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- ↑ "Tlegraphic Notes of Sport". Chicago Tribune . January 9, 1895. Retrieved May 31, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "The New League Opens its Campaign". The New York Sun . March 4, 1895. Retrieved May 31, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Season of the National Association Football League". The New York Sun . June 16, 1895. Retrieved May 31, 2024– via Newspapers.com.