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AROUND THE ClUBSI The Welsh Leagues. C. AND D.R.U. School and Old Boy Rugger. [By" SPOKES,"] C. & D. R. U. Next Tuesday the annual draws for the cups and shield take place. Clubs are invited to rend fwo representatives each. Pro- ceedings start at 8.30 p.m. The Cardiff Football Club Committee has elected Messrs. E. Gwyn Nichiolls, P. F. Basil, and D. L. Evans as their representa- tives to work with the union sub-committee to arrange the match on March 13 in aid of the Cardiff clubs in financial difficulties. Grange Institute are in difficulties. The players have lest their enthusiasm, and a strong section favour amalgamation with the Barbarians. Clubs who have failed to pay their modest subscription to the linIOn wail not be allowed. too participate in Tuesday's cap draw. Tiiere is a, dis pu te between the North Centrals and Cardiff fixtures arranged were on December 16 and January 23. Tne first game at Roath Park had to be abandoned Uirou-gh ground space being non-avaiuuble. Tne eiu.fcd decided to play at the Marie for fo-ur points on January Z3. The Centrai-3 visited their opponents' club-room, and found the Barharians absent on the latter date. Both cluus are asked to send their secretaries to the next meeting. The Penarth Reserves, aoeordm;g to the ruling of the committee, a.re m point cl merit equivalent to Cardiff Second Division clubs, and in consequence \V. Irving has been allowed to transfer to Card,iff Rovers.. Our Penarth friends are very ready to twit the Cardiff Football Club with greatly add- ing to their strength by pLaying seaeiders. lleggie Gibbs, iCirby, Sweet-Lscott, and a few more are quoted. Have the Penarth sup- porters reckoned up the number of old union players who helped them to defeat Newport on Saturday last? Half the team are old Cardiff .League players, and most of the backs have participated in the hunt for league notches. J. Connell, of the late Canton 'Quine, has been allowed to join the Wanderers. Cardiff Harlequins' application to play J. Kavan->gh and K. Boucher has been deferred until the next meeting. But, by the way, there is a doubt whether Cardiff East are really member'?!' 6T the union. Senior clubs are perfectly in order in draw- ing upon any St. Saviour's players, as the oltib has not complied with the ruling of the committee re the dispute with Garth. T. Parpens has joined Cardiff Quins. R. Stephens has been allowed to rise from Grange Institute to Grange town. The dispute between Cardm East and Can- ton United will be decided at the next meet- ting, when the interested clubs will be re- quired to produce farther evidence. At the meeting of the Union of Welsh Leagues Canton 'Quins intend appealing against their rece-it expulsion from the union. The C. and D. R. U.'s case will be pre- sented by "Spokes." Saturday was a, day of surprises. The league leaders, Canton Wanderers, came a cropper on the Marle "death trap" before Grange. It was a really great game. Excellent spirit, fast and exciting, it was the finest league game played this season. This is due to Mr. R. W. John, the referee, in no small measure, for he rightly insisted on the ball beins played and no talk. Owing to Adamadown failing to field on Saturday last the Fruiterers have been awarded points. Adamsdown are on their last legs-if not already defunct. The leaden; bea/trn at Grange was bad enough, but the defeat of Mackintosh by Cardiff Harlequins was a regular eye-opener. Had they wen they would have stood an excellent chance in the championship. j Whitchurch apt-ang the third surprise. The Villagers actually won their first league pame, the victims being Cardiff Rovers. Rejoicing has been on the menu in the vicinity of the asylum since Saturday. Will "Impartial Spectators" and others kindly mark their comnmmcatioms "Canton ,Qnijls v. Garth" on the ouecide of the enve- lopes when communicating with the union officials? On Monday the hon. sec. had 21 letters on the subject and the writer eigh- teen. It will save time—and Soave open-ing- if the writers will kindly carry cut this request. Rhondda Valley Seniors-A hot bame. Except that Clifford and Jarman were absent, Rhymney were at full strength when they loet their fine record a't Caerphilly. The Gheesemen played several pubstitates. The fine dribble by the Rhymney tpps resulted, many Contend, in Williams scoring, but the point was not allowed by the referee. After this the game became a mere scramble, with blows a.nd fisticuff,- far too plentiful. The referee seemed to think there was nothing much ami. 3, for "cgu.tions" or "marching orders" did not seem in his line. "Let her rip" kind of feeling? Merry Machen found Bargoed's ground hard in places; still, they won by a try. Machen are now on an equality with Rhym- ney. as far as lost points go. Machen play really sound Rugger—pretty and clever. Rhymney is a good side, too, who seize every chance, but Machen s style and finish are still the best of all the league clube. Fleu r-de-Lis failed to raise a team to play Aborbargoed. Aber ha-4 been disappointed in two homo matches running. I Rhondda Valley I It has been decided that the above league shall meet the Monmouthshire Valleys in the second round of the inter-league com- petition at RaBca on Saturday, Feoruaiy 20. In all probability the team will be selected on Monday next, and it is to be hoped tnat each member of the executive will be present. All clubs that have men selected in the league team are requested to cancel league fixtures on February 20. Wuat a. pity that club secretaries do not properly arrange their ieagpe fixtures. It no end of trouble w.ien you hear from one club that such and such club are due to play the for ner on January 30, and when you view the latter clubs fixture it is March 20. Rather a big interval! Ferndale Rovers had a soond whacking at home from the evergreen Oiifynydd Harle- quias to the tune 01 12 points to nil. Smith, oJ, Williams, and Marshman were the try- getters, and Woods kicked a penalty goal. Congratulations to Id-r. W. Rosser, presi- dellt Cilfynydd 'Quin¡, F.C., who has been presented with a beautiful young Harlequin. Yny^ybwl Village Boys are going strong lately. Their latest victims are Llwynypia Reserves, who had. to knuokie under by 7 points to nit. It is only fair to st'(; that the Reserves were disappointed in not having their full strength, as some of their men preferred the riae to Mountain Aeh to don- ning the Penygraig ccicnrs. > WiLliamstown Juniors at home beat Pentre United by 3 points to nal. Tylorstown had Cambrian Boys as their viffitors with a poor aide, and after a vigorous game ra.n out winners by 2 tries to nil. Lewis Merthyr had a stiff task on Saturday last, as they had to face the leaders, Ystrad, in their brand-new jersey a. There is no get- ting away from the fact that LewÎfI Merthyr did a big thing in sharing, the point*; yet we irmrti be candid in saying that Ystrad did rjot make the best of the ccuple of chances that cam their way. For the home- sters their back, G. F. Charles, was cool, and found touch in gxxl style. Hemmings and Williams were the best of the threes. Rees and Matthews combined nicely, and worried their opponents. T. Gibbon, K Howell*, C. Rees, and A. Da vies were ever to the front amongst the ups: Rover Evans was great. For the visitors T. Griffiths made no mis- takes, whilst Mark Lewis was the most con- spicuous, but Ilall, T. J. Lewis, and Willis wanted a. lot of watching. T. J. Lewis had hard lines owiig to the greasy state of the oval, ijert Willis and Roberta did well with the ohanm,3 tha-t came their way. Of the forward a Pomery, Fear, Criddle, and Turiey took my eye, so did Steve Thomas, but I have seen the pack in much better form. The very essential wanted in the mill was missing, viz., good footwork. Sirhowy Valley. Pontlottyn paid a visit to Tredegar to play the United, and to their fturprise they had to return defeated, as the homesters crossed their line three times. It was a hard-fought game, t and played in the best of spirits. On the recreation ground, before a large crowd, the Hibernians played ATgoed a league matoh. Argoed come up weak, and the Ilibs waltzed around them to the tune of 16 points to nil. Some good parsing was witnessed between the home backs. Argoed were a by the Hibernian Seconds' full back, who ren- dered valuable service for them during the aeoond half. saving three certain tries. Poole wat.o21 Salmon closely, and gave him no pope. • Bridgend and District. The league leadors-Nant-ymocl Town- oootinue on their victorious career, and on Saturday last they had quite a "field day" against the unfortunate Infants. Blaengarw. Twenty-two points to three divided the sides, and this, despite the absence of the .Lions' brilliant captain, Jack Ohilcott. It should, however, bo stated, in fairness to the Infants, that they Dauld only muster the unlucky number of tbirteon players, and they also left their feeding bottle behind; so that, perhaps, will account far their indif- ferent display. Perhaps Dai Christopher will see to it that such an occurrcnee does not happen aQ. adn. The game proved a very fino spectacular affair, and the crowd of spectators was delighltcd wi-th the clever handling of a greasy ball by the homo backs. A- W. Ccle was the star in the three- quarter line, with 12oyd and Pinkard ably aMMttfLg. H. Emmantie] and Johnny Bo.bbre- opened out the game cleverly at half-back. Jim Ch iilcortt, Jack Da vies, Morrie, and Tlvwnas were always conspicuous in the front rank. The Infants are evidently in need of a tonic from the bottle. They will need to liven up a bit, other-wise their rivals lower down t.he Y:Û1,y will top them in the league table. Then there will be weeping and wailing in the one camp and joy in the other. The Riders of Oefn Cribbwr put in a. very bte appearance at the Nantymoel Exm"j ,bowkuaxt, consequently only two ]

GRANGE TEMPERANCE INSTITUTE BASEBALL CLUB. WINNERS OF THE WELSH CHAMPIONSHIP, 1908. TOP ROW: Councillor C. Wall, J. Way, W. Dungey, G. Smith, and W. Evans. SECOND ROW: C. Silver, S. Shaw, C. Gray, W. Ganey (eaiptain), F. Gray, G. Green, and A. Taylor. BOTTOM ROW: Gus Lewis, S. Brockway, W. Denning, and F. Denninig.

