultory kicking, follow- ed, but Morgan Jones made a businesslike rush, and passed Georgie Davies, but was brought to book by Pearson. A CLEAN SHEET. The sphere was transferred to the visitors' flei-'t, and Jones was tested- Pearson tried a run on his own, and ceotred to Brookes Evans, but the leather was finally put over the post- An unsuccessful attempt by Humphreys and Morgan Jones brought the fiinst half to a close with a clean eheet- With their antagonists aideri' bv t.he wind things looked far from rosy for Beaumaris, but as the second half progressed they partly got into their old style, and it was not long be- fore tlhey looked dangerous, and Beliwcou sent in a shot from the wing, which Lunt attempt- ed to put over too bar, but after the ball had careered along1 the pest, it dropped into play, and Morgan Jones soon had it in the net, The effect of the goal was immediately appar- ent on both teams, fcr whilst the homesters showed increased dash and spirit, the visiting eleven became rather erratic. Poole was not long- in paying a visit to the Llandudno dte- feiruce, and had hard linea. Johnson kicked out, but M. Jones obtained possession. and after tricking Georgie Davies had an encoun- ter with J. H. Jones, who, however, was suo- wssifuil in clearing- and this enabled the visit- inig forward rank to make an attack, but Da- vies returned' the. sphere and t'he home right wing became aggressive- S. Williams under pretpuino, kicked wide, and from the throw in Morgan Jones forced a comer, and aftor a lively time in front of the visitors' goal Poole tried to (screw ID. but put Miixkdl. UAhpupHO pc^EMCE. weKe. BV«Y I Continuing to press, Beaumaris kept the Llandudno defence very busy, and Sanmry had another try- Pearson cleared at a critical »moimctret, and the visitors' lent tried to get away, but Davies put an end to the attempt. A pretty movement on the part of the Llan- d no dudno right was the next thing of interest, but, alas, a foul terminated the w.-o-veniont. LLANDUDNO PLAY WILDLY. The "Beaus" were not long in again assuming the aggressive, and wlti'er pressure the visitors pLayed a losing game, kicking wildly and los- ing time. Their right wing, however, soon had another spaam, but failed. Moxgam Jones returned, and had a fine chance,, but Joht«son cleared smartly, tho attack "being resumed J. H. Jones was iorced to kick out. From the throw in tho "Beaus"' insicl'e left passed to Poole, who tried a shot. Bellwood was soon back again, but Williams robbed him-( and enable i Stcin-a to have a run,, but the leather was soon returned- The visiting left, however, niid.de another attempt, but hiis final shot went behind. Play reverting to the visitors' territory, the left wing looked daingerous, but Hump'nxeys was stopped. Poole, however, returned, and' af'te-r beattng Johnson, parted to Rowlands, who, however, shot wide- From the goal kick Stone and Roberts got away, and forced a comer, firom which Brookes Evans put over the bar. The visitors' left again attacked, but tfue home defence kept them at bay. Shortly after Jones, the vton" back (who, by the way, played the finest game on the field) was again conspicuous in breaking up the opposing forward! rank, but "W. 0-" tried a long shot, \vhioh however Williams returned, and the home halves brought an effort on the Llandudno left to a premature close, W« O. Humphreys worked the siphere down, and passing to Poole enaitfted him to dirive in a shot that misised the billlet only by inches- Final: Beaumaris 1, LIandudno 0.

