The ground arrangements at the rendezvous must be stated. These are on a very elaborate scale, and, with favourable weather, Hampden will form a spectacle such as has never been seen on this side the Tweed in connection with football. There is a great stir at Hampden, and this will continue till the day of the match. Every seat on the east and west stands has been numbered. The new centre stand, which is being erected between the east and west stands, is to accommodate 450 persons, and will offer perhaps the finest view possible. Above the centre stand is being erected a press box which will be fully equipped. The stepping of the pavilion and stand enclosures has been more than doubled, so that the former will now accommodate 1,500 persons, and each of the latter fully 5,000. New entrances are being opened at the east end of Somerville Drive, and in all about 50 turnstiles and gates will allow the human streams to flow into the ground. Then there will be about 200 police on duty and a similar number of stewards and assistance. On a modest estimate the number which Hampden can comfortably hold is 100,000.
 

'THE GAME'
   Slightly before the advertised time for the kick-off Menzies et the ball in motion to the accompaniment of a hurricane of cheering. The English forwards immediately forced their way down the field, but Raisbeck came to the rescue, a brilliant bit of heading on his part intercepting a pass that Bond meant for Shepherd. The visitors came again, and Harris looked uncommonly like getting through when Dunlop intervened. A free-kick for Scotland was of material assistance to the home side, but Smith when favourably placed sent ridiculously wide. Down came England again, only to be sent back by Aitken, and some delicate finessing between Aitken, Howie, and Stewart left the latter in possession within shooting distance, but he placed over the bar to an accompaniment of audible regret on the part of the expectant onlookers. The escape for the English goal was rather too close to be pleasant, and to readjust matters Harris gave an opportunity to Conlin to make off down the left wing. Aitken and McLeod were beaten in turn, and Harris, receiving the ball, again shot wide. Although playing against the wind, Scotland were well holding their own, and hereabouts they gave glimpses of that combination which was subsequently the distinguishing characteristic of their play. A corner against England left matter in statu quo, and then, following a run down, McBride had to save, but before he could get rid of the ball Shepherd charged him, and the goalkeeper received a nasty shock, which necessitated a stoppage for a few moments. Shortly after resuming Makepeace was injured, and for the remainder of the game England played with only ten men. How greatly this handicapped them was soon apparent, for the Scottish team kept the ball as much as possible on their right wing, where Stewart and Howie were able to do pretty much as they liked. Burgess rose to the occasion, and Veitch and Harris also did some of the work which Makepeace was lamenting in the dressing-room he could not perform, but this distribution of labour weakened other parts of the team, and the effects were soon apparent. Raisbeck and his colleagues gave the Englishmen not the smallest liberty. Their attempts at combination were strangled almost at their birth, and for an appreciable time Scotland dominated the situation. There was hope for the visitors when Conlin cleverly threaded his way past Raisbeck and McLeod, but at the critical moment, when the goal appeared absolutely at his mercy, he stumbled, and fell within the penalty area. From the clearance the Scottish inside forwards got under way, but Veitch cleverly robbed Livingstone, dribbled down, and shot at express rate, but the ball went just over the bar. The game continued of the ding-dong order, but it was not a great game so far. There was too much ballooning, and the forwards on both sides often easily lost control of the ball, but this was due to some extent to its lively nature. The Scots, however, were the more nippy in their movements, and never allowed their opponents to settle down. A shot was occasionally sent in at each end, but the Scots had the larger number of chances, though they failed to avail themselves of them, their shooting being faulty. Eventually Crompton had a free kick given against him for fouling Smith, and the kick was entrusted to Dunlop. He sent the ball to Howie, who was close in, and he shot. Ashcroft made what appeared to be a proper clearance, as he did not muff the ball in any way, but the referee pointed to the centre, and Scotland were a goal up after forty minutes' play. This was disappointing to the visitors, and there is no doubt in affected the play adversely, but they did not cease their efforts to defeat McBride. The defence, led by the ubiquitous Riasbeck, would not, however, be broken down, and every attack that the English team made was beaten off—sometimes not without difficulty—but it was done. As half-time approached the Scots set up a warm bombardment of the English goal, an no one would have been surprised had it been captured, but it was successfully defended.