SKITTLE NOTES. I [By 11 PLOIDRER.111 Though Barry Holton hold a commandmg lead, the fight for the ohampionsibip is by no meaIlB over, and should the Holtoruans be caught napping once they will find the City men 01080 enough to be dangerous. They played a great game against the Cen,&-l Liberate, winning ea?Uy by 29 pins. "No. 147" showed a kittles of a high standa rd, and was easily the star of the evening with a fine 42. Hancock and Fisher, with 33's, also rolled lovely balls throughout. The Liberals are far from being the team they were last season, and Whyte and Lloyd were their only men to show anything like form. The. City, with five points for the week, are gradually lessening the gap. Aga,inst thei'r old rivals, the Greyhounds, they were hard put to to win, but good, roiling by J. Fisher and George iS-Ymotir pulled them through, ■the Greyhounds lceing by eeven in a good scoring match. A general mectimg of the league will be held at headquarters next Wednesday. Im- portant business is on the agenda, and it is hoped that every olub will be represented. The league secretary still has to complain of the delay in sending in results. Will club secretaries oblige by forwarding results the same evening? Clubs are also asked to note that the Museum and Royal Ooak are dis- banded. The Bute Dock Warriors seemingly have lost their form. Now, Herbert, can't you rally the Dockers? Joe Gage, of the City, is up and about again. Now, Joe, the City are w?itmg for you. The New Park Liberals are coining along slowly. Dorsey boys must look out for this match. It is whispered under the "Syca. more Tree" that this will be a "hot 'un." Jack Solomon, of the Park, is undoubtedly one of the best referees in the league. We want more of Jack's sort. The next general meeting at headiquarters is likely to be lively. Who are the clubs thait are playing^ men not registered ? What a i;it-hwigeMo-ur gave when the Greyhound-City match finished. Now, Elms, let us have your views re the lea sue. I NEXT WEEK'S MATCHES AND REFEREES. February 8. Four Elms v. Roath liberal-Referee ap- pointed by Bute Docks. Maindy v. Greybmnds-Bute Docks. 1 Central Liberal v. Cardiff Oity-Bute Docks. I Plymouth Rocks v. Canton OoneenaMve-New Park Liberal. Irish Institute v. Olyde-.NLew Park Liberal. Penarth Dock v. Barry Hoiton—Penarth Plymouth. Barry Central v. Oddfallowe-King William IV. February 9. Bute Dock v. Penarth Plymouth-Plymouth Rocks. All matches played on the alley of the first- named olub. CARDIFF AND DISTRICT LEAGUE. Canton Conservative—I. Sellwood, 26; A. Morris, 19; J. Chick, 13; W. HazeII, 26; R. Tador, 25; J -Still- man, 27; J. Haines, 28'; W. Roy. 21; H. Morgan, 24; W. John, 24; W. Dunn, 14; W. Taylor, 26-totad, Z73. New Park Liberal-F. Taylor, 18; J. Solomon, 29; T. Beynon, 21; J. Smart, 19; D. PhiIUps, 24; G. Penny, 27; J. Hancock, 21; W. Thomas, 20; W. Bargery, 14; r;LfëwH;;2\¡.; ,;t 2: Sumnierhayes, 24 —totxi, 158. •Greyhound—F. J. Sloman, 20; J. Thomas, 34; F. Brown, 28; A. Wade, 52; F. Villis, 32; W. Brooks, 21; T. Splcer, 17; A. Bowles, 27; F. Priest, 21; S. Collins, 27: F. Burrows, 23; W. Stone, 20—total, 302. Central Libexal-B. Gilvear, 24; W. James, 25; S. Drown, 19; J. Gardner, 21; A. King, 27; W. Hopkin, i 22, F. Bitehins, 26; J. Whyte, 23: J. Norman, 25; C. J Doyd. 27; J..J-.?es' 29; A. Juk es, 22—tct?!. 290. Four E¡mH. Mor?An. 26; T. Hadey, 35; J Franks, ?' G. Turner, 27; W. Waters, a; C. N?c.boOa, .?; W H?yer.24; A..Fther'stcnl, 2'; C. EDU)'. 32; C. 23; T. Chapple, 2?: J. rtzmr. 28—Ac&jL 32" Morgan, Wnii?%m IV-D. 'Jœæ, 22; ,J, tAotsW, i?; 0. King BoTstt, 22; T., Mc—.m. 27; n >1; F. Thomas, 25; W. Mcr?!M, SI; F. HOOPcr, JZ—??t CFCT J ct?ht men), ZN. ]

Welshmen Up North. The Hnll Rovers' Club ha-ve six Welsh players in their ranks at present—ir'hil Tnomas, Hughes, Sandnam, Barry (the old Cardiff )1 •nati-back), Spackinan (tne old Carditt tor- ward) and Biggs (a, forward who hailed from Briton Fezry anii was transferred to the Rovers' Oiuo from Leeds). What a diff erence to the other Hull club who plays on tne I Boulevard, as they have not a single Welsh- man in their ranks at present. The senior Hull oiub ha-3 nad a lew vvckii players, but none nas come up to expectations, excepting the ('H-known Ca.rdima.n, Franks, who d:d I yeoman service a? haii-back. The mast important game in Northern Union envies last Saturday was Wigan y, Oidham, a.t Central Park, when there was a huge crowd present, close on The gaie came to £ o/2, wbicn is a iccord for a league match at Wigan. Bert Jenkins was in good form, and scored a try which ma-de tLe Oldham deience look small, and was the means of Leytliem scoring twice, Johnny Thomas also was in fine trim, and had a hand in several of the tries. tiowel Fiancis, the old Aberavon forward, was the genrallltility man of the cherry and whites, as he took the place of Gleams at hail-back when the latter go-t injured, and played a good game. Francis has come quite ,?nt? la vour a,t ? i?an, and rarely does he mi as scoring, which is a ranty for a forward. ?y me way, Dai Bey no n is not being played ?b i-e?bam. What is puzzling mot of their supporters is why they persist in playing I men who are verging on the &ere and yelicw. Tom Llewellyn, the old Whitchurch centre, played a poor game against Wigan, being very weak in defence. Eobw Vale did not surprise any of the critics by beating Brantley, as the Barley Mow team is very weak this season, and the Valians ought to ha.,ve be&tk-nv-the,ni a lot easier. It was only in the last minute Ebbw Vale put on the winning points, after having the worst of the game. Harvey, the icid PiU Harrier half-back, played a. good game for Ebbw Vale, and Chick Jenkins is by far their best three- qu ari e-r. It seems rather strange that Jenkins, who was a failure at Hull, should become such a good n:am for the Valians. Dai Davies at full-back played a good game, and was the means of winning the match, but Davies should not talk so much on the field and his play would be better still. Burghuin, Foley, and Griff. John comprise a trio of fine forwards, and the old Aberdare and Cynon Stars' forward is showing fine form at present. His tackling is one of his best points, and rarely dJoos he fail to bring his ntan down. Bradford gave a trial to a Welsh player who is guppo-sed to hail from. Cardiff in their game with Swinton. He played ucder the non de plume of "Jack Jones." eedlffiS to i say, his exhibition wa.s poor in the extreme, and he made no attempt at fielding the bail, Evidently, Bradford think they; made a "bloomer" when they signed him on. It will be very hard to get such players as Fred Cooper, Gunn, and Francis again. as Welsh football is not rich in talent just at present. E. Davies, the Hunslet new forward, hails from the Swansea district, and at Keighley gave a fine exhibition of forward play. He is considered a &ne acquisition to a pack which is noted for forward play, Frank Young played a good game for Leeds at York, and was the only player who did justice to himself on the Leeds zide. Young is one of the best fielders playing. O'Niel and Dowell were missed from the Warrington ranks last Saturday at Wake- field. Dowell is reported to be injured, but what of O'Niel? Jack J enkin« played a good game for the Wirepullers, amd his speed came in very useful on many occasions. Mid-Rhondda. did very well to run Brougtoton to 6 points, even at Tonypandy. j as the Rangers have made some fine per- j formancas lately, notably in beating Halifax and Wigan. Hogg, the Rangers' best three- quarter, was unable to make the journey, and Hogg to the Rangers is what Messenger is to the Kangaroos. He is their shining light, and his absence was no doubt felt by the Rangers. Jim Davies, the Huddersfield half-back, has displaced a oartilege of the knee. His absence is being felt by the Fartown team, as he is the pivot of their back division, Barry evidently are not the equals of the Merthyr team. Cowmeadow is playing in line style just now, but Smith, on the other wing, ÍB oonsidere-d by many to be the better (man. Barry and Aberdare seem to be far below the other Welsh Northern Union teams in merit, judging by the scoring. Tre- herbert farirly made A,berdare look small, and it is a pity the 'DarLaus cannot get a good team together, as their ground is exceUent, and plenty of support would be given to a good team. The su of the nlt Welsh players got The su,x?v,?s of the r, by Hull Kingston Rovers ha-s stimulated the olub to import a few more Welshmen, and they are in quest of a few good backs. They have tried local talent in the back division, like a few other prominent Northern Union 'teams, and locate have baen found wanting. Hughes and Sondham delightad the Rovers' cro.wd by their display against Swinton,

