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A total of 13 points for the three tests comprising the event gave Pat McDonald of the New York A.C., Olympic and national champion with the sixteenpound shot, first prize in the all-around weight-throwing competition,\ ASBURY PARK, N.J., Aug. 26. -- Sergeant Patrick McDonald of the New York Police Department, Olympic weight-thrower and holder of the world's record for the thirty-five-pound weight throw, for the second time within a week rescued an unwary bather from the surf today.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_McDonald_(athlete) "Patrick Joseph "Pat" McDonald (born McDonnell; July 29, 1878 – May 16, 1954) was born in Doonbeg, County Clare, Ireland. He competed as an American track and field athlete in a variety of the throwing events. He was a member of the Irish American Athletic Club and of the New York City Police Department, working as a traffic cop in Times Square for many years." Someone reckons this is "setting the world shot-put record at Celtic Park in Sunnyside, October 22, 1911." See books.google.com/books?id=6COtAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA74&lp... See NYPL photo at digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-6519-a3d9-e040...

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The [New York] Sun., August 24, 1919, Section 2 Sporting Section, Page 2, Image 18
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reports on the annual senior track and field championships of the Metropolitan Association at Pershing Field, New Jersey. At this event, McDonald competed on behalf of the New York Athletic Club, which used the logo of Mercury's winged foot. That appears to be the logo on his shirt here. He won the shot-put and throwing the 56lb weight.

Michael A. Devanney (see nearby photo) won the mile at the same event. Pete White (also in a nearby photo) won the 100 yard dash.

The backdrop of the Devanney photo is consistent with a photo of Pershing Field. See

Thanks, swanq!

Members of the American track and field team at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm. The questioned name should be spelled Kiviat. Ralph Waldo Rose (1884-1913) won the gold medal in men's two-handed shot put. Patrick Joseph McDonald (McDonnell-) (1887-1954) won the gold for men's shot put and silver for men's two-handed shot put. Matthew John McGrath (1877-1941) took the gold medal in men's hammer throw. John Paul Jones (1890-1970) won no medals. Albert Richard "Abel" Kiviat (1892-1991) won silver in the men's 1,500 metre run and gold in the men's 3,000 metre run.

Thanks for the information. Will submit the record for updating.