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"Decidedly one of the most interesting features of the whole fair was the game of foot ball yesterday between Wake Forest and Chapel Hill, resulting in a victory for Wake Forest. The game was exciting and was played by excellent teams on both sides. It was witnessed by a tremendous crowd. The players were uniformed and were a skilled and active set of boys."
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- ↑ "All time results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
- ↑ "Baptists bested Gamecock eleven in one-sided go". The Charlotte News. November 5, 1916. Retrieved January 24, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
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