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ON THE BOWLING GREENS.
ON THE BOWLING GREENS. I A Week Replete With Surprises. I (By WOODROLLER.") I La^t week-end wajg rcpiete with sur- prises. and the results of some of the paines will have a decided effect upon the Jpositkm of the Swansea Club. The Vic- torians could only muster twelve players, <bnt owincr to a mi6und.rsta.nding several (players did not make tile journey. The Victorians Jeel rather wsnoved, especially a- on Saturday they helded practically the fame c:,ide as should have done duty at Seath, and defeated Pare Howard at the Victoria Green by 16 shots. But for the reverse at iXe-ath, the Victorians might have stood a chance of setting to the top of Division B. Against Fare Howard the Victorians were seen at their bÆt, iind taking fall advantage of their know- ledge of the green, gained a ten shot ad- vanta-go in the first fi ve Sharing the Ends, from this stage until the truth end th? Jiowardians shared the ends equally, and ^snored 32 to f-2. The skips on each of the prinks were all oat, and some of the head building vaa really splendid, but the Victorians were determined to hold on to >1 heir lead. and at the 15th end were up 13 shots. In the final stages the Tinplaters made a gallant attem-pt to retrieve tho fortunes of the day, only to .tied the Viotorians equally as V *eapite some excellent bowling by the Yt lowardians. the home trundleis secured verdict after compiling bl, in respond ti8 by their opponents. The bowling exceptionally keen, and only on one n nk could the Victorians claim a decisive .win. On t^o rinks the majorities wer of .uiti. On tv,) ri-,ikti tjie wer,? )f "■•honours were even on the remain.ng rink. 1II,The Hawardians under Skip Oily Kussell ijnade a promising start, and when half it'i• end,? had been bowled claimed 11 out IS shots scorcd. i > An Uphill Fight. « The se-cond half of the game was an up- "hll fight for the Victorians, but Skip "Tilly. Williams kept his men near the 'titty, with the result that, at the termina- I tJ.)n oi th 21t; end they were only one ';t><'hind the yisi, total of 19, Victoria the league points to the decisive _jnanuer in which the Victoivan3 under ukip I'. Keed cu'mancearre^ the visitors (;:1 Rink 2. Skip Gorner Thomas could ■rot get his men oil the positions he •*l°sired, consequently dnring the first ten # nd; they only troubled the scorer twice, while the homesters were busy, and put en 1:3. At the 15th head the Victorians went further ahead, while a couple and a the final ends, iT) response to • tix by the visitors, enabled t.h-eia to win iiy 16 after scoring 26. Close Finish. lu the early stages ot the game D. ftees, Lloyd. P. John, and Skip Hinder likely to go down heavily. Alter coring one at tho first end they failed; to secure the "kitty" again until tho i-ev^nth. In the meantime the Victorians under Skip J. Hanson profited by the .Bowardians' inability to score, and put nil J1 shots. A determined rally by the visitors, however, iii '-t them in a better ( Voeition, and at the fifteenth, cud they had got within three of the home quartet's J total of fifteen. They kept up the pace of wot in?, and a three at the twentieth enti placed them cne shot in front. In the last end homesters claimed a counter and made the scores even at eighteen all On the remaining rink the lead changed frequently, and the verdict was in the i balance until the Inst end. Halt way through the game, the Victorians were up hy one, while at the 16th end honours were even, a position maintained at the 20th e-n-ci, when the totals were 2: all. In ,wthe final end the home quartet managed to r" lay on- and won by a single shot. fleward of Persistency. Since the opening of the season. Alex- andra have been plodding along without jfeuccess, but on Saturday their persistency ia rewarded when they defeated St. John's at Dytatty Green by 22 shots. This success sould encourage the Alexandrians, and one cannot jleip feeling pleased that ."their run of ill-ruck has ended. In the rfiral half of the game the totals were far separated, and at the 10th end eacli side .ciaimed shots. Afterwards the Alexan- drians gradually began to draw clear, and at the loth cud were 13 shots in front. rwith their total at 63. Once having gained '1 ive lead, the homesters were determined Jlfft to be deprived ot it, and ciespire some .good bowling by the Saints, they finished nip with 92 shots, which proved 22 too many for the visitors. Success attended] vifchc efforts ot the Alexandrians un: ^three rinks, but Skip T. Tracey, who :ha heen TIp" frequently during the to account, for the. Sr.iuts under Skip T. Lewis. After holding tlle lead at the fifth end. the "slots, under st#»kip J. E, James, gradually lost, ground, iand W. Slceman, P. Foley, W. J. Harris, and Ftrip Alf Coker, made the most of their •-opportunities, with the result that at the f las; end they claimed a nine-shot majority. ? On Rink 2, the Alexandrian a. under Skip i Walter Norman, underwent, a similar -perience. From the ten-li to the fifteenth "-er,i they monopoliswd '0 jack, and gained Jm arivaniase of ten shots. 