RHYMNEY VALLEY LEAGUE. DIV. I!WHO'S WHO. TROEOYRHIW. rnOEDYRHTW hold a three years' unbroken ground record, and are top of the second division of the Rhymney Valley League. CHXloTMiAS EVANS, Esq. (President).—If he could see the capable combination at play he would be gratified it the position he holds at tbeir head. H. WEBBER (Chairman;.—Makes up in businesslike management what he lacks in stature. Secretary la-A season. E. CHAMBERLAIN (Secretary). Fills his office creditably. Has a thorough grasp of detail, and works like a Trojan. D. THOMAS (Treasurer).—All Soccer supporters in the league will sympathise with him, as he is at present lying dangerously ill, suffering from pneumonia. Excellent official. R. ANGOVJE.—A pioneer of the club. Still unswerving in his support Of the boys. B EVANS.—One of the vice-presidents. Always looks forward to his telegram when the team is away. ,T. FLY-NN-Would sooner robs his Sunday dinner than a match at home or away. If the club's record be broken, so will Jim's heart. GOAL- H. HACKLENTON .-Reckoned the best goal in the cond division. Only been beaten nine times this season. FULL-BACKS— T. MAGGS, Coalpit Heath (Right Backl.-The giant of the team. This is his first season. Places ball well. Sure kick. H. ROBERTS.-Late with Merthyr Yale. Speedy. Keen tackier. Plays consistently at left back HALF-BACKS— the side. Con- DAI J,EN KINS (Right HalO-—On the small side. Cou- sidering this !9 his first season in league football, he is proving very useful. J. WILLIAMS (Centre Half).—Captain. The "ooys" all loyally rally round him. Sterling centre, and skilful player. F. WEAVER (Left Half).-A Rugby convert. Does well in the Soccer game. Scarcely ever varies in his etyle. Can make the best of his opponents move. FORWARDS— T. LLOYD.—At outside right Tommy pl, ays even better than he did for Merthyr Vale. Gaining in popu- larity and experience each season. J. DAVIE S.-For merly goal for Nelson. His forte is hard, gruelling play. Could improve in his shooting. Combines well with Lloyd. F. ELLIS.-Bristclian. On injured list. When well takes a lot of beating. Well worth his place at inside right. abots find their E. REARSEY (Centre Half).—Teddy's sbota find their billet. Top scorer. All-round athlete. Up to every legitimate game on the board. D. J. THOMAS (Ipside Let.-The "Little Tich" of the team. Uses his head to advantage. Clever at short passing. Some of the "big 'una" are afraid of him. A. HACKLENTON (Outside LeCt).-Works well with "Tich." Idel winger. Covers the ground with the ball at his feet in grand form.  ,„ G LLOYD D. O. DAVl&gS and C. JAYNE all play when wanted, and fill their places to the teams advant-ge. COLOURS.—Black and amber. HEADQUARTERS.—l'"ox and Hounds. The J™*™ (Mjs. Evans) is & vtce-president and t?he e mother of the team, who are all teetotalers. SOUTH WALES JUNIOR CUP.-Semi-ftnal isi expected to be won by Troedyrhiw, who meet Cogan at RE:gf'lf.hymney Valley League: Division 11.- Played, 20; won. 17; lost, 0; drawn, 3. GOALS sCORED.-49 for and 10 against. I PONTLLANFRAITH CRICKET CLUB The Po ntllanfraith Oriciket Clyb held its annual bMlqlIet on Thursday, under the pre- dency of Dr. Myles. During the evening M,r. Whitehead was made the recipient of a gold medal,for bowling achievements. Speeches were given by Dr. Armstrong, Councillor J. I D. Thomas, and others, and songs rendered by Mr J. Forward, MI. W. Jeffreys, Mr. Tom James and Mr. T. H. Phillips.

I Monday Next, February 8th, at Caerphilly, EVAN REES-Q, FINAL 110 SWEEP, Also a L10 Sweep and Silver Cup for Dogs 20 Inches or Under. Eleven o'clock. 100 VAbbits- guaranteed,

Gloom and Glee at II Brithdir. I INTERNATIONAL: RHONDDA: PORT TALBOT. Tihe law we have reached this week is the important one dealing with The Duties a.nd Powers, cf the Referee." It is one of the long ones, and I have divided it. The second half will appear next Saturday. LA W 13. A referee shall be appointed, whose duties shall be to enforce the laws, and decide all disputed .points; and his decision on points of fact connected with the nlay shall be final. He hall also keep a record of the game, and act as timekeeper. In tihe event of any ungentiemanly behaviour on the pa.rt of any of the players, the offender or offenders shall be cautioned, and if any further offence is committed, or in case of violent conduct, without any previous caution, the referee shall have power to order the offending player or players off the field of play, and shall tran,am.it the name or names of such it-layer or players to his or their national association, who shall deal with the matter. (To be Continued.) Dealing with La.w 13, a, couple of decisions of the International Board may be noted:— (1) Persistent infringement cf any of the laws oi' the game is ungentle-nanly conduct within the meaning of this law. (2) All reports by refereea to be made within three days afier the occurrence (Sundays not included). Would you be so kind as to an&wer the Has the Ebbw Vale Soccer Team ever been in the First Division iSoufrii Wales Cup? (2) Has the Trehnrris Soccer Team ever been in the 1st Division of of the South Wales league for six years? A SUPPORTER. Ebbw Vale won the South Wales Senior Cup four vea.rs ago. The final was played at Aberdare on April 22, 19C5, when the V alians beat Tretharris. Regarding the second query—Tr eh arris and the First Division South Wales ieaguf--the obliging secretary of the league (Mr. VVathen) informs me that on July 6, 19ul, Trebarris were invited to join the firs-t divition, and accepted that season." Continuous member- ship since that year will give the 'six years,' but owing to their lengthy fixture liet consequent upon joining the Western League, Tieha.rris ha.ve withdrawn from the South Wales L.ea,gue this season. The Junior Cup Competition of the Rhym- ncly Val.'cy District is slowly catching up the other divisions, and the "wee<lm.g out" pro- cess na.s left New Tredegar as survivors, jfot that I am implying for one moment that the clubs which have said "Farewell" are weeds. After putting up a good game at New Tredegar, Brithdir had hopes of success in the re-piay oil their own ground. Good critics say they should have won the first game, but that is neither here nor there. But the re-play was a gee-gee of quite a different coloiur, and New Tre-aegar set about their neighbours in earnest. They were generous in are respect, giving Brithdir plenty cf practice in the art of "kicking off" to re-start the game. Scoring five times, they eYldmUy thought that Brithdir had gone quite far enough for a first year's experience in cup-hunting, and put t,hem oui ,of their misery in determined fashion. One might have thought that after such a decisive and unexpected defeat the Brithdir enthusiasts would have been moping about like owls, chewiug the bitter cud of painful recollection. Whether owls "chew," and, if they chew, whether they "chew the cud," is not a matter of argument, nor am I ait-ing my knowledge (or ignorance) of Natural History. It is simply one of the many bril- liant and sparkling figurec-of-speeoh and illustrations which I keep pigeon-holed for use to give distinotioa to this column. Nuff eed. But quite the contrary. Messrs. Tom Davies, the chairman of the club, and Alf Chard, the secretary, were as genial as ever, and Captain Reed and his battalion swallowed their disappointment in great big gulps and prepared for a pleasant evening. I wa.s there, so I know. Having a couple of hours to spare before the last Cardiff express wae due at Brithdir, I have spent many a less enjoyable evening than that among the Soccer fraternity of that busy little townlet I on the right bank of the rippling Rhymney River, where the salmon sometimes swim I in Glamorgan waters a,nd sometimes in Mon- m<xuthAhire waters. For how are they to ¡ ?k'nio,w that the middle of the stream is an important geographical line? Hostess Mrs. Morgan provided a nioe big room. Mr. Botto was a complete success as chairman, and "filled the chair" as no one else in the room could poesibly ha.ve done. Tom Davies, Wm. Moore, and other singers were loudly applauded, and Harry Williams was in fine form in the oratory department. Altogether Brithdir Soccer was enjoying itself, in spite of New Tredegar's practical joke. Old rival3 of the Ithondda in Ton, Pentre and Cwmparc played another of their gaimes la-st week, and gave another win to the cup- holders. In view of the forthcoming semi- final match, it would have been a gain if Cwmparc could have registered a victory, but things have to be taken as t?ey are. By -win? on successive &turda,ys over their valley rivals of Mardy and Cwmparc, Ton Pentre haH re-as?prtc'd their claim and title to be champions of the Rhondda. With a very successful sea so,a up to date, Ton will be looking with confi-denic-e to the senior cup and league engagements, but, bearing in mind Mardy's fine performances in the Welsh Senior Cup against Tretharris and Aberdare, no one particular game is a fore- gone conclusion, and Cwmparc are very far from being opponents to be ignored. To keep up the sequence of surprising cup results this season, Cwmparc should survive the semi-final ordeal. In the Western League, Aberdare and Tre- barris are still keeping up their well-earned reputation of being worthy opponents to the West of England club, A.berdare's wi. ti, over Staple Hill was decisive enough for the moist partisan of partisans- As I have so often said, Aberdare, Trehams, and Barry District are adding to the English know- ledge of South Wales Soccer by their per- formances in the I.-e^gne. Another fortnight will bring along the amateur international match, which will be played at Aberdare. Being a Saturday fix- ture, the Oardiff ground was quite out of the realms of reasonable hope. The match should do well at Aberdare, where the Ire- land v. Wales match last year proved eo successful. If only the merits of two or three South Walians merit their inclusion in the Wales team the attraction of the fixture will be greatly increased, but no one ia foolish enough to suppose that Soutn Waham; will be elected just because they are—South Waliane. This is the only international game which will be played m South Wal-es this seaeon, as the game with Scotland on March 1 will be played in the north of the Principality. It i-s perhaps, a bit late in the day—but my congratulations? to Albert Wil- liams on his selection to pIa Y in the trial The Tre?.lia-rriq half- match on Monday week. The irenarris half- back has the good wishes of the South. T. D. Jones, of Aberdare, is no stranger to those honours, and is in the running for another cap this seallolli. Freed from any further anxiety with the National Shield competition, the schools leagues are now a.t liberty. to complete their club fixtures with no more interruptions than will come along with the weather conditions. As usual, the race for honours is still a very open one, so far as quite half the schools are concerned, and some merry little Satur- day morning encounters arc promised. Some schools have survived the Christmas break, with its usual loss of good players, very well, whilst others have had many gaps to fill. I cannot remember the South Wales League having such an easy season as this-from the committeeman's point of view. Time was when long meetings were held and necessarily held, twice a month during the I season. This time it is something like once every two months, if not .I s than that. And the meetings are over in a time which would astonish the old hands, could they look in again on the scene of their many arguments. The foundation work, if it did take time. was well done, and the league is now enjoying the result ?f the hard work p,ut in y<?p-r8 ago. The iten-i now on mit  The chief item now on t.he agenda is the selection of oiff^ cials for forthcoming matches, and meeting closed comes all too '.3oon' Port a.lt eeems to be having a wry successful season in the Swansea, League, and for a club which has had an up-hill struggle for some years, this _miiot be very gratifying. Some years ago th^r figured m the South Wales League and South Weles Senior Cup, and, of course, nmy do so again. Things have altered somewhat in the mean- time, for when they were in the So?th Wate League they were practically on the out- skirts of the Soccer district. AVith the rise of senior football in Swansea and the West of Wales, they are now gettrn?more mt tbe centre of the South Wales activity WIth a consequent lessening of the dram of travel- ling expanses should the *,rr^e co<m^ when tihey may re-take their position 0f membership with our ?'e"M. r league organisation.

