It is a m i s t a k e t o f a n c y o u r s e l v e s
greater t h a n we are, but a c r i m e
t o v a l u e o u r s e l v e s at less t h a n w e
are worth.-—Anon.

.11 I , Y

1939

This N E W S L E T T E R is published
monthly by the Greenkeepers Club of
New England, and sent f r e e to its members and their Green's Chairmen. Subscription price ten cents a copy, or a
dollar a year.
GUY C. WEST
Editor
Rhode Island Country
Club
W e s t B a r r i n g - t o n , R . I.

GEORGE J, ROMMELL, JR.
Business Mgr.
54 E d d y St., "West N e w t o n ,

July, 1939
Contributing

Mass.

Vol. 11, No. 7
Editors

Homer Darling
R. A. Mitchell
Howard F a r r a n t
Charles Parker
F r a n k Wilson
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.
WHAT SHALL THE STANDARDS

BE?

by Charles W. Parker
A f e w months ago in an article of
mine I suggested t h a t the idea being
advanced by the Greenkeeping Superintendents of America of having some
standards f o r qualifying members in
t h a t organization other than type and
length of service in their respective jobs
appeared to have considerable merit. I t
was not my intention or desire to go
any f u r t h e r at t h a t time and I was quite
content to launch my opinion and await
returns, if any.
In-so-far as I am aware there have
been no returns. Apparently the thought
died aborning. Now, that is worse than
if this opinion of mine had brought
f o r t h a mighty clamor of accusation and
reproach. One's self-esteem can always
be salved, in such a case, by saying, " A t
least I got some action," but when the
brain child perishes a f t e r one weak,
puling cry—My! t h a t is bad, and gives
one cause to ponder. Perhaps the idea
did "stink".
Was the timing poor?
Maybe some preliminary build-up should
have been carried out. What was wrong
anyway?
All that I can do a f t e r that experience
is start at the beginning as to how this

idea came into being and why, to me,
it still has many possibilities that, if
soundly developed and administered,
should go a long way toward pushing
the Greenkeepers toward their mythical
goal. That state of millenium that we
all like to talk about, but seem unwilling
or unable to do any constructive thinking on or to take positive action toward
starting us on the right road.
During the winter months it is my
custom to follow the winter sports trail.
The fact that I do this entirely f r o m
my arm chair in f r o n t of the open fire
is no reflection on my genuine interest.
The development of the skiing sports industry is well worth considerable study
by anyone who is interested in luxury
spoils promotion. We Greenkeepers are
vitally interested in the promotion of a
luxury sport, golf, and there most certainly is a close sports relationship between skiing and golf. No club is a
poorer field f o r winter sports development than is mine, so my interest is f a r
f r o m direct, but is, nevertheless, just as
lively as though we had winter sports
possibilities at Wianno. I t is my belief
t h a t a large percentage of winter sports
enthusiasts are either active or potential
golfers. This idea is born out by t h e
many names that keep cropping out in
the winter sports news that are known
to me to be golfers also. My idea has
received f u r t h e r confirmation since our
season has opened up this year by observing the suprising number of off'Cape
and out of state cars that are now
equipped with ski racks. If I were
actively engaged in the promotion of
golf at a summer club or resort course I
most certainly would plug golf in all the
winter sports centers.
From time to time during the past
winter, considerable space in the winter
sports news was devoted to the development of a code to which all skiing teachers must conform if they were to receive a certificate of approval f r o m ski
associations, the reason f o r this being,
to quote one writer, "Briefly, the sudden
growth of skiing popularity led to a
sudden appearance of many self-styled
skiing instructors, many of whom were
totally incompetent * * * ".
Maybe the application of the above
to us Greenkeepers is not quite obvious.
Perhaps it may appear to apply to the
golf professionals and f o r all I know
they may well take a page f r o m the
skiing instructor's book. Whether f a r
fetched or not here is where I believe

we Greenkeepers can well pause and
consider this forward looking action on
the p a r t of those who have chosen a
kindred luxury sport as their means of
livelihood. Skiing, as we now know it,
has sprung up in a very few years and
is increasing in popularity with amazing rapidity, and yet in its very infancy
definite progress has been made in
setting up a code to which those who
intend to make skiing their source of
livelihood must conform.

