Bournemouth v Exeter City 
CITY DEFENCE AT FAULT: BACKS EASILY BEATEN
Success of the "Cherries" Thoroughly Deserved
Saturday, September 7th 1929.

BOURNEMOUTH AND BOSCOMBE 3 (Eyre Bryce Scott)
EXETER CITY 0
Half-time 3-0.

Bournemouth:- McSevich; Hayward and Wright; Halliwell, Crawford, and Bradford; Clifford, Scott, Eyre, S.M.Beswick, and Bryce.

Exeter City:- Alderson; Howson and Shanks; Ditchburn, Mason, and McMullan; Purcell, McDevitt, Guyan, Hemingway, and Death.

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

With a nice breeze tempering the terrific heat (the shade temperature was eighty degrees) it was anything but ideal football weather at Bournemouth today, when Exeter played their first away match of the season. Miller's place at left back was given to Shanks, and Exeter were captained by Ditchburn. The Schneider Trophy Air Race proved a big counter-attraction, hundreds of thousands of people from all over the world descending on the Isle of Wight and Hampshire to watch the battle for supremacy between the three fearless Britons and the three equally fearless and daring Italians. The crowd the at the Bournemouth ground was less than 5,000 at the start.

THREE GOALS IN 25 MINUTES.

The match at Dean Court was won and lost in the first 25 minutes, Eyre, in five minutes heading through Clifford's centre, Bryce in 24 minutes netting the second goal, and Scott a minute later converting a pass from Clifford. Bournemouth well deserved their success. Their forwards were more virile in attack, and combined with far more accuracy than did Exeter's. Alderson was unreliable in goal, and the backs were too easily beaten. Ten minutes from the finish Exeter were awarded a penalty against Crawford, for fouling, but Hemingway's spot-kick was saved by McSevich.

Western League 
EXETER CITY RESERVES 5
BRISTOL CITY RESERVES 0.

The reserve teams of Exeter City and Bristol City, who last week played a drawn game of two goals each at Ashton Gate, met in the return match for Western League points at St James's Park this afternoon. The heat was sweltering, and the ground was at its hardest. There were two thousand spectators. L.Burrows, the Exonian who joined Bristol City in the summer from Taunton Town, and who led the Bristol City 1st XI attack in the opening match against Notts County in the north a week ago, when the "Babes" lost by 3-1, now led the Reserve eleven. Charlie Miller, the Exeter captain, was among the spectators. His injured knee is yielding nicely to treatment, and he hopes to be playing again in two or three weeks' time.

Exeter City Reserves. Holland; Noble and Baugh; Sheffield, Gurkin, and Dennington; Armfield, Thomas, Henderson, Houghton, and Doncaster.

Bristol City Reserves. Garratt; Holbrook and Hughes; Jennings, Barber, and Smith; Hodder, Scott, Burrows, Garland, and Johnson.

Referee:- Mr S.C.Easton.

Henderson won the toss and Bristol had to face the strong sun. The Grecians were aggressive from the start, but in two attempts to meet the ball coming across from the wing, Henderson missed the goal each time, first with foot, then with head. The Bristol attack showed to fine advantage when Jennings sent Johnson away with a nice pass, and the left winger lobbed the ball against the face of the Exeter crossbar. A powerful shot by Houghton was deflected by Hughes for a corner, and from the flag-kick Doncaster struck the angle of the Bristol goal.

GARRATT SAVES A PENALTY KICK. At the end of fifteen minutes' play Houghton headed neatly across to Thomas, who brought the ball under control and although tackled by Hughes, shot past Garratt low into the corner of the net for the opening goal. Exeter were awarded a penalty for "hands" against Smith, although the offence appeared to be accidental. Bristol protested in vain, but Baugh's shot from the white mark was beaten out by Garratt, and when Baugh regained possession he put the ball high over the bar. A keen Exeter advance led by Armfield resulted in Henderson scoring with a low shot to the left of the goalkeeper, and in another three minutes, and again from Armfield's centre, Houghton headed a pretty goal. Houghton and Doncaster delighted the crowd with a clever combined move which ended in Exeter's fourth goal being scored. Doncaster took the ball close in and slipped it to Houghton, who netted very simply from point-blank range. Holbrook was injured and had to retire. Half-time Exeter City 4 Bristol nil.

SECOND HALF.

Early in this half Bristol were further handicapped by injury, this time to Hodder, who attempted to carry on but found it impossible. Houghton struck the Bristol goalpost with a fine shot and Garratt saved from Henderson. Gurkin was playing a very sound game, and following a corner he and Thomas nearly "worked" a goal between them. Noble had to retire through injury, and this left Exeter with ten players and Bristol with nine. Henderson scored the fifth Exeter goal with a great drive, ten minutes from the finish.