NORTH WALES COAST JUNIOR CUP. (Second Round.) HOLYHEAD v. BANGOR RESERVES THE VISITORS OUTPLAYED. L (By "C),bi.) The second round of the North Waies Coast Junior Cup between Bangor Reserves and Holyhead' having resulted in a draw the pre- vious Saturday, the teams met on Saturday at tho Holyhead OvaJ. with disastrous results to Bangor, who sent dawn a weak team, being- quite different; in its personnel to that which represented the R-eservc-a at Bangor; in fact, there was only one playea- in the team, tho rest being recruited from the ranks of some -very junior teams in the city. Referee Hersee lined the teams as follows:- Holyhead: Goa/1, Collier; full backs, Conlan and Parry; half baoks, R. Ellis, W. T. Jones, and W. Taylor; forward. H. Roberts, R. Jones, J. Rowlands, H. Brown, and D. R. Evans. Bangor: Goal, H. R. Williams; full backs, R. Roberts and Harris; hai: backs, A. Jones, Stanley, and H. Roberts; forwards, Oswald Griffiths, Rudd, Sheer an, II. Evans, and H. J. Williams- During tho first half of the game Holyhead had tiho advantage of a strong breeze, against which Bangor could make 110 headway. Im- mediately the leather was set moving, Holy- head advanced, bub the visiting left wing gain- ed possession,, and dashed up the fieLd until CoTiIari's head interfered. R. Jones gaining possession, parted to Rowlands- A melee in liront of Williams' charge anpeared dangerous, At last, Ellis tested Williams, who listed out. Rowlands dashed up. and returned the leather with a crash into the net, within four minutes of the start- From the centre, Holyhead'again advarnoed, H. Roberts passing to Rowlands, and the latter sent in a scorcher, Williams clearing ma,nificontly. Oswald Griffiths sud- denly "yoko up, and made a fine run altmg the right, eluding the backs, but finished up with a wretched shot. H. Roberts gaining pos- session, dashed down the right, and eent in a shot whiicih sent the ball crashing againsb the upright narrow escape for Williams. EllIs securing the rebound, Centred nicely to Row- lands. who shot slightly too high. This was followed by a. scrimmage in front of Bangor followed by a scrimmage in front of Bangor goal. D- K. Evans appeared to have scored, but Referee Hersee made no signs, and' tlhe game continued- From a centre from Brown, Parry crashed the ball against the crossbar- TWO GOALS IN TEN MINUTES. Parry punting from midfietld to Roberts, the latter cfasGied down, and iirom short range sent in a shot which, gave Williams no chance, scor- ing the second point within ten minutes of the ptart- H. Brown losing to D. It. Evans, the latter forced a corner off Roberts. H. Brown cannoned against the crossbar. A melee fol- loww the Bangotr goal being absolutely bom- barded,, Williams coming off his anxious trial with flying colours- A eihot by Conlan, which went behind, at last gave Williams a short "breather-" From the gonJ. kick, the home- sters immediately returned,, Rowlands sending behind. The Bangor left finding an opening, advanced, but colla.psed before "W. T." In a few eecondb H. J. Williams was successful in coming within range of Collier, but his shot lacked energy, and was easily negotiated. Brown gaining possession, daehod down the field, finishing off with a shot which struck R. Roberts' back, resulting in a corner. Brown centred accurately, and a melee ensued- Brown sending the leather against the upright, both Conlan and Rowland allso tested Wil- liams, who kept his charge intact- A series of corners proved futile. Holyhead shooting "all round" the goal, but not in. At last. Parry sent in a shot of ten ton power which skimmed the crossbar. It was remarked amongst the spectators that if Williams had been in tine way of that shot a calamity would have resulted. Harris handled dangerously near the penalty lino., and' Taylor entrusted with the kick, sent in a beautv- Willi aims fisted out, Parry returning the sphere over the cross- bar. Bangor at this period were subjected to a tremendous bombardment, H. Roberts ex- periencing hard lines from a throw. "W. T." missed by inches onily; a fine cross shot by H. Roberts was miraculously cleared b" the visit- ing custodiiam, and "W. T." sent in a header, Williams clearing by falling his whole length and conceding a corner. Roberts centring ao- curately, Rowilands headed the leather into the net. IIolyhead led at half time by three goals to iwl. ONE-SIDED PLAY- Play having been resumed, the visitors had the advantage of the wind, but failed to profit by it. The homesters again pressed and H. Birown, who had taken up ,the outside posi- tion, ccfntrcd from the corner", but D. R. Evanp Kihot a trifle wide. A fi-ne rolo run by Rowto-nde ended with a fccorchimg shot, but Williams cleared finely. From the. extreme let.'t, D. R. Evans sent a shot across the goal- mouth. Bangor secured, and broke away, Sheeran tasting Collier with a beauty. The venue changed,, anä the homesters were again all over the city men, Parry having ha,rd lines. just skimming the crossbar- "W. T." and "R. T. and Evans, tetcd the Bangor custodian in vain. Evanis, fed by Brown, passed to Row- lands, who. nÆihed up, and crashed the leather into tlhe not.. Bangor then liad an innings, but were almost immediately sent back with the homesters on their heels. A melee resulted in front of Bangor goal, R- Jones from a specta- tor e point 01" view anneared to have scored, but the referee thought otherwise. Conlan at t'0 right corner, gave a war whoop which made everyone jump, juperled for a few minuted with the ball,, and lifted it to H. Brown, who eecuired a fine goal. The game resulted as folow.s: Holyhead 5, Bangor 0-

