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 ON THE B()vVIING GREENS.…
 ON THE B()vVIING GREENS. Prospecti ve Cham Jions of Divisions A" and B." 4 (By WOODROLLERr) I Bowler* in the district have every reason ¡ to be satisfied with the weather they have enjoyed for their weekly g-ames. Oil no occasion during the present season nave tha Saturday games been abandoned owing to' the displeasure of Jupiter Pluvius, and the Mond Shield competition has run prac- tically an uninterrupted eourse. Satur- day s. weather was ideal, and with the greens in such fine condition, local wood- rollers were exceedingly pleased. Mr. Bliss, the pirko superintendent, and tbo green- keepers must he complimented on the ex- cellent state of the turf. In no previous (season have I heard such high opinions of the greens THE ONLY GRUMBLE. j The only grumble, as I stated in last a "portill .News: concerns the Maiifieiton green, but at the present time tlue, is irremediable, and we must look for the end of iJie war before any great ina- provement can be to-ide. Maiiseltort are tuov practically assured tA becoming cham- pions of Division A," as they ba\c only one moid League match on then list. Ihits tvi.'l not be decided until August ifith, when tiiey meet Neath Eailwaymeu on the Neath green. in "Division B" Pan Howard and I'ark Llewelyn were victorious, -ind it now fcecrasi probable that they both will tie with .Victoria for top position. Should this pre- diction prove correct, it will cause the t-cutnainent w be unduly prolonged, as the re-plays cannot possibly be completed un- til the third week iu September. The most interesting match of the day was played at Neath. where Pare Howard were entertained by Neath Town. The Llanelly wood-rollers recognised that their only hope of figuring in the semi-final lay in their defeat el | Neath. UAKUG NO MISTAKE. They were ooniidcut that they would [ Ciif J the two points. but were determine*! not to allow over-confidence to deprive thciM of victory. They rraua no mi&take, am. won easily by «,7 shots. The Howardii: opened well, and by consistent bowling es- tablished a clear lead at the hfth ei-ld, wlir-n they claimed 23 out of the 31 shots recorded. 113ey never slackened their efforts, and half-way through the game were 23 shots in front. The Ca&tienedd ti-uadlet-s tried their utmost to stem the tide of defeat, but they failed to hold their opponents, anj at T the 15til end were 25 shots in arrears. After- wards the Howardians gained shots quickly, aiui they scored io rapidly that at the ter- ruination of the 21st end they had topped the century by turee. while the Neath bowlers were restricted to 53. The visitors guned the vei-diet cu three rinks, while Dii the other honours were even. The Llan- elly quartet controlled by Skip Oily Russeil made promising progress until the tenth end. when they were in iront with t.vo shot:, to spare, ihe home triiiidiers well directed by Skip Adaja Jewell, gradually wiped out the deficit, and fixe ends later were up to. 4 FINE nXlSH. The struggle iu the fituti ends was a ipiendid one, and the Tinpiaters were quite satisfied when they finished Hp on level terms with the totals .-it 19 ail. On the next rink Jolin Jones, Ben Hanbury, W. Thomas, and Skip Gouter Thomas commeacecl in W<<(:h confident manner that they soon gut well ahead, At the fifth eud they held nn eight-shot lead, after scoring nine, but at the tenth end this advantage was reduced to t -e. The Neathites, under the Neath captain, R Uoode. afterwards struck a bad patch, and did not trouble the scorer tor five ends. Consequently the Howardians j went well ahe-id, and at the lbth end hau ooiup'eted twenty show in response to seven. lue iuiai eoda agaiii favoured the' visitors, wl).) took their fim.1 score to 30, defeating the Neath quartet by 18. The game on the neigh bout'ing runt underwent frequent changes, and a two-shot lend in favour 01 the Pare Howard quartet directed by jHV D. Lewis was reversed at the 15tb end, when the men held a lead of two. Skip j. Sduiris, however, was unable to maintain t'J:6 advantage, and the. visitors retime. closer proximity to thu jack aggregated 21, and overtopped their opponents' total by ■ 4our\ Play was fairly even during the first five en -is on the remaining rink, but from this stage the Howardians proceeded to build up i winning lead, and at the tenth .cr8 12 up. The Neath Quartet were Ull- able to make any impression on the lead of the Llaneliyites, who scored rapidly and finished up with a majority of 23, aiter ac- cumulating 55 shots SURPRISE FOK lAHK LLEWELYN. Park Llewelyn, by their defeat «t Pare Howard on July 22nd. had jeopardised their 1 chances of becoming champions oX "?