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Trivia
- Scotsman reporter says of Third Lanark's performance: " had they triumphed instead of drawing, the most perfervid Celtic follower could not have grumbled".
- In this Wednesday evening game at Cathkin, Celtic were shocked after only twelve minutes, when Fifer, Joe Breslin, opened the scoring, and though Jimmy McGrory equalised shortly afterwards Celtic went in at half-time 3-1 down thanks to further goals from left-back James Warden (pen) and ex-trawlerman, Neilly Dewar. Only a spirited second-half fight back by the Celts, with goals by Peter Scarff (56min) and again McGrory (60min), salvaged a point.
- In England Sunderland won narrowly, drenching rain kept the attendance down to 18,000, against West Bromwich Albion. Sunderland played smart open football, and Scot, Joe Devine scored with a shot which Shaw, the Albion right back, deflected past Pearson. Another Scot, Jimmy Connor, scored the second goal from Eden's corner kick, and Sunderland deservedly led at the interval. "Ginger" Richardson, however, scored for West Brom eighteen minutes later, and from then to the end it was a terrific struggle with Sunderland just managing to keep the opposition out. It was a great game.
- A scathing indictment of the treatment meted out by the white majority in the United States to the negro minority is made in a reference to lynching by the Wickersham Commission on Crime (says Reuter from Washington.) "Foremost among the crimes against the negro," says the report “is that form of organised mob violence popularly known us lynching. The report goes on: "Between 1882 and June 30, 1930. 3,533 negro lives were lost through this form of crime. Since 1919 there has been a marked decline in the number of lynchings. Lynching, though the foremost, is, however, only one of the crimes against the negro. The existing belief and practices of racial superiority have created additional problems, involving the use of negro prisoners on chaingangs (whose labour is frequently leased to private business concerns);”
Review
Teams
THIRD LANARK:
Redford, Simpson, Warden, Clark, McFarlane, McLellan, Lynas, McKenzie, Dewar, Blair, Breslin.
Scorers:
Breslin, Warden, Dewar.
CELTIC:
J. Thomson, Morrison, McGonagle, Wilson, McStay, Geatons, R. Thomson, A. Thomson, McGrory, Scarff, Solis.
Scorers:
McGrory, (2); Scarf.
Referee: Mr C Masson? (Glasgow).
Attendance: 25,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
Articles
The Scotsman – Thursday, 3rd September 1931, page 12
CELTIC FOILED BY THIRD LANARK
After their puerile display against Kilmarnock on Saturday, Third Lanark did not seem likely to defy the power of Celtic, the only undefeated team in the League competition, at Cathkin Park last night, but this they did.
Indeed, had they triumphed instead of drawing, the most perfervid Celtic follower could not have grumbled. Third Lanark gained the point by sheer courage and fortitude against a team undoubtedly their superior in the finer points of the game.
They at no time showed any signs of suffering from inferiority complex. Instead, every man threw all his resources into a bold bid to frustrate Celtic, and the upshot was that the Parkhead combine were compelled to fight as they have never done so far this season.
In the eleventh minute the elusive little Breslin rounded Morrison, who was brought in by Celtic in place of Cook at right back, and whipped the ball into the net. J. Thomson made a valiant effort to avert the goal, but in vain.
Stung by this reverse the Celtic forwards and halfbacks working in complete unison, swept down on the home defence and the equaliser was recorded by McGrory. Unperturbed, Third Lanark kept battling away, and their persistency was rewarded when Warden, the most polished back afield, gave the home side the lead again by converting a penalty awarded against McGonagle for handling.
That did not end the surprise for Celtic, for three minutes before the interval Dewar registered a third goal. J. Thomson came out to intercept the Cathkin centre-forward, but failed in his mission, and Dewar made no mistake.
Celtic set about their formidable task of saving a point with dour determination in the second half. They exerted tremendous pressure before Scarff knocked one off the deficit in eleven minutes.
R. Thomson's jugglery and craft led up to this goal. A few minutes later McGrory made the scores level with a delightfully taken goal.
Third Lanark were visibly shaken, yet despite the onslaught of the eager Parkhead forwards, the home defenders, particularly Warden, refused to flinch, and the end arrived with Third Lanark deservedly collecting a point in a match considered lost. Their spirit and all-round effort sorely disconcerted Celtic.
The attendance was about 20,000.
