Helped by an accident to their most dangerous opponent, England beat Wales at Cardiff yesterday by two goals to nought. Under favourable condidtions, the game might have produced an extremely good display of football, but a high wind blowing almost straight down the ground made control of the ball difficult, and though at times distinctly high class, the game on the whole proved disappointing. England to a large extent atoned for their defeat by Ireland and profited by the lesson taught them at Middlesbrough, so much that on losing the toss they played with such energy and determination as to frustrate all the efforts of the Welshmen. For a little time it seemed as if a recurrence of Saturday's rainstorms would ruin the match completely, but after facing a driving downpour for a few minutes, England had a less erious handicap to contend against, and by holding their own up to the change of ends paved the way for a well-deserved success.
   During this time much the best football took place. The rain, lasting barely five minutes, made the ball heavy, and the players could do better in dribbling and passing, but very soon the high wind and sunshine dried the turf, which afforded a good foothold. By far the most interesting part of the match was the first half, for afterwards, with the wind still strong though less blustering behind them, the Englishmen had little cause for anxiety, and showed less dash than before. Vizard, whose dribbling and shooting had given the English defence most trouble, injured his right ankle and could not resume. Having only four forwards, Wales could not keep the play even against the wind, and, generally speaking, they were held by the English halves, who always gave a good account of themselves. The necessity of bringing in Colclough for Pennington caused no weakness. The Crystal Palace back and McNeal, two of England's three new internationals, did admirable work, notwithstanding the excellence of Meredith, engaged in this forty-sixth international, and Wynn. Wales, deprived of the services of Hughes and Lot Jones, of Manchester City, owing to the replayed Cup-tie, had to make further alerations. Davis, of Millwall, and Evan Jones could not play, Rowlnad, Tranmere Rovers, filling the centre forward position, and Davies, of Crystal Palace, completing the forward line as partner to Vizard.
   The greater sufferers from the enforced alterations, the home county failed to utilise the advantage derived by winning the toss, and when England took the lead five minutes after the resumption the game generally degenerated. The ball became so lively that only by very skilful dribbling could progess be made. The Welshmen failed to adopt such tactics, because they so seldom got the ball, and the Englishmen seemed to prefer an open game. Mosscrop, specially good in the first half, had fewer opportunities of displaying his skill, and Simpson and Shea, the Blackburn pair, of whom so much was expected, did not approach their club form. Most noticeable of all was the short passing by the inside forwards. Certainly the Welshmen packed their goal well and tackled with unceasing determination, but England's attack scarcely reached the desired standard. Both the goals were obtained rather luckily, though fully deserved on the run of the play. Smith, of Bolton Wanderers, scored the first with a hot low shot after Peers had fisted out a header from Hampton, who received a pass from Shea. Hardy, who had had much more to do than Peers prior to the interval, was almost idle subsequently, whereas the Welsh goalkeeper found many occasions to show his skill. The Wolverhampton man handed surely, anticipating danger with nice judgement, and he had no chance when the second goal was scored. Wales were kept almost entirely in their own half.
  Continuous pressure was practically bound to succeed, but it only did so when there came a temporary lull. Then Wedlock back-heeled to Brittleton, and, receiving the ball again, the centre-half kicked high towards goal. The wind carried the ball, which Russell, trying to head away, just diverted inside the post, Peers dashing across in a vain effort to save. With the game lost the Welshmen, thans to Meredith and Wynn, were rather more troublesome, and Hardy was twice almost beaten by the inside right. England, however, had the game in hand, the forwards often becoming dangerous, and hampton and Shea putting in hot shots, while other cahnces were missed.
   

England beat Wales in a hard game at Cardiff yesterday by two goals to none.
England deserved their victory, but the score hardly does justice to the plucky work of Wales up to half-time. The Welshmen had shown promising form--in fact, their play had been more encouraging that that of their opponents--but the unfortunate accident to Vizard, a most valuable player, was a factor that cannot be measured...
Neither of the two goals could be called good ones, and the second by Wedlock came as a surprise, for the Bristol City player had handled before the ball was returned to him to shoot...
The side certainly played much better as a whole than in the previous international, but there are still a few rough edges to be taken off, the most noticeable weakness being at half-back.