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Trivia
- Charlie Napier sends a spot kick wide in the second half, but Fifer Frank O'Donnell has no mercy on his fellow county-men and scores the goal that gives the bhoys the points.
- Cowdenbeath weakened by the recent transfer of Alex Venters to Rangers are further incapacitated when centre-forward Renfrew has to retire after 20 minutes played, but they put up a good show with Tom Glancy (cousin of Celtic's Lawrence Glancy) and outside-left A. Robertson, in the forwards, catching the eye of the reporters.
- Motherwell are still at the top of the League table with a record of no defeats, but Hibernians very nearly put a different complexion on matters on Saturday. The gallant Edinburgh team actually led against the League leaders, but an inspired spell at the close enabled Motherwell to cheat the Hibernians of victory. Peter Flucker was a prominent man in the Edinburgh team.
- The leading nine clubs in the English First Division all won their games. The victory of seventh placed Derby County over bottom club Chelsea at Stamford Bridge was well deserved. The Derby team played the better class football. They were specially strong in attack and the difference between the forward lines accounted mainly for the overthrow of Chelsea, whose defence failed to hold out when the crisis arrived some twenty minutes after change of ends. Until then Chelsea had enjoyed a fair share of the play, though seldom becoming very dangerous and they put in some smart, raids just before their defence fell. Jack Bowers and Dally Duncan were Derby's scorers. About 25,000 people watched the game.
- A strong force of 200 strikers at the Hormel meat-packaging factory in Austin, Minnesota, after fierce fighting, overpowered police and took possession of the plant ejecting officials, turning off the refrigeration, and having a sit-in. Four companies of the Minnesota National Guard have been mobilised to deal with this emergency. The strikers were protesting a 10-cents-an-hour wage increase imposed on them.
- The German electors have overwhelmingly endorsed the policy of the Nazi Government. In the plebiscite regarding the action of the Government in withdrawing from the League of Nations and Disarmament Conference 93 per cent, of the electors, according to the provisional final figures, signified "Yes" on the ballot paper, and in the Reichstag election 92 per cent, voted in favour of the Nazi list of candidates.
Review
Teams
COWDENBEATH:
Scott, McDonald, G. Napier, Priestley, Feeney, McCurley, D. McDonald, Cameron, Renfrew, Glancy, A. Robertson.
Scorers:
CELTIC:
Kennaway, Hogg, McGonagle, Wilson, McStay, Hughes, Napier, A. Thomson, Crum, F. O’Donnell, McGrory.
Scorers:
F. O’Donnell.
Referee: J. Thomson (Hamilton).
Attendance: 3,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
Articles
The Scotsman – Monday, 13th November 1933, page 5
CELTIC WIN AT COWDENBEATH
About 4,000 spectators attended at Central Park, Cowdenbeath, for the meeting of Cowdenbeath and the Celtic, which, after a great struggle, ended in a win for the Celtic by 1 goal to 0.
While there was no doubt of the superiority of the Glasgow side in team-work and general tactics, Cowdenbeath took a great deal of credit out of the game for their plucky fight against odds. When twenty minutes had been played they lost the services of Renfrew, their centre-forward, through injury, and during all the second half S. McDonald, their right back, was also lame, and had to take the outside right position.
The Celtic played much clever football in the outfield, but so quick was the tackling and so ready the kicking of the Cowdenbeath defenders that the visitors were allowed to do comparatively little shooting. At the same time, several fine efforts by Napier, McGrory, and O'Donnell might have scored but for the excellent work of Scott in the home goal. This recent recruit to the side was sound in all he did. Napier, at back and Priestley, Feeney, and McCurley, at half-back all did their parts well in checking the clever Celtic forwards.
Cowdenbeath showed little skill in attack, but the forwards made for goal by the shortest possible route and, as a result, were able to test the Celtic defence severely at times. Glancy and Robertson were perhaps the pick of the line.
The Celtic as a side, were most impressive in defence, Hogg and McGonagle being particularly good at full back. The forwards failed at close quarters, and during the whole game it was obvious that McGrory was out of position at outside left, and that Napier was practically wasted as an outside-right. O'Donnell scored the only goal, during the second half.
