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References
- ↑ "Dayton Marcos Enter League". Dayton Daily News . March 29, 1926.
- ↑ "Fast Colored Team to Be Organized". The Dayton Herald . March 8, 1926 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Dayton Marco Team to Play at Westwood". The Dayton Herald . March 29, 1926 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Dayton Marcos and Indianapolis A.B.C to Play Here Thursday". Richmond Palladium-Item . May 6, 1926 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Painter, Alex (2020). Blackball in the Hoosier Heartland : unearthing the negro leagues baseball history of Richmond, Indiana. Morrisville, N.C: Lulu Publishing. ISBN 1-6781-6671-5. OCLC 1145213756.
- ↑ "Dayton Marcos Enter League". Dayton Daily News . March 29, 1926.
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