A Smith (2)
D Stewart 30
W Stewart
Match Information
Manager: No Permanent Manager
Attendance: 12000
Referee: unknown - to be confirmed
Match Trivia
This tie was played on Ibrox Park, before 12,000 spectators. The weather was excellent, a cooling breeze from the west tempering the rays of the sun. Lambie won the toss and the Queens played with the wind in their favour. Punctual on time Oswald kicked off for the Rangers. Some good play was witnessed on the part of Lambie and Cameron, who despite the strong breeze had some accurate shots into goal. However the Rangers cleared their lines, and McPherson darted off with a fine run down the wing, fairly outmanoeuvring the defence and forcing a corner, which however did not prove to any benefit for his side. The brothers Stewart commenced a good run for the Queens, but Drummond brought them up with a huge kick, and transferred play to the other end, but there again Smith, by fine defence frustrated the efforts of the Rangers to score. The wind was proving rather troublesome to the players, and sometimes well-executed runs were soiled by the difficulty in gauging the fickleness of the breeze. After about 12 minutes play the Rangers, amid applause, scored the first goal of the match. It was the result of a well executed run initiated about midfield by Miller on the right, who passed out to the left. McPherson and A Smith made off, and Smith just from about the touch line, shot across, and the ball was carried through the goal past Anderson. After half-an-hours play the Queens forwards dashed away in a body, and a fine opportunity presenting itself to D Stewart with a banging high shot, equalised the game amidst a great shout of applause. A moment or two later the Rangers goal was in danger, but Drummond by a supreme effort, cleared his lines. The ball found its way to McFarlane, who gauged the wind beautifully and landing the ball right in the mouth of the goal, W Stewart popped it through, placing the Queens in the ascendancy. At halftime the score was Queens Park 2: Rangers 1. On restarting the Queens came away, but Drummond, who had been playing a grand game throughout, relieved with a big kick. The Queens retaliated with a run along the left wing, and Lambie finished up with a terrific shot right across the goalmouth, but there was nobody up in time to accept the pass. The Rangers bent on equalising, played for all they were worth, but somehow they could never get properly into their stride, and some tantalisingly bad shpts all but lost their chances. All over the Queens were displaying wonderfully good form they were improving as the game went on- and D Stewart nearly added to the score, McLeod just managing to tip the ball behind. Nothing came of the corner flag kick except that the Rangers had to clear field, and there was a race for the Queens goal. Anderson however, seeing the danger, and with no one near to give him aid, ran right out and amidst cheers kicked the ball well down the field out of danger. The play of the Queens came as a surprise they began badly and disjointedly, but gradually they got into one anothers style, and fairly surprise the crowd. The Rangers have been seen far greater advantage, and in the back division Drummond was the only one who played up to first class form. Time was wearing on, and the Rangers were not showing any improvement in their form, dilly-dallying with the ball instead of sending it in and losing chances in this way. The closing stages of the game became rather exciting. The Rangers got well down, and the goal was at their mercy, but just as McPherson was about to shoot he was tackled and robbed of the ball. The tactics on each side were followed with intense interest; theyre being a complete revival of the enthusiasm that used to attend the meeting of these teams. From a well-placed ball by Mitchell it was thought the ball had gone through, but the Queens supporters fairly filled the air with their shouting when they saw the goal was saved. But the Rangers were not done with, and coming away in a body, Anderson rushed out and missed the ball, which came off Smith and went through. The equalising goal was hailed with great cheering. Play was of the most spirited fashion, each goal being assailed in turn, and amidst breathless excitement time was called, the score being Rangers 2 goals: Queens Park 2 goals.
