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COMMENTS OX S-X-TURDAY'S I MATCHES. I CARDIFF AND LLANELLI MEET AT LAST. I fRY "WELSH ATHLETE."] Although guinea did not. u It ir.ipawd on urdø.:v morning, produce t 8Ilrpr so f- actual re.ulls gr:rned, thy 81iU p?vi?leel some e%,eption,¡y fine football and several very ■ ,r» finishes. Of them all certainly the most •j::eremns was that between Cardiff ant) Llan- »..7 en the Westeate-etreet enclosure, Not since •*A hate Cardiff and LIly met, au UIl- ;<IIllote mi?nder?t?ctirig keeping the teams t?t. It was peculiarly fitting that when the .? did meet a?"M a. really brilliant eame .]?d ?ult. ?d that it was a briUiajjf ?ame can be no gainsaying. Gwyn Nicholls h?., that h. b, fi» it as his opinion that he had not played such a fame for the last couple of seasons. i tha.t 18 a gnod deal-for what were •:? games between Cardiff and .Newport, Car- ■Ji and Swansea. Ac.? The Cardiff captain -ast have played in some good frames during period. From start to finish it was fast Mftti^. Dunns the first ten minutes ■X Llanelly forwards had slightly the best cf Batters. When the Cardiff eight settled wwa. however, they showed to better advan- use. Md at the close the home pack were astinct'.y the better. Gabe played a wonder- iL game for Llanelly. and if he maintains his his claims to international honours are c'e to be oonsidel'ed. The other game tn tie east, that between Penarth and -Newport,' •wears to have been a very go-go iffair Vwport were mnch cleverer forward, but thedr tr«Hiaarter« played a wretched same. I ^'«»:and. Pritchard wm the best of t.he • »r. bat Wyatt Gould, the youngest member -be famous family, performed indifferently. '*>,n we5t the tampions gave -Northampton oory severe trouncing. and all the comment Meaed upon the game ? ?mp)y shown bv ?!P?Bno. to the ?,e. Aberavon and N?th wed a great game, and after the ft? per. "man"" Neath gave against Cardiff a week Aberavon's reputation may certainly be "iJd to eD^aDoed by drawing with the ■Titi men. The 'Afonttes have ahown good con??nt f?- tj? ?a<on. ?d it -ms 71!?ll !"??- ?ey -? not u?uded in the 'Irc.ff -d Newport Suture )i9t.. rP the hills was a big fight between Mountain Ash Penygraig in connection with the -morgan Le.?. The peculiar part of it -?t no one ?m. to know how the league '=d" th' F"' Ifthe??h? '^tary, -d I '°"? it "?' it is ?'? t ?.y?t?t .tjr ?t omc? not i88M ? table in '?.n wi.? th. -,?ptit?i. However. l.rZ^ lh C' ar° °n at ^nt, and 'b' 0-ly t?'m in the 1-11? th&t h?ve not ?en ,n a. comp?ition game. ounUùD 1 t I I'tUIning the? ?' I under?nd tile re1!t1l  Satar<U}''8 ? left matters  ??.? ? Pontypridd a -1"?  ,'?' whi:st '?? little M-A,g •- ^1 a rirprise by d«f^t,ng Bhd?nd. Up 'c ?t< ?t?he record list s?ud. as f.11 S=re &ore Po. of I Citrh. P. W. L. D. G T P S;uuts 5; .1' 29 i o is 6A *t?- 7 J7 wa« '^S 27 a =; 52.96.66 N™D0rt .205 8 1j| 8 g 77 3" 4i 1 m « 17 108.79.62 i-rarn s f f. 109.69.64 1 L m::î g 1 ::íU i 28 18 10 —■ 94.67.24 :;f6t4 :29 15 9 5.Z1 34 2.31 16 10 i04..?60.34 AU "110 the Ina.tch on the Card.i1f ,Arms matoh on Cardiff ?I?S 'ark on :a.tQrùay are agreed that it waa 0ne £ ttt     thia 8ea.8on. ft -med as if tbere   tmdent??nding be?w?u het? i:i.ea t.ha.t they wonld do their t to Dla.ke 'i. pl"y as °lX'n a.s 1::1) to the last 5.e m;aul.ea the fina.1 issue in doubt, and wag "t -til Card:ft' s?--d thlil "ud 7 th&t m brizir,. petit.up fonud Ut relief which eaied ? ithh^ e 8traill p.n one s :¡lng&, In the J¡h t vi 8ucb a brWian t -^ehnas in p.'i, ZX'&iSl S&Z& ? _P.ty that '5 2?t,Sir-K I.d LI?,l iy. It i3 ?rt??rA tha t afwr '?OaT t? c?i? ? ?''?" '?? -'?'' ie reF?rd,? d as c?imp, te v,th?ut the :¡ !4neliy. I1^ I- ?°?''? ""?'? of o??ion. IJd, on     Cardi. :ved 80 decioive "vidory. It ? a matter. ("ur;,(), wh'eh ever,'ooe ll1U>t be '"°? to is f,>r hum e'f I'Ut f I bone.Uy think t,bat, q 0Clteit °f ftb& team's ¡'e wOUld .,k? better indication of ^woaFdm 6 tor 11 bett«r indication of •=« they succeeded iu -^rved to w Tbt tl succeeded iu «o — et le,?i player ;¡J}tH him on turilav- I wfJuld rather not ?pj,)" b.?t I ;'m '-? 10  t?? ^iceT^ha ('ompLetely a.ltered the  eompie^ ^r thT'^  l?eilv ?t?°'?'?'* on Evan 'd that he "a9 OT€rhaal«d three times by 1 -Mil. "after a dear cour", -4h he di?,"si Lloyd, 'o:as uoTne °ottf ->T .°'d ? ,in "iJall in Wale.. wa a fast mau in his ,or (]a?s, wo.ld have b- so ■o^rCken V ? "?? Sa-turday \7'¡DC¡D y?r3 do not help a man f tpeed ¡' there .a;. one e in the -ame more "k:n;: than another, it "'a Ihe brilliant play (';u>e 0D L:anelly' right wjn. ¡;nil very :>eO!):e who 3"" him on &»turdav will ?t;0n .he arf'urac, of the predí'tion that -1) til?,t f.r. hile muM 'get hi, ?p oeJ™in h? D But appears that. ? be will ''?:ce<?.? ??*<'?'?'?<'career, his '?hr?r..???'??-? ?" T> brotheJr R,i „h i' PT layed j up to that form '?.?''?.?P?'<-<their fir?t ?ff in the New. '1 rtath a for'nir:ht ??' Percy Bush b?   Peforniing rmart feats ''?..?'"??'?''??"'?i?perpJe?n.? 'h« !»„,re\ 00 *^e other side, and the 1'1"t he fren"ently scores or makes ir* ??n? when least expected. Beth r'l'thns indUfcrently, and '1;e a Tn,u,'nber of miatakca which might 'V haTe e nded disastron,}y. but. lueki ly for '???tbetri<wa.d'x.tr..nv -?"P-t Athatf.hackC?rdifrha? P, nen IJaies P!? much )wtow the n fr-rm h,? h. heen sbowing in mot of the ill h:,h?.?n b-?;.z in ..?t f the "^waMarp* nippy ,itf'e fe'low who does "k:rp,t )t:e I;)f the for- c w.),k t the he f,)r. r!;¡, ?ll '?:n?. and prayed a sound game  '¡""nzo ? must ''?'? a word about tl? 7??,i f?linz "hich existed among the players -??en. ? )f ?np!??nfne,? ?? lik). m).t f 'the S'-aH1'1'* in ?? '?'" ??- never P'aved •'•"i :i'i »n. ??'M"n he w,II, barring ".nt.. hae the -Dp.rtnit3, of d?i?-, so. I.le¡\' people. 1 am 'lire, wil/ only be '<ht<idtoa<.cord'oth.iro]dan<oD?- a right f'fJQtl "tin.plate wi:loome ?''i?'?"??*????'thr?!m<-h;to "an,. In up a'I'.Ht ?o-t.h?mpt',n on 8 tur- 4'" ..t;tm\')'l t'he 11 :tnr* °f the *ame s°eff °- 'I.. 'hat r may be "Ir o!!ed fro m leng:hy c"m'j 'iuff, u ?'' that the 8wan u r K ',re !n better soorin? fettle -rv ?'??? ?' '??'?"??"??h? t.tI,!razp, jba tnr Tis torg w<»re lHrer!.v tm- '?*?'b them, so that tb*v crowed  "?° "?? All the SKao?-t t.hr<?- cli.r" ?'?"'??'?'?'.??thetKO ?'n» JV' *'1 a smarror s?ime than ?"?'. .<<t?.ttoh<-ftr-'ofnha.noM It "v however, for a moirpnt l?yaj-ecertau.iynotstrongmdefence.and ?"c?h pacing is evidenOy&thinR which is I npyond their comprehension. This is pe"n- j liar, bee lose their three-quarters are a very smart, l?t. Wh0 can do a bit of verv nice ??' .t "'>S8mV'0n ?e.). ..w'n."