Henderson
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Match Information
Manager: No Permanent Manager
Attendance: unknown - to be confirmed
Referee: unknown - to be confirmed
Matchday: Saturday
Match Trivia
In a very strong breeze, and in presence of about 4000 spectators this event came off at Ibrox Park, Govan, and ended in a tie, each team scoring one goal. The field was in good condition, but the wind completely spoiled the play all through. The Queen’s Park kicked off against the wind, which was blowing half a gale, and after some passing by the bulk of the forwards the ball was kept pretty near the centre, but it was soon scrimmaged down on the Queen’s Park lines, and had to be kicked clear by Arnott. It was again returned however, and sent past the left post. After the kick-out the Queen’s Park backs did one or two fair returns, but the ball was soon down on their goal again, being neatly dribbled down by John Allan. The other forwards were well on the alert and an exciting scrimmage ended in the ball being cleverly put between the posts by McCreadie. This score so early in the game was certainly not expected, and a loud cheer was raised by the spectators at the success of the home team, who were showing great judgment with the wind. The teams then faced up in the centre and from a second kick off the Queen’s Park made a few yards by some clever passing on the part of Berry and Gulliland, but the wind was too strong to maintain the advantage, and the ball was once more down on the visitors goal, where Gillespie put out two hard shies by McCreadie and McFarlane, and id it very cleverly. After this the Rangers continued to press their visitors, and the goal-posts were closely besieged by the light blue clad men, and Arnott for a wonder, missed his kick. The ball, however did not go very far away, and was safe, but a short time afterwards the scrimmage got hot near the Q.P. sticks, and a couple of corner-flag kicks were made in succession from the pavilion side of the uprights. The Queen’s men still showed a grand defence, and Gillespie never lost his presence of mind for an instant, although shots were coming thick and fast from all sides of the goal. At length the visitors kept the ball down in better form among the forwards, and from a smart run on the left by Eccles and Sellar it was brought well up on the Rangers goal, where it was fouled by one of the backs a few yards from the keeper, and the free kick that followed was a dangerous one for the Rangers. They saved the shot from D Allan, however and sent the ball clear. After this Paul and Eccles had a good run, but McIntyre, who was playing in his beat form saved. As halftime was approaching the game became more open, and the Queen’s Park held their own to the end, in face of the breeze, but it just took Arnott and Sillars all their time to watch Allan and McIntosh. The Queen’s Park had now the wind in their favour, and it was expected that they would soon equalise the contest without much effort, but such was not the case. The Rangers kicked off and kept the ball well in the Queen’s Park territory for a few minutes, but it was soon returned, and from a beautiful shot by Arnott it was given to the forwards who were at this time led by Sellar. He got well up on the halfbacks, when he lost the ball just as he was poising for a shy at the Rangers goal. The ball was thus put out of danger, and from a clever piece of passing by J Allan and McFarlane on the Rangers side the team got pretty close on the Queen’s Park goal, with the stiff breeze in their teeth. A scrimmage afterwards occurred, and from it the ball was sent over the touch-line near the centre flag, and as the Queen’s Park backs kept close on the ball it was sent down the field as soon as it was thrown in. Allan and the elder McCreadie had a piece of tackling made of it, as the leather still continued to keep pretty close on midfield. By and by however the Queen’s park came away in several close runs, but it must be admitted that they were not playing in anything like the form expected, and could not get the leather between the posts. At length however, Sellar started a good run, which was ably sustained by Gulliland and Berry, and a smart goal was earned for the black-and-white striped men by Gulliland, who had earlier in the round made a shy that hit the goal bar, and caused the ball to bound into the field of play. The teams were now equal, and this state of matters continued to the close despite the determined efforts of the Q.P. to force the ball through, and the equally powerful defence of the Rangers to prevent them. The game thus ended in a tie, with one goal all.
