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- ↑ "Alfred 'Al' Barks". nlbpa.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ↑ "Clowns Beat Black Yanks In Fun Filled Game at VFW Stadium Thursday". The Daily Standard (Sikeston, Missouri). July 26, 1957. p. 12. Retrieved February 1, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Civics Nip Yanks, 8-7 For Three-Game Sweep". Battle Creek Enquirer . August 7, 1957. p. 9. Retrieved February 1, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Alfred Barks obituary - Atlanta Journal-Constitution at Legacy.com
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