30 to 13. In the final ends they were a!mqsf_rrjually j-as successful, ultimateTy wiunins by thirty tracts to thirteen. The S],tnt ol Rinl, i ffund shots scarce, and wnen fifteen heads had been completed, they were 10 robots iu arrears. Afterwards they did (■anuch better, but altliouzh they carried itheir total to 1, they failed by six to jeach the home quartet's total oi' 24. As t btated ahoye, Skip T. Tracey and his partners did not meet with their usucti tiact:è;. and found the Saints' quartet controlled by Skip T. Lewis a trifle "too warm." During the first half of tho game the Alexandrians could only secure a couple of shots, while the Saints an- nexed H. They managed afterwards to 1 keep pace with the visitors, but in the end were defeated by 10 on re-aching the unlucky 13. Notorious Neath Game. 1%) .NVjith green is becoming notorious filttong Swansea bowlers, and s-everalj 4-11 It). have bad their aspirations for, league hoii-ours dashed to the ground, after visiting Mouut Pleasant green at ;!Neath. iirst Neath Railwaymen. sentj Morriston United along a course fronu which they have not since been able to cieviatw; then Melyn United caused jlvtatty's light to be diminished. Neath Town gave Victoria a serious set bael- while on Saturday Morriston left the Neath green, after meeting Melyn United with the position in Section A consider- ably weakened. The Morristonians com- ineneed welL a nd looked as if they would -have no difficulty in accounting for the M<iyn\ic,s. At the lt)tli head they were lf sh-ot.s in hJSnd, and had sco-ivd half a century. But their success ended, and after the home trtitidlers had wiped oat their adverse majority, they secured a throe shot lead at the 15th end. All Out" To Win. The Melyn woodrollers once having gained the lead, were all out tor a winj j!nd their jubilation was unbounded wileil they ascertained that they hsd atfainpd wucceae by ten allots, after amassing 9o. The homesters outmano&uvrcd tliQ. Morristonians Ion three rinks, the visitors' solitary victory falling to D. Evr.ns. W. L Morgan, D. Davies, and fkip B. John on Rink 1. Here tho Morristonians opened well, and at the tenth end had gained an eight-«hot advan- tage on a, score of thirUfen. During the next five rnde the Melyn quartet, directed I THE SMILE SERAPHIC. I A jovial skip am I, Con leu red with my shot: The world without such folk as 1, Would not b? worth a jot! i Wotild not iic, wort l i a jot! by Sliip W. David, mads considerable head- j way. and the visitors' majority was reduced to two. The Morrictonians, s?ein? ictory to two. awav from them, redoubled their efyorts. They managed to limit the (scoring cf the homesters, and eventually won by six thots, after totalling 21. UFS AND DOWNS On Sink 2, Skip A. H. Dickman and his clubmates secur.od a lead of four shots at the fifth end, but at the tenth end the Melynites. controlled by W. Ivlaybury. had reversed the positions. From this stage ihe Morristonians failed to lead again, and the licmesftrs finished with four shots in hand. Scoring on Kink 5 was heavy, and at the tenth end the visitors were up two. The position, however, was net secure, aud five ends later, the home quartet, under Skip J. Dummer were fonr shots in front. In the final ends < etch side SC0fütl As ell. and 23 elot, were gained, of which the home qrtar- t, claimed 14, enaoiing them to win by nine on a &core of 32, On the other rink, the visitors at om time held an eight-shot lead, while even at thi 15t.U end they were eix shots in advance of the Melyn aggregate of thirteen. ECCENTRIC WOODS. The visitors afterwards struck a bad patch, and in the remaining ends cotild ouly claim a single, making a total of 20. lu the meantime Skip Evan Morj got his men in close proximity to the j%ek so ofwn that at the termination of the game they were two np. The Morristonians had lot cxpected defeat, and had hoped to ep up their reecni. success;?. The Neath green is eomioc in for a great deal of criticism, and while I do not wish to depreciate the bowl- ing of the Melyn men in any way, I must siy that visiting1 teams are seriously han- dicapped by the peculiarities of the areqv and the eccentric methods in which the wood;- travel along the turf MOliHIsTON Ur; I TED Since their opening game with Neath B-ail- waymen, Morriaton United have met with a series of defeats. On Saturday hopes were entertained that, they would, at last, bring about a change of fortune, but at Jersey Park they just failed by two Rhot-s to eqaalise Jersey's core of Kt. rhe- East- idc1", in the first five ends, scored 22, while the M.onri«.toniene followed six ehote behind. HaJX-way through the game, the lead in favour of the E-vrtsiders was doubled. The .fci-sey wcodrol'ers continued to add to their advantage, and at the fifteenth end they were up 16 on a. score of M. The Mer. ristoni-tn.c;, principally on Rink 1, made a good attempt to finish on level terms, but just failed by two to overtake ths* Ea3t. aiders. Skip J Griffiths and his partners were up against a strong quartet in Sid Thoma?, A. Budge, Fred Joyce, and Skip C. J iiowe, but so well did they manipulate the woods that at the fifth end they claimed a lead of six shots. The Eastsiders soon began to make amends, and five ends later j got on level terms at twelve aU. The Mor- ristonians afterwards scored freeiy. and added ten shots to their total, so that at GO ON! GO ON!" I Now why on earth didn't that wood get a move, on when it was told? Why? we repeat. I the fifteenth end they overtopped the Eas*- eiders' aggregate of fourteen by eig-ht. Play continued iu favour of the visitors, and 111- tiinatoly they roached .).3, a total which proved 17 too many for the Eastsidera, THE ONLY SUCCESSFUL RINK. Thia was the only successful rink