J Smith 16
McCulloch 59
Match Information
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: W Webb (Glasgow)
Matchday: Wednesday
Match Trivia
It was bad weather and a bad game at Ibrox last night, when Rangers and Third Lanark met in the first round of the Glasgow Charity Cup. The skidding ball was a problem for most of the players. It found them out as the saying goes. Anything a skidding ball is different from the other thing, right enough, but it should be easy for experienced men. Smith headed the opening goal for Rangers, and 14 minutes later he was injured in a head collision with Fleming and retired for goal. For the most part of the first half, the play was without any particular incident, except that Rangers gathered in a crop of corners. When the second half was 14 minutes old, McCulloch equalised while the Rangers defence stood and looked on. Brown had a good chance to score a minute later, but he shit direct at Dawson, who saved. A pass back by McLellan gave Archibald a great chance, but he put the ball over the bar. A drive by McPhail hit the bar, but that was about all the shooting in the second half. So, we had an extra half-hour. The first quarter of an hour was blank for goals, but in the last quarter Rangers came on a bit stronger. Eight minutes after the turn round Marshall pushed the ball back to McPhail, who took it on the drop and gave Taylor no chance. Close on the finish Marshall shot the third goal the ball going in off Carabine. Rangers won with a struggle, playing of courage, ten men for an hour and half. But they did not play well and will have to play better to keep the cup. There were no stars, though some hard workers, among then Simpson, Marshall and Smith, while he was on. Gray and McDonald had little to do, nor hard Dawson. It was pretty much the same with the Third Lanark defence, in which Carabine and Blair did specially well. Denmark used his head cleverly, but he should have gone ahead when the chance was there. Brown was clever at times, but finished badly; just like Archibald, who persisted in hitting his opponents with the ball. McCulloch and McKenzie were the best of the Cathkin line, and I wouldnt say that means a great deal. The attendance was like the weather poor.
