Gray (2)
Barker
Match Information
Manager: No Permanent Manager
Attendance: 12,000
Referee:
Matchday: Saturday
Match Trivia
Friendly fixture played at Ibrox before 12,000 spectators. Gray set the ball in motion for the Rangers, who lost the toss. There was little or no wind, and the winning of the toss gave no advantage. The Rangers attacked at once, Mitchell seeding in a well-directed shot, and for a time the Queen’s backs and Baird had to be watchful in looking after their goal. The Queen’s retaliated and had a good run, but Haddow had ample time to clear his charge. Robertson met with an accident, but recovered rapidly. The Queen’s forwards again came away in fine style and Waddell sent in a grand shot, which Haddow smartly dealt with. A foul against the Queen’s was well placed by Smith, but Baird caught the ball and cleared. The game was fast and well contested, each goal being visited in rapid succession. Unfortunately for the Queen’s Hamilton came in the way as Clelland screwed in a ball from the goal line, otherwise the Queen’s would likely have open the scoring. The first corner kick was forced by Lambie, bit it came to nothing. In a minute the Rangers were at the other end, where Gray shot a fine goal, Baird running out and missing the ball. This put renewed vigour into the game, which was being watched with great interest, and closely followed by the crown. The Queen’s played very hard to get on an equal footing, and Alexander tried a long shot, which went high over the bar. The Rangers forced the pace, but the Queen’s always succeeded in clearing their lines, Stewart in particular, playing a fine game. As the game advanced the Rangers were undoubtedly having the best of it, their forwards playing smartly and well, and only real dogged defence prevented them for increasing their score. Mitchell was playing a magnificent game for the Rangers, displaying great tack and judgment in dealing with the Queen’s Park right wing pair, Waddell and Gulliland, and he had a fine long sailing shot, which just went over the bar. Fouls were numerous, and from one of these the Rangers nearly scored a second goal. The Queen’s defence was disorganised, and after about thirty minutes play Gray shot the second goal for the Rangers, and a minute later, Hamilton with a capital shot nearly scored for the Queen’s Park, Haddow getting down, and with difficulty throwing the ball away. If the defence of the Queen’s was weak comparatively speaking their forwards were not much better, and Waddell with a fairly easy chance shot yards wide. The Queen’s Park were undoubtedly outplayed, and from a fine run in which all the forwards took part, Barker shot the third goal for the Rangers, who had thus early by superior play set all doubt at rest as to the ultimate result. At halftime the Rangers were leading by 3 goals to nil. The opening stages of the second half saw the Queen’s in better form. They had a fine run along the right, and from Gulliland’s centre Gillespie had hard lines in not scoring. They had a corner off Smith; the result of determined persistent play, but Cleland shot the ball behind. Unquestionably the Queen’s were showing to better advantage than they did in the first half, but in front of goal their efforts were out of it entirely, making many mistake and comparing unfavourably with Smith and Drummond, who were tackling and kicking with great precision. The Rangers almost to a man, seemed well trained and by any amount of work but this cannot be said of their opponents, who upon the whole looked stale and worn out, and only occasionally displayed anything approaching real form. The result was that as the game advanced the Rangers had by far the best of it, and Baird goal had some very narrow escapes. Towards the close the Rangers fairly hemmed in the Queen’s, but Baird played splendidly, and in all fairness may be singled out as the only one in the premier club’s rank who showed anything like true form. The result of a disappointing game was – Rangers 3 goals: Queen’s Park 0
