Gibson
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Matchday: Saturday
Match Trivia
Glasgow Rangers paid their first visit to Falkirk this season on Monday evening, when they encountered East Stirlingshire in a friendly game. The gate was a fairly good one, there being an attendance of about 1500. East Stirlingshire commenced the game, and after five minutes play, they were the first to attack. Alexander took the final kick, but missed the bar. Then Johnstone was accorded a well-merited round of applause for a neat piece of tackling. Kennedy smartly saved a shot by Stevenson. Renewing the attack the Rangers caused the home defence to concede a corner. The kick was well taken, and the ball landing at the foot of N Gibson, the international beat Kennedy, after seven minutes had elapse, with a shot which he could scarcely have stopped. Fish was distinguishing himself by his exertions on the home right, and McDonald narrowly missed equalising. The home forwards were having at this stage the best of the game. Fish and Scott sent in good but fruitless shots. Drummond (late of Falkirk) was saving well, although he had difficulty at times in coping with Alexander, the smartest of the home forwards. Brock put in a swift shot from short range and the ball would certainly have passed through had not W Gibson intervened. Hasting also made a creditable try at the visitors goal. Play was for a short period transferred to the home quarters. Cowan had a try, but failed to register. The game was stopped for a minute or so on account of Brock having received a kick on the leg. He was able however to continue playing. J McPherson one of this years international, was playing splendidly. He caused the home defence to grant a corner, which came to nothing. A characteristic of the game, so far was the number of fouls given chiefly against the Rangers. Haddow had to fist out a good shot, and then Brock and Hastings made clever but unsuccessful tries at the visitors goal. Halftime arrived without further scoring. On resuming East Stirlingshire were the first to attack. Then Alexander got clear away, but he was ruled off-side. East Stirling looked as if they were going to equalise, and that they did not do so could only be attributed to slackness. Drummond was still proving an insurmountable barrier to the home forwards, his kicking and tackling being clean and reliable. One the other hand, it is to the credit of the home players that they were so successful in keeping the visitors at bay. They certainly did their very best to increase their score, but the local men matched them at every point. Indeed if we might judge from the repeated attempts which the home forwards were making upon the visitors goal at this period, they were more than a match for their formidable rivals. McKay and McPherson bolted along, the visitors left with the ball. But the sharp eye of Johnston was upon them, and when the pair had almost outrun the East Stirlingshire pursuers he neatly removed the leather from the foot of McKay , a piece of play for which the East Stirlingshire back received from the outlooks the recognition due to him. A minute or so later the ball was again at the Rangers goal, and two shots were sent in, but these went wide of the mark. Towards the closing stages the game became fast and exciting. Cowan did his utmost to beat Kennedy, but the East Stirlingshire custodian was on the alert and smartly turned aside a well aimed shot. The home forwards were then busy at the visitors goal, and although opportunities to score presented themselves they seemed incapable of seizing them. When time was announced the Rangers were attacking. The result was :- Rangers one goal; East Stirlingshire nil
