Hogg 32
Match Information
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: G.W. Hamilton (Motherwell)
Matchday: Monday
Match Trivia
Cathkin Park presented a pretty picture. The sun shone brilliantly on an attendance of 25,000 people, figures that are too seldom associated with Third Lanark’s spick and spam enclosure. Those who imagines that the Rangers would be inclined to rest on their oars after such a successful Saturday were quickly disillusioned. I though they just a shade too keen. Their very eagerness affected the rhythm of their attack, and as a consequence play was scrappy. Third Lanark put a bold face on things, and were quite as often in the vicinity of Hempsey as the Rangers were in Cathkin territory, but with such a light and ragged attack I could never imagine them scoring. If yesterday’s display was Whittle’s best as an outside right, then the sooner he is back at centre the better for his club and his own peace of mind. Besides being slow to get moving, he is not adapted for the wing position. The Anderson gave a most colourless display. The inside man, even if Brown failed to make the most of a couple of fairly good scoring opportunities, showed ability, but what chance had these featherweights, by comparison opposed to giants like Logan and Hendry? The big Barrhead centre-half literally brushed them aside in course of his many onward marches. Hendry’s tackling was scarcely less keen. His forward passes to Reid always spelt danger. Hosie, Brown and Raitt often wrought their way past the Rangers intermediate line, but they rarely caused Hempsey anxiety. When the halves were unable to recover in time, Gordon and Ormonde were always there or thereabouts. Many were the remarks passed about Gordon on the pavilion balcony and his prospects of inclusion in the team for Stamford Bridge. He was the acme of safety, he was very useful, but he never impressed me as playing like a back. Ormonde found touch a trifle too often, yet I liked him much. He is coming on. Little fault could be found with the other pair, who kicked with precision and tackled resolutely. Thomson and Orr have been blamed in the past for lying too square, and backing in on top of their goalkeeper. Yesterday Thomson showed a deal of enterprise. Bolder than usual he came out to meet his man and left Orr to do most of the kicking. And the Clydebank lad shines in that department of the game. I cannot leave the Third Lanark team without referring to another Clydebank product – Hannah. He is a sticker, who never flinches. If I say that he earned the right to be bracketed with the powerful Rangers’ pair Logan and Hendry, I have not overrated him. Steel, very eager, got through a deal of hard work, while the Rangers’ Brown if lacking the power of his colleagues was neatness personified. The old Kilwinning boy seems finer drawn than ever. Hogg, who scored the only goal of the match when the first half was 31 minutes old, delighted with glimpses of the play that, last season, made him perhaps the most attractive forward in Scotland. The burly one showed that he can still get the ball in the direction of the goal. Goodwin, clever as ever, was pains-taking partner, and Smith tolerably well supported by Bennett, was good enough for anything. Reid failed to convert a couple of fine opportunities, but there ‘certainties’ will continue to be missed by men like the Ranger who believes in first time shooting. But if Reid extracts a goal every three or four tries he will play his way never fear. He warmed Brownlie’s fingers on several occasions. As a matter of fact, Hogg got his scoring ball from the International custodian, who had just dealt with one of Reid’s specials. No use saying anything further about Brownlie, Why paint the boy? The Rangers earned their narrow victory
