Gossland (2)
Hill
Unknown (2)
Match Information
Manager: No Permanent Manager
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: unknown - to be confirmed
Matchday: Saturday
Match Trivia
Rangers wore their new strip for the first time. The heading of the above football fixture had become somewhat familiar to the lovers of the game during the past month as the present contest, which came off on Kinning Park, was the third meeting for the season. Despite the weather which was damp and disagreeable under foot although nearly dry overhead there would be at least 3,000 spectators within the enclosure and after a very fine game the Rangers beat the Queen’s Park by three goals to two. The play was very even till about a quarter of an hour from the finish when the younger club completely invested their opponents goal and kept up a perpetual siege and at length obtained the winning score after having half a dozen corner flag kick and as many close shots at goal almost in succession. There was little wind blowing and no advantage was gained on either side on such a level field as Kinning Park by the choice of ends. The Rangers kicked off and for about ten minutes some exciting play was witness at both ends – the Queen’s Park keeper having once to shy away the leather in hot haste. After this Anderson started a run midfield and dribbling the ball down to within 25 yards of the Rangers goal made a hard low shy which Gillespie failed to reach in time and the ball glided through between the posts. The Rangers however did not long remain inactive and after a smart run by Corbett on the right who passed the ball most judiciously to Gossland the latter squared matters for the home team. Not long after the ball was again started from midfield. Anderson, Watt and Webster got close together in a fast dribbling race and Anderson again shot for the Rangers posts. Gillespie however was at the proper spots in a twinkling and cleared his charge cleverly. A few minutes sufficed to bring the leather close up on the senior clubs goal where a shot from the foot of Hill struck the bar and bounced back into play. Half time saw the combatants on term of equality with a goal each. It was now Queen’s Park turn to kick off but the ball was soon returned and the Rangers had a corner flag kick which came so close that Holm and Arnott had exciting work to do in keeping the busy feet of Corbett, Hill, Inglis and Gossland from scoring. Although the pressure was relieved and when the ball got clear it was taken in tow by Kay, who got close up and when near the goal passed it over to Allan. The latter was challenged by Vallance but he managed to get clear and passed the ball under the bar. The game now stood at two goals for the Queen’s Park and one for the Rangers. The latter after this however may be said to have had the match completely under their control and again and again attacked their opponent’s lines with great determination. In a scrimmage close on the Queen’s Park fortress one of the backs in saving his charge fouled the ball and a ‘free kick’ for the Rangers was so well followed up that Corbett and Pringle between them scored a second goal for the younger club. The Rangers were now thoroughly determined to obtain the deciding record and every man of them seemed to try and excel his neighbour in keeping the ball down on the Queen’s Park goal. The forwards however were a deal too excited for careful passing and they could not get past the backs and goalkeeper who defended their charge with becoming pluck. For a time they filled up every gap and succeeded in clearing the besieged fortress after no fewer than six corner flag kicks almost in succession, but at last the circle was broken in a scrimmage and Inglis headed the ball between the posts amid great cheering, which was renewed as time was called a few minutes afterwards, leaving the Rangers masters of a hard fought field by three goals to two. The Rangers wore their new colours for the first time. They are so like those of the Queen’s Park that the players of both clubs must have been frequently at a loss to distinguish colleague from opponents particularly towards the close of the last round when the light was very indifferent.
