Meikleham 60
Lindsay 63
McKinnon 65
0
0
Match Information
Manager: No Permanent Manager
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: unknown - to be confirmed
Matchday: Saturday
Match Trivia
These clubs met in the ground of the former, Kinning Park to play off their cup-tie. There was a large crowd of spectators present variously estimated at from 3000 to 4000 and the greatest excitement prevailed all the time the game lasted. The frost had rendered the ground anything but pleasant to play upon and while in some laces the grass kept it in fair condition near each goal where some determined tackling and heavy chargers were conducted on both sides not a few of the combatants must have felt sore after coming in contact with other players and as far as we have been able to ascertain however nobody was seriously injured and the fact of being now able to play in frost and snow as has been illustrated. During the past fortnight will no doubt embolden Association football players to make some new experiments. The result of the match was a surprise to many while not a few would had considered the Rangers wanted some of that brilliant dash and finish which characterised their play for the past two seasons looked upon it as likely to happen. This too was strengthened by the fact that the Dumbarton team were in splendid condition and while they certainly now and again played somewhat more roughly than their opponents when at close quarters still their combined action and through training together with superiority stamina carried then to victory by three goals to one. The game was started by the strangers kicking off and for a time some good all round play was shown on both sides, the Rangers having the first corner flag kick. A short time after a heavy scrimmage occurred about midfield and one of the Dumbarton forwards got the ball away and being followed well up by the others they approached the Rangers goal cleverly and Miller sent the ball through. Some of the Rangers however who amid cries of ‘charge behind’ stopped playing while the run was being made claimed an infringement of Rule 9, and this being sustained by the referee, the ball being brought back to its original position and a free kick allowed. Although each goal was in turn pressed and some narrow shave made by fine shots, there was no scoring in the first half. Not long after ends were charged the Dumbarton team got close on the Rangers goal and twice Gillespie saved it in brilliant form getting the ball thrown out on the second before he was charged clean through by Lindsay and Brown. After this each team had a corner flag kick without any result, but at this stage the Rangers began to show superb passing lay in front Struthers, Pringle and Steel keeping well on the ball and repeatedly bringing up near Dumbarton goal, but here the keeper also showed good judgment. At length by a determined run Steel and Struthers got it up again and being sent ball by the goalkeeper was once there kicked straight up by Steel and cleverly headed through by Pringle, about nine or ten minutes after the second round was started. The Rangers looked like following up their advantage, a splendid run being made by Struthers almost to the goal mouth but a bad shot at the finish lost a grand chance. After this Dumbarton had the game to hand. They had a couple of corner flag kicks in a few minutes and not long after the place was cleared the forwards got in front again and in an exciting scrimmage the ball was forced through the Rangers post by Meikleham, after it had hit the bar and bounced back. After five minutes further on another scrimmage from a corner flag kick enabled the strangers to score a second goal, Lindsay giving the ball the last touch through and before time was called a third was registered for Dumbarton by McKinnon the game thus ending in their favour by three goals to one. For the winners Lindsay, Brown Miller and McKinnon were the most prominent in front while at back Lang was in grand form. Most of the Rangers forwards played so well but a few of them were pretty much exhausted before the close. The great weakness of the defeated team was the back department. While Gillespie kept goal perhaps as well as he ever did in his life there was poor judgment with most of the back and as for H McIntyre who used to be one of the best half backs in Scotland, nobody seemed to know what position he played. Some time he acted as a back and at others half back and forwards and all through the game was in the way of the others. Not a few of the usual visitors to Kinning Park must have wondered why Angus who is the best goal taker in the Rangers should not have been preferred before McIntyre
