T Murray
Leckie (2)
McColl
Match Information
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: J.B. Stark (Airdrie)
Matchday: Saturday
Match Trivia
It has been a trait in the character of the Queen’s Park that the greater the opposition the better they play. That peculiar characteristic was fully borne out on Saturday. It appeared as if every announcement of a fresh signature to the list of Rangers players had spurred the amateurs to greater deeds, with the result that they set up a game better, perhaps than any they have played all season. For the first fifteen minutes they completely hemmed in the Rangers to their own end, and Rennie, Sharp and Law with the assistance of the half-backs, were sorely put to it to avoid disaster. McColl shot on several occasions, and one drive of his rattled the upright with Rennie hopelessly beaten. The ball rebounded to the feet of Leckie and Sim, but the later failed to gather the ball properly, and the goalkeeper easily turned aside his weak effort to score. On other occasions during that trying quarter of an hour the Rangers citadel almost fell; but it was not by means of continued pressure that the goal so well deserved was to come. Following this period Rangers rallied and had the best of the play. Backed up by forceful half-backs, the forwards were often around McKenna, who on one occasion brought off the best save of the match by throwing himself full length at a ball from Murray, while McPherson signalised his appearance in a Light Blue jersey by skimming the cross-bar with a fast drive. But through the ball could not be got, and it was not until three minutes from the interval that the scoring was opened, and then at the other end. McColl led out the Queen’s forwards, and the ball ultimately went to John McLean, within the penalty area. Getting round Sharp he slowly lifted the ball into the centre, and Leckie, who had always been bustling about in front of goal popped it past Rennie. It had been a trying first half, and the players were entitled to the extended interval, which was allowed them. Rangers gave the impression that they meant business on resuming, but those who thought the Queen’s had shot their bolt in the first half – and they were many – met with a surprise. The half-backs would not allow the Rangers ‘star’ forward to settle, and when the latter did get through the intermediate line they found Young and Fletcher a dour pair to circumvent. The equaliser came at last, however and the player almost wholly responsible for it was Gordon. He tore through the opposition very cleverly, and then slipped the ball on to Murray – who if not off-side, was dangerously near it – and the centre left McKenna no chance to save. There was a feeling now that the Queen’s would collapse, and with the pressure, which the Light Blues put on afterwards, it was a winder they did not. Even Law had a try at goal, and a good one it was, the ball striking the inside of the upright and rebounding into play. Then in the last fifteen minutes, the Queen’s forwards again led by McColl broke away. McLean again centred, and Leckie again scored. About seven minutes from time a penalty was converted by McColl, and the victory for the amateurs was complete. In the winning team which did well all round, the outstanding men were Young, Fletcher, McAndrew (the best half-back a field), McColl and McLean; while for Rangers none did better than Law, Galt, Gordon, Gilchrist and Douglas.
