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Match Information
Manager: No Permanent Manager
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: unknown - to be confirmed
Matchday: Saturday
Match Trivia
This match the only one of much consequence in the city on Saturday, took place at Ibrox Park in presence of about 4500 spectators, and ended in favour of the visitors by seven goals to three. The weather was fine for the contest, and the ground in the best of order for close dribbling and passing. The match all through however was disappointing, as the play on both sides was wild and uncertain at time; but while the Renton took it easy in the second round, the Rangers play was erratic and uncertain all through. In fact a score of ten goals shows something wrong in a first class match. The Rangers kicked off, and the ball being well centred in midfield, was soon put in good position among their backs. Here Campbell got a good chance, and shot close over the bar. After the kick out the Renton men attacked the Rangers lines with great vigour, and McNee came so close on the goal, and made a good shy, but the ball was headed out by Cameron. The Rangers after this had a fine combined run, and Peacock on the right finished a lovely run by sending the ball across to Aird, and that player made a fine goal – Lindsay falling in trying to stop the leather as it glided through. This early succession the part of the home team put considerable life into the Rangers forwards, and as soon as the ball left midfield they were no time in returning the kick-off, and a shot from McLellan went over the lines. Lindsay made a fine kick out in front, and a smart piece of dribbling by the Renton left wing brought the ball down to the Rangers goal, where Hotson was so hard pressed that he headed it over his own lines. The Renton men accordingly had the first corner flag kick, and in the scrimmage that succeeded the Rangers backs behaved in such a plucky manner that the ball was soon cleared away. J Campbell and Brown, however lost no time in bring it back, and a clever goal was made by the latter who dodged the keeper. The game now stood at one goal all, and it was the Rangers turn to kick-off from the centre. In the succeeding five minutes play the home eleven worked their way up to the Renton goal, and a fast shot from the foot of Peacock had to be thrown out by Lindsay. The ball was sent back in a goal ward direction again, however, and for the second time Lindsay had to clear out. After this the Renton forwards pressed their men very hard, and another corner flag kick followed, and soon a second goal, beautifully taken by McCallum. Nicol tried to reach the leather, but it was too late. The crack Dumbartonshire team were now fully in it, and five minutes later J Campbell scored a third goal out of a scrimmage. A few minutes after the Rangers next kick-off the ball was returned and sent between their posts, but the centre man (Campbell) was adjudged offside, and the effort went for nothing. The Renton men, however were not long in making up time, and again attacking the Rangers lines with vigour put goal No.4 to their credit by a beautiful shot from the foot of J Campbell. Halftime was now approaching and the Rangers before the whistle sounded, not only relieved their lines, but made it hot for their opponenets at the top goal, as Lindsay had to chuck the ball out and kick clear twice before the lines were fairly out of danger. After a short interval the teams changed ends, but there was no wind to give any advantage. The ball had no sooner been started from the middle by the Renton team than it was returned and dribbled right through the Rangers goal. With the score standing at five goals to one the teams again faced up in midfield, and the Rangers apparently ashamed at the long record against them recovered a bit, and made a momentary attack on the Renton lines, and obtained a corner flag kick, but the Renton men soon drove them off and turned the tide of battle to the other end, where a sixth goal was scored from a corner flag kick. After this the play became more opening character, and several smart runs were made on both sides, but the expert passing of the strangers soon began to tell on the Ranger, and although they got the ball well down on their opponenets goal several times the careful back play of Kelso was too much for them, and they had soon to fall back on their own lines. One fine effort however inaugurated by Aird and Pringle was at length successful, the former judging the situation very smartly and sending the ball past the goalkeeper in splendid style. The game now stood at half-a-dozen goals to two in favour of the Renton, and it was their turn to bring the ball up to the centre of the field and kick-off, and in a few seconds the Rangers were fairly in front, and gave the Renton backs some hard work – a shot from Peacock going close on the bar. In turn, however the strangers pressed their men, and McCallum sent the ball through. Offside however was claimed and allowed but the ball had no sooner been kicked off by the Rangers goalkeeper than it was returned by the forwards and McNee made matters sure by scoring goal No.7. The Rangers kicked off again and for some time the play again assumed an even aspect by neat kicking. The Rangers warmed up a good bit however, and made another determined effort to reduce the long odds against them, and succeeded after Gow had shown several clever things in defending the Rangers goal. The local forwards started a fine run, and after clearing the Renton backs and halfbacks, who were doing their best to defend the pavilion end goal, Sommerville slipped through the pack with the ball at his right foot, and sent it spinning through. The teams had now barely time to face up in the centre again when the signal for the cessation of hostilities was given, leaving the Renton eleven the victors by seven goals to three.
