Weir (4)
Pringle
Unknown
Unknown
0
0
0
Match Information
Manager: No Permanent Manager
Attendance: unknown - to be confirmed
Referee: unknown - to be confirmed
Matchday: Saturday
Match Trivia
This was the leading game in Glasgow on Saturday and came off on the ground of the Rangers at Kinning Park in presence of a fair turnout of spectators. The St Bernard’s Club have been showing up very well in Edinburgh and although they were beaten by six goals to one they played a fair and honourable game all through and never attempted to line up in front of their goal unless it was deemed absolutely necessary. Indeed it was mainly owing to the open nature of the whole contest that the Rangers were able to augment their score so rapidly in the second round. The home team however were in rare fettle from goalkeeper to left wing man and better dribbling and goal taking than that shown by Weir could scarcely have been expected on any ground. The Rangers lost the toss and played with the sun in their faces during the first half and were not long in attacking their opponents goal with some effect and when ends were changed Weir had put the leather between the posts himself no fewer than three times after beautiful runs in company with Pringle, McFarlane and Inglis. Once or twice the St Bernard’s had a scrimmage at the Rangers goal and once the keeper had to use his hands very smartly but they did not force the ball through. A few minutes before the third goal was taken one of the strangers got his leg hurt in consequence of coming in contact with a club companion and he had to retire leaving his team to play one man short. In the second round the play was more even for a time the backs of the St Bernard’s doing fine work in saving their goal. At length after an exciting tussle in front of the fortress one of the St Bernard’s forwards cleverly sent the ball between the posts after the goalkeeper had made a plucky effort to dodge the leather away by means of a drop kick. The game now stood at three goals to one, but the Glasgow club were not long in renewing their efforts and after a hard scrimmage a fourth goal was added by the clever passing of the whole of the Rangers forwards. After the ball again left midfield the young Edinburgh club made a determined effort to score but one of the team (Charlton) lost a fine chance by shooting the ball pass the left post. Eventually another fine run by Weir ended in a fifth goal to the Glasgow club and before the game closed an exciting scrimmage in front ended in a sixth being registered for the Rangers, Pringle giving the leather the last touch. The game, which was a very pleasant one throughout, thus ended in favour of the Rangers by half a dozen goals to one. The back play of the Rangers was very fine, the captain (A Vallance) and Young doing some grand work. For the strangers the back play was also very creditable and the goalkeeping of Pearson excellent. For the Rangers W Ness showed great judgment and remarkable coolness in front of goal and caught two ‘flying shots’ in a way that roused the enthusiasm of the spectators.
