J Ballantyne 10
Dr Marshall 30
Match Information
Attendance: 12000
Referee:
Matchday: Monday
Match Trivia
We have received another check, but still retain our unbeaten record on foreign soil. This evening’s game, which started after six o’clock, finished all square at two goals each. Bob Hamilton stood down and Billy McCandless stood alongside Dougie Gray. Tommy Muirhead, out skipper and general utility man, operated on the left touch-line forward, and Jamie Marshall led again. Things seemed to be going all right, but an early shock was in store for us – in the tenth minute John Ballantyne, from Firhill banged home a magnificent goal. A grand shot – Tom Hamilton hadn’t the ghost of a chance with it. Marshall equalised just on the half-hour, and then teams crossed over level. In the fifteen-minute Andy Cunningham put us in front for the first time, but we couldn’t hold our lead, and at five minutes to go John Ballantyne got through again. Tom Hamilton kept a grand goal; Cunningham and Marshall were out other stars. Easily Boston’s best was the Partick brothers Ballantyne – the Ballantyne who registered the goals. Our fellows had no fault to find with the ground. It was quite good, and 12,000 people witnessed a keenly fought out tussle. We are hurrying off to Chicago, where we play on Wednesday (this evening); we finish at Brooklyn on Saturday. We are all well – everything is of the best.
Glasgow Rangers, soccer champions of Scotland and Boston pro-soccer team, champions played before a record crowd of 8000 fans at the Fenway Park last night and finished in a tie game of two goals each. The game was away ahead of the tilt at Fall River from a playing point of view. All the brilliant plays were not served up by the famous Scottish team. The Boston boys were right on their toes and were just as good as the visitors. Led by a Pipe Band the rangers paraded round the field and then EX-Mayor James M Curley kicked off the ball and the game was on. Boston immediately took the play and a cross rom Gonsalves to Battles was flipped by Barney out to McEachran and he shot but it went over the bar. Cunningham then showed his class and tested Davison in goal for Boston, but he saved. Muirhead then missed a fine opening, from a pass of McPhail. A foul on Craig looked dangerous but Meiklejohn passed the ball back to his goalie for safety. Boston continued the pressure and a corker from the foot of Johnny Ballantyne was nabbed by Hamilton. It was a great shot and an equally brilliant clearance. The Winder Workers were in unison Back they went towards the Rangers goal and Battled, Gonsalves and McEachran did good work which was finished by Johnny Ballantyne blazing a left footer into the net past Hamilton for the first goal of the game. The stands went wild. Just seven minutes had elapsed when this happened. McCandless cleared from McNab and Archibald made off. He was stopped by Bobby Ballantyne. Rangers took the play now and Muirhead drove past as did Cunningham a minute later. Boston returned to the attack and a torrid drive by Battles was cleared by Hamilton. Marshall went away but was brought down by McArthur and the free kick looked dangerous, but Davison was on the spot and saved the situation. At this stage of the game the Boston players were easily the better team than that of the Rangers. Hamilton was their savour several times as the locals hemmed them in on their own 18-yard line. Muirhead was sailing through, but McArthur blocked his shot for a corner. Marshall drove over the bar from this try. The Rangers’ centre forward did get off but foolishly handled the ball and lost a great chance. A wonderful play by Gonsalves let Battled have a shot at Hamilton, it was another beauty, but Hamilton again saved. This goalkeeper was great. Three corners for Boston and Hamilton was a busy boy grabbing a header from Battles then fisting one out from the danger zone. Rangers braced and pretty playing by Cunningham and Muirhead ended in a corner which the big Ranger forward headed past the upright. Boston got going again and a Battles-Ballantyne combine finished when Hamilton once more sure showed his class as a goaltender. But for this player Boston would have been well ahead at this stage. Rangers now in the game and Archibald worked his way to within scoring range, but Craig sent the parting effort over the bar. Rangers now got a real break for them and a bad one for Boston. Gibson missed the ball completely and Marshall dashed through and easily scored, bringing the teams on a level footing again. Again, the Wonder Workers pressed, and the greatest shot of the game went from Battles’ toe like a rocket. True it sped and beat Hamilton, but what it struck, either the netting or the crossbar, was not apparent to the writer, but the ball in some miraculous manner came back into play again. Battles then got through and Hamilton advanced out of his goal to block the try. His ruse succeeded for the ball struck him and again Battled tried to sneak it in and Hamilton once more stopped it. Really wonderful playing on his part. Battled then gave McEachran a fine chance and the outside left’s parting drive was a good one, but Hamilton again saved. Half-time arrived with the score reading, Boston 1 Rangers 1. The Light Blues now had all turf to play on and they immediately started on offensive. Archibald drove in a beauty, but Davison saved. Buchanan drove past and the Rangers launched a torrid attack, starting with Muirhead on the left. The ex-Boston manager was superb with his footwork and feinted and waltzed around the Boston defence. Priestley stopped this rampage and McNab tried to let one over, but it was not high enough and Meiklejohn averted danger. The big centre half of the Rangers was now playing Battle all the time and he did not give Barney much rope. A pass from the local centre forward finished when McEachran drove it wildly past. Rangers were centring their play round Cunningham, and he was doing his stuff. Marshall headed over the bar from an Archibald cross and then Muirhead lofted one over. Davison jumped and saved the shot, palming it out, but the ball went right to Andy Cunningham’s toe, and he promptly dispatched it into the net to send the Glasgow stars into the lead. This loss of their lead made the Winder Workers strive all the more to get level again. They attacked in force and Gray armed the ball out during a scrimmage, but the referee did not see it. It was a sure lifesaver for the Light Blues. Now came some of the prettiest playing of the game. The rangers passed the ball round in their own way and delighted the fans. They could not get past the Boston defence, however. Archibald did have one clever shot, but Davison stopped it and cleared. The locals got past McCandless and Gonsalves tipped the ball to McNab. That player quickly gave it to Johnny Ballantyne, and he just beat Hamilton for the ball and hooked it into the net with the equaliser. Rangers’ forwards once more braced. Muirhead was clever on the wing, but Gibson came to the rescue and saved the locals. Cunningham shot it along on the turf to the right wing and Marshall fastened on to the ball, flicked it along to Archibald who got it over, but McArthur was right in time and cleared. Bobby Ballantyne then stopped the Light Blues right wing and sent along to McEachran, but Gray stopped the outside left’s parting shot and the game was over.
Soccer got a real boost through the game. The standards of playing exhibited by both teams was classy. Boston on its evening’s work does not have to take off it hat to the Scottish Cup winners. That was real goalkeeping Hamilton served up. This chap did some wonderful saving. The ‘sheik’ Davie Meiklejohn found Battled quite a handful. Barney had him going in the first half on the hearers but in the second period the ‘Sheik’ played right behind him and did not forget to bump the ex-sand-lotter when he got the chance. Bobby Ballantyne played a clever game at left half-back. He was the locals’ best intermediate player and Nilsen and Priestly were not far behind him. Tommy Muirhead at outside left flashed some of the touches that make the game of soccer really enthralling. Billy McCandless, the little Irish fullback of the rangers was the best defence player on the field. He is small but how he can play
