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- ↑ "Cahill Comes With a Good Record; Hopes to Form Fast". The Prospector. montananewspapers.org. October 25, 1922. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
- ↑ "Coaching Records" (PDF). Saint John's Johnnies. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 21, 2018. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
- ↑ "Intercollegiate Basketball in Montana in 1923". Helena Independent. newspaperarchive.com. March 25, 1923. Retrieved December 17, 2019.