Plenty of Nothing

Summer of '67

That's Alan McGraw standing farthest to the right. (Source.)

York United 2 - 2 HFX Wanderers (June 21)

Coimbra and Daniels scored for the Wanderers.

Dunfermline Athletic [0 - 3] St Pauli (friendly) (yesterday)

UCD 2 - 1 Sligo Rovers (yesterday)

That's only their second win this season.

Linlithgow Rose [1 - 4] Raith Rovers (friendly)

Scrosoppi [3 - 0] Windsor City

Scrosoppi are second in League1 Ontario, behind the Blue Devils on goal difference.

Mito HollyHock [1 - 1] Machida Zelvia

Joyful Honda Tsukuba [2 - 0] Tokyo 23 FC

Criacao Shinjuku [0 - 3] Honda FC (tomorrow)

Morioka Zebra [0 - 3] University of Sendai (tomorrow)

NPL2 Vic: Melbourne City Youth [1 - 1] Preston Lions

Former Morton player John Maisano (2002-05) has been managing this Melbourne City team, but now he has switched to Troyes in Ligue 2. Source.

The Australian A-League is moving toward establishing a second division. The following clubs have applied to join: (from the Capital Territory) Canberra Croatia, Gungahlin United; (from New South Wales) APIA Leichhardt, Blacktown City, Fraser Park, Marconi Stallions, Rockdale Ilinden, Sutherland Sharks/Cronulla Sharks, Sydney Olympic, Sydney United 58, Wollongong Wolves, Valentine FC; (from Queensland) Brisbane City, Brisbane United, Gold Coast Knights, Gold Coast United, Olympic FC, Peninsula Power, Sunshine Coast FC Fire; (from South Australia) Adelaide City, Football SA, Playford City Soccer and Community Club; (from Tasmania) South Hobart FC; (from Victoria) Avondale FC, Bentleigh Greens, Brunswick Juventus, Green Gully, Heidelberg United, Melbourne Knights, Preston Lions, South Melbourne; (from Western Australia) Spearwood Dalmatinac/Cockburn City). Source.

Iida Kodai is back to training after two-and-a-half months with his arm in a sling. Source.

Morton:

Morton have signed goalkeeper Ryan Mullen formerly of Celtic B, Cove Rangers, Queen's Park and Clyde. Liam Grimshaw has signed with Dundee United.

The analysts at Pie and Bovril predict Morton to finish in any position from first to tenth in 2023-24.

Historical matches:

1944/6/24      Hibs 0 - 2 Morton    Summer Cup R2, second leg

North American Soccer League:

1967/6/22      Sunderland 2 - 4 Hibs

1967/6/25      Hibs 2 - 2 Sunderland

Ontario Pavilion, Expo 67

Source.

Ottawa Train Station, 1967

Source.

Varezhka (1967)

A fable about the power of neglectful parenting. Watch. Source. If you need more stop action animation after that, look for a commercial after 6:30 minutes in this compilation from last winter.

Frank's Bandstand, 1967

Watch.

1967 Eaton's Sno-Trac

Source.

Centennial Swimming Pool

I have never gone inside the Centennial Swimming Pool at Gottingen and Cogswell, but this guy has.

Dagen Högertrafik

Swedes remember 1967 for Dagen H, September 3rd, 1967, when traffic switched from the left to the right side of the road. Source.

Vive le Québec libre!

Mayor Drapeau was caught off-guard by the tenor of General De Gaulle's remarks on this day in 1967. Source.

GO Train

Yesterday marked the fiftieth anniversary of GO train passenger service. As an eight-year-old I found the name ridiculous and comically beneath the dignity of the Province of Ontario. I can remember saying, "And if you look out the window you might see a MOO cow." Source.