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- ↑ "The Year in American Soccer – 1929". Archived from the original on 2009-07-31. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
- ↑ November 8, 1928 The Globe
- ↑ December 3, 1928 The Globe
- ↑ August 30, 1929 The Globe
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