Exciting Game Witnessed at Arms Park, Cardiff, Where Wales Failed to Win for the Ninth Time in Succession Cardiff, Jan. 18.
In an international rugby football match here. to-day England beat Wales by 11 points to three. The ground was firm and the game was played under ideal conditions.
Very great interest was taken in the match, for while Wales had not) beaten England for eight years, England had not gained a victory Jover Wales on the Arms Park Jeround at Cardiff since 1913. Wales defeated England there in 1922 and the match in 1926 ended in a draw land the supporters of Wales were] confident that to-day England's run lof success would be broken. anticipation of an exciting match crowds began to pour into the ground several hours before play was due to commence but they were very good-humoured and passed the ime in singing Welsh songs. Later' their numbers were augmented as many excursion trains brought thousands of spectators from the West of England and further afield fand by the time play commenced vast crowd of 60,000 people had Jassembled, which is one of the largest "gates" that has ever gather-jed in. Wales.
The Welsh spectators, however, had little to rouse their enthusiasm settle down as a team and England fully deserved their victory.
England, indeed, held the initiative! throughout.
'The game had only' been in progress for five minutes when Reeve, the Harlequins three-quarter, dashed over and opened the scoring' for England.
The Kick at! }goal failed. England continued to have the best of matters but neither Tine was crossed again before half time, when the score wi England I try, Wales nil.
The second half opened in exactly similar manner to the first for Reeve erossed the Welsh line again after five minutes play. Black, of Oxford, who is'new to internation 3 honours jand was. not even given a place in the earlier trial matches, converted with a good kick.
Wales then began to show greatly improved form and brilliant bout of passing among their back jon ended in the centre-three-quarter, Jones-Davies (London Welsh) scoring an unconverted try, loud cheers from the vast crowd.
Welsh hopes, however, were revived only to be dashed again for Black not long afterwards landed a penalty goal and England were once more 8 points ahead."
Wales occasionally passed well but on the whole play was mostly at the home end of the field and the English efforts showed more finish.
The final score was:—
England I goal I penalty goat [try (1 points) Wales I try (8 points).
The two countries have now met on 42 occasions. England have won 2 times, Wales 10 and 3 matches have been drawn.—Reuter,
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