° T?e' a,ter ??"?'ade.hes?n.hrichtandhveh- 1)? rounds of iranMers. but tilo?? never became 'e.ii.r daueerou? Defem* ?a'i'?? pa?? however. the quartette do not understand, lhcj do not g« for their own man hut aliow themselves to be confused and tattled b the quickness or thc other lot. The one  y'?''?"?"??"'?ic- (j¡idual eflort by Kingston, who ,?ght Sw?n- ? M-t oapp?e ar a eoH kick by Bancroft, £ au1<)I 1 rrain n in H wit!hu out opposition. Newport defeated Penarth by nineteen points to three. That r,,p,.?.t, -but tr,,l ?.?'?'' ? ?'' '?'? Mdea. but the ..tmo wa< a dreadful -hl,. utterly devoid f51 a ni only <-??.i"? in those Wrang¡{!. which ?? and spoil footh?H both as ? ?.me and a. pectacle In many cases ?h. f-r-rd, .intpjy fought {or po?i?n of the ban or pu.h?d their opponent when in pos""ssion a bout in h??p,,?. ?'ewpcrt h ive Mfuioni \wdycci a ?nnd ymme at Pen irth ami ?w'? Wa,S '')"\ reclwm«d ?'? S?'d?y'. Tha forwa roe on h(Ah aides were as k. ?iT?' d? ''?"' °' ? allowed ?y a ?oo? i*fn to degen{'rae into *.Ig., hürplay. There ?re T6 8mart bDt, am???' the hacks but th??e WCre EO hadly submerged hh™ene?a..t;h t'e coarser developments of the for- that l C°"Id ?ot ProPerly appre- ?.?. The :ewport h:t]ves worked we'i to open the ?me. but th<r e?, we? r? T ?°"? '? '? th~e-auarterS. ^d £ g?s. t whom ??"? ?°°'? did "? ?"?'   ?^S10" to ho:d on to t'? '«» <M lon'e Prit?h-rd was .th{e best of the Xewport nq.-i,.it rtette. and Gameson and G??y. ™ th side, w??re t?,e tnost ugefnl. B,.t,, the ^oX'^0510' P'Jyed a *>«"*■ tTU,I- m-«de\ gà"I¡. Shepherd, f°r tho hOUle n1tde int8tiI).:r rapara}¡I:e-firBt at tnil back, and anerWaTdr r^ hl'if^ p,8t t £ furm<-r (ar"('Ít. he mai",y ??' in ??- Peuarth'is try, At Abera..on ne team showed any -ontTover thTSte?0' hoel}' con:et-ed ma.t.eh from S'tart to finish, and rriadnly confiti totlT forward.s, and with snch h?t lo t!: men bolh p?l,k? are ""e" waf!, ,f Course a °k the 'Af..it- the 11,71 sL l,llltel5 tor tiK 'Afonites the  the game d his I.. could he plain]\' seen in the ecrnm, wher-e :Xe.'th  Th, halve on nath sid-e3 2,'? ..alt. The g    ?""? ?  brill:ant display of tlte p??ing gain as h ? thoe quartette Wa cllY'ely marked —————" I v;a,í.   &hon(' ?"?? i? conf1'6r-e,. He -It h more tha? iy^csrs&israsStS! rIm a.nd hi. Ruperb 'I f, "'?, ki,-k  converting ? try from th?to?-1'i?  b.ig-hly meritorious, and mare tn:m compen-I l°r his. misfi":ding the ball on mmoorre e tth haun no Th.?i,?., th, hom-e ^5' playsd a ?und game and although he haR not D,i length y?'?d?   by '??" ?"? and .i?icioM kiSJs L TI ^l ^hee 'b "'? '?"? ?'?' was h" ?t man, and Rifhard? aad D:1Vi wf.? aTways r smart in following up. Of the home t^irn Eryo0, until he w, hurt, Upton id 7,1 "n* oofP?'u?. The j?me. although y fa?. and ?omettmes a bit v?oroue w? earned on m the most pleasant maBnw. I-I? of the BlidT?,id men in tht, ??Jf? a?p?udidd T? ? ??PPo.?? A?, .he splendid stand which they m?de a week ^L e™on* *^s in«»>fled in anticipating a   '?''? cut up 1,?- badly, how- 'P l,re W:\ 110 ori.\nÎtmion. and the ^fWaflr^ fai^ biat'the''hom'r p^k the Ti-,?! L!3-,? vi V,y  had the ball out on their ide a- t^ T." *• x. inn. fn siT-irt enarnt'eriner would put their b icks in m?io?. TheBridgeud th:-ee?n,arter tine wore. howe?r upto their nark*blIt p!ayi? b,?hind ? b'??-??en pack 1,? few ,h.ne? to work, T   U"lVh 8a^of the Pontypridd and Trk,het,???rt mat,?b .,he, ?' '? the ore ???i???t? n  ? ?°?«? had pett., we']  their O"D w,q-, It '?"I TI-t?"M as aoon 3.C! the t-m. ent-??tl,. field that ?  ypridd Wac; ho¡¡e!es3. A, the last momen: a  them, nl the ?!")I, t, h:Jd tD be re-orga- ,?i,?d with p,? 'til?IIY '"??'?c? you?: ster", Add" t) tili? the, pi yd m, in th. paok fr the P. rt f the g:l1Ue.  at the merc)" of the horne"tr8. XeTerthele'5, as they were. they P:?IY-d for ii they w rth. the for- ^.sPn^ th^^o^e^'heTng In  E,ea at b,L-, Dln R<:>e, on tho day's f.rm, was more tMn a match for Sz?und?F;,  S,d,r, of old "'hat i8 f".l,d is ti?.t hist<>n' ?ill l"epeat itself, and Pontypridd afte- t'U cmE:bin? ^lefeat, will ai,ow themes t bad to wor.e "íth Tit+v ■? •e .S?" ;h;, J. .?. n?riil\>l6asue match between 3fD-tain Ash ?d Penygrai, ?d on the f? I-e, field on Samrdar wasa1}ertm°fu! exdting from start to finish. -C^oThe f"? minute tae losw was in doubt. an,i ,^a3t perhaps b<?=t spells out the fixture Whnt there mostly wenl- the way )f Penygraig, ?tth?<.w.,?Ht.h?utt i??k of ..bi,,a- I-ion amon,st l?th foll,?,?s rd hlTs^1 little  g:lined by i:. Mountain Ash, on the other band, played up well to their reputation. I "1 8.om'" lJrctt)' Oo-uts of pa"s;ng were tette^t R?d. sma^rk t.tt. put in a lot of sm.rt ?<? ?'  Wlueh ?u?:i? the score was a veritaHe opener. On the Mountain Ash side with m,t exception, all plaYed a safe game it f»n Pack, h.?- the, a 80rV falhnf: i" Tom JO!Je plaved a very slnLill g<m. previo™ ,0 the ma*h an inteS^erem^fv took p!aee at th,t(*remr)iiv the ,a'er being nnde the re?it 1,? n o cap each to commemorate their good work

CARDIFF V. LLANELLY. It seem% ?"??''? that six -ye.trs have rrco?i?fFfootnfsmcethei?tmjtciiw.t.'?)'? },etw,en C;:rrhff "'? Llancll, \nd ;ook? ??? .'?? ? the match on Dtcem?rM 18-4 one i-3 forcib.y r<.miud.d????' n.Mt of ti?-?. On that occasion Cardiff wj?? a Mn?ty ?o? and a try. ?ft? one ? th?e tha, rden games that C.Uld poseii)!? be pl-.y« between any two teams. Tirs w s thi!   :.1S0n ell Badger and hjg meu of the Seaside ?^a J01premier organisation. Now ,hthe h?ohet has been buried, it would ?h? ¡nd¡scret to re-c?H any of the little indden^ ?h.ch:td up to the rupture ),e?een the tw. .11,it? hI best that can be bOPed for i? .hat history wIll not repeat i«e)f It w?. ?! gIorioM d?y, and a crowd of somtth.n? )1'?! *0.000 people ae,emhled ? welcome thev?'itr? aiter their long a?ence from the Carf; ff .\rms: Park. Tbe ground was nCV-er in bett-er condi-1 t;on, and every circumstance .iusLft,d the expectation of a Bn<- exposition of football. The tedium of waiting was whited away pleasantly in listening to the sweet initio dlscoarrvd by th? band. F; Dej"ut"" after the e'l time the lem. turned 't a# fr,)tow.Cardiff:]!ac;??!eTh?,?. ti.,r lr\I-ve:r-i; k s. :G: hif.,T;;7' ti;: BMh..ux) F. F. Bush; haa,hacks, Hughea' and C..Sweet-Kscott; forwaHs. J. !ake. I Ilhillip?.? (;. Doœm, ellce, W. }! Intne. J, Wh"e!er, BQx, and JUne. Llanelly: Bad;. Hob Rkhards: thr?