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This NEWSLETTER is published
monthly by the Greenkeepers Club of
New England, and sent free to its members and their Green's Chairmen. Subscription price ten cents a copy, or a
dollar a year.
GUY C. WEST
Editor
R h o d e Island C o u n t r y Club
"West B a r r i n g t o n , E. I.

GEORGE J. ROMMELL, JR.
Business Mgr.
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April, 1938

Vol. 10, No. 4

The ideas and opinions expressed in
the subject matter of this NEWSLETTER are not necessarily those of
the Editor or the members of the club
as a whole.
CLUB MEETINGS

The March meeting was held at the
Waltham Field Station on March 7th.
The speaker was Dr. Walter S. Eisenmenger of the Mass State College. Dr.
Eisenmenger spoke on the general subject of "Soils", and brought out several
useful suggestions, including the following:
New England soils are in the main
young; age tends to wash out soils,
especially in warm climates. The clay
soils in N. E. are not as bad as the
clays further south. These soils are
good in many ways, but do compact too
much, are not good physically. Sandy
soils may give trouble in Summer thru
lack of water. In clay soils, roots may
not decay from lack of air.
Keeping people from a wet golf
course will help considerably.
The greenkeeper must keep his soil
a little different than Nature does it;
possibly a little acid, even killing earthworms, which normally do a lot to keep
the soil stirred up; these practices even
keep the soil semi-sterile at times.
In heavy soils, it might be good practice to try some calcium nitrate; these
two elements go down best of all such
elements, and will leave a calcium
residue. If sodium nitrate is used, the
sodium residue would tend to make the
soil more compact.

Urea, an organic fertilizer, is now
one of the cheapest sources of nitrogen;
it leaves the soil about the same acidity
as before. Urea will not go down in
clay soils as fast as calcium and nitrate.
Soil will modify a great deal many
things we do to it. Most soils are
"buffered" well, especially soils with
much organic matter. This fact is what
prevents damage for the most part from
mercury salts, leads, etc. Arsenic might
be dangerous in quanity for certain
types of plants; it is hard to overcome,
not easily buffered.
Soil testing by short methods are
never sure, except pH test, and phosphorus test is fair. Laboratory tests are
only valuable as they back up what has
been observed.
When carbon in soil exceeds nitrogen
by ten times or more, the nitrate bacteria in the soil may use the nitrate
nitrogen in soil to detriment of plants
on such soils.
The April meeting was held at the
Waltham Field Station on April 4th,
with Dr. John Monteith of the U.S.G.A!
Green Section speaking on the subject
"Research, Past, Present, and Future".
Dr. Monteith outlined the beginnings of
turf research, as starting in earnest
during the war, when it was impossible
to obtain supplies of South German
mixed bent seed. It was twenty years
ago that the first green was planted to
vegetative bent. (Grass is an important
phase of GOLF). Research in general
is the finding out, hunting for new information, getting scraps of information in some field, gathering them together to get some new facts. All experimental work is not research.
Problems of vegetative planting were
turned over to Department of Agriculture. Because of lack of State and
Federal funds, the U.S.G.A. started the
Green Section in 1920.
Vegetative planting with creeping
bents brought in problems of dollar
spot—disease. Research in disease control brought out the mercury controls.
All experiments had indicated that
grasses in acid soils tended to crowd
out weeds; era of pushing acid greens
was result. This was effective, but overdone. Excessive acidity gave injury,
which was corrected by dose of lime.
Often the injury wasn't acidity, but
possibly calcium deficiency.

Development of grasses brought out
two principal creeping bent strains,
Washington and Metropolitan. The
Green Section is still testing many
varieties, using these two as standard.
The "hit or miss" method has cost
golf clubs thousands of dollars, especially true in selection of green committee
chairmen.
Attention to insect problems were
focused by Japanese beetles. Arsenate
of lead treatment for Japanese beetle
in one locality gave control in other
places of other insects, also earthworms.
Research is done at Arlington because
there is a large number of scientists
close at hand; also, it is close to the
Southern border of bent.
Some work has been done in soil
textures, height of cut, and in weed
control.
Research program was badly wrecked
in 1933. Present research is now concentrating more on fairway and tee
turf; fertilizer tests, soil texture tests,
weed control. "Weeds in fairways may
be challenged in near future by members, such as they now are in putting
greens".
Total research on grasses at present
in U. S. is very little compared with
the investment in grass. All of the past
research has merely scratched the surface; future will bring out much more.
Clubs are now paying greenkeepers to
use the technical information available;
research men must make the available
information greater.
GREENKEEPERS CONFERENCE

