City's Strange Fade Out 

DRAW WITH COLCHESTER

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 25TH:
DRAW WITH COLCHESTER

Exeter City's fade out was inexplicable. After a hectic and storming first 15 minutes they lost the iniative quite completely and deserved no more than a point against the moderate Colchester United team at St James's Park. In two minutes the City were a goal ahead through Frank Houghton, his second in two matches. Colchester's first equalising goal in the 16th minute, by Leonard, was due to bad defensive covering. The next defensive blunder was at the other end of the field, and it resulted in Ellaway getting another goal for the City. Far from being inspired Exeter deteriorated badly, and the United were level again when Grice beat Kelly. Exeter, although unlucky to have been denied a penalty when Ellaway was sent headlong in the final stages, could not complain about the
result.

Exeter City 2 Colchester 2. Exeter

CITy:- Kelly; Walton and Doyle (B); Dunne, Davey, and Mitchell; Priestley, Ellaway, Houghton, Mackay, and McClelland.

Colchester United: - Kirk; Harrison and Lewis; McCourt, Stewart, and Elder; Birch, Dale, Plant, Leonard, and Grice.

Referee Mr Tarratt,
Linesmen  Messrs W.H.Davey and N. W.Davis.

Southern League 
Guildford v City Reserves 

In the Southern League match between Guildford and the City Reserves, played on the Guildford ground, Exeter were defeated by 2 goals to nil.

• THREE NEW PLAYERS
  Ian Grinney, inside right, of Crediton, David Robinson, outside right or outside left, of Whipton, and Graham Rees, outside left, of Pontypridd, Wales, have been signed on by Exeter City as professionals.