EVERTON MAKE NO CHANCE FOR THE WEEK-END
The Liverpool Echo-Wednesday, November 2, 1921
Bee’s Notes
Everton-the team that played last week will be chosen. Everton have already done this, so we shall renew acquaintance with Crossley, Chedgzoy, Harrison, and Allan Grenyer. The team reads;- Fern; Downs, McDonald; Fleetwood, Brewster, Grenyer; Chedgzoy, Fazackerley, Davies, Crossley, and Harrison.

BRISTOL CITY'S NEW FORWARD.
Western Daily Press - Friday 04 November 1921
We are officially informed that George Beare signed forms for Bristol City yesterday afternoon. Beare transferred from Everton to Cardiff City during season 1914-15, and has played a prominent part the successes that has attended the Ninian Park club. Several Bristol City directors were present at the game on Monday last, when the Citizens of Bristol and Cardiff drew (2—2) in a friendly game, and were so impressed by Beare's excellent form that negotiations for his transfer were completed. It true that Beare has not figured in the Cardiff first team this season—it is also true that Cardiff have done none too well but his exclusion was solely because Grimshaw gained the vote for the outside right berth. It remains to be seen how the newcomer will dovetail with the other ten Bristol City players to-morrow, for he will play his first game thus early Against Burslem Port Vale. As memory refresher it may be recalled that Beare scored the goal for Cardiff in the Cup game at Ashton Gate on February 21 1919, when Bristol City beat the Welshmen in the third round by 2—l. His wonderful run up the right wing fowards the " tip" goal, his swerve, and his final shot that beat Frank Vallis will be remembered by all who saw the incident, and if Beare can play as well for Bristol City as he did in thic Cup match and in the two League games season against his new club of to-day then he will, an acquisition to Bristol football.

REVIEW OF THE LOCAL DERBY GAME AT WALTON
The Liverpool Echo-Friday, November 4, 1921
Bee’s Notes
GROUNDSMAN MR WESTON DIED
Mr. Weston, the Everton groundsman, was at work on the Goodison Park ground yesterday, when he had a seizure. He died last night. Mr. Weston was a solid man, reliable and capable, and he had worked on the turf at Walton ever since Everton changed their ground from Anfield to Goodison Park.
Everton people will be interested to learn that George Beare, their former outside right, has been transferred from Cardiff to Bristol City.
The great day has arrived. Workshop men are arguing over the morrow’s feast. All the citizens with a ha’porth of football interest in them will be gathered at Goodison Park to cheer for-what? The better side? I hope so. But I fear that it will not be the case. Partisanship is deep-rooted in this city, and while not averse to a man taking sides I fear that many become obsessed with their own side till they cannot see good in the opposition side. Why? Because they do not look at them in the course of a game. What course will the morrow take? It is a very dangerous thing to be outspoken and show your beliefs in public print ere the game starts. It is asking for pecks of trouble for years ahead. However, without in any way being desirous of being offensive I shall state  what others have not stated- they sit on the fence and declare that a draw is the most likely thing- and in so doing I have to vote Liverpool a slightly better side this time and shall expect them to win. There are reasons for this selection. Let us study the sides afresh with the performances, and also their standing this season at home. Liverpool have played better away then at home. So have Everton. So there’s nothing there. Then where is the difference? Think the difference is in the forward ranks forEverton have not the balance of the other side in attack, even admitting that on Saturday last Anfield had faults in attack. However, “Derby” form is generally a contradiction of previous form and I must not say more than this- the Anfield side looks the better on this occasions, and Everton are all out to show how wrong is my prognostication. I hope that whatever happens the teams will not have injuries and that the better side wins. Best of all- let us have good clean football, with everyone playing to the whistle and not arguing. We know our referee (Mr. Howcroft) and we know that that game is likely to be of first-rate pattern, because he is in charge. Let it be so-and, again, let the better side be conquerors.  Spectators will find they can relieve the tram congestion by travelling up to Goodison Park by the Exchange Station train to Kirkdale-the walk and the train journey will “eat” about twenty minutes of your time.  Off they go, and here they are;-
Everton; Fern; Downs, McDonald; Fleetwood, Brewster, Grenyer; Chedgzoy, Fazackerley, Crossley, Harrison. Liverpool; Scott; Lucas, McKinlay; McNab, W. Wadsworth, Bromilow; Lacey, Forshaw, Shone, Lewis, Hopkin. Referee.- Mr. J.T. Howcroft, Bolton.
By Stork
The meeting of Liverpool and Everton is fraught with great possibilities, and the clash is the topic of the town among football followers. One readily remembers the sound beating the Blues received at the hands of their rivals last season, when Dicky Down had his hardest game, or, should I say, most gruelling game of the year. Another incident was that wonderful goal of Johnson’s. Everton, I know, are anxious to wipe that defeat off the debit slate, and Liverpool are just as keen to show that there was no fluke about their win. A line or two of the clubs’ meetings at Goodison Park will not be out of place.  Twenty-one matches have been played under the auspices of the League, and of that number Everton are just on the credit side with ten wins to Liverpool’s eight, the remaining three having been drawn. Seventy goals have been divided thus; Everton 42, Liverpool 30. In the last eleven matches Liverpool have failed but four times to reap full spoils, two games being lost and two drawn. Everton gave their supporters plenty of heart by the way they ran through Manchester United and placed five goals past the international, Mew. They only flattered to deceive for they then lost three games on the run; Manchester United and Newcastle (twice). They then took three points from Birmingham, one from the Arsenal, three from Blackburn and two from Oldham. This record does not comp[are favourably with that of their rivals but at the moment the Blues’ side is welding itself into the right mould. To my mind, they are only behind Liverpool in one section. Can you guess it? On paper (not cheques) Everton’s forward line looks superior. As units they are well ahead, but collectively I would prefer the Liverpool line. When will a footballer remember that he is but one cog in a big wheel that will not turn out its best work unless the whole runs smoothly? Liverpool’s forward line- at least this week-will be the more trustful there being more “zep” in it, which often tells its own tale. One cannot easily forget those artistic glides of Fazackerley’s, when he speeds a ball down the middle piece for a dashing centre forward to take up in his stride and improve upon. Davies is enthusiastic (too much so at times for this fault has lost him many goals) and is beginning to “rumble” the methods and what is expected of him by his colleague. Comparing the wing men, I plump for Harrison and Chedgzoy. Who will disagree? They are the chosen of the Football Association, and rightly so, but is not Lacey the chosen for Ireland? Many thought the famous Irishman was “gone” last year. Oh, dear, no! He came again this season to surprise us all by his displays on the wing. Everton’s loss was certainly Liverpool’s gain-when William changed his quarters. 

WILLIAM WESTON
Hull Daily Mail - Saturday 05 November 1921
William Weston, the Everton groundsman for 30 year, had a seizure at the ground and died last night. 

EVERTON GROUNDMAN'S DEATH
November 5, 1921. The Liverpool Courier.
William Weston, the Everton groundsman for 30 years, was taken suddenly ill on the ground on Thursday and died at night, he was about 54 years of age, and was well known at the park.

TRANSFER NEWS
November 5, 1921. The Liverpool Daily Post and Mercury
Our Glasgow Correspondent wires: - Mr. Tom McIntosh the Everton manager is in Glasgow, endearvarving to secure the transfer of David Pratt of Glasgow Celtic. The negotiations are still being confirmed. Celtic are stated to have asked for £1,500 for Pratt, put Mr. McIntosh considers this top much and unless Celtic reduce their figure the matter is likely to fall through. Pratt is welling to go to Everton

THE GALE AND THE GALA DAY AT GOODISON
The Liverpool Football Echo-Saturday, November 5, 1921
EVERTON AT HOME TO LIVERPOOL BROUGHT OVER FORTY THOUSAND ENTHUSIASTS TOGETHER
GREAT SCENES, GREAT JOY & SOME DISAPPOINTMENT
SPECIAL NEWS AND A FACE-VIEW OF HALF BACK PLAYER SOUGHT FROM CELTIC CLUB
The gala day at Goodison Park was attended with weather that was bright, but rather cold, and very gale-y. the crowd was well over 40,000 strong, and the promise of rich sport was very bright.
Everton; Fern; Downs, McDonald (Captain); Fleetwood, Fazackerley, Davies, Crossley, Harrison. Liverpool; Scott; Longworth (Captain), McKinlay; McNab, W. Wadsworth, Bromilow; Lacey, Forshaw, Shone, Lewis, Hopkin. Referee.- Mr. J.T. Howcroft, Bolton.
David Pratt, the Celtic reserve player for whose transfer Everton have been negotiating this week, is a well-set-up youth. A native of Lochore, a mining village in Fifeshire, pratt was signed by Celtic in 1919. As a junior, his position was outside left, but as is their custom, the Parkhead club have tried him in different positions, and I understand they are convinced that he would do better at centre half-back than anywhere else. When one recalls the players whom Celtic have shifted from their original positions, and made successes of them, their judgement cannot be questioned. Alec McNair was a half back when he joined Celts, and they made him an international back the name with James Hay and Joe Dodds, Peter Johnstone, who came from the same team as Pratt, was an inside left when he went to Parkhead and when killed in the war he was one of the best centre half backs in the League. Instances of a similar kind are innumerable. Pratt is built an athlete. Fresh complexioned, clean, strong and fast, he only requires to be played regularly to be a success. He is 25 years of age, stands 5ft 9in, and weighs 11st 6lb. 
BEE’S CRITICAL AND DETAILED REVIEW
THE MORNING GALLOP
If you had been meandering round, as I was this morning at six o’clock, you would have vowed that the day would be a brutal one, that the players would be swept off their feet, and the ball be impossible of propelling with any degree of surety. The rainfall suggested that the attendance would
Be a record-low one. Instead of this, the weather mended its varied ways and though the wind was strong it was hardly a nice, suitable day when players turned out under the constableship of Mr. Jack Howcroft than whom we could not have wished for a better.
PRESENT, SIR
The Lord Mayor was present and just below me was Harry Chambers, who says he will not be able to play for much more than a month. Certain corners of the ground showed signs of swaying, and one poor fellow, a shell-shock case, had to be carried off. A few minutes after another man was carried off. Yet the paddock, in certain parts near the bottom goal was almost empty. I put the crowd down to 50,000 or less and believed it to be below last season’s figure. As foreshadowed solely by the “Echo” last night, Longworth played for Lucas, and won the toss, setting his men to kick towards Stanley Park. Incidents arose right away. Fleetwood and Bromilow failed to make proper passes, and when McKinlay mis-kicked Chedgzoy ran ahead and centred so well that Longworth had to take a chance and give a corner rather than let Crossley score.
DOWNS SAVES BUT SUFFERS
It was a capital idea. Liverpool then became very determined and very pressing Lacey centred brilliantly, and Downs, flinging himself at the ball, hurt his elbow and side and required the attention of the trainer. It was a spectacular save, and Downs suffered much pain through it. Long, swinging passes by Fazackerley and Forshaw were a sharp contrast to the close-to-the-line tactics of Chedgzoy. The wonder was that another accident did not occur, as Fleetwood came down with a heavy thud. For some time Liverpool moved up space, and without a second thought delivered a shot. Reckon it up by the following occurrences;’ Lewis drove in a peach, which Fern caught; Shone screwed wide with a surprise shot after Brewster had been high over; Forshaw make a strong drive; Hopkin hit the side netting and a Liverpool corner was near being converted. Downs went off the field in severe pain, his right shoulder troubling him. He did not ask the permission of the referee, and Mr. Howcroft wanted to know why he had not been informed and had been left to find out by an accident, both teams collecting for offside theories.
DOWNS RETIRES
All in a moment the rain began to fall, and miskicks became fairly frequent. McKinlay made one miss. Davies clung to Longworth and caught a cannon. Scott anticipating the move, and leaving his goal and then Davies caught McKinlay’s foot in his stomach at the very moment the Everton forward looked full of danger and decision. Everton considerably improved, and in the home right wing had opened out a little more, result might have come, while matters were not improved when the wing half-backs failed to throw in correctly. When the Liverpool forwards did get going they made a hash of the easiest positions Lacey quite missed his chance of scoring against his old comrades, and when the ball went to Shone he failed to gather when but five yards from goal and nobody on him. Considering the little fellow had no chance against Brewster up to this point, it was a single miss. Forshaw did much better when he put in a glancing shot that Fern caught and turned clear. Some of the crowd applauded McDonald and Fleetwood when they dribbled near their own goal-for my part I did not like such tactics with a ball that was ringing wet.
SHAKING UP THE FORWARDS
The Everton forwards had scarcely been seen in the half hour’s play, but Davies found a chance from Fazackerley’s help, and was speedy and quite near the mark with his shot. This shook up the Liverpool forwards, and some good combination was witnessed all along the line. A rather remarkable affair occurred when Hopkin was tripped up deliberately by Downs, recovered, centred, and Shone nodded beyond Fern. The goal was negatived, because Mr. Howcroft believed that Hopkin would not recover when tripped, and he had signalled for a foul.
SHONE SCORES
However, the goal was not delayed a moment, as at the thirty-eight minute Shone scored. Liverpool had a disputed free kick, Downs deflected the ball almost out of Fern’s reach. Fern did uncommonly well to save, and when Forshaw had a chance he shot and beat the goalkeeper, but the muddy state of the goal did not allow the easy run of the ball and Shone, running forward, made the ball travel over the line. Half-time.- Everton 0, Liverpool 1
In the second half Bromilow had a smack in the face, and Crossley let a fine drive that was only inches wide of the mark. Coming a second time, Crossley tried a fierce one, which must have scored if McKinlay had not blocked his shot. Everton started the second half with more spirit and point than had been shown all through the first half. Longworth and McKinlay had a heavy time and an injury or two, but both played tremendously sound defence. Chedgzoy was seen with a shot that did not trouble Scott, and when Grenyer faltered Lewis should have made a shot instantly instead of getting the ball under way. Hopkin took toll of Fleetwood’s penchant for dribbling, and Davies followed with a negative movement in which there was lack of understanding on the part of Crossley and the centre.
AT CLOSE QUARTERS
Fern was bumped out of possession and Forshaw netted from this incident, but was offside. All was going merrily for the visitors who did not accept an easy chance, so that when Shone failed from close range (Forshaw should have been allowed to shoot) it was not surprising to find Everton equalising at the hour, Brewster heading to Scott’s right hand when Chedgzoy took a corner forced from Bromilow. Great was the joy of the Everton supporters, for a seeming defeat had been turned into a possible win. Davies made a first time shot that bumped a lot, and Scott made a good catch. However, Brewster would not be denied, and he came fast and pretty sure for another score with his head. The Everton forwards had put life into their game, even though Harrison all the way through had a lean period, in the same manner that McDonald had when facing Forshaw. The light was failing, but there was an electric save on the part of Davies, who headed out a certainly when “all was lost,” Downes stood on the goal line to clear, whereas Fern had to jump high for a ball from McNab. McKinlay made a fierce drive with a free kick for a foul on Wadsworth. Fern partially saved the ball, and Downs, again on the goal-line kicked clear. Liverpool were coming again, and if Hopkin had been steady they would have taken the lead instead of having to be content with a free-kick on the goal-line, through Fern being charged unfairly. Chedgzoy went very lame, and this did not improve Fazackerley’s chance of redeeming a poor day’s work. One thing could be said- it had been clean football, and characteristic of local meetings.
A DRAWN GAME
Result.- Everton 1, Liverpool 1
CURSORY COMMENTS
By F.E.H
Football and fireworks. Remember, remember the Fifth of November. The better the day the better the deed. May both sides sparkle. Wending may way to Goodison Park and listening to the arguments of the passers-by, it seemed to me that in these days of acute Irish unrest, a peaceful Limerick might be perpetrated. Well, here is a rough-hewn one, and you will find it rhyme fairly well if you observe the iambic measure.
A footballer known as Sam Chedgzoy
Is reckoned a cleverly bred boy
When he flies down the wing,
He makes the crowd sing
“It’s a goal sure enough go ahead boy!”
And now, having inflicted that upon you- and, after all, it only does justice to a great Evertonian-here is one for the other side;-
There’s a broth of a boy they call Lacey
Who for judgement and style and for pace he
Cannot surely be beat.
As he uses his feet
Like a Buchan, a Carr, or a Stacey
So much for the main sport to hand. Still I cannot forget that today is “The Glorious Fifth,” and so here goes with a brief, ignoble Parliamentary ditty;-
Today we remember Gut Fawkes,
Of whom every young person talks
And they say that his spirit still stalks
In the cellars where bottles and corks
Stimulate the M.P, as he forks
Dainty viands-from sparrows to storks
And there’s nothing his appetite baulks
Till the Teller demands that he walks!
After the gale of the early morning, the weather proved as mild as my lame verses and the conditions were still mildly autumnal when the game began. There was not, perhaps the same strenuous crush of the old days yet the ground appeared to be packed when operations began.
 A VOCAL PRELUDE
Prior to this a useful band of musicians from one of our industrial schools showed that they could sing as well as play. Their choral effects proved a perfect prelude to what one hoped might prove to be the “end of a perfect day.” Roars of welcome greeted each team, and there was a special encore for Mr. J.T. Howcroft, who is undoubtedly the most popular referee of the day. The Bolton sportsman politely raised his cap to the crowd- and, incidentally, showed that the “old gentleman” with the seythe know as Father Time, is playing gentle havoc with his erstwhile raven locks. Everton opened the ball, and in the first few seconds Chedgzoy might well have scored. Longworth, however, came gallantly to the rescue, and Liverpool in turn electrified the crowd on the left. Downs was temporarily disabled but resuscitated himself with dramatic effect, and the next thrill was a fine shot from Shone that passed just wide of the mark. Everton replied in the most vigorous fashion, and Brewster showed his possession of funds of vitality- Brewster’s Millions,” to quote a well-known play by propelling the ball right out of the ground. So far we had enjoyed smart and exhilarating football on the open style and a curious little incident happened when Downs, feeling the effects  of his injury left the field without permission. When Mr. Howcroft discovered this he stopped the game in order to ask McDonald the Everton captain the reason.
LADIES BRAVE THE SHOWERS
The reply must have been satisfactory- but in any case all complications were averted by the immediate return to the field of the Everton right back. Meanwhile the battle raged with undiminished spirit, and even when the rain came down sharply after twenty minutes play it failed to damp the ardour of the adherents of the rival factions. Ladies braved the shower and sat smilingly on the grand stand without the flicker of an eyelid, while the thought of raising an umbrella was quite beyond imagination. The pace increased as the game progressed, and there was sufficient sharp-shooting on either side to satisfy the most exacting critics. There were certainly quite a number of these on the ground, but their comments-frequently complied with expletives which I am far too polite and modest to mention-led to no hostile demonstration. Indeed it struck me that today’s game was not only being fought but was being watched in the proper spirit of sportsmanship. Partisanship, of course, was obvious but there seemed a general disposition on the part of the onlooker to “hear both sides,” as the Latin tag has it.
DRAMATIC ACTION
The ball had become greasy through the drizzle and this no doubt interfered with the accuracy of the shooting. Liverpool were, nevertheless, extremely dangerous and Hopkins was responsible for a series of thrills calculated to make the most melodramatic actor of the day envious. This theatrical metaphor may again be used when I say that a few minutes before the interval Bromilow made a thrilling appearance with wonderful work. Fern cleared, but alas’ he could not prevent Shone (apparently the villain of the piece) from coming forward and scoring with a glorious shot. A wit sitting next to me, while the cheers were resounding through the heights of Anfield observed;-
“And then the sun Shone.”
As a matter of fact, the ground was clad in a grey mist, but there was certainly sunshine in the hearts of many of the Anfielders. When play was resumed the light was distinctly low, but there was no diminution in the enthusiasm of the crowd, who were now packed like so many sardines in so many circumscribed areas. The first incident of note was a regrettable injury to Bromilow, who was struck in the face by the ball, but he rose to the occasion in a double sense, and proceeded to carry on the good work. Everton were naturally very anxious to redeem their prestige and they forced the pace with animation, but they had to reckon with a defence which, having once gained the whip-hand, was not likely to be shaken. The Liverpool backs controlled both themselves and the ball with admirable certitude, and they simply refused to be ruffled by the occasionally brilliant attacks of the Evertonians.
AND SHORTLY AFTER THIS THE INEVITABLE HAPPENED
Chedgzoy broke away in the style that I have to immortalise in verse, and following upon a corner the big and brainy Brewster headed the leather into the net right out of the reach of Scott. Such was the cheering that the rain stopped. In the fading shade of the afternoon the mixed colours of red, white, and blue seemed to weave themselves into a pattern that reminded one of how glorious fights were won on far sterner battlefields.