The Greenkeepers Club of New England with the Mass. State College cooperating, held five evening classes in
greenkeeping on March 21st through
the 25th at the Waltham Field Station.
Attendance averaged over fifty. Subjects discussed were Watering, Turf
Diseases, Insects, Soils, Fertilizers, one
each night. Prof. Lawrence S. Dickinson was in attendance for the entire
week, and members of the staff at the
Field Station cooperated. Designed as
a course of study for greenkeepers and
their assistants only, a means of further
helping our members, this course met
with great enthusiasm, and will doubtless be continued another year.

SERVICE SECTION DINNER

The annual joint dinner of the M. G.
A. Service Section and the Greenkeepers Club was held at the Salem Country
Club on April 4th. Speakers included
Chairman and Secretary Albert Goodhue and Harry Hood respectively of the
Service Section Committee, Pres. E. B.
Badger of the M. G. A., Vice-Pres.
H. W. Pierce of the U. S. G. A., Dr.
John Monteith, Frank H. Wilson, and
George Carens of the Boston Transcript. Bob Pryde of Connecticut also
showed his moving pictures, taken on a
round the world trip just completed.
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We understand that Thomas Burke,
formerly of the Amesbury Country
Club, is now greenkeeper at the Cohasse
C. C. in Southbridge.
New England Toro Co. announces
that they have oversold their first allotment of the Power Putting Green
Mower Motor Conversions, now known
as the "Pony Power Greens Mower" and
no additional orders will be taken until
the TORO Manufacturing Corp. can
catch up with orders on file at the factory—it is expected that additional
machines will be available in the latter
part of April.
CONNECTICUT ASSOCIATION
ANNUAL MEETING

The annual meeting of the Connecticut Association of Golf Course Superintendents was held at the Brooklawn
Country Club, Monday, March 7. Officers for the year were elected as fol- f
lows:
President
Don MacKay
Hartford G. C., Hartford
Vice President
Harry Grahame
Putnam C. C., Putnam
Secretary and Treasurer
Charles Traverse
Mill River C. C.
Asst. Secretary - Treasurer
A. Lentine
Tumble-Brook C. C., W. Hartford
Board of Directors . . . . W. E. Perkins
Yale Golf Club, New Haven :
Sixty-six members and guests had
dinner. Dr. M. F. Morgan from C#(in.
Agriculture Experiment Station, New
Haven, spoke on "Golf Course Fertilizing against the use of Arsenate of Lead
for the Control of the Japanese Beetle."

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Mr. C. W, Baker of F. H. Woodruff
spoke on "Putting Green Grasses."
Other speakers were Henry Cliff,
Superintendent of Parks, Bridgeport;
R. A. Leckie, President of Board of
Recreation, Bridgeport.
Bob Pryde of Racebrook C. C. spoke
of his trip around the world and also
showed moving pictures of the trip.
Our next meeting was held at Avon
C. C., Avon, Monday, April 4, 1938.
Charles Traverse,
Secretary.
ANNUAL RECREATION
CONFERENCE

The Fifth Conference on Outdoor
Recreation was held at the Mass. State
College on March 10, 11, 12, and 13th.
There were programs under the following sections: Camping, Archery, Golf
and Parks, Community Planning, Nature Study and Gardening, Hunting and
Fishing, Mountaineering, Winter Sports,
Water Sports, Forestry.
The Golf Section program started
with graduation exercises of the 1938
Winter School for Greenkeepers, with
papers being presented by Martin C.
Higgins and Jack White of the School.
Carlton E. Treat, in his charge to the
graduates asked them to be considerate
of their fellow greenkeepers, of their
turf, and of their reputation; to be
careful of methods, in application of
chemicals and fertilizers, in jumping to
conclusions; to be thoughtful of club,
of turf, of self. Be full of thought.
Other speakers with subjects presented were:

The Recreational Facilities and the
Work of the Metropolitan District
C o m m i s s i o n — E u g e n e C. H u l t m a n ,
Commissioner.
Discoveries in the Seed Laboratory—

F. A. McLaughlin, analyst, Mass.
Agri. Exp. Sta.
Grass Seed from the Commercial Angle
—C. W. Baker, commercial seedsman,
Milford, Conn.
Revolutionizing the Preparation of
Compost—Robert D. Pryde, Race
Brook Country Club, Orange, Conn.
Discussion by M. S. Whaley of Westfield, N. J. (Sponsored by the Northeastern New York Greenkeepers' Association.)
Let's Diagnose the Trouble—L. S. Dickinson, M.S.C.

