THE

CONN.

CLIPPINGS
Volume 13, No. 3

JU N E 1980

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Grass Catcher

President’s Message

Congratulations to new member James
Burke who is the new super at the Country
Club of Fairfield. Jim takes over from Lee
Kowalski who remains as General Manager.
Jim’s excited about his new position and
looks forward to membership in CAGCS.
Good Luck Jim!

Perhaps this time of year is a good time to
stop for a moment and reflect on goals that
were established in January or February. All
to often schedules get behind due to weather,
equipment breakdowns, or help shortages
causing one to get off the intended track. It is
not intentional but merely a fact of life that
circumstances arise which force changes in
prepared programs. For these reasons it is
important to reflect; to evaluate where it is we
were, where we are at, and where it is we
want to go. Such evaluation allows the
superintendent or any manager, to better
utilize his resources in order that those
intended goals are reached.
Now is also a good time to take a quick
glance at notes taken during the various
seminars held during the winter or programs
of the conferences attended. Such a glance
might bring to mind a thought or idea that
could now be put to good use. Often times,
many good ideas are presented at con­
ferences only to be lost from one’s mind. A
quick look-see at what was presented might
return those thoughts to mind making attend­
ance at the conference or meeting that much
more rewarding.
Steve Cadenelli

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1980 m eetings have gone along very
I smoothly. Attendance continues to remain
i high averaging 70 to 80 people per meeting,
j The April meeting hosted by Dick Cook at
1 Black Hall was an excellent beginning to the
new year. Those playing golf enjoyed a great
) day with weather and course conditions
being beautiful for so early in the year. Skip
Klimas of the Ciba-Geigy company pre­
sented an interesting overview of the current
status on insects, their life cycles, and con( tr°l-

The May meeting at Aspetuck Valley
* C.C. was highlighted by the presentation of
Life Membership Plaques to long time mem| bers Steve Kristof and Lee Kowalski. This
meeting also marked the thirty-first year that
Steve, Lee, Ben Kowalski, and Kay Ovian
had played golf in at least one CAGCS
meeting yearly. Quite a record.
Host Superintendent Frank Lamphier had
all that Penncross in excellent shape not to
* mention all the wooded areas that were well
trimmed. (I know ’cause I saw every bit of
woods.) Synchronized slide presentations on
agriculture and pesticides were presented by
representataives of the Stauffer Chemical
Company. The story of these presentations
was one of agricultural evolvement in the
United States and of the people who were a
part of that development. Many thanks to
Stauffer Chemical Co. for providing such a
fine program.

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The Scholarship and Research Committee
needs your support. In order to continue to
fund university research and scholarships
monies must be raised. Each member can do
his share by supporting the programs in-

itiated by the S & R Committee. Shirts,
jackets, and hats with the CAGCS logo are
sold monthly. These items are well made and
good looking. Profits go directly to the S & R
Fund. See Peter Pierson or any member of
the Committee to purchase one or more
items.
The Fall is a great time to host a tourna­
ment at your club for your members to
participate in. Such a tournament can be a
fun event with proceeds again going to the S
& R Fund. Remember, it is the golfing
member who receives the benefit of research
in the form of improved playing conditions.
Don’t forget the S & R Tournament to be
held at Edgewood C.C. this fall for supers
and their guests. Get a foursome together
now and plan on a good time!

Municipal Golf Course
Representatives Meet
May 14 saw the first meeting of the
Connecticut Municipal Golf Forum. The
forum was held at Laurel View Golf Club in
Hamden with representatives from fifteen of
the states thirty-one municipal courses pres­
ent.
The meeting was organized to provide the
municipal courses with an opportunity to
exchange inform ation on fee structures;
season passes; budgets; league play; speed of
play; winter play and other problems asso­
ciated with municipal golf courses. An in­
formative exchange took place among all
persons attending.
The next meeting of the forum will take
place at Laurel View on Wednesday October
29,1980. For further information contact Ed
Ward at Richter Park at phone number 7922550 or John LaPoint of the National Golf
Foundation at phone number 617-839-3367.

