SCOTTISH CUP FINAL

Evening Star, Issue 21743, 11 June 1934, Page 7

SCOTTISH CUP FINAL

100.000 SPECTATORS SEE GAME RANGERS' EASY WIN One has to, go back nearly, fifty, year's to find a Scottish Cup Final won with such ; ease as was the case last Saturdy, when the Rangers, of Glasgow, beat St. Mirren, of Paisley, by no less a score than s’.goals to 0 (writes our London correspondent). It was certainly . not the loser’s day. , Their defence held out gallantly for 35 minutes, but once it had been penetrated the match was good as won,A second goal came before half Time, and after the interval the Rangers, by delightful football arid without extending themselves, scored three more. Over 100,000 spectators watched,the match—lo,ooo .- more than can bo squeezed into Wembley next Saturday,•when : Portsmouth and Manchester - ’ City meet in the English final. PROMOTION AND RELEGATION. The problems of - championships, promotion, and relegation in the Association Football League are nearing solution, . Although Arsenal only ■ scraped home 2-1 against Sunderland, the: defeat of .Huddersfield at Middlesbrough means that the champions must loso their remaining fixtures and-the Yorkshire club win theirs for the ; Arsenal to be deprived of the title they gained last season. . At the. other end of the table it is still uncertain who will accompany Sheffield United into the- second division. Chelsea depressed their supporters by losing ’ at, . Manchester, arid elated them by overcoming Leicester City 48 hours afterwards, the position now being that a single point from two matches, one of which is against Arsenal, will give security to the Stamford Bridge club 1 . Bolton and Preston are still fighting for The honour of sharing promotion to division 1 with Grimsby. Lincoln City must go down, and may be joined by, Manchester United. Norwich City, made certain of elevation from the southern’ section of the third division* In the ./northern section Chesterfield.after leading from 1 the early stages or the season, have been-pegged back by Barnsley,-Though tie latter are by no means certain of promotion.