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Trivia
- Thanks to goals in 40 and 74 minutes from Jimmy McGrory and Alec Thomson Celtic won this cup tie replay with Hearts, and will now meet Motherwell in the final. The press report of a convincing win from Celtic which would have been by a greater margin but for the heroics of Jack Harkness in goal. Jock White scored for Hearts in 85 minutes when the game was as good as over.
- A letter in the Scotsman, critical of body line bowling reads: “I can only suppose that the reason why the majority of people in this country, including cricketers, have failed to appreciate the strength of the ease against "leg-theory " or " body-line " bowling, is that they have never played against or even witnessed really fast bowling on pitches as fiery as those in Australia. It is this hurricane bowling just outside the leg stump straight for the batsman's person, coming body-high or head-high, that has caused resentment on the part of players and public alike.”
- The trial by Court-martial of Lieutenant Baillie-Stewart (24), of the Seaforth Highlanders, on charges of conveying to a foreign agent information which might be useful to an enemy, entered upon its third day at Chelsea yesterday. It is alleged that Baillie-Stewart was paid by Germany for secret information on British tanks.
Review
Teams
HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN:
Harkness, Anderson, O’Neill, Massie, J. Johnston, Herd, Howe, White, Battles, Smith, Murray.
Scorers:
White.
CELTIC:
Kennaway, Hogg, McGonagle, Wilson, McStay, Geatons, R. Thomson, A. Thomson, McGrory, Napier, H. O’Donnell.
Scorers:
McGrory, A. Thomson.
Referee: T. Dougray (Glasgow).
Attendance: 63,756
Articles
Glasgow Herald 23rd March 1933
- Match Report (see end of page below)
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Articles
The Scotsman – Thursday, 23rd March 1933, page 15
CELTIC FOR FINAL
HEARTS' TWO GOALS TO ONE DEFEAT
63,000 PEOPLE SEE REPLAY
The Celtic passed on to the final of the Scottish Cup when they defeated the Heart of Midlothian by two goals to one in the semi-final round replay at Hampden Park, Glasgow, yesterday.
The Glasgow side's win was well deserved, for they excelled the Edinburgh side in teamwork. Despite the onslaughts of the Hearts on the Celtic goal for long periods, and despite the fact that they were beaten off themselves on many occasions before they secured the opening score, the Celtic kept to their methodical team-play, and the opportunism of McGrory at centre-forward did the rest.
McGrory, despite bad luck, brilliant saves by Harkness in the Hearts' goal and keen defending by J. A. Johnston and the other backs, played a courageous and tremendously hard game, and he was eventually rewarded with the first goal.
The Hearts, for their part, were not far behind the winners. Enthusiasm and individual cleverness gave them a slight advantage at times, but their forwards were weak, hesitant, and erratic in front of goal. The Tynecastle club had made two changes in their attack in the hope of adding more "punch" to it, but although Howe, at outside-right in place of R. Johnstone, made ground with his speed and first-time methods, it could not be said that Smith, who replaced Coutts at inside-left , increased their scoring strength.
HERD'S GREAT SHOT
Right from the start, Celtic moved more confidently than their opponents, but after these early dangers were cleared, principally through splendid saving by Harkness, White and Howe had powerful drives at goal, while a miskick by McStay nearly let Battles through. It was left to Herd, at left half-back, to show the Edinburgh men the way to goal, and a great shot, which seemed to have the goalkeeper beaten, rebounded from the junction of the crossbar and the post.
Exciting exchanges followed in which Battles was injured, and during his absence Celtic made more headway, and McGrory, was in position to shoot a cross from Napier into the net for the opening score. At this stage, some five minutes before the interval, Celtic hardly deserved a lead, but on the resumption they were always the more likely scorers.
The Hearts' attack possibly put in a great deal more work than the Celtic forwards, but they were generally pulled up some distance from goal, and when they did break through their failure to take chances was more apparent than ever. Smith and Murray were sinners this time, and Herd was again the best shot with a try which Kennaway fisted away for a corner-kick.
Actually, it was no surprise when a run by R. Thomson ended in A. Thomson accepting a perfect pass to give Harkness no chance from close in.
Hearts put in a spirited finish, with White at centre-forward, and he accepted a pass from the left to reduce the leeway with some five minutes to go. In the closing minutes, however, Celtic gave as much as they got, and ran out good winners.
The Glasgow men were undoubtedly an improved side since Saturday, when the teams drew with no scoring. One reason was that Geatons and Wilson, the wing half-backs, got into their stride, yesterday, with good effect on those both in front and behind them. McGrory and the two Thomsons on the right wing were also splendid triers.
HARKNESS BRILLIANT
The Hearts never showed the same steadiness, and each one of them was apt to be caught out of position. Harkness, however, gave a wonderful display in goal, while Anderson was as sound as ever at full-buck. Herd was a good forcing middle line player, but White alone of the forwards seemed to know the way to goal. Nevertheless, the Edinburgh side did not disgrace itself in a fine sporting encounter, which attracted 63,756 spectators in gloriously fine weather, though Edinburgh football enthusiasts, some 7,000 of whom had travelled to Glasgow, were greatly disappointed.
The receipts amounted to £2,432 14s.
