Fleming (3)
A Morton
Match Information
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: AB Williamson (Glasgow)
Matchday: Saturday
Match Trivia
Too easy! Two goals up in nine minutes, Rangers went from strength to strength, and won – as the jockeys say, looking round. Aberdeen disappointed me – they disappointed themselves. But the necessary alterations in the team, caused by the injury, last week, to McHale, told against them. They might have done better had they kept their end up a little longer, but when, first Fleming had then Morton, helped themselves to a goal each, after seven and eight minutes, respectively, there was really no hope for Pittodrie – and Pittodrie knew it. Rangers got their third goal after 38 minutes when Fleming headed through a Morton centre, and the fourth goal came along less than half a minute from the interval, when Fleming again headed past Blackwell, this time from an Archibald centre. Only a singe goal was registered in the second half, Archibald, from a difficult angle, only in an exhibition sense, for Rangers made all the running. Half-backs and forwards moved sweetly together, and the Pittodrie half-backs had a bust time chasing the raiders all over the place. Morton went hopping along in gay style – as if a ‘cap’ depended on it, and it was wonderful that more goals did not accrue from his dandy runs and centres. But, for a bit, the shooting was not first-class. McPhail and Cunningham, who dodged and side-stepped with delightful freedom, found his right foot refusing to answer to his will. It was a tip-top forward line so long as it needed to be, but before the finish there was larking which probably kept down the score. Buchanan into the tick of it, almost before his signature was dry on the transfer form, filled the bill exactly. He and Archibald had some merry cantrips in the second half. The Rangers’ defence was really not tested, but the young Hamilton cleared well and used his head effectively. What about Aberdeen? Well, they just had an off day, and anyway, they took their defeat well. Falloon had to go off 19 minutes after the restart, but I doubt if that made much difference to the issue, although he was as good a forward as they had. Bruce played most of the game at centre forward, but the line never got going properly. Although he lost five goals, Blackwell came out of the game with credit. He was not to blame for the loss of the goals, not being supported as he should have been by his backs. In fairness to the latter division, however, it must be admitted that they were over worked. The visiting halves were completely overrun by the fast and dainty moving Rangers’ Forwards. Only Black, a stuffy lad, showed any real ability to deal with them
