G Henderson S Archibald
A Fyfe
Match Information
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: J.A. Martin (Clydebank)
Matchday: Saturday
Match Trivia
Moments that were dull were few in this Cup-tie at Hampden. Queen’s Park had the benefit of that gale in the first half. Many times did the ball beat them, but there were shots from Fyfe and Dickson which only the brilliant saving of Robb kept from giving them the lead. There were times, of course, when Gould’s goal was in jeopardy. On one occasion Alan Morton, playing as cleverly in the Royal Blue as he did in the black and white striped, but Struthers with that graceful touch, which is his alone, and shot hard. The ball went to Gould’s hands but was over before the goalkeeper it. Again, the Hampden goalkeeper came to the rescue when Muirhead went through. The Ranger’s shot rose from the goalkeeper’s hands, but he recovered in time to clear. And so, the game went – one goal now the other afterwards. Even Manderson, anxious to give his forwards the lead, went up the field on his own. His effort was praiseworthy but came to nothing. The Irishman’s partner, Smith, made a mistake shortly afterwards, and Robb saved well from Fyfe. The Rangers’ goalkeeper again saved from Anderson, but his best effort was, as already referred to, when he manipulated the well-judged and well-placed shot by the little chap Dickson. Now for the goals, said the Ibrox people when the cross-over took place. The wind had died down a bit, but there was sufficient to keep the flag flying. Eleven minutes of the second half had gone when the Rangers’ followers were made to think. Scott nipped cleverly round Smith, from the goal line he centred low, and with a side of the foot touch Fyfe had Robb beaten. But the other side had their innings five minutes later. Struthers had the ball at his foot within the goal area. He might have kicked the ball – anywhere would have done. Instead, he tried to beat Henderson, and Henderson won. The Rangers’ reserve centre scored a good goal. This gave the Rangers the confidence they hadn’t shown preciously. The Cunningham-Morton wing was much in evidence, but it was from the other side that the goal which won the match arrived. Archibald – this was 24 minutes after the second half had begun – got the ball. He shot, and the ball travelled past Gould, struck the inside of a post, and into the net. Then another thrill! Fyfe went through, had the Rangers backs beaten, and shot. Robb again saved, but the ball, going to Scott, the inside right centred. Up went Robb, also McAlpine. The goalkeeper got the ball away, and McAlpine got the goalkeeper. A temporary stop, but Robb soon came round. Allow me, first of all to congratulate the Hampden youngsters. They did well. Beaten by a slightly better team on the day’s showing, they will keep the amateur flag flying honourably. Rangers’ folks will admit that their team did well only in parts. There were weak spots. Robb could not be bettered, Manderson was seldom beaten. Smith, against as clever a forward as there was in the ten, was frequently beaten. Dixon was the best of a good half-back line, in which Meiklejohn shown great promise. Walls, as usual put in his best. Forwards, the left wing was best. Cunningham, evidently delighted to be relieved of the responsibility of centre-forward duty, plied Alan Morton skilfully and often, and if the old Hampden boy was not brilliant, he got over many fine centres, and on occasion shot with that deadlines which only good goalkeeping can beat. Archibald was all right. Muirhead inclined to hang to the ball, and Henderson ought to be persevered with. No fault could be found with Gould. Struthers was the better back, and in a half-back line not too convincing, but willing, I liked Roberts best. No forward of the ten bettered Scott. A little artist, this boy, possessed of much skill, and everything practical that he does. Think of less than twenty-two stones operating on one wing, and you have Scott and his partner, Dickson. Another clever boy this, and only lack of avoirdupois and inches beat him at time when his cleverness was worthy of carrying him through. Fyfe is more than a good centre-forward, He can await his opportunities, and make good use of them when they come his way. Like a colt, McAlpine seems to have rather more leg than he knows what to do with. I await his development win interest. Anderson got across some good balls, but Meiklejohn and Manderson were just rather much for him
