W Reid 30, 40
Jackson 55
McCartney
A Bennett
Match Information
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: T Robertson
Matchday: Wednesday
Match Trivia
Apart from the satisfaction which the 8000 people who were at Ibrox Park last night can feel from knowing that they contributed £217 to the noble cause of charity, they had the pleasure of witnessing a match which, from beginning to end, was contested with refreshing vigour, and which maintained its interest throughout. Such earnestness as was displayed id not looked for at this season; indeed, it can scarcely be expected from players who have gone through the gruelling campaign of League and Cup tournaments. But there was no evidence of staleness in last night’ splay and the result will be stimulate interest in the matches yet to come. Clyde entered the game as holders of the handsome trophy, and they were more than a trifle unfortunate to make their exit from the competition in the initial stage. There was a strong wind blowing from goal to goal, and against that they had to play in the first half. Their display then was ahead of that which the ground team gave when it came their turn to face the breeze, and they were unlucky to turn two goals down. Lock’s magnificent goalkeeping is not taken into account when that is said, but the fact that Rangers were granted a goal –the second scored by Reid – which was obtained from a palpably offside position. The Rangers’ centre got a short forward pass from Hogg when he was in position with no one but McTurk between him and the goal, and how Tom Robertson failed to grasp the situation is difficult to understand. Reid also got the first goal, the ball having rebounded off McTurk from a shot by Hogg close in. During the opening period Lock’s saving was grand. Several times the Clyde forwards were through, when he stepped out and anticipated their drives. The Southampton goalkeeper had not done better all season than he did last night. The second half had not gone many minutes when it was evident that Rangers were to have more defending to do than they cared for. Playing a nice open game, the Shawfield forwards were for almost half-an-hour on the aggressive and first Jackson and then McCartney got beautifully-taken goals with shots from the penalty line. Between these McCartney was brought down when well placed, but a penalty claim was ignored. Towards the close the Rangers forwards again came into the game, and after Smith had cleverly beaten Watson, Bennett scored a good goal – practically the only time he was seen in the game in the second half. While it had been shown that Clyde were somewhat unfortunate to be beaten, it must not be forgotten that Rangers, with the wind behind them, did a lot of attacking work, which the goals alone did not reflect, for they turned with a substantial lead in corners, which they retained until the finish, and which would have counted had there been an equality in goals. The attractiveness of the game lay in the delightful forward play which came from both sides, and which was supported by a lot of good half-back work. The back play was bad, especially on the part of Campbell and Watson, and the best of the four was Blair, who stood up to Hogg courageously, and was rarely beaten. If McTurk’s goalkeeping was not quite so brilliants as that of Lock it was probably for lack of opportunity and a save from Bowie in the first half and another from Reid in the second were quite as good almost as anything the Ranger did. There was not another forward on either side the equal of ‘old Billy McCartney.’ That is how the crowd have come to talk of the Shawfield forward, but although it soes look a long time since he and McGeachan were wont to delight the hearts of the Easter Road people – and he was an extreme wing man then – there is no suggestion in his play that the year’s have lessened his effectiveness. He was never at a loss what to do with the ball when he got it, and if it came to beating an opponent he could do that too. Bowie did service of a somewhat similar nature on the other side, but his play was not quite so taking as that of McCartney’s. Both left wings did better in the first half than in the second. Steven frequently beat Campbell, and Smith balanced matters by getting the better of Watson on many occasions. Bennett, playing well in the first half, had seldom been so far out of a game as he was in the second half of this, until he scored the winning goal, but Jackson was useful all the time. Hogg was a better outside right than Young, and Hamilton was as clever as Reid in centre, although not so dangerous when in the goal area. Galt and McAndrew were the two best half-backs, all of whom found the forwards giving them quite as much to do as they were able for, and occasionally more than that
