Baseball Team
1936 - 1937

The Portsmouth Times, April 7, 1937, p. 11

MINFORD OPEN SEASON FRIDAY - Coach Ed Duncan To Place Strong Baseball Club on Field

Twenty-four boys reported for baseball practice at Minford High school.  Nine won letters last year including two pitchers and two catchers with experience.  These are Nelson and Hackworth, pitchers, and Evans and Garrett, catchers.  R. Garrett the elongated basketball center and Shumway a rugged left-hander have been showing up well in the box.  Promising new-comers to the squad are C. McLaughlin, A. Pfleger, M. Lykins, C. Ison and C. Sparks.

This year a six team league was organized in the county including Wheelersburg, Lucasville, McDermott, Green Township, South Webster and Minford.  This league race promised to be hotly contested and a trophy is to be awarded the winner.

Minford opens the season Friday at the Long Run diamond with the strong Jackson outfit offering the opposition.  Sciotoville and New Boston also will be played outside of the league.  Coach Ed Duncan expects to place a strong club on the field.  Following is the Minford schedule:

April 9, Jackson, here.
April 13, Sciotoville, there.
April 16, Wheelersburg, there.
April 20, Lucasville, here.
April 23, McDermott, here.
April 26, South Webster, there. 
April 28, New Boston, here (tentative).
April 29, Jackson, there.
April 30, Green Township, there.
May 3, Green Township, here.
May 5, South Webster, here. 
May 7, McDermott, there.
May 11, Lucasville, here.
May 17, Wheelersburg, here.
May 19, Sciotoville, here.
May 21, New Boston, there (tentative).