EVERTON 1 LIVERPOOL 1
November 7, 1921. The Liverpool Courier.
LIVERPOOL UNLUCKY.
INFRINGEMENTS THAT LOST GOALS.
Figure go to show that only three times since they first met in the season 1894-95, have Everton and Liverpool drawn at Goodison. It was in 1900-01 that the sides finished with the same total 1-1 –as on Saturday, and of the 22 games at the Park, Liverpool since pre-war years have had the bulk of the honours.
BLUE'S INSPIRING START.
An impartial view would give them as having the better or the exchanges in their latest encounter, for it must be remembered that twice they netted, but were brought back for previous infringements, and on two other occasions Fern was beaten, but Downs cleared right of the goal line. On the other hand Scott never seemed likely to be beaten except when a header from Brewster swerved outside the post, as he was ready for Harrison's oblique shot, which struck the side of the upright, and also a bouncing ball from Davies. Everton opened as though they would make short work of the opposition, and when Liverpool retaliated Downs was knocked out heading a hurtling pass, and fell so heavily on his shoulder that he had top leave the field. He came back in time to help the Blues as Liverpool began to assume the upper hand. Shone and Lacey both missed with fairly easy chances, and when the former headed into the net the whistle had already gone for a foul on Hopkins.
LIVERPOOL'S GOAL
The steady pressure told, however, and the Reds scored the only goal of the first half about five minutes before the interval, Bromilow drove a stinging ball goalwards, and Fern failed to gather the greasy leather. Forshaw edged it past the falling custodian, but it was Shone who applied the finishing touch. Refreshed by the interval, the home eleven again began as though they would sweep all before them, but failed to penetrate the opposing defence, and when the ball was netted it was propelled there by Forshaw, who was palpably offside. However, Everton supporters were saved from looking as blue as their wearers of the home jerseys when Chedgzoy forced a corner off Bromilow, and served it up so accurately that Brewster was able to head the equaliser. After this Everton fell away again, and after such hard play on heavy going both teams were inclined to rest on their oars in the closing stages.
THE TEAMS COMPARED.
To deal with the home side first, Fern had a troublesome time, shots coming at him with great force from awkward angles. He owed much to Downs, who saved the day for the Blues, his early handicap, the right back gave a remarkably good display, and one that in the coming cup-ties would be invaluable. McDonald also gave a steady, painstaking exhibition. Brewster stood out as one of the best halves on the field. His heading was well timed, and he opened out the game well, just as was required on such a day. The forwards were patchy, Harrison did not receive enough support, and while Fazackerley's touches were cute, and there was football wisdom in his dash forward after slipping the leather to Chedgzoy, the inside right did not shoot enough. The outside right suffered from knocks, and Davies was well held, while he should not leap over a pass unless he is certain one of his partners is up to take the ball. Scott was sound, and Longsworth deputised very effectively for Lucas –suffering from a cold –while Mckinley's placing and shots from free kicks gave great delight. Bromilow was the best of a hard working middle line, because he almost invariably made such good use of the ball. Shone was overshadowed by Brewster, but Forshaw was in fine shooting form, and Hopkin was responsible for most of the dangerous centres. Mr. J. T. Howcroft had control of the game, and found the players as sporting and scrupulously fair as usual. Teams : - Everton: - Fern, goal, Downs and McDonald (captain), backs, Fleetwood, Brewster, and Grenyer, half-backs Fazackerley, Davies, Crossley, and Harrison, forwards. Liverpool: - Scott, goal, Longsworth, and McKinlay, backs, McNab, Wadsworth, and Bromilow, half-backs, Lacey, Forshaw, Shone, Lewis, and Hopkins, forwards.

JOHN PEDAN
The Athletic News -Monday, November 7, 1921
FOOTBALL HERADITY
John Pedan, who plays right back for the Irish Amateurs, is a son of Mr. John Pedan, who in his days was one of the finest Irish internationals at inside left. His play then attracted the attention of more than one cross-channel club, and he threw in his lot with Sheffield United. Though of course, not now actively playing Pedan, Sen., takes a great interest in the affairs of the Linfield club. The selection of John Pedan, jun., has of course naturally pleased his father. It was during the war, in which he did his bit, that the boy learnt a good deal of his football, and for a while he assisted the reserve team of Linfield. He got a chance to put in a season with Cliftonville, and his form when he was playing left back was excellent. Then he went over as right back last season to the Queen’s island club. When Alan McSwiney, of Glentoran, got hurt early this season assisting the club Glentoran secured young Pedan, and made an excellent choice, for he has filled the position in such a style as to vie with any other right back in Irish circles. He has, of course had offers to turn senior, and indeed, played several matches in September with Everton’s Reserve team, but came home again. His selection on the Irish Amateur team is due to merit alone, and his admirers feel certain he will prove a big success.

MERSEY RIVALRY
The Athletic News- Monday, November 7, 1921
LIVERPOOL’S USUAL GOOD FORTUNE AT GOODISON
SHONE’S SUCCESS
EVERTON 1, LIVERPOOL 1
By Harricus
In accordance with custom of late years Liverpool emerged from their trip across to Goodison Park with satisfaction to themselves. Although they only divided the points their superiority was apparent, and I can quite well understand their high position in the table judged by their abilities on the three occasions on which I have seen them this season. At any rate they have not been beaten since the opening day of the campaign, a record somewhat to be proud of these days. The 45,000 or more enthusiasts who attended the Everton ground were certainly provided with quite an interesting game, which if not quit of the very highest standard was never lax; indeed, the first quarter of an hour was conducted at a terrific pace. Nor was there any ill-feeling displayed in this great “Derby Day” game, and the only occasion on which a player had to leave the field was when Downs was unfortunate enough to drop heavily on his arm after heading the ball. The fact that the game proceeded so smoothly was due in a great measure to the splendid grip of the teams by the referee. He did speak to one man, but even on that occasion I question if the player were cautioned; rather a little fatherly advice being given. We were almost provided with a sensation in the first minute, for following the kick-off the Everton forwards moved straight down the field, and McKinlay missing his kick, Longworth was compelled to give a corner.
FERN’S SLIP
But exactly thirty-nine minutes elapsed ere a legitimate goal was recorded, and that by a player whom I had never seen before, and who, apparently, was not overawed by being thrust into such an exacting game. Bromilow put a hard shot in, and Fern caught the ball but dropped it. Forshaw, who was waiting in close proximity, just managed to get his foot to the ball and it might have rolled through the goal, but SHONE dashed in and crashed the ball into the net. I expect the Everton players were informed at half-time that it would be very nice if they could rub off the goal that was against them, and certainly they displayed a worthy endeavour to do so. Moreover, they were rewarded after fourteen minutes. In the first place Chedgzoy forced a corner off Bromilow, and Chedgzoy taking the flag kick BREWSTER'S tall figure shot out from amongst the crowd of players, and before he knew the ball had passed him Scott heard the Everton shout welcoming the equalising goal. In a sense the result would satisfy both sides, for the game was keenly contested, and never was the ball for long in the quarters of either side, he play was, indeed, always interesting, although I have seen better matches this season. But I cannot withhold from Liverpool my opinion that they were the better side from whatever standpoint the game is viewed, and particularly was their superiority apparent in attack. The Everton forwards numbered men who had been secured from other clubs at great expense, but the three local players who formed the inside trio for Liverpool were far more business-like than Fazackerley, Davies, and Crossley. The boy Shone will ever look back with pride to his first great " Derby Day " match, if only because of the fact that he scored the only goal. True, he might have increased his goal crop, and once he fell on the ball in most tantalising fashion when hehad a beautiful opening.
FORSHAW IN FINE FETTLE
However, he is the right sort of youth from whom to anticipate steady improvement. He keeps his position well, and has a good idea of his requirements, and made occasional passes when he saw a colleague more favourably placed than himself. Forshaw was the best of the five in my opinion, and along with Lacey made up a most successful right wing. I have seen Lewis to better advantage, but Hopkin played a surprisingly good game at outside left, and that against determined men. I have not seen him before, but 1 cannot understand Manchester United transferring a player of his abilities. The Everton forwards certainly did not display the same combination as those of Liverpool, and I was particularly disappointed with men of the reputation of Davis and Fazackerley. Crossley did a little better, but Harrison compared most unfavourably with Hopkin. Chedgzoy was more than bothered in the first half with Bromilow, who departed from orthodox methods by paying special attention to the wing man. Chedgzoy, however, had his revenge in the second half, and was a source of constant anxiety to the home defenders. At half-back Imust award the honours to Everton, the breaking up tactics of Fleetwood and Brewster in particular being marked. There was not a stouter defender on the field than Fleetwood, and Brewster's figure seemed to be always in the limelight. The Liverpool trio were not quite to forceful, but Bromilow's usefulness often goes unnoticed, indeed, his best work was accomplished without any beating of drums. Wadsworth, too, was very attentive to attack rather than lusty defence, but the 6ft1in McNab seemed just an ordinary League player.
THE CRAFT OF McDONALD
Back play was a feature, but unfortunately for the effectiveness of Downs He fell when heading the ball after the game had only been in progress twelve minutes, and he had to leave the field for a little time. He was however never his old self afterwards, though in the closing minutes of the game he made two wonderful saves in quite his best style. Still, his injury to his arm undoubtedly effected his play. His partner ? Macdonald, is a man of polish, and his craft was quite enjoyable. Probably he was the best back of the quintette. On the Everton side both full backs were sound, clean in their tackling, and without mistake in their returns. Longworth wears well, and as for McKinlay he is always like to me. His football seemed no trouble to him. Whilst I have no fault to find with the goalkeeping, both goals might have been prevented. The wet ball and the speed of the shot from Bromilow caused Fern to loose his hold of the ball, and when Everton scored, Scott seemed unprepared for the shot. He was unsighted for one thing. Everton: Fern; Downs, Macdonald; Fleet- wood, Brewster. Grenyer; Chedgzoy, Fazackerley, Davies, Crossley and Harrison. Liverpool; Scott; Longworth, McKinlay; McNab, Wadsworth, Bromilow; Lacey, Forward, Shone, Lewis, and Hopkin. Referee: J. T. Howcroft, Bolton.

HOW AND WHY LOCAL DERBY GAME WAS DRAWN
The Liverpool Echo-Monday, November 7, 1921
Bee’s Notes
Same again, sirs, on Saturday next at Anfield and no one will grumble. The standard of football may not have been deluxe, but there was a lot of bite in it, and much of the footwork was of a canny order that tickled the visibility of the filly thousand onlookers. Naturally there was much commendation among the fervid partisans. But everyone had to admit that some sterling defence had been witnessed, and that the game was cleanand a tribute to sportsmen. There will be many contentions regarding points of law and points of play. Let us look into them. First, many said Forshaw scored. That was not the case. Forshawwas the first man to congratulate Shone, the scorer, although Shone's work was a trifling affair—still it was the actual scoring that counted and Shone was the scorer, for the ball had not passed the goal line till he plied his foot against it. Secondly, referee, Howcroft gave one decision and then recognising his mistake, threw down the ball.  Another pointer—the referee stood to be shot when he signalled a foul against Downs for a patent trip of Hopkin. Hopkin actually claimed the foul, rose up in a stumbling way and centred for Shone to nod a goal. But the whistle had gone for a free kick. Players cannot have it "each way," like a racing bet. They must have the whistle-way. It Hopkin's effort had not been netted, all would have been content to see the free kick taken. As it was, there were those who wanted the goal to count. Which was impossible, the ball being "dead." I thought Downs was dead is the shoulder when he hurled himself to clear a ball. He wentoff the field after notifying his captain and Fern. But that is not sufficient. He must notify the referee that he desires to retire, otherwise we shall find a referee lapsing over the offside decision. The only time the folly of offside theorise overcomes me is when we see, as on Saturday when Downs went off the field, the players lined up into two lines with not more than fifteen yards to twenty yards between any man save the stand-off full back. That is reducing the game to an absurdity. Another ruling point that one would like to talk of -for future benefit, I hope-is that concerning the throw-in. Here was big=priced men throwing in wrongly. The law says the ball must be “thrown,” yet some of the players were letting it fall gently from their hands. It is high time a penalty (a fine, did you say?) was inflicted upon those who concede free kicks from throws-in. talking of throws – did you notice George Brewster, among many big things with head and boot, getting nine-tenths of the throws? I have always contended that the centre-half has the best chance in this matter, but I did not think Liverpool would let him farm them so long. Brewster scored a nice goal and came near a second- which was good for Everton, as it seemed their forwards could never master the Liverpool defence. It is true that in the second half the Everton right got a move on, but against this must be placed the collision in which Bromilow suffered. Up to that point Bromilow had been the best half back, with McNab and Brewster running neck and neck for second place. Wadsworth, without being quite so much in the thick of the fray, was holding Davies very tight, and the Everton wing half backs were varying their game with good tackles and weak placing-in fact, there was too much dribbling on the part of the defenders, full backs included. The rainfall after twenty minutes served a bad purpose. It made the ball awkward to hit true, and it slithered about disconcertingly. Shone has not before, in this season, failed with deadly shots. He could not get hold of the ball aright. Lewis did, and even he tapered off what time Crossley was coming on. Whatever the conditions we may be sure that Downs seems to get plenty of work, and most of the effects. His was a wonderful display, and included two certainties turned to rout through his standing on the goal-line. Longworth and McKinlay in quieter method were just as effective, and I thought both the Liverpool backs were studiously clever and sure. In goal Fern had the more to do and did it finely, but in attack there was no mistaking the lack of cohesion in the home lot, whereas Liverpool combined neatly and well and Hopkin made some splendid runs and centres, what time Forshaw was dancing around dribbling with good result and occasionally shooting with direction and sting. Lacey helped with sure-footed centres and one wondered when Harrison was going to have a chance to give us his best, wonder also being centred in Chedgzoy’s centres, which were a shade too strong to be taken up. It was all very interesting to see and to talk of, and I thought a draw an excellent result. The prophecy of a Liverpool victory did not materialise. Blame the Liverpool forwards for not making sure in the first half when the chances came their way-don’t blame me sire. The attendance was 51,670 which is just under last season’s figure of 55,000 odd.

HOSPITAL CUP-SEMI-FINAL
The Liverpool Echo-Tuesday, November 8, 1921
Bee’s Notes
At Goodison Park (by kind permission of the Everton directors) tomorrow, at 3 p.m. Smithdown Trams v Green-lane. 

EVERTON GO RIGHT OUT FOR THE NEW LADS
The Liverpool Echo-Wednesday, November 9, 1921
Bee’s Notes
Will these enthusiasts who imagine they can get tickets for the second Derby game between Everton and Liverpool kindly note that there are no tickets and no bookings. Hang up your receiver. Liverpool are making no changes from the side that represented them last week, but Everton have taken a decisive step. They have dropped Davies and bring in Peacock for Grenyer, the chief point about their selection is the fact that they have boldly stepped in the reserve side and chosen a young man who has never before played in class football and has not been heralded in the Everton stores. Irvine’s transfer, remembered in part by an exclusive story in the “Echo” and also a photograph was made some two months ago. The Irish boy is thus quickly, called to first team service, and we shall be curious to see how he shapes and whether he mends the forward line, which is not doing good work. Peacock has been unwell for some time, and it is hoped that the Blackpool visit has brought him renewed health. No one can deny his ability, but it is his fault he comes in spasms, at times brilliant and fast, and then he seems hard pressed to raise a gallop. The game will be fraught with all sorts of possibilities, as the ground gets most teams down in its elongated growth and its spongy substance. The kick-off is at 2.50 and the teams read.- Liverpool; Scott; Longworth, McKinlay; McNab, Wadsworth, Bromilow; lacey, Forshaw, Shone, Lewis, and Hopkins. Johnson is not fighting fit, by the way, and Chambers is not, as reported in one Lancashire paper, staying at Blackpool. Everton; Fern; Downs, McDonald; Fleetwood, Brewster, Peacock; Chedgzoy, Fazackerley, Irvine, Crossley, and Harrison.
WELL DONE
Thrice blest is he who gives quickly. Everton have given quickly in the case of their late groundsman, Mr. Weston, who for 23 years was a worker for the club. He died at the week-end, and his widow was last night voted a sum of £250-a handsome recognition on the part of the club and quite one of the quickest transfer they have ever made. I congratulate them upon the gift and the speed of their decision. At the funeral the mourners included Messrs J. McDonald (Everton captain), Jack Elliott (trainer), Weller, E. Storey, Wm, Barnes, H. H. Barker, Fern, Borthwick, Fleetwood, J. Story, George Jones, Molyneux, North, Paul, Westly, J.F. Jones, Britland, McQuarry, J. Smith, H. Riley, J. Huyton, F. Jefferis, G. Clarkson, H. Cook, H. Fare, Grenyer, Yarwood, Garrett, C. Barton, J. Fare, Gault, Gracie, Hollis, Dockerill, Lomax, F. James, Wallace Smith, and J. Huyton (“The Oddfellows”) W. Cropper, F. Hangler, and G. Purcell. There were a great many beautiful floral tributes sent by relatives and friends and the directors of the Everton and Liverpool clubs and players.

FOOTBALL AND THE UNEMPLOYED
The Liverpool Football Echo-Thursday, November 10, 1921
Mr. McIntosh and Mr. George Patterson, secretaries of the Everton and Liverpool Football Clubs, had an interview with the Lord Mayor with regard to allocating £500 into a general unemployment fund. Unfortunately at the moment there is no such fund in existence. The Lord Major, however, promised to go into the matter of a fund, and will let Mr. McIntosh and Mr. Patterson, known in the course of a few days what is to be done.

EVERTON "A" MATCH.
November 11, 1921. The Liverpool Courier.
The Lancashire Football Association, hold a meeting in Liverpool on Wednesday next, and the Everton directors have invited the members to dinner after the business is included. Everton "A" meet Garston Gasworks at Goodison Park to-morrow, kick-off at 2-45. The admission fees are 5d and 8d; and boys 3d. The Everton "A" team will be Tope, Caddick, Yarwood, McGrea, Leary, Cochrane, Parry, Moffatt, Vin, Young, and Logan.

NEW PLAYER
November 11, 1921. The Liverpool Daily Post and Mercury
Everton have signed on as a professional Rex Leary centre half, who has been playing for the 'A' team, Leary who is twenty-four years of age, used to play for Bon Marche in the l Zingari League. He is 5tf 7ins and weights 11 stone.

THE MERSEYSIDE FOOTBALL DERBY-CHAPTER 2
The Liverpool Echo-Friday, November 11, 1921
THE EVERTON CHANGES MAY WORK
A ROUSING GAME
Bee Notes
Everton, in addition to signing Leary, have Parry’s signature to professional form. Parry has been doing good work with the “A” team under Coach Makepeace.
Spite of the races there will be a huge crowd over at Anfield to-morrow, when the second chapter in the history of the 1921-22 Mersey Derby days is read before a crowd of possibly 45,000 people. I have found people who could not find joy in last week’s game. They must be so partisan that their eyes won’t see. The game was a good one, if not a great one, and the defending postpone were quite sufficient to make one appreciate the task of the forwards. Will there be improvement to-morrow in attack? That is the question. For my part I was sorry to see Stan Davies go. It is said that his comrades do not know what he is doing to do next. Well, we could say that about other footballers we have seen in the same journey-eh? What? I have not seen Irvine, but am advised from Ireland that he is a good one, and will, like Lacey, Harris, and Co., gave a big-long innings. He has a brother, it is said, who is also a good youngster.  If the boy is worth his place he is worth an extended trial, and I hope that will be his lot. Undoubtedly the Everton attack is not doing itself justice, partly because the wings are too self-centred and partly because they are getting centres of overpowering strength. Peacock’s return will be welcomed by Everton, for he is fast and cute in moving up when he has obtained the ball- in fact, if he had been persevered with at centre and not expected to score every goal in every match, he might have saved his club a lot of travel for a heaven-sent centre. If he has regained his health, he will doubtless have regained “touch” with the form he lost. Liverpool incline to the belief that their side must mend its shooting ways, and they therefore fancy their chance. Personal views of the Anfield turf convince me that all the players will be troubled by its softness for some time, and therefore, I do not propose to offer a prophecy this week. The teams will line up in the following order, at 2.50, and once again I appeal to spectators, players, and all to keep the true spirit of sport running through the day. Let us keep up the reputation these Derbies have created, and may the better side win. Everton; Fern; Downs, McDonald; Fleetwood, Brewster, Peacock; Chedgzoy, Fazackerley, Irvine, Crossley, Harrison. Liverpool; Scott; Longworth, McKinlay; McNab, W. Wadsworth, Bromilow; Lacey, Forshaw, Shone, Lewis, Hopkin.

CROSSLEY SUMMED UP
Derby Daily Telegraph - Saturday 12 November 1921
Charlie Crossley, the dark-haired Adonis of the Everton forward line, was a regular thorn in the side of the Liverpool attack last week, but he is not getting the goals he did last season.  Crossley is another Clennell only with more dash and less science.  There you have him summed up to a nicety. 