The Opportunities of the G o l f e r — F r e d

J. Sievers, director, Mass. Agri. Exp.
Sta.
Maintenance and Other Problems of
Turf Superintendents M. E. Farnham, supt., Philadelphia (Pa.) Country Club.
Changing the Physical Texture of Soils
and Soil Conditioners—Prof. George

B. McClure, U. of Ohio.
Address: President Hugh P. Baker,
M. S. C.
1937 on the Golf Courses of New England—Program sponsored by Greenkeepers Club of New England. Speakers: Robert A. Mitchell, Frank H.
Wilson, George Rommell, John Counfell.
The Sunday morning program was
the strongest part of the program in
our opinion, a new type of question box,
termed "the Experts on Trial".
The annual banquet of the Golf Section was held at Pacific Hall on Saturday evening, with a varied program following.
CONFERENCE NOTES

We liked the new set-up in the cage,
and the idea of our committee in furnishing chairs in our booth met with
much approval.
Chet, Orville and Bob threw a nice
party Friday night at the Hotel Northampton, with a fine buffet supper.
Bob Pryde's movies of his world trip
are well worth seeing.
1937 ON T H E GOLF COURSE
( A Recreation Conference Paper)

by John Counsell

I have been requested to tell you
some of my experiences on our golf
course during the 1937 season.
We have eighteen creeping bent
greens, some are Washington and some
are Metropolitan bent. There is a small
amount of Virginia bent in a few greens.
They are built on a clay soil which is
far from ideal. We have good surface
drainage on practically all of the greens.
The greens came through the winter
free from Winter-kill and Snow-mold,
we had treated them with three ounces
of Mercurial per 1,000 square feet the
previous December. In the spring we
had a fine crop of Poa Annua due apparently to the mild winter and very

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wet spring. Most of this disappeared
the latter part of June and early July.
Conditions were generally satisfactory during the season until early August when we discovered the small grub
of the manure beetle in some of our
tees. We promptly forked these areas
and applied Arsenate of Lead after
which the turf recovered.
We had much less Crab Grass in 1937
than in previous years. This was probably due to our thorough weeding of
this pest during the past few years.
After talking with some of the
Greenskeepers at the August meeting
held at the Manchester Country Club,
I felt that I was fortunate and my
troubles appeared rather trifling compared to what some of the boys related
about their problems. About a week
later, August 15th to be exact, I was
rudely awakened from my lethargy.
We had the most severe attack of Large
Brownpatch we ever had, followed by
an attack of Zonate Eye Spot on the
Virginia bent. A few days later on two
of the greens we found several small
irregular shaped areas affected apparently by some fungus disease. We called
it Pythium, although it may have been
something else. It was September before the greens recovered from that
bombardment.
We did not get the usual vigorous fall
growth on our greens last September,
but they appeared normal at the end of
the growing season. I wonder what effect the abbreviated root system that
was prevalent last year will have on
turf this coming season.
During 1937 we made some improvements which were not classified under
general maintenance. Some of the service roads were re-routed to improve
appearances around the golf course.
The parking area near the Club House
was enlarged. The nursery area was increased and two practice tees were
built.
One of the greens was re-built because of faulty soil condition and poor
drainage. The old turf was removed
and used to sod new tees. A herring
bone system of 4" tile was installed
and a layer of sharp sand two inches
deep was spread over the entire surface. Hydrated Lime was applied at
the rate of 50 lbs. to a 1,000 square
feet. A Rototiller was used to incorporate the sand and lime in the top
soil to a depth of six inches. A good
sandy loam was applied from four to

