McCulloch 3
G Brown 17
Match Information
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: M.C. Hutton (Glasgow)
Matchday: Saturday
Match Trivia
I dont know what the Hearts thought of themselves at the end of what will be a historic battle, but I am quite certain Rangers regarded themselves as a bunch of heroes. And quite right too. Imagine the position. Starting the second half each with a goal, bur with Rangers set to face the gale, Gillick a cripple who played only five minutes of this half, and Smith practically useless, it looked as if the Hearts had merely to eat up the opposition. But what happened? Rangers defence to a man put up a positively heroic resistance. They were helped by some horribly bad finishing on the part of the Tynecastle forwards and finished with a division of the points. The seemingly impossible had happened. It was tremendously exciting for both sides, for often a mere inch or two stood between the Hearts and a winning goal. While according Dawson a wonder goalkeeper and the five in front of him the unstinted praise they deserve, I am bound to criticise the Hearts forwards for their failure to profit by such a gift opportunity of scoring a decisive win. From the way they played in the first half- quick, clever, advancing and near-to-scoring finishing anyone would have plumped for a handful of Hearts goals in the second half. McCullochs goal, three minutes after the start, was splendidly worked, and more than once he was almost in again. Rangers lost Gillick after thirteen minutes, equalised through Brown four minutes later, and for a time were short of Smith also. Yet they more than held their own till the interval. Harkness made two brilliant saves from Fiddes and Venters. Even with the breeze, it was a performance for Rangers to stand level at the cross-over, but their chance of saving a point seemed gone. I have told you what happened. The steadites went wild with enthusiasm when the final whistle went and cheered loud and long. Every man in the Rangers rear must be complimented. I would not make exceptions. There were loose links in the first half-hour, but that second half stand made up for all. When Gillick and Smith were crippled, the remaining three put all their heart into it, and shared in the credit of the draw. Late in the game, they almost worked a winner and that would have been a sensation. As for the Hearts first half a good team, second half a failure in tactics so far as the forwards were concerned. The breeze was their ally and they let their ally down. Harkness and his backs, and the half-backs as well, did their stuff, but when the chance came, the front line was found wanting
