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Trivia
- As far as can be gleaned from the cryptic report in Monday's Herald Charlie Shaw saved three (penalties) an McAllister missed one.
- Page 6 of the Glasgow Herald carries an article entitled "The Jews and Zionism" which records the fact that in 1839 the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland urged the Protestant powers in Europe to seek restoration of the Jews to Palestine. LINK
- War casualty figures for the previous week given in the Herald as 183 Officers & 4,483 Men.
- "Nearly 100 guns taken in Palestine" is the headline of a Herald story which reports that General Allenby has taken prisoners and gunds at Askalon and Ashdod.
- Mr A. J. Balfour who had recently written to Lord Rothschild supporting Zionism had a audience with the King.
Review
Teams
CELTIC:
Shaw, McNair, Dodds, McMaster, Cringan, Brown, McAtee, Gallacher, McLean, McMenemy, Browning
Scorer: McLean
HAMILTON ACADEMICAL:
McAllister, Miller, Purdie, McNamee, McLennan,McNeil, Murphy, Graham, Kelly, Greenhorn
Scorers:
Referee:
Attendance: 6,000
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Articles
The Glasgow Herald – Nov 12, 1917
GORDON IN EVIDENCE
As consequence in turn of Celtic, Kilmarnock and Airdrieonians seemed evenly matched, and as events proved, the only failing to the visitors at Broomfield through one of the few mistakes made by the Airdrie defenders, Gordon has for so long been recognised as a penetrative forward when circumstances compel him to vacate his usual position that one takes his two goals at Tynecastle as of little moment. Still, it is given to few centre-forwards to reduce Mercer to mediocrity, for such was the stalwart centre half as compared with his recent displays against Yarnell and other centre-forwards of proven ability. Dodds once challenged Gordon as an all-round player, but after his failure to negotiate penalty kicks against Airdrieonians and Academicals the Celt will not fancy himself as a goal-scorer. Yet he was only a little less effective than McLean, called in at the last minute to take the place of McColl, a victim of appendicitis. Mason proved that a long absence from the field is not a great handicap to a goalkeeper with such experience of English and Scottish football as the Hamilton custodian possesses. Still, on the score of experience Allan (Falkirk) has more years of service behind him than Mason, and that did not prevent the ex-Hibernian making Partick Thistle a present of goal that meant two points to the Firhill team. Even the best goalkeepers require a little luck to carry them through now and then, and no better illustration of this could be advanced than the thrice saving of a penalty by one custodian at Parkhead and the slight mistake of the other so heavily punished.