of the Morristonians, and the Eastsiders on thp I ether rinks managed to wipe out this defeat by two. Skip W. Denning, after being level • at eijht all -it the tenth end managed to j get his men in such good positions that at the completion of the ga.me they were up j eight. The Eaatsiders on Rink 3, nnrler kip .1. R. Palmer, werc. in clover during the early ends, aud added ten while the visitors were looking on. The Morristonians were a hlc to wipe out a few of the, adverse shots acainsf them. bat the Jersey quartet were in the c?d up by eight shota. On the re- I mining rinks th quart(>t, L?d to fight h&rd for points, and a-lLhough the home- sters hold the led for the creator part cf 1 the game, the balance in favour was very aniaJl. Eventually, Skip A. R. Griffiths and his ciubmates l-xi the satisfaction of win- ning by three phots, which helped materi- ally to gÙe the Eastsiders the Leagne points. SALISBURY SHORT-HANDED. Owmdonkin entertained .Salisbury on the Mount Pleasant green in a "frienå ly" Salisbury were short-handed on each rink, and after the usual points had been de- J ducted, they were heavily defeated by 85 shots. From the outset the Salisbury wood- | rollers were outclassed, and prolific scor- ing on several rinks irvcraased Cwmdonkin's total at a, rapid pace. At, the tenth end they were 28 shots in frcnt. after aecumu- iatins: 54, while five end liter they 50 ahead. A FDfE AGGREGATE. The Owmdonkin woodroller- kept adding toO their to Lai. and at the 21st end had com j piled the splendid a&gr»gate cf 123. Th9 visitors managed to reach the half-century, but twelve shots ha/1 to be deducted, leaf- Ijut twcli-e. haA ing the^omraters in front by 65 shots. On eeveraj of the rinks the scoring was rA- markable. The Salisbnryites. under Skip C. P. S:ott, held their own nntil th'? levnt.h end. when they verp thrM' up. Skip R. D. Morgan afterw ards altered tlw position. and receiving excellent support from his part- ners, monopolised the "kitty" for the re- mainder of the game. They scorod rapidly, and reached 30. in response to eleven by the visitors. The Mount Pleasant quartet, un- der .kip Jim Gill, ecored even more rapidly, and at the 18th end claimed 37 shots. Ar, this stage the visitors had only scored four, JUST A LITTLE! i- ?: t Mr. Lewis was n little bit—just a weeny j little bit anxious at 1 his stage of the game, as you will. no doubt, ohst"Y. bu in the next two ends got in four and five counters i effectively, sending their aggregate to 19, In the laiit end the Cwni- don kin trundlers conn ted three, thus giv- ing them a majority of Z: CHANGE OF FORTUNES The Owmdonkinites under zlip D. Jones held the "kitty" in the firat fire ends, and scored twelve. Then in the s'aoceeding- four WALTER GETS IT! 'You've got it, Walter I'' they said. You've got it!" I This is Walter getting it! ends the Salisbury quartet scored one .(j-J «ach occasion. Here again the success of the Salisburyites came to an abrupt end, and the homesters afterwards scored vt eresg end. Nsip D. Jones's face indicated hios satisfaction ? end after end panned out in favour of hi? men. baligbury, try as they- would, could cot improve on their total af four at the ninth end, and were defeated by 31 shots. A. Jones, T. Jenkins, and Skip J. 11Jch. on Rink 1, made a game ftght, and ied uutil the ninth end. At tho thirteenth eud the totals wore level at 11 all The Salisbury fried hard to recover their lost lead, bur the Cwmdonkin quartet were not to be deniod, and gained a two I f'hot verdict. STILL GOIG STRONGLY. Maneelton still continue their victorious career. On Saturday they received a. visit from Dyfatty, who were expected to mako them go all the way to win The visitors j put up a good fight, but were defeated m all the rinks. The MaaseltonHns started the season badly, but have sinoo recovere] I' in fine style, and if the present raw of progress is maintained they have an ex-, cellent chance of becoming champions of Division A.
SON OF A CLEVER FATHER. )
SON OF A CLEVER FATHER. ) Captain Louis Botha, whose name ap- pro roo in General Smuts' dispatches on Saturday for services on the staff in Ea^st Africa, is something more than the wn of a clever father. Jong (Young) Lou." as he is generally known, is a very astute, stalwart South Afric-an who has done well at college, and who long ago exhibitffl evidence of becoming a skilful soldier. In civil l-ife, unlike the older generation of agrarian South Africans, he is very par- ticular as to tlie cut of his clothes and the way he does his hair. ¡
CYCLING & OTOR I NG. 1
CYCLING & OTOR I NG. 1 Delights of a Tour in North WalBs, A very charming cycling holiday maybe spent in North Wales, far beauty and variety of the- scenery and the excellent condition of the roads a-re quite notice- able of too northern part of the principality. Chester, which is the gate of North Wales, makes a good starting and finishing print. This is the round I sue* gest:—Holywell. 172; Rhyl, i £ g; Llandudno, j 16i; Betiws-y-Coed, 2-1 i; L-anbaris, 16i; Gar- j rtarvou, n; Eeidg-alert, Harlech, 1; ■Barmowth, 103; Dolgelly, 10; Baia, 1T|; Druid, Si; Llangollen, 12%: Wnexham, 11J; Chts5.