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- ↑ "President of Southwest League". Morning Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. April 19, 1904. p. 5. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
- ↑ Richter, Francis C, ed. (1904). "Southwest Washington League". The Reach: Official American League Baseball Guide. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: A. J. Reach Company. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
- ↑ "Hoquiam Wins Championship". The Oregon Daily Journal. Portland, Oregon. August 29, 1904. p. 6. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
- ↑ "Hoquiam Is Champion". Morning Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. August 29, 1904. p. 4. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
- ↑ "Base Ball Season". Aberdeen Herald. Aberdeen, Washington. February 20, 1905. p. 4. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 978-1932391176.
