1931 IHSAA BOYS STATE T&F MEET  
  Butler University Field, Indianapolis
  May 23, 1931
  (only winning performances are known) * Meet Record
   
 
                 
  100 Yard  
1. Edgar Harvey 12 Kokomo 10.3  
2. Donald Elser 12 Gary Mann  
3. Ralph Long 12 Kokomo  
4. Harry Hollis 12 Warren Central  
5. John Morrow 11 South Bend Central  
                 
                 
  220 Yard (Straight)  
1. Willie Hart 11 Gary Froebel 22.2  
2. Ralph Long 12 Kokomo  
3. Carl Williams 11 Lebanon  
4. Frank Parmater 12 Elkhart  
5. Donas Dischinger 10 Indpls. Arsenal Technical  
                 
                 
  440 Yard - Race 1 (One Turn)  
1. Edgar Harvey 12 Kokomo 50.5  
2. Jewell Brown 11 Linton  
3. David McQueen 12 Lafayette Jefferson  
4. John Mullins 12 Gary Froebel  
5. Frank Parmater 12 Elkhart  
   
  440 Yard - Race 2 (One Turn)  
1. Carl Williams 11 Lebanon 50.3  
2. Robert Fribley + 12 Logansport  
3. Charles Hecker 11 Gary Mann  
4. Dean Hardin 11 Indpls. Washington  
5. Randall Lawson 11 New Castle  
            + 2nd in 1930 competing for Elkhart  
                 
                 
  880 Yard - Race 1  
1. William Greenlees 11 Indpls. Arsenal Technical 2:01.1  
2. Joe Bill Spriggs 12 Bloomington  
3. Robert Raymond 11 Hammond  
4. Marmaduke Hobbs 12 Salem  
5. Winston Griffin 11 Sheridan  
   
  880 Yard - Race 2  
1. Gilbert Dotson 11 Elkhart 2:02.8  
2. Ted Freeman 12 Indpls. Arsenal Technical  
3. Virgil Bolding 12 Bedford  
4. Jack Fleming 11 Ft. Wayne South Side  
5. Stanley Allen 12 Kokomo  
                 
   
  Mile - Race 1  
1. Harold Schmidt 12 Shelbyville 4:34.8  
2. George Knox 12 Petersburg  
3. Gerald Vogel 12 Marion  
4. Carl Truemper 12 Indpls. Arsenal Technical  
5. Gilbert Goldsberry 10 Lafayette Jefferson  
   
  Mile - Race 2  
1. Virgil Bolding 12 Bedford 4:28.5 *  
2. Marmaduke Hobbs 12 Salem  
3. John Barr 11 Muncie  
4. Benkler Schultz 12 Stillwell  
5. Robert Clymer 11 Ft. Wayne South Side  
   
                 
  120 Yard Hurdles (42")  
1. Amos Abrams 10 Gary Froebel 15.4 *  
2. Robert Lee + 12 South Bend Central  
3. John Sessler 12 Ft. Wayne North Side  
4. Elmer Hampton 11 Anderson  
5. Jack Neely 11 Indpls. Arsenal Technical  
            + 2nd in 1929 competing for South Bend  
                 
                 
  220 Yard Hurdles (30")  
1. Amos Abrams 10 Gary Froebel 24.5 *  
2. Howard Vauris 12 Ft. Wayne North Side  
3. John Mullins 12 Gary Froebel  
4. Jack Neely 11 Indpls. Arsenal Technical  
5. Ralph Smith 12 Marion  
                 
                 
  880 Yard Relay - Race 1  
1. Elkhart 1:33.5  
            Horton Sawyer 12, William Riblet 12,  
            Jack Helfrick 10, Frank Parmater 12  
2. Terre Haute Wiley  
3. Lafayette Jefferson  
4. Rushville  
5. Petersburg  
   
  880 Yard Relay - Race 2  
1. Kokomo 1:35.2  
            Ralph Long 12, Albert Gatlin 10,  
            Gilbert Olson 12, Edgar Harvey 12  
2. South Bend Central  
3. Indpls. Arsenal Technical  
4. Bloomington  
5. Bicknell  
                 
                 
  Mile Relay - Race 1  
1. Gary Froebel 3:34.3  
            Louis Mallard 12, John Pustik 10,  
            Amos Abrams 10, John Mullins 12  
2. Ft. Wayne Central  
3. Mishawaka  
4. Terre Haute Wiley  
5. Elkhart  
   
  Mile Relay - Race 2  
1. Indpls. Arsenal Technical 3:36.1  
            Howard White 12, Norman Edwards 12,  
            William Greenlees 11, Ted Freeman 12  
2. Anderson  
3. Linton  
4. Seymour  
5. New Albany  
                 
                 
  High Jump  
+1. Louis Mallard 12 Gary Froebel 5' 10 3/4  
+1. Paul Maxwell 12 Linton 5' 10 3/4  
+3. Robert Bartlett 12 Bloomington  
+3. Allen Dillingham 10 Connersville  
+3. Howard Vauris 12 Ft. Wayne North Side  
            + tie  
                 
                 
  Pole Vault  
1. Robert Babb ++ 12 Kokomo 12' 07 *  
+2. David Hunn 11 Elkhart  
+2. Bruce Sanders 12 Petersburg  
+4. Joe Barker 12 Swayzee  
+4. Willie Johnson 11 Gary Froebel  
+4. Paul Maxwell 12 Linton  
+4. John Pilenak Gary Froebel  
+4. John Turk 12 Indpls. Washington  
            + tie  
            ++ Babb finished 5th in 1928 and in the Kokomo yearbooks he is listed as a freshman  
            in 1927, a sophomore in both 1928 and 1929, a junior in 1930, and a senior in 1931  
                 
                 
  Long Jump  
1. Robert Scott 11 Gary Froebel 22' 07 1/2 *
2. Harry Hollis 12 Warren Central  
3. Bernard Gray 12 Crawfordsville  
4. Morris Blakemore 12 Anderson  
5. Ralph Smith 12 Marion  
                 
                 
  Shot Put (12 lb)  
1. Donald Elser 12 Gary Mann 52' 11 1/2 *
2. Louis Mallard 12 Gary Froebel  
3. Robert Blake 10 Alexandria  
4. Hamilton Lyons 11 Evansville Bosse  
5. Wendell Walker 11 Vincennes  
                 
   
  Discus  
  Not Contested 1917-1972  
   
 
   
  Team Scores (5-4-3-2-1)  
1. Gary Froebel 39 7/10  
2. Kokomo 28  
3. Indpls. Arsenal Technical 23  
4. Elkhart 17 1/2  
5. Linton 12 1/10  
6. Gary Mann 12  
7. Ft. Wayne North Side 9  
7. South Bend Central 9  
9. Petersburg 8 1/2  
10. Anderson 8  
10. Bedford 8  
10. Bloomington 8  
10. Lebanon 8  
14. Lafayette Jefferson 7  
15. Salem 6  
15. Terre Haute Wiley 6  
15. Warren Central 6  
18. Marion 5  
18. Shelbyville 5  
20. Ft. Wayne Central 4  
20. Logansport 4  
22. Alexandria 3  
22. Crawfordsville 3  
22. Ft. Wayne South Side 3  
22. Hammond 3  
22. Mishawaka 3  
22. Muncie 3  
28. Indpls. Washington 2 6/10  
29. Connersville 2  
29. Evansville Bosse 2  
29. Rushville 2  
29. Seymour 2  
29. Stillwell 2  
34. Bicknell 1  
34. New Albany 1  
34. New Castle 1  
34. Sheridan 1  
34. Vincennes 1  
39. Swayzee 0 6/10