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Trivia
- In a drawn game where defences dominated Andrew Anderson, right-back of the Hearts and Celtic's left back Peter McGonagle were singled out for special mention. The teams have it all to do again the following Wednesday.
- In Scotland Motherwell book their places for the cup final and in England the finalists are Everton and Manchester City.
- In the English League Arsenal lost to lowly Wolverhampton Wanderers and Aston Villa lost 6-2 to another bottom marker Blackpool. Blackpool led 5-0 at the interval thanks to two early goals by Scot, Robert Dougall and a hat-trick from his compatriot Phil Watson (ex-Hamilton).
- Scotland beat England by a try to nothing in the Rugby International championship at Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Saturday, and thus regained the Calcutta Cup. Witnessed by a crowd of over 70,000 spectators, Scotland is assured at least of sharing the championship, and with two wins is now the only undefeated country. Victory at Dublin in the postponed match would give Scotland the “Triple Crown".
- An attempt to wreck a train running during the Ulster railway strike was discovered in time. At Lurgan a smouldering suitcase was found in a compartment , and when examined was found to contain a Mills bomb, the string of which was only partly secured by a cord, two bottles of petrol, a quantity of paper, and a lighted candle.
Review
Teams
HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN:
Harkness, Anderson, O’Neill, Massie, J. Johnston, Herd, R. Johnstone, White, Battles, Coutts, Murray.
Scorers:
CELTIC:
Kennaway, Hogg, McGonagle, Wilson, McStay, Geatons, R. Thomson, A. Thomson, McGrory, Napier, H. O’Donnell.
Scorers:
Referee: T. Dougray (Burnside).
Attendance: 87,000
Articles
Glasgow Herald 20th March 1933
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
Articles
The Scotsman – Monday, 20th March 1933, page 6
SCOTTISH CUP SEMI-FINAL
THE HAMPDEN DRAW
Celtic, 0; Heart of Midlothian, 0.
The big Association match of the day attracted 87,000 spectators to Hampden Park, Glasgow, where the Heart of Midlothian and the Celtic had a hard-fought, goalless draw in their semi-final Scottish Cup tie.
There could have been no better result, as ninety minutes play revealed no superiority on the part of either side, as, in the main, the defences were on top. On occasion the front ranks made thrilling spurts, and both sets of forwards missed chances, but even those misses were more or less balanced.
It might be said that while, the Celtic had more thrust, the Edinburgh men were more solid in attack, but lacking in pace when it came to finishing. Half-back power fluctuated, and had one line been consistent they might have proved matchwinners.
A special feature, however, was the complete subjection of the rival centre-forwards, Battles and McGrory, by the opposing captains and pivots, McStay and Johnston. To the latter goes the greater praise, for his work could not be judged better than by the results achieved, and McGrory never has been so impotent on a big occasion.
The full backs, however, were the most captivating players on view, and the opinion was expressed on all hands that Anderson, right back for the Hearts, and McGonagle, left back for the Celtic, had played themselves into the Scottish team. Anderson, with his close, and clean tackling, upset all the wiles of the Parkhead left wing, and this, coupled with some splendid clearing from the goalmouth, made him the hero of the Edinburgh' side.
Both goalkeepers handled extremely well, though few strong shots came their way. The impotency of the forwards on both sides was borne out by the actual play, which contained a great deal of long kicking.
Hearts were first to attack, and it seemed likely that their half-backs would gain command of the game, while White gave punch to-the attack with several strong drives at goal. It was a grand save from one of these that turned the tide, and actually the Celtic had the better of the first half. Their forwards got no time to settle, however, and they missed their chances.
A. Thomson was the biggest sinner in that respect, for after starting one of the best movements in the game he "fluffed" the finishing shot from some five yards out. Possibly it was over-keenness that, accounted for the mistake, and the lack of temperament also seemed apparent in the Hearts in the second half, when they put in a strong finish, and White and Murray missed great opportunities largely as a result of hesitancy and trying to place the ball in the proper place. Yet both sides have high hopes of improvement, and a win in the replay at Hampden Park on Wednesday at 4.15 p.m.
The Tynecastle club may make changes. Battles at centre-forward was lively enough, but could make little headway, while Coutts, who came in at inside-left, as a last minute substitute for Smith, played strongly, and added weight to the attack, but was not at all consistent.
The Celtic will probably rely on the same eleven, though Wilson, their right half-back sustained a face-injury. In any case another line struggle seems assured, and another big attendance. Saturday’s drawings were approximately £3,100. which, of course, is "pooled" with the drawings at the other semi-final tie.
