J Smith 20
Martin 77
Match Information
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: J Horsburgh (Bonnyrigg)
Matchday: Saturday
Match Trivia
Stamina will tell, I heard one gentleman say when he saw Ibrox park. If he though Rangers would win on that score, he was wide of the mark. The Amateurs finished as fresh as their more fancied opponents. It was not a shooting day, as events proved. The underfoot conditions were so bad that it was little wonder that exhibition football was out of the question. Legs swung through the air while the ball remained snugly in the mud or took some weird turn out of the players reach. Passes, too frequently failed to find their desired haven through the squally wind or stopped short in the sea of mud. Despite these handicaps, the players served up a contest which proved their fitness and reflected great credit on trainers Dixon and Manderson. Play fluctuated rather strangely. With the gale in the first half, rangers undoubtedly were on top, but at the interval led by a solitary goal, scored by Smith after twenty minutes. Queens defenders never allowed the Ibrox attack to settle, and with crisp tackling prevented the completion of many likely moves. White, too deserved great praise in this half. His anticipation and confident handling had much to do with Rangers meagre interval lead. With the elements in the second half, Queens were favourites. Strange to say, for the first twenty minutes Rangers dictated play, and looked like increasing their lead. Then, encouraged by the shouts of their supporters, Dodds and Company rolled up their sleeves, and the tables were turned. Rangers were put through it, and it was no surprise when Queens equalised with a goal that was the best thing of the game. In a Hampden raid, Dodds slipped to Crawford. The winger crossed a ball about two feet from the ground and Martin in good position, took it in the air. Like a flash his right foot drive went past Dawson. Rangers tried to retrieve the position, but it was Queens who almost counted before the final whistle sounded. Kyle was clean through but hung on too long and was dispossessed on the six-yards line. In the conditions, it would be unfair to criticise, and so hard did all the players strive it would be equally unfair to single out any for special commendation Kinghorn. There are great possibilities in this boy and when he gains experience he should make his mark in the game.
