Watford 4-1 ECFC
Scorer: Davis
Attendance: 7000

Saturday, March 1st.
played at Vicarage Road, Watford.

WATFORD 4 (Pagnam 3, Anstiss.)

EXETER CITY 1 (Davis) 

WATFORD:
Williams; Johnson, and Gregory;
Toone, Eggleton, and Carter;
Stephenson, Anstiss, Pagnam, Mummery, and Foxall.

CITY:
Bailey; Pollard, and Charlton; Coleburne, McIntosh, and Flynn; Lievesley, Gallogley, Shelton, Davis, and Dockray.

Captains: Pagnam and Coleburne.

Referee: Mr F.Todman, of Croydon.

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The Grecians today made their second appearance of the season at Watford's new ground, Vicarage Road, where on February 6th the great hopes of the club making a "splash" in the Cup Competition were shattered by a goal scored by Poole from a corner-kick.

Harry Kirk was absent from the City team today, and everybody regretted the reasons, for, having suffered a family bereavement early in the week, he is laid up with influenza for the second time this winter. Heavy snow had fallen in Hertfordshire on Thursday, and the thaw had left the ground in a very slushy condition. The Watford team was loudly cheered when Pagnam led them out, and it was evidently considered by the crowd that the "Hornets" had had the hardest of luck in being defeated by Newcastle United in the third round of the Cup.

CITY SCORE FIRST BUT LOSE

Although Watford led by three goals to one at the interval the City were the first to score. This goal came from Davis after the game had been in progress for twelve minutes, and another thirteen minutes had elapsed when Pagnam equalised from a well placed corner taken by Stephenson. Five minutes later the Watford skipper dashed between the City backs and scored a second goal. Two minutes from the interval Anstiss found the net from Foxall's centre. Although the Grecians were two goals down they had enjoyed an equal share of the game, but Watford had taken every chance that had been presented to them.

Exeter started the second half with some clever combined play, Williams bringing off a fine save from Davis, whilst another grand move between Shelton, Lievesley, and Gallogley ended with the ball in the Watford net, but the scorer, Lievesley, was ruled offside.

PAGNAM DOES THE HAT TRICK

Both forward line were playing some neat football, but met with stout resistance when they got near goal. Lievesley, with a smart shot from fifteen yards, cleared the crossbar, and at the other end Anstiss fired wide by a couple of feet. Foxall broke clean through but shot straight at Bailey, and in later play Exeter took up the initiative, keeping Watford penned in their own half.

Watford weathered the storm, however, and earned two corners, then Bailey had to be smart to keep out a piledriver from Pagnam after a brilliant dribble by Toone and a shrewd pass. Stephenson eventually beat the defence and centred to Pagnam, who headed the ball past Bailey to complete his "hat-trick."

CITY RESERVES V WEYMOUTH.
Southern League match,
at St James's Park.
Attendance 1,000.

CITY RESERVES 2 (Murray Lendon)

Referee:- Mr T.Kirby, of Chard.

WEYMOUTH 3 (Spear 2 Stringfellow)

City Reserves:- Pavey; Potter and Smith; Crawshaw, Crompton, and
Gilchrist; Lendon, Batten, Blackmore, Murray, and Lowson.

Weymouth: Parker; Wilson and Turner; Rugg, Porter, and Bown; Osborne, Stringfellow, Spear, Pitman, and Boyes.

After eight minutes' play Murray charged through on his own, beat Porter and Wilson, and then the goalkeeper, who just managed to touch the ball on its flight to the net. Spear then scored very cleverly for Weymouth, lifting the ball over the advancing Pavey, running round him and tapping it into the empty net. Two minutes from the interval Lendon regained Exeter's lead, cutting in to the penalty area, eluding Wilson and scoring in the bottom corner. But Weymouth won the match with two surprise goals in the second half.

CITY RESERVES v "B" BATTERY

Friendly at St. James's Park

Wednesday, March 5th.

The friendly match at St. James's Park between the Exeter City Reserves and "B" Battery of the R.H.A. at Topsham Barracks, was contested in an admirable spirit, and proved very entertaining. The only objectionable feature was that the ball was handled too frequently by players whose zeal was stronger than their sense of sportsmanship, and who thereby cut up interesting play in the most unwarrantable manner.

It is believed that the referee was from Topsham Barracks. His task was easy, but nevertheless he earned the gratitude of every spectator. For it is difficult to remember a match in which there was less "whistle." It was a treat to observe his quiet and well thought out methods, and many of the officious officials in big football would be better loved by all if they had but modelled the control of their matches on such lines as these.

Harold Blackmore's Fine Goal.

The dogged determination which served the Battery defence all through the first half is worthy of commendation. Batten had some very easy opportunities of opening the score, and missed by inches on two occasions, but the fact remains that at half-time the fine goal which stood to the credit of Harold Blackmore stood alone, and it was the fruit of a quick solo effort and a fast shot which would have beaten most defences.

Marsh, who has played for the City Reserves, missed a wonderful chance of drawing first blood for the Battery when Webb put him clean through, and Pavey was compelled to advance. With an open goal before him Marsh placed his shot just so much wide as to make all the difference between success and failure. 

When Training Told Its Tale.

After the interval the military team was rearranged, which is a manoeuvre in which the R.H.A. have great faith. Olive, the centre forward, was the most skilful member of the Battery team and often threatened danger, but no more. Training told its tale in the last half an hour and the City Reserves held the upper hand with ease. A header by Blackmore, a long loping shot by Lowson, and finally a drive by Blackmore at point-blank range brought the score to four nil.

The City team was :- Pavey; Geary, Murray; Crawshaw, Crompton, Lowson; Matthews, Wray, Blackmore, Batten, and Lendon.