Dykes og 20
A Venters 24
Smith 83
Match Information
Attendance: 9000
Referee: M.C. Dale (Glasgow)
Match Trivia
Ten minutes pure farce, thirty minutes interesting, anybodys game kind of football, the rest dreary, one-way traffic stuff! That was the longest second half Ive ever sat through. How we sighed for that final whistle! And how I pitied Dawson! Apart from a couple of goal-kicks, he didnt touch the ball after half-time. Whalley should have kept the interest alive when he broke clean through just before the interval, but he dallied, and Woodburns foot poked the ball to safety. Woodburn did a lot of that kind of thing while Hearts were still in the game. By half-time he and his wing halves had the Hearts attack completely subdued. Symon was the half-back par excellence. He stopped everything down his side, started almost everything that threatened Hearts goal. But it was George Brown who dictated the tempo of the game. While Rangers were still fighting for control, he was as lively and daring as a youngster. He smacked the upright with the best shot of the match, ripped open Hearts defence with delightful distribution. Once domination was established, he contented himself with bare necessities. Young Beattie followed close behind Brown in the honourable mention list. He was courage, speed, ball control, and a sense of position remarkable in such a boy. And he knows where crosses should go. Rangers first goal came from his gorgeous in-swinger, which Dykes deflected into the net. He made it ridiculously easy for Smith to net the third. He should be a post-war star. Others who deserve special mention among twenty-two who all deserve congratulation for their display under difficulties are McClure, Philp, Dykes, Dougan and Gillick
