Mitchell
Unknown
Hyslop
Match Information
Manager: No Permanent Manager
Attendance: TBC
Referee:
Matchday: Monday
Match Trivia
It was only an ordinary evening match at Ibrox last night, but for all that the meeting of two such teams as the Rangers and the Hibernian at any time is an event fraught with considerable interest. And besides, the Hibs appearance in the West last night was the first they have made this season, and following so directly after the severe drubbing they received at Dundee, the match may be said to have been doubly attractive. At any rate, not a few enthusiasts were anxious to get a glimpse of the Edinburgh Irishmen, and the crowd for an evening fixture was of very respectable dimensions. Both clubs placed the identical teams on the field that had done duty on Saturday – the one against Dundee, and the other against Third Lanark. The game however, was not a great one. It was in fact singularly barren of exciting passages or incident. There was plenty of hard dour play, but comparatively little method or judgment was observed. The Rangers won by two goals to one, but he would be a bigoted partisan indeed who would not admit that ‘ Jack was as good as his master’, and that a draw would have given a correct index of the play. Victory rested with the ‘Light Blues’ solely owing to a magnificent effort by Hyslop who scored the second goal. Hyslop’s fame as a ‘pot’ shot is world-wide, but not till last night did the Glasgow people witness a practical illustration of his abilities in that particular direction. The shot was sent in to McColl fully 15 yards out, and so quickly did the ball travel that very few of the onlookers knew that a goal had been scored until the net rose with a mighty jerk. McColl clever custodian though he be, was helpless to save; in fact it is matters of doubt whether he saw the ball. Of course Hyslop got a rare ovation, and he deserved it. It was hard lines on the Hibs all the same, for until Hyslop gave his team the lead (about seven minutes from the finish) they had fully as much of the play as their opponents. Everybody thought the match would end in a draw, but when a team has players of Hyslop’s stamp in their ranks, one cannot tell, until the whistle blows, what the result may be. The Hibs were full of running throughout, and had the forwards exercised a little more care in front of goal, the day might have been theirs. As it was however, Dickie got some rasping shots to field, but the ex-Rentonian was in his usual champion form, and gave an irreproachable display of goalkeeping. The game was barely ten minutes old when the Edinburgh players banged the ball between the sticks, Dickie having no chance to save. Five minutes later the Rangers equalised by means of a free ‘kick’, which was admirably taken by Mitchell. It was a lucky goal, the ball just grazing the player’s hand as it went into the net. Afterwards the Rangers had several goal opportunities of adding to their total, but Turnbull and A Smith especially committed a few curious blunders. McColl behaved in fine style in the Hibs goal and got able assistance from the backs. The Hibernian half-back line were a tower of strength, and certainly did not suffer by comparison with the Rangers trio. Allan Martin kept a watchful eye on Turnbull, which had something to do with the peculiar form that player exhibited. Mitchell was the Rangers best half, and in ‘Paddy’ Murray he had a big handful to tackle. Dougal the Hibs left winger had some spicy encounters with Jackson and Gibson, but he almost invariably came off second best. The Rangers front line were evidently determined to put their best foot foremost, but somehow their combination savoured mostly of the scraggy nature. Little Crawford was all life and pluck, and had Miller not wandered so far into centre of the field his play might have been more effective. Mr James McPherson acted as referee.
