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- ↑ "Pirates Capture TIAA Grid Race; Win 4 and Tie One". Austin American-Statesman . Austin, Texas. November 29, 1925. p. 8. Retrieved April 26, 2019– via Newspapers.com
. - ↑ Temple Jr., D. E., ed. (1926). "Athletics". The Chromoscope. The Senior Class of Austin College: 169–179. Retrieved April 26, 2019– via The Portal to Texas History.
- ↑ "TCU Outplays Kangaroos". The Austin American. November 27, 1925. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
