LIVERPOOL DISTRICT NOTES
Athletic News - Monday 04 August 1890
By the Loiterer
Football matters are again agitating the minds of the people. Out Everton way things have been steady all summer, as their team was settled early on. However, just to show that they still take an interest in the game, it has been proclaimed that the Everton 1st team will be known as the “Everton League," and the Reserve team as “Everton." It might also interest visiting teams to Everton to know that the ground has been drained, and that the grass has grown to the satisfaction of all. Mr. Molyneux has his habitation on the ground, or very near it, and instead of the camera obscura underneath the stand, an office has been erected, in which the “dibs" will be counted and accounts settled. Mr. Jackson is as lively as ever, and still grasps you firmly by the hand, and exclaims, “Yon do me glad" as of yore. This is about all, except that Everton intend licking creation—'that is if all referees are fair.
Mr. W.Roche, 138 Beacon Lane, Everton, is now the Bootle secretary .
DEATH OF A WELL-KNOWN LOCAL
Liverpool Mercury - Monday 04 August 1890
In cricket circles, and among the residents of Anfield and Everton, much regret is felt at the death of Mr. J. F. Parry, who, after a long illness, died on Saturday morning at his residence in Walton Breck-road. A native of Mold, he frequently played with the local teams, and I throughout the Principality was well known as a capable batmen, Later on in the field he met some noted cricketers of a past generation. He was one of the first members of the old Breckfleld Cricket Club, whose field was situated at the corner of Queen's-road. At the old and the new grounds of the Liverpool Club there was no more- familiar figure than that of Mr. Parry, and by his death local athletics have lost an ardent supporter.
EVERTON NOTES
Athletic News - Monday 11 August 1890
Everton have not yet finally completed their team, and are advertising for a full back and a forward. There ought to be a very little difficulty in obtaining them for a club with a reputation like Everton. I must congratulate Mr. Molynuex on his excellent list of matches, which is the best the club has issued, and includes home and home engagements with the Corinthians.
LIVERPOOL DISTRICT NOTES
Athletic News - Monday 11 August 1890
By the Loiterer
The Everton executive want a reserve team in the strict sense of the term. To further this end they are advertising for two players, and if they are successful in obtaining eligible men, they will be able to draft them into the League team as occasion requires.
THE EVERTON FOOTBALL CLUB.
August 16 th 1890. The Liverpool Football Echo.
A GENEROUS PROPOSAL.
With the vast interest now taken by the public all over the country in Association football, it is only natural in a centre like Liverpool, where flourishes one of the best managed and most successful clubs in the three kingdoms, that preparations should be made to granule with the extensive business that is looked forward to during the forthcoming season. As soon as the "close" time commenced last May the Everton Executive, who fortunately had the handling of a large surplus of money from last season, set to work to improve their ground, one of the greatest necessities being better drainage. This has been attended to on a most elaborate and extensive scale, which, it is hoped, will have a good and permanent effects in keeping the field free from the puddles of mud experienced in past seasons, and which were a source of annoyance to everybody. Stand accommodation have also been increased, and a great improvement to the appearance of the ground is the erection of a pretty and serviceable office for the treasurer and his officials, the principal architectural features of which are that those who have the superintending of the money-taking can have the whole of the pay-gates and their machinery under immediate control. Altogether, the ground presents a splendid contrast to the appearance it had at the close of the past season, when it was beggared and barron. The grass is luxuriously long and thick, and if only it could be got to stand the rouge usage it will soon now be put to, and retain its verdancy, the hearts of the committee would be made happy. The executive of the club met on Monday night to transact some important business. A proposal was made to give the Bootle Football Club a benefit match in order that they might be able to extricate themselves out of the monetary difficulties, which beset them. The "gate" is looked upon to yield about £200, and in the position the Bootle organisation now finds itself a sum of money like this would prove a perfect windfall and blessing. Probably the match will be played on September 8, but as the Everton Club have an engagement with Chirk for that date, negotiations will have to be made to postpone the latter to a future time. The club will play two first class teams this season. The first, known, as the League Eleven, will be captained again by A. Hannan and the committee have appointed J. Holt to be sub-captain. The second or "Everton" Eleven will be skippered by its old captain George Dobson, and he will have G. Martin as his deputy. Mr. Molyneux, the secretary has complied a first class list of fixtures, for both teams, but with a view to getting one of the international matches played on the Everton ground, he has left three dates open, which are the only vacancies on the list.