FRIENDLY MATCHES. PWLLHELI v. BANGOR NORMAL COLLEGE. A WIN FOR THE COLLEGIANS. A fortneght ago the Bangor 'Varsity team Were vanquished at PwiLheli, and when a match was arrange.d between tho Bangor Nor- mal College team and Pwllheli on Saturday n"?Pi? than uSjual interest was shown in it- Pwllheli men were under the impression that the Noirma-lis were not superior or even equal to the Varsity players- This was the meintal etiate of affairs when the Normals playact' at PwMheli. The wind was very strong all throughout the game. But to the ascon-iflhment of all the visitors began to score m fipit-e 01 wind and everything else. The credit for this is due to Lcdwig Evans The homesters—the defeators of tho -Varsity' team- were chagrined. On resuming operations Bangor still a-1tacked the "Heiiite" goal Some excellent shots were tried, but were 'cleared- The home bacra wriggled out of a difficult si- tuation. and helped by the wind, the home- sters rushed the ball down to the Bangor quarter, but the fine defence cleared, and gave the ball to the Normal forwards, who dashed through alt opposition- A goal appeared C6r- tain, but Bob Ellis checked the onslaught for a minute or two. The visiting forwards, how- ever, kept pegging away on the right, gaining ground continuaLly until at last the outsidb right got through and scored- Once again the visitors displayed rare genius in conquering difficulties., and they were aided by the erratio play of their opponent^. The outside right, from lon,g distance, tried a magnificent shot for goal. Had not the custodian been. smart Ban- go,r would have soored asnother noint. Bangor lost touch of the ball for a time, and matters were active in tho visitors' territory. Having tasted half a goal the homesters were most lively, amd at last they scored the ball hitting one of the Bangor backs and bounding into the net. This encouraged the homest-prs. and they felt that they miscalculated the strength of the visitors. As soon as the ball was in play the Bangorians got oil, and cir- cumvented the dte'ence, but they were beaten back. In the Bangor quarters Jimmy Jomes began pounding the citadel with his shots. A scuffle ensued, and a disputed goal was the result. NORMALS COMBINE WELL. The referee disallowed the point. The Normals played a pretty sustained game, understanding each other well. It was.a pleasure to see them. The homesters on the otheT hand1 lacked co- hesion, but towards the close of the first half they made a combined attack from the left, sustained it for a while, and at last were re- warded with an undisputed goal. The spectators fully expccted the town team toi be badly trounced on the change of end's, with the wind against them. But the adverse wind appeared to inspire them with greater confidence, and they played well. The Nor- 1 rials put Oil their strength also, and showed niimib'leneBp, dash and' cleverness in the manage- ment of the leather- A strong combined move brought the homesters within shooting distance of their opponents' goal, but fate was against 'n them- The Normals replied by making an on- slaught on the "Iloli" citadel- The ball, however, went) over instead of under the cross- bar- Charles Morris appeared now making tracks for the Bangor territory, but he failed to break through- Then down the Bangorians came on tho right wing, and Boored. Pluckily Pwllheli pressed', and ait last, in defiance of tho wind,, got the ball into the net. The next move was made by Bangor. They meant to ^et through tho defence by various stages, but Jim Ellis spoiled their progress. The homesters wero otfteiner in Bangor quarters than the IAJL' Bangorians were in their quarters, but no pro- fit oamo of it. For a few minutes there was a fine disjdaiy of footballing, culminating at last in a third goal for the Normals Thus the game finished: Bangor Normal CoiLlege 3, Pwllheli 2-

