Plenty of Nothing

Mud Punts

Mud punts were integral to the task of keeping the River Clyde dredged during the 19th and 20th centuries. A collection of them still exists in the tidal zone of Newshot Island in Inchinnan. Source.

Morton host Raith Rovers in a match postponed from January 12th. Morton are the only Championship side that Raith have not beaten so far this year. (See below.)

Morton are fifth with 40 points, Raith sixth with 38. Morton have won three straight.

Both teams are probably safe from relegation. But both need a win to chase down Partick Thistle and the final playoff spot.

[Morton 3 - 3 Raith Rovers. Morton goals by Shaw, Blues and Adeloye.]

Also:

Livingston [1 - 0] Falkirk

Livi are the only Championship side that Falkirk have not beaten. (See below.)

Elsewhere:

Keith [3 - 2] Nairn County

Civil Service Strollers [1 - 2] East Kilbride

Tomorrow it's the first round of the J League Cup:

Roasso Kumamoto vs Mito HollyHock

Scottish Junior Cup QF (tomorrow):

Camelon vs Tranent

Which Championship teams have not beaten which other Championship teams this season?

Ayr United have beaten everyone.

Falkirk have not beaten Livingston.

Livingston have not beaten Queen's Park.

Raith Rovers have not beaten Morton.

Morton have not beaten Falkirk or Livingston.

Queen's Park have not beaten Falkirk, Ayr United or Partick Thistle.

Dunfermline have not beaten Falkirk, Ayr United or Queen's Park.

Partick Thistle have not beaten Falkirk, Livingston, Morton or Raith Rovers.

Hamilton have not beaten Falkirk, Livingston, Ayr United or Raith Rovers.

Airdrieonians have not beaten Falkirk, Livingston, Ayr United, Partick Thistle or Morton.

Cambuslang FC in the Glasgow Cup:

1887/9/17      Battlefield 0 - 5 Cambuslang    R1

1887/10/15    bye    R2

1887/10/29    Cambuslang 11 - 0 Shettleston    R3

1887/11/19    Queen's Park 1 - 2 Cambuslang    SF

1888/1/28      Cambuslang 3 - 1 Rangers    final

1888/9/15      Third Lanark 6 - 0 Cambuslang    R1

1889/9/21      Cambuslang 12 - 0 Southern Athletic    R1

1889/10/12    Cambuslang 6 - 2 Whitefield    R2

1889/11/16    Cambuslang 3 - 1 Cowlairs    R3

1889/11/30    Celtic 4 - 1 Cambuslang    SF

1890/when    Cambuslang W - L Pollokshaws Harp    R1

1890/10/11    bye    R2

1890/11/1      Wanderers 1 - 1 Cambuslang    R3

1890/11/8      Cambuslang 4 - 1 Wanderers (protested)    R3 replay

1890/11/15    Cambuslang 2 - 1 Wanderers    R3 2nd replay

1890/12/13    Third Lanark 4 - 3 Cambuslang    SF

1891/9/19      Cambuslang 1 - 0 Cowlairs    R1

1891/10/10    bye    R2

1891/10/31    Cambuslang 2 - 2 Clyde (abandoned)    R3

1891/11/7      Clyde 4 - 0 Cambuslang    R3 replay

1892/9/17      Cambuslang 9 - 0 Glasgow Perthshire    R1

1892/10/8      Thistle 1 - 0 Cambuslang    R2

1893/9/16      Battlefield 2 - 4 Cambuslang    R1

1893/10/7      bye    R2

1893/10/28    Cowlairs 6 - 3 Cambuslang    R3

1894/9/15      Partick Thistle 3 - 1 Cambuslang    R1

1895/9/21      bye    R1

1895/10/19    Celtic 6 - 1 Cambuslang    R2

1896/9/26      Linthouse 2 - 0 Cambuslang    R1

1897/9/18      Cambuslang scr - wo Third Lanark    R1

(Source: Scottish Football Historical Archive.)