LIVERPOOL DISTRICT AND NOTES
Athletic News - Monday 18 August 1890
By the Loiterer
A GENEROUS CLUB.
I have to chronicle an event as unusual as it is pleasing. I am aware that a couple, at least, of the Everton executive, without hesitation, planted down their guineas to help the Bootle Club out of their difficulties. I don’t know whether I justified in giving their names, but the circumstances are so unusual that I will take upon myself the onus of publishing them. They are Mr. Barclay and Mr. Wilson. But this is not all. The Everton Committee had the matter under consideration, and, I believe, the question of legality only stopped them front making a monetary gift to their Bootle friends However, this was overcome by deciding to play them a match with their League team. I understand that it is proposed to give the entire receipts taken at the gate, without deduction in any shape or form, to the Bootle Club. The match will take place on the Everton ground, probably September 8th. The Bootle ground is easier of access than the Anfield enclosure, and I think it would be better to play the game the Hawthorne-road ground. 1 only throw this out as a suggestion, as I am fully aware the Everton executive are doing what they think is the best. The action of the Everton Club is deserving of the utmost publicity, as it has been the endeavour of several clubs I know to keep down the unfortunates
Thera is nothing fresh regards the Everton League team, and, with the exception of Angus In goal, they will be the same as last year.
NOTES
I hear that one of the very best left-wing forwards in Scotland has agreed to play with Everton during the season 1891-2. Owing to a business engagement, which terminates in about twelve months, he was unable to get away for next season; but if present arrangements stand good, he will be all right in twelve months.
I understand that the Everton Club intends to play a match at Bootle for the sole benefit of the latter club, which at present is not over-burdened with cash. This is very generous on the part of Everton and shows that their desire is not to crush their neighbours, but to help them.
ANNUAL GATHERING
August 18 1890. The Daily Post
This Annual gathering took place on Saturday, at Greenwich Park, Aintree, leaving Castle Street at two o'clock, the party numbering 100, were conveyed in three waggonettes, the route taken being through West Derby and Knowsley. On arrive at the ground, a programme of ten events-all of which were hotly contested and keenly watched by those assembled. Mr. Houlding,said that no doubt the friends of the club would be glad to know that last season's team would again do duty for them, and that the executive's had arranged with a few others a first class player to fill vacancies should occasion arise. At the conculsion of the sports the vice, president (Mr. Barclays) distributed the prizes, which were contributed by well wishes of the club, and of a costly nature, to the successful competitors. It may here be stated that all the players with the exception of Latta. And Doyle were present also the new centre forward (Mcgregor) for the Everton team. Doyle is at present detained in Scotland, as he is matched for £20 a game quoits against a well now Broxburn. Mr. Molneux has been very successful in getting together a strong eleven to occupy the Anfield enclosure when the first are away. The following were the prizewinners in the various competitions on Saturday. 250 yards handicapped 1 st Geary 2 nd Nidd 3 rd Martin. Throwing Cricket ball 1 st Nidd, (316 feet) 2 nd Martin. Three legged race R.Jones and A.Milward, Veterans race (100 yards) 1 st Jackson, 2 nd Campbell half mile handicap 1 st Nidd, 2 nd R.Jones, 3 rd Geary Long jump 1 st Hannah (18 feet) 2 nd Nidd, sach race Milwand and Campbell 100 yards, handicapped 1 st Geary 2 nd Hammond 3 rd Martin, football dribbling 1 st Chadwick 2 nd Brady 3 rd Kirkwood, high jump Brady and Nidd equal (4ft 4ins).
