Norwood High School announces the formation of a full outdoor track team this spring, building on its recent participation in the statewide pentathlon and the growing enthusiasm for athletics under Headmaster Leonard Grant and Coach Bennett Murray. With strong showings in football, baseball, and basketball, the school now turns its attention to track and field, aiming to compete in dual meets with schools of similar size and caliber.
Outdoor track practice begins Monday afternoon, alongside baseball tryouts. Many of Norwood’s top baseball players are expected to double as track athletes, boosting the team’s depth and versatility. Interest is high, with dozens of students already committed to trying out.
Among the early candidates are Edward Landry, John Flavin, Gardner Fisher, George Lewis, Stanton Slavin, Jack Gowdie, Louis Bagley, Edward Abley, Edwin Daniels, Robert Waldhein, Arthur Welch, Leon Cushman, Henry Newman, Lee Towne, John Jewett, Raymond Paquette, Irwin Lierman, Joseph Renaghan, Edmund Johnson, Samuel Kaplan, Cecil King, Thornton Stevens, John Doyle, John Costello, Joseph King, Joseph Moore, Vincent Kenefick, John Doran, Francis Metcalf, James Donahue, James Donovan, Mike Spierdowis, Walter Lafley, Blazo Dargwonta, Charles Flaherty, Frank Foley, Cedric Roberts, John Slattery, Lindsey Cleveland, Harold Reed, John Collins, Walter Lappin, Edward Stone, Howard Wohlschlagel, Ray Hartnett, Mario Campini, Julius Perlmutter, Arnold Schier, Chester Bailey, Leo Donaher, Henry Diggs, Samuel Hershenson, Charles O’Connor, Hartley Folan, William O’Meehan, Walter Lalley, Francis Johnson, Charles Clements, William Grainey, Andrew Pike, Oliver Hastings, Dick Norris, and Daniel Flaherty.
With such a large and enthusiastic pool of athletes, Norwood High looks forward to a promising season on the track.
📎 Source: Boston Globe, March 25, 1936 (public-domain historical reporting)
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