West Ham had the advantage of a strong wind, and at once pressed, Wilson in the home goal being early called upon. Eleven minutes after the start a squared centre by Meillear was smartly headed into the net by Waggott, without Wilson having the slightest chance of saving as Leyton were heavily handicapped by the wind, but were not long in arrears. Good work - the joint efforts of Nichols and Holland - gradulayy took play to the other end, where Busby was put into possession. He outwitted Bourne, who challenged him a drew Dawson out of goal and smartly netted, equalising the scores six minutes after the visitors had scored. Holland two minuteslater narrowly missed with a lovely shot, and King struck the bar with another. Play ruled mostly in favour of the home eleven until t he interval, Busby and Holland getting in capital shots, and Shreeve on one occasion robbed Busby almost in the mouth of goal.
The second half favoured Leyton, although the fine work of the West Ham defence in which Woodards and Shreeve shone, confined play for long periods to midfield. Waggott and Scanes shot badly when well placed, but Leyton for a time seemed done up by their exertions in the first half. An attack by the home right wing saw West breast the ball through, but the referee disallowed the point. Soon afterwards Morrison and Waggott broke away, the last-named scoring a second goal for his side. A hot melee in the visitors goal lasted quite a minute, but Dawson cleared, only to be soon called upon again. This time it was a header from Busby he had to stop, and mighty smart he was forced to be. Leyton kept up a desperate attack until the finish, but failed to draw level, and the visitors took both points by two galls to one.