-qu;tit-er b?,l??. Williams. Kvan Lloyd. Alcwyn Jor.es. and Oahe; half.bck., B';n Davies and Ames L;>d- j ni-; forwards. W. Thomas. P. KHnan. Dan D. I'Lewis. D. Ll. Bowen, 1. Watts ar.d Dan Davica. It win he Reen that. with !h- exception of sW'infi',d C??,liff turned out a representative team, whilst Llanelly were eaunily fortunate in placing their full strength on the field. Heferee. Mr. A. J. Gould. forn Willian.s led his men on to the field amid ;« moat enthuslatlc outburst of chacring from all piirts of the field. Gwyn Nit-holls came out a couple of seconds later. A marked difference in size was noticeable, the Llanelly men heing the smaller of the two. Dohson ki< ked off. and Alcwyn Jones put in a short return to touch near his own 25. Prom the line-ont Lianell- were given I free, and Ben D,i? found t?h with ? kick over the centre flacr. A scrum followed, and Lodwig. getting tbe baJJ. tried to ?et away, hnt wuh pounced upon l?lf.- he bad covered fi,? yards. Som? ;n a lfor: ke play :7: tb,? e r::ri,; 'h** hail being thro"n out among the Cardiff banks, and Gwyn Ni,h.11. put in a clever Kkk whfn hard pressed by the opposing ?ntr,s. The 8<'ult baok«, gctting the ball from the %,?t Bcrum, bronzht ?ff a rnund of passing. \ot d'd nnt t further than the Cardiff 2" line, f I?? n'h b, haU ?.. kicked to Ruzzev. # ?h. pund down the field t, Bob &,har4le, ?hof.n!edba<ifytoMdthf.baU.?ndthas aUowed thoinme men to a?ume the a?gre- 'rh?e ball, other ,id, of thh7e J « field, IK Bush got possession, and looked ".he ?*"tt?ng o?.r. until he w? pushed into ttior,u? ch h by Gabe. (?rdiffwere now given a lovely opportunity to score, but Huzzey spoil, a clever round of passing by attempting ■o <iiop a goal. The ball was charged down hy Watt., and Ben Davies, comim; up, kicked into touch at the centre, Gabe. receiving the ba 1 from Ben Davies. put in a tricky cross run, but he spoilt the effort by passing forward vhen he might have placed Morgan Williams in a. dangerous position to srore. Eran Lloyd was next conspicuous by intercepting a pass and running up the field. He got clean past the Cardiff custodian, and was sailing for the line when he was overtaken about fifteen yards from home by Gwyn Nicholls. Llanelly con- tinued for some minutes to play in the Cardiff 2.5, but a free kick awarded to the blue and o.acks changed the venue of the play to the Llanelly 25, Hnzzey taking the ball with him until he came to &1, Richards, who made no mistake in tackling. Lianelly came back quickly to the Cardiff 25, and a beautiful round of passing between Ben Davie" Alewyn Jones, and Gibe resulted in the b8t-mcntiOlJed getting t-o within a yard of the line, where he was pushed into touch. Llanelly renewed the attack, the ball travelling across the field from thv left to the right wing. Gabe again expe- riencing hard lines clo-e to the line, and. in bamg tackled, sustained an injury to his leg, which necessitated a cessation of play for a few mijiiites. I re-start was made inside the Cardiff 33. "nd Morgan Williams, getting the hall from th" lilIe-ont, mad" determi, rI attempt to break through, but Gwyn Xicholls tackled him finely before he could pas, to A I til, the ment in lnoc.Q0 fnrwaid .,Lty. Llftren were f) reed down into thir own 25. and one of the scarlets putting in a foolish flying kick enable-i Percy Bush to get po^s-on. and the ta)Tjff man, dodging clewrlv. get clean through the Llanelly backs and F Bush failed to goal. Following the kick-out bianelly came away together in a bunch, and kvan LloYd, for the second time, intercepted ? paBa, and had a dear ?ur?,. but at the ,?riti?al moment he 11.1%?d f.r-rd to G.b,?. and a gloriou chance was ]ot. Another .n,i,r t- bIgt l. ()f work was brought off by A !ewyn Jones, who elnded X?h?is ?l-?,ly, and then thrc? to Morgan Williams, who put in only a fble kick which ?i,b]-d Cardiff to take up the attack. From a kick by om. of the Llanelly backs, Hughes made his mark. and F Bush tried for goal The kick wae a splendid one, but the ball wrnt a couple of feet wide and Ben Davies, instead of touching d0wn, risked a kick out. which might have ended disastrously for his side. Llanellv, by dint of excellent combination, worked up to the Car- diff line, and Lodwig, by clever feinting, made It capital opening for his backs, bnt once again th, jMt P. WaS fu.bid. and a certain try i 10Bt. Balf-time score: G ? I Cardiff 0 1 0 1 Llanelly 0 0 0 Hen Davit,3 re-started with a short kick, which the Ll, anelly forwards tried to turn to advantage by rapid following up. but it did  "????"? the ?' ?? into touch on r Cardiff ?de of the cent ? tine The vi.iwl'B again raised the sieg, and Gwvn NichoP- was forced to concede a minor. From the kick-out pby .etteed down in mid-Seid. and Whecer sfttaaritteJd T a dribble that was ,marUy taken up by B. who beared the Lb?,,kF, and d7r°iubbl,ed to the IJ,ist. ,h,n he looked a certain scorer Ben Davies came along, and kicked the bail over the line. As a consequent a scrum was ordered five yards ou:, and Llanelly cleared their line beautifully Get- t.ng down to the Cardiff 25, Evan Lloyd for the third time interested a p?,?, and was going ,t raight for the line when he w? .?n overtaken by XichoUs and Huz?y five ySds from home. The .cartet. were now h\'ing much the better of the '"??' through, and ?. was nothing but bad luck that robbed them of Ce' °' ?°' '? ?"" the Car- ?di)rBr' « mde a B0t for ?oa). but the ba» wwafs sHChiaarrged dddown whhen it seemed to be goinIg :ti!rg;:r d;en ;o. it :1egae t.in I ?'? a" ? h!s .centres' spoiled the xdt.1 cchaTanncco « tthhat t came in L'?<? Y, ?.d,l Cardiff, taking advant?t of th?. took  np to ,h* c?tre. From here the Cardiff three-quarters brought off the prettiest l?., passing of the day. ??' H"?-.?d \ichoUs ?akk? inE ttbhe haU n between them to the Ha?eHy line where Gwyn jcholl. knocked forward in t,ryi i,g C° -t,,k. th* ba?I from his wing. Th. L7laan neluly f forwards tried their best to force their -t)i-ne tb.?,k, but in ff' o„ t part ot the scarlet backs meant that the ca,r-j diff p ,?y-r. we,, bl. to SUBta'in the attack, and a i' conpio of hot chan"e3 were lost b- the bi others Bush. It was not until R'?ards P? w^ ?oMr;recrd kick into tonch th?,tr,li?f  bt?Li?,?d for L-?ne.:)y. the ball going into rtooucch h aa? t the mntre Having ?t her,. the L:a?Hy men set about their workwith earn "t.e., and kept their opponents b'u? 1n" defence Ät last ?'eU? reward came. The baH coming out from q, scrimma.ge in the c<,mi? oj ro? ? U thTat '7liZ ttle Z player parsed w ,Ben Davies who threw to Alcwyn Jones, and th KbaiHn going to Gabe. the Llanelly Ight ,ig put, in SDe run ,.n Is?red in the corner. VJ.vva-inn TLlln oyd converted with a magnificent kick i;nn..¡¡I;O I;ili¡-n;flenal j men. mi,i tremendons excitement, made a! determined onslaueht on U» Llanelly line!! and Boa, picking up in a 10000 rush t forced his way across the line and scored U??rinSr- ?"