   Play was not resumed for fifteen minutes, but immediately operations were again in full swing Scotland took up the running, Howie losing control when he looked like going through. Shepherd was brought down in a manner not 'according to Cocker,' but the free kick was of no value, thanks to a dashing bit of work by Dunlop, though in the next minute a capital opening on the English left was allowed to go begging. Deliberate combination between the whole of the Scottish forwards enabled them to threaten Ashcroft again and again, but when a goal seemed a certainty Ashcroft or Burgess would rush in and save the situation. From a long return by the rover, Bond made one of the few good runs he favoured the onlookers with during the afternoon, but instead of centring in good time he indulged in a single-handed tussle with Raisbeck, the Scot emerging from it with the ball at his toe. Down the field went the the centre half, and the running was subsequently taken up by Stewart and Howie, and the latter working himself into position got in a mighty drive which Ashcroft threw himself at, and turned aside at the expense of a corner. Harris now decided to bring Burgess up, and the result was that the Scottish forwards were repeatedly offside. They were pulled up with such frequency that some of the spectators were obviously irritated, but this was allayed when Howie accepted a centre from Smith, and guided, rather than kicked, the ball into the net out of Ashcroft's reach. It was a capital goal, well worked for, and thoroughly deserved, and this second success of the Scots was met with a fusilade of cheers. The game was now apparently safe for Scotland, but they did not relax their exertions, and they were clearly the better team. The English relied their attack upon spasmodic rushes, but these did not succeed against the rock-like defence of the Scots, who were now playing a winning game with a confidence begotten of success that presaged further disasters for the visitors. Menzies, who had been keeping his forwards well together, was twice pulled up for off-side, the second time when he was right through, and following the second free-kick the ball went out to Bond, who centred back, and Burgess grazed the top of the crossbar with a rasping shot. The Scots were not done with, and an artistic pass by Howie enabled Menzies to slip through, Ashcroft saving brilliantly from the centre-forward. A period of severe pressure on the English defence followed, and well was it that it never wavered. Not a moment's rest did the Scottish forwards give Crompton and Co., and thrice in as many minutes the home team seemed bound to score, but they could not complete their work by defeating Ashcroft. That Scotland were playing by far the better game admits no dispute, as there was more method in their work, and it always looked more likely to result in a goal than the disjointed efforts of the English forwards, who could not get into their stride. At the other end, Crompton was playing the one-back game with so much intelligence, that he frequently beat the Scottish forwards by his tactics, and it was seldom at this period that Ashcroft was called upon, though twice he ran out to clear while the back kept the men off. The scene shifted to the Scottish end, and a free kick was awarded England for a foul just outside the penalty area. This was undertaken by Shepherd, who drove the ball between the players into the corner of the net, well out of McBride's reach. The closing stages of the game were in favour of the Scots until the last minute, when Shepherd made a determined effort to break through and equalise, but he was brought up by McLeod, and the game ended.   
   

Playing very bright and dashing football at New Hampden-park, Glasgow, on Saturday, Scotland beat England by two goals to one and in so doing scored their 16th victory in the course of 35 matches between the two countries, England being able to claim 11 wins, and eight of the contests having ended in drawn games. The success of the Scotsmen was by no means expected, but the home team held the upper hand almost from start to finish and, on the general run of the game, deserved a much more decisive victory. Rarely, indeed, have anticipations been more completely upset than in the estimates formed of the respective merits of the two sets of forwards. The English front rank never succeeded in developing their attack in the face of some admirable work on the part of the Scottish half-backs, whereas the home forwards always played with spirit and confidence and, as the game progressed, obtained quite a creditable understanding with one another. It is only fair to the English team to state that they laboured under one great disadvantage, the match having been in progress for little more than ten minutes when Makepeace injured himself so badly that he had to be led off the field and could take no further part in the game...
Scotland's first point came from a free kick given against Crompton. Dunlop dropped the ball in front of goal, and Howie shot hard but straight to Ashcroft. The English goalkeeper threw out, but he had been standing over the line and so the referee allowed a goal. This was the only score of the opening half. About ten minutes after the interval Smith centred finely, and, although Menzies missed, Howie dashed up and sent the ball into the net. Less than ten minutes remained when a foul was given against Scotland just outside the penalty area. Shepherd took the free kick and scored for England, the end coming with Scotland victorious by two goals to one. The attendance proved the largest that had ever gathered at an International match, the number being officially estimated at 100,000. The gate receipts amounted to £4,300, and it is expected that, with the sum paid for tickets added, the takings will be between £5,500 and £6,000.