Match ended 0-0
Match Information
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: T Robertson (Glasgow)
Matchday: Saturday
Match Trivia
Rangers are League champions for the seventh time in their career, and that does not include their joint championship in the first season of the League. In the first half the Rangers, with wind and sun behind them made merry at the home end, and if ever the Dundonians had cause to feel proud of their defence it was at this time. Full steam ahead the Rangers battered Lyall’s change, but again and again by the backs and when they did get a shot Lyall was there every time. The second half produced a great battle, with the advantage all with Dundee. Hempsey’s goalkeeping gave an impression of insecurity, but he always got there somehow. Dundee were going great guns, and Rangers grimly defended, the half-backs bearing the brunt of the battle. It was mainly through their endeavours that want the success by the Dundee attack brought about, for they fumbled about among the feet of the forwards and pulled them up and hampered them in every conceivable way. As the close drew nigh, the pace waxed faster and faster, and not until the last kick was the issue decided. The honours of the afternoon were with Dundee, whose closing display of form was in singular contrast to many recent half-hearted exhibitions. Lyall gave a masterly display in the first half, when he was most closely tested, and in front of him Lawson and Aitken were at their feet. Especially against the wind was their work valuable, and their kicking clean and decisive. At half-back Philip was seen too much advantage, never giving Reid a yard of rope. Whenever the clever Ranger tempted to make ground, he was pounced upon and bundled off the ball without ceremony. McIntosh, too did extremely well, but Neal was too slow for a wing like Paterson and Bowie. Forward the play was very unequal, Melville being no more than moderately successful. Hamilton and Wyllie were most successful, the former having very hard luck with some of his endeavours. He has not shown better form this season. Even if he did keep a clean sheet, Hempsey was not impressive in goal, nor was Ormonde as sur in his tackling as he should have been. Muir, however is a decided capture. Throughout he played with steady confidence in good upstanding style, kicking with power and showing excellent anticipation. It was at half-back that the Rangers strength laid. Logan the most conspicuous for physical reasons, but he was no better in reality than his neighbour and certainly not so successful in checking as was Galt, who did not stand on ceremony in his dealings with Read and Melville. It was a capital game, and the Dundee folks left the ground with greatly enhanced ideas of the prowess of their favourites and wondering how such an exhibition should have been left ever to the closing game of the season
