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.OUR SPORTS PAGE. . .-
OUR SPORTS PAGE. FOOTBALL GOSSIP.. BY B. BENNISON. (Illustrated by Jack Dodworth). To the old stager the march of Accrington Stanley into the first round proper of the English Cup competition, by reason of their conquest in their match with Brentford, is particularly interesting. There was a time, AS all those steeped in football lore remem- ber, when Accrington boasted of a First League team, and a good one, too. Men like George Howarth and Whitehead, who were honoured by their country—and old Tom Hay, the goalkeeper, pretty nearly good enough to play for England, are some of the players one will always associate with the history of Lancashire football. The local lad in those days had a chance. Accrington did not care very much for hunting through Scotland for recruits, and their games with Blackburn Rovers, Preston North End, and Bolton Wan- derers were something to remember. Round about Accrington there are still good foot- Accrington Stanley have reached the first round proper of the English ties. bailers by tue dozen, but the town when the fame developed into such a big and serious business could not hold its end up, and Accrington Stanley are left to carry on the football story of the bustling, hustling place where everyone is a keen sportsman. SELLING THEIR BIRTHRIGHT. And, writing about the Cup, I would again hammer at what, to every good and think- ing sportsman, is an unmitigated evil. I refer to the selling and buying of the right to play at home. For many reasons, and perhaps more than anything else because of sentiment, the English Cup represents a com- petition that appeals to all those interested in good, hard games. You will get a man at a Cup-tie who would not dream of attending any other match, just because the game, to a very large extent, has been built upon and made by the Football Cup. The centraLidea is to throw open to all and sundry fr com- petition in which everybody shall have an equal chance, and in which merit, and merit alone, shall be the deciding factor; if this is not so, why is there a draw for choice of grounds? There may not be anything in the rules to prevent any team disposing of their right to play at home; but the spirit of Cup fighting is that there shall be no bartering ,ft,r this or that privilege; the idea of the j3<>wer of the purse creeping in cannot be too severely condemned. We shall soon be in the thick of the Cup-ties, and one would be very pleased if the Football Aseociation stepped in and decreed that there fthaJJ be no more swapping and trucking. If the buying of privileges is to be continued, then it follows as a mattor of elementary lozic that the richest clubs a.re sure to have the best chances of making progress, if, indeed, they do not make their appearance in the final assured. If the Football Association do not care to frame a rule th3-1; wiJl step oiufce from going in for the Cup simply on the off-chance of making money by ( tho luck of the draw, why oannot the ties be sold outright to the highest bidden-? NEW BLOOD FOR CHELSEA. So Clielgea, after a most commendable fashion, have turned their attention to the amateurs in tho hope of adding to their strength. W. J. The Chelsea team now includes a Schoolmaster. Williams, the Portsmouth school roaster, who is a left wing forward of unquestionable merit, has consented to assist the London Cl'ub. It was hoped that he would play against Bristol City a week ago, but he bad promised to take part in a game at home, so that his appearance, looked forward to with much interest, has been de- {erred. I have had not the pleasure oJ seeing for myself what mannor of player Williams is, but my friends &peak highly of him. If he settles down at Chelsea he wi-TI have a fine op- portunity of making a big- name. for presumably ho will have Windridge for his partner. on>e of the cleverest msifle-iLcits sinoe Bache, of Aston Villa, was at his very best- Chelsea are de- lighted with Woodward, who in his first game at Stamford Bridge not only soored two goals, but. made it plain that his very presence will have a good effect on the whole of the teams. UNHAPPY BOLTON. When & teaai are doing badly tihe lot of the maJiagw and' direobars is an extremely unifoappy one- The people at Bolton are aayijig things, and the supporters, with every good mifaenitaon, no doubt, but with libtle practical knowledge of bow best to run a football team, have been putting their heads togierther, and one gathere that there is much unrest in the neighbourhood of Bufroden Park. That Bolton Wanderers have keen dreadfully diaappomiinjg-, and that their position at the bottom of the table is out of alt keeping with the liboiral support which they roo oeave—I drouibt whether the gates have over boen larger in tihe history of the ohib than they are tO-daY--canj-t be dtemod. But one mueft Bolton Wanderers' supporters have been making- suggestions to the club management. always dou>bt whether it is wise fcr any bod'v oi supporters to be up in surrne. As I have sadd, the folio wort* of Boltoli, who have claJTiou rod for a toarn manager and have suggested other refoims, irai-e by their recent meeting given lay,th.a,- but confidence to their players, and mleas there is a general settling down the Wan- ieiera will continue to have a bad time. Matches between "rieigh,bours" have always aeen a doubtful blessing to my mind.. They pro- duce iittie good football, and, for some reason )r ovior produoc a lot of bad' blood. They do jo good at ail. The only effect is that they pro- lupo a lot of money. The match between Tot- eanam and Woolwich Ar^nal was the last roid in wild and harum-scarum football and I tiould say that neith-er the people who'looked III nor the players want such another game in hurry.
