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- ↑ "The Year in American Soccer – 1930". Archived from the original on 2008-03-28. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
- ↑ Wangerin, David (2008). Soccer in a Football World: The Story of America's Forgotten Game (Paperback). Temple University Press. ( ISBN 1-5921-3885-3).
- ↑ History of Soccer in Cleveland
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