( £ o% in; ,tOt-3.1, 201J miles. Chester ia «• i some time can very profitably be spent in viciting its many interesting esaociations of bygone days. The wall built by the Bomans is ■still plainly visible, there ifi a fine cathe- dra.1, and many 17th century timber hou«e«. Six miles away is llawarden, Gladstone's historic hou-se; in the chm-ch nea,r by a monument was recently raised, to the young squire of Ha.w«r<teo, who was killed in the early days of the war. YROM RHYL TO LLANDUDNO. The ride from iKhjd to Llandudno is a most enjoyahla one along the eoast. pass- ing on the way Abergele {2,¡W Ooiwyn Bar; thsnce up the lovely valley of the Oonway j to Bettws-y-Ooed, viii, Conway, Tal-y-Cefn, and Llani^vst, one of the most baautiful rales in Britain. Then to Capel Carig. down the rough paas of Llanberiw, the shoulder of Hnowdon looming to the left, to Oa.iua,ry?n. vh?re )?he ca?tJ? paould Ik, yi?Lt?Ct; then "y the <yth?r ?de of Snowdon and Beddgelert. through the wooded pa6z3 of Aberglaslyn. to Fenrhyndcndraeth. Har- lech, end Barmouth. From By.rmoiith Uifi up the river ci44e -to, Dol- geliy. A wild moorland ride then ensues by Bala to llie Holyhead road, at, which turn to the right for Corweti and far- famed Llangollen. The road back t.o Chester lies troug Rhn-abon, Wrexham. Bos- eett, and Pulford. Betweeii Puliord and Cheaper is the stately home of the Duke of W astminster, Ea-t.on iialh in the park of I which cycliste (but not motorist-*) art., per- mitted to ride, a,nd this makee a very wel- come change from the main road. TYRE VALVES. I don't know what the exa,et oatuw i-s, bu*. certainly «)mc of the ejcie iu^oessojriicw 1 iuA'i 3 bought lately have n-uot, hecri so good as in t,he before the war. Porita-iki it is that the ferras are so b:u-y war-working that, they haven't so much time to awnd upon the cycikt'a minor wants. One thing I have not-iced particularly which has been mot-t unsatisfactory of late. That is v.aJ.ye j tubing. a small thing, you may say. True, but nevertheless oi the greatest im- portance. Poor vaiva. tubing can uicuke more trcuble ,tha,?} anlmost, any cth-er s-mall thing of wiiich 1 know. The majority of slowly deftatiKg tyres leak through the valve. You may not be able "to detect the leak by dabbing a wet finger on the nÜv.{t entrance and watching for the bubble, but that doee not say it does not exist- Per- sonally, 1 make a point, c-f fitting a new piec.e of tubing in n(; Y' of slow age. STRAIN OF CONSTANT PUMPING. It. is. not ncoefsary, of course, for the vatvo nib her a to bti abaolutei yperiohed be- fore ttwy allow the air to escape. They trie em nomotimeff to loee their elasticity end n?t to grip the stem tightly. At other times th?y glue thsms??-e? ao tightly to tba tt?m -a? to prevent the eay passage of air inio the tube. In this caee constant pumping cau^sea tho tube in swell out, and rth'8 f-tia-in lea,d. to it becoming eiigliiiy porous. In removing the Old tube sea that no bite, of rub bet remain stuck to the stem. Nw ruober will slip more easily on to the stem if the latter is moistened beforehand. Always keep valve rubbar in chaik; it preventis it from perk-hicg.. TO QUIETEN TH:E EXHAUST, No coneidera.te inot«or cyclist can really enjoy a epin if his nutchiue is curted witli a 114Diy exhaust. To me it makes motor cycling a paia rather than a pleasure. motor cycliste, who would never think of using a. 'cut-out, ha.v<; such noisy exhausts that the advantage li-as with the cut-out," f'inœ th-M i8 only occasionaily "cd, whereas a noi>sy iA continu- ous. Ev.ørnJÛng really d?p?nde upon the ?'?TM'?r. Jf th? material of ?'h?uh th? pi.?? is made is light, the escaping gases may strike the pipe with eutdcient force to ma or) a, wMirl61'a.hle noise; in fact, it, hos the eame effect, es though it ha-i been struck with a. hard substance. It is well worth while to have e. rocd silencer, because such never requires renewing, remaining perf..t until the machine ultimately finds ita way to t.he r^riap lloo.p. A sharp bend in the pipe .rù",o malizp- f-or n{1jM. The fewer bende there are the. more silent. k3 too run- ning. Also mako sure that the tube is clear of any obstruction. KLLLC'LIMEIXG TIP It is ail very fell to ray tb&t the modern motor cycle of reasonable powar wille-limb any hill in the country. It certainly will when in perfect tnr? with a thoroughly eTperie!?d ridor up, b.u? th?re are hii; on m-any an run at wfcich the average rider's :ma<chine is liable to ba.ulk, which one always lookis forward to with a certain amount of dread. Is that not, so. fellow rid&rs? I fro-nkly that, with the wisdom of many years' ex- perience, before starting a, long et.e&p climb which is liable to give trouble, I always reeort, to one of the trick* that we ueed to pin our faith tt), to secure a cl«<an ascent in the 3? h.p. single gear days—refilliiig the crank case with fresh oil. DRAINING OFF THE OIL. Direotiy the hill loom* in sight, I hop off the machine, unec.rew the crank case drain tap, and oonsoie mys-fif with the -new and a cigarette while the oil is draining out. A Quarter of all hour ie usually enough: then half-artdozen fresh charges of oil, and I am in the eaddle again, a.nd over the brow of the hill without, any bother. Lest you look down upon me for this nf'l'& Vwon of weakness, let me add that nw,ny ,of the cnacks resort to tiie pLan in timed hill. ci i mbs. RRVTIDING A CAR. Comparatively few driver^, know how to properly reverse a car. They can- all do it somehow or other. But wliat I mean is that comparatively few do it, in a clean and businesslike manner. Yet with a. little practice it is quite a simple process. The urgent necessity of being able to reverse well must be apparent, to everybody. I think the reason