T Cairns (2)
McLean
Match Information
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: unknown - to be confirmed
Matchday: Saturday
Match Trivia
Rangers never looked like dropping a point at Ibrox against Clyde. The champions won looking round, and even although Clyde have some sine tries to their credit this season, the Shawfield lot were made to look rather ordinary by the time Referee Dougary signalled the end of play. As they often do, Rangers impressed more when operating against the breeze. There was greater snap in the movements of their forwards, while the Ibrox half-back line wisely kept the ball low in the circumstances. Rangers’ opening goal was a characteristic Davie McLean effort. The centre-forward got possession about thirty yards out, and after ‘cutely rounding Thorpe, he let drive with all strength, and the ball whizzed into the corner of the net just under the crossbar. When Cairns added a second goal from a beautifully-placed corner by Aitken soon after, it was no more than the champions deserved on the run of the game. In heading the ball netwards Cairns tuned a somersault, but the hardy Ibrox forward came up smiling to receive the congratulations of his comrades. Clyde were expected to be kept on the stretch defending for most of the second half, but it was apparent the Rangers were taking matters easy, and a good deal of the play raged in midfield. Thorpe and Melville gave little away in the shape of fluky kicking, and Shingleton was on the watch for a strong drive from McLean. It was well on to time when Cairns added to the Clyde’s woes by notching a third goal for the Rangers, and the Shawfield lot were thus beaten pointless by a much superior side. Hempsey had very little to do, and this was due chiefly to the dashing work of Blair. Manderson, for once in a while, was in indifferent form, and Chambers often left the speedy Irishman in lively bouts. The strength of the Rangers lay in their half-back line, and all three working untiringly, Dixon putting in some splendid touches as pivot. There was no comparison between the respective set of forwards. Rangers’ lot were keen to make tracks direct for goal. The shooting of the Blues, if not always deadly, was straight enough to keep Shingleton from day-dreaming. Aitken was clever at times in the first half, but he tapered off and tried to be too individualistic in the latter stages. Bowie was the best forward on view, and he gave McLean some gems of passes. Cairns was a grafter, and scored two goals, but McDiarmid had often seen to better advantage. Clyde did not play to recent form. Their defence was all right, but their halves were too easily eluded by the Ibrox forwards, although Cowan kept McLean from getting too much rope. Chambers was the best forward, and along with Lindsay formed a clever and elusive wing. Mackay was too closely policed by the restless Dixon to be often dangerous, and the right wing found Blair and Walls difficult to get past.
