Although no excursions were run in consequence of the coal strike, the annual battle between the Rose and the Thistle is dearly beloved by Scots, and the streets of Glasgow presented the usual animated appearance prior to the contest at Hampden Park. There was no alteration from the original selections which were announced. All are old 'caps,' but four players are new to this particular match. The day was delightfully fine, the sun shining brightly, whilst the ground, if just a trifle soft, was in real excellent condition. The gates were opened soon after one, and a couple of hours later there must have been 60,000 present, with the crowd still streaming through the many entrances. A quarter of an hour before the time for the start the crowd took possession of the cinder track encircling the pitch. Strong police reinforcements appeared on the scene to deal with those who had invaded the grass at the western end. There must then have been well over 100,000 present. Some thought the record of four years ago likely to be beaten.
   The Englishmen first appearaed, the Scots in Royal blue following. The visitors started the game from the western goal, but the right wing was pulled up and a free kick taken by Walker. The Scots forwards were quicker in their stride and indulged in some pretty passing. Gordon put in a long shot, Williamson saving. Freeman then got away but shot wide when well placed, and a little later Wall put across the Scotch goal. The holme halves made several good passes, but the forwards were checked.
   After seven minutes Scotland took the lead. There was an attack on the left and a throw in following wing play. Wilson got in a good shot close to the post on Williamson's right. The goalkeeper dashed across, but the ball apparently just touched his hand and passed into the net. Twice afterwards Wilson shot hotly, but sent wide. Then after thirteen minutes Holley equalised. The ball came across from Simpson. The Wearsider shot, and from the rebound off Brownlie put through from close quarters.
   Simpson broke away again, but only gained a corner at the other end. McLean made a brilliant dash, but was baulked by the backs and missed the mark. Walker made a long pass and Wilson sent in. Williamson cleared close on the line, a claim for a goal being promptly rejected Wilson then hit the bar with a lightning shot.
   The Scots were now doing most of the attacking, the ball rarely crossing the centre line. The English defence had a hot time but did their work well. Nearing the interval England attacked on the left and Wall made a good effort forcing a free against McNair. Freeman cleverly got the batter of Walker, Brownlie saving finely from a side shot. This brought the interval.
   At the beginning of the second half the Englishmen pressed and settled down better than in the initial stage. Simpson made a fine attempt to place England ahead, but subsequently the Scots pressed, and Templeton cleverly dodged Makepeace, but found his master in Pennington. Off-side against Quinn was not to the liking of the vast but orderly crowd. Wilson made a further plucky effort, but found Crompton interposing. The former failed to take a pass from Templeton, following fine work by that wing player. Twice Wall seemed to have fine openings, but neither materialised, though on the second occasion Brownlie ventured out rather riskily. Then the Scots strove strenuously for a decider, and Gordon got in a warm one. Simpson cleverly hooked the ball from the goal line on to the top of the net, and Freeman made a futile attempt. Though keen and fast, it could not be claimed that the game was brimming over with incident. Crompton had to kick into touch to stave off Quinn, and McLean made a centre across the goal, which might have been burned to advantage. On the whole the Scots were more frequently dangerous.
   Gordon tried a long shot and Templeton put over the bar. Just before the finish the Scots forced a corner, which came to nothing.
   

The match between Scotland and England at Hampden Park, Glasgow, on Saturday ended in a drawn game, each side having scored one goal.
Much more striking than anything in the play was the enormous crowd present. The ground is capable of accommodating a larger number of people than any other in the kingdom, and it was tested to its utmost, the attendance proving so great that thousands could not see anything and had their money returned. Over £5,000 was taken at the gate, and the money paid for the seats in the stands is expected to be fully £2,000. At least 130,000 persons were present at the match. The people kept their places until within a little while of the start, but then they began to climb over the barriers, and in a few moments several thousand had ranged themselves on the touch and goal lines. For a moment there seemed every probability that the start would have to be delayed, but, on the police being strongly reinforced, the people were driven back a few yards, and the game proceeded without interruption.
Naturally the sudden movement of thousands led to much discomfort and pressure, and the Ambulance Corps were kept busily at work, dealing in all with something like 50 cases, but none of these were reported to be serious. A fine exhibition of football had been expected, but considering the strength of the sides, the play was very disappointing.
 

The scoring took place in the first thirteen minutes, and, curiously enough, each goal came almost directly from a throw in. The game had only lasted seven minutes when Quinn compelled Crompton to put the ball out of play. From the throw in Wilson got possession, and with a hard drive scored, sending the ball between the near post and Williamson...
Then came the visitors' goal. Simpson, in a struggle with Walker, put the ball out off his opponent. From the throw in the ball was turned over to the left wing, where Holley slipped between the backs and beat Brownlie at close range with a shot the Scottish custodian had no chance of saving...