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FOOTBALL. LBY VETFRAN."] Well, the great match is over and the general favourites are oil- of it and without a doubt the better team won. Aberystwyth however died game to, the last, so we will bury them with honour. They have no reason to feel dis-satisfied as they met a more scientific team and men who had played much more pood football through the year. The game was a particularly pleasant one and well worth witnessing. v ery few fouls were given and these were for simple infringements of the rule as to pushing. It was a very fast game from the start. The Wrexham players won the match in the first fifteen minutes and held the trump card all through. The passing of the victors was far in front of the losers, but it was in the halt-back line that Wrex- ham shone. Without in the least disparaging the other players—who one ard ail played a fine game —the three halves must be picked out as the saviours of their tide. They kept on the ball better than the Aberystwyth halves, kicked with better judgement, and fed their forwards to perfection. The Wrexham forwards were very tricky, especially the two outside men. Pugh was well cared for and was not allowed to put in many of his brilliant runs and centres. Williams was very good and he played all through with great ability and an utter want of selfishness. The other forwards did well but showed no startiinc form—in fact they often failed when in positions tor scoring. The backs were not troubled much hut their form was not above the average. Indeed if the Abeivstwyth forwards had played up to their proper form they could easily have been beaten. V'hat- little the goal-keeper had to do he did well. The winners were a very even lot of players and their play was greatly admired. At the same time their play did net strike me as brilliant, and on Saturday's form I think Bangor will wm the final. As I said before the losers were much below their true form. Rea and Garner alone among the forwards were up to it. These two did well when they had a chance, and Owen, as usual, fed his partner well, but Michael was Simply a passenger and mulled many good chances. I have never seen this player do so badly. He was quite off. Morris, now and then did well, but he too was wrong. He never dashed up to goal as he ought to have done, and as he has done on former occasions. If he and Michael had worked their level best the result might have been different as several chances came in their way. Rea's centres often fell in front of the backs or goalkeeper when there was no Aberystwyth forward up sufficiently to bustle them, and here the failure was. The backs as I have said were no great shakes and a little pushing might have made all the difference. The three halves worked hard but lacked judgment. Pryce White was the best of them and he did a lot of good work. The two backs played a very good same. In the opinion of many good judges W. R. Jones was the best man on the ground, and to him and Roose must the credit be given of Wrexham winning by so narrow a margin. It is impossible to say too much of Roose's goal-keeping. It stood out very prominently as the great feature of a good match. No matter how the ball came he was ready for it, and with either a mighty smack or huge kick the ball was smartly sent flying away. Better goalkeeping has never been eean in any match for the Cup and on his form here Roose ono-ht to have been given his cap. There is nu need for the Selection Committee to go out of Wales for a goalkeeper when such an able custodian as Roose is ready to hand. Aberystwyth had qmte their share of luck in being beaten by only 1 to 0. The Welshpool Committee deserve praise for their excellent arrangements as to the ground. These were perfect and all the players expiessed them- selves as being more than satisfied with the state of the turf, &c. It is a pity something could not be done to make the approach better, and I trust if Welshpool is favoured agaiu with a good game that the road to the field will be improved. The Newtown men must feel more dis-satisfied with themselves than ever. On Saturday's form they would have defeated Wrexham easily, in fact the