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Trivia
- Heart of Midlothian must have had some great defenders to thwart the combined efforts of Celtic's front three of Gallacher, McMenemy and "The Sniper", Jimmy McColl seen here in 1950 when he was Hibs' trainer. He looks in good enough shape to play even then and wouldn't be a man to mess with by the looks of it!
- After pressure from the King the head of the army gives in to the Curragh Mutineers and promises the (mostly Orange) officers that they will not be asked to serve in Ulster against the UVF.
- The first two of four new battleships, the Iron Duke, and the Marlborough have been commissioned. These ships will be followed soon by their sister ships the Benbow and the Emperor of India, being built in Dalmuir and Barrow respectively. The Ships have 12 inch thick armour plating on the hull and have ten 13.5 inch guns each capbale of firing shells weighing 1,400lbs.
- The President of the Chamber of Mines in Johannesburg in his annual review has praised the substantial improvement made last year in the health of natives generally and the death rate which has come down to 26.61 per 1,000 from being 28.83 in 1912. The proportion of whites out of work compared with natives was 1 to 27.7.
Review
Teams
Celtic:
Shaw, McNair, Dodds, Young, Johnstone, McMaster, McAtee, Gallacher, McColl, McMenemy, Browning
Heart of Midlothian:
Allan, Crossan, Currie, Nellies, Mercer, Abrams, Sinclair, Wattie, Low, Graham, Wilson.
Referee:
Venue: Celtic Park
Attendance: 15,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
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Articles
The Scotsman, Wednesday, 25th March 1914
The return Scottish League game between these clubs was played at Parkhead, Glasgow, yesterday, in presence of about 15,000 spectators, and the result was a draw. The weather was all that could be desired, and the attendance would have been much larger but for the Scottish Cup replay that was down for decision at Cathkin.
To the Hearts, who won the first game, the result was not of very great consequence, for they were regarded as being out of the running for the championship, but it was all-important to the Celtic, for a defeat would have brought the Rangers within two points of their total.
A draw was a good result in a game in which both defences had the better of the attacks. It would be hard to say that one lot were better than the other, and it was a game in which a lucky shot would have settled the matter either way. Not often however, could any of the forwards locate the goal; indeed indifferent shooting was a notable feature of the contest.
Both goalkeepers had a good deal of work to do, and both did it remarkably well, but really dangerous shots were few and far between and it was but rarely that either Shaw or Allan was in any way pressed. McNair was frequently beaten by Wilson in the early part of the game, but latterly he and Dodds were very safe, and Dodds gave the Hearts right wing very little chance of shining.
The Hearts’ young backs, if not so cautious were just as effective, and they did splendidly in keeping the Celts in check. They were severely tested at times, and came through the game well.
Both half-back lines did good service; all the men had to do a lot of running about, and “quite” could be called there. Nellies was as effective as any of them, and if Mercer was so prominent in the early part of the season he nevertheless put in some valuable work, both in attack and defence. He lasted out the game, and is obviously recovering his best form.
The forward divisions were not so as those behind, and both indulged too much in close play. McColl had chances in the first half which a Quinn would almost certainly have put to account, but there were other sinners in that respect in both teams.
Sinclair could not shake off the attention of Dodds, and the Hearts’ front line was consequently poorly balanced.
Though working away quietly and cleverly, McMenemy was not greatly in evidence, and Wilson was as clever a forward as was on the field. He did not allow McNair’s reputation to bother him, but repeatedly went round the back. Nothing, however, came of his efforts and as has been indicated, neither team could complain about the verdict. It was a hard fight, and notably in the second half. Result:- No scoring.
