W Reid 21
Hamilton 23
Match Information
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: G.W. Hamilton (Motherwell)
Matchday: Wednesday
Match Trivia
Two unfortunate happenings did something to mar what promised – and indeed was – a very interesting Glasgow Charity Cup semi-final tie at Hampden Park last night. These were the voluntary retiral of Farrington, the Rangers goalkeeper, ten minutes from the interval, and the enforced absence of Jackson, the Clyde forward, for the greater part of the second half. Owing to his having incurred the displeasure of the referee. Farrington was indisposed before going out. As a matter of fact he had been suffering from a bad chill, and up till the last moment it was doubtful if he would be able to play. Lock, however, was not available having gone home to Southampton, so that the reserve player expressed his willingness to take up duty. In the case of Jackson he did little at the time of his being ordered off to warrant the extreme step being taken, but he had shown over eagerness during most of the game previous to that, and had more than once been cautioned. Two of the goals scored – and all were got in the first half – might with a little care have been averted. When Rangers counted Collins ought to have got the ball before Paterson very cleverly centred from the goal line for Reid to put through. Then Farrington ought to have cleared when Hamilton headed the equaliser, while the third was the result of a penalty kick, taken by Carmichael, given against the Rangers goalkeeper for bringing down Hamilton as he was running into a scoring position. It was just on the heels of this last goal that Farrington, looking ill certainly, had to leave, and Campbell, for the remainder of the game, took the place between the posts. There was some good forward play on both sides, and no player in either attack did better than Carmichael, who initiated most of the movements of the Shawfield attack. Stevens did very well, and Jackson while he was on, was very clever. Hamilton has done better, and Heggie, making a first appearance need not be seriously criticised. The Rangers’ forwards did their best work in the first half, when they moved nicely right across the line. They were not so effective in the second half. Gordon, Hendry, Walker and Collins were the best half-backs, although McAndrew did very well for a time. Gordon at back, too, was quite a success. Ormonde did very well, as did Blair, while Farrell again demonstrated that he will be a rattling good defender for the Shawfield club
