T Cairns
Match Information
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: H Humphrey (Greenock)
Matchday: Saturday
Match Trivia
I have seen many a prettier game at Ibrox Park than this one. It was robust, it was keen, there was much hurry and scurry, but of the finer points we saw little. There were weaknesses on both sides forward, but, added to that; we had the half-back intervening to destroy any shape at combination that was attempted. The half-backs, in fact, were so many uncrowned kings, each doing a bit of despotic ruling and succeeding so well that we seldom saw either Lock or Hillcoat tested. Both sides had another feature in common. The centre-forwards had no grip of their wings, so the wings had to get along as best they could, and that was not good enough to beat the respective defences. Pursell was the best of his line, and Dixon of the Paisley intermediates. They tried to build up a game while the others were chiefly concerned about preventing the other fellows from doing any damage. But we must not overlook the stonewall defence of Marshall for the Saints or of Blair for Rangers. Both were splendid in tackling and clearing. Manderson’s speed enabled him Frequently to counter the smart play of Lindsay and Sowerby when these two were going specially well. Cairns, who got the goal five minutes after the start with a smashing shot from well out, was a great worker, but his passes were sometimes faulty. Clever little foot-worker as Archibald is, I fancy he would do better if he played more for his side and less for the laugh. Duncan was Rangers’ best forward, but he suffered from the general mediocrity of the line. Rangers were sufficiently the superior side to entitle them to the points. More, I feel certain, they would not claim
