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Cleveland Naps – 1902-1920
Sacramento Solons – 1925-1962
Gerry Hobbs, GM
Franchise #12
History
Brief: The Franchise #12 began play
in Cleveland under the leadership of Gerry Hobbs. His Naps would represent a a successful franchise through the 1920 season. Taking
time out to further develop his math skills, Hobbs sold the franchise in
1921 to Walter MacEachern. Baltimore's BaySox
would only survive for four seasons. In 1925, math geek Gerry Hobbs
calculated an opportunity, purchased the franchise, and moved it to
Sacramento, where the team stayed until 1962. Thirty-seven years after
originally selling the club, Walter MacEachern re-purchased the franchise
from Hobbs and moved the team back to Baltimore to once
again play as the BaySox. Always the
quick-profit seeker, MacEachern sold the club five years later to Dave May,
a former police officer in Niagara Falls. The league urged May to divest
himself of the franchise after only one season, and he obliged with a quick
transfer of ownership to educator and long-time league supporter, Jesse
Elicker, who moved the team to Gettysburg. In 1975, the sums added up for
Professor Hobbs, and he re-purchased his team, first settling in Potsdam
and then moving to the present-day Raiders headquarters in Morgantown.
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The Dapper Naps
The Solons
League Champions
1903 1907 1942 1946
Division Champions
1903 1907 1908 1932 1939
1940 1942 1943 1946
1951 1952
1955 - History Is Made
On Saturday, July 16, 1955,
Player-manager Roy Hobbs starts a 4-4-3 Triple Play (against the Fortney
Gators), the only Player-manager in recorded TCBA history to perform such a
feat!
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Team Season Records
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Year
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Won
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Lost
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Place
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Division
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Playoffs
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1962
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47
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114
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4
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Brown
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1961
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43
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106
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4
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Brown
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1960
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44
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110
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4
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Brown
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1959
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60
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94
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4
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Brown
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1958
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62
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92
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3
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Brown
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1957
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83
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70
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2
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Brown
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1956
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80
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72
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2
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Brown
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1955
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98
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56
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2
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Brown
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1954
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102
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52
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1
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Gorney
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DC
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1953
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90
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64
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2
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Gorney
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1952
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96
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58
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1
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Gorney
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DC
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1951
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88
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66
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1
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Gorney
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DC
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1950
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59
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95
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3
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Gorney
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1949
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68
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86
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4
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Gorney
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1948
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63
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91
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4
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Gorney
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1947
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59
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95
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4
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Gorney
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1946
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109
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45
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1
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Gorney
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DC
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LC
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1945
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85
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69
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2
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Gorney
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1944
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83
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71
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2
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Gorney
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1943
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94
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60
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1
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Gorney
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DC
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1942
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92
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63
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1
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Gorney
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DC
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LC
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1941
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67
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87
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4
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Gorney
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1940
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90
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64
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1
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Gorney
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DC
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|
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1939
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93
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61
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1
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Gorney
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DC
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1938
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65
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89
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4
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Gorney
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1937
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56
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98
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4
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Gorney
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1936
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73
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81
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3
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Gorney
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1935
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78
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72
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2
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Gorney
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1934
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69
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84
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4
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Gorney
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1933
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80
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74
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2
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Brown
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1932
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95
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59
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1
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Brown
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DC
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1931
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73
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79
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2
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Brown
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1930
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83
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70
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2
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Brown
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1929
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41
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112
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4
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Brown
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1928
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53
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100
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4
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Brown
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1927
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51
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102
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4
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Brown
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1926
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57
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96
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4
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Brown
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1925
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73
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81
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2
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Brown
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1910
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84
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70
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2
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McCorkindale
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1909
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87
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67
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2
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McCorkindale
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1908
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90
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63
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1
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McCorkindale
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DC
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1907
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99
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55
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1
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McCorkindale
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DC
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LC
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1906
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59
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97
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4
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McCorkindale
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1905
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84
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70
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4
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McCorkindale
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1904
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86
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68
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2
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McCorkindale
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1903
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100
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52
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1
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McCorkindale
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DC
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LC
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1902
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47
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107
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4
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McCorkindale
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