that so many motorists make 11 mcc-,& of the j..b i, that they ha.v.a never learnt, or, at any ra-te, pra.ctit.ed, the art of reversing- They are content to wait until they h?Te tc re.en Iwfore they at- tempt, to do it. It i? marly always ibe ?,B,y 1a6t thing to b? l??ntt in dnving a. oar. HOW TO REVERSE. Personally I attach a great deal of im- portance to it, and when I have been teachia.? anyone to drive 1 have always taught him how to rrrver&e during the early stages of his. initiation. The best wa.y to reverse, I hava always, found, is to turn half rcrtud in the seat towards the oflf-eido.. and to hold the top of the steering wheel with the left hand, while one foot ohould ho on the clutch a.ud the other on the foot brake, See that the read ia 16t tbA clutrh in gently, and mowe slowly beck- warde. in mind that you must, steer in -the opposite direction to that of the forward drive, and never give a eudden Jerk to correct ft, swerve. If the car is moving too much to the aide, better t'olip out the clutch and apply the foot bringing the oar to a. standstill arid start ing afresh. IitPROVIX G PAINT WORK. As e-o many owners of elderly cars have this year given up all idea cf having the coach work repainted, perhaps a hint or two on renovating dulled paint, work will be welcome. A few honrs with a paraffin rag and some polish will improve a car almost t-es-ond recognition, especially if it has bt-en somewhat neglocted. HaiO plenty of an rag by yon. and tear it int.o strips a", -required. Damp one of the etripfs with parafun ard tackle a small section of the body, rubbing lightly until all stairc, and dirt have disappeared. Polish this scot ion with a dry cloth, and then on a. fresh section, so going over the whole body. USE LINSEED OIL. Use a clean ra.g for each section. When the paraffining process is fmk^hed, Ico.vo the car for a- couple of-days*, then gi-IB i t another polish with a, large soft, cloth to remove the fh>&! traces of paraffin, a.nd then start -polis-fams it. 1 knerw of no betle-r or cheaper car polish than lins^eed oil ap- plied with a gft rag. Only a small qu&n- tity i? 'eqniJ'ed. and ift. i? bst lett i?T ? s left liT a, few houm to dry before polishing com- menoes. Two p-clishing^ a.t a week's intt^r- val are advisable, and if a third polie.il with furnitrue polish can be given the trouble will be well repaid. TltE WANDERER." j
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LLAHELLY SPORTING GOSSIP,
LLAHELLY SPORTING GOSSIP, (BY "WALLABY.") Interesting tournaments hare been ar- ranged under the auspices of the Pare i Howard Bowls Club. There is a rink I tournament; and also a double tournament, both of which a re open not only to the I members of the Pare Howard Club, but also to the Tuesday section, which has a single.-1 tournament to itself, while the Pare Howard Club has also contined a singles tournament to its own members. Splendid prizes are being offered in ion- nection with the toumainefitfi. So fa.r as the entrirs are concerned there are about eight rink sc).?. H s?r? of doubles, whik a. r-nl, setq, It wbii(-, 3, in both clubs. Hinder the Winner, Tim week a start- was niplip in tho rom- petition?, the fir«t under the auspices of tihe Pare Howard Club being between I). i Hinder and Mr-Vicar. Those who watched I this gam-e derived as much amusement from the witticisms of the contestants, particularly of the latter, a-s they did iii- teres!. Htnder ran out winner. The first singles game of the Tuesdays' feet ion wa.s played by Tom Evans and Walker, the laHer being one of the Tuesdays'' skips. I This proved big-hl interesting, but on the day's f-oriii Evans was too good a match for his opponent. If these games can be taken as a fair index of what io; to follow, then it will be wpll worth while follow- ing the various tournaments at Pare rd. Their Second Dsfcat. Pare .Howard sustained their second de- feat in the L("!IU when p?ay'?T; on thf Victoria green. Two rinks player! so evenly that there Tras ?nir a, Finale p?iut b?twepn them, hut the other rink?? Ymre in favour of the homesters, who won by St points to I 68. When these teams met at Pare Howard recently the position wa-p reversed, the Howardians on that occasion winning comfortably. Onlv nine of the players vho figured in the Victoria team on Saturday participated in the game at Llanelly. In the intervening period the Victoria team 11M been strengthened to an appreciable extent, and a strong side confronted the nsitorg last week, tin- Victorians Iveing in the happy position of having at their disposal players from other clubs which this season are not earning out any fixtures. The Tuesday Section. On Tuesday next the Tuesdav section' of the Par, Howard Cltil-) will be enter- tained on ihe Victoria Green. Titer arc labouring under a great disadvantage, j ma.much as they experience much diffi- cuity in arran?in? n-?tur<? for Tn?day. but they are ?xceUpnt. sport?m?n. a fact which the Victorians will no doubt acp- which i.1-io will no cloiil)t a-v?i
RAN TO DEATH. I
RAN TO DEATH. The dpoth of Professor Emile Was- j weiler, aged 49. of tha Britsiel-; University, an economist of note. was investigated at Hampstead, N.W., on Friday. It was stated that the professor, 1n trying to catch an omnibus, ran into the bonnet of a motor-van which was travelling at n moderate pace. The inquest wan ad- iourned, a.s the. professor's relatives wished to be legally represented.
ACTORS AS OFFICERS.
