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^"Rah for Cornell For the First Time in Her History She Twists the Tail Of the Princeton Tiger". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 29, 1899.
^"Starbuck Will be Head Coach: Captain Warner, of the Cornell Eleven, Sets at Rest the Rumors That He Would Not Have Charge of the Team". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 15, 1901.
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