>ivi- 8ion B," and as Alexandra were practically an unknown quantity to them, they lelt nothing to chance. Fortunately they were able to muster a representative side, aiicl wen with twenty shots in hand On this! occasion the Alexandrians had the assist- auce of Tom Griffiths, but even this was not sufficient to pull them through. game was played on the Dyfatty green, and The Alexandrians making fuB us» of their .knowledge of the green, held their oppo- nents during the tirM, five ends The Plas- inarl we ud roll era, however, soon became ac- customed to the run of the green, and htill way through the game held an eight-shot advantage. FUTILE EFFORTS. They continued to hold the upper hand, and at the 15th end had established a. lead of twenty shots, which placed thPID in a fairly sufe position. The Alexandrians tried hard to regain the lost position, but despite their efforts the visitors maintained their lead of twenty shots until the final end, when they claimed an aggregate cf 85. The plasmai-l trundlers were up on every xiuk, alt-hough they had not much to spare en a couple. The Alexandrians under Skip To-. Griffiths made 1,. Matthews, D. Grif- fiths, T. Jones, a.nd Skip Geo. Clark go all the way. In the first five ends they scored six in response to two by the Park Llewelyn quartet, but afterwards feU away. with the result that when half the ends had been Bent down, they were three behind. ALL OUT." The bowlers were all out, but no eEange ■occurred, the visitors ultimately winning by three on a total of 24. On Rink 2 the Alexandrians, under Skip W. Norman, were B.>r so successful, and the visitors, con- trolled by Tom Miles, held the lead practi- cally throughout the game A tenth-end lea I of erven was improved to "1 majority of 16 at the 15th end. on;y to be again re- duced to nine after they had compile/ 21 Bkip-Alf Coker and his clubmates made a good fight in the initial part of the game. b;ic they came to a standstill at the thEt tenth end, and could not get going for ihe r(-t five ends, when they were down six. As both quartets claimed an equal number of shots in the remaining ends_ the visitors maintained their lead of six at the com- pletion of the game. Skip Jos. Clark did not have matters hitf own way on Rink 4. and for a considerable part of the game was down a couple of shots. In the la few en da, however, the Plagman quartet claimed the jack frequently, and by rais- ing their aggregate to 21, secured an excess of two shots. EMLWAYMEN AT PARK LLEWELYN. Pyfatty and Neath Railwaymen were un- able to arrange to play at Neath during the season, as no suitable date upon which the NeatS green was vacant could be fixed. JL* both teams werr, keen on bringing off their game, they arranged to play at Park Llrwebrn on Iturday, The Kyfatty play- ers were ifi exueihaat form, and rejprocLucuij some of the bowling which made them so prominent in the Mond Shield, competi- tion", in nrevious seasons. Right fi-om the opening end they ii,icle matters warm for the Kailwaymen. who were quite unable to regulate the pace of the scoring of the Dyfatty bowlers. At the fifth end the Rail- wavmen's total was limited to six, while Dyfatty put on 53 shots. The next fise end, brought the Neath bowlers no relief, as Dyfatty increased their advantage to 43, ANOTHER GOOD WOOD' II GONE WRONG!" Mr. Eovre sadly watches still another skittler "going west." Alas! What a number went the same way last Saturday, j Mr. R<)\H! Alas! we repeat. and at the 15th end claimed a lead of 48. The Dyfatty w-ood-rollers were now out for toi jnng the century for the first time this season, and eventuaHy they were success- ful, as they exceeded the coveted total by eleven. APPLYING THS BRAKE. Meanwhile the Railway men weie still in difficulties, and the brake applied by their I FEELING THE PiNCH. I Mr. Hughes is here depicted in the throes of an attack of agony. opponents restricted their tolal to ft. This is the biggest victory gained by Dyfatty for some years, and I think is a record win in the Mond Shield competition. As might be WHOEVER WOULD HA' THOUGHT IT!" The Jaelr knocked the wora on, mo cat!" J expected, an excess of 66-two shot; were deducted from the Railwaymen's *otal as tti.,y were slaort-handed on one of the rinks brought victory on every rink. In each ea^'i the superiority cf the Dyfatty men was decisive, and two rinks. ait acted by Skip E. Hiil and Skip R. Jenkins respectively, held a majority of 24 shots each Roth T. Wales aj'd M. Troy control/Id successful rinks, and were never jo any great diiffculty of getting home with shots to epare. Neath Kailwaymen will, no doubt, anxiously look forward to the reversing of this verdict on August 5th. iN UNJLEASANT SURPRISE. Port Talbot proved rath-ar an unpleasant surprise for Victoria on Saturday at the Victoria Gre-en by defeating them by eight <h()k after compiling 72 1 must say that the 'Avon woodrollers surprise a me by the excellence of their bowling. They haa previously defeated Uplanug 0.1 Cwmdonkin Green, but as the Uplanders are not up to previous years' form. I did not give the Port Talbot men sufficient credit for their victory. On Saturday they bowled excel- lently, and on the day's form fully ae- served their win. Considering the handi- cap from whioh they suffer, they mat be exceptionally keen to play so many matches i way from home. The' Avon Green only consists of two rillk, and those not of the best quality, but the visitors laid their woods truly and with excellent judgment. PORT TALBOT'S PROMISE. The head-building showed that they still require a little more experience, but I can promise local lea,guep sides that Port Tal- bot will have a word to say in the com- petition when they secure a green which will comply with the league regulations ill