Monday, April 25th 1949.

Devon Professional Championship.

Torquay United 3 Exeter City 1.

Though Exeter scored first in the Devon Championship match, played on Monday evening at Plainmoor, Torquay United, the holders, in the end won deservedly by three goals to one. The United's victory was easily obtained against a team, which apart from the goalkeeper, full-backs and centre-half, treated the contest as an exhibition and contributed little skill to compensate for the lack of effort and half-hearted endeavours.

Torquay:- Davis; Topping, Calland; Towers, McGuinness, Lester; Shaw, Lewis, Conley, Mills, Cameron.

City: Hoyle; Johnstone, Clark; Fallon, Gibson, Powell; Dymond, Harrower, Smith, Mackay, Grant.

Against the run of the play Grant gave Exeter the lead in the thirty second minute after a right wing centre had been missed by the home defence. Torquay then scored twice through Mills in the first half and once through Cameron in the second.

Attendance 6,000.

Wednesday, April 27th 1949.

Southern League,

City Reserves 3 Merthyr 1.

Playing their last but one home match in the Southern League, Exeter City Reserves won a decisive victory against the strong Merthyr side, who are in the running for the championship.

City Reserves:- Singleton; Warren, Rowe; Fallon, Davey, Jeffery; Cumming, Bartholomew, Johnston, Harrower, Smith.

Merthyr Tydfil:- Reid; Avery, Phillips; McIlvenny (P), Tabram, Richards; McIlvenny (R), Davies, Jarman, Beech, Powell.

Johnston and Smith put Exeter 2-0 in the lead by the interval, and Davies reduced Merthyr's arrears shortly after it. Exeter's third goal was netted by Smith with a penalty later in the game. The attendance was 2,548, with receipts of £79.6s.

• L.Hill, centre-forward, of R.A.F., Chivenor, has signed for the City as an amateur. He is 19 years of age and hails from Carlisle.