Last Away Match of the Season.

Saturday, April 19th.
PORTSMOUTH v CITY:
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.

The City team which left Queen Street at 10.16 this morning for the last away match of the season was the same as was defeated by Swindon, except that Hurst, now fit, replaced Nevin. Pompey, who have not yet suffered defeat at Fratton Park in 1913, were without Mounteney, who has been released for his County Cricket preparations. Teams:
Portsmouth:- Sanderson; Warner, Dexter; Walls, Harwood, Reid; Dowling, Stringfellow, Taylor, Rollinson, and Young.
Exeter City: Pym; Fort, Hurst; Rigby, Lagan, Lockett; Whittaker, Crompton, Rutter, Golightly, and Garside.

Referee:- Mr C.W.Gillett, of London. Linesmen :- Messrs W.H.Mastin and H.G.Sainsbury.

Portsmouth won the toss, and having the wind and sun in their favour in the first half, fairly monopolised the play. The City, however, were the first to score, Rutter beating Sanderson after Dexter had miskicked. The crowd, which numbered about 9,000, and the Portsmouth players contested the legality of Rutter's goal, contending that the Exeter forward had handled before shooting, but the referee was obdurate and the point was allowed. Judiciously plied with passes from Walls and Reid, and Pompey forwards then took charge of affairs, and it was only great a exhibition of goalkeeping by Pym which kept the score down. He was continually in action, saving from all the home forwards, of whom Taylor, in the centre, was particularly
menacing.
Dowling's Two Goals.
Further saves by Pym followed, but fifteen minutes before the interval Portsmouth equalised. Young, fed by Stringfellow, made ground on the left touch-line, and crossed the ball to Dowling, whose cross shot, aided by the gusty wind, whirled into the net out of Pym's reach. Taylor missed an easy chance right in front of goal, and Reid fired a free-kick over the bar. Dowling then beat Hurst, and put in a shot which struck the inside of the far post and rebounded into the net, his second goal being almost an exact replica of his first one.
Half-time:
Portsmouth 2 Exeter City 1.

Although after the teams crossed over Pompey were handicapped by having to face the sun and an increasingly strong wind, they maintained their superiority, and Sanderson was seldom brought into action. Golightly was the only Exeter forward who showed any skill in controlling the lively ball, but Walls did not give him a great deal of scope, and Harwood, appreciating that the chief danger was likely to accrue from this quarter, also kept Golightly under close observation. The main reason for the success of Portsmouth was that they adapted themselves better to the gusty conditions. They missed their amateur international back, A.E.Knight, from the defence, because neither Warner nor Dexter were altogether safe under pressure, while Mounteney's presence in the forward line would probably have improved the attack. Pym alone stood between Exeter City and a heavy defeat.
Final: Portsmouth 2, City 1.

Plymouth and District League 
CITY RESERVES v TORPOINT.

At St. James's Park, in connection with the Plymouth League. Torpoint started against a high wind, and with the sun in their eyes. They were the first to become aggressive, but Jeffrey got offside from Pegler's centre. Exeter then took up the running, and Rounsevell had to kick clear in a hurry from Brooksbank, and then Cooper sent behind. Arscott forced a corner off Godel, Hunt shooting in, but Waller tipped the ball over the bar. After twenty minutes Brooksbank broke through on his own, and netted from fifteen yards' range, and Cooper added to the score from the penalty spot, hands being given against Rounseville. Half-time:
City Reserves 2 Torpoint nil.
Torpoint were the first to attack on the restart, and Nevin twice cleared. Chapman punched out a centre from Pound, and in an Exeter attack Trowbridge failed badly from Arscott's centre. Cooper sent in a shot from Trowbridge's centre, and although Waller stopped the ball he could not clear, and Brooksbank came in at full speed and scored Exeter's third goal.
Brooksbank completed his "hat-trick" a quarter of an hour from the end, driving in a shot which hit the net just behind the bar and came out, the goal being allowed despite protests from the Torpoint players. Exeter were by far the better team, and won as easily as the score suggests, four goals to nil.

Reserves: Chapman; Morris, Nevin; Lewis, Bassett, Mullineux; Arscott, Cooper, Brooksbank, Hunt, and Trowbridge.

Torpoint: Waller; Rounseville, Godel; King, Bustin, Russell; Pegler, Pound, Jeffrey, Macey, and Coaker.

Plymouth and District League 
CITY RESERVES v R.M.L.I.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23RD.

The Exeter City Reserves met the R.M.L.I. at St. James's Park this afternoon, in a Plymouth and District League match, the Marines having consented by arrangement to play both their League matches at Exeter this year. The City Reserves had a weak side out, and the Marines forced a corner on the left in the first half-minute. For some while they had rather the best of matters, but Brooksbank changed the venue of play, and nearly went right through on his own. Cooper subsequently tested Bray, and later on Chapman went to the feet of Macdonald and cleared in the nick of time. Play afterwards became very tame, and there was too much high aimless kicking. The Reserves had much the better of the play, but left much to be desired in the manner of their shooting. Three forwards once missed the ball when a ground centre was put across by W.Budd, of Alphington, who was being given a trial at outside-left. Ten minutes before half-time Reeves, in trying to divert a centre by Budd, put the ball through his own goal, and then the R.M.L.I. inside-left missed a good chance, and Nevin cleared. In the second half the City, with the sun in their favour, had nearly all the play. In one rush, however, Macdonald netted with an excellent shot which gave Chapman no chance, but to the sur prise of everyone he was ruled offside, and the point disallowed.
Brooksbank subsequently missed by a very narrow margin, and Cooper headed wide from Hunt's centre. Later on Bassett ran past all opposition after receiving the ball from a throw-in, beating Bray at close quarters. Cooper then burst through and scored the City's third goal, the Marines vainly protesting that he was offside. The City got the ball through a fourth time following a corner, but this point was disallowed on the grounds that Bray had been impeded, and five minutes from time Cooper scored the fourth with a good shot.
City 4, R.M.L.I. nil.

• Plymouth Argyle beat Queen's Park Rangers at Home Park today, and now look almost certain to win the Championship of the Southern League.