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- ↑ "Harvard school vs Lake Forest". The Inter Ocean. November 17, 1888. p. 6. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ↑ "Harvard School and Harvard Junior football games". The Inter Ocean. November 18, 1888. p. 2. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
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