?? ?"? to convey Thfe e idhhaTdnot com« T«t. for Gabe, getting fie b?1.1 ?hi, own 9ide f tb It, rne p?.n th. most brilliant rnn of the day, b<i? ?ied only five yard. from the line. Wi?h J?htnu? rapidity the Cardiff players c?'?m. .,?-Y to ? LI?'etly 25, and Percy Bnsh iret Y B  g?.t- ting th. ^?U f? the half-bach, dodged' ^st t?he TM? ane? Uy c<ut?.. and at the right moment ^l^'br°th who scored a 00 au t.iful ?try. ?wj?uc.h ? ?"a } r converted, Llanelly had not il, os£ t he?r'. and went down to the C..rd? line with tremendous dash. but an off-sirle ack!e by one of the Llanelly forwards wilt th, omnce that present? itself for sooring bbuSt t wwere i'e CaU of time Card»ff ?t"??c'k?ed but "wOat tS:n:o;. ti'n;: ttaCkeü. Cardiff _.v,- I 0 3 0 Lianelly _• 1 0 0 NEWPORT V. PENARTH. In lovely weather Newport ajid Penarth turned out on the Penarth ground. The attendance was very small. There was one alteration on each side. Penarth hod to d?ard theIr umal <-o!t.?me and pi?y in white jeeyEl, so as to afford a contrast to the Ncv- port ?lour?, T?nis:-Peiiarth: Back, G ??hepherd: ih?-quarti?r b?ks. H. Beer W Game-A. Gay, and J. A??go?e; ha'f.h'u.?' 8. Sutton and T. Bartiett; forwards, FK? (captain,. W. I*0; ?" E1":s' l?T. H, ''lilt, Mat.hbeewws, w W. Matthews, S. Shier, and C 'War- burt?n. Newport: B??,l?, D. J. Boots tt-,?'- quarter back% H. G Alexander, C. Pritchard. f' and W. l?a?s; h?U-ha?s. 1" AA' I PhIililips and F. W. ?"??? forwards J. Hodges W. Williams. W. P,,rRtt C Partnd:p J. Jenkins, E. Thomas. D. J Harr's nnrf G. Pritchard. Referee. Mr. A. J, Davies Kirby kicked off w tb the sun and wind -in his fvcur, and a fast-rush was made into the visitors 25. The Penarth forwards bustled the Newport pack lot. am upset the backs in their attempts to 9,tlt i tbe b.11 at. t?ly, the i.it., were pena?ed. and G?meson kicked over the kne. exacting a minor. Still cd] the pressure was kept n the Newport half, and the home forwards kept up a lot of bustle. Kirby made 1t mark from one of the Newport backs and dropped over the line again, forcing Boots to concede another minor. The Newport men still seemed to have no hang of tlie game. Gould was howled over at his own 25 before he got rid ( the ball, and s°°" "?'' Kirby got a free kick, and sent up H wcll.dre('tM Placed ??ff?rt i;?j "2 nar the touch-line, the ball, however, falling short. At length, L. A. Phillips got away with a nice rU9h round the serum, and passed out to Pr t- chard at centre, who transferred to Alexander, but the old Penarthite knocked on when there seemed a favourable chance to get in, Penarth forwards went at their work again with great vigour, though without much cohesion, and laTeen the Usksidcrs back to their 23. H'uggett got the ball out to Phillips, but the latter, in breasting the ball. knocked on, The Newport hacks, however, soon got a good chance. Gould received from Phillips when the latter was tackled, and put in a long spritit-too long, in fact, for he ought to have partoa with the ball much earlier. The result was that, when Pritchard reoeived, he was run to tonch-in- goal. Play after the drop-out was up and down the field. Once Kirby. who was not marked very smartly, got the ball from a line- out, and put in a long punt to the Newport 2j. where, bad it not been for the )t?n ne;dir- of Ithe Takside line would have been at hi? mercy. L. A. Phillip, cut out a I.ni,i? I :)n'ín, rl¿¡e';rlItthee:I,)r tersfilled at times hdly to take tbeir m.ses Penarth naturally t-k advantage of th?sc error, and rushed the p]ay to the Uskside 25 with eat "ionl' Harris got away for Newport with a fine burnt to the centre and ">«n pawed to Isaac, who ran up the touch line to the Penarth Z; hdore he was tackled !The han was worked out t? ?'? mouth of the home goal, where, afior rO¡;;11 of scrums, Huggett got the hall out very em?rHv to Phillips, his partner, who worked to the right Gould ran", few yard and then gave up to Alexander, who skipped over with a corner try. No goal m.;ulte Soon after ,h, drop-out the Newport forwants started a round of passing on !hplr O11 account. H('dcs made a useful opening, and then transferred to Wil- lianis. who pushed Ins way thrmgh with a try near the posts. Gould piaced an easy g..I. Penarth was by no me31lR down-hearted at these scores. The forwards kept play for a time i11 the I'skside half, and Boot. the olL5t<Jdian, W<1@ over-ran before he got. in his kick from Game- son. near his own line, but in the course of a F.UCCep.z:1011 of scrums the refere penalised the home halves, though the drop-ont did not bring much relief t( Nc?vnort. Pla' wai of lopp order tíU h{phcrrt fielded in his own 2?,?id' fip-t getting in a neat sprint, rfrawinK a couple of the Newport three-quarters round him, he gave out a pass to Beer on the left ging. whn ran in a corner try. which was not gca led. iHiiif-time sore: G. M. Newport 1. I Penarth 0 ?, After the internal J. Jenkins re-etarted for Newport, and Penarth responded with a com- liincd forward rush, Partridge having his kick charged down. Some very rocky play was seen on both sides. The forwards had a rare old tmsle, fuJ of dash and bash. At length L. A. Phillips made a mark, and kicked over the line. Shepherd allowed it to go for aninor, I From the drop-out Parfitt failed to ifeld, and | the Penarth forwards, rushing up. dribbled to the Newport 25. It won gradually worked to the centre, and the Newport halves got the ball out to their three-quarters, but Gould, as on previous occasions, persisted in holding posses-1 sion too long, with the result that .eme good chances were lost. The Newport pack gradually worked down to the Penarth goal-line, rrhcre a desperate light took place for the ground. Inch by inch was disputed with men in possession of the ball, who literally hit one another about with their arms and fit. in their frenzy. The wrangling was at times di?gtaceful At length the Newport three-quarters evened out, and Pntt'bard, takmg an awkward Pa., from (?,,Id, ran over ith a corner try. which was not converted. A minor to Newport fell soon after from a kick over by Huggett. Directly after the drop-out the Pen- arth forwards over-ran the ball and Pritchard, the r.