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References
- ↑ "Generals Close Football Season Triumphant" (PDF). The Ring-tum Phi. Vol. 23, no. 9. December 2, 1919.
- ↑ "Calyx". Washington and Lee University. 1920.
- ↑ Woodruff 1928 , p. 105
- ↑ "Davidson eleven loses". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 12, 1919. Retrieved September 3, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Generals defeat South Carolina". Daily Press. November 16, 1919. Retrieved January 24, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Gaines' 20-yard run gives Generals game". The Washington Post. November 28, 1919. Retrieved April 2, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "1919 Washington & Lee Generals Schedule and Results" . Retrieved February 22, 2015.
- ↑ "Calyx". Washington and Lee University. 1920.
Sources
- Woodruff, Fuzzy (1928). A History of Southern Football 1890–1928. Vol. 2.
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