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- ↑ "CFL Historical Timeline 1910s". Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
- ↑ While all other football in Canada was suspended, the Regina Rugby Club & Saskatoon Rugby Club played a pair of games; Regina won both, 23-9 on October 9 in Regina and 13-6 on October 21 in Saskatoon.
- ↑ including 1916 and the Tri-City Rugby Football League
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