CITY ATTACK LACKED PACE AND THRUST.

CHANCES MISSED AT LOFTUS ROAD.

Saturday, April 5th 1947.

QUEEN'S PARK RANGERS 2 (Durrant, Pattison)
EXETER CITY 0
Half-time Rangers 1 City 0.

Rangers: Allen; Dudley, Jefferson; Smith, Powell, Chapman; McEwan, Mills, Durrant, Hatton, Pattison.
Referee: Mr H.F.Hauxwell, of West Wickham.
Linesmen:- Messrs H.C.Oliver and D.J.Sarjeant.
Exeter City: Hoyle; Thompson, Blood; Cutting, Hanford, Coles; Wardle, Owen, Ebdon, Vaughan, Regan.

Attendance: 18,000.

No visiting team can afford to miss two gift chances and hope to get away with it at Loftus-road, London. Exeter wasted a couple of tailor-made openings and subsequently fumbled their way to defeat. The Rangers' goals were obtained by Durrant after 12 minutes and by Pattison 3 minutes from time.

SOUTHERN LEAGUE

CITY RESERVES 5 -1 GLOUCESTER CITY.

Fred Davey, centre half, of Crediton, signed professional forms for the City yesterday and was included in the Reserves' side today.

Convincing Exeter Win Over Gloucester

Exeter City Reserves deserved their 5-1 Southern League victory over Gloucester City at St. James' Park. Indeed, with better finishing, they would have won by an even more impressive margin. Hard kicking and willingness to shoot contributed to the City's triumph on a waterlogged pitch. Their scorers were Holman (2), Hutchings (2), and Challis, while Stenton got Gloucester's solitary goal.

Outstanding for Exeter were Singleton in goal, Pearce (left-back), and Mustard and D. Hutchings in attack, while all the City halves did well. A crowd of 2,500 saw the game in driving rain.

Team:- Singleton; Warren, Pearce; Fellowes, Davey, Angus; Mustard, Hutchings, Holman, Long, Challis.

Scorers:- Hutchings 2, Holman 2, Challis.