Kinnear 12
A Venters 16
B McPhail 77
Match Information
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: W McCulloch (Glasgow)
Matchday: Saturday
Match Trivia
I havent seen Queens Park play a worse game all season than this. They just simply couldnt get going as a working machine, try they ever so hard. Rangers won without ever being seriously put to it, and they were helped in this by some terribly bad shooting by the Queens Park forwards when the latter did get a move on in the second half and had quite good opportunities to hit the target. Finding their job comparatively simple, Rangers half-backs and forwards did a lot of pattern-weaving, close passing, and tip-tapping which it would not have been wise to indulge in had there been any danger of defeat. It was a good, sporting game for the most part, although I was sorry to see Dickson and Main having a difference in the second half. Its sequel was some solid charging of White by Smith and some of the same and more of Smith by some retaliatory Queens Park defenders. Yet, through it all, Dickson kept on the best of terms with Main. The Hampden back was the first to go to the Ibrox forwards assistance when he was injured, and I think they came off the field good friends. Dawson, who was taking his goal-kicks again, had a gentlemans life in the first half, and held everything that came his way afterwards. Gray and Winning profited by the faulty ball control of the Hampden forwards, and also their many misdirected passes. Rangers were clearly superior at half-back and in front. These two divisions worked together to the discomfort of the Queens Park defence which, nevertheless, stood their ground and did a lot to keep down the score. White could not have sabed Kinnears first goal after 11 minutes, but the must have been annoyed at losing the second five minutes later. From some 30 yards, Venters drove the ball low from a free kick, and it went straight to the keeper and between his legs into the net. It seemed as if he was certain the ball would rise, and had prepared himself for that, but it didnt. Kinghorn had a chance in a thousand to reduce the deficit when a touch would have done it, but the ball travelling fast from the right and the pace beat him. I am saying what White did much to redeem the loss of that second goal before he was beaten again by a McPhail header 32 minutes after the restart. Kinnear, who had a good match, bit the ball across perfectly. Before that happened, the Queens Park forward had harried the Rangers defence a lot, but they were always doing something that helped to beat themselves. Christie worked as hard as a man could, but he roamed too much, and this caused the line to lose balance.
