During 1919 the Follansbee Tanks football club represented the city in a number of bitter and hard fought games reported in the Herald Star. The Tanks were organized at a July meeting held in Dave Jones’ pool rooms on Main Street. The meeting was attended by 30 candidates. Jones was chosen to manage the independent club. Other officers elected were William Lohr (temporary captain), Windsor Davis (secretary), and George Irish (treasurer). George Irish was also involved in planning the motorcycle and auto races that occurred during the city’s Jubilee celebrations.
Among the candidates for the team (some first names unidentified) were known players: Dessine Lohr, Ken Millington, Ceil Shank, “Red” Jones, Jack Dear, Lloyd Findley, Harry Grimm, Cox, McCroney, Albert Millington, Davie Morgan, Kesarda, Warren Jones, Byron Phillions, West, and Beck.
The Tanks played their home games at the Duquesne Street field. While records no longer exists for the Tanks season, the Herald Star reported the results of some of the hard fought and hard luck Tank contests as follows:
- Tanks 30 Steubenville Shamrocks 0 (home)
- Tanks 0 Wellsburg Imperials 6
- Tanks 0 Toronto Tigers 0 (Played during Solider Homecoming Celebration)
- Tanks 0 Martins Ferry Capital Inns 7 (away)
- Tanks 6 Wellsville Anthers 20 (away)
- Tanks 0 Steubenville Acme 0 (home)
- Tanks 0 Steubenville Acme 31 (away)
- Tanks 6 Wellsburg Imperials 13
- Steubenville Herald Star, “Follansbee Organized for Football,” July 22, 1919, p. 6.
- Steubenville Herald Star, “Follansbee Tanks Lost Game to Wellsville Club,” October 27, 1919, p. 8.
- Steubenville Herald Star, “Blakleys After The Hub,” October 5, 1921, p. 8.