ACTORS AS OFFICERS. Which profession supplies the best j ofRoor for the Army? Ibir qne?t'-on? put to a drill sergeant who ha-s had experience to a drill ser-P,-int v.,b,:) ha. ba.?l e,,P in a'?d T) rc.4i(,rl"" the hc?< ofEcer?/ he declared ??.itivph. First of all. they know how to g-iv the word of command, a very important con-1 si deration. They are never ►•liy of self- conscious, and they impress the .met) with j their personality. Oive m? an educated j actor and I will promise you a ood officer. Schoolmasters make the best non-com mis- j misionftd oScers. Business men I have found rather difficult. They are intelli- gent enough, but they are not what you may call Waptahle." A staff officer en- dorsed tbo sergeant's, views, wir.h quahftea tions. Professions calling for the exer- cise of imagination and observation do. generally speaking, provide Srst-cla-is officers." be said. T-wo oiffcers on trench service constantly di&tingw =hed them- selves by keen observation. They were variably the first to notice srr change in the enemy's dispositions, and both were I'leet-street journalists. Natural resource; rattier than trained intelligence counts on active service, and, while this faculty may be possessed by men in all professions, it is more often found among journahsts. barristers, and, of course, engineers, who I nlace in a class apart,"
THE BOXING RING,
THE BOXING RING, Jimmy Wilde's Travels With Booths. (BY FEMDEAGON. 'l In hia hour of triumph. Jimmy WIlda cc- knowledges the value of his trivets with Mr. Alf Harry's boxing booths. He came up against, a number of fellows big enough to eat him. but his judgment of riictancb not only helped him to keep out, of reach of their powerful punches, but a];:ü enabled him to get nome telling punches to the point. I notice that since his victory over Taney Lee, doing the sights of London. oi Wednesday he JOOKOO in at the House of Commons, and received hearty handshakes from a, large number of !it 1 u the licuae of Lords he realised his ambition by hearing a real live duke speak. In Swansea, Jimmy s" victory over Leo is still the principal topic among HOTting rata. The morning after the con- test. men on their way to business saw in Portland-street the news that "the inimit able one" had won in the eleventh round ebilked on the pavement. A is AMUSLNG EXPERIENCE- Writing of his experiences in "Thomson's Weekly News." Vv iide telis an amusing story which is cf local interest. Ho says never forget one bout 1 had at Swan- sea in Alf Harry's booth. A farmer-looking fellow docided to referee the bcmt. and though he knew as much a bout boviog as a he d'.J.0S about ewimming', he the tirci to come forward when M. neutral referee asked for. It so happened that this "ae a boat in wl^k.li there was a great deal of clinching, which, no doubt, the re- .fr.roo did not appreciate. Unfortunately fo- our feelings, the raw 1b&ek-to4h £ vland youth carried a stick ".thick, no doubt, had [been used in encouraging beasts to go to aocl from the markets- As soon as we cinched hf) would ca-1 i ('ut.l.ea.ve go,' and if we didn't answer promptly to the call, he prodded one of us in the ribs with this stick of his. That's right," shouted Jack Scarrott, poke 'em up a bit-ri-glie them fi.¡:ht.' All we could do was to grin and hear it, but. I could see my opponent was i not, there to be laughed at. Coming into the clinch again, the referee seemed to think hat because 1 was the cleverer boxer that I was to blame for the hugging besi- nesfc. As it was, the big fellow kept hang- ars: on to me like ivy to a Voali.. If you don't leave go, i ll let you have it,' he said to me, and after jabbing me in the side with the point, cf his stick, I saw him lift his stick, no doubt with the intention cf planting it fairly and squarely on my glove.. Jviit at, that mnmeni I pulled my gjovo away, and dovon came, the stick on my op- ponent's thinly-clad back. TiiEK THE FU>. OOMMENCED. Well. that certainly did make as break «aj, for the badly abueed ma,n. with a shout, of Who ar', you hitting: dragged himself from my embrace* and if he 1 oil not been held back no doubt the ■-efcrce would have undergone the putting to al-eep process. It took us all our time to tho man to let the matter drop, but i-e swore vengeiuee when once he met, the aspiring Eugene Corri outside. Everytliio^ went well until the third round, The re- feree once more became a bit ofiVious, r r> as my opponent had not cooled -io.v.i. j knew there would be some firework. so«it«. And there was, too. V, hen the referee waf* trying to pul) my hands away. my oppo- nent swung round with his richt in wind- mill fashion, and caught the r(-ferce a beautiful back-nander in the Y,H¡. With a yell, the referee bit out. with his foot, missed the object be had aimed at, and aid a, double somersault before he o-.ttled hia benes on the boards. The affair went no fi.rtber. I had to piot&ot the unhappy 1"1:- feree, and Alf Marry eventually managed to get him to leave the ring The patrons were quite elated with the excitement, and desoribod the bout as the funniest they had ever seen. 