¡"ide centre, picking up in the loose, ran over again with a cool try. which was not goaled. There was not much in it on cincr side for a time. Shepherd changed his place, going to half Instead of Bartlett, who went to full-back. Tlie game degenerated into a poor, misenhlc struggle, with no science. Penarth ground was the venue almost the whole time. From a line-out one of the Newport forwards took the ball and made for open work. The three-quarters took it well, and Gould, after getting well inside the home 25, threw out well to Hodges, who crossed with a, try near the po-t=, and Gould bad IW diffieutly in con- verting. Play was still kept in the home hcdf, Gay broke away and ran np the touch- line to the centre, where he gave up to Angove, who punted to the Newport 25. Gould at length picked up and punted hack toO touch in the home half. Play was kept up in ding-dong fashion in the Penarth 25 until the whistle sounded. Final score. C. T M. Newport 2 3 .=:l: l' l' SWANSEA V, NORTHAMPTON. The last match but two on the Swansea fixture list was played on the home ground against Northampton, a team which was defeated handsomely by Swansea last year, bat which this year has a magnificent record as prolific fOCOrer8, and were defeated at Northampton ill the previous match by only nine points. There was a large attendance. Both teams were fully represented and turned out as follow:—Northampton: B,rk. W. J. Dixon; tbr(?e-qu rt??r back!, W. B. King,ton F, Simmonds, W. Patrick, and C. Leigh; half- hacks, H. Kingston and 11. E. Birrell; forwards, H. Weston. H. A'terburv, A. Champion, F. A. 0 Flynn. W. H. Edwards, J. Mill rds, R. P. Swannell, and another. Swans?a: B Ick, W. J. Bancroft; threMjaarterbacks, Trew. G?orge Divies, D. Rees, anl Gordon; half-backs Dick Jones and Owen; forwards. Serines, Parker, Bob ''homas, n, Davies, Bevan, Smith, JoEep i. and D. Harris. Northampton started the ball from the Mumbles end at 3.30, and directly after- wards Swansea 5W.?pt down, and, the other side },ein; penalised, Bancroft took a place kick, but the wind did not favour hs effort, iheball gong outsde the posts, Northampton touching down. Swansea atto.cked strongly on either wins after the kick-out, and the ball went right up to the line, but Northampton, by clever defence at the critical moment managed to avert early disaster. Fine pa?ein? by Gordon and Rees again threatened, but the latter threw a little wildly, and it was taken by a Northampton forw.ud, who kicked up to Bancroft. The back only just managed to turn it into touch beyond the ?ntr. ]I.. Northampton showed a bit of passing. Patrick, Leigh, and Simmonds carried the leather up, but Leigh got it off-side, and the effort was stopped on Swansea's 25 line. Then Swansea got away, anrl Rees and Gordon, by interchanging passes, got to the line, and Rees scored prettily. Bancroft convert.; d with a fin, kick. Hard scrimmaging followed the kick-off in the Swansea half. The homesters gradually worked out. Northampton again tried pass- ing, tii.-ir halves giving it to Simmonds and Kingston, but it. was not taken far, and the Swan.3. forw!Ird then became dangerous, and gaye to George Divies, who knocked on. The Swansea quartette here got poor luck more than once. After brilliant hursts of passing Bob Thomas was conspicuous for two good runs. Then George Davies got a pass :md suddenly kicked down and put several forwards on side. These got away without opposition, and Syd. Bevan ran in and spored Bancroft converted. Two minutes afterwards, (\1 hou!!h Xorthnmpto" got the benefit of a penalty, Gordon picked up, and by a grand riiii all alone- the touch-line scored. Bancroft this time just failed to put the ball between the posts. Northampton after this gave a really good illustration of their quality in Pawing. and the baJI passed through ? dozen hands, being carried into the Swansea 25 OwendhbNedont. Northampton returned and S?.d? and Ki again did -.13 ttml:1i. the ;ltlfe)letntl:e; I Bancroft. Trew here put in a clever run, bnt his pass was spoiled. The ball was kicked across, and a minor resulted. Directly after- wards Ree. got a pass, and. beating the oppo- sing left wing, got in a kick, which, however, brought no goal. Half-time score. G. T. M. Swansea 2 2 0 Northampton 0 0 0 Bancroft kicked off for the second period, and the Swansea forwards, playing on to the recipient, got up to the line, and Hopkin Davies at once added a try to the sixteen points gained in the first half. The place kick was again a difficult one, and a nice effort by Bancroft failed to majorise. Hopkin Daviea, in 8coring, wa. injured, and had to be taken off the field. On re-starting George Davies got a pass. and tried to drop for goal from a long distance, but failed. Swansea crept up dau- gerously near the Midland goal-line, and Ban- croft got a sudden shot at goal, but the ball sailed to the left just outside the posts. After a kick by Owen Joseph and Serines frot away, but Joseph was held up on the line, and failed to ground the ball. Swansea continued 10 press, and Bancroft got a mark, but this time he kicked to the right of the. posts, and did not add to the score. Pretty play by Davies, Rees, and Trew landed anotheT try. The Swan-ea left winger got behind the posts after a flyer, and Bancroft converted. Swansea continued to attack up to tbe end, and Gordon, Rees, and George Davies each added a try, Just before the whistle went Northampton picked UP. after a stray kick, and got in with a try, Final ?re: G. T. }{, Swa.n<c.n 4 50 h'IPt'" 1 0 NEATH V. ABERAVON. The last fixture úf the season between the toaais was played at Aberavon. The weather was cold and stormy. Previous matdws had ended iu a win for each team and", dmw, Neath brought down a large contingent, and considerable interest was manifested in the match. Both teams put out their best avail- able men. TeamsAbsravon: Back, Evau Thomas; three-quarter backs. Willie Thomas Lewis Thomas, W. Thomas, and C. Fowler; half-backs, Dan Jones and Dai Davies; for- wards, T. Madden, A. Bryce, H. Jones, Val ■'r' T. Upton. W. Kenefick. Jim Lewis, and J. Luke. Xcath: Back, Joe Davies; three- quarter backs. P. Thomas, Harry Jours A Hopkins, and Phil Ttom:>R; half-backs, C. Powe?l and Hanford; forw??rds, W. Jones, Howc!! Joo?. D. H. Davie.. J. I.innard, Curt?? Mo>Jey, Jim Thomas, and Gsorge John. Referee, Mr. W. Taylor, Cardiff. Joe Davies kicked off for Neath, and Aber- avon failed to return. The homesterö at ono" pressed. Dai Davies deftly got a'7ay from a scrum and passed to Lewis Thorn"- s, v:l:o nearly got in. The Avon forwards rushed np but Harry J. averted a Try by kicking thB ball out fThe ,,Fth qtz,,t?t" ect in motion, but Phil Thomas held th? hall to long and lost a grand opportunity. Bryce !ed an ugly rush to the Xeath 25, but he was welt brought down in the nid, of time. Billa Tho ma- receiving the bail from '<- looee, I kicked over to the left wing, who beat Joe