CAGCS
First Annual Green
Chairman/Superintendent Tournament
Wethersfield Country Club
July 7, 1980
Golf Clinic In Late Afternoon
By Conn. Section PGA Pros
Call For Starting Times
Annual CAGCS Family
Picnic
Winding Trails Park
Farmington
Aug. 2, 1980 H A M - 7PM
Food, Beverage, Games
Relaxation
No Charge
No Charge
COME — ENJOY

Connecticut Association
Of Golf Course
Superintendents
Officers
President
Stephen Cadenelli, CGCS
Country Club
of New Canaan
Office 203-966-2145
Home 203-966-0223
Vice-President Michael Wallace
Rockledge C.C.
Office 203-233-3594
Home 203-673-4608
Sec-Treasurer David Stimson, CGCS
Tumble Brook C.C.
Office 203-243-0150
Home 203-289-6979
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Fred Bachand
Ken Kelliher
Fran Rogers

Bruce Cadenelli
Peter Pierson
Peter Lund
Dick Parsons
Mark Loper, Associate Director
Robert Osterman, Immediate Past President

The object o f this association is to en­
courage increased knowledge o f golf course
management and greater professionalism
through education, research, exchange o f
practical experience and the well being o f
each individual member.
The CONN. CLIPPINGS is an official
publication o f the Connecticut Association
o f Golf Course Superintendents, Inc.
Stephen G. Cadenelli, Editor
127 Country Club Road
New Canaan, CT 06840

Conn. AG Station
News
Many people have been calling The Con­
necticut Agricultural Experiment Station in
New Haven to inquire about large, hairy
caterpillars that are crawling on their houses
and around their yards.
These caterpillars are fully-grown Eastern
tent caterpillars that have finished feeding
and have left their highly visible grayishwhite nests to search for places to enter a
resting stage. Most will be gone within ten
days, according to Kenneth Welch, an en­
tomologist at the Experiment Station.
A number of callers have thought that the
Eastern tent caterpillars are gypsy moths
because both kinds are hairy. Eastern tent
caterpillars are about two inches long and
have a bright yellow stripe down their backs.
Gypsy moth caterpillars, which are also
present in many areas, are much smaller at
this time, have five pairs of raised blue spots
and six pairs of raised red spots, and the head
is mottled yellow and black, Welch said.

A large number of inchworms are appear­
ing in trees in some parts of Connecticut,
according to entomologists at The Con­
necticut Agricultural Experiment Station in
New Haven.
The inchworms are the fall cankerworm,
which has not appeared in large numbers in
Connecticut in recent years. The caterpillars
that loop along rather than crawl, are slightly
over one inch long when full-grown, and may
be either green or black. When disturbed,
they spin strands of silk and drop from trees.
According to Kenneth Welch, an ento­
mologist at the Experiment Station, the
inchworms became large enough to be no­
ticed late last week. They have been observed
in Trumbull, Wallingford, North Haven,
New Haven, West Haven, Thomaston, Mer­
iden, and Middletown.
The fall cankerworm should not be con­
fused with the gypsy moth, which has prom­
inent hairs; nor with the elm spanworm, a
brown inchworm that was numerous for
several years in the early 1970s.
The fall cankerworm feeds on apple, elm,
oaks, maples, hickory, ash, beech, boxelder,
basswood, and cherry. It is expected to feed
until the middle of June and then enter a
resting stage until fall. In November or
December, adults will emerge to mate and
the females will lay eggs.
Drs. John Anderson and Ronald Weseloh
of the Experiment Station staff have begun
research to discover the natural enemies of
the fall cankerworm and to learn what natural
factors may lead to the eventual collapse of
the infestation.
Welch said that the bacterial insecticide
known as Bacillus thuringiensis sold under
the trade names of Dipel and Thuricide, as
well as several chemical pesticides, such as
Sevin (carbary 1), methoxychlor, acephate,
Orthene, and malathion are registered for use
against the fall cankerworm.
When he retired, a particularly successful
and beloved manager was asked what advice
he had for younger men. His answer is worth
repeating:
Belong to something bigger than yourself.
Work with others toward a common goal.
Do your part.
Take pride in doing your job well.
Work hard to make your ideas take shape
in reality.
Help build something of lasting value.

Trestleboard

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The Annual Superintendent Invitational
held at the Country Club of Waterbury June
2 was a day of enjoyment for all who
participated. A full field of 36 teams roamed
the rolling fairways of Waterbury manicured
so well by Charlie Baskin. Although the last
couple of holes were played in the rain no one
seemed too upset. The entire staff at Water­
bury is to be thanked for their efforts in

making the day go so well. Also, Fran Rogers
and the Golf Committee are to be congrat­
ulated for the good job of organizing the
event.
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Peter Lund, Superintendent at the Farmingbury Hills C.C. has been appointed to the
Board of D irecto rs by P resident Steve
Cadenelli with Board approval. Peter re­
places Charles York who resigned from the
board upon his moving to Rhode Island.

