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Trivia
- Jimmy McGrory is back in the Celtic side and unlike last weeks' meeting the issue is never in doubt. Two headers and a drive gave the centre his hat-trick, and Charlie Napier got the other. Centre-forward McKennan scored Morton's goal.
- After Saturday’s ties Motherwell, Cowdenbeath, Bo'ness, Celtic, Kilmarnock , St Mirren, Third Lanark, and either Aberdeen or Dundee will contest the fourth round of the Scottish Cup competition.
- In England Arsenal struck another blow for the English League championship with a 6-3 victory against Derby County. The champions, Sheffield Wednesday, made their task still more difficult, suffering another defeat, this time at the hands of Liverpool.
- New York. February 14.—The astonishing decision of the judges, in awarding last night’s fight to Vince Dundee after Len Harvey, the British middle-weight champion, had palpably won nine of the twelve rounds, has called forth scathing comments from boxing critics.
- An acute political crisis prevails in Spain following on the resignation of General Berenguer, the Prime Minister, and the Cabinet. The elections, which were fixed for next month, have been suspended by Royal decree. In view of the demand for a constituent Cortes, King Alfonso, who has been consulting the various party leaders, is faced with a delicate situation.
Review
Teams
MORTON:
Wilson, McGuire, McKendrick, Osborne, Bulloch, Cowie, A.D. Turner; (Partick Thistle), Russell, McKennan, Anderson, McCartney.
Scorers:
McKennan.
CELTIC:
J. Thomson, Cook, McGonagle, Wilson, McStay, Geatons, R. Thomson, A. Thomson, McGrory, Scarff, Napier.
Scorers:
McGrory, (3); Napier.
Referee: W. Bell (Motherwell).
Attendance: 20,577
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
Articles
The Scotsman – Monday, 16th February 1931, page 5
McGRORY'S "HAT TRICK."
A pronounced superiority in attack gave Celtic the victory at Greenock.
McGrory resumed for the, Glasgow team, and marked the occasion by scoring three goals. The tie aroused great interest and a short time prior to the start the gates had to be closed.
Football of a thrilling nature was provided during the first fifteen minutes Morton taking an equal share of the play, but their opponents showed more method and better finishing.
Wilson made smart clearances, and at this stage was capably supported by McKendrick and Bulloch. The centre-half for a time proved a stiff proposition for McGrory, but when the game was twenty minute’s gone the Celt outwitted the defence, following a corner, and with a header gave the goalkeeper little chance to save.
Morton strove pluckily to keep the game open, but this was no easy matter with Celtic in rampant form, and it was no surprise when McGrory, again with a header, scored a second goal. This happened six minutes from the interval.
The second half saw Celtic do most of the attacking. McGrory got his "hat trick" after twenty minutes' play, the centre driving home the ball after Wilson had taken a five kick near the penalty line.
During this period the city team were bewildering in their movements. The forwards played with fine precision, and received admirable assistance from their half-backs, who had completely taken the sting out of the Morton attack. A fourth goal was scored by Napier, and later this player missed a penalty, shooting wildly.
Morton had occasional bursts, which were marked by faulty judgment. They kept plodding away, however, and some consolation came to them when McKennan, from long range, sent in a terrific shot that beat Thomson.
Interest had by this time gone out of the tie, and the finish came with Celtic worthy winners. Wilson and McStay had a perfect understanding with the front line, and the effectiveness here had a great deal to do with the club's success. A. Thomson gave a delightful display of football.
Morton were weak in comparison with the form shown in the last encounter between the teams. The forwards were never allowed to settle. A. D. Turner, the Scottish Amateur International right-winger, gave promise in the early stages, but he lacked support.
The half-backs were overworked, and the backs were not, so steady as usual. Wilson, the young goalkeeper, had a great amount of work to do and prevented a bigger score being registered.
The attendance was 22,800, and the gate-drawings £1,150.
