LEAGUE FOOTBALL

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 106, 8 May 1933, Page 13

LEAGUE FOOTBALL

SATURDAY'S MATCHES

Celtic and City met as the main League attraction at the Show Grounds and lined out as follows: —. «•.,•■ - Celtic (blue): Simons, Olsen, Mmcham, Mailman, Still, Dobson, Potter, McNicol, Wright,. Moisley, Nash, Ward, Flack. City (red and black): Eankm, McLaugnlan, Omari, McPhee, Brown, Maasey, Marshall, Standen, Horsfall, Maher, Meachan, McDermott, and J. Horsfall. Celtic won the toss and City kicked ofi, the ball going to Mincliam, who sidestepped two men, changed his direction, and ran . Olsen into place before transferring. The rest was easy. Mincham converted. Celtic 5, City nil. Celtic came again and a beautiful cut-in by Still tore the defence to ribbons. With only the full-back to beat, Still passed to Olsen, who- was trailing in support. Mincham missed the kick. Celtic 8, City nil Celtic came back again. From a scrum Wright hooked to Potter, who transferred to Dobson, on to Still, Mincham, and Olsen for the latter to score his third try. Simons missed. 11 to nil The Blue backs, who were playing beautiful football with Still brilliant, came again, but offside play on the part of the Blue forwards let City away with a good forward rush which was held up just short of the line, and Simons cleared. Up to this stage, Maher, Meachan, and Standen were playing good football for City, but lack of support in the baclfs made them appear a weak side. From this stage of the game Celtic took charge, and at half-time the score board read 29 to 2. Tries for Celtic were obtained by McNicol (2), Wright, Mincham, and White. Ward (1), Mincham (1) converted tries and Mincham kicked a penalty, while McLaughlan kicked a goal for City. \ . ' ' At the start of the second half City took a hand in the game. The forwards, led by Standen and Maher, made a rush into the Celtic twenty-five, but Simons sayed well and cleared to half-way. From a scrum in midfield Wright hooked and the blue backs took charge for the remainder' Of the game. Having City completely demoralised, they piled on another 26 points with tries by Mailman (2), Potter,"Nash, Still, and Ward. Mincham (1) and Still (1) converted. Mr. K. Salisbury ably controlled the game. In a curtain-raiser to the main game, City defeated Newtown by 4 points to 3. Harris kicked a penalty goal for City in the first 6pell. John scored for Newtown in the second spell, and Harris kicked another goal for City. The referee was Mr. P. Childs.