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- ↑ "Youngstown Leaguers Open Season at Idora Tonight". Youngstown Daily Vindicator. May 10, 1932. p. 11. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
- ↑ "Canton Tops Sailors, 6–4". Youngstown Daily Vindicator. July 6, 1932. p. 8. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
- ↑ "Bucks Beaten in Two Games by Erie Crew". Youngstown Daily Vindicator. September 6, 1932. p. 6. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
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