BANGeR Y.M.C.A. v. LLANDUDNO Y.M.C.A. SUCCESS OF THE BANGORIANS. (By "Linesman"). A tough struggle was witnessed at Llandudno 0:1 Saturday, Wilen the above teams met in a friendly fixture. The Bangor eleven were the superior team. although they turned out minus five of their regular pla.yers. The following players did service:— Llandudno: Goal, J. Davies; backs, E. V. Jones and Mischill; halves, W. Ll. Griffiths, R. Evans and David Griffith; forwards, J. Williams, Bob Roberts, J. V. Humphreys, G. Davies and R. J. Roberts. Bangor: Goal, Fred. Wy.nne; backs,P. Thorme and W. H. Jones; halves, Evan Hughes, J. Charles and J. Owen; forwards, H. Ll. Jones, Felix Davies, F. Jones, Edgar Ll. Jones, and Heaton Jones. Referee: 1. Marsh. The home skipper winning the toss put the Bangor eleven to play with a rather strong breeze at their backs, and for the most part of the first half the visitors pressed. F. Jones, the Bangor centre forwarJ, after clever footwork, opened the seore. but the homesters were not long -n drawing level, V. Hum- phreys notching their equalising goal. The visitors pressed again, and several times were within a few inches of scoring. Edgar Lloyd Jones, the clever young Bangor forward, was re- sponsible for the second point. The homesters were hard pressed for the rest of the first half, and but for the excellent defensive work of E. V. Jones and his partner would have fared badly. The visiting forwards were having very hard luck in front of goal. The interval arrived with the scores: Bangor, 2; Llandudno. 1. The wind was in favour of the homesters when play re-started, but still the Bangorians could more than hold their own. They were still the attacking side, although now and again the home- sters bucked up well. Two or three melees: in front of the visiting citadel almost resulted in disaster. The Bangor forwards getting away, soon had the sphere near the home goal, and E. Lioyd Jones put on the third for the visitors. The homesters failed to make progress from the centre, and Bangor again attacked, E. LI. Jones performing the hat trick by scoring his third consecutive goal. The homesters now got dow.n, and P. Tharme miskicking badly, let two of the home forwards in but Wynne brought off a brilliant sive. This was Tharme's only mistake during the match, and he amply made up for it by the steady game ho played throughout the match. Tho homesters attacked again, and George Davies scored the second goal for Llan- dudno, Fred Wynne, the Bangor custodian, fail- ing to hold. After this Fred Wynne gave over the charge of his citadel to Heaton Jones, and took his place in the forward line at inside left. The homesters carried matters into Bangor ter- ritory, and J. Williams headed in from a corner, giving Heaton Jones ,no chance of saving. From the centre Bangor were soon swarming round the home citadel, and Fred Wynne proved his prowess as a forward by scoring with a shot which Davies had no chance of stopping. For the remainder of the game play was more even, a,TId when time arrived the result was: Bangor Y.M.C.A., 5; Llandudno Y.M.C.A., 3.

