SATURDAY APRIL 4TH.

CITY EARN ONE MORE VITAL PROMOTION POINT. 

21,000 SEE TUSSLE WITH THE PALACE

Exeter City earned a valuable point in their promotion quest, when they drew 1-1 with the Glaziers in London this afternoon. It was a tough and unrelenting tussle between two good sides, and the result was a fair one. After a goalless first half Rees put Exeter ahead, the game being then 69 minutes old, but the Palace equalised ten minutes later and the visiting defence had to withstand some heavy pressure. There was a "gate" of 20,979, Crystal Palace's best of the season, and the largest crowd to have watched the City in any game of the current campaign. The two sides, fifth and sixth respectively in the League, were as even a match for each other as they could be. They were just about equal in skill, with the City slightly faster on the ball and more determined. Exeter were slightly superior in the second half after being too inclined to fall back on defence before the interval. Particular praise, however, must be given to Exeter City's defence, which had to hold a great deal of pressure from Crystal Palace both in the first half and late in the game, and to Arnold Mitchell, who was the City's most tireless worker, playing at inside right.

Palace:- Rouse; Howe, Noakes; McNichol, Choules, Long; Brett, Summersby, Barnett, Byrne, Colfar.

Exeter City: Lobbett; Foley, MacDonald; Butterworth, Oliver, Thompson; Stiffle, Mitchell, Calland, Nicholls, Rees.

Referee:- Mr R.J.Leafe of Nottingham.


South Western League
Wadebridge (a)

Wadebridge took over

Wadebridge 4, Exeter 1

From the start, the teams appeared to be evenly matched and after 20 minutes Bennett put Exeter ahead. Almost immediately Wadebridge drew level when an Exeter defender, under pressure from Weston, put into his own goal. In a subsequent Exeter attack Stilwell put behind a good effort by Symes. Wadebridge gradually gained the initiative and after some erratic finishing Bren- ton put Weston through to give them the lead. Towards the interval Exeter fought back strongly and the home goal survived a narrow escape. On the resumption Wadebridge continued the more aggressive and Weston early added to their lead. At the other end Stilwell did well to deflect a shot by Bennett but an improved home defence was always equal to the strongest Exeter challenges. Wadebridge should have added several goals but missed a number of easy chances. At times the Exeter goal seemed charmed with Blewett. Weston, Chapman and Davies all missing likely chances before Derry got their fourth and last goal. Exeter, always a lively combination, lacked the forcefulness of the home team, but provided them with good opposition.