LEAGUE-FIRST DIVISION.
LEAGUE-FIRST DIVISION. Results up to Saturday, December 4th:- -Goals- P W. L. D. F A. P Blackburn R. 15 10 3 2 33 16 22 Sheffield U. 16 8 3 5 32 18 21 Notts County 18 8 5 5 35 26 21 Liverpool 15 10 4 1 34 26 21 Bradford City 15 9 4 2 28 16 20 Aston Villa 15 8 4 3 29 18 19 Newcastle U. 17 9 7 1 30 26 19 Nofcte Forest 16 8 5 3 25 23 19 Manchester U. 16 8 5 3 26 25 19 Everton 17 8 7 2 25 24 18 Sunderland 15 7 5 3 30 20 J7 Sheffield W. 15 4 5 6 24 29 14 Preston N. E. 16 5 9 2 21 27 12 Bristol City 16 4 8 4 19 29 J2 Chelsea 16 5 9 2 20 31 12 Middlesbrough 15 5 9 1 24 27 11 Bury 16 4 9 3 25 30 11 Woolwiah A. 16 4 9 3 16 40 11 Tottenham Ii 15 4 9 2 18 30 10 Bolton W 16, 3 12 1 18 31 7 LEAGUE-SECOND DIVISION. Results up to Saturday, December 4t'i:— -—Ljoala—■ P- W. L. D F. A. P GIossop 15 10 2 3 30 '5 23 Derby Couuty 15 9 3 3 38 17 21 Fuiham 16 8 4 4 25 14 20 Manchester City 15 8 3 4 33 20 20 Leicester Fosse 15 10 5 0 28 18 20 Hull City 17 8 5 4 30 21 20 Blackpool 17 7 4 6 21 19 20 West Brom A. 16 9 7 0 29 23 18 Barnsley 14 7 5 2 34 18 16 W'hampton W. 17 7 8 2 27 33 16 Stockport C. 16 5 6 5 18 18 15 Burnley 15 6 7 2 19 23 14 Oldham A 13 5 5 3 14 15 13 Bradford. 15 6 8 1 21 24 13 Clapton Orient 16 5 9 2 18 27 12 Gainsboor' T. 16 4 9 3 16 32 11 Birmingham 15 3 8 4 20 34 10 15 4 9 2 17 33 10 Lincoln City 13 2 7 4 13 29 8 Grimsby Tow*i 15 2 11 2 12 29 6 'ø I THE COMBINATION. DENBIGH V. BANGOR. A KEEN GAME. Denbigh 3 I Bang or 2 | The mooting of these teams at Denbigti on Saturday roused considerable interest, but pro- bably owing to the wet state of the ground the gate was not a large one by any means. How- ever, fhoso who did venture to attend were amply rewarded with a good, fast and vigorous Same in which the best team on tihe day's play were victorious by the odd goal in five. Mr C. Taylor, of Birkenhead, was the referee and the teams "Wore :■ DENBIGH Sam Griffith; T. Dickens and T. Smitth; Hutghie Evan& Tom Albert Davies, and T. Davies; R. M. Evans, E. E. Davies R. Ga flag her, R. Thomas, and Berwyn Davies- BANGOR: W. Jones; Tom Jones and J. Jones; Hwfa Williams, Alf. Thomas, and Jim Jones; R. Ilnmphre>}«, A. Dargie, Dick Jones, Hug'hie Davies, and Oliver. Bangor won the toss and Darg'ie elected to play up tiho slope first. The opening ex- changes were mostly in favour of the visitors, the home team taking a few minutes to get to- gether but Sam Griffiths was not tested. Having found their "seta-leg's, Denbigh retaliated and Jonea was troubled with a few stinging eihots, and one long high shot from the home captain all but entered the net, Jones juat lifting his hands up to the aplhere. Some oi the spectators near the goal inii-sted that the shot was saved after it had passed under the bar but it was not claimed. No ^ertheless, it was a very narrow escape for the visitor, and profiting by this the forwards rushed up in a bunch on the home Griffiths saved well from Diok Jones, but before he could recover his equilibrium, H ughio Davie3 had driven it to the other side of the goal. Stung by this reverse, which was not deserved, the home quintette, ably led by Gallagher, swooped down on the Bangor goal, and Jonea was peppered with shots wihich he capably negotiated. R. M. Evans flashed across a perfect- centre, with Gallagher and Berwyn 7 Davies ready to make the atbecmpt to cqualise- Ilwfa cliashed in, but in his endeavour to clear kicked tihe ball to the other side of the goal- mouth into the net. His face was afterwards a study, buit attoh is the fortune of war. After this somewhat lucky equafisation of the scores, the homesters penned the visitors in and ere long, thanks to the powerful kicking of Jack Jones) I G--Ilag,h,-r obtained and, giving a forward pass to E. E. Davies. the latter rushed between the bad a and, steadying himself for a second, g'ave Jones no chance with a fast, low shot, which the custodian got his fingers to in dropping. Bangor