BANGOR RAILWAY INSTITUTE BOYS CORPS v. FRIARS 2nd XI. This .game was played on the tround of the former team on Saturday, before a good at- tendance- The opening stages were of an even character, but the Corps with the slorpe and! wind in their favol1,r slowly began to press, and ultimately scored- Continuing the pressure they scored again on three occasions, thus leading by four goaJs to nil at the interval. The resumption off play saw the Friairs team open out, and they were soon penning the Corps to their own quarters, an d eventually scored. The remainder of the game was very evenly contested. A few minutes from time Friarts were awarded a penalty, the ball strik- ing the bar, and' dropping in the mud, making it difficult for the goalkeeper to make an effec- tive clearance. The custodian,, however, only kicked it away to see Coles pounce upon it, and scoire the meet brilliant goal of the match. Final result Boys' Corps 4, Friars 2nd XI. 2. The teams were composed as follows:^— Friars 2nd XI. Goal, W. P- Jones- backs, TurnbuM, C. Williams; halves, Howell Williams, LI. Jones (capt.), R. Howell Prichard; for- wards, Coles, Langford Jones, R. T. Roberts, J. Griffith, and R- G. Owen- Railway Institute: Goal, D. R. Owen; backs, W. Cooil and E. Roberts; halves. Diok Row- landb, R- Williams, Will Roberts: forwards, E. Roberts, F- Wafeh, Herbert Jonngotn, Morris Ward and Sydney Walker (capt.).

LLANDUDNO ALBION v. RHYL AMATEURS. On Saturday, these teams met in a friendly c.ricountei on the Council Field, Llandudno. The Albion skipper won tho toss, and elected to play with t!.(-; wmd in the first half. The linaleurb were at once prominent on the right, but notwithstanding the utmost efforts of both teams th^rj wvs no score at half-time. In the second-half, it was soon evident that rhe Rhyl team were too strong for the Albion, but l'Otwith-tandir;* this fact the local men were the first to score, B. Davies being responsible for the point. The Amateurs soon drew level, their goal being scored as the result of a free kick. Anoth?" goal followed for them, and although the Albion made a plucky stand they were un- able to equalise. The Rhyl team were superior in wnght and strength to the local youths, a.nd tiie \ibions took the fic-ld witlioat three of their regular players. Considering this fact, they did rot -!isg'-ace themselves. Final result: Rhyl Amateurs. 2; Llandudno Al- bion, 1.

RHYL COUNTY SCHOOL v. HOLY- WELL COUNTY SCHOOL. Th Rhyl County School were poorly repre- sented at Holywell on Saturday, owing to which, and also to the narrow ground on which they were obliged to play, they failed to reach their usual standsrd of excellence. The Holy well centre-forward rushed down, immediately the ball was centred, and before the visitors had scarcely taken their rlaces he had banged the ball through the goal. From the following centre, to the profound astonishment of the Rhyl boys, the same worthy player repeated his performance, thus giving the home team a. lead of 2 goals. This brilliancy was not to be repeated again, as the visiting captain placed his best man at centre-half. The Rhyl team succeeded in making matters level, but they failed to win owing to their being unable to play their usual long passing game. Final score: Rhyl, 2; Holywell, 2. Next Saturday the County School meet Ep- worth College on the school ground, and a good game is anticipated.

LLANDUDNO COUNTY SCHOOL v. LLANDUDNO Y.M.C.A. RESERVES. THE SCHOLARS VICTORIOUS. Whilst) the Llandudno Y.M.C.A. first eleven were being beaten by the Bangor. Y.M.C.A., their Reserves were faring no better in their-fixture with the Llandudno County School. Up to the interval, however, both teams had a clean sheet, and far on into the second half neither team scored. Then a wopderful change came over the play of the .scholars, and their forward line went to work in dead earnest. The Y.M.C.A defence were sorely tested, and matters became lively round their goal. A. Kerridge led his forwards well, and made an excellent pivot. In the last quarter of an hour, the County School scored no less than six goals, and the Y.M.C.A. failed to notch a single point. Final result: Llandudno County School, 6; Llandudno Y.M.C.A. Reserves, 0.

