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- 1 2 3 4 Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame, William A. Mayer's biography
- 1 2 3 4 WILLIAM A. MAYER JR. WED TO SUSAN BUTLER, The New York Times , April 7, 1985
- ↑ Horace A. Laffaye, Polo in the United States: A History, McFarland, 2011, p. 345