City v Millwall

SPLENDID VICTORY FOR THE GRECIANS

Played at St James's Park,
on Saturday, October 25.

EXETER CITY 3 MILLWALL 1.

Having journeyed from London during the morning, the "Lions" of Millwall reached St James's Park shortly after 2 o'clock. The eleven was as had been announced earlier in the week. The absence of that clever half-back, Voisey, who was at Belfast, attending as reserve to the English International team, was somewhat of a handicap, but Griffiths was regarded as a reliable substitute. The playing field was in beautiful condition and the day was fine. The crowd streamed in fast, many people sporting the red and white Exeter City rosettes which had been prepared by lady supporters of the "Grecians," the proceeds of the sale of these rosettes to be devoted to the fund for the new covered stand on the "flower pot" side. As the teams filed out, "Auld Lang Syne" was rendered by the Exeter City Military Band, under the conductorship of Mr George Newman, as a compliment to Jack Fort, one of the City's most popular players of all time, and now footballing at right-back for Millwall.


"THE GRECIANS"

Pym
Coleburne Strettle
Rigby Popplewell Mitton
Connor Makin Goodwin Lovett Dockray

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

"THE LIONS"

Mayson Moody Broad Noble Buck
McAlpine Wilson Griffiths
Woodley Fort
Wood

A crowd of between six and seven thousand people watched the game at St James's Park, and it was a game full of thrills and excitement. The City won because their forwards, with Connor and Makin back in the line, were more enterprising in their methods, and more capable of snapping up chances in front of goal. After twenty minutes' play Millwall experienced a stroke of bad luck, however, for Jack Fort, the old City back, damaged his foot and had to move up to outside-right. This naturally disorganised the team, for Noble went to right back and Buck to inside right.

Makin's Glorious Goal.

About ten minutes later Dockray received the ball from a throw in, taken by Mitton, and passed to Goodwin on the half-way line. Woodley came forward to tackle, whereupon the ex-Blackburn Rover pushed the leather forward to Makin, about thiry yards from the Millwall goal. Makin's shot, from this distance, beat Wood all the way, and shook the rigging. It was a glorious goal. The City were playing at the top of their form, and were the better side in every respect, but Noble and Woodley somehow managed to keep the eager home forwards at bay.

Broad, the Millwall sharpshooter, was being closely watched by Popplewell, and so far little had been seen of him. Mayson once got clear on the Millwall left, and matters looked lively, but his centre was punched away by Pym over the heads of Broad and Noble. A free kick by Strettle was charged down by the Millwall defence, but Makin gained possession, and his shot struck the crossbar and rebounded into play. Goodwin got moving, and gave Dockray an opening, but when the ball came back to the centre forward he was pulled up for offside.

Second Half.

Fort did not resume after the interval, and it was learned that his injury was a recurrence of one sustained last week. Millwall changed their team, Noble rejoining the forwards, and the one-back game was resorted to. Stoppages for offside against Exeter's forwards now became frequent, but Dockray dribbled right through to the goal-line and passed to Connor, who wasted a good opportunity by shooting too high. Exeter then increased their lead in rather unexpected fashion, for the ball had been passed backwards and forwards several times between Goodwin, Dockray, and Makin, when Popplewell barged in and fairly lashed the ball into the net from fully thirty yards out.

Coleburne 's ankle was injured in a collision, then Rigby was fouled, and what with their offside tactics and their roughness, some of the Millwall players were becomg very unpopular as far as the crowd were concerned. Strettle was also laid out, and needed the attention of Charlie Pratt before he could resume. Rigby got through the defence and gave Popplewell a priceless opening, but Exeter's tall centre half put the ball harmlessly over the bar. With twenty minutes still to go Doc kray went off up the wing in a speedy run, and finished it with one of his extra - special centres. Goodwin and Wood met the ball together, and it rolled from them to Makin, who steered it gently over the line for the City's third goal.

In the next minute Makin struck the crossbar with another of his typical shots, and almost on time Broad caused a sensation by rounding Strettle, and from the edge of the penalty area flashed the leather past Pym with a devastating shot with travelled to the back of the goal at express speed.

Plymouth and District League 

Royal Naval Barracks beat the City Reserves by five goals to nil in a Plymouth and District League match at Devonport.