Cross
W Reid 35
A Bennett 75
Match Information
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: J Bell (Dundee)
Matchday: Saturday
Match Trivia
One has got to go back to the days of Oswald and Johnstone to parallel the bright display of the Third Lanark team in the first half of the cup tie at Cathkin Park with the Rangers. For soundness in defence and dash and combination forward the Cathkin men dwarfed their opponents. The display of the side all round was an exposition of almost perfect football. Not once last season, when Third Lanark won the Glasgow Cup, did the team exhibit such sterling work in the field. They seemed to possess a winning chance on Saturday up to the interval, but after that the Rangers, who had Bennett injured and off the field for half an hour before the teams crossed over, took a more resolute grip of the game when he reappeared, and never slackened afterwards. For this change in their fortunes the ‘Light Blues’ were mainly indebted to the persevering and vigorous work of the half-backs. Galt was brilliant all through, and Stark put in a deal of successful intervening work in the second half when the strong-going Third Lanark forwards were held so thoroughly in check. Gordon showed his versatility by doing well at right-half and in clever forward co-operation with Gilchrist what time Bennett was in the pavilion. The aggressiveness of this trio turned the scale at a critical period. This Third lost their opportunity in the first half, but the pace they set was too hot to maintain. All their raiding and shooting had no effect on Lock, who kept a splendid goal, and but for a bad miss by McKenzie after ten minutes, when a long shot by Cross too effect, the Ibrox goalkeeper might have kept his charge intact. Reid got the equaliser goal close in about seven minutes from half-time, after Brownlie had saved from Gilchrist and his goal was crowded. The winning goal was got by Bennett about twenty minutes from time, off a clever ground pass by Reid, who saw the right winger had an open position. The goal was cleverly taken all the same. Physically the more imposing side in defence, the Cathkin real line came well out of the struggle. Brownlie cleared his lines splendidly and kicking from goal he often sent the ball beyond midfield. Sloan is a wonderfully safe back. He cleared with power and decisiveness and showed coolness and resource in all he did. Barr, if less showy was equally safe and is keeping up his form splendidly. Nothing better could have been desired then the aggressive work of Fairfoul, Ferguson and Mainds in the first half, but only Fairfoul was able to cope with the Rangers attack in the second portion of the game. At no part of the thrilling struggle were the Rangers forwards equal to the Third men in the first half, and their recovery was due to the dashing tactics of the half-backs. They hustled more in the second half, and spread the game. As the play progressed a better understanding was developed by Reid, Gilchrist, McPherson and Bennett. Hunter was unaccountably out of it, and seemed timorous. For trickiness Rankine and Johnstone were the cleverest pair on the field, the younger man exposing the inexperience of McKenzie at close quarters. Cross exchanged place with Hosie towards the close, but the move brought no better luck. For swinging centres from the left, the lanky Cathkin winger has few equals. As a pair the Cathkin backs were the most reliable, but Law served his side well. Victory gave the Rangers entry into the Glasgow Cup final
