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Trivia
- Goals by Tommy Walker in 20, and Jock White in 60 minutes, were enough to give Hearts victory, though Celtic might have added to their solitary Peter McGonagle penalty goal, had Bobby Hogg been able to beat Jack Harkness with his earlier penalty kick. Joe Kennaway also saved a penalty kick from Tommy Walker and then saved a shot from the rebound by Alex Munro.
- While Celtic were losing at Tynecastle, Rangers were beating Motherwell at Glasgow and by their victory are in a stronger position than their rivals. Motherwell are still top, but for the first time this season they are in the position of having lost more points than Rangers. They have dropped nine to Rangers eight.
- In England Everton met the common fate of cup holders when at White Hart Lane they lost to Tottenham Hotspur by three goals to none. They were completely beaten and outclassed. The absence of Dixie Dean may have accounted for their weakness in attack, but their overthrow was due mainly to unsound defence.
- The Socialist Independent Labour party, at a conference in Glasgow, approved of retaining a limited united front with the Communists. Mr Maxton expressed complete disbelief in the future value of the Socialist party as a working-class agency.
Review
Teams
HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN:
Harkness, Anderson, McClure, W. Reid, Johnston, Herd, R. Johnstone, Walker, White, Massie, Munro.
Scorers:
Walker, White.
CELTIC:
Kennaway, Hogg, McGonagle, Dawson, McStay, Hughes, Napier, A. Thomson, McGrory, F. O’Donnell, MacDonald.
Scorers:
McGonagle.
Referee: M. C. Hutton (Glasgow).
Attendance: 30,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
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Articles
The Scotsman – Monday, 15th January 1934, page 14
HEARTS' STIRRING VICTORY
The Heart of Midlothian provided a pleasant pre-Cup-tie season surprise for their followers by their manner of defeating the Celtic in a stirring game at Tynecastle, Edinburgh.
The Hearts' management abandoned most, of their recent team experiments, and a side modelled on familiar lines, with White at centre-forward and Munro deputising for Murray, who was unfit, fairly rose to the occasion, and won a game which must have satisfied the keenest appetite for excitement.
The first half was distinguished by clever play on both sides. In the second period, there were three penalty kicks and a tendency to play the man rather than the ball, but there were no outbursts of temper, and feats of individual brilliance, particularly by the two goalkeepers, were common up to the sounding of the whistle.
In the end the Hearts were worthy winners. They were dashing in the open and hard-hitting near goal. The Celtic's methodical style and their fighting finish were worthy of the best Parkhead traditions, but the team were handicapped by the apparent unfitness of McGrory, who made one or two unusual misses in the first half and in the second retired to comparative obscurity at outside-right, leaving the centre position to F. O'Donnell, who made a praiseworthy bid to pull his team through.
A fine header and a shot by Massie, from both of which Kennaway made brilliant saves, were early indications of the Hearts' determination, but nearly twenty minutes had gone before Walker, accepting a pass from R. Johnstone, scored with a strong left-footer.
The Hearts had an escape when a deceptive header from McGrory hit a post and rebounded, and again when a shot by O'Donnell was headed past by J. A. Johnston.
The Hearts increased their lead fifteen minutes after the interval when White beat Kennaway in a sharp conflict for a ball sent over by Munro. Although the Hearts looked winners then, the game had many fluctuations in the last half-hour. The Celtic were awarded a penalty kick for Johnston bringing down O'Donnell, but Hogg's shot was fisted high out by Harkness a save which was loudly cheered.
A second penalty kick to the Celtic, granted for McClure tripping O'Donnell, proved successful. McGonagle putting less strength but better direction into his kick.
The Hearts' responded to their opponents' challenge, but a penalty kick for Hughes bringing down R. Johnstone found Kennaway saving Walker's shot and frustrating an attempt by Munro to score from the rebound.
Harkness averted a draw by a daring save near the post, and Kennaway was acclaimed the hero of the game for several splendid clearances in the last minute.
All over, it was an entertaining game. Their seasoned players gave the Hearts good service, and younger men like McClure, Walker and Munro responded satisfactorily.
The Celtic were best served by their goalkeeper and by McGonagle, McStay, and O'Donnell.
About 25,000 spectators enjoyed the game.
