Plenty of Nothing

Tsubouchi Shōyō

Tsubouchi Shōyō (1859 - 1935), playwright, professor and critic, translated Shakespeare into the language of kabuki, and had a long-running argument with Mori Ōgai. Source.

The Sky Is Calling (1959)

небо зовёт (The Sky Is Calling) is a Soviet science fiction film released in 1959. In 1961 Roger Corman bought the US rights, dubbed and recut it and released it as Battle Beyond the Sun. IMDb.

Costume Museum, Kyoto

Take a tour of the Genji Monogatari exhibit at the Costume Museum in Kyoto.

Mary Queen of Scots Three Pound Ryal

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Beautiful A Bride's Story Panel

Kaoru Mori, A Bride's Story, chapter 70. I want to see the uncropped original artwork.

Geological Gourock

This map shows the types of rock underlying the Clyde shore from Greenock to Largs. As you always suspected, Gourock is an igneous intrusion. Source.

Morton host Ayr United. Morton are sixth with 35 points, Ayr eighth with 32. In the three matches to date Morton have a win and two draws against the Honest Men.

We are now into the final six games of the season, when Morton traditionally run out of healthy players and go into a tailspin. (See below.) But Dougie Imrie is back from suspension, so hopefully WWWWWW. If Morton win their last six games they'll finish somewhere around fifth. If they lose their last six, they'll likely up ninth. If they win four plus one draw and one loss they'll finish 12W 12D 12L for 48 points.

When was the last time Morton and Ayr United met in the top division? April 26th, 1975. 1 - 1 at Cappielow.

Following Tuesday's Dunfermline/Partick match the Championship clubs have fulfilled all their postponed fixtures, but next weekend is the Challenge Cup so several teams will fall a game behind once again.

[Morton 1 - 1 Ayr. Goal by Cameron Blues.]

The other Championship matches:

Dunfermline 4 - 1 Partick Thistle (March 22)

Arbroath (2nd) [3 - 3] Raith Rovers (5th)

Hamilton (7th) [1 - 0] Queen of the South (10th)*

Inverness CT (3rd) [2 - 0] Dunfermline (9th)

Killie (1st) [2 - 1] Partick Thistle (4th)

*A Plenty of Nothing Championship Consolation Cup semi-final. [The final between Killie and Hamilton can only happen if they meet in the playoffs.]

Other matches:

Kelty Hearts can win League Two today if they beat Stenny and Annan Athletic lose to Albion Rovers.

Kelty [1 - 0] Stenny

Annan [2 - 4] Albion Rovers

[Kelty are promoted.]

Clachnacuddin 0 - 1 Formartine (March 23)

Clachnacuddin [1 - 1] Lossiemouth

FC Isle of Man [3 - 2] Stockport Town

Mito HollyHock [2 - 0] Roasso Kumamoto

SWF Championship South: Morton vs Ayr United (tomorrow) (postponed)

WE League: Urawa Reds 3 - 2 Elfen Saitama (March 21)

Tokyo Cup final: Tokyo 23 FC  2 - 4  Tokyo United (March 21)

Elfen Saitama [0 - 1] Albirex Niigata

Benburb [3 - 2] Largs Thistle

I missed this story out of Germany: Türkgücü München, the German club with the most unlauts, dropped out of 3.Liga in January and its results are expunged, including 1.FC Saarbrücken's 3 - 1 win of September 18, 2021.

Training matches:

Waseda University vs Tokyo Musashino United (March 21)

Waseda University [2 - 7] Tokyo Musashino United (today)

[Waseda University 1 - 2 Chuo University (March 27)]

27th Tokyo Soccer Tournament, Student Division:

Round One: Waseda University [2 - 3] Kokushikan University (March 24)

Waseda University has men's teams to two leagues: the JUFA Kanto League Division 1, and the Tokyo Shakaijin Soccer League Division 1. JUFA stands for Japan University Football Association. There is no national university league; Kanto 1 is by far the strongest of the regional university leagues. Shakaijin means "member of society" and implies that its teams aren't professional, corporate, academic, civil service or military, though they sometimes are. But some of the Tokyo Shakaijin teams are affliated with clubs in the higher leagues, and some are on the way up themselves. The Tokyo Shakaijin League starts this weekend:

Waseda University [4 - 0] FC Aoyama (March 27)

(Sources: Waseda University AFC for the JUFA Kanto 1 team, Tokyo Football for the Tokyo Soccer League 1 team.)

South Challenge Cup, Round Five:

Linlithgow Rose 1 - 3 Sauchie Juniors (March 22)

Dundonald Bluebell 0 - 4 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic (March 22)

Bo'ness United 4 - 1 Petershill (March 23)

HFX Wanderers pre-season friendlies:

March 11    HFX Wanderers 7 - 0 CS Dieppe

March 18    Vaughan Azzuri 0 - 1 HFX Wanderers

March 23    Woodbridge SC Strikers 0 - 5 HFX Wanderers

March 26    Forge FC [2 - 1] HFX Wanderers

Vaughan Azzuri and Woodbridge Strikers are both in League1 Ontario. CS Dieppe are from the New Brunswick Premier Soccer League.