1T

By comparison, we Greenkeepers, who
have chosen f o r our life work the maintainence end c-f a luxury sport t h a t was
a gray beard before organized skiing
activity began in this country, are still
groping in the darkness and making
little or no headway in developing f o r
ourselves a code of standards and ethics
which will be not only of inestimable
value to us but will reflect many benefits to golf as a whole. It is almost inconceivable t h a t to-day, when there is a
very definite second generation of Greenkeepers, as we know them, becoming
more and more active, that almost nothing is being accomplished f o r self-promotion through intelligent cooperation. I t is
doubly shameful that in New England,
where the oldest organization of Greenkeepers in the world has its being that
nothing has ever been accomplished in
real foundation building. A few foundation stones were laid and then construction was begun on the second story. . .
Is it to be wondered at that up to now
every forward looking policy or activity
conceived and put into action by the
New England Greenkeepers Club has
either been taken away f r o m us or has
died a discouraging and discouraged
death through lack of active support by
the very ones who f a t h e r e d the idea?
In the last six or eight years we have
seen some discouraging, not to say
cruel, dismissals and curtailing of some
of our fellow members. Perhaps some
of us have actually experienced such
hardships and while as individuals we
have weathered these storms rather
better than have others in different
lines of work, as a body we have failed
and failed most definitely. Why have
we failed as a body? Nearly all these
cruelties came to pass not through some
individual working out a personal
grudge but were conceived and carried
out, often unwillingly, by groups of
honest, intelligent, successful men, albeit often ill advised, who believed that
economy alone dictated their actions.

Did we Greenkeepers have a sound code
of standards and ethics to which any
and all individuals engaged in Greenkeeping must conform before becoming
eligible f o r membership in an organization it would be self evident t h a t such
a membership carried with it f a r more
than a name and that only the most
serious reason could j u s t i f y the elimination of a Greenkeeper in good standing to be replaced by an inexperienced
individual who did not have the certification of a Greenkeeping organization.
That is but one phase, the personal,
the selfish phase. Here is another angle.
How much crack-pot turf experting and
other wasteful practices that we are
familiar with might have been curtailed
or eliminated had we developed an organization on such a sound basis that
the backing of this organization would
reflect such strength and stature on its
individual members that instead of having to stand by with hands tied while
some partially developed theory was being tried out on our t u r f , we would be
in a position to say, "This is my t u r f ,
not a laboratory.
I do not question
your theories but develop them where
they can do no harm." This is a phase
t h a t means dollars and cents to golf
clubs. A phase where hundreds of dollars have been squandered because some
individual or individuals who have not
the ability, the temperament, the intuition f o r Greenkeeping happen to be in
authority while we must stand idly by,
hoping for the best, but anticipating the
worst, which all too frequently proves
to be the outcome.
An honest survey of the fifteen years
existence of the Greenkeepers Club of
New England is not too encouraging,
demonstrating as it does that in comparison with skiing here is a luxury
sport hardly out of its swaddling clothes,
but which has voluntarily developed a
code which promotes and protects the
sport itself, those who participate in it,
and those who work at it, while Greenkeeping a f t e r f a r too many years to
contemplate with complacency, is still
being lead around by whatever old
bellwether who may choose to step to
the f r o n t and say "Follow Me".

Born to Dr. and Mrs. J. A. DeFrance
on May 31st, a daughter, Eleanor Van
Vorst, at Kingston, R. I. Congratulations, -Jes!

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DURING
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MEETING