Davies, and Willie Thomas scored (ll pretty try. Dai Davies easily converting Nea-t.h played up strongly and got well into the Avonitos' territory. The Aberavon ups '• relieved with a Btrong rush. Harry Jone smartiy turned the ball int-o touch oppor- tunely. Joe Davies eBsayed to drop n goal but Val Jones received. (I. his mark returned to halfway. Powil. getting the ova?! frora a scrum, passed out- to Harry .TGn.e7. who endeavoured to p;¿, Eran Thomas, ln1t Neath kept up the prswnre. but a minor only resulted The homesters started a rush and Noath relieved. Bil'.a Thomas missed fielding. and. Moxley following up. scored in the forner. Joe Davies converting from the touch-line Play ws being carried on in close proximity to the home goal-line, but the pressure was quickly relieved. Half-time score. G. T. If. Aberavon 1 0 0 X, h 10 0 d inte,,h,, go? '8dy :i;m' in an;eatnt;o'. I B'lla Thomas further improved matter; by puntine to the vi¡t0r. 25. Neath "DrI r n tb,, d turn at attacking, but., ultimately play was removed to the horn" | 25, where a stubborn fight took place. Bryce attempted to get away, hnt was promptly brought down ere he he- i came dangerous. Dai Davies got, splendidly away from a serum and Tall down the field ?t hrea1mck spM?. hut failed to PM' Joe Davies. Aberavon now held a distinct advan- tacrc and pressed I,, sli,on?,l ?,. but Neath rl i."d' and HaTr, T. eSBayed to burst through. Neath getting penalised, Harry Jones took the kick. ann. Dai Davojs following np. a try peemfd imminent, but bai mulling amongst tbe homesters lost a good opportunity. Play travelled next to the other curl of tbe field. Harry Jones made a valiant attempt- to get across, but the home defence was too pound. Neath were again penalised, and Lewis Thomas found touch on the centre line. Charlie Powell smartly beat Pan Jones and travelled some distance up field; but was ?,t.pM by E. Thomas. Joe Davies had next to d.f..d..?d piuckily kicked t,?? touch in t??. ,,k cf ti. The h.t?,i k?it i, th. pres- ture once more and next had to defend. Final score. G. If. M. Neath 10 0 Aberavon 11 10 0 PONTYPRIDD V. TREHERBKRT. The return League fixture between Ilonty- pridd and Trehcrbert. who have now taken a secondary position in the Gan10rg?n League, was played at Treherbert before a fairly good crowd, The return match should have been played on December 16, but, the Treherbert ground being flooded, the match was cried off, and the secretaries arranged another date. The 011 iy date acceptable to Pontypridd was April U but, as Treherbert are just about that time billed to play six matches in twelve days, Pontypridd gave way .and. by an arrangement, Penygraig took Pontypridd's fixture with Mountain Ash, and Pontypridd take Peny. graig's fixture with Treherbert. Pontypridd will again play Mountain Ash on April 28. When Pontypridd and Treherbert met at the Taff Vale Park on October 14 the home- aters had an easy win by a goal and a try to a- dropped goal. Since then both teams have materially improved, and, although speculation Ims keen as to the reeuit, the general opinion was that Treherber would come off victors. As will be seen below. there were several changes in the team, the whole of the visiting t.a. ha""ng to be re-orrganised, They f?,-?d each th2r th-,s:-Pontypridd: Back, Saunders; t <I,;cl1:t\d k;i fe i Davie.i; ll:,l f lmck-?, Domn ?d I;:ie/o: I ward^ Rowley Th-C*IN'hil?,, S K Thomas. J. John, J. Jones, J, Davies, F. Ke'tai?e. and T. John. Treherbert: Back, Dan R026: theHart,t!r backs. J. P. Jenkins, J. Han burg. A. Hitching*, and W. Mor?n; h'atf- backs. E. Lewis and D. Griffiths; f.-a,,I., Jenins, T. Matthews. n. Kirhhouse. J. Thomas, J. GIbby, W. Grimths. B. EvaM. and R. Argu.t. Referee. Mr. Tom Engiand. Jenkins started for Treherbert shortly before six o'clock. Saunders replied, the ball going in touoh near the centre flag. The homesters oom. menoed on the aggressive, although the visitors early gave evidenoe of sound defensive tactics. Usher, taking advantage of a. side kick, made a beautiful run, evading most of the home for- wards. Ho was. however. rushed into touch. From the throw-out Treherbert secured the ball, and gradually worked their way up the field, when, from a kick, Griffiths marle a mark, but. although given a favoumbl., oppor- tunity, his kick went outside of the posts, and only a minor was conceded. Ensuing play was I not of a brilliant Mature, both sides appa- rently taking matters very easy. What r? gress wa?? made was by the homeaters. Thev were withim a few yard> of the line" and, secu- ring the haU from a8?r?m, Gritath,? instead of paBsing to the home q?rtette. kIcked. with the result that only a minor was conceded. A few minutes later Treherbert agam mured! thebaU from a forward rush, and it WM! :¡I,.ealo fE:IY ;;dwhithl jrt i run 'ftW," yards, was or?r. Din l\e:¡"' from a dijiki't av:re'. in Rf I hom? were aggre8sive. and. Sanders fail- ing on the defensive, a clear course was left to Hamlmry. He made for the line, but ror., how muLed ,ith a knock on. and 108t what looked verv much like a try. A scrum ensued, and for the first time In the game Pontypridd assumed aggressive tactics, which they kept up for a time. Treherbert, however, were strong in defence, and gradually worked their way up. and Hitc ,a securing 1he ball, made a clinking run and passed to Hambury, who ran over. Half-time score:— G. T. M. Treherbert 2 0 0 0 0 0 In the second half Pontypridd commenced- pressing, and Whale, from a pretty rush, made a beautiful run, and evaded all his opponents with the exception of Dan Rees, who brought him low. just when he was on the verge of getting ever. From then on to the finish the homesters had pretty much their ■-wn •. aud made substantial additions to the eco r lual score: G. T. M. Treherbert *3 10 Pontypr'dd 0 0 0 One dropped, MAESTEG V. BRIDGEND. Played at Bridgend. The turf and other conditions were conducive to a good game, and the interest in both teams naturally drew a large crowd together. There was some delay at the outset owing to the non-arrival of the appointed referee, Mr. Bentley, and eventually Mr. Ned Hopkini t?k the whistle. Tbe fo i lowing were the teams.