Ree«, the old Aberavon footballer, is an ardent bowler, and puts down an excep- tionally good wood. The 'Avon tealm also A RiGHT SWING. Mr. King }-; brre executing what is knüwllin boxing parlance as a right swing. boas-ts of two brothers of the famous Aber- avon three-quarter, while he al60 has a son in the team, who manipulates the woods with equal judgment.. Ma-neelton are nearing the goal of their ambition, and 11. dcfeati1;¡; Morriston United ;¡,t 2\íorri. ton, went one «tep ncaier their deeire. This shows that they are equally proficient. Oil "away'' greens as at home. They put together a fine total. just failing by one to reach the century, and by the same nar- row margin tailing to double the Morris- ton United aggregate of 50. Ae in the previous match against Jersey, they were up" on every rink, and Skips T. Weaver, Lewis. G. Bevan, and Morgan John muit be complimented on their double achievement. They have now only one match to play, but they will require the points if they are to remain at the head of Section "A," CANCELLED. The intimation of the cancellation of the International games for August Bank Holi- day caused considerable disappointment in local bowling circles, but enthusiasts will learn with pleasure that the games are not indefinitely postponed. The suggestion made in thetOecolumoo on Saturday last that the games should be played in h,3 evenings has met with favourable approval, and when the Joint Association meets, the delegates will probably fix three evenings early in August on which the game, will be played. The Scotchmen who did not take pa l't in the tournament la-st eeason, intend to renew their efforts to regain .he Eden Cup in the forthcoming competition. PRESENTATION TO MR. REEK EN. A pleasant function took place on the ilanselton green oil the recent homecom- ing of Mr. George Beeken, who haa joined the Royal Flying Corps. liti, Beeken, who has acted as secretary of the Manselton Club since its institution, was presented with a cabinet of pipes as a token of ap- preciation of his valuable services. The chairman of the club, in making the pre- sentation, spoke in admiration of the keen- ness displayed by the recipient in his duties for the welfare of the club Other speakers also added appreciative remarks, and Mr. Beeken, in responding, thanked the mem- bers for their kindness, and horel that when he was released from the greater task in which he was taking part to render what- ever servico he could to benefit the club.
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CYCLmG & MOTORING.1 I -
CYCLmG & MOTORING.1 Hints on the Art of Truing j Wheels. I It f»ometimep happens when one has hr.-rl a minor accident that the bicycle wheel. I vriiil( it is quite true sideways, has become j F-. It, htly oval, or egg-shaped. If it be much out of truth, it will need to be rebuilt. and i the best plan is to send it to the repairer i right away. But if it bo but slightly ;u- i footed, one can do the job at home, for it is by no means a difficult operation. First, j the spots which the wheel ^ulges mut be disco/Pored. To do this, remove the tyre,. replace the wheel in the forks, stretch a piece of wire across the forks, and fix it just above, and as close as possible to the rim. and epin the wSeci. The rim will tcuch the wire at the spotp, where it bulges, ail these spots should be marked -with chalk. Again turn the wheel slowly, as- certain the low spots in the rim, and mirli these with a different sort of chalk mark, .-POKE ADJUSTMENT. Having found out ell the places at'which the wheel is untrue" fake your epoke ad- iU8ter, and nr?-t lom'en the spokes at the i low places, and then tighten?up those near- c?t the buJgM. Test the rim frequently during the adjustments, or probably you wiil make matters worse than they were originally. For the same reason, oniy screw up or unscrew each spoke a half-turn at a time. Your aim must be to have all the spokes of the rim at the_e&me tension, and this you can guag-e approximately by feeling them with your fingers. Dcn't for- get to file down the ends of a.uy screwed-up spokes that are projecting beyond the rim. OIL LAMP REMINDERS. In spite of Lhe Tong nightis, it is never I safe to start for an evening ride without. a lamp., especially in view of the perfectly absurd attitude some of the authorities are taking up over the wheeling- of a cycle, to which reference hae already been made in these columns. In districts lighting restrictions are severe, and the light from an acetylene lamp is too bright. The old oil lamp is therefore, coming into its own [ again. If tbc best results are to be secured from an oil lamp take heed of the following points: Always bend the bracket so that I the oil-container is level. THE LITTLE-ANJJ-OFTEN PRINCIPLE. Backward or lot ward tilts calise mokiriz. Fill the oil-container on the little-and-often prjnriple-fresh oil for every run of any length. Clean the lamp frequently. A sooty 01 dirty lamp always smokes. Never cut the wick unless it is very uneven; simply r j.o off the charred portion with a rag, and do this after every run. If lamp steadfastly refuses to keep a light, fit a new wick: the old one has probably become guir.med up with stale oil. Do not have a tightly-fitting