ANOTHER “DERBY” BETWEEN EVERTON & LIVERPOOL
The Liverpool Football Echo-Saturday, November 12, 1921
HUGE GATHERING AT THE ANFIELD GROUND WATCHES STERN GAME
BEE’S RUNNING COMMENTARY AND REPORT
ANOTHER DRAW IN THE LOCAL “DERBY”
IRVINE’S DEBUT IN LOCAL “DERBY” GAME AT ANFIELD
Everton; Fern; Downs, McDonald (Captain); Fleetwood, Brewster, Peacock; Chedgzoy, Fazackerley, Irvine, Crossley, Harrison. Liverpool; Scott; Longworth, McKinlay; McNab, W. Wadsworth, Bromilow; Lacey, Forshaw, Shone, Lewis, Hopkin.
Anfield was agog with excitement to-day for the second game of the Derby series. The races were not felt, the attendance being of huge dimensions. The air was nippy, the going looked perfect, and the teams chosen led to a deal of discussion. Naturally no change could be offered in the home side, though some readers have been clamouring for fancy moves. With Everton it was different. It was plain that the directors would make a change because the attack had not blended. Irvine, the Irish boy, signed two months ago, was given his first test in senior football on the recommendation of those who had been following the reserve team form in which Irvine has shown smartness in footwork, and a real desire for shooting first time. His displaced Davies, and Peacock, being fit and well again, came into the half-back world once more, Grenyer dropping out. McDonald won the toss, and Mr. Howcroft, having given the glad hand to a number of players, proceedings started. Lewis and McNab opened with rather bad passes, but Lewis redeemed himself within a moment with a sensible pass to the right wing.
FETTERED BY ANXIETY
There were many errors and much uncertainty at the start. Peacock, Longworth, and McNab in turn made slight mistakes and when McNab went sailing along to outside right, Shone had an excellent chance, but failed to utilise it.  A moment later he was over-anxious to take the first-time shot, which would have been better if left to Forshaw. Wadsworth hit a shot very hard, the ball cannoning against Brewster and probably saving a goal. If there was a lack of brilliance there was no lack of incident, as for instance, when Shone charged Fern (without possession) over his line. Irvine stopped McKinlay and Wadsworth in turn, after which one saw one of the best possible saves. Fleetwood made an astonishing drive without his preliminary dribble, and the ball appeared to be flying wide of Scott, who, however, not only saved the stinging shot, but by a super-effort punched away the ball as it fell towards the ground. To balance this brilliance, Fern made an equally good save.
FERN TESTED
Forshaw was the shooter, and he was the best part of 30 yards out, so that everyone was looking for a pass when Forshaw started to shoot. The ball swung away from Fern’s right hand, and the Everton keeper did uncommonly well to save his knee. Play was not too good, even if it was earnest, and there were further misses to record. Crossley failed from a corner, but this was as nothing to the mistakes in front of goal following a blunder by Fleetwood. Shone twice, Forshaw twice, and Lewis made the feeblest of efforts to take a simple chance. There were more people shooting in this five minutes than I have ever seen in a similar period in any match, senior of junior. Chedgzoy and Fazackerley were hurt. Liverpool but for one run and shot by Harrison were having the better matters. Lewis, working parallel to the goal, put up a curious shot, the ball hitting the back netting and bouncing out into play. Shone went closest when he headed over at rather powerful centre from Lacey. Chedgzoy’s best came when he was more in the open field, his individual run giving Fazackerley an angular chance, and the ball was made use of to the extent of a corner. Still, one could not fail to recognise the brilliance and pretty work of Bromilow, who had given the Everton right wing no peace.
FORSHAW’S BULLEYE
One of the best touches was to keep the ball in play by the use of the flat of the foot. That was football. It was Bromilow attempting to score that made for the first goal, for after Fern had sent the ball down the middle, Forshaw received it, and with a clever move beat Brewster. He made no bones about shooting unhesitatingly, and in a trice the ball was lying in the goal wide of Fern’s reach. It was an emphatic goal, obtained nippily, and registered by the man who was the virtual scorer of the goal last week. Strange to say, Liverpool’s goal was scored at practically the same moment as a week ago. The inside right nearly scored a second time, and Fern made another bonny save on the goal line from Shone. Thereafter the referee seemed to be having some confabs with Downs who, like McDonald, had a bust period. When half-time came, some of the 45,000 people at the back of the goal were complaining that Brewster had handled in the penalty area.
WAITING FOR A TURN
On the other side, Irvine was ploughing a lonely furrow, for although he gave passes, the wingmen worked in pairs and offered nothing in return. So what chance had the Irishman?  One another point must be mentioned-a fine run by Harrison and a juggling display by Scott. The referee had sounded for offside, but that did not alter the brilliance of the shooter and the save.
Half-time; Liverpool 1, Everton 0
There was a heavy mist over the ground when the game was resumed, and one began to wonder whether the match would be finished. Crossley came into the light by means of a header from a Chedgzoy centre, and then, though a fall, as a consequence, as I thought, of jumping and twisting awkwardly, Mr. Howcroft, however, gave a free-kick against Wadsworth, and from this point Everton gained a corner, Brewster being precious near equalising last week’s goal.
THE LITTLE IMP!
McNab and Bromilow, is a capital shooter, and when the big Scotchman elected to shoot the ball sailed apace, and went just over the bar. A more impish shot than that made by Lewis at this point is hard to be imagined.  Lewis, with his back to the goal, made a double shuffle shot over his head, and was not far out either. At last Everton threatened to do something solid and eventful, Fazackerley meandered to the left wing by subtle movements, and when he flicked the ball to the right side Crossley had a nice chance. The little man did not accept this being one of a multitude of passes that had gone by during the day. Everton were joyed by this dribble, but their work went down when Forshaw, the cleverest forward on the field, made a run full of ball control. Everton improved somewhat and showed more devil; yet they were not playing right in tactics, and for footwork were not likely to beat the capable home half-back line. Shone offered Forshaw a nice pass, and the latter showed his appreciation by making a really strong swerving drive that just went over Chedgzoy, Lewis, and Irvine made shots, the best of the lot being that which Lewis delivered- it was what one might call a “cross” shot, and was a stinger.  This was the only occasion that Irvine had shown to advantage, and the lad was encouraged to go on his own again, with the result that he showed good football now.
A CURIOUS EMPLOYMENT QUESTION
Chedgzoy was hurt in collision, and when he recovered Downs and McDonald began to put in their best work. Considering how Everton had been overplayed it was astounding to find Fern unemployed, and it meant that Liverpool were chancing another draw after having had most of the play
CHEDGZOY SCORES
The best evidence of this came when Chedgzoy broke forward and centred rather too strong. No sooner had this sentence been sent through the ‘phone when Chedgzoy scored -time 82 minutes.  The goal led to the booing of the referee, who had pulled up Irvine for an offside decision and then on appeal had given a throw-down-the beginning of the equalising goal. It seemed to me that Scott was unsighted for the second week in succession. Final; Liverpool 1, Everton 1.
CUSORY COMMENTS
By F.E.H
It is, I believe, considered dubious form, in a football sense, to quote Shakespeare nowadays. And yet the Bard knew quite as much about the game as any authority now living. “Stepping into the imminent deadly breach” was obviously a warning to defenders, and “Going on without impediment” was a war cry in the days when Richard III, was King. And, above all, didn’t he say “The play’s the thing”?  the leaves are falling, the snow has come. The mantle of white has arrived at last. In fogs of November we surely remember. To prepare for December’s blighting blast. Yet while there is sunshine in hearts that are cheery,
what matter how bitter or cold be the day, The chase of the leather brings thousands together.  And the call of the ball turns our work into play. With the Irish question still unsettled, I venture-greatly to the distress of my literary friends-to perpetrate just one other Limerick as a supplement to last week’s;-
a neophyte know as young Irvine
is said to send shots with swerve in,
   And if in to-day’s game
   He should “signify same,”
It is proof that his place is deserving.’
You will notice that the elimination of the final consonant in the last word is not only poetic licence, but a humble recognition of those superior persons who never waste their breath upon pronouncing it. And an American friend, sitting beside me, ejaculated “Gee-whizz!”
The early morning mists held the city in a pall, but with noon came his sunshine. The light, however, was dimmed by a gossamer-like shade when the teams lined out before a crowned and enthusiastic ring of spectators.
YELLS FOR A MISS
The home side started with their faces to the setting sun, and in the first few seconds of the game they gave their opponents “socks.” Hopkin and Lewis rattled in a regular Fusillade, and amid yells of excitement Shone missed the upright by a mere matter of inches. So far the honours were all with the home side, and when Sam Chedgzoy tried to put a different complexion on the game he was unfortunate in over-running the ball.  Wearers of the blue jersey, however, now began to get more into their stride, and the balance of play improved accordingly. We saw the two pairs of backs in fierce antagonism in keeping the enemy out, and the shouts of the spectators were so Homeric in character that the clouds seemed to get scared-and cleared off.  Two sprints and shots on the part of Chedgzoy roused the Everton supporters to ecstasies, and one lady behind me literally shrieked with delight when Scott fielded a particularly hard drive from the old war-horse, Tommy Fleetwood. 
THE PRESS BOX AND THE FAIR
I ought to mention that the Press-box was partially filled with femininity-which is a compliment to our good looks, though rather distracting when one’s mind is seriously bent upon the game. The operations of the fair sex, however, were inspiring and stimulating, and add a new attraction to the winter pastime. The mere male, in cheering his side on, utters a raucous roar. The ladies cheer on their champions in dulcet tones attuned to the highest pitch of passion. While making these observations the battle was still raging from end to end, and for some time there was nothing to choose between the contesting forces. The Anfielders were better combined in their methods, and one glorious centre from Hopkin was very fortunately headed away. Forshaw made a bad blunder when he sent the ball sky high over the bar right on to Spion Kop, and this paved the way to a series of concerted attacks on the part of Everton. Somehow or other they could not weave the pattern properly, and we again had the spectacle of Liverpool hammering like Vulcan at Fern’s forge. 
A PUNCHING FIGURE
The ‘keeper, however, was in fine form, and made the sparks fly and cleared the invaders out. Harrison like a bird on the wing, got away and shot strongly, but to no purpose; and Fazackerley was equally unlucky in finding that McKinlay was strictly on the alert. The pace remained undiminished, but a tremendous impetus was given to the game when Forshaw steadying himself, sent in a regular daisy-cutter from long range, which completely beat the Everton ‘keeper. The roar that greeted this success rolled into town with the volume of a fired maroon, and ferryboats hesitated in course, wondering what it might mean. Of course, they found the answer after they had read these fugitive notes.
A COLOUR PICTURE
It meant that Liverpool were leading by a goal to nothing at the interval. The Anfield supporters were “Red” with roystering mirth- the Evertonians looked “Blue.” While the players retired to rest for a moment from their labours- and incidentally to suck a succulent sliced lemon-the mist gathered again. Perhaps they had come up from the river in answer to the noise I have already chronicled. Anyhow, the light was distinctly dim, if not religious- you will forgive my misquoting Milton-when the campaign was reopened. Everton led off in a manner that suggested they at least meant to make a draw of it, and Chedgzoy was once again in the limelight, but the Liverpool backs held their own ground. An unfortunate incident occurred when Crossley got a tap just above the knee and though he kept on the field, he hobbled painfully. Meanwhile, the haze had developed to fog, and the finer points of play were obscured from those who were not on the front benches.  From one point of the enclosure Spion Kop looked like a great etching in sepia, and the goalkeeper was a furtive figure in green, flittering phantom-like between two pillars of white.
LOCAL MAN’S GRIEVANCE
I was admitted into the 2s upper deck stand at Goodison-road, but found on arrival at the stand that no accommodation whatever was available (writes “Bitten”). I made inquiries at the pay box to ascertain what provision they were prepared to offer, but, to my surprise, I was bluntly told “Nothing,” and no persuasion on the part of thirty or forty people similarly situated was successful in influencing the officials to carry out their rightful obligations. However, after an interval of ten minutes, I was passed into the 1s enclosure. I realise the attendance was an unusual one, but for all that I feel, in bringing this matter publicly before the notice of the Everton F.C that reasonable precautions will in future, be adopted to ensure their patrons of a view equal to the charge of admission.

EVERTON “A” v  GARSTON GAS WORKS
The Liverpool Football Echo-Saturday, November 12, 1921
At Goodison Park. Everton won the toss, and when operations commenced were the first to become aggressive. A first time shot from Parry was well fielded by Cox, the keeper again bringing off a good save from McGrey. After five minutes’ play further pressure by the home team resulted in a good goal being scored by Virr, who tricked Jones and gave Cox no chance whatever. Garston made their first advance through Mealey, who was eventually beaten by Caddick. Another good movement by Garston, initiated by Spencer and Patterson, almost got them through, and Yarwood was only just in time to prevent Spencer getting in.  Leary, who has just been signed as professional for Everton, was very prominent in breaking up several attempts by Garston. The visitors looked like getting the equaliser but failed to take their chances. A second goal came to Everton, following a corner-kick, well taken by Parry, Logan getting the ball through when almost on the goal line. Shortly before the interval Leary added a third goal for Everton. Everton continued to press right up to the interval. Cox saved good shots from Young and Livingstone.  Half-time; Everton “A” 3, Garston Ga Works 0. 

LIVERPOOL 1 EVERTON 1
November 14, 1921. The Liverpool Courier.
ANOTHER MERSEY DRAW.
SPORTING GAME AT ANFIELD.
So far this season Liverpool have opposed seven clubs in home and away engagements. Five of these have each yielded three points to the Reds, Everton being the first club since the Sunderland engagements to keep the margin to two points. The Goodison Club therefore are to be congratulated on doing what others failed to accomplish, but the most biased supporter of the Walton team will admit that in the two engagements between the Merseyside rivals Liverpool proved themselves the more convincing side. As at Goodison Park the previous week, the game at Anfield ended in a draw of one goal each, and from one aspect the result may be considered a fair one, for if Liverpool held a strong advantage in the initial half Everton played vastly improved football in the second portion. Taking the game throughout, however, Liverpool, as a combined force, impressed the onlooker as the more artistic and forceful combination. Everton were in a measure fortunate to gather in a point, inasmuch as it was a mistake on the part of the referee which gave them the opportunity to score. At the time the home defence was as sound as the proverbial bell, and they appeared likely to hold out to the finish. Mr. Howcroft pulled up Irvine for offside, but realising that he had made a mistake, he ordered a "throw down" practically on the penalty line. This gave Everton an advantage of which Chedgzoy took full advantage.
DEMONSTARTION AGAINST REFEREE.
A section of the crowd was roused to a "booing" outburst against the referee, but after all the ruling official did the best thing in his power, when he realised his error. Mistakes will happen, and these are all in the game. But really Liverpool had themselves to blame. They ought to have made the game safe in the first half. Failure to drive home an advantage has been the Reds' failing throughout the season, and when we remember that in ten of their games they have scored but one goal, the lack of penetrative power is apparent, and their position in the front flight under the circumstances is remarkable. Seven times this season the Anfield team has shared the points. How valuable a victory on Saturday would have been may be gleaned from a glance at the table. That extra point would have put them on top. Still that may be a pleasure in store. It was a fine, hard game, played in the best of spirit and sportsmanship, and one is glad to record that no serious mishap happened to a player. Fore and aft Liverpool played a capital football, and the forwards combined in the initial portion of the encounter much better than in any previous game. Lewis was clever and enterprising, though he missed chances. The inside left did everything but score. Hopkins too, was a thorn in Everton's side, while Shone distributed the play in approved fashion, and it is evident this lad will improve with experience.
THE SAT FORWARD.
Forshaw, however, was the star forward. The inside right was in great form, and his shooting and the ball control were alike admirable. Lacey, too, was useful. At half-back there was not a finer player on the field than Bromilow. The Liverpool lad was opposed by a player after his own heart in Chedgzoy, and the pair were often at friendly grips. Always marked by good sportsmanship, the duels were most interesting. Bromilow's play was a treat to watch. He is certainly playing in international form, Wadsworth was a worker, and gave Irvine little scope; while McNab, too, played good football and is developing on the right lines. Mckinlay and Longsworth were fine backs, and Scott took his part in his usual accomplished style. He did seem to have a good view of the ball when Chedgzoy scored however.
As at Goodison, Everton seemed to play their game in snatches, as it were –at times brilliant and at other moments very moderate. The Blues on occasion demonstrated their ability to play football of the most artistic type, but somehow they could not retain the standard for long. Their best-sustained play was seen in the second portion, and at the end they nearly snatched the game out of the fire, the Liverpool goal having narrow escapes. Fern was in goal, and Downs and McDonald displayed fine understanding and judgement. The captain had some anxious moments, but he came out all right in the end. Brewster was the best of a good middle line, and Chedgzoy, Harrison and Fazackerley the most enterprising forwards. Irvine showed a fine knowledge of the game, and he will improve with experience. It only needs to be added that Forshaw's goal in the first half was the result of a very fine effort, and the inside right's success was thoroughly deserved. Chedgzoy's goal in the closing minutes has already been mentioned. Sam made no mistake with his shot, which was a fine cross drive. There were 50,000 spectators present. Teams : - Liverpool: - Scott, goal, Longsworth, and McKinlay, backs, McNab, Wadsworth, and Bromilow, half-backs, Lacey, Forshaw, Shone, Lewis, and Hopkins, forwards. Everton: - Fern, goal, Downs, and McDonald (captain), backs, Fleetwood, Brewster, and Peacock, half-backs, Chedgzoy, Fazackerley, Irvine, Crossley, and Harrison, forwards.

EVERTON "A" 3 GARSTON GASWORKS 1
November 14 1921. The Liverpool Courier.
LIVERPOOL COUNTY COMBINATION
Everton "A" were full value for their victory over Garston Gasworks, the County Combination Leaders, whom they defeated at Goodison Park by 3-1. The "Tanks" were disappointing in the opening half, and Virr opened the score for the Blues after only a few minutes' play, while Leary and Logan added further goals before the interval. Garston improved following the resumption, but Everton still maintained their superiority, and it was only due to a fine defence by Cox, the visiting goalkeeper, that they did not add to their lead. The "Tanks" solitary point was obtained by Oates, who converted a penalty, for Everton, Caddick gave a capital exhibition at full back, while Leary was the finest half on view, through Maxwell, of the Gasworks, was also good. Of the forwards, Virr and Livingstone, a brother of the Blue's full back, who was given a trial, did very well. Garston were best served by Cox, Peale, Maxwell, and Spencer . Everton: - Tope, goal, Caddick, and Yarwood, backs, McGrea, Leary, and Cochrane, half-backs, Parry, Moffatt, Vin, Young, and Logan, forwards.

SKILL AND THRILL
Athletic News- Monday, November 14, 1921
HONOURS EASY BETWEEN THE MERSEYSIDE FOES
LIVERPOOL’S LAPSES
LIVERPOOL 1, EVERTON 1
By Impressionist
In two consecutive weeks it has been my lot to observe what in colloquial language are called “Derby” days. I have been fortune. The phrase is used advisedly. It was a pleasure to be present at such an enjoyable celebration of the Liverpool and Everton feud- do not take me too literally -as that which took place at Anfield. Liverpool insisted on forfeiting a point on their own ground. I know they are prone to this concession, in contrast to their winning ways on opposition soil; but it has not been my fortune to see them previously this season, and I can only visualise their complete mastery in all departments of this game and compare it with the golden -thrice golden, if I may apply a term of emphasis-opportunities which they flung to the four winds, as it were. Only sheer ineptitude in front of the netted haven prevented Liverpool from winning; aye, not only winning, but completely eclipsing their foes. It was amazing that a team so versed in the arts and crafts of football should be incapable of developing those virtues into the natural essence of goals. If all the front of goal indiscretions became actualities, football would not make the gloriously uncertain appeal that it does. That is a trite contention, no doubt
NO EXTENUATION
But I do quarrel with a team like Liverpool. No team can be really great that cannot score goals. There the demarcation between Liverpool and real greatness rankles. They had no excuse, even after taking into account, the fact that the equalising goal was trifle lucky; at least, the circumstances preceding it were. Liverpool ought to have made themselves inviolate against any contingency. The game was drawing towards its close. The ground enclosing the great horde of enthusiasts in mist and darkness. It seemed inevitable that Liverpool would win by the narrowest of margins when Crossley fed one of Everton’s desultory raids. Mr. Howcroft whistled for offside, and in my opinion first impressions were correct. However, the referee changed his mind and threw the ball down near the penalty area. The direct result was that Everton equalised the scores. It was an unfortunate sequel for  referee who, without any disparagement to the players, wielded a benign influence towards the preservation of thoroughly sporting amenities. Still, as I have intimated, Liverpool should have been proof against this untoward incident. They were the dictators of the issue in the first half alone. The secret of their success in all essentials save the one that counts than all was just team work. The half back and forward co-operation was perfect. The intermediates were always close up to those in front, but they anticipated with such ingenuity that they lost nothing in defensive ascendancy. Further behind was a solid foundation.

