Fleming 6, 12
B McPhail (2)
Main
A Morton
Match Information
Attendance: 25000
Referee: JS Archer (New Stevenston)
Match Trivia
Now theres a goalkeeper for you Sam Page his name, and you can take your hat off to him. Thats what the standites at Ibrox did when the teams came off at the interval. Rangers were then leading by a couple of goals scored by McPhail and Fleming but what the total would have been but for the skill of Sam I wouldnt care to say. He had no earthly chance with the balls that beat him both headed McPhails from Morton centre, and Flemings from Archibalds corner-kick. I mention two saves in particular, the first from McPhail, who delivered a shot with aa the force of a running blow and the other from Morton at point blank range. These, I think made the crowds enthusiasm rise. Seven minutes after the turn-about McPhail took a neat pass from Muirhead and shot a third goal for Rangers. Page, I think being then partly unsighted. McBain, who had been injured in the first half, was now operating at outside right, and it was he who gave Main the pass which enabled the latter to beat Hamilton with a ball that went right across and in at the far corner. In this half, the Saints played better all over, even under the handicap of McBains transference. They were giving tit-for-tat when suddenly, the Rangers half-backs and forwards let themselves go. Page and his backs met the onslaught courageously but could not prevent McPhail and Fleming bringing the Ibrox total to five. Fleming had a big share in McPhails goal and McPhail and Morton a hand in Flemings. It was the usual story Rangers a team from goal out, St Johnstone struggling gamely to make the best of their inferiority. McPhails three goals were not the beat of him it was general effect on the game that was most telling.
