RC Hamilton xx, <45, >45
Cowden
J McPherson
Match Information
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Mr Philips (Glasgow)
Matchday: Saturday
Match Trivia
Much disappointment was felt by St Mirren’s supporters at the severe defeat of their team at Paisley. Somehow they anticipated a very close struggle with if anything a win for their favourites. They quite failed to take into account the revival form on the part of the Rangers, and this fact of course although upset their calculations. The Rangers once again proved themselves a grand all round combination and one capable of adapting themselves to any circumstances. The St Mirren field was liberally besprinkled with sand which made the travelling usually heavy and against fast football, but after the first ten minutes the Rangers took the full measure of things, and on to the finish of the game were by far the cleverer and more effective team. Hamilton began the scoring with a drive which Patrick ran out to meet but could not touch, the Rangers centre-forward having deftly worked his way through the opposing defence. Near the interval Hamilton once again outstripped the St Mirren backs, and getting into good position beat Patrick for the second time with a nice shot. The ground players tried desperately hard to change the tide of affairs, but the Rangers defence was a trifle too strong for them. Although two goals down the St Mirren began the second half in great style, their pace being faster and their shooting more frequent and dangerous than in the opening period. Dickie brought of several smart saves, however and Crawford and Smith were particularly alert and resourceful. A burst away by the Rangers forwards culminated in Hamilton scoring a third goal from close quarters, and this reverse momentarily staggered St Mirren. In a few minutes however they were once more pegging away in a manner that roused the enthusiasm of the spectators, and eventually Cowden scraped the ball into the net from a weak save by the Rangers custodian. The point however was deserved on play, and braced St Mirren to greater effort. Several times they looked like adding to their total, but they could never quite beat the opposition. McPherson capped a nice bit of play by shooting a fourth goal a few minutes from the close, and placed the result of the match beyond doubt. The St Mirren forwards were full of dash and seemed very easily knocked off the ball more especially the left wing. Lindsay and Orr initiated a lot of promising runs and required the most careful attention of Robertson and Crawford. Hamilton was the outstanding forward on the field, his shooting being up to his best standard. Campbell and Graham were very speedy and tricky on the wings, but near goal they appeared to lose confidence. At halftime St Mirren were strongly represented. But much of the work of the trio was rendered useless through erratic kicking. Gibson was the best of the Rangers line, although Robertson got through a lot of highly serviceable work. Smith and Crawford were in almost unbeatable form, the latter ably sustaining his reputation of playing well against his old club. Binnie and Cameron presented a bold front, but at close quarters they were rather easily beaten. Dickie and Patrick in their own way kept a good goal.