TRIED AND TRUSTED
It may be said that Scott was called upon nearly as frequently as Fern to make exceptional saves. Not quite, however, Everton never had the glaring avenues of apparent certainty that came the way of the other attack. I do not propose to recapitulate them in detail. From the outset Liverpool revealed their superiority. Lewis missed a gaping goal, and Fern diverted another ball off Forshaw’s head. For the rest Fern kept a glorious goal. When at last Liverpool did put their prowess into effect the goal was as surprising as it was masterly. Longworth drove the ball low, up the middle. Tackled by Brewster, FORSHAW flicked the ball round himself with his left foot, pivoted, and hit it with his right foot, low and far beyond redemption by Fern. The best of Everton was seen in the second half. They played doggedly against their goal deficit, but curiously enough Liverpool, with fewer opportunities, were more dangerous than hitherto because their shooting was better and exceedingly near realisation. Some five minutes from the finish CHEDGZOY got possession from the tangle of humanity round the ball when it was thrown down, and drove it along the turf into the net.  Altogether it was an inspiring, cultivated display. Everton must consider themselves fortunate to escape; yet on the principle that one side’s faults are another’s salvation they deserved the division. Two good shots brought goals. There were other might have been which peerless goalkeeping prevented from scoring. Fern’s was the greater task. For all Liverpool’s feeble finish he might have been beaten but for his superb intervention at close quarters, and rare anticipation in response to some telling shots. Downs and McDonald were accomplished backs indeed. The former had to get down to really great responsibilities. He dare not take the slightest liberty. Therefore he found relief in touch oftener than he is wont. McDonald was equally oppressed on the opposite flank, but he played a beautiful game. Perhaps his kicking was not so trenchant as that of his partner, but his recovery when enveloped in an initial maze of forward wizardly was great.
EVERTON’S MAIN WEAKNESS
Everton’s distinct weakness was at half-back. Here Brewster vied with any of the Liverpool trio, and that is saying something, for whereas the home intermediates were components of themselves, Brewster was practically alone in providing for his forwards and stemming the ever advancing tide. Often he was a sixth forward with a ubiquitous head. Fleetwood and Peacock were merely interveners, but the former was not uniformly good at that. He miskicked and mistimed the ball several times, thereby making a menacing opening for the other side. Everton have been striving adequately to fill the centre-forward position, but they will never succeed while the wings are playing as separate entities. Irvine, the young Irishman from Lisburn, near Belfast was practically a cypher, not by reason of any particular weakness, but simply because he had no chance. Fazackerley and Crossley played purely to their wing partners, Harrison and Chedgzoy did fairly well, but were not nearly so good as when I saw them against Ireland. No wonder the Everton attack is out of balance. Liverpool are well fortified for the future. This fact struck me forcibly when I remembered some of the stalwarts that are compelled to be absent. Scott is unquailed, to my mind, by any goalkeeper playing. He made three extraordinary saves, one an apparent impossibility-on the bar, and over. It must be a pleasant worry to the Anfield officials what to do with their backs-because of their strength. Longworth was at his best, never hesitant in tackling and invariably getting there. McKinlay, of a different type, watched the ball while covering the man, and deftly made his dispossession. The kicking of both was flawless. Thus one had a fine example of back play on both sides. All things being equal in the merit of Liverpool the keynote of their power is the half-back line. Wadsworth was his usual dominant, consistent self, especially in defence, and he had such a fine understanding with the backs that he could feint to head a high ball, and then leave it to the freedom of those behind. A player of great promise is the lengthy McNab who evidently can shoot. The greatest half-back, nevertheless, was Bromilow, who did everything so artistically, yet never at the sacrifice of effect. He was the master of his art. Hopkin seems to have left all his shortcomings at Manchester. He collaborated neatly with Lewis and crossed some lovely balls. Moreover, he was equal to an individual dash. Lewis was a rare box of tricks in the first half. He tapered off rather, but his quality is unquestionable. In Shone Liverpool have found another fine centre in the making. The artist of the line, however, was Forshaw, a craftsman to his toe-tips. In individual sallies, subtle distribution, and shooting ability he stood out as the best forward on the field. Lacey wheeled and wheeled his way through. Indeed, he could beat his opponents by pace alone for that matter, and was in all respects a success. For the thirteenth match in succession Liverpool are unbeaten. Liverpool; Scott; Longworth, McKinlay; McNab, Wadsworth (W.), Bromilow; Lacey, Forshaw, Sone, Lewis, and Hopkin. Everton; Fern; Downs, McDonald (Captain); Fleetwood, Brewster, Grenyer; Chedgzoy, Fazackerley, Irvine, Chedgzoy, Crossley and Harrison. Referee; Mr. J.T. Howcroft, Bolton.

TROUBLE IN LOCAL DERBY GAME THROUGH REFEREE
The Liverpool Echo-Monday, November 14, 1921
Bee’s Notes
Any referee who reverses a decision is asking for trouble, but in acting honestly. It is good to think that no matter what consequences are brought upon his head, a referee will realise a mistake and will make the amend. The problem of the football day is this- Should Referee Howcroft, in the second Derby game, at Anfield, have reversed his decision when Chedgzoy went on to score? It was a real good shot, too. What were the positions? Very easy to define. Irvine was in a good shooting position. He might have scored; he might not, judging by the way Scott was juggling with thunderbolts from Harrison and others. That is not our concern for the moment. The referee signalled “offside.” A free kick was to be taken, but a half-turn showed the referee that McNab had been lying up in the corner-alley-way, and therefore Irvine could not have been “off-side.” So he changed his decision. He was right to do so. As to the course the game took then- well, it does not really matter one bit. One could argue and say that that if he had not gone to the point of redeeming his error Everton could have won. It was what the sportsman calls “on.” Still, it was a pity any such need for a throw down should arise, because it spoiled all for a moment and it let in some dirt that had not before then been witnessed. In the end it was anybody’s game, and when Harrison started pile-driving there was a chance that Everton might win. This would have been against the balance of play, for no one of the big crowd could say that Everton deserved to win. In fact, there were times when one thought they were lucky to draw. But they must not be blamed again for Liverpool’s faultiness. It is passing strange that Liverpool should have been lulled into a state of false security by the belief that one goal was sufficient. The best shots of the day were those that were saved or went swinging slightly upwards and just over the bar. That Liverpool should have won admits of no doubt. Can you tell me why they did not score? They had chances in the first half to win handsomely. It was only when they failed to make their lead stronger that Everton began to imagine things, and, as a week earlier, the right wing began to move and have its being.
FORSHAW REVELS
It was hard football, and good to watch because it was incident-full, but I thought the game of the previous week a much better exhibition, for there was much more certainty in kicking. On Saturday the number of lapsus-kicks were abundant. It may have been Anfield’s curious soil- at any rate, the ball was easier to time than a week earlier, when the rain was doing it no good. There were brilliant spasms in the game that could not be forgotten. Forshaw in his element is a player who is curiously interesting. He has his enemies-I have been counted among them in my time, for some unaccountable reason, but I have only judged Forshaw as he played, and I say that when he works the ball to good purpose I am with him. When he dribbles for the sake of dribbling I am agin’ him. He had no superior on Saturday, and the reason was that he not only cuddled the ball and passed with judgement, but he shot hard and true when the chance arose. He dribbled to purpose and for a purpose. His goal was a direct piece of action that was pleasing to the eye, and his day’s work placed him right on top of the forward element. At half-back, none could compare with Bromilow, who has regained his very finest touch. He had lost it early in the season. That was plain to see. But he had recovered it, and with regained confidence he is beginning to wheel about and bring in those little arts of his that make him an international type. England has no finer-that is what I say about him. And here I may say that a former assistant, and now a writer for the only athletic paper published declares that England, in his view, cannot leave out Forshaw. We shall soon have all the lads of Merseyside having their “sizes” taken by the international cap providers! Mind you I think that Chedgzoy played into the hands of the rival organisation by hugging the touch line. The more he went into the open, the more chance he had of beating Bromilow. Likewise with Fazackerley, there were times when they blended together just as one wing on its own. Harrison and Crossley were like-wise, so that we had two wingers allied, and a centre whose part was to part with the ball and hope for the best. Everton’s attack needs to vary its methods. The inner man should combine at times with the centres, and the outer men should swing the ball to the other wing more frequently. There was one thing no one could cavil at- the standard of goalkeeping. Scott was in jubilant mood. He caught them aright, and his save from Fleetwood was a memory for life. Not only his first save, but his method of pushing out the ball when it came down. Fern, too, was very solid. He made some telling saves on the goal-line, and was quite on his toes throughout. Each side had good defences in front of them, spite of occasional mis-kicks, but I thought the Liverpool pair the more virile and judicious. Longworth and McKinlay are at their best ripest and best. At half there was a vast difference. Peacock was unable to keep time with the right wing and Brewster was the best of his line again, especially in heading away and going forward for corner kicks to chance a headed goal. Fleetwood was more successful than a week before, but was hardly the prime mover of his line. On the other hand, all the Liver half backs were capable breakers and forward raiders- they combined like forwards. Coming to the forwards, one must say that there was a lot of misplacement. Shone’s leadership was wise, without having that snap shot we had been accustomed to look for. Still, he was up against Brewster remember, Lewis was a nut to crack, and Hopkin was more subdued than a week earlier. The palm went to the right wing. Altogether, it was a strenuous business and I hereby vow and declare that if Liverpool had played all matches away the side might have been top of the League by now. Drawn games at home do not win championships. However, Burnley have fallen from grace, and with Spurs routing Newcastle at St. Jimmy’s Park, and Huddersfield taking a back seat for a change, we have time in which to see hopes fulfilled.
On Wednesday Everton and Liverpool Reserves have their meeting.

THE TWO FOOTBALL CODES
The Liverpool Echo-Monday, November 14, 1921
UNUSUAL TREAT AT EVERTON GROUND
AUSTRALIANS’ VISIT
VERSUS LANCASHIRE (M.U) ON THE 30TH
Northern Union Football is to be seen at Goodison Park. This news will give delight to N.U followers and followers of the Soccer code, the latter not having seen the hard handling code exhibition since the New Zealand side was here many years ago. The Australians v. Lancashire County match is to take place at Everton’s ground, on Wednesday, the 30th inst. The Northern Union folk have been waiting for the managers of the Touring Team to receive the consent of the New South Wales Rugby League and our expert, Mr. Edmund Osborne was told yesterday that a cable had been received consenting to the match being played. A sub-committee of the Lancashire County Committee has been appointed to take in hand the preliminary arrangements, and we are to get busy at once. The Northern Union express, their great indebtedness to and high appreciation of the directors of the Everton F.C for allowing the use of the ground. It is evidence of the fact that the best of relationships exist between the two codes. 

EVERTON'S JUNIORS
November 15, 1921. The Liverpool Courier.
The Reserve of Everton and Liverpool meet at Goodison Park to-morrow afternoon, when a fine game is anticipated. Everton continue to "try out" young players of promise, and on Saturday in the "A" match. A younger brother of Livingstone, the full back, had a trial at inside right, he shaped very well too, Cochrane (Seaforth Fellowship), and Logan, of the (Ramblers), also showed promise.

THE RESERVE TEAMS “DERBY.”
The Liverpool Echo-Tuesday, November 16 1921
Bee’s Notes
To-morrow, at 2.45 at Everton, the League “Derby” game will be provided by the following sides;-
Liverpool; Mitchell; Parry and Kane; Checkland, Matthews; and Cunningham; Gillespie, Shone, Johnson, McKinlay, and H. Wadsworth. Everton; Salt; Weller, Livingstone; Brown, Leddy, and Garrett; Jones, Wall, Davies, Reid and Alford.
Everton at Cardiff make no changes from last Saturday’s team.
REFEREE TELLS WHERE IT “HURT” MOST!
Referee Howcroft was very sore over his reception at Anfield. I have talked to him about the matter, and his view is very straight and simple. He says, “That the crowd on the stand side should show such venom regarding a man who had made a mistake and had honourably rectified it to the best of his ability was very hurtful to me. It was the worst blow I could have had. Fortunately football blows fall lightly on me because I can say that throughout the period of my refereeing the thought of a crowd’s view has never influenced me one jot. I am there to referee, and do so at all costs. I was started to find McNab in the background when Irvine was about to shoot. Offside was not the correct decision. I would not go on. My duty was plain. I had to give a throw-down. I admitted the mistake at once, and when Wadsworth said “What are you going to do? I replied ‘Throw down.” I could never think of going on with the game when I had realised a mistake had been made. Let me without arguing the point, remind the people of Liverpool that Everton MIGHT have scored in any case! I have had the happiest of times with Everton and Liverpool matches-players and spectators -and Saturday’s display I hope was the only blot the clubs will suffer. A referee must own a mistake if he can rectify it there and then.”
Pratt, the Scot, wanted at Everton, has gone to Bradford City-as solely reported in last night’s “Echo.”
DELIBERATE HANDLING?
The “Kop” is disgusted with the way “Jack” Howcroft had handled the game (writes “J.T.D”).  There were three cases of handling in the penalty area. Secondly, Shone scored a good goal, which was disallowed. The ball was quite 12 inches or more over the line, and the centre forward could have put the ball further into the net if he so desired, but ran away with his colleagues shaking hands, only to hear Mr. Howcroft say that it was no goal and to play on.
“Mac” says some referees easily lick “La Milo” in the posing business. Referees should keep up with the game. A few years ago at Anfield, Liverpool and P.N.E played a league match. Liverpool had the ball in Preston’s net six times, but the referee chalked off five goals, and the result was according to him 1-1. Can you tell me if it was the same man?
No, sir that was C.E. Sutcliffe.
“Red Supporter” writes; The Reds require a polished and go-ahead centre. It was really galling to see the chances missed by the centre. Not that Shone was not willing, but with a class centre there is no doubt the Reds would have reaped in points. My suggestion is to play McKinlay at centre. Mac is a dasher, can shoot and dribble has weight, and has the experience needed for the position, and (last but not least a capable deputy in Tom Lucas, which would not weaken the defence.
Will you allow me space in your paper to pass a few remarks about the Derby match at Anfield? Asks “Would like to Know.” I think it was very good, but it was spoiled by a few mistakes made by the referee (Mr. Howcroft). I have been watching first-class matches for thirty years, and I have never seen anything like what happened on Saturday. It was a very serious thing. It happened this way; Irvine, the new Everton centre-forward, was pulled up for offside just as he was on the Liverpool penalty line, but the Everton players pleaded to Mr. Howcroft that he was wrong, and without consulting either linesman a throw-down was given, from which a pass was given to Chedgzoy who scored the equalising goal. Now, I want to know if it was right to penalise the Liverpool team by giving the throw-down so near the goal, when it was an Everton player that caused the stoppage. Again must the referee change his mind when the player’s plead to him, and should he have consulted the nearest linesman? I think it should be taken up by the F.A., as it did deprive the Liverpool team from going to the top of the League.

SENSATIONAL OPENING TO RES GAME AT EVERTON
The Liverpool Echo-Wednesday, November 16, 1921
Liverpool Reserves met Everton Reserves this afternoon. Teams;-
Liverpool.- Mitchell; Parry, Kane; Checkland, Matthews, Cunningham; Gilhespie,
Shone, Johnson, McKinlay, and H. Wadsworth. Everton.- Salt; Weller, Livingstone; Brown, Leddy, Garrett; Jones, Wall, Davies, Reid, and Alford. In spite of the filthy weather and the darkness of the day, there was a capital attendance of about 10,000. There was a sensational opening, for in the first minute Liverpool scored by McKinley, who headed in from Wadsworth’s centre. Afterwards these two players changed places, owing to McKinlay going lame. Everton enjoyed the better of the subsequent play, and only good defence prevented the home side scoring. Checkland baulked Reid, and Mitchell made very fine saves from Davies and Jones. Brown and Leddy did some very attractive work, as also Livingstone whereas Weller was playing a hardier type of game. Liverpool were defending for quite a long time, in spite of good work by Shone and Johnson, the latter being apparently in the best of trim, and on this showing he will be playing on Saturday for the first team. In a breakaway, McKinlay drove a shot that beat Salt but hit the crossbar, Johnson eventually converting the rebound. Davies converted a penalty kick, and Everton would have bene level but for a particularly good save by Mitchell from Wall. Play became rather tame, both defences proving strong. The equalising goal, scored by Reid with a header from a corner, was due to the referee allowing the Everton outside left to go on and force a corner in spite of that player being many yards offside. Half-time; Everton Res 2, Liverpool Res 2.
Owing to the darkness, the teams turned straight round without an interval. In a couple of minutes Wall headed Everton’s leading point from a centre by Alford. Considering that Everton had been two goals down, their recovery was complete. From a corner Johnson missed a virtually open goal, and although Everton had the greater measure of attack Liverpool had a chance to score, but did not take it. For instance Gilhespie made a strong run and passed badly, and H. Wadsworth, after an equally good run, was out of gear with his shot. A feature of the game was the excessive number of throws in. another feature was Micthell’s goalkeeping-two saves from Wall and Alford being superb. Final; Everton Res 3, Liverpool Res 2.

EVERTON RESERVES 3 LIVERPOOL RESERVES 2
November 17 1921. The Liverpool Courier.
CENTRAL LEAGUE
A splendid recovery, after being two goals down, enabled Everton Reserves to defeat Liverpool Reserves at Goodison Park, yesterday, in a rousing game by 3-2. Skill combined with dash was quite a feature of the game, and although Johnson was fairly well held he appeared to be quite fit again after his injury, which has kept him out of football this season. Liverpool's started well, and inside the first two minutes' opened their account, McKinney heading in a fine centre from Wadsworth. The Blues player up strongly and it was all against the run of the play when Johnson netted, after Salt had saved twice at point blank range, without being able to get the ball away. Following this, the Blues pressed hotly and Davies reduced the deficit from a penalty, while a few minutes later Reid headed the equaliser from a corner. Everton played up better after the interval, and it was only due to Mitchell that only one goal, obtained by wall was added. Both sides played well in almost every department, and there was no cause for complaint against the Goalkeeper of either side. The backs were safe all round, particularly Livingstone, who got through an enormous amount of work, while of the half-backs, the Everton trio were superior, Leddy, Brown, and Cunningham being seen to best advantage. The forward division were fairly evenly matched with the Blues slightly the cleverer, though the visitors shared more enterprise. Everton: - Salt, goal, Weller, and Livingstone, backs, Brown, Leddy, and Garrett, half-backs, Jones, Wall, Davies Reid, and Alford, forwards.

THE CARDIFF SIDE DOES NOT INCLUDE PAGNAM
The Liverpool Echo-Thursday, November 17, 1921
Bee’s Notes
First congratulations to the “stiffs,” as they are jocularly called, upon a clean “Derby” game at Goodison Park yesterday. Had the weather been reasonable there would have been a record attendance. As it was those present saw some very interesting football, and a game that was fast in its varied turns. Liverpool were two up in no time, and yet Everton won real well and thoroughly deserved their victory. It was a good appetiser for the after-proceedings, when the club had the Lancashire F.A as their guests. There was one debatable goal, for Reid’s point should have been negatived through a winger being off-side. Play was of an earnest nature,  and it included many nice touches. Perhaps there was too much throwing-in, but against that must be considered the wet ball and the darkness. A habit pf passing back seemed to come over some of the players who were not going forward. Backward play is justified only when the player is hard put to move the ball head. Undoubtedly the finest feature of the match was the goalkeeping of Mitchell, who saved his side half a dozen times when all seemed lost. Davies at times shot erratically. Wall, on his right, played especially strong in the second half, and his feeding of the springhly  Jones was excellent. The left wing pair also worked well together, and the half-backs on the whole were better than Liverpool’s Leddy was excellent with head and pass, while brown was an artist, and helped his forwards cleverly. In defence, Livingstone and Weller were sure and Salt made some solid saves from Shone. On the losing side the defence was prominent and the backs kicked hard and true, but the half-backs and forwards did not inspire. Checkland made one fine shot, but was inclined to find touch too frequently. Matthews was good only with head, and Cunningham was the best of the line. The forwards came in spasms. Johnson could not be expected to fare well so early in his resumption, but McKinley and Gilhespie were not prominent, and H. Wadsworth was best late on when with steadiness he and Shone night have drawn level.
CARDIFF TEAM v  EVERTON
Cardiff City’s team against Everton, at Cardiff on Saturday will be; Davies; Britton and Blair; H.T. Evans, Greenall, and Hardy; Grimshaw, Gill, L. Davies, Clennell, and Evans.
THE LAST CHAPTER
Much has been written about Saturday’s “Derby” game and the decision has been combatted. Today I shall make these letters the last instalment-correspondence on the point must now cease, save for the special article that C.E. Sutcliffe has written for the “Football Echo.” Here follow the main points of the “argufiers.”-
“An Old Player”- Mr, Howcroft endeavoured to be rather too smart. He threw down the ball four times- which means weak refereeing. His hastiness lost Liverpool a goal the week before when Hopkin recovered and centred for Shone to head through.  I should like to mention that Made a mistake in answering a correspondent re Liverpool and Preston N.E some years ago, when the final score was given as 1-1, although Liverpool had the ball in the net seven times. The referee that day was Mr. J.T. Howcroft, not Mr. Sutcliffe, as I stated. 
At Goodison the week previous in the second half of the game and in practically the same position (writes “Blue till Death”) Mr. Howcroft blew Crossley offside, and then altered his decision and gave a throw-down. The ball was cleared and we never heard any more about it. Instead of blaming the referee “for not winning the match” tell the Reds to look for another excuse.
The Everton reserve team (v. Stoke, at Goodison, start 2.30) shows two alterations from yesterday’s winning side-Grenyer comes in at wing half, and Garrett goes centre half, Leddy retiring.
The big handling code match at Goodison Park is between the Australasians and Lancashire, on November 20; kick-off 2.,30. Prices as per usual First Division match and no bookings.
Collins, the Aigburth boy, has progressed so well as half back for Wigan Borough that he is about to be tried in the First Division. He had a run with Everton A early on. Another Everton A boy last season is Barlow, of Burscough, who we can state exclusively is signing for Burnley today. Barlow is a left half back.
FRATERUISING
Football has its social fangs, and they are growing longer than usual this season. Inter bowls matches are part of the scheme, and now we have Everton gathering together at the Exchange Hotel with the Lancashire F.A. it was a happy thought, and a happy evening. Mr. Ernest Green was in the chair through the unavoidable absence of the Everton chairman, Mr. Andrew Coffey, and a fraternal meeting was enjoyed by all. One resumed associations with ex-Referee Tom Campbell, who believes Liverpool Police have the longest kicker in the world in their goal; football lawyers in C. E. Sutcliffe and John Lewis, who wear their years well and have a love for the game that is deep-rooted. On the supporting chairs the chairman had Alderman Ord, of Preston, and Mr. John McKenna, English league president, who, although now retired from business, seems to have to work all his time for football’s interest. What would the game be without such as he and an old friend of mine, Alderman Campbell Orr, whose death is announced this morning. Others present were Messrs Barcroft, the “tackler” from Blackpool, and Mr. Billy Bracewell, of Burnley. Mr. Fred Hargreaves the secretary of theLancashire F.A and Messrs G. Paterson and David Ashworth of the Liverpool club. The Everton officials present were Messrs Sawyer, Banks, Cuff, Gibbins, A.R. Wade, C. Dickinson, and Tom McIntosh. Manchester City and Blackburn Rovers secretaries were present. Speeches were short and to the point. The chairman welcomed them, and showed the value of the new code of sport life- “Do something for nothing” an admirable slogan. Mr. Cuff proposed the health of the Lancashire F.A., to which Mr. Lewis replied and bringing his memory into play he recalled that Everton was the only club that had never had to seek re-election, and was the club that had stood for clean sport. They had only once been brought before the Lancashire F.A for breakage of rules. He pointed to Everton’s record in the football world, and to the excellent spirit that pervaded their boardroom. Alderman Ord added testimony and Mr. Ashworth for the cross park contingent, thanked the Everton club for extending to them the courtesies and enjoyments of the evening. Such gatherings go a long way towards reviving the old-time social spirit of the game, which fell into disuse for many years owing to the lack of broad spirit Everton have joy and cemented their strong bonds.