latter would not in common language have smelt it in the final and they must play with more dash if they mean to niace Baagor bite the dust. The Bangor men will go on the field full of confidence. They have every right to feel so, as up to the time of writing they have won 26 matches without once tasting defeat and their goal average is a fine one. The Bangor players have the happy knack of soon suiting themselves to the style of play adopted by their opponents. They are equally at home in meeting a scientific team or a rough one and it is this that has carried them so far. I cannot help thinking that the Aberystwyth authorities made a great mistake in playing Wal&allon the Wednesday previous to the semi-final. It was too near the big day to benefit the players while it took something out of them. The playexs seemed stale and sadly lacking in their usual go." The International match with England resulted disastrously to the wearers of the leek. The team representing England was a very good one, but nothing like good enough to inflict a 9 to 1 beating. The Welsh forwards were all abroad, and could not get into each others style of play. They also lacked dash, and thc-ir poor attempts at parsing were very slow and uncertain. I like to see for- wards going forward when in possession of the ball and not fiddling their time away in hunting for partners. Clever passing is all right enough, but it should always be accompanied with a smart forward movement towards goal, as that is the thing to go for after all. The goalkeeping of Jones was very indifferent, and in the opinion of a writer in the Standard he should have easily stopped at least four of the shots from taking effect. Roose would have done much better in a match of this sort, as he has nlnck enough for any- thing, and Saturday's match proves he has t head on his shoulders when hard pressed. The team to repre sen a»es against Scotland to-day is prac- tically .he same as that which did so well against Ireland, the forwards being precisely the same In the Irish match they soon fell inj each others style of piay, and the result was satisfactory. W. Lewis will, 18 to be hoped, feed hispartne/better than he did then. Moms did as well as any of the forwards on Monday and quite deserves the triple honours. Parry and Arridge did well and are again chosen. These two may be depended upon to look after tueir department if nothing Joes wrong in front ot them, but they cannot attack and defend. Ihe solitary goal obtained by Wales was the work of C. Parry and Chapman—the two Newtown men. The greatest certainty of modern times—if there is such a thins? as a certainty in either football or cricket—was upset on Saturday when Wrockwa*. dine Wood defeated Shrewsbury—at Shrewsbury too—in the semi-tinal for the Mayor's Charity Cup. The Shrewsbury spectators could not realise that their pets could possibly fall before such a team after the splendid work they have done lately. Over confidence, missed opportunies, and hard luck combined brought them to grief as they have done many a good team-Newtown, for instance. At the same time Wrockwardine Wood deserve great credit for their very handsome, if un- expected, victory. They played a good and de- termined game without the slightest show of funk, and this pulled them through. The Shrewsbury men were a bit off it, and the Woodmen were lucky to catch them in this mood. Let us hope that'to-day all the form will be recovered. This is just what we expect from Salop. A failure followed by a briiliant performance. If it comes off to-day the atonement for Saturday's defeat will be ample. If Veterans good wishes will do you any good you are heartily welcome to them. In the other semi-final for the Charity Cup the holders, St George's, easily polished off Newport. What a wonderful liking the old Dragons have for this Cup. They seem to feel that hey have a prescriptive right to it, and no matter how badly they perform in other matches they always fight well in the competition for the Cup. This year I, for one, felt pretty certain they would have to hand it over, but now they are more likely to retain it. One good result of the victory of Wrockwardine Wood will be that we