Dr Marshall 4
Fleming 71
Match Information
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: W Webb (Glasgow)
Matchday: Saturday
Match Trivia
When Marshall whipped on Rangers first goal after exactly four-and-a-half minutes, it seemed as if the rest should have been easy. But the reverse was the case. There was nothing easy about it, as you can guess from the fact that the second goal did not come along until the second half was 29 minutes old. In the time that elapsed between these two goals, Dundee had several good spells, the best of them during the first 25 minutes of the second half. The Dens half-backs forced the game then by booting the ball ahead, which was the proper game for the conditions, which was about the worst possible, water lay here and there, and where there was no water, the thaw give a fast skid to the ball which was extremely difficult to trap. To my mind the two men who did most to turn the game definitely against Dundee in the last 16 minutes were McDonald and Marshall, although McPhail also came on strongly then as he had done for a period of the first half. McDonald has not played better. He could get contact with the ball high or low, and he pushed it ahead in a way that let Marshall and Archibald get into their stride in taking it up. Marshalls stamina was an eye-opener. He was everywhere, and his driving thrusts contributed to all the goals, the first of which he scored, as I have stated. Fleming flicked the second 29 minutes after the restart and McPhail walked in to score the third after he and Marshall had beaten the defence in some close tackling and passing in the worst part of the pitch. Dundees defence was good all the time. Marsh saved grandly and Gilmour had no superior among the backs. Gray and Hamilton were better as a pair, however, with the Ulstermans free and breezy style and sure kicking repeatedly taking the eye. Buchanan, who came in for Murray, who had a bad ankle, finished up strongly after having a difficult 20 minutes with Gavigan and Ritchie. This was Dundees better wing, with Gavigan the best of the line, which did not drive home their aggressive work, although Dempster came near with a header just before Rangers got their second goal. Simpson was not fully fit, but he did his part in stopping some dangerous thrusts by the Dundee inside forwards. Rangers forwards had good and bad spells. The inside trio were the strong section, although Archibald had some old-time dashes and was unlucky not to score. Morton dazzled to begin with, but reserved himself when the result was safe. Dundees half-backs got through some splendid defence. They were all strong, and both McNab and McCarthy had a shot with them.