wick that requires force to turn it up or down; it cannot syphon up til3 oil. A good burning oil is made by mixing colza oil with paraffin in the pro- portion of ten to one -ij,,d adding a ball of camphor as big as a pea. IF YOU RUN OUT OF PETROL. In many ways motor cycling at the pre- sent moment is a game of chance If one starts out with a tank which is only one- third or. one-half full, expecting to get. a All- up at the first gurage, one is likely to be woefully disappointed. The chances fifty to one that at every garage one ?tops at, one will be told that only regular cus- tomers are supplied Remember, then, al- ??v,aY- to start out?wlth a, full tank, livvays to take a spare supply, and always to fill up whenever you do get the chance. If by chance you do run dry, and no petrol is available, and you must have recourse to paraffin, do your utmost to keep your en- giuo hot until you can get started again STRAIN THE PARAFFIN. A hot engine starts almost as easily on paraffin as on petrol, but i cold .engine is usually the very deuce to start on any- thing heavier than motor spirit,. See that the paraffin is well strained as it passes in-o the tank; it is invariably dirty. if your engine his got cold before you can till up with paraffin, if possible wrap a rag d-,l r)e(i in hot water round the carburettor an 1 put in "SOme gooff pedi'.T %ork "onThe ataiid to start the engine running. Get it nicely hot before attempting to push off. t;nle<3 you are forfeit to, don't ruu to the last drain of petrol In the tank. Even a life petrol with th2 paraffin will ensure an easu start. COMPRESSION AS A fcRAKE. Even if your brakes go wroiyr—which they v. on t if you keep a sharp look-out aud over- haul your machine regularly—you can I trust to the compression of the engine to iu this way. I am not recommending my readers to do without brakes, for this would be Pure, unadulterated folly, but it is useful to know what to do should any- thing happen to them. The effect of raising the valves is to turn the engine into an air pump, and the baking is moic ('ffee-I tive. On the down st"ûlŒ of the piaton no returned of energy is passed to the iiy- wheel, and. moreover, energy is used up iu pumpint,' the air in and out of the cylin- ders In addition to cliis, friction of the engine acts as a brake. The magneto cut- out on a racing machine is a good menu,- of hlowing for rounding corners, and it saves the necessary effort required for lift- ing the valves. On a two-speed rn^Whjne, dropping into low gear, and keeping the clutch at such a point thn" it slips and does not turn the engine, will produce a considerable braking influence. A DIRTY CRASH CHAMBER. Comparatively few motorists ever think of cleaning the tank chamber, and they ap- parently prefer to ise-F) a dirty mess on the road where their car his been standing rather than go to a little trouble. All the oil should be dained out Dr the crank chamber at short intervals, say every thou ean.l miles or so. a good squirt of parafin. oil being given to each cylinder beforehand. The oil naturally flows much more freely and brings away with it far more dirt it thi draining is done while the engine is hot. For this reason it is not at all a bad plan to do the job immediately after kj, long run, covering the radiator in order to keep in the heat for as long as pos- sible. Leave the drain taps open for some time after the oil has apparently t-eased to flow, as much oil will have collected en the cylinder walls and in odd corners, and this will take a good while to flow down. A final swill with paraffin will complete -he internal clean. Always after draining out the oil give ample opportunity for the crank chamber to Jfill, matters being sim- plified if the oil is warmed before it is poured into the tank. ART OF DESCENDING HILLS ] often think it is possible to tell how long-a, man has been a motorist by watch- ing his method—or want of method—of tack- lin4: a steep decline. The principal art of negotiating a down-liill run is in the right use of the clutch and fcraJie. But there is more in it than that. On a gentle down- ward slope I like to keep the eluch in (on top gear, of course) and my foot just tick- ling the acce!ei%tor. Down a moderate slope 1 declutch, and allow the car to ooaht; before the clutch is re-engaged, the engine is accelerated a little in order that itc- speed may roughly be on a par with the speed of the road wheels, and ;to avoid shock to the mechanism. Steep hills are taken very slowly with the clutch out, and, t" avoid heating the brakes, each brake is used in turn. THE SECOND SPEED On very steep hills the second speed is engaged, the clutch left in, and the car slowed down to a mere crawl by judicious application of both breaks. The descending of <1, greai':r hill j" not a p;lisant ¡!U:irW81 for the best or dri\er, oycn gcntle applica- tion of the brakes having a tendency to lock the wheels and sending them sliding towards the ditch or down the hills crab fashion. The best way out of the difficulty is to run down on first speed, with the engine well throttled down. keeping the near side wheels as much in the gutter tqs possible, as this is generally stony ground, and offers some grill for the tyres. "THE WANDERER."
