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- ↑ "The reach: official American league baseball guide". February 18, 1902 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Wayne Dowdy, G. (18 March 2014). On This Day in Memphis History. ISBN 9781625845917.
- ↑ "Historic Memphis Russwood Park". historic-memphis.com.
- ↑ "Southern Association Baseball - Memphis".
- ↑ "ca. 1904 photo of Natch, the bear that "started" the Memph…". Flickr .