THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEN 22 1937
RUGBY FOOTBALL IN WALES TO-DAY
ROOT OF TROUBLE IS CONSTITUTION OF THE WELSH UNION
SECOND CLASS CLUBS THE REAL POWER
SWANSEA'S POSITION
(By ROWE HARDING)
London, October 19.
ST. ANDREW'S SCTY'S OVERWHELMING VICTORY AT
AT GOLF
ENGLISHMEN ONLY SECURE 151-2 PTS.
annual Inter-Society golf match between St. George's Society
and St. Andrew's Society was held over the Fanling Courses yesterday and resulted in an overwhelming win for the Scots by
▼ DEVOTED some space in recent articles to analysing the causes of the deterioration of Welsh Rugby, and I came to the conclusion that the deterioration was due very largely to the spirit of margin of 30% points. independence which now animates the second- class clubs.
The Scots secured a big lead in the singles matches during the morning when they secured 331⁄2 points to their opponents 8, and
CARDIFF. NEWPORT AND SWANSEA ARE STILL NAMES in the fourballs during the afternoon scored 221⁄2 points to their TO CONIURE WITH IN ENGLAND. WHERE THEIR ANCIENT opponents 72.
Detailed scores are as follows:-
St. George's
TRADITIONS ARE REMEMBERED AND RESPECTED. – BUT THEY COMMAND SCANT RESPECT IN WALES FROM THEIR SECOND-CLASS NEIGHBOURS. THEY ARE JUST CENTRS WITH TWO VOTES EACH AT THE ANNUAL, MEETING OF THE WELSH RUGBY UNION, AND THEREFORE THE EQUALS, St. Andrew's AND NO MORE. OF EACH OF THE 80 OR MORE SECOND D. S. Edward lost O. EL C. Marton 3 and
D. S. Robb beat P. H. Scoones 2 and 1 CLASS CLUBS WITHIN THE UNION
K. R. Robertson lost to A. E. Lissaman 1 hole Indeed, in many respects they are worse off than the second-p. D. Walker beat G. B. G.-Hull 3 and 2 class clubs. Practically all of which receive an annual grant from J. Rodger halved with R. G. Collings - the funds of the union, whereas the first-class clubs enjoy no such w. A Stewart beat H H. Mundy 3 and 2 charity, though I have reason to know that some of them are badly A. B. Parves lost to B. L. D. Wodehouse 4 and in need of it.
The first-class clubs are not, as such, entitled to any representa tion on the Union, and it is purely a matter of chance whether Car- diff, or Swansea, or any other first-class club, has a representa- tive
When Mr. W. T. Morgan, of Car-
WRONG CONSTITUTION
DJ Gilmore lost to T. A. Pearce 4 and 2
R. K. Valentine lost to A. C.-L. Bowker 2 holes W. J. S. Key beat G. H. Cautherley 4 and 2 W. Sharp beat A. D. Humphreys 3 and 1. EW Kirk halved with N. L. Smith
I. A. Pr. Selby lost to H. N. Williamson I hole N. K. Littlejom beat HR. B. Hancock 2 and JR Masson beat W. T. Yoxall 2 and T*** D. J. Valentine lost to G. W. Sewell 8 and 7 K. S. Morrison lost to G. R. Divett 3 and 2 BL Moncrieff beat J. D. Danby 2 and 1′′ P. Morrison beat Col. Mathews 7 and 6
W. G. Robertson lost to W. J. Waddington 4 and 3
R. Young beat E Newton 7 and 6
J. Forbes, lost to C. W. E. Bishop 4 and 3
J. G. Campbell beat J. L. Adams 3 and 1
E. M. Bryden lost to S. M. Butlin 5 and 3
diff, resigned his vice-presidency retative of a first-class club of the P. Low lost to W. Woodward 2 holes cently, Mr. T. H. Vile, of Newport, Union. was elected to the vacancy, and Car- diff would not have had any repre- sentation at all had not Mr. R. A. Cornish succeeded in displacing a Penarth member of the match com mittee of the union after several mm- successful previous attempts..
the
are that
I do not suggest that they likely to do it, but the very fact they have the potential ability to do
A A. Bremner beat WM Barton 3 and D. Forbes w. o. J. Smith absent D. L Prophet beat S. A Sleap 7 and 6 WJ. E. Mackenzie beat G. T. May 1 hole v. R. Gordon lost to J. R. Collis 2 and 1
so proves that there is something G. B. S. Thomson beat H. A. Mills 6 and 5
G. A Stewart beat A H. un 2 and 1
wrong with the constitution of the J. A. D. Morrison lost to B. L. Dowbiggin 2 and 1 Welsh Union In my view, every R. S. W. Paterson beat R. Stock 3 and 2. first-class club in Wales should have G. A. Leiper lost to Wilson 3 and -
the right to elect one representative A. Murdoch beat W. A. Cornell 5 and 3
A. H. McBride beat H Overy 1 up to the Union
SWANSEA'S POSITION
Swansea are represented on Union by a vice-president, but he is there by the good will of the second-
The second-class clubs should be class clubs, and Swansea will be quite helpless to prevent it if next grouped into as many areas as there year the association of second-class, are first-class clubs, each area re- clubs, known as the West Wales turning one representative. There League, decide to vote for some other candidate.
Only last year Mr. D. B. Jones, a Swansea rep
committee.
secure re-election:
service, and I see no
other Swansea
for many years to
would then be equality tation as between first class clubs, and the who are and have
Welsh backbone have an
on the match ailed to
seek
fter 15 years rospect of being elected
ome
The real powers in Welsh Rugby
to-day are the two big associations
from their h
ENGINEERS WIN EASILY
The
neers
of second-class clubs, the West Wales Police in their League and the Mo
monthshire League
League. Hitherto, they have always goals after acted independently, but they by only nm goal were so minded they could, by con bining forces,
every
Beal (3) Jones White and Denger
defeated Second Division by nine clear at the interval
(2) Land
the goals.
W. Keith Robinson lost to P. C. Jackson 3 and 1 W. Park w. o. G. W. Jeffries (absent) A. Nicol w. o. H. A. Lammert (absent)
Total (Singles) St. A
FOURBALLS
& Robertson lost to Marton Lissaman
& Gilmore lost to Pearce & Rodger beat Newton &
tthes
& Parves beat Hall & W Stewart beat Mundy & & Sharp beat Booker ittlejohn beat Smith & H
Mornson beat Divett & Masson & Valentine beat Yorall & Low & I. Forbes beat Woodward & Bishop4 Robertson & Moncrieff beat Danby & Waddin Bremner & Prophet beat Slean & Barton 4 and Campbell & Mackenzie beat Adams & May 4 and 2 Stewart & J. A. D. Morrison beat Dowbiggin & Penn 4 and 2 Gordon & Bryden lost to Collis and But in 3 and 1
r & McBri erso.
To
Thời
to Wilson & Overy by 1 hole at Stock and Mills 5 and 4
owng to absentees
Points
St.
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