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Review
Teams
Celtic:
Kennaway, Hogg, Morrison, Geatons, Lyon, Paterson, Lynch, MacDonald, Crum, Divers, Murphy
Scorers:
Lyon, Divers
Hearts:
Waugh; Anderson and Blyth; Robson, Dykes and Brown; Briscoe and Walker; Garrett, Black and Warren.
Referee:- J. Horsburgh (Bonnyrigg).
Att:- 30,000
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Articles
The Scotsman – Monday, 21st August 1939, page 5
HEARTS DISAPPOINT
WELL BEATEN BY IMPROVED CELTIC
Even although their centre half-back and captain, Lyon, who sustained a leg injury in the first half, was forced to take over the outside right position after the interval, Celtic were always too strong for Heart of Midlothian , and there was no dubiety about the justness of the result—2-0 in favour of the home club.
Celtic may have played better often—the enforced absence of Delaney is, of course affecting the balance of the team—but they showed a definite improvement on their Aberdeen performance and did more than sufficient to demonstrate the undoubted weaknesses in Hearts' forces.
The winners netted a goal in each half. Twenty-eight minutes after the start Divers had an easy task to tap a cross from Lynch over the line. The other goal was scored by the injured Lyon following a goalmouth scramble during which Brown the Hearts' left half-back, was able to block a likely scoring effort on the line. Fully half an hour remained, but never at any time did the Edinburgh club look capable of even saving the game
As so often occurs the goal-scoring efforts were very simple chances ably taken by the Celtic players, who moved with much greater understanding and power. Had the visitors shown the same ability in snatching opportunities they might well have been two goals up in the early stages of the game, but they allowed the openings to pass, and while until Divers' goal they were quite a lot in the game, after the change of ends there was a different story to tell. For the remainder of the game the Tynecastle team were given an object lesson by the Celtic front rank, and had it not been for heroic defensive work by Waugh, Anderson and Dykes the result would have in all likelihood indicated more correctly the difference in merit between the sides.
Hearts were a big disappointment to their many well-wishers. There was no denying the honest endeavour of Blyth, the centre half-back obtained from Hull City, who deputised for McClure at left back, but he was slow. Fortunately Anderson and Dykes were in grand trim.
At wing half-back, Robson and Brown had a harrowing day, the latter receiving hard knocks which must have affected his play it is doubtful if ever before Walker and Black have both been so badly off form on the same afternoon. They did little right, and consequently the other forwards suffered, chiefly Garrett. However, there was one bright spot, Briscoe having quite a good match, but, of course, he should have had more of the ball.
On account of Lyon's injury, Lynch was at right half-back in the second period. He did quite well as a deputy winger earlier on and his forcefulness was quite a contrast to the lack of finishing power displayed by the Edinburgh forwards.
There were 40,000 spectators in warm weather.
