Hogg
W Reid (2)
J Bowie
Goodwin
Match Information
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: R.T. Murray (Stenhousemuir)
Matchday: Saturday
Match Trivia
With Davie back in the team after a long absence, and an eleven at full strength with the exception of Eglinton, not yet quite fit, it was calculated that the Rangers would have no picnic in preserving their unbeaten record. The play of the last year’s Cup finalists warranted this anticipation for the first twenty minutes of the game, during which space their defence preserved quite a sold aspect against a series of attacks in the Rangers’ best style, while their forwards, particularly Waugh and JH McLaughlin on the right, moved with dash and cohesion, and at times the ‘Light Blues’ defenders had their work cut out to keep them at bay. Just at that time the Hamilton men were shaping at their best, it looked as if the League leaders were to lose the services of Campbell at back, who, in a collision with the Academicals right-winger, came down very heavily and lay like a log. Although quite dazed by the fall, he absolutely refused to leave the field, even although some of his comrades seeing his stunned condition, tried to effect his retiral by force. Although losing seven goals, Watson the visitors custodian, had some grand saves. In the first minute of the game Galt gave him a scorcher to hold, and he effected splendid clearances of shots from Smith, Hendry and Reid, before the Rangers managed to elude his vigilance through Hogg. Grand play by smith led up to his goal. After giving Watson a very stiff shot he caught the rebound and placing to Hogg, who although hampered, did the rest. Within a minute this performance was almost repeated only on this occasion Hogg’s final effort struck the outside of the net. Once starting to score the winners were not long in making the points practically assured, as before the interval, again from centres by Alex Smith, the best forward on the field, Reid had twice fount the net. The second half had only been a couple of minutes in progress when a miskick by a Hamilton half-back let Reid off with a rush, and eluding Miller’s attempt to intercept him he gave Watson little chance with his shot. From another combined Rangers attack Bowie close in slipped through a fifth goal, and two minutes later as astute back-heeler by Hogg gave Reid another chance, from which he got the best goal of the match with an oblique shot from a difficult position, the ball beating the goalkeeper all the way. These three additional goals were all got within fifteen minutes of the resumption and the remaining half-hour play calls for little description. From a corner-kick, nicely placed by Smith, Goodwin, who had previously narrowly missed scoring more than once, neatly headed the seventh goal just on time. The losers were not so hopelessly out of the game as the score would suggest. They really deserved to count, and had hard luck in being beaten pointless. Loch had to be very smart to get at one or two tries, although most of the efforts he had to deal with lacked sting. In the first half a fine header by JH McLaughlin from a corner just grazed the post with the Rangers keeper beaten, and in the second half a terrific drive by T miller wert equally near the mark. JH McLaughlin was the best of the line and did some very smart things. It was hardly to be expected that Davie would be at concert pitch, and he did not show a patch of his of form. He was up against Smith at the top of his form, splendidly partnered by Goodwin, who gave a most taking display. The other Hamilton defenders also cracked up badly before the bewildering movements of the Ibrox forwards, who to a man, gave a brilliant exhibition of combination in the outfield and deadly finishing. The home intermediate trio also excelled themselves, Galt especially being in rampant form, and Hendry very clever. They played so well that Law and Campbell had a comparatively easy passage. Of the two Law was oftener beaten, but was quick in recovery. The Academicals got the ball between the posts once, McNeill putting through direst from a corner-kick
