Date	Saturday, 17 August 1935
Competition	Highland League
Fixture/Score	Ross County 1:5 Caledonian FC
Venue	Victoria Park
Referee	Mr. J. G. Park
Ross County
Manager	The Management Committee
Starting 11	1: ? Mitchell, 2: Tom Anderson, 3: ? Rose, 4: J Wood, 5: Albert MacRae 1 (1 pen), 6: William Fraser, 7: John Tarrell, 8: George MacDonald, 9: W.W MacKenzie, 10: J.A Ross, 11: ??? Pyke
Bench
Attendance
Match Report	Report from the Ross-shire Journal. Ross County 1 Caledonian FC 5 That was the score. It by no means indicates the nature of the game. For instance, there were two penalty kicks, Ross County missed five glorious opportunities to score, and Ross County missed Anderson when he was ordered off. Tom Anderson, of all people! He seemed to deliberately take the feet from Macdonald, who fell in apparent agony. The referee hesitated, slowly extracted his notebook from his pocket, wrote down something, touched Anderson on the arm, and gave him his marching orders. Anderson followed Macdonald to the pavilion. In three minutes, Macdonald returned to the field of play, perfectly fit: Anderson did not. It was hard lines on Anderson. He was not the only one who broke the laws on the field, and he was not the worst offender. The referee, Mr. J. G. Park, Aberdeen, was highly capable and perfectly fair and just. But for his firmness, anything might have happened. There was evidence of disagreeableness among the players, subdued only by the presence of Mr. Park. From Ross County’s point of view, there was one great satisfaction. That was the display given by the younger members of the team, new and untried players to senior football. On all sides after the match, the youngsters were complimented and the hope was sincerely expressed that they would be kept together. They are certainly worth persevering with. Admittedly they were inferior to the Caledonian players, but only in one sense. That was in positional play. Can that be wondered at? The subtle touches of the Inverness veterans were an object lesson to the County juniors. They will profit by it. Mitchell in goal is a juvenile. Thirty minutes before the game started he became a senior. Just a boy, but a big one, he promises well. Practice and experience will develop him. Rose, Invergordon, was a good substitute for Urquhart, who incidentally was a spectator. Anderson was steady. Macrae has played better. He was not so active as usual and he lay too far back. He lost one goal when he took the ball from Anderson, who was in a better position. Yet his influence was apparent throughout. The whole team has confidence in him, and it must be remembered that he does much useful work, which because it is not spectacular, is not sufficiently appreciated. Fraser, left half, was not so good as in his previous games, and Wood, who also hails from Evanton, showed a lack of experience. Both were prone to get out of position, a fault they will very rapidly remedy. They have the makings of good halves. James Ross was the best of the forwards; indeed he was the best man on the field. He is playing at the height of his form this season. Tarrell and Pyke, Beauly, the extreme wing men, were fast, and centred the ball well; Macdonald, Evanton, gathered and placed the ball to advantage; while Mackenzie was a distinct thorn in the flesh of the defence. It was a pity that he and Tarrell changed places in the second half. There was no necessity and it did not make for improvement. All the forwards missed scoring opportunities. It was a lack of coolness at the psychological moment. Coolness will develop in time. The team all over showed an eagerness and a whole-heartedness which was a pleasure to witness. The Caledonian won because they took advantage of every single opportunity they had of scoring. That they got only five opportunities speaks well for the Ross County defence. Mackenzie was in good form in goal, which was as well for his side. The backs were sound but did not appear to shine under pressure. Mackay, Moir, and Stewart fed the forwards well, but the forwards lacked combination. They were all individualists, and Main and Macdonald were the best pair. Main scored the first goal for the visitors, with a fast, low shot into the corner of the net. It was the result of a quick run in and the fact that he was not tackled until he shot. Macdonald put on number two when he picked up a loose kick by Macrae and drove first time. The third came from the same player, the result of a misunderstanding between Macrae and Anderson. The second half was more equal, but Caley went further ahead as the result of a penalty. At the other end Moir did the “dirty” on Tarrell, when he was clean through. Macrae took the spot kick and scored. For some infringement the kick had to be taken over again. Macrae repeated. After Anderson’s departure, the “ten men” put in a bit extra and for a period they hemmed in the Caledonian, but score they could not. Dame Fortune was certainly on the side of the visitors. In the closing minutes Paterson scored after Mitchell had saved from Macdonald. It may be interesting to note that in corners the result was Ross County, 19; Caledonian, 5.