I "SO-OCERITE'S" FORECASTS. MATCHES PLAYED SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13th. DIVIHh" •Aston Villa t. Woolwich Arsenal. •Sheffield United v. Notts County, Bury v, United. •Liverpool v. Bristol Oity. Manchester City v. »Preston North End. .Shp.ffield Wednesday v. Middlesbrough. •Notts Forest v. Leicester Fosae. •Sunderland v. iBverton. •Chelsea v. Manchester United. Blackburn Bovars v Brad ford City. DIVISION H. •Barnsley v. Chesterfield Town. Bradford v. Gain3borough Trinity. Burnley v. •Grimsby Town. .Claptcrn Orient v. Stockport County. •rutbam v. Bolton Wanderers. Hull City V *Derby County. •Leeds City v. Glosgop. •Oldham Athletic v. West Bromwioh Albion. •Tottenham Hotspurs v. Blackpool. •Wolverhampton Wanderers v. Birmingham. SOUTHERN LEAGUB. •Portsmouth v. West Ham. Swindon v. ♦Brighton. Luton v. »Cry«tal Palace. Brentford v. 'Plymouth Argyte- •Exeter v. Leyton. I *Northampton v. SouthamptaD. N' BTopt(>n v. 'Reading. | 'Mi'JwaU v. 'Norwich City. •Southend v. Watford. *Coventry v. Bristol Rovers. On grmmd of fitstnamed clubs. An aetegbk. I 4œotæ probable wnmer. Ixuws left open..

ST. SAVIOUR'S GYMNASTIC TEAM, WINNElRS WELSH AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP, FIRST ROW (left to right)-AV. T. Banbury (vice-president), Sam James (trainer), W. Dwvics (pianist), B. Jeans, Rev. C. A. Empson -1 (president). C. V. Seder-man, E. Morgan (reserve), and Councillor Walter Thomas. BOTTOM ROW—W. J. Waite, E. Pugh (vice-captain), W. Titt (captain), F. Jeans (instructor). S. Domville, and P. A. Baker.