worked hard to retrieve their position after this and the Denbigh defence was subjected to a warm time. One or two shots wore charged down by Smith. The venue was transferred and the Bangor goal had a miraculous escape. A melee took piiioe right on the goal-line and no one knew where they were kicking, but eventu- ally the leather was cleared, much to the chagrin of tihe hmbe supporters. Half-time arrived with Denbigh leading* by 2 coals to 1. Opening- the aeoond half, the Bangor forwards wont off with a lIUISh but they did not make any impression on the home goal, and for about a quarter of an hour there was a hot and persis- tent jrbttack on the Banger goal. Jones dis- tinguished himself by saving* hot after shot in fine stylo and Bangor have him to thank that the home team did not soore more goalrl at this etllige. Ban@o>r were now aggressive and for acme mrnmhea it was a toss up whether the visi- tors would equalise or the home tea.m giat further ahead. Eventually, Gallagher sent woU forward to Berwyn Davies who, using his great pace, sprinted up the left wing and when near to Jones- let fly with great force, and although having but short space to sihoot into (Jones covering his dbarge well), the left winger had the satisfaction of sooring tihe third goal for his side amidst frantic cheering-. Bangor made great efforts to reduce tihe lead but were out- played at this juncture. While Denbigh were attacking-, R. W. Evans and Jack Jones were Qflsjcusauig* some little diffe Bangor nearly scored. On resuming the Bangor forwared swooped down and a mistake by the home right half and ri<g'h)t full let in Hughie Davies, and he made no mistake. The game afterwards was evenly contested and resulted in a deserved victory for Denbigh by 3 gOO-h to 2. RHYL v. CHIRK. Rlhyl j I Chirk Q I These teams met ait Rhyl on Saturday, the players being-: RIM.: Smith; R. Roberts and A. Roberts; W- Wiiliams, B. Hughes, and G- Mdrria; T. Roberts, D. Hughes, Frost, T. Harrison, and B Jones. OHIRK: JOTDOT; D. Owens, O. Roberts; J. Jones. C. Gonde. Edgar Chas Wynne R. Evans, EGias Roberts, T. Harris, and j' Love. Qwing to tfhe wtater logged oonddtion of the ground good football was entirely out of the question- Chirk turned out in nioo white jer- seys, but whdihe speedily became a khaki hue after a little floundering- on the soft ground, whale the white knickers of tihe homesters simi- dariy changed colour. It was with the utmost difficulty that the players could stand, and the heuvy, slippery ball made accurate kicking a rarity- In fchii reopeot, however, Albert Roberts, the home back, excelled, and he put in fine Ion"- kicking often, too, at crucial moments, and in- deed his fine display waa one of the feaitures of the game. Noi only being* on the defensive, Roberts was orften in a. dangerously aggressive mood, and was constantly feeding his forwards The other full-back-Rol-arts--e)eh.ibited sound, defensive tactics, while Williams, the half-back 'svas ooTvVouous for a fine, dashing g.a.me. Plhy was naturally alow, but the homesters had by far the targieet ohare of tho argument and for about three-quartern of the first moiety the leather was ill the visiborw territory. Several oorners were forced, but the slippery ball and watery turf simventod, any maiberialisation. OweD-OJ and O.^Roberta, the visiting backs, gave a ^S, .OTVM^c- defensive exhibition, but them wereSSbimee wftien several good opportunities were missed by the Rhyl forwards, although the tTMcherous ground must be taken into oon- sideration. Jparrdson for Rhyl,. put in some aparlcHng wOrfr, while Frcwt, boo, for the home- stwra, had ineaf« of bad luck in not being able to score. Bertie Jones on the Wt wing* was also worthy of notice. Chirk often indulgod in occa- sional rushes, and Smith, the home goailkeeper, was tested once or twioe. Half-time: Rhyl 0, Chirk 0. Rhyl pressed for all they were worth in the second half, and often