THE COMING FOOTBALL SEASON.
August 23 rd 1890. The Liverpool Football Echo.
A few more day's patience and the Association hinge which keeps footballers from indulging in their game winter and summer will be unfastened, and we shall have commence another maddening season. During the past few years Association football has developed into a very exciting pastime for the people, not confined to any particular class. From a purely recreative sport it has swollen into a gigantic show requiring shrewed and careful business management in order that the large and extravagant demands now made by professional players may not altogether eat up the takings at the gate. As a proof of this, take the figures read out by the treasurer at the last annual meeting of the Everton Club, now one of the most successful and flourishing football organisations in the kingdom. Mr. W. Jackson, the official stated that during the past season the receipts amounted to £5957 3s 10d, and the expenditure had been £5,478 16s 10d. The principal items in the latter figures, of course were players wages and travelling and other like expenses incurred on their behalf, so this immence sum of money, it will be seen was only barely sufficient to keep the show going, leaving very little balance in hand to put the house in order for another season. The great anxiety now shown by clubs to secure the best, and most noted football players makes the latter very independent about linning out their services, and as a consequence, large sums of money have to be paid to secure the best and most eligible men. The Football League to a large extent has promoted the competition. This organisation in the space of a couple of seasons has succeeded in doing for the game what years and years of cup contests have failed to do. But whether the tremendous excitement and interest now taken in these championship games can be maintained any great length of time is another thing. During the year several important alterations in League rules have been made. So jealous were the clubs of each other's players that a system of "poaching" began, and to stop this a stringent rule was passed, which meant nothing less than expulsion from the brotherhood –saucily patracised. Longing eyes were set last season on several of the Everton men, and a great amount of tact was necessary on the part of the club management to keep the team complete for the forthcoming season. In this, however, they succeeded, and have also added additional strength by engaging Angus, late of Sunderland, as goodkeeper. With Charlie Parry as a reserve half-back and general utility man, the Everton League team for the forthcoming season will be as under: - Angus, goal, Full-backs, Right, Hannah, Left Doyle, Half-backs, Right, Kirkwood, Centre, Holt, Left Campbell, Forwards, Right wing, Latta, Brady, Centre, Geary, Left Wing, Milward Chadwick. Hannan will again skipper the party, and he will have for his deputy Johnny Holt, a compliment paid to the "little un" by the committee. It is to be hoped they will be as successful as they were last season, when out of 72 matches played they were only beaten 10 times, and won no less than 62 scoring 310 goals, against 90. The club have also got together a very capable reserve team, which will occupy the Anfield enclosure each Saturday the League team is absent. Amongst the second or Everton, team players will be found a couple of Scotch players, McGregor (from Alexandra, near Dumbarton), and Gordon (Renton), who have excellent credentials as footballers, but the eleven cannot be settled into place until a match or two has been played. The supporters of the club will also be pleased at the reappearance of George Dobson, who will have charge of this team. "Dobby" is a good player, but he is rather too much in the habit of getting out of his place on the field, and this fault he will have to mend. The "Everton" team will be taken from the following names: - Goal, Smalley, Murray, Backs, Dobson, Cresswell, Hammond, Half-backs, Martin, R. Jones, Parry, and Nidd, Forwards, Gordon, WH. Jones, McGregor, Murray, Godwin, and Abbott. The ground has been greatly improved during the close time, and those who have not seen it since last back end will be pleased at its appearance.
LIVERPOOL DISTRICT NOTES
Athletic News - Monday 25 August 1890
By the Loiterer
At Everton the players have been only on light exercise in the shape of sprints but they enter on active service tomorrow (Tuesday) evening, when they commence ball practice. I understand that Bell is likely to come down, and a full back from the South of England. If the latter turns out as well as Milward he will be worth the trouble. The match between Everton and Bootle will take place on the Anfield ground on Sept 8.