'Wliy,' said one, you can get a longer laugh a.t All" booth in two hours thati J-nu cculd in all the musio hallii in the country." CABDIFF CONTESTS. The Lynn Institute, Cardiff, was crowded on Wednesday ev Mting.. and One quality of tho boiing was quite, up to the usual aver- ajcc. Expectation for a keen and escitihu contest was realised in the flVrourd hout between ioung J. Bic-e. Cardiff, aud F. Rozsi, Pontypridd. Hossi, taller -and longer in reach, u,rq his left hand well asraiust a resolute and plucky opponent, who had the advantage of coaching from {sergeant' Jim Dri&coll. The Mth round had gone two minute when £ os?i got in a smashing punch on the chin and followed it r p quickly- Rice was counted out. but a. gallant effort to rise. Young Fred Welsh, Pontypridd, and Young Rested, of Cardiff, went eight rounds, and the cont-est. was drawn. A ten-roxind contest betweea "k'oung Josephs, Portypridri, and D, Morgan, Tir- phii, had a surprising ending, the referee announcing1 a decision in favour of Joseph* at the close of the eighth roui't? t-. The Swansea promoters appear to be .et. down to a, period inactivity. On tho occasion of the meeting of Idris Jones with Luther Thomas we were Md of prospective visit; from Young Johnny Symoods and Johnny Summers. Seemingly the arrange- aiat3 for thc-se have not matured. WhHe talking of local boxing, I am reminded tbat ilr. Jack Dohert-y, brother of Mr. W. Do- herty. the timekeeper Rt, the Olympic, was married thio week at the Humbles. The is of interest, not only because Mr. Ucheity came from Omdurman—■where 1" holds the position of superintendent of police—for tho wedding, hut by reason of h's confection with Swansea sport some vea-rc ago. Before securing a police *v poirtment he served with the Lancers KAERELL BEATS BROOX5. The meeting of Willie Farrell. of Quth. ward and WiU Brooks, cf Abt-ra-Ton. in a. t.vroirtKls oout.e.st drew a big attendance in t-ho Ijiverpool S: adillill on Thursday night, fin the whole, the bmJt was very interest- ing, Earcell graining the vn-djct when Pr.?e?? retired in the Hth round. The open- Ill1.>' Touad was brim?nl of intewst, a? after Farrell bai knocked away half a d<yz- leads, he dealt out some he?-y punishment, three ti:nM )and;nK left hoo?a to (.he jw: varied by freauont drives to the. body with hath hands. Brooks' score wm n. solitary uppereut. In the second round I* arrell cet- tied down in sterling fashion, and hiniug v>ut hard and fast, in every direction, he placed Ecooka entirely on the defensive. Farrell cot home half a dozen hard hooks to the jaw, but Brooks quicks shook eff their effects. Tnen the Ijondoner changed lib tactics, aad playing hrwd on the body j caught Brooks vuf his balance on ono oc-^v sion. and sent over a terrific left. to ihe jaw. In the third a.nd fourth round* Farrell dis- regarded his defence somewhat, aivd Brooks troi. home ssv?raJ times on the fare and jaw with considerable effect. Siill, Farrell's punch* were finding the head, jaw and body, though they never once disturbed the, Welshman. A WRIST INJUR*, 111 the fifth round Farrell made r, Eeadway. and scoring four times with half- ar ri blows to the jaw, had Brooks on tho ropes. The Welshman came back aga-n confidently, 'and when Farrell sailed in was met with two stinging left hooks to ili- jaw. Farrell was very aggressive again rt tho nert round, meeting man with heavy swings on the body; but Brooks !'){'k his punishment, well, and repaid it in 9im. iltir coin. whilp he also prodded a-way stcadity at Farrell'e undefended Pace. By. this time Fsrrell's sparkle of the early rounds had gone, an4 with it mu-ch of his judsrme^t. Oil one occasion he rushed in with a terrific left, swing, hut Brooks nearly stepped aside, and Farrell rolled ù.r in the ring several times. In the next, fevr rounds thA pace diminished, but in the twelfth the pair renewed the, battle s-ircnuous linep. First Barrell got in half a dozen hard punches on thp. body. but Brooks responded with plenty of vigour, and hooked a hard right, to the. jaw several times, while a fast rally closed the round. The bout cudcd in the next-, the 1..5th round, as after Farrell had scored several times on the body. Brooks held up his hand in held iip hii i. tokc nef retirement, complaining of injury to his wrist. WILDE IN REVUE Jimmy Wilde c p pea red in revue on T1:m day night. and there was a crowded hwuse at the, Ocnxedy to greet, him. The revue ie "Half.Past. Eight," and th^ first scene ir second act, of this livelv and entertain- mg "musical thing" of ra.m Bubena a.nd C. H. BoTiil is the Turkish do Tight Bath. It was into the cooling room of'thie estab- lishment, reserved exclusively for Ladies, that Jimmy Wilde, attired in a bath robe, find: his way. His entrance was heralded by a telephonic conversation, in the. course of which it wa.-i at-nounced tha. he intended to pay a visit, and that he must not be kept waiting for admission. Certainly not." was the prompt, reply of Mifis Fetclle I Uinwood, who was impersonating the I raaria^er^^s, [ would not let a fly wait (weight)." I
! WITH ROD AND LINE,j