shall now have the final in Shrewsbury.. i Moreton Swifts have just managed, after a very hard fio-ht to become holders of the Village Cup. The came between them and Porthywaen on Satur- day was a very stubborn one-first one side having the advantage and then the other-and the result was anything but a foregone conclusion till the whistle blew. The Porthywaen men had several chances of equalising, but the forwards were not steady enough in front of goal. The wieners too failed in this respect, but on the whole the better team won. Newtown took a verv mixed team to Ruabon on Saturday, but the new "men and the old ones in new positions played so well that the result was a draw of one goal each. It is often a blessing to a team when some of the regular members cannot play as it gives youngsters a chance of coming out, and some of these on Saturday, played so well, that they will be heard of later on. The Druids were extremely lucky to draw as the visitors had most of the play, and on two occasions scored, but the referee gave the home team the benefit of the doubt. The match against Portmadoc on Saturday brought the Aberystwyth College football season to a close. During the season eight matches have been played, of which only one has been lost, this being the first match with the Town team. Of the other seven matches, four have been won, including the return match with the Town and the annual match with Bangor College, while the other three have been drawn, two away and one (the Old Students) at home. The goal average works out to 22 goals for and 16 against. Of these 16 goals, nine have been scored by the Town forwards. Derby County nearly threw their chance of the League Championship away on Saturday by allow- ing Sheffield United to take two points out of them. This too at Derby, where the home team have not been beaten this year. Aston Villa had a desperate struggle at home with the other Sheffield team and only squeezed home by a goal. The Birmingham critics speak very highly of Sheffield Wednesday, and put them favourities for the English Cup. The semi-finals to-day will be teasers. On form Derby and Sheffield Wednesday ought to win easily, but the two Wanderers ate fighters. They have not the style of the other teams, but they are mere determined, and I. for one, shall not be surprised if pluck does not beat form to-day. The order of tho First League u" fo and "^hiding Saturday last is as follows — Goals Pl'd Won lost Dv'n FCJ. AgatFts Aston Villa 27 18 4 5 69 39 41 Derby County 25 16 5 4 62 29 36 Everton 26 15 6 5 60 27 35 Sunderland 27 12 3 7 45 39 31 Bolton Wanderers. 25 13 8 4 40 29 30 Stoke 24 13 11 0 49 36 26 Sheffield Wednesday 26 10 11 5 40 50 25 Blackburn Rovers. 23 10 9 4 33 34 24 Preston North End 26 10 12 4 42 46 24 Sheffield United 26 9 12 5 29 43 23 Notts Forest 24 9 12 3 37 45 21 Buiv 23 9 12 2 40 39 20 Rurnlev 25 8 13 4 36 40 20 Small Heath 24 7 15 2 35 71 16 Wol /erhamnton W's. 25 7 17 1 46 57 15 West Bromwieh APn 26 5 16 5 26 55 15 SHROPSHIRE AND DISTRICT LEAGUE. Results up to and including Satuiday last:— (-If,ttehes- .-Goals-, P. W, L. D. ForAgt. Pts Hereford 13 11 2 0 52 16 22 Wellington Town 11 7 1 3 34 21 17 Wrockwardine Wood 11 7 1 3 29 11 17 Newtown 14 8 5 1 38 27 17 Market Drayton 15 6 3 2 30 30 14 St. George's 10 6 3 1 35 18 13 Iron-Bridge. 13 4 6 3 32 35 11 Newport Town 16 4 11 1 27 50 9 Whitchurch Town. 15 3 10 2 17 60 8 Oswestry Uuited 15 3 12 0 29 55 6 SHROPSHIRE AND DISTRICT JUNIOR LEAGUE. Results up to and including Saturday last:- (—Matches—>, f— G'ls—^ P. W. L. D. For A'st Pts Ruabon Albion 9 6 3 0 38 17 12 Eilesmere Rangers. 9 5 3 1 18 23 11 Welshpool 8 4 3 1 31 23 9 Oswestry Reserve 8 3 3 2 24 19 8 Whitchurch Victoria 9 4 5 0 22 38 8 Whittington 9 1 6 2 10 19 4 WELSHPOOL JUNIOR LEAGUE. Results up to and including Saturday last:- Goals. P. W. L. D. For A'st Pts Welshpool Albion 6 5 0 1 29 5 11 Powysland 4 3 1 0 13 4 6 Severn Valley Rovers 5 2 1 2 12 8 6 Guilsfield 4 0 3 1 4 16 1 Leighton Swifts. 