Drysdale (2)
A Venters <15
Crawford 73
Match Information
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: unknown - to be confirmed
Matchday: Saturday
Match Trivia
I think Ill make a move for Cathkin and see how the Third are getting along with Motherwell. The party who made the remark twenty minutes after the start at Ibrox Park imagined, like many other people, that all the zest had gone out of the struggle he was watching. The champions had got three goals in fifteen minutes, and it looked as if the show as to be a walk-over for them. On to half-time, the spirit of the Hampden players suggested that they, too were resigned to the inevitable. Their defence had been none too convincing, but they stuck it out without having conceded another goal. The young players in the home attack had done fairly well. A League debutant on the left from Dreghorn, Wallace, had struck a nice game with Venters, and Drysdale had snatched a couple of goals following Venters opening success in two minutes. As good as won, thought the Rangers. They lapsed into the mood of nothing-to-fear now! But the Queens struck a defiant attitude, without ever having been impressive. Came the right-about! A note of sensation in the first minute. A short pass back by McKillop to Gray gave Souter the opportunity to make the most dramatic turn of the game. He feinted and swerved to end the most skilful run of the struggle by eluding Simpson and confounding Dawson with a glorious goal. That goal put pep into the Amateurs. More like developed in their attacks, more sustained dribbling, and a more confident step from the men in the rear. An old head in the home attack and a more tactical right-half than the inexperienced McKillop, would have steadied the Rangers, and probably enabled them to hold what appeared still to be a winning lead. As they gained in confidence by the urge of Martin and Souters dribbling, and the wide distribution of Holland in the centre, the Queens waxed in energy, Holland got a second goal in twenty-eight minutes, and three minutes later Crawford ran in to register the equalising goal! A transformation with a vengeance! Almost a shock when Martin dribbled through and shot at Dawson. In a bold effort to restore the lead, George Brown was up among the Ibrox forwards, The temporary liveliness ended with shots from Brown and Fiddes, and a closing rally by the Amateurs. All was over. Cheers, loud and long for QP! Best for Queens were Campbell, Gardiner and Hosie in the rear. Whites unorthodox goalkeeping came off and he kicked a splendid long ball. Martin, Souter, Kyle, Holland and Crawford was the order of merit in their period of ascendancy. Rangers were best served in defence. Brown was excellent. Once the forwards got into the rut there was more to effect a recovery
