Taylor said that on the day of his birth Archie was fishing with Frederick the veterinarian and decided to name his son Frederick Wellington. See Whitehead 1977, pp. 8–9. Whitehead, Eric (1977), Cyclone Taylor: A Hockey Legend, Toronto: Doubleday Canada, ISBN0-385-13063-5
The figure $5,250 comes from Whitehead's biography of Taylor. However, Cosentino has suggested the base salary was closer to $2,000, with the rest coming from a guaranteed salary outside of hockey and a bond to ensure he would sign. See Whitehead 1977, pp. 105–106 and Cosentino 1990, p. 73. Whitehead, Eric (1977), Cyclone Taylor: A Hockey Legend, Toronto: Doubleday Canada, ISBN0-385-13063-5Cosentino, Frank (1990), The Renfrew Millionaires: The Valley Boys of Winter 1910, Burnstown, Ontario: General Store Publishing House, ISBN0-919431-35-6
Coleman 1964, p. 661 Coleman, Charles L. (1964), The Trail of the Stanley Cup, Volume 1: 1893–1926 inc., Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Publishing, OCLC957132
Coleman 1964, p. 187 Coleman, Charles L. (1964), The Trail of the Stanley Cup, Volume 1: 1893–1926 inc., Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Publishing, OCLC957132
Coleman 1964, p. 423 Coleman, Charles L. (1964), The Trail of the Stanley Cup, Volume 1: 1893–1926 inc., Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Publishing, OCLC957132