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- ↑ "Sporting Matters - May 18, 1882". Detroit Free Press . May 18, 1882. p. 1. Retrieved February 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Sporting Matters - March 25, 1883". The Courier-Journal . March 25, 1883. p. 12. Retrieved February 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "1883 Trenton at Baseball-Reference". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
- ↑ "John Dwyer requests release from Trenton Interstate Association club". The Daily Gazette. August 15, 1883. p. 1. Retrieved February 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