- —Maesteg: Back. Wm. I Edwards; three-quarter backs, S. Hopkins, W. Howe, W. Hughes, and T. Hinkin; half- backs, Cash Llewellyn and S. Howells; for- wnrds, D. J. Thomas, D. Thomas, Redman, G. Thomas. D. Acerm-an, T. Rees, T. James, and J. Duggan. Bridgend: Back, Penueli; three- quarter backs, T. Matthews, J. Jones, M'Craith, bB, C;; half-b?k3, dr 5: and J. Hitt; forward", J. Matthews, E. Davies. T. Bayman, T. Bennett, M. Bevan, H. Jones, T. Davey, and Griffiths. The home team started the play, but a smart return prevented any progress, and 60me exchanges of kicks kept the play at half-way. By some good forward play the Maesteg forwards worked their way along the far touch-line, and, when five yards from the goal, weN) stopped by M'Craath. From a scram a round of passing enabled Duggan to rush for the goal, but h, pt by T.m-y M.t- thews. A minute later Tom James got over with the first try for Ma^€teg. From the drop- out Bridgend invaded their opponents' ground, where a free, awarded to the visitors, CT-U'ed a reverse. This advantage aug- mented by a further penalty, enabled a scrum to be foimed under the posts. Maesteg were ccntinua I y having the beet of these tussles, but in their subsequent passing little ground was gained. A minor to BridgenJ gave tem- porary relief, and the game wa3 thereafter waged in mid-field, A brief invasion was m'de to the home ground, but was shtrrply repulsed. L'ewellyn made a tricky run, and PmneU saved a na-styrusb. The visiting for- wards, however, got on the swing, and, after repeated attempts to stop the progress a scTum was formed a fe-v yards from the line. There was momentary dciay here by an injury to Jacw l Jones. Half-time score. G. T. M. Mi?,?,t? 0 1 0 B,idge.d 0 0 2 Re-starting, Maesteg went away with a bang, and »;thio a minute CharJes LlewelJyo had romped over, and the point was converted. TOO visiting forwards' were now playing with coniderable vigour, and he¡nm£d their oppo- nents. Some smart fo-:twork was then rliaP1a,yed by both s-i'tes :q1d the tacltiing' proved very determined. The battle was waged on each eido with ability, Jenkin Matthews. M'Oraith. and Ivor James patting in some useful work, wbilat Sam Hopkins Llewellyn, and ;2,w?ds alo did well for Maesteg. Final score. G. T. JIl. M'1RQtRg 1 1 3 Bridgend 0 0 3 MOUNTAIN ASH V. PENYGRAIG. Tha cio+o positions of these temn. in the league table lent additional interest to this match at Mountain Ash,, and although th, kick-off was delayed until after fjn, there was an excellent gate. Previous to th, match the horn) team were presented with caps in coml112rnoratiun of the good form they had displayed during the s-saeon. In the absenoo of Mr. E. Grey, the distribution was made by Mr. E. Jenkins, an ardent supporter of the team. Both Mountain Ash and Penygraig were minus one or two of tlwir regular men. The teams lined out thus: — Mountain Ash: Back. Tom Jamas; three- quarter backs. Llew. Deere, D. J. Thomas, Xed Jenkins, and Ivor Morgan; half-backs, G. Edwards and B. Thomas; forwards, IMillar! Osborne, Beere, Price, D. Fryer, D. Moreton. Owen, and Perrott. Penygraig: Back, Walton; three-quarior backs, Hunt, Richards, Treharne, nnd Williams; half-backs, I?ewi? and In?)m'' forwards, Jones, D. Evans, G. Evans, E. Bolton U. Dan-Ms, T. Griffiths. Meade, and Chant. Referee. Mr. E. P. W. Ja,me9. Deere kicked off for Mountain Ash. and some very hot, scrambling work was waged about the half-way line, Thomas, setting the bail from Edv.-ards, sent it along to Llew. Deere, and the Mountain Ash sprinter made track." for the line. Williams and Treharne and the visitor*' v,lng were close on him, and forced him to the touch-line. Deere passed back to Thomas, but the llne. Deere puo-sed back to Thomas, hut the latter was put on the touch-line before he could go far. George Evans came away from the throw-in and dribbled over the half-line, where Walton grassed him. Ned Jenkins and Ivor Morgan were next prominent, and play wa., worked back to the Penygnaig 25. Ivor Morgan cent up a niee punt, and, following up, got hold of the hall. Tin-re were too many around him, however, but in a very clever manner lie managed to transfer to Perrott, and the for- ward made a good attempt at a Core. Meade initiated a good dribble for Penygraig right back to the home half, but the stay hero was brief, the fine passing by the home three-quar- ters soon retrieving their chances. Ciose to the touch-line an interchange of passing amongst the home back division saw Edwards ending" it over the line, and right round to the goa). posts. Thomas took the kick, and landed an emy goal. Danip)) followed up the kick-off for itirl. backed up weU by Meade and TBoiton. helõ tae game in the Mountain Ash 25 aunt Richard-, and Williams laid siege to the Mountain Ash line, but Tom Jones was Z*' safe Dew. De?r. hro^ht pi.y bac* l?\. V^ h, haif.t.me. Trom where H??rry Beere got.  the baj at. his feet, bnt ?'' .? .t.?ped by Hnrton. Play ,,n? bach to Hp hatf-way hne. where Penn:raig were awards a fftr? ee. ?.chard. t.)): the kick. and. Tom Jon? I ;'iniC¡,rtt, f;'?:;t;¡ p]ay for the next ten m.nrt? was "i"b".t the line. Pcn?rai? appeared now to wake np, and the game | was hrouht down to the Monntain I,- -h 2". T, or th ?- only the muP-? of the Ihr"c¡uartere t?p!)ed a core. ?i). lilms, whi wa* showing any amonnt of pace and resource, was almost over twice. A moment, later Ingram, picking up from a scrum, got over very smartly. Watkins's kick far goal just missed. With the exception of a splendid- run by Deere, there was not mnch in the ensuing play till the whistle New. Half-time score:— G. T. M. Mountain Ash 1 0 0 Penygraig 0 1 0 J^ciuvgraig %pre&-??d from the ?&?rt. and 1 Atill.r t '?t rWi-4,,i to the half-way. From here l??r@tt got off t? the 25 line, and p?,-d I on to bunc4 of the home forwards. A knock-out. however, spoiled their chance, and tlie game was brought back to the centre, where some rough play was witnessed. Penv- rnug pressed next, but Millar at h1St raced tho gume bak to tire other side, Llew. Deere finishing up the run with a try, which was not goaled. In tho last moineut of play Richards scored for Penygraig, the kick for Koal being sucoeS<flÙ, Final score. G, T, M. I Mountain Ash 1 1 0 I Penysraie. 