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- ↑ "Philadelphia Giants Win" Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Friday Morning, May 27, 1910, Page 10, Column 7
- ↑ "American Giants Rally at Finish" Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, Indiana, Saturday, July 20, 1912, Page 4, Column 5
- ↑ "Lincoln Giants Adds Another Brace of Victories to its Brace" Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, Indiana, Saturday, May 20, 1916, Page 4, Column 4
- 1 2 "St. Patrick - Penn Red Cap Battle" Jersey Journal, Jersey City, New Jersey, Friday, September 28, 1917, Page 11, Column 2
- ↑ "WWI Draft Registration Card for William H. Pierce" Registered at New York City #167, June 5, 1917
- ↑ "1952 Pittsburgh Courier Poll of Greatest Black Players"