By three goals to one Hampstead Town obtained two more points in the Athenian League at the expense of Bromley on Saturday in the presence of a large crowd at Cricklewood-lane. This is a gain of one point, the teams having drawn three all last season. Hampstead Town had to strive hard for the mastery. There were no goals at half-time, a state of affairs somewhat disappointing to the home supporters, as Bromley had been largely on the defensive. They were unfortunate in starting one short, and then later they were deprived of the services of F.S. Colwell, who was carried off the field.

Bromley brought a very strong team, E.F. Vines being again in goal after service elsewhere, and others in the eleven have won renown in the football world. The only change in the Hampstead side from that which did duty in the previous week was E.B. Irwin for Travers Day, who was playing tennis, at outside-right. The side did not suffer by the change, Irwin, after the first few minutes, giving a fine display. He contributed largely towards the first goal, obtained by Wise, and just before the end, when there was an outside chance of the visitors returning with one point, he scored Hampstead's third goal and made victory assured.

Although playing with the sun in their eyes, a distinct disadvantage, Hampstead had a big share of the game in the first half, and following good work on the right wing, should have scored in the first five minutes. The fact, however, that Bromley, being one short, exercised the right of playing one back well forward, caused many well-intentioned movements to go wrong. Hampstead at length thought it necessary to pay Bromley back in their own coin, so that the game was not as enjoyable as it might otherwise have been. Still it was a battle royal for supremacy, the Bromley forwards always threatening danger when they got in the goal region. The tackling of the home halves was superb, dangerous moves being stopped in the nick of time by Wardlaw and Sweetman. At the other end Wise and Young were conspicuous. Their outside men, Irwin and Smith, centred with accuracy, and the Bromley defence had a gruelling time. At the interval there were no goals.

Bromley resumed with a full team, and promised well, but at the end of five minutes Wise, accepting a beautiful pass from Irwin, scored the first goal, the ball passing well out of the reach of Vines. By long passes, accurately placed, the Bromley forwards again and again swept down the field, and with a less experienced man than Goodwin in goal Bromley must have scored. Wardlaw earned a well-deserved round of applause when, with Goodwin out of goal, he cleared the lines. After 25 minutes Wise got a second goal in his usual cool manner. It emanated from a free kick, Young, getting possession, passing to the captain. Bromley did not accept without protest the scoring of this goal, but a minute later they enjoyed the privilege of a penalty, Mockford demonstrating how such shots should be taken. Goodwin was hopelessly beaten. With only a goal between the teams there was a desperate struggle, and when, in the course of a melee, it was found that Goodwin was injured, it was feared that after all victory would not fall to Hampstead. The goalkeeper, however, was soon able to resume, and, as stated, Irwin shortly after got a third goal. Then the whistle blew for time, and the crowd went away feeling that they had had a capital afternoon's sport.