
Hugh
McIntyre
Mr. Hugh M'Intyre and Mr. J. Drinnan were the half-backs in
this contest. No such new-fangled device as three half-backs was ever thought of in Scotland at that time, and you
may be sure the pair had hard work. Of all the players sent out by the Rangers, M'Intyre was in many respects the
most powerful. He was, however, to be outspoken, the coarsest. Woe betide the light and gentle forward who tried to
pass Mr. Hugh! He pounced on his man at once, and with raised back—for he was somewhat round-shouldered—gave the
excited spectator the idea that he meant to have the ball at any cost. His weight gave him an immense advantage in
tackling, and I think old players will be at one with me when I say that he was the best at that kind of work in
Scotland. He was about the first to leave Glasgow and accept an engagement in England. He played against Wales in
1880.
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