EXETER CITY 11
CRYSTAL PALACE 6.

Due to their being engaged in the F. A. Cup with the Arsenal, next Saturday, Crystal Palace were a long way below strength, when they visited Exeter on Wednesday afternoon in the first round of the newly formed Third Division knock-out competition. The City had no such worries, and consequently fielded their fully representative side. There were 2,000 spectators.

Exeter City. Davies; Gray, Miller; Clarke, Webb, Hardie; Scott, Wrightson, Whitlow, Houghton, Hurst.

Crystal Palace. Beby; Tyler, T.Brown; G.Brown, Nicholas, Finn; Fyfe, Goddard, Dawes, Thompson, Bigg.

Referee:- Mr J.M.Wiltshire, of Sherborne.

Early play was very much in Exeter's favour, and the spectators were thrilled when a shot by Wrightson cannoned against the Palace cross bar with Beby beaten. Successive corners availed Exeter nothing, and Beby once left his goal and cleared from Whitlow with a flying kick. Just as everything pointed to an easy Exeter victory the unexpected happened, and Fyfe scored for the Palace. Exeter were by no means disheartened, and eventually Whitlow, running into position smartly, met Hardie's free kick and tumed the ball into the net as Beby advanced.Whitlow, who was in his most brilliant form, scored three more goals before half time, the score at the interval being
Exeter City 4 Crystal Palace 1.

No fewer than twelve goals were scored in the second half, Whitlow two (one from a penalty), Hurst two, Wrightson two, and Scott for Exeter, and Dawes 2, Fyfe, and Thompson 2 for the Palace.