Morton over the final six league games, the past decade:

2021    LLDDDD         = 4 points

2020    DDWWLD       = 9 points

2019    DLDWWW      = 11 points

2018    DLWLLL          = 4 points

2017    DLLDLD          = 3 points

2016    LDWLDL         = 5 points

2015    WLWWWW     = 15 points

2014    WWLWDL       = 10 points

2013    WLLWLL         = 6 points

2012    DWLDDL         = 6 points

1999-2000

March 25, 2000.    Morton visited Livingston and lost 1 - 0. Clydebank hosted St Mirren at Cappielow and played them to a scoreless draw.

Morton results for 1898-99:

1899/5/15      Port Glasgow 3 - 1 Morton         Western League

1899/5/13      Abercorn 2 - 6 Morton                Western League

1899/5/10      Ayr FC 0 - 3 Morton                   Western League

1899/5/7        Morton 1 - 1 St Mirren                Western League

1899/5/6        Morton 2 - 0 St Mirren                Renfrewshire Cup final replay

1899/4/29      St Mirren 1 - 1 Morton                Renfrewshire Cup final

1899/4/26      Morton 9 - 2 Abercorn                Western League

1899/4/22      Morton 2 - 1 Ayr Parkhouse       Western League

1899/4/15      Ayr Parkhouse 2 - 2 Morton       Western League

1899/4/8        Morton 4 - 3 Port Glasgow         Renfrewshire Cup SF

1899/4/1        Morton 4 - 1 Abercorn                Renfrewshire Cup R2

1899/3/18      Morton 2 - 0 Ayr FC                   Western League

1899/3/11      Linthouse 1 - 2 Morton               Western League

1899/3/4        Morton 3 - 2 Paisley Academical    friendly

1899/2/25      Morton 9 - 3 Linthouse               Western League

1899/2/18      Morton 1 - 2 Partick Thistle        Scottish Cup R2 replay

1899/2/11      Partick Thistle 2 - 2 Morton        Scottish Cup R2

1899/1/21      Morton 1 - 3 Hearts                    friendly

1899/1/14      Morton 3 - 1 Annbank United     Scottish Cup R1

1899/1/7        St Mirren 1 - 1 Morton                Western League

1898/12/31    Ayr FC 1 - 0 Morton                    SFL2

1898/12/24    Morton 6 - 1 Hamilton                 SFL2

1898/12/10    Abercorn 2 - 1 Morton                SFL2

1898/12/3      Morton 2 - 4 Port Glasgow         SFL2

1898/11/26    Leith Athletic 3 - 2 Morton          SFL2

1898/11/19    Morton 4 - 2 Abercorn                SFL2

1898/11/12    Morton 2 - 2 Port Glasgow         Western League

1898/11/5      Morton 2 - 4 Motherwell             SFL2

1898/10/29    Linthouse 0 - 1 Morton               SFL2

1898/10/22    Morton 1 - 2 Linthouse               SFL2

1898/10/15    Kilmarnock 2 - 0 Morton             SFL2

1898/10/8      Morton 3 - 1 Airdrieonians          SFL2

1898/10/1      Motherwell 2 - 2 Morton             SFL2

1898/9/24      Morton 1 - 2 Kilmarnock             SFL2

1898/9/17      Port Glasgow 7 - 3 Morton         SFL2

1898/9/10      Morton 0 - 5 Leith Athletic          SFL2

1898/9/3        Airdrieonians 1 - 2 Morton          SFL2

1898/8/27      Morton 4 - 0 Ayr FC                    SFL2

1898/8/20      Hamilton 3 - 2 Morton                 SFL2

(Sources: fitbastats for the Scottish League Division 2; The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; SFHA for the Western League and the Renfrewshire Cup; the Glasgow Herald for friendlies.)

Morton roster August 20, 1898 vs Hamilton Accies: M'Pherson, Anderson, Orr, Henderson, Walker, Blair, Hunter, Grant, Hendry, Linn, Reid.

Morton roster November 12, 1898 vs Port Glasgow Athletic: M'Pherson, Anderson, Orr, Corrigan, Henderson, Blair, Dale, Grant, Walker, Lynn, Reid.

SC Riessersee versus Hannover Scorpions

Stephan Wilhelm has played for Hannover Scorpions and SC Riessersee. Source.

It's the Oberliga playoffs, eighth-finals. SC Riessersee are playing Hannover Scorpions who finished second in the Oberliga Nord. Today is game four of the best-of-five series. The results of games one to three were:

March 18: Scorpions 3 - 4 Riessersee

March 20: Riessersee 1 - 3 Scorpions

March 22: Scorpions 5 - 0 Riessersee

[March 25: Riessersee 3 - 6 Scorpions

Hannover win the series. Riessersee head for the golf course.]

Hannover Scorpions were founded in 1975 as ESC Wedemark. They played in the Regionalliga Nord until 1991, the Oberliga from 1991-92 till 1993-94, 1. Liga in 1994-95 and 1995-96, and then the DEL from 1996-97 till 2012-13. They were champions of Germany in 2010. Due to financial problems they dropped down to the Oberliga in 2013, where they've been ever since.

Van Horne Family Hanging Scroll

A Japanese hanging scroll showing William Cornelius Van Horne and family plus art dealer Akusawa Susumu, ca. 1890. Source.

Detroit versus Canadiens, 1960

Detroit versus Canadians, 1960 by Philip Surrey. Source.

Elephant Bird

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