A Venters pen 3, 49
Drysdale 30, 43
A Venters 49
Douglas 80
Match Information
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: unknown - to be confirmed
Matchday: Saturday
Match Trivia
Clyde put up a plucky show against Rangers, but when their pluck has been commended, one has gone nearly as far as one can in praise of them. They were not definitely subdued until after the second half had been entered upon, in spite of the fact that they were three goals down at half-time. Yet Rangers always showed the superior strength and skill that told on the heavy ground. It was evident from the start that it was to be no parlour brand of football. A little bit of extra weight was an asset, and what is the use, some players seemed to think, of weight if you dont use it? The result was a hard-fought game, with plenty of criticism for the spectators to vent upon both players and referee. And since five goals were scored, it can be safely said everybody had his bobs worth. The win was a satisfactory one to Rangers in respect of their forward troubles. They actually had Drysdale, a half-back, chosen as a possible emergency back, leading the attack. In addition, other reserves in Fiddes and Kinnear had to be brought in. The two regulars Main and Venters, were naturally most noticeable, but Venters was the star. I would, in fact, class him alongside little Kirk, the Clyde left back, as first in the order of merit. Drysdale did well in his unaccustomed position, Simpson was sound, and McDonald the better of the backs. Kirk for his size, is a grand defender, and some of his clearances were the essence of astuteness. Beaton and McPhail both played well, and Hope was about the best of the Clyde forwards. Rangers got off to a good start with a softish penalty in three minutes, from which Venters scored. Clyde plugged away for the equaliser, and Rangers defence survived several anxious moments before Drysdale nipped in smartly to whack home a ball that seemed to be going safely to Brown, who had come out of his goal. That was after half an hour, and two minutes from the interval Brown failed to hold a header from Venters at the foot of the post, and Drysdale was again handy to do the needful. In less than four minutes after the restart, Venters got through a couple of tackles to score the best goal of the match. Then Clyde faded out, more or less, but they got a goal, with eight minutes to go, in curious fashion. Dawson was set to hold Douglass corner kick but had not quite gripped the ball when he and Meiklejohn collided; the goalkeeper was spun round, and the ball flew off into the net
