SOUTHERN CHARITY CUP MATCH AT PARK ROYAL.

Thursday, April 3rd.
QP Rangers v Exeter City.

Exeter City journeyed to London today to meet Queen s Park Rangers in the semi-final of the Southern Charity Cup competition. The teams were:
Rangers: Shaw; Weblin, Pullen; Ovens, Mitchell, Whyman; Thompson, Birch, Day, Revill, and Barnes.
City: Pym; Fort, Hurst; Rigby, Bassett, Lockett; Whittaker, Cooper, Rutter, Crompton, and Garside.
Referee:- Mr S.Parrot.

Beautiful spring weather prevailed, and a crowd of between one and two thousand was in attendance. Crompton won the toss, and Day kicked off against a slight breeze. In the opening stages Whittaker and Cooper made unsuccessful efforts, shooting wide. The Rangers forwards showed good form, and from a high centre by Thompson, which was misjudged by Pym, Revill dashed in and scored with the game only six minutes old. After Revill had failed to take advantage of another admirable centre from the right wing the City attacked by means of clever combination, and Rutter was just wide with a powerful shot. Queen's Park Rangers generally were the better team, and after half an hour Birch scored their second goal. Garside centred to Rutter, who missed a favourable chance for the City.
Half-time Rangers 2 Exeter City nil.

With the wind to help them the Rangers had all the best of the play on resuming, and a shot from Revill struck Fort and won a corner. In the ensuing melee, Pym dropped the ball almost on the line, but fortunately Fort was able to clear. At length Garside broke away and executed a neat run, and a quick pass to Crompton placed the City captain favourably, but his shot was easily disposed of by Shaw. Although the Rangers were monopolising the attack, the Exeter defence was very keen, and the most Pym was called upon to save were headers from Mitchell and Revill. On one occasion Rutter checked a dangerous movement by robbing Thompson, but just afterwards Birch almost scored, a splendid drive going less than a foot wide. Thompson and Fort both retired, injured, and Whittaker played right-back for the City. Play was undistinguished in the closing stages, and time was called with the score:
RANGERS 2-0 CITY

Notes on the Game.

Queen's Park Rangers qualified for the final of the Southern Charity Cup by an easy victory over Exeter City, but the football witnessed by a small crowd was not of the quality expected from two of the leading teams in the Southern League. The work of the Rangers' forwards came in for the most favourable consideration, with Thompson the most adaptable and skilful performer on the field, and frequently proving much too elusive for Lockett and Hurst. But his usefulness was curtailed in the second half, as he was "kicking his heels" on the touch line for quite a long time, and finally when his colleagues dis covered that he was still a member of the side, he collided with Fort, and both players had. to retire for treatment. Whittaker, who has previously distinguished himself in unaccustomed positions through injuries to other players, transferred to right-back. There was an unpleasant passage between Whittaker and Whyman in the second half, and the football deteriorated even further from that point, stoppages for free kicks becoming too numerous to mention in detail.

Good Centre-Forward Needed.
The Rangers are in need of a good centre-forward, Day being much too slow, and capital movements by both wingers, backed up by Weblin and Pullen, often came to nought because of the weak play of the man in the middle. Both the goals came in the first half, appropriately enough, the first following a centre from Thompson which Barnes returned, and Revill firing the ball into the net with Pym out of his goal trying to stop Barnes. Revill executed an extraordinary back-heel flick during a scrimmage, which enabled Birch to score the second goal. Rutter gave promise of something good for Exeter City when he dribbled through all opposition and shot just wide, but this was his only contribution of any note.