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EDINBURGH, January 7th The close of the New Year holidays leaves the position in the League little changed, and there is still promise of a stiff fight among the clubs both at the top and the bottom. Airdrieonians aro close on the heels of Rangers for the Championship. Last year Rangers were six points ahead at this date, now they The match be are Daly three points. tween those two leaders next month may prove the clicas of a glorious contest. Times have changed, a country club is able to challenge the Big Two. Airdrie are to-day what Celts used to be the bogry clab of the Light Blues. Taking a generous view of the outlook, it is quite for the men of Airdrie to Their team is quite as of the season. virile as Rangers, and as confident. No ether club nood be taken seriously. Celts have slipped behind the Hibs, and are not going strong enough to warrant the hope that they will finish fourth. Some half dozen clube are struggling to escape from relegation,
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Outside the League of far the most interesting game to the sporting enthus- jasts of soccer was the meeting of those two great amateur clubs, Corinthians and Queen's Park. It is always a sporting affair, and in spite of the wretched wen. ther.the players simply wallowed in a sea of mud this New Year's Day event was no exception. To the surprise of most people, the Londoners were de- feated by the Queen's,-9 to 0.
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Is the League the most popular game was between langers and Celtie, but the
Celts were result was forese277) match for their old friendly enemies. although the majority was a little too big Airdrie defeated Falkirk, display ing all their usual fine team balance and spirit. Hibernian in their return game with their rivals, from Tydecastle rover- sed the result of the firss meeting, when Heart of Midlothias somewhat unexpect edly was. Snow was "falling at Dens Park when Dundee and Aberdeen 'start- ed their game, but the teams contrived to play clever football. Forward play was the feature on both sides. Dundee exceed only in finishing. and their superiority as marksmen earned them the Gwo-goal victory they obtained.
The week-end matches provided some results. The outstanding unexpected item was St. Johnstone's defeat of Third Lark. a club which had lately shown much improved form. At Dundee and Kirkcaldy reverses that were not anti- cited befell the home clube. Rangers and Airdrieonians, however, went on wizning, the 'Chians, in facing Celtic.
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The third day's play provided some good sport. Principal interest aroused by the events in which the two rivals for the championship: Rangers and Airdrieonians, were engaged, but, as ex- pected, neither Partick Thistle for Hamilton Academicals snecended in even checking the progress of the powerful leading pair. Rangers, however, get an exceedingly close run from their old riyala and were gifted the maximuni points, as Chatton, the Partick Thistle centre-half. inadvertently breasted the ball past his own keeper, and gave Ran- gers the only goal scored in the game. The bottom positions were not directly altered, but Ayr United improved their prospects by another victory, and Kil- marnock, "Aberdeen, and Dundee all met with reverses that worsened their outlook and increased the number of clubs in what is known as the relegation zone A mild sensation was provided by Celtic's overwhelming victory over Third Lanark
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