WITH ROD AND LINE, j Swansea Club for Sea Anglers. There are more rea, angkr-« in iSwante3 and district, now than ever there were, Tbe griming jx?uia-rm' of 'tA? aj?cr? sawurs of war e<x>nomy, for the price 01 tiifl is a perpi&xing probiem for fconss- wives. Apart from the huancial ao'.vecer. nailing is a. health-giving wn- pa.tion, for it iseopa one in the open air, and supplies pericuts of iest auci ox. itemo; it] turijB. Loyally a ia rcge number cf woundeti ecldiers have takan up ithe rovi and line. jaome go to the doote and tee piers; others Jind sport, and hoaithy 't the Miunbl-ejj, Ciub for Swansea. as air-eaoy iv-i.vjlited, a meeting ves held at the Hotcl. High-t-treet. Swansea, on Wednesday evening, lor the pm-poc? oi considering the desirability of forming cmo for L>a anglers, ihere waa a good attendance. The Clsakmaai W. u. Ooopsrj having steted the objoc4e» ot th-9 propesed c.iu!:i, it was decided r,hat- one 'be ioimtKi, bo be calLed the Swansea and D: tri<.4. Auglerfj' Aseociation. It pro- posed to hoid fisiiing- and casting ccinpeti- ti<u»>, inter-ckib com pot tr^icf,, aDd ti^iii.niT parties ruund the viewer coast. A poo.i sea-coing b-Det wiU be, purchased. Laai-i. aLO t,, be odaiitted- to rccmberciiip, and facilities offeiacl vo visitors to the town. A record c-atvh-cs will be kept. A number of gold and silver troohiee, pold and silver CUPÍI havv baen promised for competition. The club has. already a ■ 'fti?c memterwhip ot over £ ->. The anfrfiSX' 'Q L- •cripti.cn will be ?. M '1'? ??r&t.&ry t? C-e>rgf> Bci1Ûll:¡.. O. Kirtg Edward's- road, anu the are at the Bush Hotel. A War Economy. Wining in "f-ter" c>^ Angling a.8 a War Eoonomy, P:ea«rieli J. Stuhlw iays" Sev«rai year-s' Oil the changing ^tock oi fkh in a bu-sy street market in KftMt .L»>udcn brought uwo unsuspected facta «» light. Tu-e ■ &rst wao that most, of the stuff came froci tee Contiuent. ita-iiy kindo were a-ctuaiiy btvusht alive, which eu^es-te the vaiue ci the t iMue. Thia Wa,. tins to I my tinding ^-moiig&t t-ae fa miliar carp or bream such exciuaiwly €*oniiDental ~r> « v., a? ?t.& ?e 0!' th? 'i?Mii'?. i..?e'M'<!at?r ii?.bsn uiit?n.')'n iH His c?unn?. i Y.j?. then iiuormec! by the dealers tha,t their auppiics of c<?.rt',c a?n. ??? i-?df?/i dr?.!u a.La.<?!t <iitireiy from i?L?nd or tien&anj But the wa". which more UNm O trade cat out of iM bag, showed this tr. e only partly true L?.st, season, in spitff <JitHouitiee ot tv--twe-en here and iioLand, <xjai-«se teh a-ppoared in the:« markets. An enormous bream, t'hown to me a?- A Du<<:h ?"b 1'ccH. waf. beyond doubt 6 c??v? of -? ?.f.?j! Er?a??. f.? tb.m ra??; P.; a characteristic, r?lcur H't fonnd c? -ere. But why rtu? jny?tsfv about tae ;.rue Drigine The innocent Boarder, "'liou-sajiiit, now ald many o nch-y-aocked water is T<)-{J_a. jeft in pe.ue--but o-nly, l fear, u) tar a>j sport is oonoerxwd. The dealer* musi: geT, hold of the nih Bomehow. If they can they will purchase it openly. Other- wise they are ready to pay the price and ak no questions Pisciculture, once coin- men in Engladnd, is now a science in Fe. many. Many an anciant m<vit or qn ill>t jkukI in the home counties va& act.naby 1 made, ccnt'jJteo ago. for the breeding (f coajrue fidl Perhaps swh a water is in the hand" of a farmer who thinlw little cf angle is and desniseA any man who wouX, N-tt carp or bream. Af1 iUllôr:l"nt,]'1"k;l1' booTd«v may spend a short holiday at "he farm ano .secure the ftshmg rights for sum. Tao owner. However, happerw always to be out of sisrht whsn the haoi is Inltd; and the visitor do^ Dot return for a year or two. Coarse Fish. Many a ;t-o.od Briton oorJd not erter.d his paftrioti.^m to tho sating of mitiv# fieeh-water fish, other than trout or salmon. As a rii{;{\; wc do not know how to cook coanse hsh; ami, moreover, thery ia at present no adequate commercial machinery ior dealing with our negrieotiNt rtche- but wiieu we ^counter the p^nspv nial fable tliat coatv»e ft«h have no market It is wed to remember plains in Ijondon whera pike are sold at eightee i- hjenoe a cUntl. and whore (before th-e wm- jt "'h'ltS profitable to import alive ,coh de- spised fishes aii caa-p, bream, ide, or naeslixig." Weish Waters and Quarters. A Jubiioatio-n of wlusual interest just now ie that dealing with Pishing Watery and Qua iters Th Wale=i," by Waiter Jt. Gadliahem, it is a practical irinde o ( fishermen, in which are also given dtaE.1 of tie oost of fishing acoommo daticn, The price of thehOOk is only a- shiilinf. ] In his introductory chapter the author j says that Wales In a land cf rivers, brocks., e/txl Lakes, offering vario-I, and in some Lt. stances, exc-elle-iit f»ahnon. ea. trout, brown J trout, and grayling fishing at, a moderate cost. There is. points out, yood seA q Cishing oil various parts of the cc-a;st, and in the estuarier, and tho general angler ( will find pike. perch, ûhub. and roach in ()m-e lengths of the rivers, o.nd in eorta. n lakes mentioned in t.h" guid« book. The ? hitttg as to equipment arc- of particular importance having regard to the la r-T-.i numbers who have just become followers of Isaac Walton.