Hufton

Cownley

Tirrell

Lane

McCrae

Tresadern

Ashton

Chedgzoy

Dilley

Butcher

Harrison

In a game that never reached a high standard Crystal Palace gained a deserved success by 3 goals to 1 at Upton Park. Despite the fact that the ground was in excellent condition after the snow storm, all traces of which had disappeared, the Hammers never seemed happy with a "lively" ball. Puddefoot's absence - he was again unable to get "leave" from his regimen - meant a lot to West Ham, for Dilley, who led the forward line, is lacking in experience.

Chedgzoy, inside right, until late in the game when he went centre forward, and Butcher, who has just returned from East Africa. were the only forwards to do themselves justice. The West Ham halves played extremely well, particularly in defence, and Tresadern was perhaps the pick of them, for he greatly assisted the backs, Tirrell and Cownley, the latter of whom was hardly up to the standard of Cope, who was an absentee. The Palace attack showed far more understanding than the Hammers.

Whitworth, in the centre, scored two capital goals, and Smith, who shot the other, was also useful. The Palace had the best of the early exchanges, and Hufton saved well from White. Then their goal had had a very narrow escape, which terminated in Alderson saving on the ground from Butcher for a corner, Tresadern stopped Whitworth with the Hammers' backs beaten. Dilley s cored West Ham's goal after thirty-five minutes. Following a corner Butcher shot, and with Alderson, who saved, on the ground with the ball, "Dilley dashed up and netted.

Following a tame opening, the Palace had much the better of the second half. After twenty minutes a faulty kick by Tirrell, who had got Butcher to pass back the ball. enabled Smith to score with a beautiful drive. Five minutes' later further mistakes by the defence enabled Whitworth to score, and the Palace centre forward added another goal a minute from the end.