G Henderson 88
Match Information
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: J.P. Rowe (Glasgow)
Matchday: Tuesday
Match Trivia
Three minutes before the finish, in the gathering darkness, Henderson scored the only goal which gave Rangers the points at stake at Ibrox last night. The Hearts’ goal had undergone severe pressure most of the second half, but their defence was sound. Rangers rested McCandless, Cairns and Alan Morton, Alan place being taken by young McGregor, who was transferred from Armadale recently. The recruit made quite a satisfactory debut, if a bit slow in getting tae the ball over. In the first half play was better divided, but even then, Rangers were the chief aggressors. Robb had one five save, however, from Green, who looked as if he will be able to get goals. Willie White was the busier goalkeeper. In the second half his fielding of the ball was a feature. Unfortunately, Willie met with a nasty accident in the closing period. He threw himself at Henderson’s feet as the Ibrox centre-forward was about to shoot. His ribs were bruised, but he was able to resume after King had held the fort for a few minutes. Never unduly harassed, the Rangers’ defence was sound throughout. Only on fugitive occasions do we get a glimpse of Jamieson, but like Reid, the other reserve, he always does his bit. The half-backs were all right, but the forwards, although clever, overdid much of their work. Archibald got many nice balls across. In the Hearts’ goal, White was clever and neat, and Crossan and Wilson seldom made a mistake. Both cleared their lines with power; indeed, occasionally, they carried the ball past their own forwards. Dand was the best of a moderate middle line, working behind a set of forwards who never knit. It was quite evident that the other four haven’t yet got the ‘lie of the land’ regarding Green who struck me as one likely to do well. Murphy spoiled otherwise good play by delaying with his crosses. The inside men were only fair, which remark also applies to Murphy