4 0 4 0 2 26 0 NEWTOWN AND DISTRICT JUNIOR LEAGUE. r-i èoaIs, P. W. L. D. For A'st. Pts Newtown Half H'ldy 7 5 1 1 17 6 11 Bettws 6 3 2 1 14 7 7 Caersws 5 3 2 0 11 11 6 Cambrian N. End 7 3 4 0 20 14 6 Roval Welsh Ware'se 3 1 2 0 4 6 2 Kerry 4 0 4 0 3 25 0 WALES v. SCOTLAND. The following teams will represent Wales and Scotland respectively in the International match at Dundee to-day (Saturday) WALES. Goal, J Trainer (Wrexham and Preston North End) backs, C Parry (Newtown) and S Arridge (Bangor and Everton}; half-backs, J Rogers (Wrexham), C A L Jenkyns (Builth and Woolwich Arsenal), and J L Jones (Rhuddlan and Sheffield United) forwards, H Pugh (Wrexham), W Meredith (Chirk and Manchester City), A G Morris (Aberystwyth), J C Rea (Aberystwyth), and W Lewis (Bangor and Chester). SCOTLAND. Goal, M'Farlane (Greenock Morton) backs M'Lean (St Bernard's) and Glen (Renton) half- backs, Gillespie (Queen's Park), Neil (Hibernians), and Blair (3rd Lanark) forwards, Thomson (Dundee), M'Creadie, and Oswald (Glasgow Rangers), King (Heart of Midlothian), and Keiller (Dundee). U.C.W. v PORTMADOC. This return fixture was played on the College ground last Saturday. The ground was in good condition in spite of the rain, though inclined to be greasy. Portmadoc brought a full team but the College were short of Roose and Miles who were assisting the Town team at Welshpool. From the kick off the College immediately began to press, and several corners followed in quick succession. Pressure was maintained and after about ten minutes play Ellis, the captain, scored with a high shot. Portmadoc were playing mostly on the defensive, their forwards when they did get away, being generally stopped by the College backs, though Thorpe had to save one stiff high shot, which he successfully dealt with. Two more goals were added by the College during this half, the last being a beautifully worked one. The outside left worked the ba!l almost up to the corner and then centred squarely, Ellis met it and headed a splendid goal. Half time score :— College 3 goals. Portmadoc 0 goal. In the second half, College still maintained the upper hand, though Portmadoc made several dangerous runs. The College defence was safe, however, and their forwards scoring four more goals, the game ended as follows Collegt 7 goals Portmadoc. 0 goal COLLEGE TEAM. Goal, ThorPe backs, Parkes and 11 T Williams; balf-backs, J R Jones, W R Jones, and Blackhurst; forwards, D M Jones, Dr Moormau, D. Ellis (capt), Metcalfe, and Lemon. LAW v BANKERS. A game between representatives of the legal paternity and the hanking interest took place at Thri^a^ore a large number of spectators on a^,a on ^aesyllan, kindly lent for Schooler™ t5- Lloyd Williams, the Grammar the annnnrt<T "f Was niai"fested in the match the supporters of the rival teams being present in large numbers. Shortly aftpr l f present m jv .-v. custodian runnme out soon after, the Bankers equaiised mftters. Just before half time the « Hmbs of Law again scored, the game standing 2 to 1 in their favour, at the interval. In the second half the game became very exciting the "men of monev" having the wind in their favour, and of this they took advantage and made the same equal with stinging shot shortly after restarting. The lawyers succeeded in putting in 2 more points, but just the call of time, the Bankers notched another goal, be- before the game ending 4 to 3 in favour of the l'egall uminaries. The game Jcaused great amusement throughout. For the Law, Messrs How, W. K. Min. shall J. E. Thomas, Wilfred Ollerhead, J. Owen, and the goal-keeper, W. H. Ellis showed to the best advantage, I w hilst in the Banking team Messrs H. W. Sabine, N. E. Tidy, Foulkes, the goalkeeper and 3Iolyneux, were probably the best. Teams :— LAW. W H Ellis, goal; F How, J E Thomas, W K Minshall, W Ollerhead, P Williams, J R Owen, A Barclay, E Jones, W Roberts, and W Evans. BAXKS. W F Foulkes, goal; N E Tidy, H W Sabine, M E Morris, G Griffiths, H W Siddorne, J Molyneux, A Bebbington, T A Mansell, R Pryce and J Baugh. Referee Mr R T Gough. LLANBRYNMAIR, A Parliamentary evening was spent by the members of the Llanbrynmair Literary Society on Wednesday. Mr J. Silvan Evans presided, and a Bill for making further provision for elementary education on the lines that will probably be adopted by the Government was defeated by 28 to 18.

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