Air Rifle Notes. I [By BULL'S EYE."] Cardiff and District League .'1 It was not to be expected tnat wis WJi, a series of ma-tches would reveal any exciting finishes, for it is the one series on the pro- gramme that sees the leading clubs opposed to the weaker ones of the league. The best on the card was the meeting of the Engi- neers and Splot.t Conservatives. When these old rivals meet a good contest is always seen, and this week's proved no exception, the Tories just getting home by four points, with the final scores This win now places the fina-I s<yreis 3? Z 6 2. the Oonciervaiivcis awve the Soldiers in the league table. The lories had it all their own way in the first half, scoring 191 and establishing a lead of fourteen points. Not a man faiied, wnereas the Saidiers only had two of their men showing any form, Brunt (i3j and Griffiths (32) being the only couple to make a fitand. In the second half the leaders had a nasty fall, Sargent dropping nine to Miiner, wiio put up a. lovely 34, ana reducing the arrears to four. The Cons., however, held their own with the last couple, Parfitt gain- ing the points from Sawyer that "Yanto" dropped to Hartree. Ha-u the OeiJ"; had a full team out an interesting finish would have been seen in their encounter with the YorK. At the eleventh main the Oaks were a point behind, but, having no man to face A. Moon, they had to submit to the inevitable. Both teams were seen at their best, the Yorks finishing their hig'hect score of the season. Moon, Phillips, and Fred Chamberlain hea.ded their honours list with 33'6, Sid Hicks and J. E. Powell roturning a. like score for the losers. Another weak team, the Stags, were taking on a big thing in meeting the Adelphis. The match was chiefly noticeable for the lovely possible made by Tommy Howe, the Adelphi &kipper, while Brown and Olson also diatin- guisned themselves with a nice 32. 'llhe "A's" have lately secured two promising recruits, and intend making a big bid for the Dewar Cup and Shield. lhe re-fired tie in the Dewar Cup C_ompeti- tion between the Adelphi and the Engineers ended in favour of the former. It was a ding-dong battle right. up to the tenth man, the scores at this stage being level. Then 0' eil and Miiner, the Soldiers last couple, found the brothers Wells too much and lost eight points between them, tihe "A's" gaming the verdict with 371—365. The draw for the isemi-final round off the Dewlar Cup competition was made at a meeting of the league held last night. The Atlas meet tihe Adelphi on the Stags' range, and the Alberts were drown against the Yorks, the Oak's range being selected as the venue. Both nxut'Ohes are to be fired off on February 15. CLUB BINNEJR. The members of the Lansdowne Club having decided to disband, are closing their season with a supper a,t their headquarters on Tuesday. The committee having disposed of the Sir George Newnes Cup to the Cardiff League, it has been decided to present the Buchanan Cup, won at the Commercial Travellers' Fete, to the treasurer. The pre- sentatiol1 to Mr. Harris wil be made at t/he dinner. A capital musical programme has been arranged, and all old frienide of the olub are cordially invited. Cardiff Licensed Victuallers' League There was a record attendance at the meet- ing of the Cardiff Licensed Victuallers' League this week, every live club being represented. A long tfecussiion took place over the question of transfers, and in view of the coining handicap competition it was decided that no registrations be accepted or transfers granted a.tter February 13. In con- nection with this competition Mr. B. Warren, of the Stag and Hounds, was elected to the handicapping committee, and it was decided that the score sheet should be retained by the winning club and forwarded to the league secretary within 24 hours. Any club failing to do so will be dealt with by the handicap committee. Transfers were granted B. Warren and A. Johns from the Bells to the Stag and Hounds, and A. Rosewell from, the Bells to the Barbarians. Mr. B. Warren offered the league a go^a medal to be offered as first prize for the league chaan- pionship. This offer was gratefully accepted, and the shoot will take place on the range of the Stag and Hounds, the condition being seven shots at a standard bell target. The date for the final of the S. A. Noel Cup was fixed for February 11 at the Moira range, and Mr. J. Tucker was selected as referee. Messrs. W. Doore (Barbarians). E. Edwards (Anchors), and J. Griffiths (Stuarts) ware elected auditors to the league. It was also decided to recognise the valuable services rendered by the hon. secretary for the past two years. The next meeting of the league will be held at the Westgate Hotel on Feb- ruary 7. Inter-League Contest. Though well beateru the selected of Bridg- end and District were by no means disgraced in their inter-league cnüounter with cardin" and District. When it ib taken into cnn sideration that this is B ridgend's first league :s<éa6on, aru the sport is not yet two years old in the district, it cannot be denied but that the Westerners did splendidly in running the strong Cardiff team to 17 points with their total but four short of 360. Every man in the City ranks was a seasonerl shot, and had this been the case with the visitors the citiaens would have had a much closer run. Cardiff Association The position of the teama in the Oardiff Association league remajns unaltered, Tile match of the vyeek was that between the leaders a.nd the Settlement. In many quar- ters it was thought that the Settlement would rise to the occasion and repeat the performance of Birlehgrove, but this was not to 00, However, a good contest was seen, and it was anybody's matoh until the eleventh man, and then Drew failed badly tor the Settlement. Tile P.S.A. score of 'i' M e i? o A &oore of 305 is, I believe, their lowest this sea- son. J. E. Walker was again seen at his best with a capital 34. The Penarth skipper has a record second to none in the league, u,n,:i boasts an average of over 33. In the last nine matches be has totalled over 300 points, sootrin.g- three possibles and fix 34's. This is a splendid performance, and beat that of Fred rreston when snooting for the Lansdown last year. Arthur Tucker was the best of the Settlement with 33, while hLs brother Ernest deaerv?d better luok than 30. f-landough are the most improved team in the league, and, folic wing their success over Bircihgrove last week, they took the points from Victoria Institute. With a little luck, they should figure near the top when the season closes. The D'owlais main.tained their average with 352, and gained an easy win over Hannah- street, the Dockites shooting badly for 320. The handicapping committee in the knock- out competition have not met, and their sug- gestion] s will come before the association committee fr confirmation next week. Up W the present thirteen teams have entered, those not having yet done so being the Y.M.C.A., Sit. Agnes, and Grange Temperance. Matches in the second round of the Dewar Shield take place next week Secretaries are reminded that the results must be forwarded to reach the association secretary by Feb- ruacr-y 15. The following is the list, the first- named club in each case having the choice ,of range. Cardiff League.— victoma v. Engineers; Atlas v. Adelphi; Duke of York v. York; Splott Conservatives (a bye). Rhondda League.—Llwynypia Conservative v. Pioneer; Royal v. Woodfield; Miskiu (a bye). Llanelly League.—Liberal v. Mermaid. Bridgend League.—LaLeston v. Merthyr Mawr; Ffaldau v. Y.M.C.A.; St, Joihm's (a. bye). Aberdare League.-Castao v. C.Y.M.S.; Cwm- aman v. Aberaman. Merthyr League.—Lamb v. Gordon-Lennox; M.E.T. v. Aberfan; Ma.rdy v. Merthyr Consti- tutional. Swansea League.—Grandison v. Park; Park Rifles v. Workmen's Clulb or Royal Exchange; Brookland (a bye). Barry League.—Wyndham v. West End or Stars; Hibernian v. Barry Conservative; R.A.O.B. or Royal v. Don. Chepstow League.-CI-potow Boat v. Pine Apple; Portskeiwett (a bye). e Merthyr Notes. The Lambs' v Bees' match on tihe former's range was an interesting one, the Lambs i winning by 354 to 345. For the winners Ted Lee made a good 33, Chris Williams getting; 32. George (32) was the Bees' be-It scorer. The M.E.T.s ha,d an easy win over the Vols, who only fired eleven men, the totals being 365 and 323. Oolley, for the Electrics, had hard lin.e.s in not getting the possible, just failing by a point. R. Lewis and Howard made 33 each. Benfield (33) end Jim Smith (o2) were best for the Vols. The Merthyr Conservativee put on tihe fine total of 378 in their shoot-over with Cow- bridge. Rowe made a good 34, and there were no less than seven scores otf 32, only ooio joxm failing to get into the The with a total of 368, easily defeated Mardy (342). E. Beach (34). Ains- worth (33), and D. M. Lewis (33) were in form for the winners. The Mardy boys were much beiow form, no higher score than 31 being made, Evans, Growcott, Adams, and Prioe ,socuring this total. The XVowlais Macks def-eated Pentrebacih with totals of 354-342. W. Da vies and Gwynne made 32 each for the Macks. Golds- worthy shot well for the losers, getting 33. Aberfa.rt put on a totail of 375 in tbeir shoot over, and here again, as with the Cons., only one ma.n failed to get into the 30's. The best scores were made by A. Jones (34) and C. Thyers and M. Jones 33 each. I Some interesting matches should be seen in the Dewar second round. CARDIFF LICENSED VICTUALLERS' LEAGUE. Moulder. *Lord Windsor. E. Chidgey 4 5 4545-31 Clatworthy ..4 5 5 4 4 3 3-28 II. John.5 4 5 4444-30 C. Ivins 444544(1—29 W. Hooper ..5 4 4 4 4 4 4-29 G. Coles 4 3 5 4 5 44-29 E. Taylor. ,4 4 4 4 3 5 4-28 F. Critcher 4 4 4 5 4 5 4-30 S. Hill .4454344-28 W. Evans .4 4 3 4 4 5 3—27 D. Tanner ..33 4 3 4 5 4—26 H. Union ..5 4 4 3 3 4 4-27 W. Anderson 3 4 4 4 4 4 4-27 R. Quance ..542 455 0—25 W. Haines ..55 3 4 4 5 5—31 G. Noyes ..344454 5—29 W. Godda.rd 5 4 r. 5 4 4 4—31 S. Husscn ..5 5 4 5 4 3 3—29 A. Edmunds 5 4 4 5 4 4 3-29 Millintfton ..4 4 5 5 3 5 5—31 J. Peters .3 4 4 4 4 4 3—26 S. Noyes .5 4 4 4 4 4 4—29 R. John .3454544-29 W. Brown .4344444-27 I Total 345 Total 340 Anchor. Barbariais. J. Hill .545454 f>-32 E. Lewis 54 54454-31 G. Scarfe .4 5 4 4 5 53—30 F. Prosser ..4 5 4 4 4 5 4—30 T. Davies ..4 5 4 4 4 4 4-29 H. Matthews 5455445-32 J. Boyan 5 5 4 4 5 5 5—33 R. ALiison ..4 4 5 3 5 4 5-50 W. Burris ..5 5 4 4 4 4 5—31 A. Wiggins 4534444-23 D. Davies, ,5444454-30 O. Coates ..4 4 44 3 5 3—27 K. Edwards 4 4 5 4 3 3 4-27 E. Jones 44 3434 4-26 A. L. Tudor 5455454-32 T. Wade .4 4 5 4 4 4 5—30 tV. Pritch'rd 5555455-34 H. Davey 4 5 4 5 4 4 5-31 F. Preedy ..4 3 5 4 4 5 5—30 T. Davies ..4 4 4 5 4 4 4-29 J. Mars 5 5 4 5 5 5 &34 Hepinstall ..44 45 4 4 5—30 J. Lodwick 4 4 4 4 4 4 5-2<3 R. Stain .5 5 5 4 5 5 4—33 [ Total 371 Total. 357 *Bristol and South Wales-T. Eagers, 27; D. Wood, 30; G. By lot t. 34; J. Powei!, 30; L. Lewis, 30; S. Nichotts, jun 2t:/ i: :fie¿:, 20;; W. }=, 29; J. Williams, 29; H. Cox, 30; F. Farr, 27; A. Moss, 31— total, 355. Roath—M. Jones, 30; A. Marks, 27; J. Eveleigh, 32; A. Keegan, 26; A. Russell, 30; R. Hooper, 29; T. Bliss, 26; G. Stag, 30; J. Webber, 31; S. Hazell, 31— total, 292. i BHONDDA VALLEYS LEAGUE. Ferndale Pand. *Hibernians. E. Prioe 5 3 4 5 4 5 4—30 C. Kitchener 4 3 4 4 4 5 4—28 W. Gregory 5 4 5 2 5 5 3—29 J. O'Flynn 5 4 2 2 5 3 4-25 H. Bidgis 5 4 3 4 5 4 4-29 E. W. Price ..5555434-31 P. Coughlin 5 3 4 4 3 4 3—26 r. Rowlands 4 3 4 4 3 4 3—25 F. DaviM ..3333453—24 C. Cox 3 4 4 4 3 5 3-26 T. M'Carthy 2 3 4 3 3 4 3—22 M. R,,? 4 5 5 4 4 4 4-30 W. Eiaton 4 5 3 4 4 3 ?-26 J. Flicker ..3 5 5 4 34 3-27 G. Evans .5 2 2 5 4 5 4—27 F. Langdon 5 5 4 3 4 5 3—29 3. Ford .3435434-26 7. Williams 2 4 3 3 4 3 4-23 R. Power ..43444 44—2Y B. Clifford .5 4 5 5 5 4 5—33 M. Phelan ..34553529 E. Evans d 5455545-? M. -Ilhe?L*in ..3455354-29 5 4 5544 5—32 W. O'Brian 334554 28 Tta 344 Tota! 306 .Miskin-W. S. Fell (captain), 32; J. Dare, 29; E. Thomas, 29; J. N. Jones, 29; Wm. Tyler, 30; Jas. Way, 30, Fred Owen, 34; Geo. Lee, 32; A. D. Griffiths, 30; T Lewis, 31; G. Padfield, 31; W. J. Boyce, 29— total, 366. Tonypandy Conservative—J- Butler, 32; J. H. Doe, 30; A. Da- 29; J. T. Jones, 28; E. Huzzlo, 30; W. Griffiths, 32; H. Moore, 27; Goo. Mitchell, 25; J. Davies, 31; J. Hull, 29; E. T. Parker, 3;); W. Alwtiu (captain), 32-total. 358. Royal—Dd. Davis, 30.; "B. Evans, 29; Dd. Roberts, 31; C. Coombe, 33; G. Webber, 62; J. Evans (M.), 32; D. L. Davis, 29; W. Roberts. 30; J. Blow, 32; G. Thomas, 34; T. Thomas, 34; T. Robert., 32-ttal, 378. •Globe—R. Edwards, 32; G. Woods, 29; W. Millard, 25; A. Bessant 30; J. Williams, 31; J. Beesant, 25; T. Hampton, 28; S. Evans, 30; D. W. Evans Se P. Connsell, 24; A. Davies, 30; H. Bessant, 30 total, 346. Woodfield-J. Loney, 27; D. OweM, 30; J. Griffiths, 28; J. Perry, 30; J. Venn, 31; E* Ha.mlm, 28; S. Driffield, 34; H. Alexandra, '3lf M. R. -27! W. Flook, 28; F. Hockaday, 27; G. Hochaday ,? 27-totat, 3?. centre Brass Band-W. Jenkin? ?1, F. Col 'er 30; S. Eans, 25; J. Bobmeon, 28; M. Davis, ?6; 6. G. Webber, 26; A. Smith, 29; W. Powlesland 30; L. Phillips 29; T. Morgan, 29i J. Bailey, 30; J. Jones, 30 -total, 343. CARDIFF ASSOCIATION. I Birchgrove..Grange Temperance. A. Porter .5 3 4 4 4 5 5-M J. Butt 444554 4-30 J. Phillips ..4 5 4 4 4 5 4-30 C. Sheppard 0 4 5 5 4 4 3-25 F. Presten ..4 5 5 5 4 55—33 J. Lewis .4 3 3 444 3 20 W. Williams 4 4 4 4 5 4 5-30 G. Griffiths 5 4 4 5 5 4 4-31 Vv. Hill .5 5 5 5 5 5 5—35 F.Cornish ..5 444 54 3—29 J. Thomas ..4 3 5 3 3 5 4-29 W. Thomas 2 5 4 4 4 4 5—23 D. Elliott ..5 3 5 4 5 4 4—30 H. Ley 4 4 3 4 4 4 5—28 C. Hockridge 3 4 22444-23 D. Brice 3 5 3 3 3 3 4—24 C. Bowyer ..•1534654—50 T. Podd .5 4 5 2 4 34—27 1 W. Surge ..4 3 3 4 5 5 4-28 V Powney ..4 4 5 4-5 5 3—30 P. Moorcroft 4544556-32 W. Croft —5 54644 5—32 A. Mayers ..5 2 3 2 3 3 3—21 Total ;J,32 Total 328 •Llandoug. Victoria. Institute. R. Lowmaji 3555545-32 F. L'nsd'wne 4 4 4 3 4 4 3—26 T. Burge 45 5 44 4 4-30 G. Clark 5 4 4 5 5 55—33 G. H. Cole ..5445343-28 E. Ferguson 5 3 4 5 3 4 4-28 W. Burge .4 4 3 4 5 4 4-28 H. John 4 4 4 4 5 4 4—29 W. Fowler., 4 4 4 3 5 4 4-28 B. Dudley ..4 5 4 3 4 5 5—30 G. David, jn.4 5 4 3 4 3 4-27 W. Wiltshire 4 3 4 0 4 3 4-22 W. Bennet ..4 5 5 4 4 4 5—31 G. Griffiths 5 4 3 4 3 4 3-26 H. Howe 4 5 4 4 5 4 4—30 J. Rowlands 5 4 4 4 5 4 4-26 J. Griffiths ..5 5 5 4 5 5 5—34 T. L'nsd'wne 2 4 3 4 5 4 4-26 G. David, sn.4 4 5 4 5 5 4-31 G. Ursell .5 4 5 4 44 5—31 W. Bush 3 5 5 4 45 5-61 G. Diamond 43 3 3 4 5 5—ii W. Ackland 4 3 4 5 3 5 5—29 A. Huxtable 3444445—28 Total 369 Total 336 .Grange GaworJts-A. Thomas, 31 W. Fry, 29; M. O'Neill, 28; R, G. Shute, 30; F. Maidment, 26; J. Maile, 31; W. Parker, 29; W. Callow, 31; W. Buishell, 32; J. Morgan, 27; L. Biddiford, 29; T. Cullen, 29— total, 352. Sdtmead-hail—P. Canterbury, 29; A. Baker, 27; W. Collins, 26; J. Hart, 26; J. James, 25; W. Jones, 22;. W. Hart, 30; H. Razev, 27: A. Parker, 31; W. Bichards, 28; S. Virgin, 28; W. Evans, 30-total, 329. BARRY .ANÐ DISTBICT LEAGUE. »" Stars "—E. Williams, 29; W. James, 28; G. Wrig'ht, 27; A. Hopkins, 31; C. Harry, 27; D. M'Lachlan, 29; H. K. Paimer, 29; H. James, 29; R. James, 30; A Thompson, 30; F. Stephens, 29; W. Lewis, 28—total, 346. lions "—D. T. Arthurs, 30; A. Harding, 27; E. Wa Iters, 27; E. Daviec, 25; A. Hopgood, 29; T. Cook, 30; F. Jones (captain), 31; W. Dtivies, Z9; F. Lsgg, 27; E. W-estail, 30; A. Boulton, 30; W. West all, 30—total, 345.

