GOOD FRIDAY FOOTBALL: APRIL 10TH.

Argyle v Grecians at Home Park.

POINTLESS DRAW.

There was a typical holiday crowd at Home Park for Exeter City's game against the Argyle, and with the weather delightfully fine, a high attendance figure was recorded. Exeter did not lack support, and the excursionists, numbering between seven and eight hundred, were in evidence all roundthe ground. Both sides were unchanged, the Argyle's attack being led by Rutter, Exeter's former centre-forward. Rigby won the toss, and the City had the advantage of both wind and sun in the first half.

Teams:-

Argyle:- Horne; Butler, Atterbury; Forbes, McCormick, Baker; Kirkpatrick, Raymond, Rutter, Blott, and Dixon.

Exeter:- Pym; Fort, Strettle; Rigby, Lagan, Smith; Holt, Lovett, Whittaker, McCann, and Goodwin.

Referee:- Mr. R.R.Crump, of London.

While play was mostly interesting it was not a really attractivedisplay of football. On the run of the game honours were evenly divided, although possibly the City's defence had the most luck in the matter of escapes. On the other hand, however, the Grecians were not slow to attack, and the Argyle backs were bewildered at times by the dribbling of McCann, and the accurate distribution of passes by Whittaker to his wingers.

As individualists the Argyle played good football, but their combination was weak. This was in contract to the City side, where their better understanding of one another's play should have led to greater success. This combination was especially noticeable between Goodwin and McCann, who produced the most dangerous movements the Argyle had to contend with, and Forbes, although conspicuous for some robust tackling, was quite unable to break up the combination of this pair. In fact, Horne was frequently called upon to clear his lines from shots which accrued from the left wing. The Exeter back division was very smart, Smith particularly being the master of Kirkpatrick. Exeter were a nicely balanced side, and although they improved considerably after the interval the Argyle badly lacked finishing power, and will have to do much better to have any hope of winning at St. James's Park on Monday.

The Gate: Official Figures.

The number of spectators who passed through the turnstiles was 15,764, and the takings realised £468. 17s. 6d.