Fleming x, 6
Dunn >45
Match Information
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: P Craigmyle (Aberdeen)
Matchday: Saturday
Match Trivia
Rangers defeated Hibernian at Ibrox yesterday by three goals to one. Except for a really brilliant exhibition by Rangers during the first ten minutes of the game, the standard of play was little above mediocre. Rangers moved smoothly in the early stages, and in eight minutes were leading by two goals. Fleming had both. The first he secured with a shot, and the second with a neat header. Olay deteriorated steadily until the interval, but Hibernian infused some animation into the play after half-time. Dunn reduced the leeway in fifteen minutes with a swift oblique shot. Rangers after this developed their former dash, and in a scramble in front of sharp, and Edinburgh defender handled the ball. Cunningham took the penalty, but Sharp turned the fierce drive round the post – a brilliant save. Near the close Alan Morton cut in and shot hard and true past Sharp. It was not an encounter to evoke a great degree of enthusiasm. The Ibrox forwards took the eye at the start. They moved in a harmonious manner, and their halfs kept the ball moving forward at every occasion. McKay was the one Ibrox attacker who lacked poise. His passes were generally ill-directed, and his tackling impetuous. Cunningham and Malone worked like clockwork, and Fleming was keen for work. The Hibernian defence stood up manfully, and McGinnigle and Dornan kicked cleanly and tackled judiciously. Dunn was the moving spirit in the visitors’ forward line. He outwitted Craig frequently and Jamie Hamilton got jumpy. Ritchie got sufficient of the ball to achieve a greater measure of success than he did. Gray proved that he has an old head on young shoulders. Ritchie could not fathom the young back for quite a while. Miller and Kerr broke up many promising Ibrox schemes, but their work was minimised in effect when the forwards got possession. McColl appeared unable to put work on the ball. He skipped round in a big arc, and usually passe to a wing man – frequently not to advantage. As time went on, Cunningham lost a little of his accuracy in passing. Morton waxed in effect as Cunningham waned, and some of his mazy runs had the Hibs’ defence guessing. Dunn continually threatened danger when on the ball. He wheeled, dribbled and shot, and every time he got possession the Ibrox defence raced to cover their goal, while Craig anxiously tackled the elusive little Hib. T Hamilton in the Ibrox goal further enhanced his reputation. Some of his saved were masterly. His namesake at left back was not so sure of an enhanced reputation. His displayed rather poor judgment frequently. Taking the Rangers all over, they did not display championship form. True, there were flashes of the one-time wonderful form, but infrequently. Hibs appeared to lack a definite policy of attack; else a different result might have occurred. Their defence was sound, but the forwards were unable to think quickly enough. Rangers’ best – Gray, T Hamilton, Craig and Morton. Hibs’ stars were – Sharp, Dornan, Miller and Dunn. McColl is slowing down perceptibly. Cunningham missed a second half penalty
