Ghosts of the Gridiron - Virtual Scrapbook Library

Vol. 7: US Army Ambulance Corps

Camp Crane, a temporary Army encampment located just outside Allentown, Pennsylvania, served as the training and mobilization station for the US Army Ambulance Corps during World War I.  As part of the facility's athletic program, the Ambulance Corps sponsored a successful football team, popularly known by the acronym "USAASCS" during the autumns of 1917 and 1918.

More detailed information on this team can be found at Ghosts of the Gridiron's US Army Ambulance Corps page.

Below is a collection of digitized newspaper clippings reporting on the USAACS football team's 1917 and 1918 seasons.  Simply click on an individual image to view a full sized version of that article.

1917  (7-5-0)
Philadelphia Record
Philadelphia, PA
9/30/1917		 Philadelphia Record
Philadelphia, PA
10/6/1917		 Philadelphia Record
Philadelphia, PA
10/7/1917		 Philadelphia Record
Philadelphia, PA
10/21/1917		 Philadelphia Record
Philadelphia, PA
10/28/1917		 Philadelphia Record
Philadelphia, PA
10/28/1917
1917-09-30_Phila_Record.jpg (103398 bytes) 1917-10-06_Phila_Record.jpg (61802 bytes) 1917-10-07_Phila_Record.jpg (76478 bytes) 1917-10-21_Phila_Record.jpg (203179 bytes) 1917-10-28_Phila_Record.jpg (119582 bytes) 1917-10-28_a_Phila_Record.jpg (625099 bytes)
Philadelphia Record
Philadelphia, PA
11/4/1917		 Philadelphia Record
Philadelphia, PA
11/7/1917		 Philadelphia Record
Philadelphia, PA
11/8/1917		 Philadelphia Record
Philadelphia, PA
11/8/1917		 Philadelphia Record
Philadelphia, PA
11/10/1917		 Philadelphia Record
Philadelphia, PA
11/10/1917
1917-11-04_Phila_Record.jpg (284223 bytes) 1917-11-07_Phila_Record.jpg (152402 bytes) 1917-11-08_a_Phila_Record.jpg (200442 bytes) 1917-11-08_Phila_Record.jpg (375538 bytes) 1917-11-10_Phila_Record.jpg (660449 bytes)

 

 1917-11-10_a_Phila_Record.jpg (664106 bytes)
USAACS Team Photo
Philadelphia, PA
11/10/1917		 Philadelphia Record
Philadelphia, PA
11/11/1917		 Philadelphia Record
Philadelphia, PA
11/11/1917		 Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia, PA
11/13/1917		 Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia, PA
11/18/1917		 Philadelphia Record
Philadelphia, PA
11/18/1917
pic_Ambulance_1917.jpg (61728 bytes) 1917-11-11_Phila_Record.jpg (478866 bytes) 1917-11-11_Phila_Record_01.jpg (103507 bytes) 1917-11-13_Phila_Inquirer.jpg (326741 bytes) 1917-11-18_Phila_Inquirer.jpg (130037 bytes) 1917-11-18_Phila_Record.jpg (300209 bytes)
Public Ledger
Philadelphia, PA
11/21/1917		 Public Ledger
Philadelphia, PA
11/21/1917		 Public Ledger
Philadelphia, PA
11/22/1917		 Philadelphia Record
Philadelphia, PA
11/23/1917		 Public Ledger
Philadelphia, PA
11/23/1917		 Philadelphia Record
Philadelphia, PA
11/24/1917
1917-11-21_Public_Ledger.jpg (75237 bytes) 1917-11-21_Public_Ledger.jpg (75237 bytes) 1917-11-22_Public_Ledger.jpg (115214 bytes) 1917-11-23_Phila_Record.jpg (56309 bytes) 1917-11-23_Public_Ledger.jpg (140936 bytes) 1917-11-24_Phila_Record.jpg (516819 bytes)
Philadelphia Record
Philadelphia, PA
11/24/1917		 Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia, PA
11/25/1917		 Philadelphia Record
Philadelphia, PA
11/25/1917		 Philadelphia Record
Philadelphia, PA
11/30/1917
1917-11-24_Phila_Record_01.jpg (31328 bytes) 1917-11-25_Phila_Inquirer.jpg (195841 bytes) 1917-11-25_Phila_Record.jpg (412043 bytes) 1917-11-30_Phila_Record.jpg (53408 bytes)
1918  (4-1-1)
Philadelphia Record
Philadelphia, PA
10/20/1918		 Evening Bulletin
Philadelphia, PA
10/21/1918		 Morning Call
Allentown, PA
11/5/1918		 Philadelphia Record
Philadelphia, PA
11/8/1918		 Public Ledger
Philadelphia, PA
11/8/1918		 Morning Call
Allentown, PA
11/9/1918
1918-10-20_Phila_Record.jpg (103390 bytes) 1918-10-21_Evening_Bulletin.jpg (64646 bytes) 1918-11-05_Allentown_Morning_Call.jpg (104916 bytes) 1918-11-08_Phila_Record.jpg (52126 bytes) 1918-11-08_Public_Ledger.jpg (63996 bytes) 1918-11-09_Allentown_Morning_Call.jpg (87003 bytes)
Philadelphia Record
Philadelphia, PA
11/10/1918		 Philadelphia Record
Philadelphia, PA
11/11/1918		 Public Ledger
Philadelphia, PA
11/11/1918		 Morning Call
Allentown, PA
11/14/1918		 Morning Call
Allentown, PA
11/16/1918		 Public Ledger
Philadelphia, PA
11/17/1918
1918-11-10_Phila_Record.jpg (59275 bytes) 1918-11-11_Phila_Record.jpg (20451 bytes) 1918-11-11_Public_Ledger.jpg (58307 bytes) 1918-11-14_Allentown_Morning_Call.jpg (89135 bytes) 1918-11-16_Allentown_Morning_Call.jpg (45076 bytes) 1918-11-17_Public_Ledger.jpg (98686 bytes)
Evening Bulletin
Philadelphia, PA
11/18/1918		 Public Ledger
Philadelphia, PA
11/29/1918
1918-11-18_Evening_Bulletin.jpg (26757 bytes) 1918-11-29_Public_Ledger.jpg (83930 bytes)

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