World War I Draft Registration Card for Andrew Rube Foster
1917-1918
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After several years of neutrality, the United States entered World War I on April 6, 1917. Over 24 million men registered for the draft, including Major League and Negro League players such as Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, “Shoeless” Joe Jackson, Casey Stengel, and Rube Foster. Not all of those who registered for the draft served, but many fulfilled their patriotic duty when they got the call.
Andrew Rube Foster was a baseball player, manager, and executive. Known as "the father of black baseball," he served as the president of the Negro National League. During WWI, Foster registered for the draft as a “Baseball player,” residing in Chicago, Illinois.
Text from "Baseball: The National Pastime in the National Archives," a free eBook from the National Archives.
Andrew Rube Foster was a baseball player, manager, and executive. Known as "the father of black baseball," he served as the president of the Negro National League. During WWI, Foster registered for the draft as a “Baseball player,” residing in Chicago, Illinois.
Text from "Baseball: The National Pastime in the National Archives," a free eBook from the National Archives.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Selective Service System (World War I).
National Archives Identifier: 641802
Full Citation: World War I Draft Registration Card for Andrew Rube Foster; 1917-1918; Draft Registration Cards, 1917 - 1918; Records of the Selective Service System (World War I), Record Group 163; National Archives at Atlanta, Morrow, GA. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/draft-rube-foster, October 13, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.