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Match Information
Manager: No Permanent Manager
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: unknown - to be confirmed
Matchday: Saturday
Match Trivia
The final tie for this handsome trophy of Association football warfare which fell to be played between the Queen’s Park and Rangers was decided on Hampden Park in presence of about 5,000 spectators and ended in favour of the Queen’s Park by four goals to one – a majority of goals which was scarily expected when the fine form of the Rangers in their last few matches and more particularly a fortnight ago in their tie with Vale of Leven was remembered. The day was a capital one for the contest and this no doubt helped to bring such a large crowd of spectators together not withstanding the counter attraction in the way of lacrosse, athletics and cricket going on else where at the same time, both clubs frequently cheered for their fine play. There was one thing however which interfered with the play as the game preceded and made the play not nearly so pretty as we had seen it when the some clubs have met one another both on Kinning Park and Hampden Park. This was the hardness of the ground, which caused the ball when kicked by the backs and halfbacks to rebound from the hard ground over the heads of the players and consequently cause an unusual amount of long kicking and heading not usually seen in a first class match when the game is played in winter. With the exception of a few minutes at the onset of the game when the Queen’s Park had a couple of corner-flag kicks almost to start with the Rangers had the best of the play for some time and the Queen’s Park goal had several narrow escape from numerous shots by most of the Rangers forwards who were however a little wild in their attempts. The younger club were rewarded with the first and what proved to be their only goal by one of the Queen’s Park backs sending the ball through his own goal in a scrimmage after a third corner-flag kick. This goal seemed to nerve the Rangers to greater activity and the succeeding efforts they made in front of the Queen’s Park posts raised the spirits of the friends to think of certain victory. Somehow or other however the younger clubs efforts began to relax mainly through the grand back play of the senior club and before halftime arrived the Queen’s Park obtained a goal strange to say in precisely the same way as that of their opponents McHardy in making a fly-kick at the ball sending it through his own goal. The second round saw the Queen’s Park get a goal from a ‘foul’ in front of the Rangers posts and before the game ended the younger club were severely pressed and lost other two goals. A short run of the game will show the manner in which the scores were made. To begin with the home team played against the wind during the first round but profited so well with the kick-off that they had a couple of corner-flag kicks in a few minutes but both of these were harmless in consequence of going over the goal line. After this some give and take play occurred at both ends till a fine passing run by Pringle and Gossland brought the ball close up among the Queen’s Park backs. The other forwards closed well in and during a hot scrimmage the ball was sent over the lines by one of the defenders. This gave the Rangers a corner-flag kick and so well was it managed by Inglis that the ball after bobbing about the goal was again sent over the lines by the Queen’s Park. After this the Rangers held tenaciously to the senior clubs posts and so closely were the back pressed that Elliott headed the ball over his own goal. At length the home team cleared their lines and after Gray had got the ball away in a fast run up the right hand side of the field he finished up with a shy that caused Gillespie to use his clever hands to some purpose. The kick out was followed by a good run on the Rangers side and before the Queen’s Park backs had time to get into position, Christie and McHardy were fairly in foot and McCallum saved his charge in the nick of time by knocking the ball over his goal line. This gave the Rangers another corner-flag kick and in the scrimmage, which followed, be ball on being kicked by McHardy bounded from the foot of Arnott through the goal. This was naturally hailed with cheers of delight by the partisans of the Rangers and this seemed to encourage them to greater effort for the ball had no sooner left midfield again than the younger club returned it and were for some time right in front of the Queen’s Park goal and McCallum had to use his hands twice. At length however a clever manoeuvre by Smith, Anderson, Fraser and Allan brought the leather away from the besieged goal and after some nice passing the leather was put right in front when McHardy in trying to save hit the ball with the side of his foot and it went spinning through his own goal. This was all the scoring in the first round but the second half had only just begun when a couple of fouls close on the Rangers posts gave the Queen’s Park a capital chance to score and this they succeeded in doing by forcing the ball together with several of their opponents through the goal. After this the Rangers played up with great pluck but it soon became apparent that they were not going to last so well as was expected; while their opponents improved in their general play and kept the ball well among them. A fine run was made to the Rangers goal by Gray and Fraser and a shot from the latter was saved in brilliant form by Gillespie who cleared his goal just as he was being charged through by Anderson and Harrower. A corner-flag kick for the Queen’s Park was followed by a shot from Smith that bounded off the left goalpost. The ball however came back into play and Allan rushed in and sent it past the keeper. The game stood at three goals to one in favour of the Queen’s Park. Profiting by the next kick off from the centre of the field the Rangers made a good run down on the Queen’s Park goal and a shot from Christie came very near but after this the younger club were completely beaten in forward play – Smith, Fraser and Allan passing the ball to one another in brilliant form. For the last few minutes of the game they made several determined attacks on the Rangers goal and from a clever piece of middling by Fraser the ball was placed nicely for Allan who headed a fourth goal for the Queen’s Park not long before time was called amid loud cheers – the tie thus ending in favour of the Queen’s Park by four goal to one. After the game the teams had tea together in the Athole Arms Hotel, Dundas Street. Over £200 was lifted at the gate and grand stand and this added to what has already been gathered at the two previous contests will make a handsome sum for the various charities although this will be far short of that of last year when no fewer than half a dozen games had to be played before the Charity Cup was finally won by the Vale of Leven.