COLWYN BAY JUNIORS~GWYDR ROVERS. The above match was played at Gwydr Park rl ground on Saturday. During the first half the Rovers were the superior team, and at the inter- Nal led by 5 goals to nil. The game being re- sum 3d the visitors gave the home team a very tougii time, but failed to score though several very good attempts were made. The game ended in a win fol, the homesters by 5 goals to ml.

BETHESDA COUNTY SCHOOL v. LLANKWST COUNTY SCHOOL Tins match was played at Llanrwst on Sat- urda.y, the game being- keenly contested. The teams were abou* eljal in weigtit, but it was obvious that the visitors were more experienced than their hosts Tho Betliesda, .forwards again snowed their powers of combination, and scored twici b-'foie chft int'.r\al. Rowland Jones, the vnside left, played noatlv, and to the great ad- vantage of his siao Brock, at full back. was fafe as usual, he and Hugnes being good pa.rt- i,erg in the defence. Griffith at centre-naif gives weight to the forwards, a.nd feeds them well. T. J. Roberts scored a. good goal at a long range. Tho nas in goal was very sound. Llonrwgt scored one goal, a-id were dangerous on several <jc:a.3io,ns, but they were not strong enouph to wear out the visiting defence. Row land Jones, Peter Williams (who has the making of a good centre forward), V. Jones, and T. J. Roberts scored Jor Bethesda. Final :.core :—Bethesda 4; Llanrwst, 1. On Wednesday next Bethesda County School play t,he University Reserves, at Bethesda.

RUTHIN v. AFONWEN. J The Afcnwen team journeyed to Ruthin on Saturday, and played a friendly match with the town team under the refereesnip of Mr R. A. Lloyd, an old international. Honours were pretty evenly divided during the first half, but just be- fore th whistle blew Ruthin took the lead Irom Die Thomas and scored from the touch line. After the interval Ruthin, with the advantage of a slight wind, completely out- classed the visitors, and retired winners by 4 goals to nil.

NOTES AND COMMENTS. CARNARVON- i. After maltin- a dashing show in the first iiala, Rhyl fell to j)iecea in the second nortion tihe Notrt>h Wales Coapit League fixture at Carnarvon on Saturday, and' the home lot fin- ished victors witih the comfortable margin of five goals to one- « m « Without a doubt t1 wind had much to do with Carnarvon's inability to find the net more than once in the first half. The Carnarvon. goal had numerous escapee, and the defenders + k€eP a f^larp eye on Roberts, the Rhyl outside le t, a player who dteserves a place in the Combination team. Time after time he forged hi/s way up the field, but about the mid- diie -of the game Jam Trevor "winged" him. < » » It^as Ted Hughes who scored what proved to be Rhyl s "orphan" goal, and it formed the climax of a solo sprint. Aided by the wind', Carnarvon had matters comparatively their own way in the second half. One of their quar- tette of goals deserves special mention, as it was productive of an incident cf which amateur referees should take due notice. < The Carnarvon pivot, Walter Jones, was Rip n nit in g u.p the field with the ballat his toes, when two attempts were made to foul him, but the referee wisejy took no notice of them. Had' he done so, the Carnarvon forward would have been robbed of a splendid chance of scoring, as, despite the fouls, he still retained possession of the ball, and in fact he did score. The play of tihe winners was, on an aver- age, excellent, but they might pass a little more- The custodian made several capital oaves, and the full backs were a sturdy pair. The halves, especially J. Williams, the new I comer, made a fine show, assiduously feeding ttie front rank thtroughout the game. More particularly in the second half, the iiront rank were in splendid trim, and the m- dividual run ûIÍ Walter Jones deserves special mention. The right wing- dashed along with girea't vim, and Johnny Jones, on the left, was always doing something useful, a.nd his ocilileague showed' improved form. Rhyl were best represented by Roberts, the outside though Roibert Hughes did very well aifc full back. Of the halves, Buckley was the star performer, and T. E. Jones, the cen- tre forward, kept his wiing^j together. The custodian made a good show, but the whole team made tlhe mistake of exhausting all their vTnd^ in first half when playing with the