six inches deep over the entire green
which made the original top soil a part
of the sub soil. Humus, Organics, Superphosphate and Arsenate of Lead were
mixed with the new top soil which was
then rolled and puddled previous to
sodding with turf secured from the
nursery.
The installation of our fairway watering system was completed last spring.
We were gratified by the results obtained the first season from fairway
watering and fertilization.
As all fairway irrigation systems
differ in some respects you may be
interested in a description of our layout. The water supply is obtained from
fourteen driven wells about twenty feet
deep. The wells are 2 % " pipe about
sixty feet apart situated in a low
swampy area. The pump house is located
close to the wells and contains a 60
Horse Power motor and a 500 g.p.m.
2 stage centrifugal pump which develops 160 lbs. pressure at the pump.
There is a pressure loss of about 45 lbs.
due largely to a difference in elevation
of 90 ft. between the pump house and
the nearest fairway. There is about
100 lbs. pressure at most of the valves.
Over 18,000 ft. of pipe was laid most
of which is cast iron bell and spigot in
the six inch, four inch and three inch
sizes. We used a small amount of two
inch galvanized pipe on the tee ends
and the green ends where only one
valve was connected. There are 126
valves about 100 feet apart. We have
fifteen fairways under irrigation, there
are three par three holes where water
is not necessary. We have installed a
regular fairway valve about two feet
in front of our greens from which we
water the greens with a fairway sprink- ji^"
ler. Most of the drains are the pump '
type and we use a gasoline driven rotary
pump to empty the pipes in the fall.
The night man had some difficulty at
first locating the valves but after we
cleaned the grass around them and
painted the covers with aluminum paint
he had very little trouble finding them.
In closing I think old Dame Nature
was quite hostile to us in 1937 but let
us hope she will be in a more friendly
mood during the coming season, for as
John Ingalls once said "Grass is the
forgiveness of nature—her constant
benediction."
"So long as you can laugh you're in
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G R E E N K E E P E R S ' SPRING
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(Bulletin of M. G. A. Service Section)
Spring is here, and the condition of
your golf course this Summer largely
depends upon the work you do now.
Have you tested your soil so that you
know your P. H. and fertilizer requirements? If you have not, it is wise to
do so immediately. If lime is necessary,
it should be applied at once.
If snow mold is present on your
greens, apply 3 ounces of corrosive sublimate per thousand square feet. For
example:—For 5000 square feet of
green, mix 15 oz. of corrosive sublimate
thoroughly with two 10 quart pails of
dry sand. Apply contents of one pail
lengthwise over the entire green; apply
the second pail crosswise over the same
green to insure even distribution. Particular pains should be taken in spreading to avoid having it land in spots.
Don't throw down—throw up, especially
if a light wind is blowing it will help
even distribution.

Fertilizer—A good greens fertilizer
should consist of 6-8% Nitrogen; 6-8%
Phosphoric Acid; 2-4% Potash. The
nitrogen should be in a form that part
of which is readily available and part
that will become available later. In this
way, the fertilizer will work over a
period of several weeks without lapses.
The soluble nitrogen should be Vz in
nitrate form and % as ammonia as in
nitrate of soda and sulphate of ammonia.
Rate of Application—One pound of
nitrogen per thousand feet in April,
May and June; one half pound to a
thousand in July and August; full rate
in the middle of September which
should be the last feeding. Fertilize in
cool weather, never during a hot spell.
One pound of nitrogen to one thousand square feet equals five pounds of
ammonium sulphate or twenty pounds
of a fertilizer containing 5% nitrogen.
Fairway Fertilization The same fertilizer used on greens may be used but
will probably be too expensive. Apply
fertilizer at the same rate as for putting greens; one pound of nitrogen
per thousand square feet. It takes 40
lbs. of well rotted farm manure or
mushroom soil to equal 26 2-3 lbs. of
good compost or 20 lbs. of steamed
bone meal or 17 3-4 lbs. of tobacco dust
or 16 lbs. of pulverized sheep manure
or 11 3-8 lbs. raw ground bone meal or

