ECFC v Millwall (W 4-3)
Scorers: Clarke, T.Scott 2, Hurst Attendance: 9383

BOXING DAY RESULTS 
Exeter City 4 Millwall 3,
Torquay United 3 Newport County 2. Plymouth Argyle 2 Tottenham Hotspur 1.

It is believed that this is a record for Devon, and no other Christmas can be recalled which has been quite so happy from the standpoint of the county's football followers. The attendance at St James's Park on Boxing Day was 9,383, and the gate receipts were £563. Both are the season's highest. Supporters' Club committee men had their busiest afternoon of the season selling cushions, and the match teemed with thrills, so everybody was merry and bright.

CROWD ROUSED TO ENTHUSIASM.
Classier exhibitions there have been, by far, but few contests so exciting or crammed with dramatic incidents. It must be quite a long time, too, since the City forwards shot so or so well, often, as they did against the visitors from New Cross. It was no wonder that the big crowd was roused to enthhusiasm. There was only one jarring note, and that was the tendency to indulge in tactics that were sometimes unnecessarily vigorous. Both teams lapsed in this respect, and anyone watching the game would have found it difficult to believe that we were in the midst of the season of "goodwill to all men." The star of an altogether brighter City attack was Tommy Scott, scorer of two goals and midfield schemer, whose football bore the stamp of experience and intelligence. It was easily his best performance since his injury and subsequent operation, and it was a real pleasure to see this popular and sportsmanlike player come properly into his own again. The half-back honours in the City team undoubtedly go to Angus, who was just about the strongest player on the field. He made light of the muddy conditions underfoot and was rarely beaten in a close tackle. Another intermediate who did very well indeed was Wallbanks of Millwall. This fair-haired half back saw to it that Ebdon was only allowed very limited opportunities. Defensively, honours were shared by Miller of Exeter and Walsh of Millwall, both veterans, but still capable of giving points to many younger men.

CLARKE'S "HAT TRICK."
Chesters was not so sound or so confident as usual. He fumbled the ball which was sent in by McCartney with a free kick given to Millwall for a foul by Clarke on Alexander, and the leather rolled over the line to equalise Exeter's opening goal. Five minutes earlier Clarke had given Exeter the lead, firing a low shot into the net through a crowd of players' legs. This is Clarke's "hat-trick," three goals in successive matches. Exeter's second goal was scored just before the interval by Tom Scott, who intercepted a centre from his namesake to turn and beat Yuill with a hard low shot from an acute angle. Relentless pressure by the City kept the onlookers interested and at times wildly excited, and they had plenty to cheer about when Hurst, tearing in to meet a ball which came across to him from J.Scott, volleyed gloriously into the roof of the net. A spectacular twenty-five yards' drive by T.Scott was the next incident, the ball crashing against the face of the crossbar, and then McLean was seen at his brilliant best. The old Blackburn Rover threaded his way past man after man, and lobbed over a perfect diagonal pass to Jack Scott, who slammed home a first-time shot at great speed. It was a brilliant goal, but as Scott was adjudged to have been offside it was of disallowed.

ANTI CLIMAX.
Millwall, disorganised in attack through an injury to Yardley, who went to outside-left in the second half, were so rarely in the picture as an aggressive force that what followed was very much in the nature of an anti-climax. Palmer drove the ball straight at Chesters from close range and the referee awarded a goal, which was disputed by Exeter on the grounds that the shot by Palmer had not crossed the goal-line. Tom Scott then scored Exeter's fourth goal and Smith obtained Millwall's third.

EXETER CITY:
Chesters
Gray Miller
Clarke Robinson Angus J.Scott T.Scott Ebdon McLean Hurst
Referee:- Mr F.W.Reeve, of Devonport.
Smith Palmer Yardley Alexander McCartney
Forsyth Wallbanks Brolly Turnbull Walsh
Yuill
MILLWALL:

Southern League 
Yeovil v Exeter City Reserves 
Yeovil had their revenge on Boxing Day, after losing on Christmas Day at Exeter, winning on their own ground by three goals to two.