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- 1 2 "TEMPLE CUP SERIES; THE GIANTS LEAD OFF WITH A DECISIVE VICTORY". Olean Herald. October 5, 1894. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
- 1 2 "NEW YORK-BALTIMORE; An Immense Attendance at the Game for the Temple Cup". Rocky Mountain News (Daily). October 6, 1894. ISSN 2642-1445 . Retrieved January 24, 2025.
- 1 2 "GIANTS ARE HARD TO BEAT; THEY WON FROM THE BALTIMORES WITH APPARENT EASE; A Scratch Hit by Brouthers Saved the Champions from a "Whitewash"—About 20,000 Persons Assembled on the Polo Grounds to Witness the Contest—Rusie Pitched Strong Ball When the Baltimores Had Men on Bases—It Was an Interesting Game" . The New York Times . October 7, 1894. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1894/10/07/106836403.pdf. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved January 24, 2025.
- 1 2 "GIANTS WIN THE TEMPLE CUP; THEY CAPTURED FOUR STRAIGHT GAMES FROM BALTIMORE; The Decisive Contest Was Simply a Practice Game for the Local Players—Both Hawke and Gleason Were Used to Deceive the Giants' Batsmen, but Both Failed—Meekin Was in Grand Form and Proved an Enigma—The Profits $21,000" . The New York Times . October 9, 1894. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1894/10/09/106836843.pdf. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved January 23, 2025.
- ↑ "THE TEMPLE TROPHY; ALMOST A RIOT AT THE BATLIMORE GAME YESTERDAY". Richmond Dispatch . October 5, 1894. ISSN 1941-2967 . Retrieved January 24, 2025.