WILLIAM KIRSOPP
Derby Daily Telegraph - Friday 18 November 1921
William Kirsopp (Inside-right) -The arch-schemer in the attack and an experienced general.  Made his name with Everton and played a great game at Derby last season.  Dark of hair, well-built, and quick, he has established a great reputation at Bury because of his unselfishness and cunning.  Makes his young partner hop it down the wing, but swings the ball across to the other side in a manner which no defence will love.  Can shoot, but this is not his strong point now. 

GARSTON GASWORKS AT GOODISON PARK
Runcorn Weekly News, Friday, November 18, 1921
Gasworks County Combination team were engaged on the Goodison Park ground against Everton " A." but they were unable to maintain their run of successes, and left the points with the "Blues” Everton won the toss, and when operations commenced were the first to become aggressive. A first-time shot from Parry was well fielded by Cox, the keeper again bringing off a good save from McGrey. After five minutes' play further pressure by the home team resulted in a good goal being scored by Virr, who tricked Jones and gave Cox no chance whatever. Garston made their first advance through Mealey, who was eventually beaten, by Caddick. Another good movement by Garston, initiated by Spencer and Patterson, almost got them through, and Yarwood was only just in time to prevent Spencer getting in. Leary, who has been signed as professional for Everton, was very prominent in breaking up several attempts by Garston. The visitors looked like getting the equaliser but failed to take their chances. A scored goal come to Everton, following a corner kick, well taken by Parry, Logan getting the ball through when almost on the goal line. Shortly before the interval Leary added a third goal for Everton. Cox saved good shots from Young and Livingstone. Half-time: Everton “A” 3, Garston Gasworks 0. On the resumption Garston gave a muchimproved display, and had an equal share of the game, and scored from a penalty through Oates. Pope, the Everton keeper, had plenty to do, and was lucky in several of his clearances. Everton's victory was due to sterling play by the backs, and Leary at centre half, who a great breaker of combination and a good feeder to forwards. Garston were best represented by Cox in goal. Peate at back, Oates centre-half, and Maxwell, lark and Spencer forward. Result Everton “A” 3, Garston Gasworks 1

EVERTON CHANCES AT CARDIFF GROUND
The Liverpool Echo-Friday, November 18, 1921
Bee’s Notes
Everton have never before been to Cardiff and when they get there they will need to stretch their legs, as the distance is a big one, and the place is not altogether inviting. Ninian Park is all agog, they tell me, to see this Everton team, of which they have read much and heard more through the signing of Mersey men. Clennell by the way, is giving great satisfaction with his new club, and he speaks highly of the people of Cardiff, who he says, are all kindness. Needless to say, Joe will be anxious to score against his comrades, whose forward line has been weak in the past, and has been a barren matter for Fred Pagnam, who has been unlucky, but has not been in his usual deadly form. He has asked to have the opportunity of recovering his form by playing with the reserves. Cardiff have ever been strong in defence, in which Councillor Brittan plays, but they have had need to recast their attack, in which are Gill has suddenly found his scoring boots again. “F.E.H” goes with the side to-day and Everton believe that they can continue their good form away from home and gained in both points. Good luck to them. May they come up strong and fresh in their closing stages as was the case last week in the last quarter of an hour. Everton; Fern; Downs, McDonald; Fleetwood, Brewster, Peacock; Chedgzoy, Fazackerley, Irvine, Crossley, Harrison. Cardiff City; Davies; Brittan, Blain; H.T. Evans, Keenor, Hardy; Grimshaw, Gill, L. Davies, Clennell, Evans.

EVERTON AT NINIAN PARK.
November 19, 1921. The Liverpool Courier.
Everton make the journey to Cardiff, where they break new ground, as the Blues have, never before appeared at Ninian Park. They will be renewing acquaintance with a former colleague in Clennell, who a few weeks back was transferred to the Welsh club. Clennell has done well for his new casters, who are quite pleased with him. Another ex-local in Pagnam is with the Cardiff Club, but he will not be playing to-day. Everton, as only to be expected after their fine second half rally at Anfield, will place the same eleven in the field. Irvine the Blues have a promising player, but the other members of the side must see to it that he gets the ball more frequently. Last week he was literally staved. On form the Blues should win, through Cardiff are a difficult proposition to weigh up, and generally succeed when least expected. The teams are: - Everton: - fern, Downs, McDonald, Fleetwood, Brewster, Peacock, Chedgzoy, Fazackerley, Irvine, Crossley, and Harrsion. Cardiff: - Davies, Britton, Blair, HE Evans, Keenor, Hardy, Grimshaw, Gill, L.Davies, Clennell, and Evans.

BREAKING NEW GROUND
The Liverpool Football Echo- Saturday, November 19, 1921
EVERTON TRY THEIR HAND AT NINIAN PARK
CARDIFF CITY CHANGES
JOE CLENNELL COMBATS HIS OLD COMRADES, FLEETWOOD
By F.E.H
Everton; Fern; Downs, McDonald (Captain); Fleetwood, Brewster, Peacock; Chedgzoy, Fazackerley, Irvine, Crossley, Harrison. Cardiff City; Davies; Brittan, Blain; H.P. Evans, Kennor, Jenkins; Grimshaw, Gill, L. Davies, Clennell, Evans. Referee; Mr. C.T. Lutwyche, of Birmingham.
Everton have never before been able to sample Cardiff’s wares. The Welsh side has just been recovering lost form, so Everton had to sit up and think hard. It was natural that Clennell should be specially anxious to succeed against his old comrade, Fleetwood. Cardiff had changes, and one of special note weas the absence of Pagnam, the latter asking to be played in the reserve side so that he might regain his form. Everton made no changes from the side that twice drew with Liverpool. The Evertonians yesterday made the great adventure into the South Wales capital for the first time in their history. Naturally, more than usual interest was evinced in the fixture both by the natives and the visitors.  Players, accompanied by directors Cuff, Sawyer, and Wright, left Liverpool yesterday at noon, reaching Cardiff early in the evening. A visit to a variety theatre was followed by an early supper-“ and so to bed,” as the old diarist would say.  This morning the weather was cold and dull, and rain was in the air before the players appeared. Everton relied upon the same team that drew with Liverpool last week, but there was one change in the home ranks, Harvey who is still indisposed, standing down in favour of Jenkins, a clever and promising local lad.
AN UMIPRESSIVE GROUND
The Ninian park ground did not particularly impress me. It possesses two capacious covered stands, the far side and the end of the enclosure being open and ugly in an undulating land. There would be about 30,000 people present and a slight drizzle was falling when the men trotted into the arena and operations began. Everton won the toss, and Cardiff started against a slight breeze.  The playing pitch was bare in parts and rather suggested rough and hard going. The attendance at the start was rather below expectation, but this was accounted for by the fact there was a local Rugby derby in the meeting of Cardiff and Swansea, both of whom have a big following.  The right wing pair at once made progress, but Grimshaw put the ball wide of the mark. Everton at once replied with a flash down the left, and Harrison, racing almost to the corner flag, put the leather across the far post. The game had started at a great pace, and it became even faster when the home forward line swept down. Davies was making clean for goal when Downs jumped in and cleared. The scene was immediately changed to the other end, where Fleetwood put Chedgzoy in possession and the latter got off like a greyhound and forced a corner, which led to a tremendous bully in front of the home keeper. The danger was eventually cleared, and the Cardiff forwards again came along in fine fashion. Clennell got the ball from Keenor and put in a  beauty which passed just wide of the mark. Still the City vanguard kept pegging away and Len Davies sent in a glorious drive, but put the ball over the bar.
STILL IN THE BALANCE
So far there had been little to choose between the two sides. The City forwards were showing great speed, but they were not so clever or polished as their opponents, who occasionally did some wonderful pattern weaving. Chedgzoy ran down smartly and gave the ball to Fazackerley, but the latter fell as he took the pass. Then Crossley sailed through on his own account but Blair rushed across and saved just in the nick of time. Crossley, however, returned to the attack and tried a rising shot which Davies pulled down. A breakaway on the part of the home left wing brought Downs out of his shell. Then hands (first against Brewster and then against McDonald) put the Everton goal in jeopardy. The danger, however, was cleared though Downs was hurt in keeping the City at bay. Further good work by the Everton right wing opened up vistas of goals, but both Blair and Brettam were on their best behaviour. Crossley on one occasion got going and put the leather to Irvine, but the Everton centre forward, who seemed rather lost, failed to profit by the opening.  Cardiff were then very busy at the other end, and two offside decisions against Davies were lively “booed” by the crowd. Play had slowed down somewhat, but there was still plenty of incident, and the Welsh crowd roared themselves hoarse as the home defence broke up the brillaint forward work of the Evertonians.  Harrison once showed a clean pair of heels to Evans, but his centre was lost, and then the same player came through with a solo effort, but Brittain interposed with success. The home right wing was once more dangerous, and Downs, running across to McDonald’s assistance cleared finely first from Grimshaw and then from Gill. After half-an-hour going, Cardiff redoubled their efforts and the Everton defenders were given an exceptionally warm time. First Grimshaw and then Keenor tested Fern and McDonald once stopped what looked like a certain goal from the foot of Gill.
CLENNELL v  FERN
For some time the Everton forwards were
Finely held by the City half backs with the result that they were not permitted to get in their final touch. The Cardiff quintette at the other end, though fitful in their attack, were always on the mark, and Clennell and Davies got in shots which gave Fern trouble. A delay occurred through Crossley being in the wars in collision with Evans. He spun-round three times, and it looked as though his leg had gone. After attention, however, he was able to limp on the field. Meanwhile Everton were enjoying more of the play and Fazackerley was given a fine opening, but failed to profit by it. It was obvious by now that Keenor had the “hip hand over Irvine, who was rarely permitted to get in his shots. Just before the interval Harrison put in a beauty which just skimmed the woodwork. Grimshaw and Gill made a desperate effort to gain the lead with a flash down the wing, but they overran the ball and Everton broke through. Fazackerley showed his ability with a wonderful bit of footwork put he was beaten by Blair at the finish. A minute from the interval Gill was hurt, but soon recovered and Cardiff were surrounding the Everton goal when half time came.
Half-time; Cardiff 0, Everton 0
The first period had given us some fast and exciting football, in which the bulk of the pressure had been experienced by the home forwards. As I have indicated they were exceptionally keen, and the Everton half-backs had to confine most of their attentions to the defensive work. This of course, had its effects on the forwards who though they gave brilliant flashes of brilliance rarely finished as effectively as they might have done. Cardiff’s defence was cool and confident, Blair doing a lot of good work.
A THRILLING RESUMPTION
The light was fading badly when the game was resumed. The restart was sensational to a degree. Gill, from the centre went clean through and giving the leather to Len Davies the latter netted the ball at short range leaving Fern helpless. Everton though taken aback at once replied with a strong rally on the left, Harrison putting in a dropping centre which was cleared. There was another breakaway on the part of Davies and his wings, but Downs interfered and Everton’s right frill advanced. Fazackerley, however, was dispossessed by Jenkins and for some time there was long kicking in midfield. Then Fazackerley came sailing along again and with admirable judgement put the ball right to Crossley’s toes, but to the consternation of the Everton supporters present the latter, who had an open goal put wide. It was a glorious opportunity missed.
DAVIES SCORES A SECOND
The visitors were now going full speed ahead put they could not find the net. Crossley tried to make amends for his previous mistake but to no purpose, and a few seconds later Fazackerley from long range sent the leather flying over the crossbar. The subsequent stages of the contest were wildly exciting. On one occasion Evans ran right though and gave Fern a tremendous handful, but the custodian cleared well. At the other end Fazackerley and Crossley passed perfectly and finally gave the ball to Irvine but he shot tamely outside. Cardiff were persistent in their endeavours to increase the lead. The whole forward line was concerned in a smart movement and after Grimshaw had been checked, Len Davies got held and scored amid frantic cheering.

EVERTON v. STOKE
The Liverpool Football Echo-Saturday, November 19, 1921
CENTRAL LEAGUE
At Goodison Park in the Central League. Both sides turned out as advertised. Everton won the toss, but had little advantage with the wind. The game opened out in promising fashion. The first real advance came through the home centre, who gave to Alford, but that player shot very wide over the bar. The Stoke forwards prominence on the right, and a good pace of combination was only just nipped in the bud through the timely approach of Weller. Livingstone next stopped Page and Mellor from getting through. Another move by the home forwards ended in Jones being given offside when in a good position. The game at this stage was spoiled through the whistle going for offside, chiefly caused through the visitors backs. A lively incident occurred in the Stoke goalmouth when Jones having beaten Forrester and Hawse, finished by sending in a perfect centre which landed in front of goal. Little in the meantime had touched the ball with his hands, and the cry for a penalty was ignored by the referee. Stoke took up the running again, and Bennett gave Salt a sharp shot to deal with. Play to this point was sharp and crisp, with Everton the slightly superior and most unlucky in their final efforts.  The wing play of Jones and Alford was clever and Davies showed great anxiety to score from their many centres. Another good movement by the Stoke forwards caused the home defence some anxiety, and Salt defended to perfection. A move by Stevenson ended in a swinging shot from close range. After much midfield play Everton pressed and Knott saved a wonderful shot from Reid, and again a rising shot from Wall which looked like entering the corner of the net. Everton succeeded in opening the score ten minutes from the interval through Grenyer who headed in from a corner by Jones, and three minutes from the interval Reid headed a second with an unexpected shot from 35 yards out. Half-time, Everton Res 2, Stoke Res 0
Final; Everton Reserves 3, Stoke Res 0

CARDIFF CITY 2 EVERTON 1
November 21, 1921. The Liverpool Courier.
AN UNPROFITABLE TRIP
CARDIFF'S SECOND GOAL DISPUTED BY EVERTON.
Everton lost their away engagement with Cardiff City by the odd goal in three, and so will not have pleasant memories of their first visit to the Welsh town. In forfeiting the points they gave the Ninian Park club a welcome lift, but at the same time have made their own position rather a dangerous one. However, the "Blues" claimed very strongly that Cardiff's second goal should not have counted, the scorer being offside. Everton, on the other hand, had the best chance in the match, and it went begging. There was no score in the first half, in which the midfield honours favoured Cardiff, who lacked finishing power, and also suffered from two very doubtful offside decisions just as they appeared very dangerous. Hardly had the second half began when the City burst through and Len Davies netted. Then came the opportunity referred to, Chedgzoy sprinted round the backs almost to the line, and delivered a square pass to Crossley; who was waiting unmarked a couple of yards from the goal. All he had to do was to guild the leather past a custodian who stood as though already beaten, but Crossley was so overcome by the softness of the job that he made a hesitating sort of swing with his left leg and flicked the ball outside to his own disgust and the delight of the home eleven, who had further cause for congratulation when Len Davies allowed to notch number two as stated.
EVERTON'S ONLY GOAL.
Fazackerley secured Everton's only goal with a powerful ling shot. Everton's weakness was in the front line, where Irvine was never seen, being almost completely blotted out by the home pivot. Crossley too, could make very little headway against the burly Brittan, with the result that for long periods Harrison held merely a watching brief, waiting for passes which did not reach him, Peacock being too busily engaged with the opposing wing to have much time for feeding the men in front. Most of the attacks which looked promising therefore came from the right, but Davies the Cardiff custodian had little to do. Fleetwood was also compelled to adopt almost purely defensive tactics, and a great deal of work fell on the shoulders of Brewster, who always got the ball when it was in the air, and once grazed the upright with a header from a corner, but against this it must be remembered that Len Davies headed against the crossbar. Downs and McDonald offered a resolute defence, though the former found touch more frequently than is his went, while Fern was helpless against the shots that beat him and made a number of clean saves. Cardiff had a couple of amateurs in their half-back line –the strongest department in the team –and both Eddie Jenkins and H. P. Evans were effective, but Keenor, the pivot, was the best player on view. He was seriously hurt shortly before the end and to retire. He resumed at outside right, but was limping so badly that he might as well have stayed in the dressing room.
CLENNELL PLAYS WELL.
Although on the small side Len Davies led the Welsh attack very well, and was capably supported by Gill and Clennell, the ex-Evertonian being in capital form though unluck in his attempts at goal. Evans, the outside left, also swung across many well-judged centres. Brittan was the better of a pair of solid backs. For a team, which was at the bottom of the table, Cardiff gave a very good account of themselves, playing worrying football, more effective than picturesque. The game saw an unusual number of minor injuries, but in nearly all cases these were brought about quite accidentally. Despite the counter-attraction of Rugby game the club received very good support, and with further successes their gate average will be very high. Teams : - Cardiff City: - Davies, goal, Brittan and Blair, backs, H. P. Evans, Keenor, and Eddie Jenkins, half-backs, Grimshaw, Gill, Len Davies, Clennell, and Evans, forwards. Everton: - Fern, goals, Downs, and McDonald (captain), backs, Fleetwood, Brewster, and Peacock, half-backs, Chedgzoy, Fazackerley, Irvine, Crossley, and Harrison, forwards.

EVERTON RESERVES 3 STOKE CITY RESERVES 0
November 21, 1921. The Liverpool Courier.
CENTRAL LEAGUE
Everton Reserves gave one of their best displays of the season against Stoke City Reserves, whom they defeated, at Goodison Park by 3-0. Stoke were slightly superior in the opening stages, the Everton forwards being repeatedly pulled up for off-side. It was not long, however, before the Blues came into prominence, and Grenyer headed the first goal. Davies put in a couple of fine runs, on one occasion hitting the foot of the upright with Knoff helpless. Reid scored the second with a splendid shot, while the third came from Wall in the second half, following constant pressure. The Blues played well all round. The defence of Salt, Livingstone and Weller was rarely at fault, while the intermediate trio, were fine breakers up, and fell their forwards admirably. There was not a weak link in the front line, Jones, Wall, and Reid being seen to the best advantage. For Stoke no one performed better than did Dickie the former centre half, and Tom Brittleton who for so long did great things for the Wednesday.

LEN DAVIES JUSTIFIES HIS SELECTION
Western Mail, Monday, November 21, 1921
By Citizen
CARDIFF CITY 2 (Len Davies 2) EVERTON 1 (Fazackerley)
The game at Ninian Park was one of the brightest seen since that memorable meeting with Middlesbrough. Especially in the first half was the football of a particularly high standard. Both sides contributed movements which set the blood of the true Soccer enthusiast tingling with excitement, and there was hardly a dull moment. After the interval, when all the scoring was done, there were thrills, it is true, but the game was to a certain extent robbed of its attraction by the unusual number of stoppages for minor injuries, especially in the last twenty minutes or so. Cardiff won, and deservedly so, for although the Everton men played splendid football, they accomplished nothing better than did the Citizens. Only once during the whole period wad the Cardiff defence so worried as toleave an opponent with a real opportunity to score. Then Crossley, standing not five yards from Davies, and quite unmarked, sent the ball hopelessly wide. When Fazackerley scored Everton’s goal Keenor was off the field injured, and the visiting inside right, from outside the penalty area, flashed in a snap shot which found its way through a crowd of players and into the net well out of Ben Davies's reach. No one could claim that the home defence was beaten at that time; it was simply a surprise shot, often tried during this game without success, but on this occasion it found the target.  A splendid shot, true, but in nine cases out of ten, from similar positions, a like effort would fail. On the other hand, both the Cardiff goals were scored after the home forwards had completely out-manoeuvred the Everton halves and backs, and on each occasion Len Davies was only faced by Fern, LEN DAVIES' TWO COALS.
It was a tribute to the splendid work of the respective defences that when the interval came there was no score. Both sets of forwards had introduced some really sparkling movements, but the halves and backs on both sides, by dint of very strenuous endeavours, kept them out. There was a most sensational opening to the second half. H. P. Evans intercepted  a pass, carried the ball a few yards, transferred to Gill and he and Len Davies proceeded to run right through the Everton defence. Clever interpassing, and they were well inside the penalty area. Gill tried to get into position to shoot, but was challenged, and the ball went to Davies. Without a moment's hesitation the young centre-forward shot, and Fern had to fish the ball out from the back of the net. Davies scored the second after a movement in which the whole of the Cardiff forwards took part, and again he shot from close range and gave Fern no possible chance. There were other occasions when the City came to within an ace of scoring. Len Davies headed against the cross-bar and later caused Fern to bring off two very clever clearances, whilst Jack Evans,Clennell, Grimshaw, and Keenor were all nearly through.  Keenor was injured in a great attempt to score. He broke right through and gave a forward pass to Len Davies in such a position that the latter had a comparatively easy run in. He evidently thought he was standing off-side, and hung back. Keenor dashed up, regained possession, and in trying to shoot came into collision with McDonald and hurt his ankleso severely that he had to be assisted off. He came back later, but could only limp about on the right wing, and could do very little effective work. WORKMANLIKE QUINTETTE.
The City forward line was a much more workmanlike combination than in the last two games, and the difference was brought about by Len Davies. This was only his second appearance in First League football, and the first occasion on which he had played with the other members of the line. He had done such brilliant things in the reserve team and was a boy with such wonderful promise that everyone wished him well. No one, however, could have anticipated that he would be the success he was. Compared with Brewster, who must surely be one of the biggest centre-half backs in the League, Len Davies, was at a great disadvantage physically. But his natural cleverness more than compensated, and Brewster did not have the better of the argument by a long way. The Cardiff youth played with theskill and coolness of a veteran; he kept his linetogether well, sent out perfectly judged passes, and scored two goals purely because of his power of anticipation and his readiness to seize opportunities. He was within an ace of getting No. 3, too, and it was fortune and not the Everton defence which prevented him. Davies had every opportunity to shine, it must be admitted. Gill and Clennell, on either side, played to him in splendid fashion. They were absolutely unselfish in everything they did, and, so, too, was Keenor in the rear. That much must be said. Even so, Davies deserves every credit for his performance. For a youngster to be dumped from Welsh League football to the leadership of an attack in First League game, and that, too, at a time when his club badly needs points, is a trying ordeal. Davies refused to be worried by the bigness of the occasion, played a. naturally as he would in a Welsh League game, and scored a great triumph. He did better than even the most ardent of his admirers had dared to hope, and his future as a footballer is particularly rosy.
AMATEURS RISE TO THE OCCASION.
The other members of the forward line contributed their share to a great win. Grimshaw up to the time of Keenor's injury, when he had to drop back to the middle line, played a very dashing game. His one mistake was when, after cleverly beating two opponents, he elected to shoot instead of passing inwards, where three colleagues were standing unmarked. Had he done so great scoring chance would have been given them. Still, on the general ran of the play, Grimshaw did exceedingly well. So, too, Gill. whose best work was contributed after the interval. Clennell and Evans are improving in every game, and some of their work on Saturday even left such an old and experienced hand as Downs quite nonplussed. Both shot whenever an opportunity came along, and it was very pleasing to see Jack Evans working into the centre when occasion demanded and trying his fortune. If he would but develop this mode a little more often he would get a whole crop of goal's, for there is not a finer shot in the side. Keenor up to the time he was injured was a rare power at centre-half, and it was unfortunate for young Irvine, who was making his second appearance as leader of the Everton attack, that he came up against such a half-back as Keenor. The two amateurs (H. P. Evans and E. Jenkins) both had difficult tasks, for the Everton forwards must be accounted some of the cleverest playing football to-day, but they came through with eying colours. Britten and Blair were at their best. Both kicked surely, tackled in resolute fashion, and anticipated moves in a manner which must have seemed uncanny to the opposing forwards. Cardiff are possessed of as brilliant a pair of backs as any club in the country. Davies, whilst not having a great deal to do, dealt with one or two dangerous situations in splendid style. Everton were a great side, and Chedgzoy and Fazakerley were two of the cleverest forwards we have seen at Ninian Park for a long time. But, thanks to the work of the Cardiff defenders, they were never allowed to put the finishing touches to their mid-field work. The crowd numbered nearly 35,000. Teams;- Cardiff City; Davies (Ben); Brittan, and Blair; H.P. Evans, Kennor, and E. Jenkins; Grimshaw, Gill, Davies (Len), Clennell, and Evans. Everton; Fern; Downs and McDonald (Captain), Fleetwood, Brewster, and Peacock; Chedgzoy, Fazackerley, Irvine, Crossley, and Harrison. Referee; Mr. C.T. Lutwyche, Birmingham.