were within an ace of sooring. Several good shots were sent in by Harrison, Bert Jones, and Frost, but nothing resulted. Williams, too, put in a good long shot wlhioh went over. Rhyl pressed hotly throughout, and after several narrow shaves, the visitors, citadel was at length pierced by Harri- son, who, on the day's play, was the best for- wa.rd on the field. Chirk rallied and then ensued the mOSt, excitirig period of the game in the last few minutes- The home goal was thrice in danger. Smith, the goalkeeper, saved superb- ly twice, but it was touah and go. Then Rhyl rallied and nearly added another, but just as both sides wore becoming' frantic in their endea.- vours to aoore the final wlhisde went when the result was:- Rihyl 1, Chirk 0. THE COMBINATION. Results up to Satuiday, December 4th:— -Goal&- A P- W. L. D. F. A. P Crewe A. 12 11 1 0 52 13 22 Wrexham 15 10 3 2 40 21 22 Whitchurdh 10 8 0 2 28 11 18 Chester 13 7 5 1 37 25 15 Bangor 13 7 5 1 40 35 15 Oswestry 10 4 3 3 17 16 11 Tranmere R. 7 4 1 2 26 12 10 Nantwich 9 5 4 2 15 20 8 Chirk 13 3 8 2 27 40 8 Connah's Quay 9 3 5 1 16 27 7 Middlewich 10 3 6 1 15 22 7 Rhyl 11 3 5 3 21 31 9 Denbigh 11 3 7 1 24 35 7 Saltney 6 2 3 1 8 12 5 Druids 12 2 9 1 21 39 5 Birkenhead 9 0 8 1 9 39 1
N.W. COAST LEIAGUE -
N.W. COAST LEIAGUE (Division I.) BANGOR RESERVE V. COLWYN BAY. TWO GOALS IN FIVE MINUTES FOR BANGOR. VISITING PLAYER CARRIED OFF THE FIELD. IS GOALS SCORED. (By "Recorder.") In fino weather this Loague fixture canto off at Bangor on Saturday. Tho i ground, however, was rather on the soft side, which militated against accurate play- Bangor tried a new man in Hands, who has played for a team in the Midland League, and who holds a position in a local sol'icitor's office, whilst Colwyn Bay relied on their old tetaim, which, by the way, was trounced to the extent of 8—1 on the town ground by the 'Var- sity earlier in the season- The teams were:— BANGOR RESERVE: Tod Owen; D. J. Tho- mas and Ireland; Arthur Owen, H. J. Davies, and D. T. Davies; Rowlands, Hands, Ilughie Owen, C. Burns, and Edgar Lloyd Jones. COLWYN BAY: Hallwood; T. Webb and R. C. Morris; H. P. Evans, W. Eo Roberts, and Ned Griffiths; J. T. Owen, Stanley Hughes, Suthern, R. W. Kay, and Howell Pribchard. Referee: Mr Shaw, Chester. The Reserves soon got going aJong the left, but H. P. Evans intervened and set J. T. Owen and his ooUeague in motion, both giving the Bangor defenders a good deal of trouble before they were cleared off. After Howell Pritchard had made a fine attempt at lowering the Bangor colours, the home forwards went flying down the field, and Hands soon distinguished himself with such a neat pass that Burns had not the slightest difficulty in opening the homesters' eoore- The credit for the goal belongs to Hands for his pass was admirably timed. In less than a minute Burns scored the second goal for Ban- gor, as the result of a splendid pass from Edgar Lloyd Jones, both points accruing within the compass of five minutes. To all appearances Bangor were in for a third goal when Hallwood thrust out his foot and cleared rather luckily. Both Stanley Hughes and Kay had pots at the Bangor goal only to find Ted Owen "in the pink." By some tactical error or other the Col- I wyn Bay defenders were all in the Bangor half, a fact the home forwards soon discovered, and away the five of them raced, but Hands finished a trifle wide. STANLEY HUGHES' FINE GOAL. For a while the game was fought in the Ban- gor quarters, and Stanley Hughes unexpectedly aimed at the Bangor goal from about 25 yards range- Ted Owen was ready to meet it, but at the critical moment the ball swerved into the net to the surprise of the custodian. Directly this goal was scored, Hallwood was observed to fall in goal, and there was no player near him at the time. Apparently he was seized with cramp, and efforts were made to resuscitate him, but he was eventually carried off the field, and