110 TREDEGAR V. CRCMLIN. Great interest was exhibited in this league fixture, played at Tredegar. Crumlin, v 1,11 fourteen matches played, are accredited with twenty points, while Tredegar (thirteen matches) have a total of seventeen points. The result of this encounter would mate- rially effect the ppsition of the two teams in the competition. W. Thomas, Tredegar's crack wing, was absent. Tredegar started trom the town end, and a return was mad,, to the visitors' 25. The homesters, by a pretty round of passing, took play close to tlit Crumlin line, but a smart punt relieved pressure for a moment. Brown, however, broke through beautifully, and dribbled up the line. Tovey ran along the touch-line, and gained some ground, but Tredegar soon resumed the attack. Hostilities hovered over the half-way line, both sides playing with great determina- tion, but no material advantage resulted to either side. Eventually Crumlin rushed the ball over the line, and, with Hollyfield, scored a try. which was converted. On re-starting Tredegar got down to the line, and D. J. Wil- lmms rushed over with a try, which J. Davies tailed to goal. Immediately after the kick-out Crumlin were penalised, and J. Davies landed 1 a beautiful goal. The struggle then raged in m.d?etd. but it clever round of posing by the T?de?7ar back3 gave Crumlin a very anxions time, and they conceded a minor just. in the of time. Even play followed, until Tre- degar were awarded a penalty kick, which resulted in a good slice of ground being gained. The home forwards, particularly Brown and Jones, were playing magnificently, and Crum- lin had great difficulty in holding them. The home backs got into motion, and Curtis ail but got over. Half-time score: G. T Af Tredegar  in' CrumUn. i $ 0 Penalty goal.   ???J°?° ?"ch at -idfi?ld on th?' but (31, .1i?' by good forward nlfv hostilities to the home 25 where from a « scrum Morris broke awav and eaineri eomo ground. (,?rt,, dribbled up. and ?o?a picked up. ..d rac6d from the half-w?v !? r1:/eht l^1 hinri th  but for SMne??. he -.? .re-calrli ed^ Exciting Pl"?'t-k place i,.1,, th- 25 ev?ryl'"ho ground bein" Btub- b,ll-ly d,?t,,d by both Lwido3. Crumlm daehed away -P to the ??- bUt the tackling w? k,,n ?S???t?"TS"? ?? conceded a mmor. 'rom Se k.ch?ut Tredegar went away With a iino dr.bb.e ajMl Crumhn were penalised, but not muh advant.)? w?s obtained The hom<oMM kep?t their opponents to their own territory but l dea?te de??Wr.?te efforts they wuld n;t, brethaw.ty. At last the bac1" got into motion bre?ik away' 11 but dropped .1 poal. The home aters wtre £ having the T?, h--L,-i i rttah1I the w.hi..tj« h)? T d 1 1 0 Kllal score. G. T. M. T Itredegar „ .i n *t 1 0 0 W?enaf ygo,l 1. OTHER MATCHES. uenotes heme team, Blanavon Eeaervea. ni?' N,?p,,t Extras, nil. 'AbcrtiEery, thr tries; Pontnewydd, one goa •Belle Vue Boys, one goal, one try; Machen, Id. 'Pontyclun, nil; Whitchurch, niL Gloucester, three gOaJ8, two tries; Gaderford, •Brynniawr, two dropped '?' BI?v.n. one dropped goal. l 5adi l\™ 5°als <°oe dropped), three tal"; Troertyrhiw, one goal. Llandilo, throe ?oaJa. Mven tri-; Hafod nil ™ ?" ? '? Tonypandy rltl'i' imc dropped ?oat; Pontymister. nil. ?rdfrBeaervcs.onegoa?; 'EbbwYatc nil. Newport d, .,e ??" six tries; ?°"- mouth, nH. St. Andrew's, one goal, two tries; Dinas Powis one goal. Barbarians, one goal, three tries; Riverside one dropped goal. rSto nif ?°?' '*?? tries; Pontypridd Rel'Ve., nil. P.?t?d, one penalty goal; Cathays Stw, ?,il. ?T'?°?e]) °nd dropped goal, one try; T IVel n',] COUNTY MATCH. Final score. Yorkshire, two goals, five tries; Lancashire one try. SURREY COUNTY RUGBY OTP. I Strtton, one goal; Kingston, one penalty goal. 1- NORTHUMBERLAND CUP. Rockciiffc, one goal, one try; Percy Park, one goal. GENERAL MATCHES. 11<!noti!S home team. •Birkenhead Park, ten goal8. nine tries; Manchester, nil. Darbaui, eleven points; Devon, three noints. Devonport Albion, two goals, seven tries: Tor- quay, nil. Gloucester A, eeven goals (one dropped), two tries; Cinderford A, nil. Bristol, one goal, one try: B.X.E. College, nil. Leicester, three goals, five tries; Nuneaton, one (dropped) goal. Cheltenham, three goals, one try; Old Edwardians, nil. Bath, 32 points; Clifton, three points. Gloucester three goals, two tries: Cinderford. nil. I NORTHERN UNION CUP.—FOURTH ROUND. Widne., three points; Stockport, nil. 8alford, "ieyen points; Rochdale Hornets, three points. Leeds Parish Church, five points; Runcorn, five points. Swinton, nine points; Broughton Rangers, nil. YORKSHIRE CUP.—FINAL TIE. 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CHILDREN'S HOMES AT CARDIFF. A POINT OF RESPECTABILITY. The Oa.rdilr GllaNJians at their meeting on Saturday had hofor" thorn a. protest by iwuers and tenant" of Northcote-etreet against 'h- s taking of No. lo for a children's home. Messrs. B..d T. Price made the orotest in behalf of the others, who com- )!ained that the home would deteriorate (he nropsrty and lower the respectability of the neighbourhood. Genoral Lee: I thought that idea was exploded. The Rev. J. R. Buckley: Some time ago 8 nrejudioe existed in various parts of the town. which, I think. has been entirely removerl since the homes have been established, I think the best answer to the com- munication will be that we r.1 quite confident '■he feare of thece gentlemen will not he realised. iApplau?e\ Mr. C. F. Sanders mentioned facta within his personal knowledge which he hoped the press would publish. When •lie deputation attended to object to the orni[y.road home there were fifteen vacant :10u5e. on the ,J!ide as the home, and nearly all those fifteen houses bad linc-e been let. moor, heaiO Moreover, some of the people who were then agiinst the home now expressed •hemselves a- relighted with the creditable way in which it was COIJduct<d, (Applause.) Tho matter then dropped.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY AMBU- LANCE WOBK. .<: The annual competitions in connection with the Great Western Railway centre of the St.. John Ambulance Association hating taken olaco at different centres throughout- the com- pany's system, th? successfu' teams, composed r five men cach, from Birmingham <Srcw Hill'. Gloucester. Plymouth. Smithfield. and Swindon, competed at Paddington for the • election of a t-eam to represent tbe company n the annn,Ü competition for a h,U,.g. shield r'??n by the St. Jb'l AmbnJacce A,.?- ciation, the Plymouth team proving success- ful. Another competition was for individual fr whi,b ;t "nd thi was won by Inspector C. H. O?-rh.,y. of Birmingham. Earl Cr.wd^r. the Right Hon 'A alter Long. 'I. P.. ?n C' iizc H n. C. r. Fdgcumbe. among others, took part ir, the proceed cfa. The judge. were Drs. J. Brown aud J. J. Mar^h, cf London, The composition "f f the Great We*, tern Railway ambulance teams has this year hn altered, in consequence of members the company's staff having volunteered and been accepted by the authorities for service in South Africa. The Great Western Railway staff is in every way encouraged by the chair- man, directors, general manager, and chief officers to acquire and maintain a knowledge r-f ambulance work, and the practical results of this beneficent work were illustrated during the past year by efficient first aid rnùer(,;1 in upwards of 1.JO cases.

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