THE CASE OF CRESSWELL
The Athletic News- Monday, November 21, 1921
We announced in our last issue that the right back of South Shields, Warneford Cresswell, had been placed on the transfer list by his club. John Tinn, the secretary of the club has in the meantime emphatically denied this statement. Of course, it is quite open for Mr. Tinn to adopt such an attitude but he knows that he is shielding behind a technicality. This is a habit with officials, not only connected with football clubs, but even with government and municipal departments. Probably The League had not been officially notified that Cresswell had been placed on the “open to transfer list,” but this player had been on offer to clubs. The difference may be of the greatest importance to the official mind, but not to any men of average intelligence. From the North we hear on reliable authority that Cresswell was offered to Everton for £6,000 and that the Goodison Park club declined to entertain the proposal Everton have wisely decided not top pay the fabulous prices which are asked in these days. We rejoice to hear of such a change of policy, and wish that all clubs would adopt this attitude and prefer to develop their own players. South Shields discovered that there was so much indignation among their supporters over the idea of parting with Cresswell that they deemed it wise to keep him. This and the victory of the North-Eastern team over Bristol City on Saturday should allay any feeling of discontent.
SCOTS FOR MANCHESTER
A brief visit to Scotland during last week enabled John Chapman to secure for Manchester United the transfer of Neil McBain, the Ayr United centre-half-back and W. Henderson, the Airdrieonians’ centre forward. By special arrangement, McBain played for Ayr against Third Lanark on Saturday. Mr. Chapman would have liked to take him South at once, but his club were short of half-backs, as Hogg is still not available. McBain’s transfer was arranged on Wednesday, and the next day John Chapman devoted himself to making Henderson a Mancunian.
It is officially stated that the transfer fee paid by Manchester United for Neil McBain is the record for a Scottish player. That means that the sum paid by the Manchester club is in excess of £4,500. Aye supporters are angry with the directors, declaring that McBain did not desire to leave, but McBain told The Athletic News correspondent on Saturday that it was at his request that they agreed reluctantly to transfer him.

CARDIFF’S CHANCE
The Athletic News- Monday, November 21, 1921
BRINGS ABOUT A REMARKABLE TRANSFORMATION
CARDIFF CITY 2, EVERTON 1
By Cymric
The bogey of relegation which has been hovering over the portals of Cardiff City’s home since the clubs entry into the highest realm of football was not encouraged by the performance of the team against Everton at Ninian Park. The visitors were well beaten in one of the keenest games witnessed at Cardiff for a long time. Both sides crossed over with a blank score sheet, but within minutes of the resumption LEN DAVIES gave Cardiff the lead, and later increased the advantage with a soundly-judged drive from a beautifully placed centre by Grimshaw. FAZACKERLEY eventually reduced the arrears by shooting successfully through a crowd of players after the Everton forwards had all participated in one of the finest combined movements in the game. For all time will the game be accounted Len Davies’ triumph. This slip of a lad, slimly built, and standing under 5ft 10ins, whose Welsh League performances of late have simply commanded recognition, contrasted strangely with the general build of the other players, for whatever may be lacking in Cardiff and Everton neither side is deficient in weight. Yet this Cardiff born-and-bred boy led his colleagues with the ease and artistry of a fully experienced centre-forward. The wily Brewster exercised his utmost powers to counteract, and cope with the neat variation of Davies’ play, but in an unrelenting duel he was well beaten by the local youth.
STANLEY FAZACKERLEY’S DISTINCTION
Davies enjoyed every assistance. Keenor, behind him, placed the ball to an inch, whilst Gill and Grimshaw, his inside partners, fed him with that skill and judgment of which they are capable. But the must polished forward on the field was Stanley Fazackerley, who, with commendable assistance from Chedgzoy, strove hard to stem the current of failure that flowed against Everton immediately after the resumption. He plied the ball to his colleagues with the deftness and skill of a born tactician, but whilst adequate support was forthcoming from Chedgzoy, Irvine, the Belfast boy, who was making his second appearance in the side, was overawed and overwhelmed by Keenor. This fact, combined with Brewster's comparative failure to check Davies, and the aggressiveness of the Cardiff middle line, brought about Everton's ultimate downfall
CROSSLEY’S BLUNDER
The Lancashire men might have equalised on one occasion when Crossley, taking a square pass from Fazackerley about eight yards from the City goal-line, shot lamentably wild. It was the only occasion during the game that the defence of the Welshmen had been outwitted. The chance was thrown away, and Everton paid the penalty. McDonald was a source of weakness in the Everton defence, which compared unfavourably with the Brittain, Blair, Ben Davies combination. Blair was at his best, and that is equivalent to saying that his display could not have been improved upon. Brittan, more robust in his work than his icy-cold, calculating partner, was not far behind him in point of merit, and his discomfiture of Irvine and Fazackerley by clever feint and vigorous headwork when they bore down upon him fourteen yards from goal was the tit-bit of the afternoon's defensive work. Downs at the other end was overworked by reason of McDonald's deficiency, and with the exception of Keener both half-back lines were quite ordinary, though solid, earnest, and purposeful. Ferns had more to do than Ben Davies, and though beaten twice was in no way responsible for the defeat. Cardiff City; Davies (Ben); Brittan, Blair; H.B. Evans, Keenor, E. Jenkins; Grimshaw, Gill, Davies (Len), Clennell, and Evans (J). Everton; Fern; Downs, McDonald (Captain); Fleetwood, Brewster, Peacock; Chedgzoy, Fazackerley, Irvine, Crossley, and Harrison. Referee; C.T. Lutwyche, Birmingham.

CARDIFF BEAT EVERTON
The Liverpool Echo-Monday, November 21, 1921
DOWN IN WELSH WALES
By F.E.H
Everton, at Cardiff, did well to get within a goal radius of the eighth draw. It is not always pleasing to make fresh acquaintances. Everton took the trouble to travel into the South Wales to meet Cardiff City on Saturday, and without displaying any unweening sense of pride they held high hopes of at least bringing one point back from the ground dedicated to the memory of St. Ninian. Alas! It was not to be, though in the ordinary current of events the City should have yielded at least one point. In saying this I have no intention of decrying their capabilities. They showed exceptional speed in the forward line, splendid resource among the halves, and a sound and solid defence. As we know, the first half yielded nothing, and the opening goal came like a gun shot straight from the centre. In this all the forward line took part, and it was left for young Len Davies to apply the finishing touch.  A little later he went one better by adding the second, and it was only by sheer determination that Everton reduced the leeway. Fazackerley was responsible for this, and an equaliser should have come from Crossley. His failure was, to put it bluntly, the main reason for Everton’s defeat. Irvine had no chance against the watch-dog Keenor, who held on the youngster with the bulldog-like tenacity, rarely allowing him a rope’s length of room. Brewster was conspicuous for his headwork, and Fern kept a fine goal. A word of praise should be given to Chedgzoy and Fazackerley, who demonstrated to the Cardiff crowd what cleverness may be attained in individual footwork. I was glad to see Joe Clennell playing with all his old spirit, and he tells me that he is very comfortable with the latest club of his adoption. The South Wales club evidently mean business, and now that they are on the upgrade other visitors to the city on the banks of the Taff must mind their “p’s and q’s.”
Note
Howard Baker the old Everton goalkeeper, took a penalty for Chelsea v. Bradford City and scored.

EVERTON NAMES IN MID-WEEK GAMES
The Liverpool Echo- Tuesday, November 22, 1921
Bee’s Notes
Undoubtedly Everton F.C and its house are just now in the forefront. People cannot understand their lovely position. Some have told me that any idea of A.D has been proved wrong by the fact that the club has risen in the later stages of more one game to gather a draw where a defeat looked possible. The rise leaves me cold. You do not judge a side on its last ten minutes’ play. Everton’s position is somewhat precarious and the letters I have received show how genuine is the belief in the supporters’ ranks that changes should be made, I am against changes for one defeat’s sake, but I do again that the younger elements of the team has not had its chance. Meantime I would remind you of the N.U game to be played at Goodison Park, for which can see below for a team selection. Everton’s teams selected last night included two of the minor order, and one of the points of the team-sheet in the name of Sereks. With all due deference I hope he never came into the first team or his name will break the phone. Livingstone junior is a young brother of the clever full back, and Crelley is not related to the man who for so many years played full back for the Everton side.
At home tomorrow, Everton “A” who are in the charge of Mr. Danny Kirkwood, replay their Mahon Cup match at Goodison Park, at 2.30. teams; Salt; Morris, Stansfield; McGrae, Caddick, Gabler; Parry, Russell, Virr, Barton, and Young.
A grand benefit match takes place at Barlow-lane, Fazackerley, tomorrow, at 2.45, when L and Y Railway play Everton A. The proceeds are in aid of an L and Y players injured playing several weeks ago and the directors of the Everton F C have kindly agree to send a good team; Players;- L and Y; McGrath; Gent, Bolton; McNea, McNeil, Williams; Spencer, Hignett, Bexfield, Shore, Ingham.
Everton; Burke; Fare, Yarwood; Seeckts; Crelly, Kennedy; Walne, Spencer, Moffatt, Livingstone and Houghton.
A good Hertford-drive correspondent says;-
Things are moving. We may yet see a Liverpool club topping (?) both ends of the League. Why do not the Everton directors give Reid a run at centre forward? That was the position he was engaged for, was it not? In my humble opinion Everton have not a better forward on their books, but he is always made the scapegoat when things go wrong. At all events he could not do worse than his predecessors. I agree with your statement of a week ago that if Everton had persevered with Peacock at centre he might by now be filling the breach well. He has very good control of the ball and can shout; but Reid would be my first choice.
“Observer” asks that the Everton resources at the command should be tapped, and adds; I was at the reserve game on Saturday, and feel sure that the second team if turned out for the First League games would produce better results than we are receiving at present. Failing this, the following team would be a vast improvement;- Fern; Downs, Livingstone; brown, Brewster, Garrett; Chedgzoy, Wall, Fazackerley, Reid, Harrison.
“Blue Scot” writes; The obvious weakness has been in the wing half backs, this throwing undue pressure on the backs, and also not giving the forwards very necessary backing. Give a trial to Garrett, who is fearless and a resolute tackler. A half-back must get right on the toss of his opponents to stop them. Brown should also be recalled at right half forward. Reid should be given a position. Fazackerley at centre, is the most thoughtful and reliable shooter for the position, and I would place Alec Wall at inside right. I remember his few games last season, and he never failed then. He is a trim to the last ounce. As a keen student of your note and one in the habit of saying “if Bee’s is so, he is so,” I feel I must ask if you really don’t think Leddy and Garrett should be brought in? (writes “Jas E”) There is need of support for forwards, and the amount of work thrown on the centre half and full backs is too severe.

EVERTON "A" CUP TIE.
November 23, 1921. The Liverpool Courier.
Everton "A" and Wigan Borough meet in a replayed George Mahon cup-tie at Goodison Park today; kick-off 2-30. The team chosen is as follows: - Salt, Morris, Stansfield, McGrea, Caddick, Gabler, Parry, Russell, Virr, Barton, Young. L + Y Railway against Everton "A" at Barlow –Lane, Fazakerley to-day 2-45. This game is for the Benefit of a L + Y player injured when playing football. The Everton directors are kindly sending a strong team, and a good keen game is excepted. The teams are as follows: - L + Y: - McGrath, Gent, Bolton, McNea, McNeal, Williams, Spencer, Hijnett, Bexfield, Shore, and Ingham. Everton "A": - Burke, Fare, Yarwood, Leekis, Crelly, Kennedy, Walm, Spencer, Moffatt, Livingstone, and Houghton.

EVERTON BOMBSHELL
The Liverpool Echo-Thursday, November 23, 1921
STAN DAVIES DISPOSED OF TO WEST BROMWICH ALBION
We are officially informed that Stanley Davies, Everton’s centre-forward and a Welsh International has been transferred to West Bromwich Albion. This is important news and, though changes in the Everton brigade have been loudly clamoured for, unexpected. Now the critics will have something to talk about. No figure is mentioned in connection with the transfer, but having in mind that unofficially £4,000 was floating in the wind in the early part of this year, when Davies was transferred from Preston North End, it may safely be said that the figure is a large one. At Preston Davies was a square peg in a round hole. He can play in any of the three inside forward positions, although his real place is inside-left and at his best he is both fast, elusive, and a good shot. His trouble is that, temperamentally, he is “moody,” capable of touching the poles in the course of a single game. If he can acquire better command of his impulses and apply his skill at the proper moment he will go far. He is a splendidly conducted lad both on and off the field, and everybody who knows him will wish him well. Davies played his first real football outside the Army- in which he gained the Military Medal and Croix de Guerre, and was gassed-with Rochdale during war time, and it was while playing with them that he impressed the North End people. At the end of the season in which the Armistice was signed he was acquired by the Deepdale club, and he has since been in its service as a general utility forward dropped into any position that happened to become vacant. He began in the berth that Frank Jefferis was later secured to fill, and in which by the way the old Evertonian is still playing fine football, and he travelled spasmodically from inside left to centre and back again. He is 23 5ft 10 ½ ins, in height, and 11 ½ stones in weight, so that he is both young and usefully equipped physically. He feints cleverly and has a good repertory of tricks but his positional play could do with improving.

EVERTON “A” v  WIGAN BORO RES
The Liverpool Echo-Thursday, November 23, 1921
(Replayed George Mahon Cup Tie)
At Goodison Park. Caddick scored for Everton after twenty-five minutes, Virr adding a second within the next minute. Brodie scored for Wigan from a penalty.
Half-time; Everton A 2 Wigan Borough Res 1
Salt saved a penalty from Herbert.
Result Everton A 2, Wigan Borough Reserves 1
EVERTON ATTACK
It is said that Everton will play this forward line on Saturday against Cardiff; Chedgzoy, Wall, Fazackerley, Reid and Harrison.

WEST BROMWICH SECURE A $4,000 FORWARD
Yorkshire Evening Post - Thursday 24 November 1921
West Bromwich Albion have secured the transfer of Stanley Davies the international inside forward of Everton.  He played in every international match for Wales during the last two seasons and ranks as the second goal-scorer for Everton this season.  He joined Everton last season from Preston North End.  The transfer fee on the that occasion was four thousand pounds, but it is not stated what figure has been paid in the lastest transaction.  West Bromwich of course, as in a sad position near the bottom of the First Division. 

EVERTON "A" 2 WIGAN BOROUGH RESERVES 1
November 24, 1921. The Liverpool Courier.
The replayed George Mahon Cup-tie, at Goodsion Park resulted in the victory of Everton "A" over Wigan Borough Reserves, by 2-1. Play was ragged, though not lacking in thrills, and after 25 minutes, Caddick opened the Blues' account, while Virr added a second a minute later. Wigan became more incisive, and Brodie scored from a penalty just before the interval. Two more penalties were awarded in the second half, Salt saving one, and McGrae putting the other over the bar just on time. For Everton, Salt, Morris, Caddick, (who was rather badly injured), Parry and Young were seen to best advantage, while Wigan were best served by Owen, Williams, Woodward, Brodie, and Twist. – Everton: - Salt, goal, Morris, and Stansfield, backs, McGrea, Caddick, and Gabler, half-backs Parry, Russell, Virr, Barton, and Young, forwards.

STANLEY DAVIES TO WEST BROMWICH
November 24, 1921. The Liverpool Daily Post and Mercury
The announcement yesterday that Stanley Davies the Everton centre-forward, and Welsh International had been transferred to West Bromwich Albion, came as a great surprise in the Liverpool football circles. Davies was transfer from Preston to Everton early in the year at a fee said to be about £4,000 but was unable to keep his place in the team regularly. Both last season and this, his great fault has been inconsistency, he can fill any of the three inside berths, but inside-left is his real place. before going to Preston at the end of 1918-19 he played for Rochdale, during the war he gained the Military medal and Croix de guerre.

STANLEY DAVIES CASE
The Liverpool Echo- Friday, November 24, 1921
Bee’s Notes
Press members please note that there will be special tickets for the Australasian match v. Lancashire at Goodison Park, next Wednesday. Write Mr. T. McIntosh, secretary of Everton F.C, Walton.
Everton, as foreshadowed by our columns (exclusive), have decided to play this forward line- Chedgzoy, Wall, Fazackerley, Reid and Harrison. Grenyer comes in for Peacock.
Reserve team at Stoke;- Salt; Livingstone, Weller; Brown, Leddy, Peacock; Jones, Irvine, Moffatt, Young, and Alford.
Generally it has been Everton that has paid the fat fees. Now they are taking a turn and, they are surprisingly getting good results from the idea of selling off the know good men who have not been required at Everton. Stanley Davies was watched by William L. Bassett of the Albion’s week ago when the reserve team Derby was played. After that heavy defeat at Hyde-road Albion had to make a move. They have four of their best men crocked and not having a big list of players they were stuck to know to do for the best. They have taken Stanley Davies and I am told from Brum that the figure paid for him was as near as no matter the same figure that Everton paid for Stan to the Preston club. Which is good selling! And about two thousand for Clennell and you will see that Everton have drawn in the money. Davies did not fit Everton for a very good reason. He started too well. I warned the public and the player when he made his bow with them that the crowd might later on scorn him. They did. But Davies suffers through an excess of desire. He is over-anxious, impetuous and fails to hit a ball the right way when he is well out of range. He inclines to feint before an opponent is on him. A little steadying influence and the undoubted ability of the man would have been drawn from him. He did not feel he was doing as well as he ought to be, and lack of confidence did the rest. If Davies thinks twice before he acts once with the Albion he will be hailed a great catch. And if he deadens a ball before he shoots I know goalkeepers will have some hot stuff to look after. It seems a pity that a man’s game could be altered-as I think it could- by such simple ruling; yet I doubt not that he has not had these faults pointed out of him. He has suffered like many another centre-forward because he came as a goal-scorer and did not get a bundle. I am not blaming Davies altogether. I know his form- have seen it far away and near-and no one can deny that he is a footballer. Albion may give him that balance that he has lacked through excess of endeavour at Everton. Good luck to him, anyway.

BLUES FORWARD CHANGE
November 25, 1921. The Liverpool Courier.
To-morrow against Cardiff City, kick-off at 2-30, Wall, the Bootle Albion player, who has had previous experience of League football, is to occupy the inside right berth, and on his form with the Reserve team, Well deserves his place. He is a clever forward, who uses his head in his endeavours to beat opposing backs, and there is no doubt that he will improve with further experience of League Football. Reid and Grenyer also return to the side, the full team beening as follows: - Fern, Downs, McDonald, Fleetwood, Brewster, Grenyer, Chedgzoy, Wall, Fazackerley, Reid, Harrison. The Reserves meet Stoke, and the players travel by the 10 o'clock train from Lime Street Station. The Everton eleven to do duty for Everton will be Salt, Livingstone, Weller, Brown, Leddy, Peacock, Jones, Irvine, Moffatt, Young, and Alford.

