Clockwise from bottom left, E. J. Booth, Dr. Washington Oakey, Mr. Murray (from Utica), Billy Duquette. Winners of the 1927 Patterson Medal in Curling.
Adirondack Daily Enterprise, July 31, 1999 The Patterson Memorial Medal did not originate in Saranac Lake, nor was it named for Dr. Robert C. Paterson of Saranac Lake. However, over the years, the medal has come to be associated with him and with the village. 1
Plattsburgh Daily Press, February 22, 1939
SARANAC LAKE — The widely sought Patterson medal was brought back to Saranac Lake Monday after an absence of eight years. Local curlers won the trophy in an eight-team match. Saranac Lake has held the medal seven times, but lost it in 1932 and was unable to regain it until this year.
New York Times, December 24, 1939
...In other important matches the Saranac Lake Curling Club won the Patterson Medal for the seventh time…
New York Times, February 13, 1940
SARANAC CURLERS ON TOP
Beat Visiting Rinks and Capture Patterson Medal, Smith Cup
SARANAC LAKE, N. Y., Feb. 12 (AP)—Curlers from Schenectady and the Caledonia Club of New York City fell today before two Saranac Lake rinks in the finals of the Patterson Medal and Tommy Smith Cup matches.
Saranac Lake No. 1 defeated Schenectady for the Patterson Medal, 19 to 9, and Saranac Lake No. 2 topped Caledonia, 22 to 6, for the Smith Cup.
Saranac Lake No. 1 was the defending champion for the Patterson Medal which, with the exception of two years, has been competed for continuously since 1922.
Footnotes:
1. According to Jim Griebsch.
