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Trivia
- Ayr went two goals up from Tom Robertson and ex-Aberdeen centre-forward, Alex Merrie before Alec Thomson countered with a strike in 68 minutes. The game looked to be going to the home side, but a late double in 85 and 88 minutes by outside-right Frank O'Donnell after he reverted to his normal centre-forward position saved Celtic's bacon. The home side's goalkeeper Bob Hepburn felt aggrieved at the winning goal.
- Rangers, Airdrieonians, Hamilton, and Kilmarnock will contest the semi-final of the Scottish Cup as a result of Saturday's fourth round ties. Motherwell were unable to check the progress of the champions at Ibrox, Partick Thistle went under rather weakly to Airdrie, Clyde got no luck out of their home engagement with Hamilton, and Dunfermline, the only eastern hope, could not cope with the Ayrshire club.
- In the English League all the championship contenders were winners, Everton enjoying a fine 4-2 victory over Aston Villa. Dunn, Dean and Stein were their best men in an attack watched by a 50,000 crowd. Newcastle fell badly at Manchester, where the City won by five goals to one. Gallacher scored both Chelsea goals in a 2-2 draw at Blackburn.
- Five days' intensive search, by the police and other agencies of law and order for the kidnapped infant son of Colonel and Mrs Lindbergh having proved unavailing, the distracted parents have appealed to two notorious New York racketeers, who are powers in the underworld, to endeavour to trace the child and to negotiate with the kidnappers for its return. The Lindberghs announce that they will follow any method suggested by the kidnappers so long as they can be sure that they will get the baby back.
Review
Teams
AYR UNITED:
Hepburn, Willis, Fleming, Taylor, McLeod, McCall, Robertson, Smith, Merrie, Brae, Brannan.
Scorers:
Robertson, Merrie.
CELTIC:
Kennaway, Cook, McGonagle, Wilson, McStay, Geatons, F. O’Donnell, A. Thomson, Napier, Smith, Kavanagh.
Scorers:
Thomson, O’Donnell, (2).
Referee: J. Baillie (Motherwell).
Attendance: 5,000
Articles
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Articles
The Scotsman – Monday, 7th March 1932, page 14
CELTIC LEAVE IT LATE
Celtic have put up fewer better performances this season than that at Somerset Park, when, with defeat staring them in. the face, they not only drew level with their opponents but actually secured the leading goal in the last half minute of the game.
A more inept Celtic than that seen in the first half could not well be imagined. Their forwards were at sixes and sevens, and their backs were none too reliable under pressure.
With the chances that came their way, Ayr should have crossed over with more than the one goal scored just before the interval by Robertson.
There was a wonderful transformation in the second half, and it all came about through O'Donnell going to centre instead of Napier. Celtic's luck was, however distinctly out when Merrie directed a high ball goalwards, and Kennaway, attended by Brae, contrived to let the ball slip from his grasp over his shoulder to roll into the net.
About twenty-five minutes had gone when A. Thomson seized on an opportunity for Celtic and reduced the leeway with a capital drive. Ayr's defence unaccountably became rocky afterwards. The delightful play of Napier and O'Donnell contributed to their discomfiture which was completed when O'Donnell got two goals, one of which was hotly disputed by Hepburn and the Ayr players, the goalkeeper even pursuing the referee to the centre of the field and making known his grievance, which was, it is stated, that O'Donnell had fouled the ball before sending the ball over.
It was a game which Ayr never ought to have lost, only Celtic deserved all credit for their great closing rally.
Attendance: 5,000.