CARDIFF CITY'S FIRST VISIT TO GOODISON PARK.
November 26, 1921. The Liverpool Courier.
The poor position of Everton in the League table has caused a deal of anxiety not only to the directors, but also the supporters of the club, many of whom think it is high time a winning side was got together. No doubt they are right, but the building of a successful team is not as easy as it looks. It is, however, good to know that the directors realise changes are necessary in the constitution of the side before the club can make any further headway in the table. During the present week Stan Davies has been transferred to West Bromwiich Albion, where he should be of services to the Throstle, who are in queer-street at the moment; but his transfer, coming so close to that of Clennell to Cardiff, cannot be held to leave the club in any stronger position. New blood is evidently badly needed, and the sooner it is the better, we will leave the matter there for the moment. In today's return game with the Cardiff City club. Fazackerley is to lead the line, while the youngster Wall, who has been showing up well with the Reserves, is to take the inside right berth. On the other wing Reid comes once more into the line as partner to Harrison, while further behind Grenyer displaces Peacock at left half-back. On paper these changes look good enough to being about an improvement in the attack, whether they will prove so can only be discovered during the game. Cardiff, whose first visit this will be to Goodison Park, were greatly delighted at their success last week. They are, however, forced to make changes owing to injuries, Hardy comes into the halves vice Jenkins, while there is a doubt about Keenor, and in the probable absence of the latter, Smith will be called upon to fill the centre half position. The sides on its earlier showing is a bustling one, but the advantage, slight though it be, should enable the Blues to gather a couple of badly needed points. Teams are: - Everton: - Fern, Downs, McDonald, Fleetwood, Brewster, Grenyer, Chedgzoy, Wall, Fazackerley, Reid, and Harrison. Cardiff City :- Davies, Brittain, Blair, HB Evans, Keenor (or Smith), Hardy, Grimshaw, Gill, Len Davies, Clennell, and J. Evans.

WELCOME TO CARDIFF IN THEIR OWN TONGUE
The Liverpool Football Echo- Saturday, November 26, 1921
McDONALD THE EVERTON CAPTAIN, CARRIED OFF INJURED
FEARS OF A BROKEN RIB
Everton are one of the three clubs in the First Division that have not had a penalty kick given against them.
EVERTON’S RE-FORMED SIDE TACKLES CARDIFF C
LEN SAVIES GOAL BEATS EVERTON
Everton; Fern; Downs, McDonald (Captain); Fleetwood, Brewster, Grenyer; Chedgzoy, Wall, Fazackerley, Reid, Harrison. Cardiff; Davies; Britton, Blair; H.P. Evans, Keenor, Hardy; Grimshaw, Gill, L. Davies, Clennell, Evans. Goodison Park was ablaze this day. The nip in the air, the sun’s warm rays, and the prospect of seeing Cardiff City for the first time in League history in this city- not to mention Everton’s reformed side, led to a big crowd attending. Cardiff came overnight, and Joe Clennell joined them at the ground, and when he turned out the Everton people gave him a welcome that must have done his heart good. Everton had brought in Alec Wall as partner to Chedgzoy, and had moved Reid to inside left, while Fazackerley had become the linking-up process. Grenyer also returned to the half back line. The Welshmen started in a merry mood, and were encouraged by some supporters from Wales. The opening was unusually quiet, and not until Downs got along with a clearance from J. Evans did the home lot show any enterprise and then Reid kicked over, and Chedgzoy started to bear down upon Blair.
A TACTICAL BLUNDER
Cardiff responded smartly on the left, and there was real danger when Grimshaw put some hook into the centre of J. Evans. Fern made a catch, and later on Evans was rather foolish in shooting over, as a pass was the correct tactics. Everton found Reid and Chedgzoy in happy frame of mind, although the latter was inclined to hug the ball tight. However, Britton attended to the work on hand, and at the other end Downs had to chase across the field for the purpose of stopping Grimshaw. Brewster hesitated for an appreciable time before making a pass, and he was much more practical when he got into a corner and was near heading a goal. A hook by Grenyer, a penalty bother, a lovely shot from Reid that sailed over the bar, and a Grimshaw dribble made for interest and speculation. The best of all, from a practical point of view, was Clennell’s deliberate shot, which caused the ball to go in low and hanging. Fern caught it on the goalline, and moved it away at the second attempt.
CURIOUS INCIDENTS
There were some curious incidents in the next five minutes. Referee Lutwyche missed one of the most patent cases of handling on the part of Fazackerley, and then the referee overruled a linesman who had very foolishly signalled offside without being asked for a decision. Play will be ruined if linesmen interfere in this way. Then there was a case of Fern being beaten by a shot from Len Davies, the ball running up to the crossbar and rebounding to Gill, who wisely back-heeled to allow Grimshaw to shoot. The ball went crosswise and not a visitor could reach it. Brittan’s head got in the way of a fast ball from Harrison, and the referee- who, uncommon to state, wore a cap-got in the way of a pass. Cardiff were much superior in ground work, and if Downs had not been in excellent form the left wing would have toddled away with goals. McDonald made one specially good blocking process when Grimshaw was all but through.
HARDY, BUT SWEET
Brittan was strong and powerful in all he did, and his length with an overhead clearance was stupendous. Little Hardy, as at Anfield in the Cup-tie (played before the Royal Family), was in prime form, and quite won the hearts of the 35,000 spectators. Wall was facing the corner flag and on the half when  he made one shot, so that it was not surprising that the ball went very wide. Cardiff were toying with Everton at this point, and if there had been less pass and more thrust Cardiff must have scored. Cardiff moved much more confidently and cleverly than Everton, and it was no surprise that their ground work led to a goal just before half-time.
LEN DAVIES SCORES
Len Davies was the scorer, as last week, and though he got a lovely pass from Gill it was a fine effort on the centre’s part, as he beat McDonald cutely, and left Fern without a hope. Even so, Wall could have scored had he shot first time. Half-time; Everton 0, Cardiff 1
In the second half there was a cry out for a penalty which was not a penalty. Downs was stabbed on the leg; Blair hurt his leg, Wall was wide, Chedgzoy no better-the latter with a free kick-and a corner taken by the home left provided a rare melee, with Brittan once again the saving grace.
McDONALD BADLY INJURED
Then there followed a sad accident. Jock McDonald in sheer desperation, went for a ball that seemed certain to bring a goal to Grimshaw. The cost of this plucky attempt on the part of the home man was an accident that led to McDonald being carried off the field by Trainers Elliott and Latham, assisted by St. John Ambulance Brigade men. This together with the foggy atmosphere, tended to spoil interest in the game. A colleague who saw McDonald in the dressing-room says that the injured man has bruised his ribs very badly, and will not take any further part in the game. He was in great pain, and it seemed that he must have got a knee into his side. Chedgzoy was nearly knocked out by an unexpected blow on the face, and altogether the game was petering out. However, Chedgzoy made a rallying run, which was as inspiring as the dogged defence of Brewster and Downs. A message from the doctor regarding McDonald says that he does not know definitely whether the rib is broken. McDonald was plastered and sent away in a taxi.  Considering Cardiff were all over the Everton ten it was surprising that the Welshmen did not offer work to Fern. Cardiff were so cocksure that they were risking their lead. Gill not only hit the crossbar, but had a shot blocked by Brewster, and Clennell drove one outside after getting another into the chest of Downs. One could not mistake the fact that the Everton forward line was doing no good.
WHERE HE WAS SEEN!
Fazackerley was not seen at centre forward except on the end, and the home left have never had quite so quiet a game. Wall was unsuccessful, but he was only one of many, and he must not be judged on one outing. Downs was a full-back, a half-back and a good forward all in one, and the referee was a mixture of good, bad, and indifferent- mainly the middle-piece-for when Reid missed a nice chance and the ball went clear of everybody he insisted on a corner kick.
Result Everton 0, Cardiff 1

STOKE v  EVERTON
The Liverpool Football Echo -Saturday, November 26, 1921
CENTRAL LEAGUE
At Stoke, before 6,000 spectators. Stoke, losing the toss, faced the sun. Maddock operated amongst the forwards and early was the initiator of vigour attacks by Stoke. Everton showed up first securing a corner, then Irvine and Moffatt both shot past, Stoke at the other end caused Salt any amount of anxiety.  He saved shots from Maddock, Whitehurst, and Stevenson. Play ruled very fast and fairly even. Alford showed speed, and put across good centres, but Howe was keen, and Ray was not troubled. Salt threw away a grand attempt from Spencer. Livingstone and Weller were busy keeping out the lively Stoke quintet. Massey sent over, and Salt saved from Bennett. Alford and Young got away, the latter shooting out. Howe passed to Irvine, but Forrester relived. Moffatt was hurt and retired. Weller handled in the penalty area and Maddock scored after 30 minutes. Everton played up strenuously but found the Stoke backs safe. Half-time; Stoke 1, Everton 0.
Stoke resumed in splendid fashion, and Salt made fine saves from Maddock and Whitehurst; while Forrester shot, and Livingstone saved. Not to be denied, Stoke kept up the pressure, and from a centre by Spencer, Whitehurst headed through past salt after four minutes. Keeping up the pressure, Irvine scored after twenty minutes.

STUD MARKS
The Liverpool Football Echo-Saturday, November 26, 1921
By Louis T. Kelly

• Everton were slated in the Manchester Press last year for spending heavily of their surplus cash on Davies and Fazackerley
• But now not a word of protest is raised when right on their own doorstep Manchester United- a less wealthy club than Everton- put their hands down still more deeply to secure McBain, the Ayr United centre-half
• Everton’s first away win is still in the future’s class
• Curious that the Davies they had not should slip it across the Blues last week
• Even Brewster had his capacious hands full. The crowd were much enamoured of Stan Fazackerley’s fine footwork
• Crossley is still looking for his first goal of the season
• Young Irvine was given little rope by Keenor, the aptly-named City half, who has been installed as pivot, this season, instead of right half.
• Captain McDonald played his first really moderate game of the season last week
• Howard Baker scores from a penalty! It recalls the days when Williamson the Middlesbrough keeper, used to do the same thing
• Everton’s players are evidently taking a Southern turn-first Clennell to Cardiff and now Davies to the Hawthorns
• Both men named will have played both for and against Everton this season
• Davies cost his late club a £4,500 fee

EVERTON 0 CARDIFF CITY 1
November 28, 1921. The Liverpool Daily Post and Mercury
EVERTON LOSE AT HOME.
CARDIFFS NARROW WIN.
Although Everton made a number of changes in the composition of their side for the return game with Cardiff City, at Goodison Park, on Saturday, they surrendered both points for the second successive week. Cardiff were the better side and Everton's display was disappointing. Everton have not yet found a satisfactory solution to their forward troubles for it was obvious their methods against the nippy Cardiff half-backs did not imspite confidence. The work of the backs and half-backs was fairly satisafctory, and attacked to a more forceful and harmonious forward line would probably have been much better. Cardiff gave a sound display, with occasion's spells of brilliant work, and if their shooting had been on a par with their general play they must have won by a big margin. Everton's defence held out stubbornly and conceded little to the persevering Cardiff forwards. Evans in the second half, when McDonald was seriously injured and carried from the field with badly bruised ribs. Downs displayed wonderful resource, and his coolness never deserted him. One felt that if Downs could have inspired his colleagues with some of his enthusiasm a better result might have been attained. Fern was safe, and Brewster was Everton's best half-back. The forwards did better after McDonald left the field when they apparently realised the desperate nature of their position, and Chedgzoy responded with clever runs and centres. The line, however, was never in unison, and by keeping the play close the forwards played into the hands of the Cardiff half-backs. There was a contrast in styles, for the Cardiff forwards progressed by long, swinging passes, often from one extreme wing to the other. They were on safe ground while they struck to this policy, but their weakness was revealed when the goal area was reached. Clennell worked hard and was anxious to score against his old colleagues. He was not always wise in his judgement, and the same way he said of both Gill and Grimshaw, whose powerful long distance shots were often wide. Davies was a splendid leader, prominent with clever passes and crafty footwork. Cardiff had a strong half-back line, dominant in defence and helpful in attack, while Brittan, Blair, and Davies were very sound.
HOW THE PLAY WENT.
Everton forced a number of corners in the early stages, but they found the Cardiff defence unyielding, and Grimshaw was prominent with a nice lob to goal, which Fern caught and Reid was well over the bar following a forceful move by Downs. A surprise shot by Clennell from long distance was caught low down by Fern and an overhead shot by Davies struck the crossbar. Cardiff kept the game open with long swinging passes, and there was grit and methods in all their movements. The forwards revealed one great weakness. They made some glorious openings, but hesitated to shoot, being content to pass and repass frequently to their own disadvantage. The cuteness of Downs saved many dangerous positions, but he could not keep the Cradiff forwards at bay all the time, and when Davies scored close on the interval, McDonald was completely beaten. Gill created the opening with a neat pass, and Davies with a clever touch rounded McDonald and drove hard and true into the net. This success was no more than Cardiff deserved for Everton were slow and unenterprising. Everton played better in the second half. They gained two corners and the Cardiff goal had a narrow escape, Brittan heading clear with Davies out of his goal.
McDONALD INJURED.
A risky clearance by Downs let in Grimshaw, and in making a terrific drive Grimshaw collided with McDonald, the latter being badly injured. McDonald took no further part in the game and Everton's one back methods completely upset, the visitors. It was some time before Cardiff adapted themselves to the changed conditions and meantime Downs revelled in his work. He became a sixth forward, helped his half-backs, and threw his opponents into a state of chaos by his masterly tactics. Everton fought hard for an equalising point and Chedgzoy led some spirited raids. Gill hit the crossbar with a hard shot, and both he and Grimshaw failed with glorious chances and Reid could not take advantage of a mistake by Brittan as he shot yards wide. There was a lot of poor shooting, although with the last kick of the game Grenyer almost scored, Davies just taking the ball as it reached the upright. Teams: - Everton: - Fern, goal, Downs, and McDonald (captain), backs, Fleetwood, Brewster, and Grenyer, half-backs, Chedgzoy, Wall, Fazackerley, Reid, and Harrison, forwards. Cardiff City: - Davies, goal, Brittain, and Blair, backs, EB Evans, Smith, and Hardy, half-backs, Grimshaw, Gill, Len Davies, Clennell, and J. Evans, forwards .

STOKE CITY RESERVES 2 EVERTON RESERVES 1
November 28, 1921. The Liverpool Daily Post and Mercury
CENTRAL LEAGUE
The Everton Reserves on the general run of the play at Stoke were a little unfortunate to be defeated by the odd goal in three. Stoke were weakened by the absence of Dickie and Page, and were forced to play Maddick, their right back, at inside right. The only goal of the first half came from a penalty taken by Maddick given against Weller, for handling. Five minutes after the interval Whitehurst increased the lead, and Irvine scored Everton's only goal fifteen minutes later. Everton's defence was sound, and although the forwards were fast and clever they had the fault of over-elaboration. There was little good shooting, Kays, in the Stoke goal, was seldom troubled. Everton: - Salt, goal, Livingstone, and Weller, backs, Brown Leddy, and Peacock, half-backs, Jones Irvine Moffatt, Young, and Alford, forwards.

CITY COMPLETELY OVERPLAY EVERTON
Western Mail-Monday, November 28, 1921
EVERTON 0, CARDIFF CITY 1 (Len Davies)
By Citizen
Despite their somewhat erratic performances this season, up to Saturday last Everton had only once been beaten at Goodison Park, and that was on September when Newcastle United scored three goals to the Toffeemen's two. On Saturday, however, they had to bend the knee to the Citizens of Cardiff, and were, decidedly fortunate that the score was kept down to one goal. There could be absolutely no doubt that Everton were completely eclipsed. They played good football at time, but except for the opening ten minutes of the second half, when they set up a regular hot bombardment, they never looked really dangerous. During this time, which, truth to tell, was an anxious one for the Cardiff partisans present, the City defence refused to be flurried, stuck gamely to their task, and took the sting out of the home attack. This short period was the only one in which Everton could claim to have any advantage, and even then they quite failed to make an impression on the City defenders. The latter had a troublesome time, admitted, but they were always more than equal to the occasion. For the rest of the game Cardiff were decidedly in the ascendant. There was not one weak spot in the whole side, and everywhere they were better served than Everton. The work of the visitors was most impressive; they played good, clean, honest football for the whole of the 90 minutes, and their form was so brilliant at times that the Everton men were absolutely run off their legs. It was Fern and Fortune which kept the score down. Twice the Everton goalie saved stinging shots from Joe Clennell, and once Grimshaw sent in one from inside the penalty area which would have defeated ninety-ninegoalkeepers out of every hundred. It was going just inside the upright when Fern threw himself across the goal-mouth, and with an extraordinary effort pushed the ball away for a corner. There were other occasions when he saved from every man in the Cardiff forward line, but this particular clearance was the most brilliant he made. That was the part Fern played. Dame Fortune's part terrific driven from Len Davies, Gill, and Grimshaw stuck the crossbar, with Fern hopelessly out of position. Makin every allowance for a remarkable display of custodianship, it is net exaggerating in the slightest to say that if the score had been 3-0 in Cardiff 's favour it would not have flattered them.
THE CITY'S SUPERIORITY.
The two game with Everton have produced some of the finest football I have seen this season. Saturday encounter was just us interesting as the first meeting between the sides at Ninian Park a week earlier. The only difference was that the City's superiority was more clearly demonstrated. The crowd, surely one of the most impartial in the country, cheered some of the visitors' work to the echo. No one could but be impressed with it. The City were a team of brilliant footballers on Saturday; the understanding was perfect, and on the form I honestly believe they would beat any side in the country. I heard one remark passed at least a score of times after the match. It was this: " However is it that this side is so far down in the league table?" Certain it is that they are playing just now in a manner which merits a place among the first half-dozen rather than the last.
LEN DAVIES'S GREAT GOAL.
It was Len Bevies who scored the all-important goal, god it came just about three minutesfrom the interval. The City had been attacking. and the Everton defence was far from comfortable. Gill robbed an opponent, cleverly beat two more, and put forward to Davies. The latter was faced by McDonald, but with an eel-like swerve he rounded Everton's captain, and before Fern realised the position the ball was in the net. It was a remarkable effort on the part of the young centre-forward. He had very little room in which to move, and McDonald, one of the surest left backs in the league, was rushing down to tackle him. It all happened in a twinkling. As cool as a cucumber, Davies get the ball under control, side-stepped the burly back as clean as a whistle, took a pace or two forward, and then he shot. If Fern saw the ball he was quite hopeless to stop it, for it was travelling at at great pace, and directed well and truly out of the custodian's reach. The crowd, and particularly those who came from North Wales, went into ecstasies. It was a brilliant move of Gill's which led up to Len Davies receiving, and it was a brilliant move whereby Davies slipped McDonald and netted. Previous to this the Everton goal had some remarkable escapes, and the City were more than value for the goal lead with which they crowed over. After a few minutes of the second-half had gone by, McDonald, in a collision with Grimshaw, had the misfortune to fracture a rib. He was carried off, and from then onwards Everton played one back. Thegame in consequence lost some of its attraction, for the City, who continued to have all the better of matters, were frequently pulled up for off-side. Indeed, the whistle was blowing with a monstrous regularity. Many of the decisions were correct, but many were wrong—as is almost bound to be the caseunder such circumstances. By patience and perseverance. however, the Cardiff forwards attacked time after time, and despite the fact that Dicky Downs played the game of his life, and was ably supported by Brewster and Grenyer, it was in this half that the Everton, goal experienced such a run of good fortune. Gill, Clennell, Len Davies, Jack Evans,and Grimshaw all shot at every opportunity. When the ball hits the upright or cross-bar, or whizzes just inches wide or over, you can't call it bad shooting. That is what happened in the second-half on Saturday, and except for the first ten minutes and the last two or three, when Everton forced a couple of corners which Ben Davies cleverly peached away, the home side never had a look in. They were as soundly trounced as ever they will be, and the score is quite an inaccurate indication of the City's superiority.
HARDY'S WONDERFUL DISPLAY.
I don't mind admitting quite candidly that I was one of those who, whilst greatly admiring the play of Billy Hardy, yet considered that the amateur, Eddie Jenkins, was playing in such fashion that he could not be displaced with any advantage to the side. Without wishing to discourage Jenkins in the slightest—it is acknowledged by everyone who has seen him play that he is a splendid half-back who promises one day to rise to the greatest prominence—l have to admit that I was wrong. Hardy on Saturday was wonderful. In the games he has played previously this seasonhe hardly touched the brilliant form of last year, probably because of the fact that he has not enjoyed the very best of health. But at Goodison Park his play was perfectly astounding. Chedgzoy, an outside right, who has been in spoken as playing better than ever this season was partnered by a youngster named Wall. These two were completely overshadowed by the sturdy little left-back. Indeed, such a masterly did he obtain, that in the second half, Chedgzoy, whose speciality is lightning runs along the wing followed byperfect centres, absolutely refused to hold the ball. Immediately it was sent out to him be kicked it away—if he had time. If Hardy was anywhere near it was Hardy's ball every time. In addition to his wonderful defensive powers, Hardy was a great little man in attacking movements. As a matter of fact, he, in conjunction with Clennell and Evans, contributed some of the most bewildering passing, which had Fleetwood and Downs guessing all the time. The former, truth to tell, was a spent force long before the end. When Hardy is at his best, no one can play the left half-back game better than he. On Saturday he was at his best, and it will be many moons before the Everton folk will witness such another display. Smith, at centre-half, too, was a great Player. Fazackerley is certainly a better insideright than centre-forward; even so he is clever enough to generally perform well in any of the inside positions. Thanks to Smith, however, he was impotent on Saturday, and never looked like scoring, the nearest he came to finding the net being when he ballooned the ball over the bar from some twenty yards out in attempting a similar shot to the one with which he scored at Ninian Park. Smith introduced many delightful touches, and fed his forwards in splendid fashion. In fact, he played in his very best style, and took a very prominent part in the victory. H. P. Evans tackled splendidly, sent many astute passes to the men in front of him, and completed a half-back line which were far more powerful than the Everton trio. Cardiff City are, indeed, well blessed with half-backs. The Problem is not who to put in, but who to leave out.
A FINE WING PAIR
The City front rankers have never played better football. Len Davies, if anything, improved on his display of a week earlier. Brewster was never quite sure what was going to happen next, and the young centre played to his colleagues and kept the line together in surprising fashion. The best wing on the field were Grimshaw and Gill. Surely, these two are as fast a pair as there is in the country. Gill did some surprising things with the ball at times, and the way in which he beat his men before passing to Davies when the latter scored was wonderful clever. Gill thoroughly deserved a himself, too. So, did Grimshaw. than whom there was no better forward on the field. Clennell and Evans played delightful football on the other wing. The former tried desperately to score, but luck was against him; whilst Jack Evans sent over some very telling centre. Brittan and Blair were just Brittan and Blair; everyone who knows them will understand that. Suffice to say that when the Everton forwards did succeed in getting past the Cardiff halves they generally found the backs an insurmountable barrier. Ben Davies would not consider he had a busy afternoon, but two of his clearances from corner kicks stamped him as a great custodian. Everton made four changes from the side which lost at Ninian Park, but they were without avail. The City were easily the superior side, and the Goodison Park men must be congratulating themselves that they got off to tightly. Teams:— Everton: Fern, Downs and McDonald (Captain); Fleetwood, Brewster, and Grenyer, Chedgzoy, Wall, Fazackerley, Reid, and Harrison. Cardiff City: Davies (Ben); Britten and Blair; H.P. Evans, Smith, and Hardy; Grimshaw, Gill, Davies (L), Clennell, and Evans (J). Referee; Mr. C.T. Lutwyche.

