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References
- 1 2 Spalding's Official Foot Ball Guide 1919. American Sports Publishing Co. 1919. p. 91.
- ↑ "Maine Heavies Fairly Smothered". The Boston Globe. November 4, 1917. p. 15.
- ↑ "Black's Team Beats Brown". The New York Times. November 11, 1917 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Harvard Informals Beaten at Newport". The Boston Globe. November 18, 1917. p. 16 – via NewspaperARCHIVE.
- ↑ "Black's Stars Tie With Camp Devens". The Sun. November 30, 1917. p. 12.
- ↑ Melville E. Webb Jr. (December 4, 1917). "Eddie Mahan's team Beaten". The Boston Globe. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Shift to Hite Brings Defeat to Navy Yard: Cupid Black's Newport Reserves Win in Stadium, 7 to 6". The Boston Globe. December 9, 1917. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
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