Boxing was popular in all Ohio Valley towns.   Employees of the local street car company held outdoor boxing contests every afternoon and evening. A number of new sets of gloves were purchased.  The Herald Star reported that the car men hoped to have a champion represent them in the Wheeling Boxing Clubs.  Boxing in Follansbee occurred in various places including the Street Car Barn just north of town near the current Follansbee Plaza. The goal of local boxers was to enter competition in Wheeling or at the Mingo Boxing Club.  During the early 1920s, notable Follansbee boxers and enthusiasts were Jack Dear, Jack Dessing, Andy and George Sabol, Lynden Sanders, Harry Briggs, “Sap” Ducey and Jimmie Lohr.

Photo believed to be picturing the Sabol brothers Andy and George, circa 1918

• Steubenville Herald Star, “Follansbee,” July 6, 1919, p. 5.
• Steubenville Herald Star, “Follansbee,” October 1, 1919, p. 6.
• Steubenville Herald Star, ” XMAS DAY BOXING CARD ANNOUNCED BY MINGO BOXING CLUB,” December 13, 1919, p. 3.