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-.-.-.-I LLANELLY SPORTING…
LLANELLY SPORTING GOSSIP. I Pare Howard Field Two Bowling Teams. Pare Howard fielded two teams on Satur- day, and the club had the satisfaction of seeing both with scores over 100 Five rinks were.won, while honours were ea--y in the remaining three—an achievement which re-I Countis t?? the credit of all concerned. Par- ticular interest was evin4xd in the match in which the Pare Howard Rc-oerves met Sobel'ê; at Pare Howard. Glorious weather favoured 'he event, and the green was a one. The game was pleasantly con- Ussted, and although Nobel's were a well- beaten side at the close, it was evident that they. with more practice, would develop into a formidable team, several of their players, including Methuen, Davidson, and Spring already showing exoailent form. Both teams derived much pleasure from the engagement, and tl)e visitors arranged for a return match in a few weeks' time. KEEN COMPETITION. K-e-eu playing was witnessed on Rink 1, which was skipped by W. Methuen for Nobel's, and Jim Nicholas for the How- ardians. The latter and his men played up to the last end when they drew level. Some excitement was a!-so provided at Rink 2, where Nobel's were skipped by J. MilJes, while John Rogers skipped the Howard- tans, Stienuous plav by Skip Rogers en- aoied the How-ardiant, to draw level on the 21 st ead, THE VISITORS OUTCLASSED. In the two other rinks the visitors were I outclassed, but in a measure this was, no doubt, due t'o the Howardians' superior I knowledge of the nicotics of the green. I Rink 4 skipped by K. Lowther, scored 30 as I against eight, while at Rink 4, where the homesters were led by A. E. Beeston, Skip J. } E. David-son and his men could only ..rlo nine as against the Howaxdians' 24. The I total scores were: Pare Howard Reserves, 133; Nobel's, 63. QUITE A FIELD DAY. In their match wit-h Neath Town, the 11 Pare Howard premier team had quite a field day. The game, which was connected j with the League, was played at Neath, but the homesters utterly failed to e-scape being b;uJ ,trpu:neody j t that-they I suffered the biggest reverse, D. J. Davies (skip; and his men only succeeding in scoring 10 as against 33 scored by D. Hinder, and his men. Rink 2 was almost as bad, for Skip F. Goode allowed his men to he beaten I by the Iiia nellyites skipped by Geiver Thomas, to the tune of 30 to 12. TUESDAY BOWLS: j The Pare Howard Tuesday team paid their second visit to Victoria Park, Swan- sea, this week. It is unfortunate for the visitors, who are all conneste-d with busi- ness establishments, that they are obliged to play almost all their matches from home owing to the fact that they cannot arrange fixtures for any day other than a Tues- day, because their chancee of success are prejudiced thereby. Their sporting fatali- ties are sitch. however, that they face re- verses with e.n equanimity wkich com- mands respect. t. BEATEN ONCE MORE. Against the V-iotorians on Tuesday the Howardians were beaten once more, but on this occasion their opponents did itot have matters so much their own way. The play, in ?ddidon to being keen, was good, and much enjoyment wa? derived th-3it The Lkiriellyites were defeated in each of the four rinks, hut it we", only in Rink 5 that they were routed. Skipped by F Graddon in Rink 3 the Victorians scored 24 as against 13 by the visitors, who we, "I skipped by 0. C. Walker. If it had not been for this collapse the IJanellyitee woulil have pnt up a very brave show in- deed, for in the other three rinks there was very little to choose between the contes- tants. A8 things panned out, tlle Vic- torians were victorious by 76 points to 61.
