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Trivia
- In a game that Celtic won with something to spare Jimmy McGrory scored four, but exchanged blows with Cowdenbeath's right-back, R. Johnstone after being kicked while on the ground. The Glasgow Herald calls for "strong official censure" of those involved in this incident. Jimmy McStay and Charlie Napier had Celtic's other goals.
- Events of importance happened in Scottish League football on Saturday. There was no change in The League as regards the clubs at the top of the First Division. The Rangers had no match, and the Celtic and Motherwell had both good victories. The Celtic inflicted a crushing defeat on Cowdenbeath, who went down by no less a score than six-nothing. McGrory had four goals for the Celtic. The goals got by the Celtic may be useful to them in the event of a tie for the top place. At the moment the Glasgow rivals stand alike in the matter of points lost, and Motherwell are but one behind.
- Foxhunting: Lanark and Renfrewshire Hounds. A dryness in the atmosphere and an easterly breeze spoiled the chance of good sport on the occasion of the mid-week fixture of this pack at Barochan, where the Master, Mr C. M. Collins, and Mrs Collins entertained a big assemblage. Finding a fox in Swine's Glen, the pack hunted him by Smithy Wood and Quarry Wood through Barochan Moss to Georgetown, where he escapee in a drain.
- Alter a busy day in Monte Video, the capital of Uruguay, to which they flew, across the River Plate from Buenos Aires, the Prince of Wales and Prince George left for Rio de Janeiro in the British liner Alcantara.
- The famous London Midland and Scottish express, the Royal Scot, which left London for Glasgow at 11.30 a.m. yesterday, was derailed near Leighton Buzzard, and several of the coaches were wrecked. Six people are known to be dead, but it is feared the death-roll will eventually prove to be greater.
Review
Teams
CELTIC:
J. Thomson, Cook, McGonagle, Geatons, McStay, Scarff, R. Thomson, A. Thomson, McGrory, Napier, Hughes.
Scorers:
McGrory, (4); McStay, Napier.
COWDENBEATH:
Edwards, Johnstone, Russell, Campbell, Frame, Menzies, Anderson, Black, Paterson, Alex Venters, Glancy.
Scorers:
Referee: J. C. Love (Helensburgh).
Attendance: 7,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
Articles
The Scotsman – Monday, 23rd March 1931, page 5
THREE GOALS FOR McGRORY.
At Celtic Park, Glasgow, before 7000 spectators, the Celtic had the easiest of victories over Cowdenbeath.
The Celtic had a field day, and from the time they scored their opening goal, twenty-one minutes after the start, the result was never in doubt.
Edwards might have saved the second goal, as he dropped the ball with McGrory close up on him, but the rest of the scores could not have been averted.
Cowdenbeath were only two behind at the interval, but it was obvious that they were not capable of holding the opposition, although Paterson missed a fine opportunity just after the resumption.
McGrory scored twice at seven and seventeen minutes after the interval, and although the Fifers fought back gamely, they had no luck. Ten minutes from the end, McStay put the Celts further ahead, and just afterwards. McGrory was brought down in the penalty area, and Napier converted the "spot" kick.
The centre, who had four goals at his credit, was again going through when he appeared to be kicked when on the ground, and several players got to blows. The referee did not appear to have proper control, and the incident passed without any drastic steps being taken. But it brought little credit to those responsible for it.
