EXETER CITY v ST LUKE'S COLLEGE.

Saturday, December 1st.

The St Luke's College team appeared at St James's Park today for the second week running, this time against the City First Eleven. It was a fast and exhilarating game, played before a large and enthusiastic crowd, the College students being well in evidence.

City: Vibart; Robins, Fenwick; Muncey, W.Wells, Bastin; Sellick, Davidson, Tipping, Reid, Henry.

St Luke's: Wilson; Sage, Milton; Kelley, Lintott, Turner; Johnstone, G.F.Smith, Leat, Higman, Russell.

With no goals scored in the first half the City started after the change over in resolute style, Davidson and Henry becoming very dangerous. However, it was St Luke's who scored, Johnstone racing down the field and putting in a lovely shot. It sailed directly towards the top corner of the goal, and though Vibart jumped up he failed to reach it, and the leather passed into the net for one of the finest goals ever seen on the ground. This goal won the match.

Exmouth Albion v City Reseves 

At Exmouth the City Reserves were beaten. by Exmouth Albion, five goals to two.

The United accomplished a good performance at the end of last week in defeating Exeter City-East Devon League team-by five goals to two.

Neither team was at full strength, Parry and Wilmott being the chief absentees on the Exmouth side, and the City were also without two of their usual forwards.

In the first moiety, aided by wind and slope the Canaries often exerted great pressure and scored four times, Nixon and Cowan getting two very fine goals. The City citadel was on the point of falling on two or three occasions. Roper at the other end was scarcely ever called upon to save.

On the restart the Exonians had more of the game, and succeeded in notching two goala, besides getting dangerously close, from few breaks away. The Exmouthisus now and again attacked very hotly and were all but through more than once, Taylor twice having hard luck with good shots. In the fast increasing darkness just before the close, Toby aided a fifth point for his side.

That the United were far and away the better team on the day's play cannot be gainsaid, and the players are to be congratulated on the good football at times shown, Koper between the posts had little to do a rather different task certainly from that of the previous Saturday. Carlile was, on the whole, very safe in his kick- ing and tackled well. Coates too, generally had the measure of the opposing wing and got in some big punts.

The halves were all good. Harris had a fairly strong wing to watch and right well did he do his work. His tackling was incisive and heading often very taking. Cowan showed marked im- provement in his tackling and shot splendidly. His passing also was superb-some of the touches being masterful. Lush on the lett worked very hard and bustled his wing with rare determin- ation; if he had a fault, it was a tendency to be too hasty and occasionally to come over far forward with the ball.

The quintette, everything considered, did well, A few chances went a begging, but some able work was put in. Nixon shons up grandly on the right, and Taylor gave some nest passes, as like- wise did Toby at inside left. Vickery the wing man played throughout with spirit, but found the opposing half rather too strong for him.

The United players and supporters are not a littie disgusted with the recent action of Beer, their last year's inside right. To leave the club without any intimation of his new wish to play Rugby, and that after promising to play for the United whenever his work permitted, is surely scarcely the action of a sportsman, at least certainly not in the opinion of some people.

Published in the Exmouth Journal 1906-12-08