Monday, October 14 – 1912
Liverpool have now lost five consecutive League games, and their position is by no means reassuring. The management, however, are fully alive to the necessities of the situation, and during the past week two new forwards have been secured, with the idea of strengthening the weak positions.
The executive have signed Bernard Pykett, a centre forward, from Ellesmere Port, for which club he has rendered excellent service. Formerly he was an Army man, and as he stands 5ft ½in, and weighs 11st. 6lb. he is well equipped physically for the forward position. He made a promising first appearance with the reserve team against Bury at Anfield last Saturday, and scored a goal.
In the same match James McGaffney, an inside right obtained during the week from Annbank also appeared. Good judges consider him as capable as the old Sunderland forward Miller, whose cousin he in. He stands 5ft. 9in. and weighs 11st. 7lb., and as the League eleven needs an inside right very badly, he has an opportunity of making a name for himself at Anfield.
Tom Gracie was tried at inside left in the game with Bury. If he could only reproduce a tithe of the form in the first eleven that he does in these Central League games he would solve a difficult problems for his club.
The Liverpool directors gave a trial at half-back to Jack Tosswill in the Central League fixture with Preston Reserve at Anfield last Wednesday. He shaped very well, but just before the interval he was injured – a blood-vessel in his eye being ruptured – hence the experiment could not be thoroughly tested. The mishap has not proved a serious one, and in a week or so he will be available for active duty again.
(The Athletic News, 14-10-1912)
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