Dr Marshall 10
B McPhail 24
Match Information
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: W Dawson (Leith)
Matchday: Saturday
Match Trivia
Once again Rangers power told. Although struggling on with courage and determination yet could Clyde do little against the cleverly conceived advances of Rangers, whose superiority became more manifest the longer the game continued. If the score slightly exaggerated the gulf between the sides still, there is no doubt whatever that the Cup-holders were the masters. The dominance can be attributed to the grip which the half-backs got on the Clyde forwards right away. Boyd was never allowed the freedom he likes, and so the attack was thrown out of gear. Moreover, McPhail, Wood and Summers, hard grafters, with any amount of grit, lacked that constructive touch which means so much. The tenacious Russell has seldom done better, but Smith after he had begun as though he would take the sting out of Archibald, lapsed. I must lavish praise on Stevenson, whose display was really brilliant. Rangers played like champions once they got into their stride. The inter-changing between the half-backs and forwards the exploitation of the cross-pass, and the solidity in defence made them a formidable foe. Gray, the best back afield, had an able partner in McDonald while in an intelligent half-back line Brown took the honours. All the forwards excelled with McPhail the schemer. His artistry and driving power time and again cut a way past the Shawfield outfield defence. Marshall won glory by three lovely goals, while the non-stop English was unfortunate not to notch more than one. With ten minutes gone, Clyde found themselves a goal behind. As the ball was swept ahead by McPhail, Marshall sped after it and coolly shot low past Stevenson. Clyde made a resolute fight to regain equality, and Mayes came within an ace of succeeding. Rangers, however, would not be denied, and in the twenty-fifth minute Archibald ran through and crossed a perfect ball for McPhail to head it home. Rangers third goal arrived fourteen minutes after the restart. McDonald picked up a loose ball, pushed it through to Brown, who transferred to English. He carried on, and into the back of the net he whacked the ball. In the next minute Stevenson fell on the ball as it was tearing past him from Englishs head. We had not seen anything of Boyd, and when he did get in, his point-blank shot was cleverly parried by Hamilton. Then away went Marshall on his own; he outstripped the Clyde defenders and volleyed the ball high behind Stevenson. Shortly before the finish the inside-right recorded his own third and his sides fifth.
