McKay 3
Dr Marshall 34
Match Information
Attendance: 16,500
Referee: Tom Dougray (Bellshill)
Matchday: Wednesday
Match Trivia
Without seeking to be too severe on Queen’s Park, it is no more than the truth to say that Rangers simply walked their way into the Glasgow Cup final at Hampden Park last night. They made the game secure in the first half, when they scored three goals, two of them coming from McKay, and the other from Marshall. The only score of the second half was credited the losers, McAlpine getting a very fine goal. It was very fitting that Robert McKay should have been the top goal-scorer of the evening – he outshone all others. I am safe in saying that he played his best game for the ‘Light Blues’. He has been as clever on the ball before, but with much less coming from his work. His passes were accuracy itself. Rangers had Purdon, the ex-Baillieston junior, playing his first big game for the club. He came through his baptism with credit. Of good build, he kicks a beautiful ball, and his tackling was quite good. Weir, his partner, also did well. Behind them Hamilton was safe. Arthur Dixon, returned to the half-back line, was the usual sound defender, if lacking in attacking power. Craig and Shaw at his either elbow did all that was asked of them. McKay found good response from Archibald; on the left wing the co-operation of Tom Muirhead and Fleming was quite effective, although Tommy was inclined to get back to his accustomed position in the middle line. Marshall did nothing outstanding except for his goal. Inly in defence can much be said in praise of the Amateurs. Harkness and his backs were severely tried, and with Gillespie they did all that men could do to stem the tide, which flowed against them most if the time. In the second half we saw flashes of brilliance from McAlpine, but all over it was a very moderate Hampden attack. Crawford, who got too little of the ball, when he did get an opportunity showed himself to be worthy of better attention. Rangers got their first goal four minutes after the start, McKay taking advantage of a series of blunders in front of Harkness. Thiry minutes later Marshall headed home an Archibald cross, and three minutes before the interval McKay got Rangers’ third. McAlpine scored for QP early in the second half. Later, either he or Russell ought to have finished off a cross from Crawford near to the finish, even if the ball was travelling rather fast.
