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- ↑ "Walter Ross of Glasgow, Beats Tommy Noble in Tenth Round" . Dundee Courier. 1 July 1919. Retrieved 6 February 2016– via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Ross and Criqui: Sparkling Contest Won by the Frenchman" . Nottingham Evening Post. 19 September 1919. Retrieved 6 February 2016– via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Charles Ledoux v. Walter Ross: Game Display by the Englishman" . Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 15 December 1919. Retrieved 6 February 2016– via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Walter Ross v. Robert Dastillon" . Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 9 January 1920. Retrieved 6 February 2016– via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Walter Ross Wins" . Dundee Courier. 1 October 1920. Retrieved 6 February 2016– via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Walter Ross Disqualified in Fight with Dastillon at Paris" . Dundee Courier. 30 October 1920. Retrieved 6 February 2016– via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Wally Ross Beats French Opponent" . Sunday Post. 20 March 1921. Retrieved 6 February 2016– via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Symonds in Form: Plymothian Gains Clever Victory Over Ross" . Western Morning News. 22 October 1921. Retrieved 6 February 2016– via British Newspaper Archive.
