The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-06-10
CRACK ATHLETES
LEAVE FARGO Il. S.
FARGO HIGH SCHOOL WILL SUI.
FER HEAVY LOSS IN ATHLETES
THIS YEAR ALTHOUGH THERE
Is NOT THE USUAL NUMBER OF
ATHLETES GRADUATING.

Some OF Fargo high schools very
best athletes will graduate this spring,
which will deal a blow to the teams
Of next year. However there are only
a few leaving in comparison to the
number which left last year.
One of the best athletes of the
school, Bruce Pollock. who generated
the fast football team of last fall, and
who played guard position on the
recent basketball team, will graduate
with this years class.
Pollock is an aggressive, efficient,
and faithful worker on the athletic
field and the high school loses a good
man in Polly" He will attend the
Fargo college next year. He will be
heard from again.
Raymond Lawrence, a very good
sprint man and a first class baseball
man is also to leave this year. Law
renee is the making Of ten second
man and can cover the third base
position in classy style. Larry will
also attend the school on the hill next
year.
No man in the entire school could
leave the institution ana be a greater
loss to the athletic end of the high
school than Roy Cruikshank, the all
star man Of the Fargo high school.
Cruikshank's going hits every line OF
athletic activity in the entire school.
Last fall he captained the cham
pionship high school football team.
The entire season he played a great
game in the back field with a bad
ankle, which at times caused him the
most excruciating pain.
When the winter season rolled In
"Cruik" was again leading the high
school team on the basketball floor.
He played a wonderful game at for
ward and there is not better goal
getter in any high school In the en-
tire northwest than Cruikshank. AL
though the team did not win the state
championship, a big bulk Of the vic
tories secured could be laid to the feet
Of Cruikshank.
In the spring Cruikshank was not
able to be out for his banner sport,
that OF track athletics. He was suf-
fering with a bad heart and the ply
sicians forbade his doing the long
trots. He is, however. the holder Of
the interscholastic record in the mile
run, going the four Tapped race in re-
markable time.
Cruikshank is a born leader OF men.
He is popular with everyone and his
very personality is one Of the strong
est assets of his athletic success. He
has no plans for the future. A num-
Der of the colleges in the northwest
have been trying to induce him to
enter their respective institutions,
but as yet he has made no choice.
Several other men have taken con-
siderable part in athletics, but who
have never landed a position on a
team. Carol Barnes who played some
football and was the makings of
first class fullback, had to discontinue
the sport, as his parents did not wish
him to play. On the track Barnes
made some fine showings and gives
promises of long runner. Barnes
will probably attend ST. Mary's COL
lege Kan, next year.
William Rae will also leave the
school this year. He played football,
and gives promise Of q good tackle.
Rae will probably attend the Mime
sofa university.
A man who will surely succeed as a
high jumper is william Comrie, who
graduates with this springs class.
Comrie made a great showing in the
high jump this year. He is undecided
as to what he will do next year.
Vance, who worked hard in foot
ball and track work during the past
year, is graduate this year. Vance,
with little more experience, will
make a good line man. He will at
tend some school in the east next
year.
Although the men mentioned above
are good athletes to have in a school.
The high school possesses some fine
material for next year. Most of the
men who remain are experienced In
all athletic lines and have been drilled
by Coach Kalmbach who will leave the
school this year.
The men who are to graduate feel
that they have been greatly benefited
by their athletic work at the high
school. and IL some Of these men turn
out to be great athletes in their col
lege careers, they will undoubtedly
remember their work at Fargo high
and the sound instruction words OF
Coach Kalmbach, who has demon
strated his ability in handling high
school boys.