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References
- 1 2 "All Nations on Baseball Teams" The Duluth News-Tribune, Duluth, MN, June 9, 1912, Page 13
- 1 2 "Base Ball Notes." Blue Valley Blade, Seward, Nebraska, March 19, 1913, Page 2, Column 2
- ↑ "Sam Crow". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- ↑ "Sam Crow". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- ↑ "Teams List for John Donaldson" From the ongoing Donaldson Network Research Website
- ↑ "1914 Calendar for the French Lick Plutos" From the ongoing Negro Leagues research website
