Collins 25
S Archibald
S Archibald
Match Information
Attendance: 8000
Referee: A.A. Jackson (Glasgow)
Matchday: Tuesday
Match Trivia
Opening of Glasgow Corporation Tramways Recreation Club’s New Sports Ground at Helenvale Street. If Duke’s weather means ‘the best’, then his Royal Highness of York revelled in it yesterday at Parkhead. You know, of course, that he was out there performing the opening ceremony at the handsome new grounds nearing completion for the Glasgow Tramways Recreation Club. I am told that the Duke fairly made tram car 38 travel down to the Men’s War Memorial, on which he placed a wreath. The Duke was the moterman, and the handle, which I saw after the event, will, I expect, ne suitable inscribed and given a place of honour in the Govan Depot. His Highness threw the first jack on the bowling green, but refrained from sending up a bowl; when he got ensconced in what I might call the director’s box, from where he watched a bit of the Rangers – Partick Thistle match, he was called upon to sign a tennis racket. The collector of the autograph, highly pleases with his success, showed me the racket – the Duke’s ‘Albert’ was written in a very pretty fist. Prior to this – down in front on the touch-line – the Duke was presented to Messrs W Struth and George Easton and the Ibrox and Firhill players, after which he was the recipient of a minia ture silver football, which on being opened, was found to contain tiny car. This is a most unique souvenir of the occasion. Then the kick-off, and – well, it proved disastrous to an enterprising Press photographer. His hat was sent flying. But that wasn’t the only prank the ball player – later Alex Park, one of the linesmen, was knocked out for a bit, but was quickly brought round and continued to wave his flag. I am not going to make much of a story of the match, which ended in a hollow victory for the Rangers – 6-1. Yet Partick opened the scoring through Collins 27 minutes after the start. Alec Archibald relied with a grand equaliser, and a minute before the interval George Henderson slashed home a beauty with his right. Thus, the Rangers crosses over leading by the odd goal, and up till then, there was little between the teams. But after this the Firhill middle line cracked up, and goals fell thick and fast as autumn leaves – for the Rangers. George Henderson got the Ibrox third one in five minutes, his ‘hat-trick’ was completed in sixteen, and his fourth followed five minutes later. Then Alec Archibald, from well out, took a thought to have a pop, and Ramsay stood as if rooted to the spot as the ball sailed into his net. That’s all – I won’t criticise the players. After the final whistle, the players were again lined up in front of the said ‘director box’, and they, together with Mr AA Jackson, the referee, and his linesmen, were presented with silver cigarette cases. Messrs Struth and Easton, the respective managers, carried home beautiful silver boxes as souvenirs of the occasion