Thistle FC in the Glasgow Cup:

1887/9/17      Thistle 6 - 0 Southern Athletic    R1

1887/10/15    bye    R2

1887/11/5      Thistle 0 - 3 Queen's Park    R3

1888/9/15      Thistle 1 - 9 Queen's Park    R1

1889/9/21      Maryhill 4 - 8 Thistle    R1

1889/10/12    Partick Thistle 5 - 2 Thistle    R2

1890/9/20      Thistle 1 - 6 Third Lanark    R1

1891/9/19      Northern 4 - 3 Thistle    R1

1892/9/17      Thistle 2 - 0 Clyde    R1

1892/10/8      Thistle 1 - 0 Cambuslang    R2

1892/10/29    Thistle 4 - 1 Cowlairs (abandoned, awarded to Thistle)    R3

1892/12/17    Thistle 2 - 3 Rangers

1893/9/16      Thistle 2 - 1 Partick Thistle    R1

1893/10/7      bye    R2

1893/10/28    Thistle 0 - 7 Celtic    R3

(Source: Scottish Football Historical Archive.)

Whitefield FC in the Glasgow Cup:

1887/9/17      Northern 4 - 0 Whitefield    R1

1888/9/15      Cambuslang Hibernian 3 - 2 Whitefield    R1

1889/9/21      Whitefield 5 - 3 Kelvinside Athletic    R1

1889/10/12    Cambuslang 6 - 2 Whitefield    R2

1890/9/20      Whitefield 0 - 7 Linthouse    R1

1891/9/19      Whitefield wo - scr United Abstainers    R1

1891/10/10    bye    R2

1891/11/7      Linthouse 5 - 2 Whitefield    R3

1893/when    Rangers wo - scr Whitefield    R1

(Source: Scottish Football Historical Archive.)

Whitefield FC in the Glasgow Cup:

1887/9/17      Northern 4 - 0 Whitefield    R1

1888/9/15      Cambuslang Hibernian 3 - 2 Whitefield    R1

1889/9/21      Whitefield 5 - 3 Kelvinside Athletic    R1

1889/10/12    Cambuslang 6 - 2 Whitefield    R2

1890/9/20      Whitefield 0 - 7 Linthouse    R1

1891/9/19      Whitefield wo - scr United Abstainers    R1

1891/10/10    bye    R2

1891/11/7      Linthouse 5 - 2 Whitefield    R3

1893/when    Rangers wo - scr Whitefield    R1

(Source: Scottish Football Historical Archive.)

Terracotta Saint by Luca della Robbia

Source.

Detroit at New York Rangers, March 23, 1941

Frank Calder. Source.

It's the playoffs. Detroit visit the Rangers.

In 1941 six of seven teams made it to the postseason. Teams 3, 4, 5 and 6 contested the quarterfinals while teams 1 (Bruins) and 2 (Leafs) sat out. In the present day team 3 would then play team 6, and team 4 team 5. But in 1941 team 3 (Detroit) played team 4 (Rangers), and team 5 (Chicago) played team 6 (Montreal), which guaranteed that a better team would go out and a worse team advance. The two quarter-finals were best of three. The semi-final between the quarter-final winners was also best of three. But the semi-final between teams 1 and 2 was best of seven. This playoff system was in place from 1937-38 till 1941-42.

Today's game was Game Two of the Detroit/Rangers quarter-final. Detroit had won the first one.

1st period: Babe Pratt scored for the Rangers.

2nd period: Dan Grosso scored for the Red Wings, and Alex Shibicky answered for New York.

3rd period: Max Colville scored for the Rangers. New York won and sent the series back to Detroit for the third and final game.

Proficient Greenock

Maggie A. Guthrie, a student at the Gaelic Parish School in 1873, was awarded this silver medal for proficiency in English. Source.

Queen's Park visit Cappielow for the last time this season. Morton are fifth sixth in the Championship with 37 points; QP are seventh with 33. In three meetings this season Queen's have taken two wins against one win for Morton.

Queen's Park fired head coach Callum Davidson after last weekend's loss to Falkirk, a startling move considering QP have the Challenge Cup final next week. Steven MacLean is interim head coach.

Meanwhile, Dunfermline manager Michael Tidser has been sacked after only two months in the job. His replacement: Neil Lennon. Morton will meet the Pars on the last day of the schedule.

Have Morton ever been relegated with 37 points? No. They were relegated with 35 points in 2000-01 and 2001-02, and 26 in 2013-14.

Morton have 8 games left. Largs Thistle have twelve, plus the West of Scotland League Cup and the Scottish Junior Cup.

[Morton win 2 - 1 on goals by Moffat and Garrity. Morton cannot finish first or tenth.]