COLWYN SAY'SPARKS. Three goals to two. A near shave, "Rede," it was only during the last few minutes that the game was won. T.. • it was a capita.] game; not a dai.» moment from sta,rt to finish. Eaoh man oiaved as if his life were forfeit for defeat. » Doughtier opponents have never been seen on the Rhos Fields than the Denbighitcs, and' set- dom has a game been carried out with euohgood feeili,ii,g as Saturday's. V w < T!he result was a fair criterion of the play, the Bayites just deserving to win. • • • a Griffiths, the visiting custodian, was admir- able and fully deserved tihe applause which greeted several of his clearances- 9 The backs we're good, Reece being perhaps slightly the better man,, for he was never flur- ried' and seldom miskicked- » » • T. A. Davies was the "star" of the halves, and he received every assistance from L. Evans and T. Davies. • • » ■ R. M. Evans, outside right, was the finest player on the field. His every movement welt danger to the home de.ence- "Sooner" was a good second. He kept his wings con- stantly on the move. » » » E. E. Davies was tricky, but this, characteris- tic was too marked. D. B. Davies and Randall completed a strong attacking line. « it For the homesters, C. Halhvood, in goal, was not as safe as usual- Possibly the effects of his Holyhead1 accident have not yet worn off. It Will Jones and 0. E. Williams were at their best at back, defending stubbornly. They had much work to get through, but accomplished their share with distinct credit to themselves. « » it Tjie halves were all good, but Ned Griffiths made tlie mistake of allowing the outside man con) routing him too much freedom. The forward was (the strongest seen out this season. "Capt" McCamn resumed' his posi- tion as pivot-, and although rather on the slow side, gave little away. • It » » Stan. Hughes and Bob Rowlands were good, although not up to their usual standard. Stan.'a "overhead goal" was one of \ih" features of the gai-i-te. • • • » Th.e inside men weire too prone to rely on individual efforts, Mosb "Jomea and J. LI. Owen being neglected on several occasions when their services would' have been fruitful. » » » « That the wing men were reliable was evi- djenced by the fact that the three goals were scored from them. It stands to reason that when the outside man is given his eimre of the game it serves to bring the opponents out of the goalmouth, and thus clears the way for the inside men to ecoipe when the centres are sent in. This is an elementary rule whi-cjh should surely be known to members of an experienced team like the "Reds." On Saturday the Bayites are at home once more. a.nd will be opposed to Rhyl in the Welsh Amateur Cup. v w w < Owing to a rule that no player living outside a radius of five miles from the team's head- quarters can take part in the cup-ties substitutes have to be found for Moss Jones and Will Jones. » » » J. S. Jones, the favourite full back, has con- sented to play once more, and to fill the vacancy in the forward line W Hughes, of Llysfaen, is being introduced. • » The team that will take. the field will thus be: —C. Hallwcod, goal;, J. S. Jones and O. E. Wil- .d- -Z lioms, lull backs; E. Griffiths, T. Wellings, and R. Rowla.nds, nalves; W. Hughes, R. Rowlands, T McCann (capt.), S. Hughes, and J. LJ. Owen, forwards. » » The latter is at present a doubdul starter, having met with a siight accident, whion may yet deter ÜLiU from talcing the field.