ISWIMMING GOSSIP. j
SWIMMING GOSSIP. j A euggeetion has been made that the 6wimmers of Swin-sea should & gala for the ben efi t of a polo player who has loot both his legs in the war. The man is not too well off, and something ought to be done for him without delay. In th? I pe6t he has helped by hM swimming end playing at many benefit gaJaa. ?;ow he is back in his native town maimed, after spending many weeks in hospital. It unfortunately happened that none of the Swansea Police swimmers were able to lend a helping hand at the: gala held in MoTriston last Saturday in connectiorn with Rose Day. However, Supt Roberts exten- I dcd his patronage to the event, and the sucoeee achieved spoke volumes for the or- ganising capabilities of Mr. W. Doherty. Pte. Bertie Da vies, who&e death in action has been reported, was one of the most premising young swimmers in Swansea. He belonged to the Swansea Otter Juniors, and was their best sprinter. The Corporation cubicles on the Swansea, beach are being put to plenty of use just now. The ladies appear to have taken up bathing with greater enthusiasm than ever, Francis, the young Y.orristOD swimmer, should do well if he puts his heart into the business. He was swimming against men most of whom had not. been practising, last Saturday, but he showed up well enough to convic-a those who looked on that h-P, is a sprinter of great, possibilities.
I PETROL CONSUMPTION.
I PETROL CONSUMPTION. With petrol costing lOd. per gallon, plus 6d. per gallon license duty, economy in pestrol consumption, eevn on light care, is an ali-abeorbing subject of conversation jusi now, and any device which will im- prove the consumption figures is eagerly examin.ed and its pros and cons discussed. Among such articles are extra air inlets -or petrol economisers, so says The Light Car," and in the current issue of that journal are described and illnsrated all the befit known examples of these devices. It will certainly repay any motorist care- fully to examine these adjuncts to econo- mical running, as it is quite reasonable to crpect a saving of 10 p-er cent. to la per cent if an extra air inlet bo fit tod,
!THE BOXING RING. i
THE BOXING RING. Chris. Langdon as a Top Liner. Some time ago I expressed the opinion, that Chris Langdon, of Ystalyfera, was a more promising man than his brother Alf. Neither has been on view for a good many weeks, the principal dimculty being to find suitable opponents. In the ca.7,e Q; A'f Langdon an accident in the pit has, for the time beriig, put him out of the run- ning. Chris is to be one of the top-Iineira at, the Olympic Boxing Hall, Swansea, to- nighi, and there appeals to he no reason why he should not enhance his reputation. I Ho has a tremendous punch, and is a par- ticularly good stayer too. Among the other Swansea Valley boxers to take part ic Voung Sharkey, of Ystradgynlaio. THE FEATTIERWFHOHT CHAMPION. Australian writers., in the last exchangee to hand, do not wax at all enthusiastic over the bout in which Lle^ Edwards, of Wales, holder of the Lonsdale featner- wight. belt, outpointed Herb MoOoy, the Australian light-weight champion, eu Syd- ney. The excuse advanced for McCoy s poor showing is that he was stale and in need of a rest. Solar Pie rue writes in the ".Sydney RefereeMoOoy cer- tainly showed greater science in the early rounds than he hae; done in ma.ny con- taste. but he was far from being the strong, aggressive little man who on so many oc- h J h h. casions delighted us with hif- masterly in- fighting. Hid work in this direction at i times was undoubtedly clever and effective, but he was unable to mallitain the speed, wherea-s his tireless and pugnacious oppo- nent kept the pace going to the final gong, wljtn he was leagues ahead on points. As not one of the many thousands present found fault with Mr. Scott's verdict, a. de- tailed account of what- happened in each round is unnecessary. Suffice to ey that if McCoy's boxing W38 not as vigorous as expected, his showing in the first the rounds was exceptionally clever. .-LOWER AND SLOWER. "As the contest progressed, from the I opening of hostilities to the termination 01 the fifth round, McCoy's movements became -Blower aud slower, and it was apparent, that it was & caee of bellows to mend wita him. Still, at. the quarter-v;ay mark he certainly held the advantage on points. He opened the sixth by planting a few heavy lefts to the nose, twice reached the head with his right, and swung a, heavy left to the mouth. By fighting vigorously he man- aged to score with both hande. hard and often, but without apparent effort, as Hear- ing corners, Edwards shook him up with a well-placed short right to the chin. Find- ing his ma.n weakening, Edwards increased the pace in the sixth, and ehot his left in piston-rod fashion to head and body times out of number. He continued to have the better of matters during the seventh and cignth. McCoy tried valiantly to stem the ti.