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Trivia
- Celtic & World War One
- The Mighty Quinn saves Celtic's bacon with a last gasp winner at Hamilton proving that even at this late stage of his career he is a valuable asset.
- In Belfast John Redmond cancelled his planned address to the Irish National Volunteers at Celtic Park due to heavy rain. The Falls Road was lined with Union Jacks to welcome him. Addressing a meeting in the St Mary's Hall Mr Redmond urged Irishmen to enlist for the Front now that the question of Home Rule was settled.
- In a concert at Edinburgh's Central Hall, Lilian Dillingham, soprano gave a good rendition of Lane Wilson's "Carmena" and Tate's "Somewhere a voice is calling" while Bridge Peters, baritone was heard to advantage in "At Dawning" and "Tommy Lad".
Review
Teams
CELTIC:
Shaw, McNair, Dodds, Young, Johnstone, McMaster, McAtee, Gallacher, Quinn, McMenemy, Browning
Scorer: Quinn
HAMILTON ACADEMICAL:
James M. Watson, Robert C Robertson, John Millar, Alex "Sandy" Purdie, William McNamee, William Paterson, John "Jock" Hanlon, Alexander Gray Christie, Daniel Kelly, William Stewart, William Husband
Referee: G H Mackenzie (Glasgow)
Venue: Douglas Park
Attendance: 20,000
Articles
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Articles
Monday Oct 26, Glasgow Herald
STILL INDISPENSABLE
For several years Quinn did for the Celtic Club what Reid is expected to do for Rangers, but hard work and harder blows told their tale and reduced the Celtic player to the rank of reserve player.
The Parkhead wing forwards are probably more ornate and almost as ineffective as those of Ibrox, but the defence is as reliable as the other is unsound. Hence it is no unusual thing to find a Celtic team claim three-fourths of the play and their forwards unable to score even once. It was so at Hamilton until the last two minutes of a one-sided game which saw the local team cross mid-field on four occasions only in the second half.
The Parkhead wing forwards were perhaps more brilliantly ineffective than usual, and everything pointed to a goalless draw, when Quinn did what he had so often, and so fearlessly done in the past, took all the risks and shot a splendid goal.
He had done little during the game, everything at the finish, and once more emphasised the worth of a forward who can make and seize an opportunity.
As Quinn had two of the three good shots delivered against Falkirk last week and made the opening which allowed Gallagher to score the winning goal, one can understand the frantic cheering which greeted him before and after the match at Hamilton and realise the regret of the Celtic officials that they can only expect the occasional assistance of a player who has done so much in the past and can still turn the tide of battle when asked to take his place in the firing line.
The Scotsman, Monday, 26th October 1914.
Some twelve thousand spectators turned out at Hamilton to see the struggle between Hamilton Academicals and Celtic, and they were treated to an exhibition of keen and punishing football.
From the outset determination set its mark on the weakened Academical side, who buoyed up by their success, played themselves to a standstill, and it was only in the closing minutes of the game that Quinn, with an old-time effort, beat Watson.
The Academical defenders, several of whom were playing out of position, took the honours of the match, although Dodds and McNair, as a pair of backs were very safe. Combination among the forwards was lacking. McMenemy and McAtee were the pick of the Celtic attack, and Hanlon and Kelly were Hamilton’s best.
The Celtic had a penalty kick in the first half which Watson saved from Dodds. Generally the city side were the superior force, yet in a sense their victory was somewhat weak.