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- ↑ Husman, John R. (November 19, 2010). "Frank Gilhooley - A Toledo Broadcast Legend". MiLB.com. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- ↑ "Selkirk the Best". Kansas City Times . November 14, 1953. p. 23. Retrieved July 28, 2021– via newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Toledo, Ohio Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- ↑ "Yanks, Dodgers in Little Series, Too". Coshocton Tribune . Coshocton, Ohio. UP. October 1, 1953. p. 5. Retrieved July 28, 2021– via newspapers.com.
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