-fe of oottJe that had set in against him, arid certainly 6cored the iKtints and dealt out a deal of punishment in the. ninth and tenth rounds in the hope of winning by the hort.eut route. Edwards was too rough, however. Though he certainly rock-ed now and then, he ciinc up as fresh paint for the eleventh, and kept hie tcati backing until the final gong. Only McCoy's cool- ness and cleverness enabled him to see ihe full journey through, whilst Edwards was j comparatively fresh. BELL OUT-BOXED Colin Bell, who was in England a couple of years ago, when he proved an easy piey for Bombardier Wells, met Dare Smith at Sydney last month, and was boxing at an advantage of over list, in weight, but in spite of this big pull Bell was thoroughly well beaten. I his was Bell's first contest since his return from America, and it was announced that the winner would be matched with Leg Darcy for the Australian i heavy-weight championship. Smit-h weighed | list. 91b. to Bell's 'lib., and the latter was. knocked out in the fourteenth round. "Smith'a cJ.everne?, speed, and versatility triumphed over the weight, strength, and determination of Bell" is the summing up of an Australian critic. On two occa-I sions Bell got home on the jaw, and Smith was plainly rattled, but the big mail failed to follow up. white Smith cleverly stood off till the effects had passed away. Matters; were fairly ?ven for the first haif-do?n j rounds, but thereafter Smith outbexed and outlasted his bigger opponent." FRED WELSH'S J?'TEXTJO?S. j While on a hurried visit to Sen Francisco recently. Freddie Welsh told an interviewer soma interesting things concerning his plane for the future. Asked if he intended to return permanently to Wales, the light- weight champion said as all hi8 business interests were now indi^eoiubly linked with A men ca he had resolved to make the US. his home. 1 hoj,e always ha.d &n idea of ?tablishing A physical training farm on Long Island. wh?re the business men of New York could have ready access. Ameri- can critics talk of my age- as though I were an old man. Thirty is not old for an but, 1 have ;?n ii not old for an athlete, but I have been thirteen years in the game, and that is a long time. 1 have enough property to get me my coffee and rolls regularly as long ati I expect to live, but when I retire from the ring I am not going to hide myself away on a farm and become a r-e.clu6c. 1 ell buying a farm on the north shore of Long Island, and will etart one of those retreats where the tired business man and others who are iu need of iest and rebuilding may get the out- door life. RETIREMENT NEXT SEASON. "During the past two years, while. I have been subjected to censure for iiotyisl-ing my title, I have fought over forty times. These bout6 have been from six to fifteen rounds duration, and in every one of over 400 rounde 1 have been taking the chance of getting a punch that would end my term of light-weight, champion. J have three en- gagements shortly, and will .retire before the end of next, season." While the Welsh- man has. been buay amassing a fortune, and is matched to appear at Colorado Springs on Labour Day in September, and will there receive 17,000 dollars, he has devoted much time to aiding the various allied re- lief funds, especially in Canada. "I re- cently went to Toronto, where boxing is never allowed, but the municipality lifted the lid,' and I gave a seriee of boxing ex- hibitions. and the proceeds, which amounted several thousand dollars, were handed ovar to the war relief funds. As a rasult IS,000 gifts were distributed to (Continued M bottom of next columtt x
STAGE AND STALLS.
STAGE AND STALLS. The Grand Theatre, Swansea, wiH har« a strong attraciion next week, when Mr. Arthur ?in?jn present? hi 9 London comedy company, including the popular comedian, Mr. Herbert Darnley, in the bighly farcical comedy A Father of 90." The company is composed of several well- known London actresses an d actors, dm- eluding MiPhyllis Hllme, Miss Gertrude Unrrison, Miss W ynn Blundell and Miss Miiygie Duggiui, Messrs. Herbert Walton, C. Arthur Fairfax, J. Watts, E. M. Dale, Hid Mr. Herbert Darnley, who will sus- tain the dual role of thf twins Lord Bob and the Hon. John. Included in the Qtj..5t :s also Mr. George Mudie. junr., wheso re--pc-I.,ted lather and mother were vrcil- fcnown to former local theatre-goers; of 20 years ago. both of them being: principals ;1\ several London light opera successes which visited the old Star Theatre. A Father of 90" is a regular whirlwind of fun. and -thl)pe m-no would spend a highly enjoyable evening should on no account miss paying- a visit to the Grand next week. The programme next week, at the Swan- sea Empire is Honi Soit." When first produced at the London Pavilion it proved an instantaneous is-iceeis6, an d ran continuously for 250 performances, a revue record ior this West End house. And now with its lavish dressing and eparkliug music it" will be presented in it^ entirety at Swansea. Eight elaborate scenes, brimful of frivolitv and fun, are employed in the unravelling of the theme, typically Parisian, by a high salaried cast of Ixvtli English and French, artistes. Pip Powell is a popular comedian who may gafely be trusted ro handle the laugh line to the falloet effect, and supporting him is Paul Clorc. Talent and beauty is represented among the lady principals by Gaby Davis, d, miwicai comedy fame; Lillian Christine and Evelyn Laye, while the delightful dan< ing features will be retained, introduced by Kitty Denton's Eight Sunrays and a picked chorus. One of tVw most popular vocalists in variety is Luciie