Christmastide Football

DETAILS OF EXETER CITY v. BOURNEMOUTH

Christmas Day at Dean Court.

BOURNEMOUTH
(Eyre 2 Lowton own goal) 3 
EXETER CITY
(Houghton) 1

Bournemouth team:- Mc Sevich; Hayward, Isherwood; Halliwell, Dixon, Bradford; Clifford, Cherrett, Eyre, Graham, and Bryce.

Exeter City team:- Campbell; Lowton, Miller; Pollard, Pool, Clarke; Purcell, McDevitt, Doncaster, Houghton, and Cameron.

The Match at Bournemouth.

On Christmas morning, kicking off at 11.30 o'clock, at Dean Court, the Grecians were beaten by three goals to one. They scored in the first minute through Houghton, who had collaborated cleverly with Doncaster. Eyre equalised in the next minute, and at the end of half an hour Lowton gave Bournemouth the lead by heading back towards his own goal. Campbell had come out and the ball travelled over his head and dropped into the vacant net.
Exeter played splendidly in the second half and at times bombarded the home goal, but McSevich, in brilliant form, prevented a score, and in a Bournemouth breakaway Eyre netted.


Western League
EXETER CITY RESERVES v.
PLYMOUTH ARGYLE RES.
Christmas Day at St James's Park.

EXETER RESERVES (Wade) 1
ARGYLE RESERVES (Channon) 1

Exeter Reserves' team:- Holland; Phoenix, P.Noble; Sheffield, Dennington, Ditchburn; J.Bluck, Streets, Wade, C.Bastin, and L.Turl.

Exeter City Reserves drew their home Western League match with Plymouth Argyle Reserves on Christmas Day. Wade, receiving from Streets, scored first for the City, this being equalised by a goal from Channon, the ball skidding into the net off Phoenix's leg.