Webb took up the position between the sticks only to be beaten almost directly the game was re- started by Hands with a grounder from long range. Amidst cheers Hallwood returned to tl}» field at this stage. Spectacularly the game had not produced much to interest one, and thefe was a good deal of the kick and rush about it. Owen initiated one attack on the Bangor goal, swung the ball across to the inside man, who in turn sent to Pritchard, but this player was a trifle slow right in front of the goalmouth. It was noticed that Hallwood was again ill, and he h-a-d to be carried off the ground a second time. Despite this defection the Bayites made a dash for the Bangor goal, and it looked odds on them scoring, Stanley Hughes miss- ing the billet with one of his characteristic 0 cross shots, by inches only. Hereabouts Ned Griffiths distinguished himself by some useful tackling, in the course of which he made three of the home forwards look foolish, but the ball was soon back again, and Edgar Lloyd Jones, quite unattended, sent in a shot with plenty of beef behind it. Webb, who again went to goal, listed out, but in doing so stepped inside the goal, and the referee pointed his index finger to the centre 4-1. The next minute Webb safely negotiated a terrific drive from Burns. With a flying shot, Hughie Owen sent up Bangor's tally to five. An exciting incident occurred close to the interval. Southern kicked the ball forward, and he and Ted Owen rushed for it. If Southern had been first a goal would cer- tainly have accrued, but Ted was a second ahead of him, and cleared. More by good luck than good management, Webb cleared a shot by D. T. Davies, but Edgar Lloyd Jones beat him. The same player was really re- sponsible for the seventh goal, though it glanced from Morris' foot into goal. Half- time was now called, after twelve minutes' extra time had been played. Half-time: Bangor, 7; Colwyn Bay, 1. It was noticed when the players returned to the field that Hallwood accompanied them, but lie. played half-back. The first item of note in the second half was a pot at the Bangor goal by Stanley Hughes from an absurdly long rangJ. Hughie Owen registered Bangor's eighth goal as the result of a pass from Rowlands, who was tit&nding in the region of the corner post. The work of some of the Bayites was most elemen- tary, and where their passes went seemed ti mat- ter of inclifferenoo to them- Dainty footwork by II. Owen close to the Colwyn Bay goal n"J'Ct at- tracted attention, and the way he tilted the ball over his head slap into goal wa3 pretty indeed. Kay relieved the monotony somewhat by flying down the field, and finishing up with long range shot which shook the woodwork. Bangor's 9fchgoal came from the foot of H. Owen after Morris had applied the brake to E. Lloyd Jones, who, a few minutes afterwards, notched Bangor's tenth goal. In desperation Hallwood went back to goal, and the first thin; he did waa to save a penalty kick very smartly from Owen. Tha custodian appeared to be in a particularly lively mood just now, repeat- edly saving siots, and lie had the valuable assistance of Ned Griffith, the old veteran, slipping in when least expected- The shades of niglit were falling fast, and it was almost im- possible to follow the movements of the players. Rowlands, after running round two Bayites, parted to H. Owen, who stood almost in front of Hallwood, and he scored the eleventh g'oal with a "little toe" shot. To the great surprise of everyone Ted Owen allowed a slow shot from Stanley Hughes to glance over his head into tfie net. At the other end Burns/ cannoned in, but Hallwood saved brilliantly- II. Owen headed in, and then, along with Hands, put the finishing touch, and thus was the twelfth goal scored- It was now a case of peppering at the Bay g'oal, and Edgar Lloyd Jones planted the thirteenth goal. Final result: Bangor Reserve 13, Colwyn Bay 2.
POINTS DIVIDED AT LLANDUDNO.
