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- ↑ "Central League Organized". The Indianapolis Journal. Indianapolis. February 8, 1897. p. 5. Retrieved March 9, 2020– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "1897 Central League". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
- ↑ "Billy Work Is in Town". The Nashville American. Nashville. February 10, 1897. p. 6. Retrieved March 9, 2020– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Baseball News". The Paducah Sun. Paducah, Kentucky. July 20, 1897. p. 1. Retrieved March 11, 2020– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Looking Back: The 1897 Nashville Centennials". MiLB.com.