Pauline Blodgett Watson(April 13, 1919 - November 12, 2018)[1]was an Americanfigure skater,and a member ofBostonSkating Club.[2][3]She competed in both singles, winning the US junior title in 1934,[3]and pairs, with partnerRoger Turner,with whom she won the US junior pairs title in 1934,[4]and finished runners up in the senior pairs in 1936.
Watson grew up inBrookline, Massachusettsand owned a dress shop there for 30 years. In 1943 she marriedRobert B. Watson.[5]
Results
editLadies' singles
editEvent | 1937 | 1938 |
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U.S. Championships | 2nd[6] | 3rd[6] |
Pairs
edit(with Turner)
Event | 1936 |
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U.S. Championships | 2nd |
References
edit- ^"PAULINE BLODGETT WATSON".The Boston Globe.Retrieved18 August2019.
- ^"Skaters Seek Title",Lewiston Evening Journal,December 26, 1935, p. 8, retrieved 2010-11-21
- ^ab"Boston Girl Wins Figure Skate Toga",Pittsburgh Press,February 10, 1935, retrieved 2010-11-21
- ^"R. F. Turner, Polly Blodgett Win Junior Pair Skate Title",Chicago Daily Tribune,March 11, 1934, p. 1
- ^Pave, Marvin (May 19, 2013). "Polly Watson returns to Beaver Country Day".The Boston Globe.
- ^ab"Sport: Five Little Pretenders",Time,March 7, 1938, retrieved 2010-11-21