8 7-8 lbs. of pulverized poultry manure
or 8 lbs. of activated sludge or 7 5-8 lbs.
of fish scrap or 7 5-8 lbs. of castor
pomace or 6 2-3 lbs. of commercial 612-4 or 6 3-8 lbs. of cotton seed meal
or 6 1-8 poultry manure tankage or
5 3-4 lbs. soy bean meal or 5 1-3 lbs.
of tankage or 3 3-4 lbs. of ammo-phos
13-48 or 3 3-4 lbs. of meat meal or
3 1-3 lbs. of dried blood or 3 1-3 lbs.
of commercial 12-6-4 or 3 1-3 lbs. of
nitrate of potash or 2 1-2 lbs. of nitrate
of soda or 2 3-8 lbs. of ammo-phos 2020 or 2 lbs. of ammonia sulphate or
1 1-8 lbs. of nitrate of ammonia or 7-8
lbs. of urea. Frequent light waterings
in the Spring may be beneficial when
high cold winds are blowing, drying out
the top surface of the green.
Be accurate in rates of application
and areas. Too much fertilizer can be
more unsatisfactory than none at all.
Arsenate of L e a d — O n most soils,
arsenate of lead will prevent earth
worms from being active at the surface.
Apply 5 lbs. to a thousand square feet
mixed with dry soil for even distribution on putting greens, tees, approaches
and fairgreen. After spreading, work
in with a drag mat which brushes the
arsenate off the grass blades and work
it down to the soil.
This treatment insures protection
against the ravages of the grub of the
manure beetle which was so prevalent
last year.
Seed
Greens
Bents—5 lbs. per one thousand
square feet.
Red Top—Bent mixtures same
rate.
Fescue sown alone 10-15 pounds per
thousand square feet.
Stolons—One square foot of sod
from nursery three inches thick
will cover ten square feet.
Fairways
60 Chewings Fescue
20% Red Top
20% Colonial Bent
150-200 lbs. to the acre.
The best grade of seed is always
the cheapest.
Judicious- use of fertilizer will do
more to thicken up a thin stand
of grass than the best methods
of reseeding.
Grasses suitable for greens in this
locality.
German Mixed Bent
Colonial Bent
Seaside Bent

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Creeping Bent
Fescues will not stand the close
mowing.
Weeds—Dandelion time is almost
here. Why not put up a sign at the first
tee? "Hit a dandelion on the head
when he's yellow and you kill a hundred
weeds". Heavy fertilizing of fairways
in the Fall thickens the turf and discourages weeds.
Treatment—Weeds such as chickweed, plantain, dandelion can be eradicated by spraying with arsenic acid.
Commercial arsenic acid is 75% pure
and is the standard material. It is a
heavy liquid, a pint weighs almost 2
lbs. It is safe to figure it at 2 lbs. The
best results are obtained with the spray
method when the material is used at
the rate of 1-4 to 1-2 lb. to 1000 square
feet. The 1-4 lb. is usually ample to
get a fairly good control and does not
cause a great deal of damage to the
grass. In the cast of bents, the dose
should be reduced to 1 to 2 ounces to
1000 square feet. When the light rates
are used, it is necessary to repeat the
treatments 2 or S times to assure reasonably good control. Much less injury
to the grass will occur if the spraying

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is done in the Spring and Fall and not
Greenkeepers should keep a record of
in the Summer.
their labor distribution f r o m which they

Topdressing—Use the same t e x t u r e
of soil for topdressing that you would
want for top soil in building a green.
In other words, don't go to extremes
in using sand or clay; avoid layers.
Good topdressing should contain 6 to
8 . organic m a t t e r and thoroughly
mixed.
Early Maintenance—May or early
J u n e is a good time to give creeping
bent greens a through brushing or raking before topdressing. The grass is
growing vigorously and scars will heal
quickly. Light brushing during the
Summer will help to prevent objectionable grain. In like manner, seeded
greens should be brushed or raked to
eliminate nap.
Fungicides—Use a maximum dose of
fungicides on first appearance of brown
patch even if the attack is slight. The
disease especially occurs in June, (small
brown patch or dollar spot in the first
part of the month and large in the
latter p a r t ) . The presence of mercury
in the soil will help to minimize f u t u r e
attacks. As the weather gets w a r m
during the Summer, the grass is more
easily burned and smaller rates must
be used. Even distribution of fungicides is very important. Avoid double
dosing 'diseased areas as the grass is
already weakened.
Seasonal R e m i n d e r s — H a v e you inspected the drain ditches and tile lines
this Spring?
Casual water in fairways will show
location f o r new tile lines.
One of the first essentials of a good
putting green is good drainage.
Add sand to your trap if necessary.
Inspect and prune your trees.
Clean up your "rough".
Now is the time to start annual seed
f o r cut flowers f o r the club house.
How can you beautify your course
and make it more attractive?
Dress up unsightly places by planting
shrubs and trees.
Unsightly service roads may be rerouted, walks regraded, a flowering tree
or shrub planted here and there around
the course helps to break the monotony.
Narcissus and other bulbs can be
naturalized to give a very pleasing effect.
If you have a new idea on Greenkeeping, by all means, test it out but
first test it out on a small scale. Don't
let theory run away with common sense.

