Three full days of Association football were provided for the holiday season, and on each of them great crowds gathered to witness the sport. Ow New Year's Day pride of place was taken by the time-honour fixture between those great representative amateur clubs.
jueen's Park and Corinthians, and, always, they gave a fine display. It was a capital game to] witness, and it ended, as was right, with a draw of one goal each.
In League circles the big battle} was between the members of—the "old firm," Celtic and Rangers, and the play aroused, as it served, intense enthusiasm.—Colti had it'all their own way for three-fourths of the time, and then Rangers made a grand rally ard managed to divide the point Among a string of "local Derby'
which draws were the rule, there came two surprises—Hib's defeat of Hearts and Kilmarnock's victory over St. Mirren. St. Johnstone improved their position _by a narrow win over Morton, And Aberdeen deserved to take down Dundee by the odd goal—they were the better team. solidating their pos of the table, for if the Airdrieonians, Heart of Midlothian, rs were winners Falkirk, (motherwell, and St. Mirren had to} satisfied with draws. The Celtic easily accounted for Queen's Park; the Airdrieonians defeated Hamilton Academicsls in a big-scoring rowly; and the Heart of Midlothian compelled Cowdenbeath to yield their position of not having lost meritorious victory Rovers, took the second place _on the League table; but they have very little chance of ousting Celtic from their commanding lead.
The totals at the end of the holiday!
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