Benstead. Since she arrived here from Australia ehp has established herseif a great favourite with all classes of audiences. The popu- lar comedian, Fred Curran, is on the sanif programme, and another excellent; item will be presented by ChriB Van Bern. a ceaseless fire of merry wit. The Apatlies of arís." with the original stage creators 01 the world- famous Apache Dance, Joseph Smith. and Laura Hamilton, are features- in this powerful drama of Parisian life, and which will be preeenfod at the Picture House next week, for the first three nights. The story deals with. adven- tures of an unscrupulous Fch tpv, who decoys a young American girl studying music in Paris. Old loos with New Faces is the title of a very interesting chapter in The Diamond from the ky." together with a w-eli chosen list of comedies and short draaaas, complete a well selected programme. For the week-end Henry Kolk-er, America's greatest dramatic actor, will be aeen in The Warning, a series cf weird, start- ling scenes. The first of a series of the most expensive comedies on the market have been secured by this popular boose. Fatty and Mabel Adrift, a Triangle Keystone comedy, will also be shown. The star picture at the Castle Cinema, Swansea, tor the early paxi of the week is a Yitagraph blue ribbon feature, entitled The Turn of tlffi Road. It is an un- commonly thrilling and attractive story in lour parts, fplendidly produoed tIoud magnificently acted. The performance of Mios Virginia Pearson id quite wonderful. It is a really fine film. Joyce's Strategy is a delightful drama in two acts. The youngest leading lady in the world— eleven-year-old—Misis Joyce Fair is the heroins of this charming little story, which affords her ample eoope for the dis- pl?i.N of het- ,?-i b I ity. jilay of her ability. The oomooy section includes When Flirting Didn't Pay," played amidst c,harming Thames scenery; Mr. Jack's Hat and the Cat," and. Billy Van Deneon's Muddle." The evar popular Pathe's Animated Gazette will also be shown. Special mention should, be made of the programme for Thursday, as the first of the new Tnangie-Keypt/vne's productions will be shown. It is entitled Fatty and Afalxi Adrift." a three-part play, with more fun and excitement than a farce-comedy and a melodrama com- bined. This series will undoubtedly prove very popular., and arrangements have been made to screen one of these prod u,t.-ioiis: every Monday and Thursday. Other items for Thursday are The Spider's Prey," a four-part Xordisk. a detective drama, and Coral," a three-part Bison drama. Chas He La Rue, crime inve6tigaU>r," t.he second of the series, takes De la Rue into further exciting- adventures, at the Carlton- The journalist invites Awaeter. and in ti-is story is rescued just in time by the faithful Mazamette. This series is cer- tainly much stronger thau the first, which created very great admiration in the way Ue La Rue unravelled the mystery, and should not be missed. The Road to Fame." a beautiful Thanhouser story, cleverly acted, and is based on what might easily occur in every-day life. The exclusive comedy, The Hunt," by the famous Keystone Company, will cer- tainly find favour with all who see it. These are the three great exclussves pro- vided for Monday, Tuesday and Wednes- day next. For the latter half of the week Laudon's Leg-acy" is a fonr- reel Trans-Atlantic drama. featuring tie most popular moving Dicture star. J." Warren Kerrigan. It is a delightful and entertaining story of a strange bequest. The love interest is keen. and the sceneø beautiful. The audience is introduced to a phase of life in which intrigue plays a large part. On the comedy side Fatty and Mabel lie Haw." a real screa.mingly funny comedy, not forgetting the climax: to what have been a huge success, the laafc chapter of The Girl of Lost Island The Great Goal." where Annette and Neal have come to a perfect understand. ing as to how they intend to Laperd thf remaining years of their lives. The Theatre Royal programme for Mon- day, as usual, contains many excellent items. The top of the bill is a splendid Pathp. drama in four parts entitled Under the Tri-Colour." The official war film and Pathe's Gazette furnish the latest news. The serial The Diamond from the Sky will be continued, and another fine drama will be A Woman's Share." The comic element is represented by Two for a Quarter," and Wanted a Chaiierone." For Thursday the feature film is As the Twig is Bent."
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the wives and widows of CRmadioLn soldiers. I am now in communication with Sir Sam Hughes with a view to making &n estensiva tour of Canada, where I have offered to give a series of exhibitions to swell the IMUF relief funds. I am intensely anxious to do my little bit for the cause of the Allies WILDE-BMJGHES MATCH. That- great interest is centred in next" Monday meeting of Jimmy Wilde Johnny Hughes, at Kensal Riee, is evident, from the brisk dememd for peat*, And W. attendanoe will include a big party from the Principality. The ring will be eo pit-ched that an uninterrupted view will bet provide*! for 10,000 spectators. As the men are due to weigh in £ .t the West Londoa Stadium at ten o'clock en Monday tfiornisf th-e Welshman will iouniev to tOTMi on Siiife. I\ ■j