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"ref": "1951 October 2, “VOICE OF FLATBUSH GOES UP AND DOWN; Loud Shouts of Morning Fall to...”, in New York Times",
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"ref": "1952 September 4, “Sports of the Times; Wait Till Next Year”, in New York Times",
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"ref": "2007, Curt Smith, The Voice: Mel Allen's Untold Story, page 111",
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"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2001, G. Richard McKelvey, The Bounce: Baseball Teams' Great Falls and Comebacks, page 100",
"text": "The Polo Grounds, which had been the site of many fierce battles between the \"Jints\" and the \"Bums,\" was not friendly to the home team.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2007, Curt Smith, The Voice: Mel Allen's Untold Story, page 111",
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