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Trivia
- The Glasgow Herald carries a report of 3 RN destroyers lost off the coast of Holland. Later the ships were named as HMS Torrent, HMS Tornado and HMS Surprise.
- In the same newspaper is a report of an address to members by Earl Curzon of Kedleston, Grand Master of The Primrose League
- Page 3 of The Glasgow Herald under the heading "Attitude of Roman Catholic Teachers" reports a meeting in Glasgow of the United Irish League, Teacher's Branch, which was generally supportive of the new Education Bill. LINK
- Again in the Herald is a fanciful piece entitled "The Festive Mood in Wartime" whereby Mark Tapley from Charles Dickens’ Martin Chuzzlewit walks the streets of Glasgow. LINK
Review
Teams
AYR UNITED:
Lock, Trialist, Semple, Jimmy Hay, Brewster, Sommerville, Trialist, Devine, Crosbie, Morton, Middleton
Scorer: Morton
CELTIC:
Shaw, McNair, Dodds, Jackson, Cringan, Brown, McAtee, Gallacher, McLean, McMenemy, Browning
Scorers: McLean, (2)
Referee:
Attendance: 4,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
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Articles
The Glasgow Herald – Dec 31, 1917
CELTIC ALMOST CAUGHT NAPPING
Extremes met at Somerset Park, and the forwards responsible for Ayr United’s lowly position were consistent in their ineffectiveness, otherwise the leaders would not have secured both points. A lead of two goals lulled the Celtic forwards into a sense of security, an error that was nearly their undoing, for the Ayr defence showed a marked improvement after the interval, and the home forwards were given such opportunities to draw level – and spurned them – as made it more apparent than ever why United have fewer goals and points to their credit than any of the 18 League clubs .