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- ↑ Truscott, Alan; Truscott, Dorothy (2004). The New York Times Bridge Book: An Anecdotal History of the Development, Personalities, ad Strategies of the World's Most Popular Card Game (Reprint ed.). St. Martin's Griffin. pp. 43–44. ISBN 978-0312331078 . Retrieved December 18, 2016.
- ↑ "What's in the New York Evening Journal, America's Greatest Evening Newspaper". New York Evening Journal. 1928. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Bourke (2010), page 445.
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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Amazon.com
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Bourke (2010), page 443.
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Bibliography
- Bourke, Tim; Sugden, John (2010). Bridge Books in English 1886-2010: an annotated bibliography. Cheltenham, England: Bridge Book Buffs. ISBN 978-0-9566576-0-2.