BASEBALL
Liverpool Mercury - Wednesday 27 August 1890
EXHIBITION GAME IN LIVERPOOL
Undeterred by the in appreciation evinced by the Liverpool public a few weeks ago, when Preston North End tackled a local team before an array of "empty benches" at the Athletic Grounds, the votaries of baseball again invaded the stronghold of rounders last evening. The scene of operations this time was the capacious enclosure belonging to the Police Athletic Society, the level, closely-clipped turf being well adapted, and indeed essential, for a scientific instrution in the game that has no strongly taken possession of Brother Jonathan I Baseball is not new at the Police Ground, for it was there the Yankees, when touring in the old country 18 months back, gave a specimen of the play with teams styled All America v. Chicago. A vast crowd assembled on that occasion, so large that the play became dangerous at times owing to encroachments, and through enthusiasm, was never evoked, many came away with the impression that there was something in the game that surpassed rounders, in all the varied departments of pitching, catching, bitting, running, fielding, and in the principle of taking the base, instead of -shying, regardless of the consequences, at the batsman whilst he was in the act of running. Still the American pastime made no headway in Liverpool, but it led to sensible reforms in the laws of rounders - amongst others that of substituting the base for the batsman, as a fielder's target. Rounders, in the opinion of some people, have declined in popularity even in Liverpool; whist baseball has firmly established itself in other towns, chiefly at Preston and Birmingham, where it has excited much interest among Association footballers more particularly. With a view of making the game better understood, Preston North End and Aston Villa teams- have been fulfilling a succession of exhibition games. They have appeared in- Bolton. Blackburn, Glasgow, and Middlesborough, making converts readily, so report says, in each place; and, continuing their tour, they duly arrived in Liverpool last night, but- the venture excited very partial interest, despite the information circulated that teams representing Everton and Bootle Association Football Club would try their hands at the game. Everton and Bootle players, including Doyle, Latta, Milward, and others, were there in force; but contented themselves with looking on, the, light being very bad by-the time the exhibition was over. The progress of the match was watched with critical attention, but raised little demonstration of appreciation except when a particularly smart piece of fielding was brought off. As will be seen from the annexed score, Preston North End won by 15 pints to 8. It was not till the seventh innings that they forged well ahead, -but they certainly played the smarter game both in striking and holding. The best bit of play was perhaps that of the first basemen. Trainor, the well-known Preston goalkeeper, putting out sixteen opponents at this position, and F. Barr, for Aston Villa, capturing eleven. -Altogether the game was characterized by much vitality, but we in Liverpool, who are familiar with rounders in the amended form, will require more tuition before the old can be forsaken and reconciled to the newer and similar love. The different innings -resulted as follows
The following were the teams;- Preston North End-Hendry, Livesey, Mackray, Saunders, Tariner, Gillespie, Stewart, Dobson, and Hogan.
Aston Villa;- F.Barr, J. Devey. W. Barr, Bartlett, Brown, Cowan, Simmonds, Widdowson, and McKennie.
LIVERPOOL DISTRICT
Lancashire Evening Post - Saturday 30 August 1890
In the Liverpool district the Everton will be relieved of any fear of strong rival, as the Bootle club is not in a very flourishing condition. During the close season it was not at all certain that a start would be again made, but a few energetic supporters the club handed themselves together, and have now got matters on a firm footing. The executive, too, have held out his right hand of fellowship to their neighbours, and given them a match on the 8th prox for the purpose of raising funds. The Anfield executive have mapped out for themselves a very heavy programme. They will again try the experiment running a League team and an Everton reserve eleven, so as to have a game at home every week. The composition of the principal eleven not yet been decided upon, but will be regularly changed as the form the men at the command of the committee justifies. The lint of games is indeed a heavy one, and it everything goes on smoothly the committee should have another satisfactory balance in hand to report at their annual meeting.