Third Lanark were a grand club with a noble history, but it is fair to say that the Hi Hi were never the major force in the Scottish game.
Inspired by the fist international The Third Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers formed a team in December 1872. They reached the Cup Final twice in the 1870s and were winners in 1889 and 1905. They won the League in 1904.
In the 1920–21 Scottish Football League season Thirds had finished 8th. In the summer of 1921 Third Lanark undertook a tour of Canada and the USA. The tour was funded by the Dominion FA (Canada), and although Thirds needed the blessing of the Scottish FA to undertake the tour, and to temporarily engage the services of players from other clubs, it was not an official Scottish FA tour. The tourists were billed as either Scottish FA or even Scotland in Canada, while in the USA their hosts referred to them as Third Lanark.
The squad, however, was drawn from 8 Scottish clubs (but with no Celtic or Rangers players) as follows:
Third Lanark AC
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Jimmy Brownlie*
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John McCormack
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Willie McAndrew
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R.M.B. Orr
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Partick Thistle
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Jim McMenemy*
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William Bulloch
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Motherwell
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Willie Rankin
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Dumbarton
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James Scott
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Aberdeen
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Doug Thompson
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Dunfermline Athletic
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Andy Wilson*
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Tom Maxwell
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Jimmy Gordon*
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Joe Low
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Ayr United
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Neil McBain*
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Albion Rovers
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Alf Bennett
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* Scottish internationals.
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Canada
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21.05.21
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Halifax
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0
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7
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Scottish FA
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Halifax
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3,000
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24.05.21
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Montreal All-Stars
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2
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6
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Scottish FA
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Point Charles
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9,448
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26.05.21
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Hamilton All-Stars
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0
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6
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Scottish FA
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Hamilton
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8,000
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28.05.21
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Toronto All-Stars
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1
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4
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Scottish FA
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Toronto
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14,000
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01.06.21
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Ottawa All-Stars
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0
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7
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Scottish FA
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Ottawa
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5,000
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04.06.21
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Manitoba All-Stars
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1
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3
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Scottish FA
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Winnipeg
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9,000
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06.06.21
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Regina All-Stars
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0
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3
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Scottish FA
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Regina
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2,500
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08.06.21
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Saskatoon All-Stars
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0
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6
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Scottish FA
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Mayfair Grounds Saskatoon
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2,000
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12.06.21
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Calgary All-Stars
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1
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5
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Scottish FA
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Hillhurst Park Calgary
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5,025
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14.06.21
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Edmonton All-Stars
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0
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6
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Scottish FA
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Edmonton
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5,000
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18.06.21
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Mainland All-Stars
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0
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3
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Scottish FA
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Brockton Point Vancouver
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6,000
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20.06.21
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Upper Island
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0
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4
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Scottish FA
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Nanaimo
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3,500
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22.06.21
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Victoria
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0
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3
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Scottish FA
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Victoria
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3,000
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23.06.21
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British Columbia
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0
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3
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Scottish FA
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Con Jones Park Vancouver
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5,000
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28.06.21
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Prince Albert
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0
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3
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Scottish FA
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Prince Albert
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1,500
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01.07.21
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Winnipeg
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1
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6
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Scottish FA
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Winnipeg
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7,000
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04.07.21
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Fort William
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1
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7
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Scottish FA
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Fort William
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07.07.21
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Ontario
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1
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3
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Scottish FA
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Island Stadium Toronto
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7,500
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09.07.21
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Canadian XI
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0
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1
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Scottish FA
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Alexandria Park Montreal
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6,000
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USA
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10.07.21
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Jersey City Celtics
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2
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4
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Third Lanark
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Jersey City
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6,000
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13.07.21
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Bethlehem Steel
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1
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8
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Third Lanark
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Lehigh University
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16.07.21
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Philadelphia All-Stars
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1
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3
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Third Lanark
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Disston Ball Park Tacony
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17.07.21
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New York All-Stars
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1
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2
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Third Lanark
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New York Oval
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6,000
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Also recorded as Select Foreigners-Third Lanark
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18.07.21
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Massachusetts
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3
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6
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Third Lanark
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Little River Stadium Lynn
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5,000
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Also recorded as Massachusetts 3: Scottish F.A. 8
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21.07.21
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Fall River United
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2
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2
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Third Lanark
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Fall River
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3,200
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Andy Wilson was the star of the tour. Wilson played 12 full internationals for Scotland, scoring 13 goals. He played for Middlesbrough, Dunfermline Athletic, Chelsea and Queens Park Rangers.
Scorers
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60
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Wilson
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19
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Rankin
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11
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Thompson
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5
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McMenemy
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4
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McAndrew
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3
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Maxwell , Gordon
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2
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McBain
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1
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Brown, Bennett, Scott, unknown
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