SATURDAY APRIL 17TH.

CITY v READING.

Exeter played their final match of the season at home this afternoon against Reading, and the curtain will fall on 1914/15 next week when the Grecians visit the Dell, Southampton.

Reading, who have been in the running for the Championship of the Southern League for most of the season, came to Exetertoday in a determined mood, for the position at the head of the table was that Reading would win the Championship if they beat Exeter City and Watford lost their remaining two fixtures. It was Reading's last match, so their chance was only slight, but possible, and they were full of hope.

City:- Pym; Cox, Strettle; Rigby, Pratt, Smith; Holt, Evans, Lovett, Goodwin(F), and Dockray.

Reading:- Caldwell; Smith, Thomson; Comrie, Stevenson, Goodman; Stevens, Bailey, Foster, Chorley, and Lofthouse.

Referee:- Mr W.E.Russell, of Swindon.

Reading played their part towards the Championship, Chorley scoring the only goal of the match in the second half. But the League Championship will be won by Watford, who secured their two necessary points at Gillingham. FurthermoreWatford have one more game to play, against Brighton, whereas Reading's match at St James's Park was their last of the season.

Southern League Meeting.

At a special meeting of the Southern League in London today, the Exeter City club brought forward the question of "pooling" the gates. The proposal of Exeter City F.C., which met with almost unanimous support, was that a percentage of the entrance money (not including grandstand receipts) should be paid over to the visiting club.

It is the amount of the percentage which has to be decided, and it may be that either twenty-five or thirty-three and one third percent will be agreed to.

Wednesday April 21st.
Exeter City v Okehampton Troops

Exeter City played a match at Okehampton against the Troops stationed there, winning by three goals to nil. There was a large crowd present, but the game was of a very mild character, the City scoring three goals in the first twenty minutes and then taking things easily. Hicks, the goalkeeper in the army team, was in great form, and the half-backs were good, but the forwards were overshadowed and quite hopeless against the City half-backs.

Last of Football at Exeter.

Exeter City's Southern League programme of matches comes to a close on Saturday, when the team visit Southampton. There will be no more professional football at Exeter during the war.