Meet Your Hosts
Peter Rappoccio, host superintendent of
the June meeting at the Silver Springs Coun­
try Club, is another superintendent who
entered the profession somewhat indirectly.
Although working at the Fairview Country
Club since the age of fifteen Peter went to
college seeking a degree in sociology. Achiev­
ing that he remained interested in golf course
management and attended the short course in
turf management at Rutgers University. He
remained at Fairview as the Assistant Super­
intendent for a year before moving to Silver
Springs as Superintendent.
Since his arrival at Silver Springs Peter
has initiated a Long Range Plan of equipment
improvement in an attempt to increase crew
efficiency. Numerous trees have been planted
and several tees enlarged. The Fall of 1980
will see drainage projects started on holes 2
and 8. Future plans call for updating of the
irrigation system which presently is auto­
matic on tees and greens and manual fair­
ways.
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Thanks to the efforts of Host Superintend­
ent Fred Bachand CAGCS members will get
to test their golfing skills at the Wethersfield
C.C. just prior to the Greater Hartford Open,
which is held there annually. Fred has been
preparing Wethersfield for this professional
tour stop since 1969. Anyone who has
visited him during this yearly event will
concur that Fred handles the pressure of this
tour event remarkably well. His attitude
toward the yearly stop is that basically, it is
just another week. He remarks, “the mem­
bers come first throughout the season. The
course must be kept in as good as shape as
possible throughout the season for them.
Consequently, tournament preparations re­
quire only increased mowing frequency on
green, tees, and fairways. Green height is
lowered only slightly.”
Fred has spent the vast majority of his
professional career at Wethersfield. While
attending Stockbridge School at UMASS he
did his placement training at New London
C.C. After a stint with Uncle Sam Fred
became Bill D esf s Assistant at Wethersfield
and took over as Superintendent in 1969
upon Bill’s move to UCONN. Fred has
served two terms on the Board of Directors of
CAGCS and is presently Chairman of the
Public Relations and Social Committee.

Would You Believe. . .

Tournament Results
April-Black Hall
HDCP 0-15 Gross
Net
16-40
Gross

The average golf shoe has 12 spikes, and the
USGA has computed that a player averages
28 paces per green; 28 paces times 24 means
672 impressions; 672 impressions times 18
greens equals 12,096 impressions per round
per player. Assuming 200 rounds are played
each day on a course, the greens receive
2,419,200 impressions daily—or more than
72 million holes each month. And you
wonder why you can’t sink a putt!

Seniors
Associates
Kickers

GCSAA Highlights
Second call for nominations for GCSAA
office has been issued by George Cleaver,
CGCS, 1980 Nominating Chairman. All
nominations must be sent to him by Sept. 1,
1980. His address is Box 121-A, Falls Rd.,
Lutherville, Maryland 21093.
Second call is also issued for nominations
for Distinguished Service Award. Qualifi­
cations for this award include having made
an outstanding contribution to the advance­
ment of the profession of Golf Course Super­
intendency, the outstanding contribution
may be, or have been, regional in nature, and
the nominee must not have been a recipient of
this award during the preceeding ten years.
Send all nom inations to: Mr. E dw ard
Dembnicki, CGCS, Kingston Arcadian-A3,
Myrtle Beach, S.C. 29577.
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A reminder that GCSAA dues are now
payable. Be sure to complete the reverse side
of the remittance copy stating present em­
ployment status. All members failing to make
payment by October 1 will be dropped from
the Association.
Plans are pretty well firmed up for a
GCSAA Seminar on Insects to be held in the
late fall. This seminar is being co-sponsored
by CAGCS and other local chapters and will
be held in a location central to the Northeast
area. Keep an eye out for further info!

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Host Super Frank Lamphier Addressing
The Group At Aspetuck Valley C. C.

President Steve Cadenelli Presenting Life
Membership Plaques To Steve Kristof (left)
And Lee Kowalski (center)

Future Happenings
June 25
June 26-29
July 7
July 24-27

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and EMMA
August 2

“ They’ve outlawed just about every
pesticide there is to use on these pesky
critters—what n e x t. . . ?”
.. . Hoe handles.”

