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- ↑ "Lincoln Giants Adds Another Brace of Victories to its Brace" Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, Indiana, Saturday, May 20, 1916, Page 4, Column 4
- ↑ "Palm Beach Weekly Review" Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, Indiana, Saturday, February 19, 1916, Page 5, Columns 5 to 7
- ↑ "Didja-Know-That". The Call . 28 April 1950. p. 9. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ↑ "Beating The Gun". The Miami Times . 25 August 1951. p. 6. Retrieved 17 January 2024.