Fleming 2
T Cairns >45
Match Information
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: T Small (Dundee)
Matchday: Saturday
Match Trivia
Rangers won at Tynecastle because their forwards were the better lot in snatching at their chances. The two well-taken goals which carried them through were scored from openings that looked less likely than some of those the Hearts forwards made no thing of. Fleming put the Rangers on the road to success by scoring within five minutes of the start. Cairns sent the ball across, and the wing man wasted no time in driving in a curling shot there was no stopping. During the remainder of the first half Hearts did the bulk of the attacking – severe attacking at times – but the goal was not to be had anyhow. Hamilton did well to save a great shot from Miller at the expense of a corner. He did even better to stop a ball on the line when McNeil drove hard in. Cairns was always on the move bringing along the ball and sending the other Rangers’ forwards away. From one of these moves, Fleming tested Gilfillan and found him ready. Just after the interval, Gilfillan had to get down to stop a shot from Smith; in rushed Cairns and drove the ball into the net. Till ten it had been a good-going game, but the sweltering heat told its tale, until latterly some of the players had hardly a leg to stand on. McMillan and McNeil missed great scoring chances this half. John White had a fine shot stopped by an upright. The busier goalkeeper, Hamilton acquitted himself splendidly in the Ibrox rear. Another outstanding defender was Gray, who kicked a fine length throughout. The rangers’ half-backs were a more ordinary company. Cairns carried all the honours in front. On the Hearts side, Reid was in fine trim, and John White did all that could be expected of one man to carry his side to success. Forrest played a wonderfully sound game for a newcomer in First Division football. Miller did many clever things in the middle-line, and veteran Kerr lasted the pace better than some of the younger men