Net
Gross
Net
Gross
Net

Club-Full Handicap
Peter P ierson........ ...8 3
Bert Furgess.......... . . . 71
Eric Johnson,
John Motycka . . . . . . . 96
Steve D ivito.........., . . . 74
Dick C o o k ............, . . . 84
Roy S ibley............___75
Frank Downey..... . . . 90
Ed Wyacek............. . . . 74
Bert Furgess
Ed Wyacek
Steve Divito
Eric Johnson

UMASS Field Day
Turf Plots
S. Deerfield, MA
First U.S. Senior Open
Winged Foot G.C.
Mamaroneck, NY
CAGCS Monthly Meeting
Wethersfield Country Club
Wethersfield, CT
Sammy Davis Jr.
Greater Hartford Open
Wethersfield Country Club
Wethersfield, CT
CAGCA Annual Family
Picnic
Winding Trails Park
Farmington, CT

The Following Have Been Voted In As
New Members Of Our Association.
Congratulations & Welcome!
James Burke - Class A
C.C. of Fairfield
Fairfield, CT
Steve Kotowicz - Class C
Pro-Lawn Products, Inc.
Bethel, CT
Steve Smith - Class C
I & E Supply, Inc.
Milford, CT
Thomas Watroba - Class A
Suffield C.C.
Suffield, CT

May-Aspetuck Valley C.C.-Blind Draw
Frank Lamphier
First Low Gross
Dan Cancelled 171
(won in match of cards)
Dick Cook
Second Low Gross
R. Abraham 171
First Low Net
Steve Kristoff
Mark Fuller 145
Ben Kowalski
Second Low Net
Tom Fletcher 147
Individual Low Gross Peter Pierson 78
Kickers
Nick Carlo
Peter Pierson
Kay Ovian

Closest to Flagstick

Les Schriber
P. Lamperell
Jack Mosher
Ken Kelliher
Jack Lynch
Steve Smith
Bob Alonzi
Hole# 8 Fred Bachand 12"
Hole# 12 Ben Kowalski 42"

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The Superintendent InvitationalCountry Club of Waterbury
First Low Gross
Country Club o f
Waterbury 63
Charles Baskin
Floyd Gensler
Richard Bannow
Howard Finkenzellar
Second Low Gross Clinton Country Club 64
(match of cards)
Rick Negralle
Chuck Lasher
Howard Sharpies
Dan Terray
Third Low Gross Aspetuck Valley Country
Club 64
Frank Lamphier
John Strevens
Tom Thorsen
Ed Snyder
First Low Net
Springfield Country Club 53
Doug Stachura
Harry Mattson
Frank Palmer
Ed O’Leary
Second Low Net
Minnechaug G olf Club 54
(match of cards)
Gary Bryant
James Rusher
Graham Clark
Mike Robbins
Third Low New
C liff side Country Club 54
Ron Holcomb
Dennis Coscina
Bernard Lapuk
Henry Eddlberg

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745 Post Road
Darien, CT 06820

Rolf Brandt
(203) 655-8008
ANDERSON-W ARNER
ENG IN EER IN G CO., INC.
Turf Irrigation
164 Nod Road
Avon, CT 06001

CLORO-SPRAY
Div. of Henry E. Sanson & Sons, Inc.
475 Beaver Street
Bristol, PA 19007

THE MAGOVERN CO.
Windsor Locks, CT 06096

Curtis Stimson, CAGCS member
Carl Wallace, CAGCS member

Dennis DeSanctis

E.J. Sanson, CAGCS member
Frank Paladino

(203) 623-2508 Windsor Locks
(203) 348-8211 Stamford

(201) 473-3393 office
(201) 521-3173 home

METO M ILORGRANITE, INC.
P.O. Box 267
Hawthorne, NY 10532

TOM IRWIN, INC.
11 B A Street
Burlington, MA 01803

John Wistrand, CAGCS member

John Callahan, CAGCS member

(914) 769-7600

(203) 677-7054
(617) 273-0143

(212) 338-2153

Jesse Anderson, CAGCS member

EGYPT FARMS, INC.
Sterilized Greens Topdressing
White Marsh, MD 21162
(301) 335-3700