[Dumbarton are relegated to League Two.]

The other Championship matches:

Partick Thistle (4th) 0 - 0 Raith Rovers (6th) (5th) (yesterday)

Ayr United (3rd) [1 - 1] Hamilton (8th)

Dunfermline (9th) vs Livingston (2nd) (postponed)

Falkirk (1st) [2 - 0] Airdrieonians (10th)

Other matches:

Civil Service Strollers 0 - 0 Broxburn Athletic (March 18)

Norwich City vs HFX Wanderers (friendly) (March 19)

UCD 0 - 0 Treaty United (yesterday)

Odd Kvinner [2 - 1] Haugesund

Nairn County [2 - 1] Huntly

Civil Service Strollers [1 - 0] Bo'ness United

Largs Thistle [3 - 1] Glenafton Athletic

Royal Albert [0 - 2] Carluke Rovers

Colony Park [0 - 2] Culter

Fulham vs HFX Wanderers (friendly)

FC Isle of Man [2 - 2] South Liverpool

Cerezo Osaka [0 - 0] Elfen Saitama (tomorrow)

Sfida Setagaya [4 - 1] Shizuoka Bonita (tomorrow)

Red Bull Omiya Ardija [2 - 0] Mito HollyHock (tomorrow)

Omiya Ardija was sold by Nippon Telegraph and Telephone to Red Bull GmbH back in August.

Yokogawa Musashino [1 - 2] Grulla Morioka (tomorrow)

Odd [0 - 2] Sandefjord (friendly) (tomorrow)

Forfar Farmington [2 - 1] Morton Women (tomorrow)

North Regional Cup, R2 (March 18):

Banks o' Dee Juniors 0 - 0 Culter (Culter win on PK)

South Challenge Cup, SF:

Auchinleck Talbot [1 - 1] Hill of Beath Hawthorn [Talbot win on PK]

Historical matches:

1902/3/22      Morton 2 - 2 Johnstone    RCup R2

1941/3/22      Hamilton Academical 2 - 1 Morton

2003/3/22      Morton 1 - 0 Montrose

Goal by Paul Gaughan.

Queen's Park FC in the Glasgow Cup, 19th Century:

1887/9/17      Queen's Park 11 - 0 Linthouse    R1

1887/10/15    bye    R2

1887/10/29    Queen's Park 2 - 2 Thistle    R3

1887/11/5      Thistle 0 - 3 Queen's Park    R3 replay

1887/11/19    Queen's Park 1 - 2 Cambuslang    SF

1888/9/15      Thistle 1 - 9 Queen's Park    R1

1888/10/6      Cambuslang Hibernians 0 - 4 Queen's Park    R2

1888/11/3      Northern 5 - 5 Queen's Park    R3

1888/11/10    Queen's Park 6 - 0 Northern    R3 replay

1888/11/17    Celtic 0 - 2 Queen's Park    SF

1888/12/8      Queen's Park 8 - 0 Partick Thistle    final

1889/9/21      Glasgow Hibernians 0 - 4 Queen's Park    R1

1889/10/12    Queen's Park 8 - 1 Battlefield    R2

1889/11/2      Queen's Park 6 - 3 Partick Thistle    R3

1889/11/23    Rangers 0 - 2 Queen's Park    SF

1889/12/14    Queen's Park 5 - 2 Celtic    final

1890/9/20      Queen's Park 13 - 1 Maryhill    R1

1890/10/11    Queen's Park 2 - 4 Third Lanark    R2

1891/9/19      Rutherglen 0 - 5 Queen's Park    R1

1891/10/10    Battlefield 1 - 7 Queen's Park    R2

1891/11/7      Rangers 0 - 3 Queen's Park    R3

1891/11/21    Queen's Park 2 - 3 Clyde    SF

1892/9/17      Queen's Park wo-scr United Abstainers    R1

1892/10/8      bye    R2

1892/10/29    Queen's Park 2 - 4 Rangers    R3

1893/9/16      Clyde 2 - 3 Queen's Park    R1

1893/10/7      bye    R2

1893/10/28    Queen's Park 5 - 3 Third Lanark    R3

1893/11/18    Queen's Park 0 - 2 Cowlairs    SF

1894/9/15      Rangers 2 - 0 Queen's Park    R1

1895/9/21      Rangers 2 - 2 Queen's Park    R1

1895/9/28      Queen's Park 3 - 2 Rangers    R1 replay

1895/10/19    Third Lanark 1 - 4 Queen's Park    R2

1895/11/2      Clyde 3 - 5 Queen's Park    SF

1895/11/16    Celtic 6 - 3 Queen's Park    final

1896/9/19      Queen's Park 7 - 0 Battlefield    R1

1896/10/17    bye    R2

1896/10/31    Queen's Park 2 - 4 Celtic    SF

1897/9/18      Queen's Park 10 - 0 Cameronians    R1

1897/10/16    bye    R2

1897/10/30    Queen's Park 4 - 2 Third Lanark    SF

1897/11/27    Rangers 4 - 0 Queen's Park    final

1898/9/17      Queen's Park 6 - 1 Partick Thistle    R1

1898/10/29    Third Lanark 1 - 2 Queen's Park    SF

1898/11/12    Queen's Park 1 - 0 Rangers    final

1899/9/16      Queen's Park 2 - 1 Clyde    R1

1899/10/28    Rangers 7 - 3 Queen's Park    SF

(Source: Scottish Football Historical Archive; the Glasgow Herald for 1888/11/10.)

Folkies into Hippies

The New Journeymen.

"500 Miles" by The Journeymen (John Phillips, Scott McKenzie and Dick Weissman) (1961).

"The Man Who Wouldn't Sing Along With Mitch" by The Halifax Three (Denny Doherty, Pat LaCroix, Richard Byrne and Zal Yanovsky) (1963).

"The Banjo Song" by the Big 3 (Cass Elliot, Tim Rose, Jim Hendricks) (1963).

"The Rambling Boy" by the New Journeymen (John Phillips, Michelle Phillips and Denny Doherty) (1964).

"Everybody's Been Talkin'" by The Mugwumps (Cass Elliot, Jim Hendricks, Denny Doherty, Zal Yanovsky and John Sebastian) (1964).

"Do You Believe in Magic?" by The Lovin' Spoonful (John Sebastian, Zal Yanovsky, Joe Butler and Steve Boone) (1965).

"Go Where You Wanna Go" by The Mamas and the Papas (John Phillips, Michelle Phillips, Cass Elliot and Denny Doherty) (1965).

Mask from Kyuquot

A mask from Kyuquot BC in the Neues Museum in Berlin. Source.

5 Pfennig, Danzig

Source.

St Sulpice Garden, 1930

St. Sulpice Garden (1930) by Ethel Seath. Source.

Class of 1945 Library

Class of 1945 Library, Phillips Exeter Academy, New Hampshire. Source.

NY Americans at NY Rangers, March 16, 1941

Hooley Smith, New York American. Source.

1st period: Lynn Patrick opened the scoring with two goals in the first six minutes, his 19th and 20th of the season. Kirby MacDonald added another for the Rangers before Ralph Wycherley got the Americans on the board.

2nd period: Lorne Carr scored a pair for the Americans, but the Rangers got a goal apiece from Phil Watson and Muzz Patrick.

3rd period: Mac Colville got one for the Rangers, bringing the score to 6 - 3 Rangers.

The New York Americans ended the regular season in seventh place, the only team to miss the playoffs.

This was the last NHL game for Hall of Famers Hooley Smith and Charlie Conacher, as well as for journeymen Viv Allen, Lloyd Finkbeiner, Peter Slobodian and Jack Tomson.

Which NHL players of the Twenties were still in the NHL in 1940-41?

                                   1st season          1st club                 1940-41 club

Hooley Smith               1924-25    Ottawa Senators           NY Americans

Dit Clapper                  1927-28    Boston Bruins                Boston Bruins

Georges Mantha         1928-29    Montreal Canadiens      Montreal Canadiens

Johnny Gottselig         1928-29    Chicago Black Hawks    Chicago Black Hawks

Mush March                1928-29    Chicago Black Hawks    Chicago Black Hawks

Charlie Conacher        1929-30    Toronto Maple Leafs      NY Americans

Busher Jackson           1929-30    Toronto Maple Leafs      NY Americans

Ebbie Goodfellow        1929-30    Detroit Cougars              Detroit Red Wings

Syd Howe                    1929-30    Ottawa Senators            Detroit Red Wings