EMERGENCY MATCH AT ST. JAMES'S PARK

Saturday, September 27.

EXETER CITY 7 FRIERNHAY 1.

There was keen disappointment at Exeter, owing to the fact that the match with Watford could not be played. This was the result of the railway strike, the visiting team being unable to obtain travelling facilities. A friendly match was therefore arranged at short notice with Friernhay. As much publicity was possible was given this morning to the emergency match, and in the bright sunshine of the afternoon a large crowd assembled to watch the game.

Exeter City wisely decided to rest some of their most important players, in view of the strenuous programme that must be carried out in the near future. Friernhay, who brought their full first eleven, are regarded as being a very strong combination this season, and when the team settles down together they are expected to do very well in the East Devon League, First Division.


CITY
Pym 
Coleburne Coates
Rigby Popplewell Shreeve
Vennard Oldacre Goodwin Lincoln Dockray

Referee: Mr H.F.Ford, of Exeter.

Hill Addicott Hitch Kettle Dingle
Pim Glanville Pyne
Fenwick Preston
Wills
FRIARS

Friernhay were due at Exmouth this afternoon to play a League match with the Church Institute, but early this morning it was found that no vehicles were available to take the team down, so the engagement was cancelled. Later the club officials were got in touch with by Mr S.H.Thomas, Secretary of Exeter City, and they gladly accepted the invitation to play a friendly game at St. James's Park.

Exeter City were able to draw on the reserve team to fill vacancies in the first eleven, as the Reserves could not go to Plymouth to play their League match with Royal Naval Barracks. The City gave a trial to Lieut. Vennard, of the Royal Flying Corps, at outside right.

At half-time the Grecians led by three goals to nil, Lincoln, Popplewell (a fine drive into the top of the net), and Goodwin, having scored. Oldacre did the "hat-trick" for the third time this season when play was resumed, and Exeter's seventh goal was obtained by Billy Goodwin after Oldacre had rattled the crossbar. Towards the close Hitch scored a goal for Friernhay.

The fact that there were 3,000 spectators at the game serves to indicate how big would have been the "gate" if Watford had realised the responsibility that lay on them of making a serious effort to keep their engagement. Like other clubs, they must have had ample warning of how matters were drifting, and the club has shown a lamentable lack of enterprise.