The Archive · 1937

Wales Win Soccer Championship

London, Mar. 17.

Wales won the international Association football championship to-day by defeating Ireland at Wrexham by four goals to one.

The match, which drew a crowd of 25,000 spectators, was played in sunny weather. The Irishmen were more impressive in the early stages, but the Welsh defence, in which Grimiths stood out, came out of the ordeal with flying colours—Reuter, Apart from Mr, S, Wilkinson's Don 'Bradman (Mr. Marsh), which was! Temounted after falling at the first fence, the only other horses to Anish. were' last year's runner-up, Sir D. Liewellyn's. Ego, ridden by Mi Llewellyn, which was fourth; Mr. Strutt's Crown Prince, ridden by the owner himself, which was fifth: and Mr. A. Pilkington's Pencraik (Archtbald), which came in sixth. The time was 9 minutes $9 1/5 seconds Reuter,

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