MAKING HEADWAY
Athletic News- Monday, November 28, 1921
CARDIFF CITY’S CONQUEST AT GOODISON PARK
EVERTON 0, CARDIFF CITY 1
By Junius
Everton introduced two reserve forwards, Wall and Reid, for the return match with Cardiff City at Goodison Park, but without finding a solution to their difficulties. The forwards are not yet a homogeneous company and there was a lack of understanding with the intermediate line, with results that tended to individual effort. Furthermore the ball was too much in the air. The game did not produce a sparkling exhibition, though it was always keen and interesting. The City always gave one the impression that they had a preconceived plan of attack, and developed their movements with judgement. No one could begrudge them the honours of victory
LEN DAVIES AGAIN
The goal that decided the issue was recorded a minute from the interval. Fleetwood, in attempting to clear, missed the ball, which went to Grimshaw. The wing man transferred to Gill, who, cutting inward, passed to LEN DAVIES, who, after beating one of the backs, easily placed the ball past Fern. The Everton forwards should have laid a solid foundation to success during the first thirty minutes of play. They did the bulk of the attacking, but they failed in front of goal. After the interval they showed signs of improvement, and Cardiff’s goal had some narrow escapes. Ten minutes from the change McDonald, in tackling Grimshaw, going at top speed had the misfortune to damage his ribs, and Everton had to complete the game with ten men.
EVERTON’S WEAKNESS
Chedgzoy and Harrison put across many fine drives that both Reid and Wall failed to turn to advantage. Fazackerley rarely got the ball to his liking, and was consequently not the success that was hoped for. Brewster put in a vast amount of defensive work, and Fleetwood too, did well, but as a general rule passes along the turf were neglected. Downs was here, there, and everywhere, and simply revelled in work. Fern made some glorious saves, but was doubtless much relieved on one occasion when Clennell hit the crossbar from fifteen yards out. Davies in the Cardiff goal, was not unduly harassed, for Brittan and Blair were resolute defenders, Hardy, who came back into the intermediate line, was a great success. He was ever on the alert, which full and brainy, distributing the ball with good judgement and revoicing Clennell with opportunities for showing that he is yet a force to be reckoned with. Smith filled Keenor’s position with a large measure of success; indeed the half-backs generally made good by keeping the ball over. Len Davies was a capable leader, and Gill thoroughly extended Grenyer and McDonald. Everton: Fern, Downs and McDonald (Captain); Fleetwood, Brewster, and Grenyer, Chedgzoy, Wall, Fazackerley, Reid, and Harrison. Cardiff City: Davies (Ben); Britten and Blair; H.P. Evans, Smith, and Hardy; Grimshaw, Gill, Davies (L), Clennell, and Evans (J). Referee; Mr. C.T. Lutwyche.

WHAT IS WRONG AT THE EVERTON GROUND?
The Liverpool Echo- Monday, November 28, 1921
Bee’s Notes
Over thirty thousandpeople at Goodison Park marvelledthat Everton did not show up better against Cardiff than was the case. It was lamentable to find the Babes of the Leagueshowing us how and where to play. The wonder of it all was that a scouring score had not been registered but truly Fern did not have a great deal to do, and twice the woodwork was helpful. Cardiff were a shade too clever, and near goal they did not get the ball into the goalmouth. Still they struck us as a fine side to watch, quick to move up and placed for a pass when one was called for. With Stanley Davies leading West Bromwich Albion to their first home win of the season, and Manchester United getting points, not to mention the handicapped Birmingham side winning against Blackburn the position of the Everton club become very serious. I don’t mince words, I fear, but it would be folly to look back on this defeat without recognising how it came about. Everyone is deeply sorry Jock McDonald was hurt so badly, and wishes him a speedy recovery. The blow was a heavy one, and McDonald got it through taking an enormous risk in an endeavour to save his side a further goal. But McDonald’s injury was not the cause of the defeat. Everton started in cold manner, they fought tenaciously enough but their first fault was that at centre they were operating without result. Fazackerley didn’t seem to relish the position. Is he a centre? Some say yes, -after Saturday many say no. he figures more prominently when at inside right, and was plainly out of touch with the middle piece on Saturday. But I would go further than that, for no one could say the forwards as a whole did good against a pair of tall backs. Reid was certainly a shooter, but Harrison and Wall were not successful—the former through no faith of his own most of the time. I don't blame Wall at the first run. You have to make allowance. Putting them in one week and disposing of them the next week—that is not the way to frame a side. We have got to come back to the root factor—A.D.
OMINIOUS GAPS
It is hard to say it, but it is the fact that the wing half-backs did not hold the wings opposed to them, and there were ominous gaps in the rearguards when this occurred. True Grenyer nearly scored with the last kick of game. Yet I would claim, as I have done all along, that the home side is playing a slower type of game than is necessary to combat these rivals. The pace of the slowest member is the pace of the whole side. Where should we have been but for Downs and Brewster? They did four men’s work. Why? The answer is easy to find. Has not Garrett justified a game in the first team? Has not Brown done likewise? I know he played badly when he was dropped, but others who played worse that day were not dropped. Brown's game in the reserve teem Derby was good enough for my eyes, and I was startled to find he had not found promotion. When we consider the frailties of Everton we must not forget the beauty of the opposition and' their skill in combined movements. They had forwards and half-backs who were locked together for one whole. Everton's line had one, just one spell, of passing that was not only pretty but meant the ball going forward. I don't want footwork that carries, one no further forward. Let us have each for other and the ball kept turf-high as far as possible. Cardiff's men not only held the ball and passed, but they knew where to find aman ready to take the ball. How Clennell engineered Evans his partner!
LEN DAVIES WORK
The local lad Len Davies got a good goal and was always feeding or being fed. Grimshaw was not averse to shooting when he was angled without an obliquenessthat would have been fatal, and Gill was always dangerous. It looked so simple when we watched Cardiff, and oh so difficult when we watched Everton! But note the linking up process of the half backs. Watch Hardy and note his covering tactics and his pass- low, mark you- to the man ahead of him. The big centre half back was a similar type and on the other side of the division we had H.B Evans helping the forwards. Every man kept his place as a general rule, and the decisive passing was bound to find out our weakness. Everton must mend their team to suit the faults. They must know them and they must act. They started at last week’s boardroom meeting. There is further work for them to do, and when they have done it they must allow time for welding, or the selection will become confusion worse confounded., one word more- a word of praise to Brittan and Blair. Brittan is one of the monuments of the game.

NORTHERN UNION EXPERTS AT GOODIUSON PARK
The Liverpool Echo-Tuesday, November 29, 1921
Bee’s Notes
On the last occasion when a Colonial touring team of professional footballers visited Goodison Park, I well remember some of the exclamations of the ardent “Soccer” followers who were witnessing the N.U game for the first time. The robustness and the grim tackling seemed to take their breath away, and for exciting incidents Soccer football was a game of Ludo in comparison. It was a revelation to the adherents of the Association game, and I think I pointed out in this excellent column next day that the N.U. game was one for giants and not for weaklings. The N.U followers who occasionally visit Soccer grounds consider the Association professional game is a mere holiday as compares with the N.U professional confrere. Jock Taylor was noticed for his robustness of build for Everton and I was led to remark in these notes that he would have been a “blood-alley’ at this game. As for the ordinary Rugby Union team, it is doubtful that it would last half-an-hour at the strenuous pace at which the N.U game is contested. There is nothing wrong with the N.U game. Thrills there are in abundance and the object of the ruling body all along the line has been to make it an attractive sport for the spectators. The scoring of points has been simplified. All goals count two points and a try three points, and a much-needed improvement, which I noticed Longworth the Liverpool captain, advocated a few weeks ago, for the Association code as the numbering of players has been in operation for some time with the N.U. thus the spectators are able to follow the individual players throughout the game. In arranging as fixture between the Australians and the Lancashire League, the Lancashire County committee have done so in consequence of the demand of many Merseyside followers of the professional handling code. Goodison Park will be alive tomorrow with half-holiday people and visitors from Wigan, St. Helens, Runcorn and Birkenhead! Although the selectors have ignored the county-born principle, the team which they have chosen only contains three players who have not this qualification, and singularly enough, they are all abcks. An analytical survey of the team is appended;-
It is pleasing to know that McDonald, Everton’s captain who was carried off the field injured on Saturday is less seriously hurt than was at first supposed. Examination was proved that no bones were broken, so that it should not be long before the Everton captain is again in playing form.
After last week’s game with Everton “A” L and N.W’s outside right (W. Spencer) signed an amateur form for Everton.

EVERTON JOIN IN THE NEW JUMBLING GAME
The Liverpool Echo- Wednesday, November 30, 1921
Bee’s Notes
There is a new game for us at Christmas time. It has already spread its wings from America to here, and the “Sanfarian” game, otherwise “Put and Take,” is at the moment wheedling its way into the board rooms of football clubs. The idea with the spinning brass dice is to “Gibe and Take,” according to the luck of the spin. At Everton it would seem that they are continually “Putting” and not “Taking”-unless we call it “taking” a chance when they shuffle their team. Their latest spin has brought them to Chedgzoy as centre-forward. Well, Chedgzoy has not been playing well on the right wing, and we know that when he was a Guard down South he helped West Ham at inside-right and centre. It is probably on this ground work that Everton have given him the berth-a surprise choice when we remember that the club has just got rid of Stan Davies, a centre-forward, and Clennell, to Cardiff, what time they have at last found room for Brown and those who called for Garrett’s inclusion must bring themselves to the fact that he is. Unfortunately, injured at the present moment. One hopes Peacock is now fit and well again. At any rate there should be some combination between the half-back and the forward lines. Those who cry out for the youngsters to have a chance desire that these young folk should have an extended trial. Wall, like Peacock and Co., has had a single-run trial. Irvine was more fortunate-he had two trials-but he rarely had the ball, so how you could call it a trial I cannot say. Wall goes out with a solitary test, and I hope the same fate does not befall any other player this season. The appearance of Jones, at outside right, is quite natural. He has been playing so well with the reserves that the selectors had to give him a chance, and their opportunity came through the remembrance that Sam Chedgzoy had played in the middle during the war session. We shall all be curious to see how the following side shapes at home against West Bromwich Albion;- Fern; Downs, Livingstone; Brown, Brewster, Peacock; Jones, Fazackerley, Chedgzoy, Reid, and Harrison.
Reserve side, at West Bromwich;- Salt; Caddick, Weller; Another, Leddy, Grenyer; Parry, Spencer, Irvine, Wall, and Alford.
DOWNS THE COG
“Boy Blue” writes;- Shades of “Sandy” -and Rome!! But the sore point is this- one can see a “mob” at Lower Breck road- gratis! And “mobs” are usually pitiable; especially so when the individual are celebrities, more or less. And so with Everton. Each one an “effort” by himself-even unto Downs scoring “a goal!”  And yet at the same time, if the vim of Dicky could but be infused into the remainder! Here come regrets that the greater part of it is never called upon.  Here one has a man who is simply an untiring bundle of energy, a paradox, brilliant in the greatest danger, less so when the way is clear, placed in the position of “full back.” The steam=engine express pushing the steam roller! His very play week by week calls aloud. “Half back- the hub of success or defeat” the cog which distributes the power. Can one wonder that he occasionally leaves the guns, and wanders into the front line? It is the nature of the man. Here are some suggestions, which unquestionably many will differ with; Livingstone, right full; Downs, right half; Garrett, left half; Peacock, inside left; Irvine, centre forward. The remainder as usual. And Mr. Directors, please, once you have decided on your men, give em’ a chance, and for heaven’s sake stop the shuffling.
The players do not receive any welcome when they step on the field. Why not? Ask R.M. Jones. Encouragement is a great thing, and half the battle for a team. I think Irvine should be given an extended trial.
A.D.- The directors have been slow to see that the main cause in keeping the team down is that of “Anno Domini.” Suggested team; Fern; Livingstone, Downs; Garrett, Brewster, Brown (or Leddy); Harrison, Irvine, Reid, “Fazzy,” Chedgzoy.
 “True’s” team would read; Fern; Downs, Livingstone; Brown, Brewster, Garrett; Chedgzoy, “Fazzy” Peacock, Harrison, and Alford.
As you say, young blood must be introduced, and more “pep” put into the shooting. The defence is all right. The Reserve and “A” teams are both doing well, and the answer to the trouble is obvious. But it is no use trying a “young ‘un” one week and dropping him the next. Encouragement is need and Shone’s case should be a glaring example says “Evertonian.”
  “Humming Bird” says;- The selection of the Everton team is funny and easy to criticise. Irvine is played in two matches. In the first he does fairly well; in the second he is not a success-result, dropped. Another shuffle is made. Fazackerley after a good game, is moved centre forward. But the team is wrong. A good class centre forward is needed, as well as half-backs.
What a record for the richest club in the League-won three matches out of sixteen, and by the display the forward line gave against Cardiff they are not likely to win any more. I have been a supporter of the Everton club for fifteen years, and in all my experience I never saw such a crude and feeble attack, says “Blue Dan.”
   “Well-wisher” wants Downs centre forward! “Blue Boy” would have Brewster there. You will agree that the time has come when the Everton club must put their house in order; it is no use being afraid now. They have good players on their books, why not pick their strongest team and play them for three matches at least? Asks “G. Up.”
   “Cottonian” thinks the directors are not making full use of the talent, and suggests the following combination; Fern; Downs, Livingstone; Leddy, Brewster, Garrett; Chedgzoy, Fazackerley, Reid, Crossley, Harrison.

LANCASHIRE v  AUSSIES
The Liverpool Echo-Wednesday, November 30, 1921
HOME MEN OPEN THE SCORE AT GOODISON PARK
A BRIGHT AND BREEZY CONTEST
LANCS DISAPOPOINTING IN THEIR TACKLING
Followers of the Northern Union code on the Merseyside had an opportunity of welcoming the Australasians in an exhibition game at Goodison Park. It was to be regretted that the tourists were unable to field their strongest side. Horder was a prominent absentee from the three-quarter-line. Lancashire also made changes. Owen, of St. Helens Recs, and Larkin, of Broughton were unable to play; their places were taken by Hurcombe and Woods, of Wigan.  There would be a crowd of about 20,000 when the Australians entered the field, to the accompaniment of great cheering. The start was sensational. The Australians started a round of passing from the kick-off, but Greenall intercepted an opponent’s pass and had a clear course for the line. Unfortunately for Lancashire he was unsupported and the effort petered out. The Colonials were penalised. The position was not too difficult, but Clarkson failed to land a goal, the ball sailing outside the post.
A YARD FROM THE LINE
Lancashire continued to hold their opponents. Jerrom and almost through, after a brilliant run down the centre of the field. Australia responded with a clever passing movement, which looked certain to produce a try. Fraser was running strongly with three men in attendance. He threw out a wide pass to Blinkhorn who looked all over a scorer until Clarkson touched his heel and brought him down a yard from the line. This was a narrow escape for Lancashire, and they showed their appreciation by raiding the Australian half. Emery and Bentham combined effectively. Play was again carried to the Australian half, where the Broughton winger was brought down by Blinkhorn. Lancashire improved their position with a clever round of passing. Hurcombe had a splendid chance after Howley had drawn the opposition, but to the surprise of the crowd Howley threw a shocking pass to his clubmate, who had only to accept the ball to score at the corner.
LANCS OPEN THE SCORE
It was a bad miss by Lancs, and Bowers tried to make amends by forcing his way over, but unfortunately the whistle blew for an infringement. After a brief attack by the Australians in which Potter was tackled by Hurcombe near the line, Lancs again took up the attack, and Greenall opening out the game in grand style, gave Howley a nice pass for the latter to dodge Carstairs and hand on to Hurcombe, who scored the opening try at the corner amid great cheering., Clarkson struck the upright with the shot at goal. Norman gave Australia an attacking position inside the Lancs, half, but Carstairs, who accepted the ball, was bowled over by Worsley before he had travelled very far. Greenall was playing a great game for Lancs, and several times he had the Australian men guessing when running towards the line.
A SHORT LIVED LEAD
One of these unexpected movements for which the Colonials are noted, of turning defence into attack, caught the Lancashire defence napping. Vest secured possession inside his own half, dashed strongly through the opposition when challenged he threw out a wide pass to Burge, who shook off the attentions of Clarkson, to score a try near the post, which Thompson converted. The Soccer enthusiasts present had an object lesson in watching players obey the referee’s decision without cavil. The sternness of the game impressed itself upon the spectators, as also the oneness with which every man played for his side rather than himself. Australia went further ahead when Carstairs dashed over with a try after a run of over half the length of the field. The Lancashire tackling on this occasion left something to be desired but Carstairs should never have been allowed to make such progress. Clarkson made a very poor attempt to check him near the line. Thompson added the goal point, and after half an hour’s play Australia were leading by 10 points to 3. Lancashire made some amends for their previous blunders by scoring a really good try. Greenall it was who opened out the play. He was joined by his clubmate Bowers who after running a short distance gave to Emery who completed the effort with a try near the corner. This movement was by far the best attempted by Lancashire and quite took the eye of the spectators. Clarkson again failed with the kick at goal.
THE AUSTRALIANS GAIN
A minute later the Colonials increased their lead. Vest ran through the opposition to make an opening for Burge who showed a surprising turn of speed to score at try at the corner. Thompson failed at goal. Blinkhorn again showed his paces, but his inside pass to Vest was knocked on with the opposition beaten. Neat the interval Carstairs dropped the ball after Best had made a perfect opening. A laughable interlude was when Norman lost his leather garment in a robust tackle by one of the Lancashire forwards. Half-time Australians 13 points, Lancashire 6 points.
The exhibition of tackling by Lancashire had been very disappointing to the crowd. The Australians certainly deserved their lead at the interval, but at least two of their tries ought to have been prevented. The second half opened with Lancashire showing more earnestness in their work. A brilliant sort by Hurcombe almost brought about a score. The Wiganer in an attempt to dodge Norman was tackled from behind by Carstairs.
The Howley Hurcombe wing for Lancashire was the more dangerous, but the Australian tackling was remarkably sure, and thwarted every Lancashire attempt to make progress.
STILL THEY SCORE
The opening score in the second half fell to Australia, Blinkhorn recovering the ball from Norman, threw off the attention of Bentham, and gibe to Burge who ran over opposed. Thompson failed at goal. Lancashire had a chance when a passing movement was intercepted, but Bentham knocked the ball forward when he had a clear course from the line. Norman was a tower of strength for the Australians, his powerful strong kicking and running enabled his side many times to get out of a tight corner. A beautiful tackle by Hurcombe and Vest was deservedly cheered by the spectators, but again the Colonials turned defence into attack with a delightful passing movement in which Blinkhorn was checked by Clarkson near the Lancashire quarter line.  Faulty fielding by Lancashire gave the Australians another try. Fraser stole an opponent’s pass, and kicking towards the Lancashire line, the defence was all at sea. He transferred the ball to McGrath, who had only to drop over the line for a try underneath the posts. Thompson added the goal points.
LANCASHIRE FALL TO PIECES
Lancashire now went all to pieces and Vest made the opposition look so much small fry when he cleared over the half the length of the field, and handling the ball to Burge the latter scored his fourth try with no Lancashire player with yards of him. The game had only been restarted a minute or so when Blenkhorn started a movement on his own line, which ended in Burge romping over with a try under the posts. Three-quarters time; Australians 29 points, Lancashire 6 points.
Final; Australia 29pts, Lancs 6pts.