1916 IHSAA BOYS STATE T&F MEET  
  Goodell Field, Franklin  
  May 20, 1916
  (only winning performances are reported in the IHSAA Yearbook * Meet Record        
  for the running events except for the mile)  
   
 
                 
  100 Yard  
1. Sellman Schultz 11 Evansville 10.4  
2. Lawrence Butler 12 Indpls. Shortridge  
3. Robert Swords 11 Washington  
                 
                 
  220 Yard (Straight)  
1. Earl Perkins 10 Indpls. Arsenal Technical 24.0  
2. Sellman Schultz 11 Evansville  
3. Cleon Beck 10 Thorntown  
                 
                 
  440 Yard (One Turn)  
1. Lawrence Butler 12 Indpls. Shortridge 55.6  
2. Howard Murray 12 Washington Center  
3. Merlin Boyd 12 Indpls. Shortridge  
                 
                 
  880 Yard  
1. George Craig 12 Franklin 2:09.0  
2. Stuart Pritchard 12 Gary  
3. Reginald Pratt 12 Greencastle  
                 
                 
  Mile  
1. Fred Trotter 10 North Salem 4:51.0  
2. Eugene Powell 11 Frankfort 4:55.2  
3. Ralph Crowder Wingate 4:56.0  
                 
                 
  120 Yard Hurdles (42")  
1. Paul Moore 11 Indpls. Shortridge 17.2  
2. Ralph Mittank 12 Fairmount Academy  
3. Paul Smiley 12 Washington  
                 
                 
  220 Yard Hurdles (30")  
1. Francis Wilson 12 Indpls. Shortridge 27.4  
2. Fred Chaffey 12 Logansport  
3. William Gullett 12 Indpls. Manual  
                 
                 
  Mile Relay (nonscoring)  
1. Gary 3:49.8  
           Bernard Szold 11, Williams,  
           Gordon Scott 12, Stuart Pritchard 12  
2. Bedford  
3. Bloomfield  
                 
                 
  High Jump  
1. Charles Ivey 10 Rochester 5' 10 1/2 *
2. Harry Hull 9 Noblesville 5' 07 3/4  
+3. Charlie Jones 11 Fairmount Academy 5' 07 1/2  
+3. Paul Parker 11 Kokomo 5' 07 1/2  
           + tie  
                 
                 
  Pole Vault  
1. Ralph Mittank 12 Fairmount Academy 11' 07 3/4 *
2. Fred Garten 10 Indpls. Manual 11' 00  
3. Lowell Robertson 11 Atlanta 10' 09  
                 
                 
  Long Jump  
1. Don Metcalf 11 Brownsburg 20' 10 1/2  
2. Ralph Mittank 12 Fairmount Academy 19' 09  
3. Glenn Chesterton 11 Fowler 19' 08 1/2  
                 
                 
  Shot Put (12 lb)  
1. Russel Williams 11 Sheridan 46' 05 1/2 *
2. Leo Thorn 12 Wingate 43' 03 1/2  
3. Vernon Johnson 12 Washington Center 43' 01  
           Note: IHSAA Yearbook reports a meet record toss of 45' 17.5 but 17.5   
           can't be correct; best guess is the actual record distance was 46' 05.5.  
                 
   
  Discus (4.5 lb)  
1. Don Metcalf 11 Brownsburg 106' 04  
2. Lowell Robertson 11 Atlanta 105' 06  
3. Ralph Smalley 12 Washington 105' 03 3/4  
   
 
   
  Team Scores (5-3-1)  
1. Indpls. Shortridge 19  
2. Fairmount Academy 11 1/2  
3. Brownsburg 10  
4. Evansville 8  
5. Franklin 5  
5. Indpls. Arsenal Technical 5  
5. North Salem 5  
5. Rochester 5  
5. Sheridan 5  
10. Atlanta 4  
10. Indpls. Manual 4  
10. Washington Center 4  
10. Wingate 4  
14. Frankfort 3  
15. Gary 3  
15. Logansport 3  
15. Noblesville 3  
15. Washington   3  
19. Fowler 1  
19. Greencastle 1  
19. Thorntown 1  
22. Kokomo 0 1/2