POINTS DIVIDED AT LLANDUDNO. Llandudno 2 Holyhead 2 n. 'iard-fought game was played between the above teams at Llandudno, on Saturday, resulting in a drawn game. Early in the encounter the Harbourmen showed o-reat de- termination, the forwards working well to- gether until first blood was drawn. This not only encouraged the Harbourmen, but it also roused the Amateurs to greater ener- gies, whict they did not relax until they equalised matters. The Harbourmen just managed to get another goal home before the whistle blew for half-time. After Bro jkes- Evans had again equalised matters some ex- citmg play was witnessed during the last fifteen minutes of the game. In the absence of the appointed referee the rather onerous duties were ably discha>'j-cd by Mr J. H. Vincent, Llandudno. The teams turned out as follows:- LLANDUDNO: Stallard (goal); T H. Jones and W. Wynne (backs); Jack Brown, T. Johnson, and Harold Pearson (half- backs); D. Griffiths, W. A. Williams, Brookes Evans, W. Owen (Settle), and Bob Davies (forwards). HOLYHEAD: Collier (goal); Owen Morgan, Roland Williams (backs); Lewi. Jones, W. T. Jones, and Dick Ellis (half backs); J. Jones, R. T. Jones, Hugh Wil- liams, W. Salisbury Owen, Johnny l':me.. (forwards). The visitors won the toss, and, laved with the wind in their favour. In a fev. minutes the Harbourmen pressed, and Salis- bury Owen scored the first goal for Holy- head amid loud cheers. The homesters now made a strenuous attack, Pearson cen- tring well, but the home forwards displayed lack of courage and missed splendid opportunities of soorfhg- Llandudno continued the pressure, and kept the ball well within the visitors' territory until Brookes-Evans got pos- session, and rushed the leather up the field. He unfortunately kicked too far, and one of the backs catching it full on his boot sent- a rasping shot which was intended to clear his own goal. But poor BrookcfrEvans' body happened to be in the way, with the result that the ball struck him. sharply, and rebounded into the net. This gave the Am ate xs their first goal, bUlb the re- sult of being banged against tJ goalposts hurt Brookes-Evans severely, and be retired from the field- But within ten minutes' time he pluckily returned, amid the applause of the spectators. Llandudno were awarded a pen- alty, which was taken by Brookes-Evans, but was well savod by Collier. A oorner fell to the visitors, nt they failed to improve upon it. Stallard was afterwards severely tested, but he savcil well till R. T. Jones got in a. beauty, increasing the yisritors' score. The homesters made a determined effort to equalise, Brown sending in a smashing shot, which Collier saved in splendid style. Half-time result:— Holyhead, 2; Llandudno, 1. Llandudno pressed on the restart, and near- ly succeeded in netting the ball, Collier re- pelling the shot with difficulty. Pearson sent in a high dropping shot, which just went outside. The home team attacked vigor- ously, but could not score. Holyhcad re- taliated, and visited the Holyhead goal several times in quick succession, but without result. A corner for Llandudno, which proved fruitless. A scramble ensued in front of goal, and the homesters just missed scoring. The visitors rushed the ball back, and put in a grand shot, which Stallard saved well. Play was again transferred to the visitors' quarters, Brookes Evans succeeding in scoring a splendid goal from a corner. Just before the whistle went Wynne had the "misfortune to be hurt, we believe his wind departed temporarily! He left the field, and the home team finished the game with ten men. Final Llandudno 2, Holyhcad 2.
ANOTHER VICTORY FOR THE STUDENTS.
ANOTHER VICTORY FOR THE STUDENTS. (By "Dolyicbd.") 'Varsity 4 Fesrianiog- 2 Considerable inteneRfc wag evinced in the above fixture, whidh took place at Newborough Park, on S^tufdiay, wjith the result that a la,rto number of spectators fiined the ropes. A heavy fall of aleafc during the early part of the day hiad con- verted the gTound into a quag-mure, but the after- noon turned out fi ne BLAENAU FESTINIOG: J. Hughes; M. E. Morris, W. J. Penny; W. Jones, W. H. Williams, J. Jones; Whittaker, Meirion, W. R. Owen, Lloyd Hughes, and A. N. Other. 