LLANDUDNO AND CONWAY nitlNKiueS. The Amateurs oame off better than many had expected 011 ba,i/uruay. Several of their supporters were heard to give a l 1 ioreeast 111 tavour of Beaumaris. Still, tney have nothing to boast about, for Beaumaris nave captured rour points iroui them. The Llandudno Reserves gave the Bangor Celts a warm reception on JSaturouy, The local team were the superior team, but it must be owncti that the Celts made u plucky snow. All the goals scored by the Celts were the reo sult of hard work. » » < It is some time since the Celts have sustained such a severe defeat. « » '• An excellent game was witnessed on the ground, on Saturday, between the local Y.M.C.A. and Bangor Y.M.C.A. • « The Bangorians secured a well deserved victory 0{ 5-3.. « » » Heaton Jones was very prominent on the Bangor left wing. He was very smart on ihe ball, and several times had very hard lines in not scoring, a few inches only being needed to do the trick. He was one too many for the home defence* and caused them much trouble. • • The Llandudno Y.M.C.A. are extremely fortq. na.te in having such an excellent ground as the Cricket Ground for their matches. < Several have recently expressed the need that is felt for a gymnasium at Conway. Now is the opportunity for local sportsmen to do something in the interest of sport. A gym. would be of inestimable value in training tne youtns of the town. 'It The "Blues" had a rest last Saturday, then xlolyhead tixture being postponed owing to tfxt, cup-tie fixture between Holynead and bangor. Conway are still at the bottom of the League. spoonp1^8 enj0y eatm £ with the "wooden « < < Conway Boys' School are still continuing thei4 triumphant career, and on Wednesday week they succeeded in defeating fche Conway Wednesday* (/—1), and on Saturday they excelled themselvel in defeating the Liandudno Junction New Coun- cil School by 15 goals to 1. » » < < The Llandudno Amateurs' Club intend erecting a grand stand on the Council Field.

PWLLHELI PEBBLES. The references in this column about holding a amok ling concert for tlie benefit o £ the town club have led to the desired effect- • « Such a concert was held, under the nresfc dency of Mr W, S. Hughes- • • • The town club has been bracing up for to morrow's cup-tie at Carnarvon. If anticipations are realised the club will score another victory. • • • • Capt. Iv. Hardie will accompany the team to Carnarvon, and wiJl take with him "the 2.3rd. Tlie captain of the Thursdays was an inter" epted' spectator at the contest betweeoi the town team and the Bangor Normals. # # » t is said thait he took many men^aJ notes o# # » t is said that he took many mental Inotes of the excellent podnte in tho playing (j.l'ÛieNol"- mals- TSie game on Saturday was exciting not ardj to the players, but also to the spectators. » » « The town team and most of the spectators did not relish the Norm a Is's victory. < The visitors played a clean game, and their forwards outwitted their opponents in swift- ness- < < « For the local team W. Thomas took the palm. < 1 Bob Pughe played a nice game. ♦ It Jim Ellis was solid, cool and certain. » < « Fears were enterrtaineq that -Tim Ellis wouli not be in trim, as he had not heard what had become of his Limericks. it < < W. R- Thomas did well at goal. » » < The Bangor custodian knew his busing thoroughly. • Jimmy Jones was impregnable. » < « D. HUgibCO, a new comer, was splendid ae an insi.de right. The dash displayed by G. Jones was admit able. • • • Charlie Morris knew "the spot" well, and proved invaluable. » • Johnny Jones was not himself on this oem. sion though good. Why not pu,t a wire fence to prevent speota tors covering the touch line. » The- vete,ran footballer, William Pierce weA an anxious onlooker, and was naturally not pleased with "his boys" being defeated. » » » The Normals praised the ground very much. it Their "War Song" greatly amused the na- tives. The Normals were delighted with their vio. tory, because the Bangor 'Varsity team were vanquished by the Pw'dheli team the previous week. It is eatisfactory to know that committee meet- ing called to consder football matters are befcr ter attained after tihe observations made in th.1' column a fortnigh-t ago. 0 It is hoped that a series of matches will bt organised for Boxing Day. < < The Tremadoc Club will play St. Peter's Ciiub to-morrow. » The Town Club are to meet Portmadoc CSub shortly. w « w < The Thursdays are engaged to play the Non maJs, at Bangor. A local player has dreamt that he was 6t ing on Denrio-road. and that he kicked the baJi over Garn, right into the goal net at the Recrea- tion Ground. « » Another player, when he heard of the dreamer's acoompfielu-nent eaid that the shot was very much like a shot from a Japanese gtUI when attacking Port Arthur.

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