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Trivia
- To the amusement of the Herald reporter, St. Johnstone goalkeeper Bob Wylie danced in his goalmouth when Celtic centre-forward, Frank O'Donnell, missed with his shots on two occasions. Centre-forward Stewart and inside-right Bobby Davidson were Saint's best and Joe Kennaway kept well for Celtic.
- Leaders Rangers slipped up with a defeat at Dundee, but Celtic, with two goals chalked-off and two penalty claims rejected, were unable to take advantage of this opportunity.
- The football season got under way in scorching summer weather in England, where a score at Fratton Park just before the final-whistle enabled Portsmouth to draw 3-3 with Arsenal before a home record crowd of 59,710. The previous, record was made in 1929 when 39,088 saw the cup tie with West Ham United.
- Lord Whitburgh and party (6 guns), from Whitburgh House, Ford, again shot over The Hopes on Saturday, and had 122 brace of grouse and 24 hares.
- Lord Craigavon, Prime Minister of Northern Ireland addressing a meeting of Orangemen, of the Grand Black Chapter in Banbridge, County Down, said “A united Ireland is not only impossible, it is unthinkable”, he went on to say that Northern Ireland was “content under the flag that waves over British territory throughout the world.”
Review
Teams
CELTIC:
Kennaway, Hogg, McGonagle, Morrison, Geatons, Paterson, Delaney, MacDonald, F. O’Donnell, McInally, Napier.
Scorers:
SAINT JOHNSTONE:
Wylie, Taylor, Clark, Baxter, Littlejohn, Campbell, Tennant, Davidson, Stewart, Dickie, Caskie.
Scorers:
Referee: W. Bell (Motherwell).
Attendance: 8,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
Articles
The Scotsman – Monday, 27th August 1934, page 3
CELTIC DROP ANOTHER POINT
At Celtic Park, Glasgow, before an attendance of 8,000, the Celtic had to be content with a draw in their game with St Johnstone.
Celtic started well enough, but were soon on the defensive, and they were hotly pressed for several minutes, during which Kennaway had a couple of dangerous shots to negotiate. The home team then got going, and the Perth men were in luck's way when Clark deflected what appeared likely to be a goal from a shot by McDonald. The home team continued to press, but their forwards finished erratically on several occasions until at last Stewart raised the siege and tested Kennaway.
A series of corner kicks failed to bring any reward to the home team, and the visitors were seldom seen in attack. Some narrow escapes by Wylie seemed to upset the visiting defence, but the Parkhead forwards, continued to squander opportunities in a manner which seem almost impossible. Twice the Celts had the ball in Wylie's net, but on both occasions the points were nullified owing to infringements, and then the home side received a blow by McGonagle being injured and taken off. He returned before the interval however, but the home attack were just as ineffective as before.
The second half saw a resumption of Celts attack, and twice their players were loud in their claim for penalty kicks for fouls against O'Donnell. The centre was eventually injured, and forced to take up a position on the wing.
Towards the close, St. Johnstone, profiting by the home club's injuries, improved in their play, and Stewart especially was a menace to the home defence. But never a goal was forthcoming. Only in defence were the Celtic impressive. The halves and forwards, while exhibiting keenness, failed to find an understanding.
The Perth team proved solid in defence, and they had need to be, but, like the Celtic, they were deficient in combination in attack. Stewart was a strong leader, but had little support, and of his colleagues in the front line, Davidson alone played with any real effect. Neither side played to their best form, and both will require to show a marked improvement if they are to do well this season.