'VARSITY:. T. Daniel; J. H. Hughes, P. H. Jones; A. Williams, J. Rowlands, H. L. Brock; T. A. Jones, J. E. Mathews, S. Wright, W. Griffith, and Lloyd Davies. Referee: Mr Walter Parry- Festiniog won the toss and elected to play with their backs to the Square. The Reds attacked at once, W. R. Owen finishing with a skyer. The students retaliated, a foul against them being followed by another against the Reds, with the result that the home backs were called upon to defend their lines for several minutes. The students con- tinued to press. T. Hughes cleared a dan- gerous movement, which was followed by an- other clover clearance from Mathews, who, however, forced a corner off Morris, J. Row- lands skying a good centre. A fine run by Meirion was spoiled by J. H. Jones. The students returned to the attack, Wright scoring at close quarters after Smith had cleared from Mathews. Another attack resulted in Wright placing behind. The Reds then attacked, a series of throwaUn the students' territory ensuing. A nice run by Jack Jones finished in a centre to Whittaker, who failed to reach the leather. The students again pressed, Mathews sending in a scorcher. The venue changed, the homesters forced a corner, and Meirion shot over. The Reds con- tinued to press for several minutes. The students became aggressive, a fine run by D. J'ones finishing in a centre to Wright, who was successfully tackled by Tom Hughes. The students continued to press when Wili Bangor headed clear. A melee in front of the home goal was cleared by Penny. Wright, however, was soon again in possession, and sent in a beauty, which Smith cleared at the expense of a corner, which proved fruitless. A run by the quarrymen ended in a scrimmage in front of the 'Varsity goal, which was ultimately relieved by Hughes. The students dashed down in force. Penny clearing. A nice solo run by T. E. Jones finished with a fine shot from the flagstaff. A rush by the students resulted in Penny, in trying to kict to Smith, scoring against his own side. Half-time: 'Varsity, 2; Festiniog, 0. THE HOMESTERS EQUALISE. On mromansr it waa soon that Smith, tlho Iwme goalie, ruad erdharugted poai^on with Whaifc- teker. Tho liitftle ouatodaaai inaungmrated hia ap- peartaipm in tbe^ forward by mooring a gioal fior lids sidk» during a sarijuimiagta. In a few minutes after the etudiemfB committed an in. f ctf the iroleti witimi the penalty aroo., Meirion, who book olwtrp of the emewng kick, -+- equalising easily. Tho game proceeded in a ding-dong' fashion until Wiight placed his team ahead with a fne goaJ. At this point, one of the students was supposed to have attempted to kick W. H. Williams, with the result that the field was immediately invaded by the, spectators, T-bear indignation, however, was in a few rninubos smoothed over and they returned to tineir ix>sition3 round ae mT". Before the end of tihe game a fine run by T. E Jones finished up with a lovely centre to Wrig-hrt, who sent the leather arashin-- into the net, tho game endill,9 in a vioto?iy for the students by four goals to two.
CONWAY v. LLANBERIS.
CONWAY v. LLANBERIS. Conway 5 Llanboris 1 Conway were at home on Saturday to Uan- 0008 in a League fixture. The teams were lined as fallows by Referee E. Lloyd-Williams of Ba ngor:— CONWAY: Wilson; Bob Owen and O. Ellis; W. Evans, W. Owen, and Sam. Hughes; T. Craven, Llew. Parry, Joe Hugnes, Alf. Jonee, and Sam. Parry. LLANBERIS: R. 0. Roberts; R. T. Hughes and W, P. Pritohard i Daniel Jones, Buck, and W. R. Williams; Roes Jones, W- II. Williams, E. Lloyd Hughes, R. D. Evans, and D. Roberts- Llanboria were the first to attack, and playing with tho wind at their backs they caused the home defence considerable anxiety. At length their oentre-forward, E. Lloyd Hughes, ran through on his own and shot for goal. Wilson caught the shot, but allowed the ball to roll on the turf, and E. Lloyd Hughes ran up and placed the leather in the net. The equaliser waa not long in- coming, S&m. Parry scoring with a fine shot from the left- On level terms end-to- end play followed, and- both sides missed chanoea Oif scoring. After some struggle in the Llan- beris penalty area Joe Hugh shot hard and true along the ground, and beat R. 0. Roberts, the visiting custodian. Llew- Parry added a third from a nioo piasa from Tom Craven. The wet turf and a greasy ball spoilt most of the play during the first half. Half-time: Conway 3, Llanberis 1. In the second half Conway were easily the best team, and thoroughJy outplayed their op- ponents. The Llanberia goalkeeper let in a higfh shot from Hughes, thus giving Conway their fourth goal. Their left full back also, through a misskiok. placed the ball in his own net, giving the home team their fifth point. Final result Conway 5, Llanberis I.
NORTH WALES COAST LEAGUE.