Miniature Rifle Notes. I Bv -22. I As was generally expected, the executive council of the W.M .R.A. upheld the protest of the oompetitora at the Newport meeting on Boxing Day against the range officers at that meeting allowing C, R. Humphreys an extra. shot for a "blow-back" in the Association cup competition. Humphreys, therefore, loses his place in the final f<;r the cup, and the next highest scorer, R. Cross, of the same club (2nd Mon Battalion), comee into the final. Thanks to the excellent arrangements made by Al-T. T. H. &ndy, the secretary of the I Brecon and Radnor Ijoague, visitors to the Brecon meeting last Saturday had a most enjoyable time. It was gratifying to the visitors to see the vast improvement made in marksmanship by local shota, and probably Meeers. Worthing (Rhayader), Walton (Penpont), Cross (Talgarth), and Chambers and Wyatt (Llanfaes) will ere lontg ha-ve to be considered for championship honours. Although probably the Welsh Twelve for the British team will not please everyone, it muat be admitted that the selection is a good one. Some surprise has been shown that D. J. Griffiths was not included, and possibly this is accounted for by the fa.ot that D. J. G. announced that he was not a candidate. The new "caps" are-T. H. Sandy (Hay), S. Timothy, G. Lewis, J. Boucher, E. T. Coles, and 0. H. Humphreys. Glamorganshire is particularly well repre- sented in the team, having no less than eight representatives, whilst Monmouthebire has two, and Brecon and Radnor one each. Owing to the greatly extended area of the Welsh Miniature Rifle Association, it is suggested that the following matches should be held: Carmarthenshire v. West Glamorgan, Monmouthshire v. East Glamorgan, and Brecon v. Radnor, and that the winners should compete for a trophy at the Welsh uueetin.g. At the next meeting of the association motions, of which notice has been given, will be considered to again include in the rules governing the Welsh meeting- (1) That no com,petitor shall be allowed to take more than L10 cash and value (exclu- sive of medals) in prizes at the meeting. (2) That should the number of entries in any oonnpetation be more than double the number of prizes offered, the number of priMM will be reduced to one-haJf the num- ber of entries. Few members of league clubs in South Wales are showing better form this season than C. W. German, late of Cilfynydd, but who now shoots for Pontypridd. In the six league matches he has competed in his soores are-100. 100. 100, 99, 99, 99. The Welsh meeting at Maesteg in June should be worth attending. The Maesteg prize will be worth at least £00. In another competition a well-known gentleman offers a prize, and also intends presenting each com- petitor in the competition with a book. Negotiations are also in progress with a view of holding at least one competition for revolvers at the meeting. The tie between Martyn a.nd Boucher (both of Maesteg) for a place in the final for the X Cup competition has been won by Boucher after the two competitors had shot two ties in endeavouring to decide the winner. I have received the folk>wi-rag letter from "Gwent" with reference to the team:- The names of the Welsh Twelve as selected by the W.M.R.A. will cause much disappointment in Monmouthsh ire, where the Western Valleys League has not even a single representative. Siirely the honours should have been distributed a little more evenly, and I venture to think that, the following team would beat the Welsh Twelve:—J. W: Monk (Newport), W. E. Jones (Rosea), Sergeant Field (Piem), P? Pa?e and J. L. PMTy (Blaina), T. EraM (Ebbw Yale), W. D. Lewis (Abersychan), D. C. Fidler (Chepstow), A. G. Wallace (Usk),, W. H. Alarsh (Caerleon), A. Uhurohill (Bedwas), "d H. Cross (Poutypool). d 71fô ggePy)tti'eldean, 715 (average, 89i^ In the Ross fortnightly competition the three best were:- I H'cap. Total. ..Alr. G. L. Llewellyn 276 30 306 Sergeant C. Pugh .287 Mr. E. James 289 6 295 • Winner of N. R.A. Spoon.

CARDIFF WEDNESDAY LEAGUE Record scoring was seen m We fliistles- Dipact Trading match, the Thistles keeping up a continual bombardment of the Grocer- men's goal a,nd beating their keeper fifteen times in eighty minutes. There was no stop- ping the front rank of Braddon and Co., and after showing up wellln the first half the defence collapsed in the second moiety, the league leaders netting nine times. The Post Office found Penarth Wednesdtay 2 clear goals the better team. The Office TIlIenhad great hopes of annexing the points, but though they had as Lm-uoh of the game as the Seasiders, the latter's deefnee held to the end, and in comparison the postmen's strong baek division waa clearly second best. The gome was a vigorous one right through. P-uAlly failed to field a full team Barry Roma-IIy fa41ed to n?Id a fuH tea?m against Canton W?dnead?y, hut notwith- standing their playing three new stars, they put Thäl a splendid fight, and only lost by 2 goals to nil. Mason and Davies played a good game for the Wednesdays. Play of a poor standard was seen in the Whartons-Maypoleans game, the Wihartons winning by 4 to 2. Cardiff ivys did well to run Penarth Parish Church to a goal at Penarth.

