J Bowie (2)
McDiarmid
Match Information
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: unknown - to be confirmed
Matchday: Saturday
Match Trivia
Had Rangers been led by McLean their passage into the Glasgow Cup Final might have been secured by a greater margin than 3-0, but as it was the score flatters them. Queen’s Park played pluckily all through, and their young forwards deserve credit for their determined attacks on the Ibrox defence. It was in defence Queen’s shone, and although three goals against them look bad, yet they really played well. It was the visiting forwards line that made the first raid, and a sparkling run by Alan Morton in the first five minutes ought to have borne fruit. Rangers’ forwards took command. In fifteen minutes McDiarmid got possession and crossed in front of goal. Hart, Rangers deputy-centre, breasted the ball to his right foot, and planked it nicely out of Hunter’s reach, so that was all that was seen of Hart this half. McDiarmid got the ball again, was unmarked, and crossing first time, Bowie got his head on, and scored a second goal. It was hard luck on Queen’s, who were playing good football, but the lightness of the forwards told against them, and Manderson and Blair beat down the opposition rather easily at times. Rangers’ lead of 2-0 at half-time was more than they deserved. The second half saw Queen’s pressing until Bowie, always the prominent man, raced away and scored the best goal of the match ten minutes after resumption. Although three goals down the Amateurs played pluckily. They worried the Rangers’ defence time and again. Bell showed clever touches in centre. One run of his nearly brought a goal. He beat three Rangers, but in the end was overmastered by numbers. Of the winners Bowie stood out amongst his fellow, Cairns and Aitken coming next. Dixon had enough to do looking after Bell, and Pursell too often left Morton to be dealt with by Manderson. One save of Hunter’s showed his capabilities, and he is not to blame for any of the goals. Stevenson and Jackson were both good, and McKenzie was the best of the half-backs trio, Lambie and Kinloch was the most prominent wing, Bell a splendid centre, and for once Alan Morton the weakest of the five forwards.
