Stewart 43
A Brown
Stewart (2)
Match Information
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Major Vick (Glasgow)
Matchday: Saturday
Match Trivia
As generally anticipated, Rangers won in a canter against Alloa Athletic, at Ibrox. Their superiority, however, was not made manifest till after the interval. Up to the point when Stewart scored with a well-directed if somewhat soft shot, Alloa’s defence earned encomiums for than manner in which it resolutely kept the Rangers’ attack at bay. This was exceedingly praiseworthy, inasmuch as the Athletic carried a ‘cripple’ most of the time, Tracey being injured early on, though he pluckily played throughout under difficulty. The home backs suffered in comparison with their opponents in the division, and a deal of recovery work was, as a consequence, thrust on the middle line. The visitors’ front rank enjoyed a fair share of the exchanges, but although exhibiting cleverness in bringing the ball into the goal area, they were never able to drive home their advantage. In justice to the forwards it may be said that their half-backs did not render the necessary support, being fully employed in attempting to hold the opposition lot. In the main, however, the Athletic put up a quite commendable stand against their renowned rivals, and gained something in prestige as a result of their first-half display. With their defence slackening in the second half Alloa gradually faded out of the picture, and fell an easy prey to the skilful movements of the home team. Fore and aft Rangers than had the pull, and putting on the screw, goals were scored by Brown, Bowie, and two more by Stewart. This brought the latter’s total for the day to three, A remarkable feature of the game was Reid non-success in the scoring line, and to a combination of bad judgment and bad luck in this attributable. Lock must have had difficulty in keeping himself warm, so seldom was he called on. Boyle, in the Alloa goal, did splendidly, the balls which beat him, with the exception of Brown’s, being delivered from close in. Ormond and Fulton were inferior to Alloa’s pair, and Rangers’ back problem is yet unsolved. In the middle lines, Rangers were immeasurably better than Alloa, whose lot were set a hard task. Forward, Weir and Liddell were prominent for the visitors, and Ormond was not likely forget the former all at once. Brown, Bowie and Stewart were best of the home front line, the extreme left-winger being conspicuous all through.