AIR RIFLE SHOOTING. CARDIFF AND DISTRICT. S. W. L. D. Pta. AlbeTt 21 19 2 0..38 Victoria. 20 18 2 0..36 Duke of Ycrk 21 17 3 1 35 Atlas 20 17 3 0 34 Adelphi 21 16 5 0..32 Splott Conservative 21 13 8 0 26 21 12 8 1 25 Engin rs 12 8 1..25 Tudor 20 10 10 0 20 Oak 21 7 13 1 15 York 21 6 15 0 „ U Stag .20 5 14 1 11 Splctland 20 5 15 0 10 Cardiff City 21 2 19 0 4 CARDIFF LICENSED VICTUALLERS. s. w. L. D. Pts. Stuart 32 30 1 1 61 Ane,ho tr 32 28 3 157 A.O.P 32 26 6 0..52 Queen's .32 25 7 0..50 Moira .32 23 9 0..46 Barbarians 32 22 10 0.. 44 Rover 32 20 12 0 40 Wostgate 32 11 15 0 34 Bristol and South Wales.. 32 17 15 0.. M Lord Windsor 32 15 17 0 30 Stag and Hounds 32 12 18 2 26 Roath 32 14 18 0 28 Moulder 32 9 23 0 18 Angleeea 32 8 24 0-16 OAiRDLFF ASSOCIATION. S. W. L. D. Pts. Penarth P.S.A. 18 17 1 0 34 Birchgrovo 18 16 2 0 32 Llandoujfh 19 14 5 0 28 Dowlais 17 14 3 0..28 Grange Gae Works 13 14 4 0 23 Grange Liberal 18 12 6 0 24 St. Paul's .17 11 6 0 22 Settlement .18 9 9 0..18 Victoria institute 19 9 10 0.. 18 Hannah-street 18 6 11 1.. 13 St. Petcr'a 11 6 11 0.. 12 Grants Temperance 19 5 13 1.- 11 St. Agnes 19 4 15 0 8 St. German's 18 3 15 0 6 Saltmead Hall 17 3 14 0 6 BRIDGEND AND DISTRICT. S. W. L. D. Pta. iMerthyrmawr 13 12 1 0 24 Y.M..c.A. 13 11 1 1 23 St. Illtyd's 13 10 3 0..20 Ffaldau Institute 13 8 4 1 17 Coytra.hen 13 8 5 0 16 G. W. B. Institute 13 7 6 0 14 Laieston .10 3 7 0.. 6 Dweuny 10 2 8 0 4 St. John's .??. 12 2 10 0? 4 St. Robert's 13 2 11 0.. 4 Hope Institute 9 0 9 0 0 MLRTIIYR AND DISTRICT. S. W. L. 1). Pts. Merthyr Conservative 16 15 1 0 30 Aberfan 15 14 1 0..28 Lennox 15 13 3 0 26 M.E.T 16 IS 3 0.. 26 Murdy. 16 10 5 1 21 Lamb 16 8 8 0 16 Bee 16 7 8 1 15 Macs. 16 6 9 1 13 Pentrebach Conservative.. 15 5 10 0 lU 'Volunteer 15 3 11 1.. 7 SKITTLES CARDIFF AiND DISTRICT. P. W. L. D. Pts. Barry Holton 26 23 Z. 0 46 Cardiff City 26 20 6 0 40 Bute Docks. 26 19 6 1 69 Greyhound 25 16 9 0..32 Four Elms .26 16 10 0 32 Ba.rry Central 26 15 11 0' 30 Odd.feliows 26 15 11 0.. 30 Maindy 26 12 12 2 ?6 Canton on?_etvative 25 12 12 1 k, Central Libeial 26 12 14 0..24 New Park Liberal 26 12 14 0 z4 Penarth Dock 27 12 15 0 24 Plymouth Bock 26 12 14 0 24 Rsoath Liberal. 26 11 14 1.. 23 King Williain IV 26 11 14 1 23 Irish Institute. 27 8 18 1 17 Penarth Plymouth 26 7 18 1 15 Clyde 26 6 20 0 12 orlilie positions in the above tables do not include to-day's matabee.

RHYMNEY VALLEY. SOCCER, I As the muson advances interest in the Seoond Division becomes keener and keener, and he would be a datrm? prophet to attempt to .profphesy the final position oi the several clube. At present Owm a.nd Troedyrhiw t.ie I for the leading place, only a sliot differ- enoe in 'goal aiveraig?m separating them, while Aberaman, Gilfach, and New Tredegar are following closely on their heels. Last Satur- day three games were down for decision, and in two of them the home clubs gained over- whelming victories. Cwm overcoming Bed- linog by 7 to 1, and Troedyrhiw defeating Aibera.man after a plendid encounter by 4 goals. IMwlais failed to make good their fixture with Bargoed. In the Third Division Trebarris Juniors, by reason of their splendid 6-2 victory over Troedrhiw, now become leaders. The (progress of thds club in its initial season is something phenomenal, and on present form they bid fair to win this division. Abertysswg visited Dowfca/ifl and repeated their performance of the previous Satuir- day at home, the game ending 1-1, honours easy.

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B I LLI ARDS. 19.-CANN0NS IN BAULK. By RISO LEVI (Cops/right). As already stated, when playing a carnolJ off the top cushion with both object 00113 a considerable distance from the top cushion, the most certain way of getting the cannon is by means of a half-stroke, provided tha-t the position is such that the cannon is on from some spot in the D by means of a half- ball stroke, and provided a"-o that a half- ball stroke can be played without any fear of a kiss taking place between the cue ball and the first object ball. In mady positions, however, although a cannon off the top cushion can be made quite easily from the D by means of a, plain half-bail stroke, i,r-d, although a half-ball stroke cannot possibly cause a lriss to take place between the cue ball and the first object ball, the c,annon cannot be played as a plain half-stroke with- out great risk of losing the white when this ball is the first object ball. In some posi- tions a true half-bail stroke would certainly pot the white, and in other positions, although a true half-ball stroke would not send the white down, a. cannon played aa a half-ball stroke without side might easily cause the white to be lost owing to the contact not being a true half-ball one, though, to all in-tents and purposes, a half- ball one, especially as judged by the throw. off angle. DIAGRAM 5al. cannon off the top cushion. Red ball Sin. from the top cushion and 2SJin. from the side cushion. Object white 16im. from the top cushion, and 124in. from the ddc cushion. The cannon is a. half-bail plroke without side from the end of the D, but such a stroke peneraily causos the object white to enter the corner pocket. The correct way of playing tile cannon is shown on Diagram 582. j Diagram 581 iilllstrate-s one of these com- monly occurring positions, and also illus- trates how the white may be lost when the cannon is played off the white by means of a plain half-ball stroke. Diagram 5S2 shows the object balls in exactly the same position as on Diagram 581. and illustrates the correct way of playing the oannon. It will be noticed that the cue ball is spotted very differently, and this alteration of the angle precludes ai^; possi- bility of a half-ball stroke potting the white. To compensate for the altered spotting of the cue ball the stroke must be played with muffing side, and drag should also be used DIAGUAil 5S2.—A cannon oil t:.o top cushion. A half-ball stroke with running side. Object balls situated exactly as on Diagram 582. Cue ball a few inches from the far end of the D. A half-ball stroke cannot pot the white. in order to check the speed of the cue ball previous to its contact with the white. This cannon can be made by means of a thinner than half-ball stroke with side, but long distance strokes should never be played in this manner when a lualf-ball stroke will serve owing to the unreliability of thin contacts as com- pared with half-ball ones. An exoeption to this rule, of course, occurs when the position is such that a kiss may easily take place as the result of a half-ball stroke.