NORTH WALES COAST LEAGUE. DIVISION L Results up to Saturday, December 4th:— —Goals— p. W. L D. F. A. P Llanrwst Town. 6 5 1 0 15 3 10 Bangor Reserve 6 5 1 0 28 10 10 University Coli. 7 4 1 2 25 12 10 Carnarvon U. 6 4 1 1 20 6 9 Conway 7 2 3 2 12 17 6 *Llandudno A.. 7 3 3 1 15 10 5 Colwyn Ilay 6 2 3 1 15 30 5 Holyhead Swifts 5 1 2 2 8 11 4 Pwllheli Town 2 1 1 0 5 3 2 Llanberis U- 7 0 6 1 7 37 1 Bl. Festiniog- 5 0 5 0 8 19 0 -Two points deducted for playing ineligible man-
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DIVISION II. Results up. to Saturday, December 4th:— » -Goal&- P. W. L. D. F. A. P. Llangefni U. 3 2 0 1 6 3 5 Holyhead Res. 2 2.0 0 14 4 4 Menai bridge. 4 1 1 2 14 11 4 Glasinfryn S- 3 1 1 1 7 6 3 Carnarvon Res. 1 0 0 1 4 4 1 Llechid Swifts 3 0 2 1 5 18 1 l.iandudno Res. 2 0 2 0 2 6 0
N.W. COAST JUNIOR CUP
N.W. COAST JUNIOR CUP CARNARVON RESERVES v. PWLLHELI SECOND ROUND—RE-PLAY TIE. Carnarvon; 5 Pwllbelii 0 At the OvaJ, Carnarvon, on Saturday after- noon to teams met in a replay ti" of the aecond round of the North Wadiai Junior Cup.. The teams had met previously when Pwllheli beat Carnar- von by two goals to one, but Carnarvon pro- tested on the grounds that Pwllheli played an in- eligible man. Mr A. C. Slater, Llandudno, lined the players up in the following order :— CARNARVON RESERVE: Thompson; W. H. Jones and Morton Williams; Hatrry Davies, Willie Hughes, and Level 1; Charlie Francis, E. Williams, Hugh Jonea, Wilkinson, and Land. PWLLHELI: Artie Hughes; T. J. Owen and O. E. Jones; Willie Anthony, R. H. White, and Glyn Williams; T. J. Williams, J. H. Roberts, Saunders Williams, Llow- White, and J. A. Ro- berts. Saunders Williams opened play and ran down finally, sending past the post. Carnarvon made a raid, but offside spoilt further progress. J. 1-1. Roberts received the bajl and passed to J. A. Roborts, when W. H. Jones nipped in and cleared to touch. From a throw-in Willie Hughes passed to Hugh Jones, who placed Wil- kinson in posaeaaion. Hughes cleared finally. J. A. Roberts can down and W. H. Jones cleared by sending the ball out of play. Ellis Williams passed well to Francis, but he failed to keep the ball within bounds. Hugh Jones ran through and O. E. Jones saved the situation at tho expense of a corner. Tommy Lovell caused a diversion by robbing three opponents whilst full length on tho ground. Carnarvon again pressed, b; £ offside apoiled their attack. Thompson handled tho ball, and cleared a rush by Pwllheli. Ellis., d. Liatns shot well into the corner of the goal, but offside spoilt, tho move. Coming down again Pwllheli opened out the attack, but Willie Hughes secured and passed to Francis, who parted to Ellis Williams, and he forced a corner, which proved abt-rtivo. Anotber oorapr was awarded the homesters, followed by another but J. Owen cleared. J. H. Roberta received the ball and ran down, but failed to keep tihe ball in play. Hugh Jones ran through on his own, and when in the dreaded area he was fouled. Hugh Jonea-took the penalty, and scored. Willie Hughes received the ball of the kick-off, and parted to Ellis Williams. Wil- liams passed to Francis, who ran ahead and centred, but offside spoilt the rush. Erancis again ron up and centred right into goal- mouth, when Artie Hughes cleverly saved. Ellis Williams was again pelting for the visiting goal, but R. F. White cleared. T. Owen punted to J. H. Roberts, who passed to Llew White, who fell in trying to get through, and lost the ball. Hugh Jones tested Artie Hughes, who fisted over the bar- Owen Jones cleared another attack by Car- narvon, when all seemed lost J. A. Roberts passed to J. H. Roberts, and he parted to White, when Morton cleared, and the home forwards forced a corner, which proved abor- tive. J. H. Roberts ran down again, and forced a corner. J. H. Roberts placed well, and Morton cleared from which Wilkinson re- ceived, and placed Hugh Jones, who ran ahead in style, and scored No. 2 for Carnar- von. Ellis Williams had a screw shot, which sailed a few inches above the bar. Artie Hughes fieted the ball clear when Hugh Jones again appeared dangerous. A foul against Carnarvon, when Saunders ran thuougth, and Thompson cleared- Another fo-al against Carnarvon did not give Pwllheli the desired advantage. Willie Hughes placed Charley Francis in good position, but a handle nullified the effort. Hugh Jones took a long dhot angiainst. tfh-o post. and the baJJ bounded back to play. Land shot across the goalmouth, but nothing accrued. J. H. Roberta (Continued on next T
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