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- ↑ "Dixie Colleges Continue Intercollegiate Athletic; Expenses to Be Curtailed". Atlanta Constitution. December 8, 1917. p. 12. Retrieved August 30, 2015– via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 "Football Season In Atlanta Opens With Two Games". The Atlanta Constitution. September 30, 1917. p. 1. Retrieved August 4, 2015– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Athletics". The Pennsylvania Gazette. Weekly Magazine of the University of Pennsylvania. 16 (2): 47–48. October 12, 1917.
- ↑ "Georgia Crushes W. And. L" (PDF). The New York Times. October 21, 1917. p. 3.
- ↑ "Vanderbilt Completely Overwhelmed" (PDF). The Technique. November 6, 1917. p. 4.
- ↑ Dick Jemison (November 11, 1917). "Ralph Flowers, Demon Halfback, Defeats Auburn". Atlanta Constitution– via Newspapers.com. Part 1 Part 2
- ↑ "Tech Swamps Tulane" (PDF). The Technique. November 13, 1917. p. 4.
- ↑ "Tech Smothers Indians" (PDF). The Technique. November 20, 1917. p. 4.
- ↑ "Auburn Tigers Play Ohio State To Scoreless Tie". November 25, 1917. p. 3. Retrieved July 12, 2015– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Golden Tornado Wins Great Victory" (PDF). The Technique. December 4, 1917. p. 4.
- ↑ Spalding Football Guide. 1918.
- ↑ "Six Yellow Jackets Are On All-Southern Team". The Washington Times. December 10, 1917.