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could be played, and the game resulted in a pointless draw. I hear tha.t the Excels are repdrtin-g the Riders, for their late arrival, to the league committee. The Giifa-ch Gooli team journeyed to Caerau to meet Tally's Lambs, and defeated them by 18 points to 3. The victory was thoroughly deserved, and it was very c-vident that, the presence of the Wasp had a. lot to do with the -Black 'Uns improved display. On Saturday's form Giili w-ill take, some beating. Great praise C. H. SALTER, I Hon. See. Grange Institute R.F.C. I is due to the forwards, among whom Sammy Evans was the best forward on the field. Dan Harrison, Dai S. Jones, and G. Rees, also played finely. At half-back White was in. clinking form, and at three-quarter Si Jones played a most brilliant game, and was ably supported by hifj b,-ot;h-r,.J M., and whose drop goal was a "beauty, and Bert Groves. The youngster Bonner, at full-back, is juet. the man Gilli were in need of. It is evident that strong disciplinary measures rreed to be taken with Tally's Lambs. Who is captain of the side? Judging by the amount of vocabulary indulged in it seems that each player is his own captain.. Then, again, tho Lambr, have another weak point. Matters of this kind need locking into. The playere who are deserving of praise are Walters, Jones, Harries, and Nichclls, in the forwards. E. Devomald should be placed in his pro<per position on the) wing. "Gok" Hanntford, "Ginger" Clarke, a.nd W. Rees were very clever in the three- quarter line. The, Rangers of Maesteg had a visit from the Spier. Kop heroes, Pontycymmer, and inflicted a heavy defeat cn the visitors by 12 points to 3. 1114c score in no way exaggerates the superiority of the Rangers. Hon. Secretary Idiis Bowser is still strengthening his side, and is hoping that the Lions wiU drop a few points. The return of Reg. Hanson should improve the standard of the play in the back division, and, providing the forwards give him the tall cleanly, tall scoring should result. Pontycymmer are evidently not so formid- able away from their favourite Kop. What has become of Captain Dai Bo<Jtg? The boys of the old parish, Llamgynwyd, gave a oapital display against Llanharran, and succeeded in winning by 6 points to 5. The game was brimful of interest. J. Baiter was the cleverest player on the field, and is, Without doubt, t.he best outside half ¡ in t-ho league. The Da.rk 'Oss was the most conspicuous player on the Llan side. Merthyr and District There were only two league engagements I 011 the programme for last Saturday. Cefn Coed provided a surprise for Mountain Ash Juniors, and the latter could only win by a dropped goal to nil. The winning score was obtained by Ashford, one of the centre three-Quarters, in the first half. The Cefn forwards played a hard game, and the Mount backs had all their work out out in stopping rushes. The Cefn club has sent in a, portest against this match. owing to short time being played. This will be settled at the next meeting. Aberarrraai were at home to the ronoors-up -Merthyr Juniors. Both teams had to play several substitutes. The Merthyr players came over fairly confident of breaking the Aberaman ground record, but they had reckoned without their hosts, who were in the pink of condition. Ably led by Captain Harry Miles, Aber- I a.man continually beat Merthyr in rushing. The only score was brought about by -mart play on the part of the home centres, Dai Watkins and Dad S. Evans. The former fielded the ball on the Merthyr side of the half-way line, and ran a few yards. Then he cross-kicked to his T h eii h, partner, who dribbled down the field in great style, and scored a try wide out, which was not converted. Dai Watkins made a good start in his first appearance on the home ground, and, with a little more experience, he will soon be one of the finest three-quarters in the league. Evans and Williams also played well. At a committee meeting on Saturday last the Mountain Af-h Club was fined half-a-crown for not reporting the result of their home league engagements. It was decided to grant the CwrRiaman and Oefn Clubs respectively the sums of 7s. 6d. a.rd Efi. out of the league funds, towards their expenses, incurred in playing; the late Aberoanaid Club, which is now defunct. I Union of Welsh Leagues A committee meeting of thds body will be held at Cardiff this evening. The agenda is a very lengthy one, as there are several appea.ls by clubs concerning the decisions of various leagues. Canton Harlequins ask the controlling body to upset the verdict of expul- sion passed by the Cardiff and District Rugby Union on the club. Cwmcam once again appeal against a ruling of the Monmouth- shire Valleys League over last season's cham- pionship. Rhymmey complain of their league's decision in dismissing the appeal over the transfer of Stephens. The W.F.U. have remitted a dispute between the Trede- gar Hibernians and the Sirhowy Valley League for decision. Cardiff Old Boys. The annual draw for the Cardiff F.C. Cup Comp-etit,ion will take place at the Y.M.C.A. on Wednesday. The competition is open to all clubs composed of players under seven- teen yeans of age. I Rhymney Valley Old Boys. ¡ The Old Boys' League has been constituted as fo.Ilows:-Ithymmey Lilies (hon. sec., Thoe. Bromage, Midd-le Rhymney (Wm. Evans), PJiymney Young Scarlets (D. W. Jenkins), Pontlottyn (Ed. Thomas), Bargoed (E. North- cote), Bedwae (C. E. Williams), Fleur-de-Lis, (Hear- Boylond), Maohen (A. Coston), and Deri (George Lewis). Among the enthusiasts who are working to make the individual clubs mwo(?esful are Messrs. J. Shaffer, R. Stockwell. Thomas Evans, J, ion,, E. Edmunds, and D. J. (Evans. Thes? gentlemen h?ve consented to a&t as chairman of the respective clubs. (Schoolboy Rugger, Up to the time of writing the deadlock existing between the Welsh Sohools' Union and the W.F.U. continues. The outlook is black, and the future of the schoolboy, game is in jeopardy. Not only are most of the leagues in debt, but the individual schools are also in a. bad way financially. It is too much to cause the men who ELngrudg-ingly give their time to continue dipping their hands in their pockets. Unless a compromise is arrived at, School- boy Rugger, after this season, will be as dead as tfoe Dodo in most parts off South Wales. Let both sides realise what this would mean. Schoolboy Soccer would beyond doubt grea.tly increase. The feeding ground for the junior aanateur clubs will be olot-od. and, j with the opiposition of N.U. organisations in Wa.!es junior Rugby. and eventu?Uy the senior clubs will find it difficult to secure recruifcu. The quantity and quality will be greatly reduced. This season a great deal of -?ork has been undertaken to organise leagues composed of ex-schoolboys, and, in addition, a consider- able sum has been expended. This will be i aU thrown away if school Rugger is to ool- la pee. A friendly conference between representa- tives of the Schools and the W.F.U. should be able in lees than five minutes to brush aside the present trouble. The position is j too serious to trifle with or delay dealing with. Brinley Lewis, the young recruit, who figured on the wing and soared two tries for Swansea a.ga.i.1St Aberavon is the schoolboy international who played so brilliantly for Wales v. Englaaid I The meeting of Cardiff and Newport &11001- boys produ??7d &n interesting game at Usk- side. OardiE'3 swength lay with their backs, wnilst Newport d forwards were the superior. Garrett and Crossman played excellently in the three-quarter line. The former is a son of the late Dick Garrett, the ex-Penarth and Wekh international. The son should stand a chance with Grossman of getting in tile Welsh team this season. T. Jones was sound, and his try was really brilliant. Kim.ber, Luasky, and Keefe did well in the forward line. Edwards was a success at faU back. Rhondda District Old Boys The tit-bit of the league wae the meeting of Pontypridd Thistles and Cilfynydd ex- Suhoolboyo. The latter had net been beaten. A capita'! crowd was present at the match. The boys from Cil. ran out winners by two tries to one. Hopkins town All Blacks, with a poor team, managed to make a pointless draw at Llwyn- ypia. Buck up, All Blacks, or you will be out of the hunt for honours. BlaenclydacSi had that small, but smart lot, Ely Rovers, as visitors, and, after a stiff forward ga,me, won by six i)-odntr, to nil. Treherbart journeyed to Dinas, and, after a hunt, found the headquarters, but only two players. The start was delayed until 4.50. After about five minutes' play a fresh arrival, unnoticed, turned up, and made Dinas have sixteen men on the field. The new arrival helped his side to score a. try. Being dis- covered Referee M.organ ordered him off. Treherliert did not lose heart, and Emery Davies equalised with a try wide out. After this roughness set in, and a Dinas forward had marching orders. It is asserted that Dinas is playing lads from the second se-Di-or league. Something will be heard of tie matter at the next meet- ing of the league. If the assertion is proven Dinas will be deal-t witih drastically as a warning to clubs to keep on the right track. Well done. Skipper Youlden. of St. I Andrew's. You gained another fine victory j ora Saturday by leading your lads so well against Mid-Rbondda ALbions by five goals to nil. What has become of the St. Andrew's committee? Glam-org-an League The game between Llwyuypia and Treorky was a very poor exhibition. Bad ground and too much "baehing." Both full backs were sound. B. Jones was easily the best "three" for Llwynypia. Mog Evans and A. Thomas were inclined to show a weakness for falling on the ball. Mead, at half, was easily the best man on the ground. E. Mittbam, E. Hellings, Horrigan, and A. Williams played finely, whilst E. Lewis showed great improvement. W. Morgan and R. Wiise were the choice of the Treorky upe. T'he Llwynypia new ground is to be opened to-day, whe11 the visitors will be Lhrynypia's keenest rivals. Mountain Aah. Rhvmnev Valley Juniors. The usual monthly meeting of this body was held -last Saturday, when Mr. J. ENan3 proved an ideal chairman A elaim for, expenses was received from the appointed referea in the Aberbargo-ed v. Abertridwr match, as the latte-r failed to turn up. It was decided wallow the expenses, and pay them through the loagre. The suggestion of the inter-league game with the Rhondda Valley League was left over, as no reply had been received from the latter body. A prise drawing has been arranged for the benefit of Pasamore, the Bedwas player, who was badly injured whilst playing against Den. The latter club has very considerately sewt a donation to the B«twa? Club for Posa- more. Rhym?ey Scarlets journeyed to Bedwae om Saturday, and w?re d??a.ted by nine points. As the wHinej? were short theiT win was all the more deserved. Will secretaries of clubs send reenlts of league matches to the league secretary not later than Monday? [ ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. J MiRs (Cardiff!.—Could not be discussed^ at! t,he lam meet-in?- If you have written to t]t secretary it will probably appear on next ajre uda. Instatnite "(Grange).-Will return as desired. "E. W." and "H. A." Newport).-Reforee should certainly have awarded a try if the facts are as you state. "Cymru" (Ferndade;.—"SawduKt' Hughes is a brother of Alderman Robert Hughes. "Sport" (Ystrad).—Invariably forty minutes each half.