Polly Blodgett

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Pauline Blodgett Watson (April 13, 1919 - November 12, 2018) [1] was an American figure skater, and a member of Boston Skating Club. [2] [3] She competed in both singles, winning the US junior title in 1934, [3] and pairs, with partner Roger Turner, with whom she won the US junior pairs title in 1934, [4] and finished runners up in the senior pairs in 1936.

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Watson grew up in Brookline, Massachusetts and owned a dress shop there for 30 years. In 1943 she married Robert B. Watson. [5]

Results

Ladies' singles

Event19371938
U.S. Championships 2nd [6] 3rd [6]

Pairs

(with Turner)

Event1936
U.S. Championships 2nd

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References

  1. "PAULINE BLODGETT WATSON". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  2. "Skaters Seek Title", Lewiston Evening Journal , December 26, 1935, p. 8, retrieved 2010-11-21
  3. 1 2 "Boston Girl Wins Figure Skate Toga", Pittsburgh Press , February 10, 1935, retrieved 2010-11-21
  4. "R. F. Turner, Polly Blodgett Win Junior Pair Skate Title", Chicago Daily Tribune , March 11, 1934, p. 1
  5. Pave, Marvin (May 19, 2013). "Polly Watson returns to Beaver Country Day". The Boston Globe.
  6. 1 2 "Sport: Five Little Pretenders", Time , March 7, 1938, retrieved 2010-11-21