BOURNEMOUTH UNITED v EXETER CITY,

January 16th 1926.

Snow everywhere was Exeter City's experience on the journey from Devon to Hampshire this morning, and at Dean Court the Boscombe officials were remarking that for the first time in the history of the club their supporters would see a match played in snow. The ground was well covered, but the snow had been cleared from the touch lines and the penalty area had been marked out in red. The weather was clear and frosty. As the colours of the two clubs are the same the Grecians turned out in white shirts and navy blue knickers, and both teams wore black armlets as a mark of respect for Mr John Lewis, one of the Vice-Presidents of the F.A., whose funeral took place this morning. Stanley Charlton was, of course, personally acquainted with Mr Lewis, a fellow Lancastrian, who was the manager of the F. A. tour of Australia last summer.
Bournemouth United 2 Exeter City 1.

Owing to the severity of the weather there were only two thousand spectators when the teams lined up. Stringfellow won the toss, and the City were put to face the sun in the first half.

Bournemouth:
Wilson
Hayward Collins
Stringfellow Roe Smith
Readman Buchanan Eyre Roberts Clifford

Referee: Mr F.W.Reeve, of Devonport.

Compton Lievesley Blackmore McDevitt Matthews Shelton Potter Pullan Charlton Pollard
Bailey
Exeter City:

Displaying surprisingly good ball control in the opening minutes, the Hampshire side made ground on the left, and from an accurate centre by Clifford the ball was fired in by Readman at point blank range, Bailey making a very smart save. Shelton cleared the next Bournemouth attack, and Exeter displayed some clever first time passing in the slippery conditions, Hayward eventually heading out from Matthews. Shelton was again notable in
strong defensive play, and after robbing Buchanan he placed the ball nicely for Matthews, who fed Blackmore. The Silverton "dead-shot's" drive this time went over the bar. Midway through this half Compton was going through when he fell to a blatant trip-up by Hayward, and a penalty was signalled. Charlton took the kick and scored with a flashing shot to the roof of the net. Two minutes before the interval Roberts headed the equaliser, from a corner conceded by Pollard and taken by Buchanan. Each side attacked in turn in the second half, which was very even, and after twenty minutes Readman shot the ball home for Bournemouth following a melee in the Exeter goalmouth.

WESTERN LEAGUE:
CITY RESERVES v TORQUAY UNITED.

H.Sleep (goalkeeper) and W.Down (centre half) of the U.C.S.W. were included in the City Reserves' side this afternoon at St. James's Park, where Torquay United provided the opposition.
City Reserves:
Sleep; Lowton, Flynn; Myers, Down, Crawshaw; Newman, Kirk, Casson, Bolam, Hawkins.
Torquay United:
Southcombe; Rice, Mackrill; Hughes, Garratt, Leslie; Vallis, Bell, Appleyard, Marlow, Pither.

The ground was covered with snow, and it was difficult for players to keep their feet. The early exchanges favoured the United, and the Exeter defence was none too sure of itself. Marlow netted from a sharp melee in the Exeter goalmouth, but after a consultation with one of the linesmen the referee disallowed the goal. Torquay were by far the smarter combination, and during one of their numerous attacks Appleyard, the former Grecian, sent the ball crashing against the crossbar. Towards the interval Kirk raced through in brilliant style and ended up with a rare shot, missing the goal by inches. It was a touch of the old "Jazzo." Half-time: no score. Casson neatly eluded Mackrill and passed to Newman, from whose neat centre Kirk beat Southcombe, the ball being deflected out of the goalkeeper's reach by Bolam. Pither then equalised with a fearsome looking shot, the ball cannoning into the net after striking the inside of the post. Appleyard got the ball into the net, but this point was disallowed for "hands," but five minutes later Bell scored a legitimate goal for Torquay United, who thus won by 2 goals to 1.