W Reid 15
P Dawson 47
Match Information
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: J Bell (Dundee)
Matchday: Monday
Match Trivia
Those who witnesses the game at Tynecastle found it impossible not to agree with the Hearts in regretting that the meeting did not take place before the League championship was definitely settled on the Rangers. It must not be supposed however, that the teams in any way spared themselves on this account; as a matter of fact, so far as sustained interest was concerned the game must be set down as one of the best seen in the capital during the latter part of the season. With the Hearts’ forwards responding well to the pace set by their half-back, it looked at the start as if Lock was in for a busy afternoon. Mercer plied Walker well with the ball, and the latter did a like service for Dawson. But the shooting of the Tynecastle forwards was not so good as their combination, and the Rangers’ goalkeeper had less to do than their backs and half-backs. Forcing work by Galt and Bennett was the first thig to open out the game. No one did better than Bennett at this stage, but the work of his fellow-forwards left something to be desired. Reid was always on the lookout for a scoring opportunity, and at length it came along. Hegarty being in two minds how to get rid of the ball, the Rangers’ centre solved the problem by rounding the back and scoring with a show which Allan could not get at. If the Hearts were a trifle unlucky to be a goal down at the interval, the second half had not long in progress before they secured the equaliser, Dawson scoring from a cross by Abrams. The winning point soon followed. Dawson was brought down close in on goal, and from the resultant penalty-kick Hegarty beat Lock with a rising shot. McPherson might have added to the Hearts’ lead had he not hesitated in front of an open goal. On the other hand, Reid was within an ace of scoring when Hegarty impeded his progress sufficiently to make the centre’s parting shot saveable by Allan. Though the result was quite in keeping with the run of the game, the Hearts’ team showed weakness here and there, Sowerby did none too well at outside-right, while Whitehead let his play suffer from the fear that Reid might get away at an odd time. No one did better than Walker, whose clever moves and accurate passes were at the root of half the trouble experienced by the Rangers’ defenders. Mercer supported him well, and carried off the half-back honours. Taylor was the better of a good pair of backs, and Allan did good work in goal, two of his saves from Reid being of the brilliant order. The Rangers’ centre was the most dangerous forward afield, while in respect of clever play Bennett came a second only to Walker. The outside men crossed the ball well, but the play of the line as a whole left some room for improvement. Galt was the pick of a strong middle line; both backs were reliable without being in any way outstanding, and Lock gave a good exhibition of goalkeeping.