m a y estimate the labor cost of the diff e r e n t maintenance operations. These
figures will be valuable in preparing accurately the annual budget, also if kept
f r o m year to year, they are an index
of efficient operating practices.
In conclusion, there is a proper time
for every maintenance operation. Perf 01•m it at t h a t time and you should
have a fair measure of success.
•—Service Section Committee.
G R E E N K E E P E R S C L U B OF
NEW ENGLAND
Officers for 1938

President
Robert A. Mitchell
Kernwood Country Club
1st Vice Pres
John L. Counsell
Salem Country Club
2nd Vice P r e s
Homer C. Darling
Juniper Hill Golf Club
3rd Vice Pres
A r t h u r Anderson
Brae B u r n Country Club
Secretary
Philip I. Cassidy
Needham Golf Club
Treasurer
F r a n k H. Wilson
Charles River Country Club
Trustees

James Sullivan, Waltham
George Rommell, Wellesley C. C.
Paul Wanberg, Weston C. C.
Entertainment Committee

Samuel S. Mitchell, Ponkapoag G. C.
Harold Mosher, Riverside C. C.
Leslie Wildgust, Winchester C. C.
Paul F. Hayden, Woodland C. C.
Joseph Johnson, Minute Man G. C.
Golf Committee

Lloyd Stott, Meadow Brook G. C.
Michael O'Grady, New Bedford C. C.
Nicholas Bruno, Norfolk G. C.
Richard Mansfield,
Northfield Hotel G. C.
William McBride, Nashua C. C.
Auditing Committee

Thomas Mattus, Pakachoag Hill G. C.
N. J. Sperandio, Marlboro C. C.
Newsletter Editor

Guy West, Rhode Island C. C.
Newsletter Business Manager

George Rommell, Wellesley C. C.

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Salem, Mass.

Employment Committee

Guy W est, Rhode Island C. C.
Arthur Anderson, Brae Burn C. C.
W. McBride, Nashua C. C.
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W e l f a r e Committee

P. Wanberg, Weston C. C.
J. Counsell, Salem C. C.
M. Greene, Wannamoisett C. C.

Rhode Iisland Inter-Relation C o m m i t t e e

Guy West, Rhode Island C. C.
W. Peekham, Sachusett G. C.
M. Greene, Wannamoisett C. C.

Mass. Inter-Relation Committee

Frank Wilson, Charles River C. C.
S. Mitchell, Ponkapoag G. C.
T. Swanson, Bear Hill C. C.
Budget Committee

Arthur Anderson, Brae Burn C. C.
H. Farrant, The Country Club
G. Rommell, Wellesley C. C.
Library Committee

R. A. Mitchell, Kernwood C. C.
F. Hammond, Tyngsboro C. C.
P. I. Cassidy, Needham G. C.
Legislative Committee

Frank Wilson, Charles River C. C.
T. Swanson, Bear Hill C. C.
J. Counsell, Salem C. C.
Educational Film Committee

Homer Darling, Juniper Hill G. C.
H. Farrant, The Country Club
P. I. Cassidy, Needham G. C.
By-Law Committee

P. I. Cassidy, Needham G. C.
C. Parker, Wianno C. C.
Frank Wilson, Charles River C. C.
Special Committee

Frank Wilson, Charles River C. C.
P. Wanberg, Weston C. C.
J. McCormack, Stoneham, Mass.
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mind."
Convalescent courses must recover
from absolute obsolescence of equipment.
—Kent Bradley.
City Girl (in country) — "Why are
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Farmer's Son — "I'm raising mashed
potatoes."

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O V E R G R E E N 8

improve your putting

Overgreen cut greens give you the
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The Overgreen cuts in concentric circles
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a change of nap. Because Overgreen
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wonders for your short game.
They'll do wonders for your budget,
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O v e r g r e e n c a n cut t h e f u l l 18-holes
including travel between greens in 5

hours; a job that takes between 16 and
22 man-hours on the average 18-hoIe
course. The oversize pneumatic tires
cannot mar nor cut the turf and there's
less weight on any part in contact with
the ground than the 30 to 35-pound
push on a hand mower which is transmitted directly to the green.
Many prominent clubs, here and
abroad, have used Worthington Overgreens with satisfaction in improved
conditions of their courses and in
lowered operating expenses. Remember, Overgreen cut costs from the day
of delivery.

C. M. SAWTELLE, New England Distributor

3 Walker Terrace, Cambridge, Mass.

-:- Telephone: Trowbridge 7491

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