T Cairns (2)
A Cunningham (2, 1 pen)
S Duncan
Match Information
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: J Muir (Airdrie)
Matchday: Saturday
Match Trivia
Queen’s Park throughout the game at Hampden Park played pluckily, but their task was too heavy and the absence of Lieut. Haydock and JG Wilson was a big handicap in defence, while, to make matters worse, RM Morton was unable to lead the attack. Rangers practically decided the issue before the game was a minute old. Fleming, the new centre-forward, raced away from the kick-off and delivered a powerful shot which Richardson turned aside cleverly for a corner. Cunningham received the ball from Paterson’s flag-kick, transferred to Logan, who hooked it into the goal-mouth, and Fleming smartly headed past the perplexed goalkeeper. That was a good beginning for Fleming, and within eight minutes he was through again, and a high , oblique shot was going wide when Richardson than had to save from Fleming, Cunningham and Duncan. The right wing men shot from point-blank range, and Richardson had his wrists jarred in stopping the ball. However, he did not see a ball shot by Cairns until he picked it out of the net, and had no chance with a penalty kick taken by Cunningham. Rangers eased off to the interval, and Hempsey had ticklish shots to deal with from Morton and Cresswell, and on another occasion Sibbald was well within the penalty area when bundled off in the act of shooting. Queen’s Park had more of the ball in the second half, and although four goals down made rare efforts to reduce the leeway. But Rangers were not stretching themselves, although Cunningham and Paterson hit the woodwork, with Richardson beaten. After some pressure by Morton and Cresswell, Ranger’ right wing carried the ball down the line, and Duncan finished up the movement by scoring a grand goal from a difficult angle. Queen’s Park after this worked even harder for a goal, but failing at finishing; even a penalty kick, taken by Cresswell, was not converted. Rangers could have scored ant anytime, and Cunningham could not miss adding a sixth goal from the opening made by Fleming. Rangers, I believe, have found a capable understudy to Reid in Fleming. He was at times a little slow in getting into position, but perhaps that was as well, or he might have scored a dozen goals; he did hit the woodwork four times, scored one goal, and had a hand in the second, fourth and sixth goals. Sandwiched between Cunningham and Cairns, a centre-forward could hardly fail. The inside men were very clever, and Duncan and Paterson did as they liked. The forwards had little opposition, the amateurs’ half-back being unable to get to grip of the game at all. Rangers, on the other hand, were strong in the middle line, and Logan was grand on the day’s play; his placing up the centre of the field being almost perfect. Thorpe and Neilson stuck to their task well, and Richardson deserves a special word for his saving, despite the loss of six goals. EJ Cresswell missed a second half penalty