(203) 677-0225

John Wistrand, CAGCS member

ANDREW WILSON, INC.
1170 Route 22
Mountainside, NJ 07092

Brian Makar, CAGCS member

(914) 769-7600
GOLF CAR RENTAL SERVICE
Route 85 (West Road)
Bolton, CT 06040

OLD FOX CHEM ICAL CO.
Hazardville, CT 06082

John Grant, CAGCS member
P.O. Box 62
Pleasant Valley, CT 06063
(203) 379-3579

(201) 654-5800 Office
(914) 969-5932 Home

Nick Carlo

AQUA-LAWN, INC.
Irrigation Contractors
328 Figlar Ave.
Fairfield, CT 06430

I&E SUPPLY, INC.
66 Ema Ave., P.O. Box 9
Milford, CT 06460

Al Arison, CAGCS member

Richard Smith, CAGCS member

(203) 336-9890

Louis Toth, CAGCS member

(203) 878-0658

(203) 255-3075
(203) 255-2774

IMPERIAL NURSERIES
4 Griffin Rd. North
Windsor, CT 06095

BLUE RIDGE PEAT FARMS, INC.
Blended Top Dressing
RD 1, Box 292-A
White Haven, PA 18661

Gene Evans
(717) 443-9596
JAMES CARRIERE & SONS, INC.
Trap Sand & Partac Topdressing
7 Cottage St.
Port Chester, NY 10573
(914) 937-5479
(914) 937-2136
C.B. DOLGE COMPANY
Westport, CT 06880

Raymond G. Miller, CAGCS member
(203) 227-9591
CHAS. C. HART COMPANY
304 Main St.
Wethersfield, CT 06109

Robert Kennedy, CAGCS member
Roy Sibley, CAGCS member
(203) 529-2537

(203) 647-9371

O. M. SCOTT & SONS
Proturf Division
Marysville, OH 43040

PRO-LAWN PRODUCTS, INC.

Stephen M. Kotowicz, CAGCS member

John Perrotti, CAGCS member
(203) 688-5293

30 Nashville Rd.
Bethel, CT 06801
(203) 792-3032

THE TERRE COMPANY
206 Delawanna Avenue
Clifton, N J 07014

SHEM IN NURSERIES, INC.
1081 King St.
P.O. Box 64, Glenville Station
Greenwich, CT 06830

Phil Gallo
(203) 531-7352
TURF PRODUCTS CORPORATION
1496 John Fitch Blvd.
South Windsor, CT 06074

Mark Loper, CAGCS member
(203) 289-3471

Roger Morhardt
(203) 748-4445
VALLEY FARMS NURSERY &
SUPPLY, INC.
Putting Green Sod
133 Hopmeadow St. (Route 10)
Simsbury, CT 06070

J.A. JACKSON CORPORATION
430 Center Avenue
Mamaroneck, NY 10543

PURPLE KINGS FARM
Custom Greens Dressing
Northwest Hill Rd.
Williamstown, MA 01267

Dan Cancelleri, CAGCS member

Ralph Mason, CAGCS member

(203) 651-8555

(914) 698-4150
(914) 667-3737

(413) 458-4646

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P.O. Box 68
Port Chester, NY 10573

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“ Home of Lesco Products”
300 S. Abbe Rd.
Elyria, OH 44035
(800) 321-5325

Frank Downey, CAGCS member
Cliff Belden
LARCHMONT E N G IN EER IN G &
IRRIGATION, INC.
Larchmont Lane
Lexington, MA 02173

THE REICHERT COMPANY
Oilzum Motor Oils & Lubricants
P. O. Box 273
Riverside, CT 06878

Frank Reichert
(203) 661-1816
SOMERS TURF SUPPLIES
P.O Bbx»294
Devo&jPT 06460

B ill^fners, CAGCS member
(203) 878-2108

Stephen P. Butler, CAGCS member
(617) 862-2550

Joe Bidwell, CAGCS member

Bob Lippman, CAGCS member
(914) 937-6523 office
(914) 248-5790 home
W INDING BROOK TURF FARM, INC.
240 Griswold Rd.
Wethersfield, CT 06109

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(203) 529-6869
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Golf Course Architect
Member ASCGA
Do Little Drive
Bethany, CT 06525
(203) 393-2635

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Stephen G. Cadenelli, Editor
127 Country Club Road
New Canaan, CT 06840

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