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- ↑ "A Great Game". Greensburg Daily Tribune. Greensburg, PA. November 5, 1890. p. 1 – via Google News Archive.
- ↑ "The Foot Ball Game". Greensburg Daily Tribune. Greensburg, PA. November 10, 1890. p. 1 – via Google News Archive.
- ↑ "The Game Growing in Favor". The Pittsburg Press. Pittsburgh, PA. November 9, 1890. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Neither Side Won It". Indiana County Gazette. Indiana, PA. November 19, 1890. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "A Well-Played Game". The Times. Altoona, PA. November 24, 1890. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "A Coming Game of Foot Ball". Morning Tribune. Altoona, PA. October 7, 1891. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Van Atta, Robert (1983). "The History of Pro Football At Greensburg, Pennsylvania (1894-1900)" (PDF). Coffin Corner (Annual). Professional Football Researchers Association: 1–14. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 27, 2010.