England won the match with Wales at Cardiff Arms Park yesterday by one goal to none. The standard of the football was much below the average of Internationals. The Englishmen never found a thoroughgoing game, and their ill-timed work was easily met by the tenacity of the Welsh half and full backs, this, too, though Wales after the first quarter of an hour was a man shirt. One of the few pieces of good work in the match yielded England its goal in the last five minutes. Individually, the players were not without their merits. Bond and Wright, the outside forwards of England, were as fast as ever, but they were erratically served by their half-backs, and the inside forwards were usually slow in getting up to make the most of capital passes delivered by the wings. Alfred Common, the famous Middlesbrough player, did not appear to advantage as centre, indeed he quite failed to drop into the game of the two great Corinthians—Stanley Harris and S. H. Day. The strange reluctance of the Football Association to draft another amateur into the centre now that Vivian Woodward is injured nearly cost England the match. The misunderstanding between the inside English forwards was obvious from the start: it affected Day more than Harris, who of course has a wider experience of the professional game. But the English half-backs were in and out, and Crompton at full back alone played consistently in defence. Ashcroft kept a good goal, though he was only seriously troubled in a few instances. The Englishmen showed a singular incapacity for keeping the ball down on a day when it was made particular necessary by the strong wind, and the high kicking went a long way to spoil the play. Wales was seriously handicapped in losing A. Jones, one of the full backs in the first half, but the side surmounted its difficulties with a courage and a pace that in several instances promised a win. There was an attendance of some 12,000 people, and such a company was very good for a Monday and in such a hotbed of Rugby as Cardiff.
   With the breeze to help them the Englishmen did the bulk of the pressing at first, but their work in attack was random, and the Welsh defence was never severely tried. Wales broke away occasionally, and Ashcroft had one ugly shot to save. Bond and Wright executed good runs, but their centres went begging in more than one instance. When Jones, of Notts County, was hurt the Welshmen resorted to the one-back method. There was no improvement in the finish of the English attack. Day seemed rather slow on the ball, and neither he nor Common was up to take a fine opening from the left. England's goal had a very narrow escape, Ashcroft saving in one instance and in another having the good fortune to see no Welshmen up to take a pass from the wing when the backs had been beaten. And so at half-time there was no score.
   When ends were changed there were sharp attacks on the Welsh goal. Bond and Day both gave Roose some anxiety, but the Welsh goalkeeper was at the top of his game. The home side was quick on the ball, and Crompton and Smith were kept busy. As a rule the football lacked finish, and the game proceeded without any feature. When a draw seemed the most probable result the ball came up from the halves to Common. He turned it over to Day, who beat the backs, and with a quick shot scored. 'Time' arrived soon afterwards, and England won by one goal to none. The Welsh side had undergone many changes since the original selection.
    

England at Cardiff yesterday followed up their victory over Ireland at Belfast by beating Wales. The margin in favour of the winners was limited to a single goal, which was scored within five minutes of the finish ; and as the Welshmen lost the services of A. T. Jones, one of their backs, 20 minutes from the start, the success of the Englishmen was not of a description calculated to arouse much enthusiasm. Wales, indeed, deserved to draw, but the luck went against them. Apart from a rather fresh breeze the weather yesterday was extremely pleasant, and the ground was in excellent condition...
A draw seemed assured, when Houlker got the ball away from Green, dribbled some yards, and passed up to Common, who sent the ball over to Day. The last-named player was in his stride in a moment, and, eluding Blew, he shot at close range into the net well clear of Roose.