1939

By President F. W. E r m e r
It is altogether fitting and proper
that we of the G. S. A. should have
selected an eastern location f o r this,
our first outdoor sectional educational
conference. The first organized golf
club in the United States, the St.
Andrews Golf Club, was started not f a r
f r o m here at Yonkers, New York, about
51 years ago. In fact, most of the best
things in our national life have had
their inception in this eastern section of
our great country. It was here that our
f o r e f a t h e r s landed . . . here that the
decisive battles were f o u g h t which led
to the founding of our nation.
As I ponder over it I sometimes
wonder how our civilization ever strayed
so f a r west and guess it must have been
in order to find more cow pastures
which could be turned into fairways. It
certainly couldn't have been to improve
the human strain, f o r surely the
courtesy and efficiency demonstrated
here at Canoe Brook the past f e w days
could never be improved upon.
Since the earliest days of the game
of golf in Scotland it has been a democratic sport. Almost everybody played
it, f r o m the village cobbler to the Lord
of the realm. As most of you know,
the first courses in Scotland were public. They were laid out across a tract
of land by the seashore over which
every inhabitant of the community had
some right. Even today, the golf courses
of Scotland are community projects
rather than private undertakings. Their
championships are always decided by
golfing skill, never by the design of a
coat of arms.
Perhaps it is this heritage of democracy which inspired someone to say
that golf is the soil of fine friendships,
happy meetings; gives you the chance
to play the man and act the gentleman.
The game is a combination of all the
pleasant things in life that make f o r
harmony in living. It is both physical
and mental. It calls f o r skill, courage,
strategy and self-control. But above
all, the game brings men closer together . . . helps them to know each other
. . . increases their store of human
understanding.

We who make our livelihood in the
business of golf . . . Are we so close to
the fairways that we have become immune to golf's magic power to draw us
together? I think not. I p r e f e r to believe^ that the members of the greenkeeping profession are too intelligent
not to make use of the lesson in harmony and understanding which golf
teaches.
We are all willing to admit that in
unity there is strength. Nor do any of
us question the power of cooperation,
the value of exchanging ideas. Yet during the 20 years I have been active in
this profession, I have seen our progress continually hampered by minor JB**
differences which were caused, not by
cross purposes, but simply by a lack of
harmony and understanding. Have we
learned our lesson? Are we ready to
apply the t r u t h s which we know make
f o r mutual progress?
I repeat it,
friends. I think we are ready.
No doubt most of you have witnessed
Tommy Armour in his disgustingly f r e quent act of laying a long iron shot
dead to the pin. It's really quite simple,
so he tells me. You just grab a club,
stand up to the ball—it's really auite
simple. It looks simple, anyhow. Tommy's body seems to t u r n on ball bearings. His clubhead flows through like
oil draining f r o m a crank case and the
ball splits the pin all the way. That, my
friends, is harmony. Every bit of effort
and mechanical skill at Tommy's command dovetails in his execution of an
iron shot, with the result t h a t each shot
is a masterpiece of performance. That
same dovetailing of effort and mechanical skill will enable the G. S. A. to split
the pin all the way, too. Each of you
has one or more special ability related
to greenkeeping. Some of you know
how to keep your eye on the ball. One
may have the proper stance, and someone else the proper grip. Still others
of you may know just which club to
use. And lastly there are those who excel on the follow through. All we have
to do, then, to bring off the shot is to
roll these special abilities into one. And
when we do, our co-workers in other
branches of this grand game will marvel
at our smoothness. They will say the
same thing as they say now when Tommy Armour lays one dead to the pin.
They will say, "These greenkeeper guys
sure make it look easy. I wonder how
in hell they do i t ? "
The answer, of course, will be that
we have learned to use the game of

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golf not only as a means of livelihood,
but also as a design f o r living. I don't
know if Webster was a golfer, but he
certainly hit the nail on the head when
he defined harmony as the "adaptation of
parts one to another, so as to f o r m a
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the harmony of a great military maIn troublous
chine engaged in war.
times,
nations—and
greenkeepers—
must pull together or perish.
The splendid spirit and cooperation
shown here a t this conference is proof
t h a t the eastern section of the greenkeeping f r a t e r n i t y is already pulling on
its oar. I t is my hope that f u t u r e events
of the G. S. A. are handled as capably
as this one has been.
Those of us who have come here f r o m
other sections of the country are looking forward to more of your hospitality
and good fellowship a t the annual convention next winter in New York.
Meanwhile, we wish f o r you every success in your work here and invite you
to share more and more in the benefits
which will accrue to all of us as our
organization grows in strength a n d
gains in experience.

Bill McBride and Guy Paulsen of the
Nashua C. C. won t h e annual John
Shanahan Memorial tournament on the
17th a t Brae Burn with a score of 8070._ Competition f o r t h e Memorial
Shield is decided on a net basis. Second
net award went to F r a n k Wilson and
John Bernardi of Charles River with
83-71. The gross prize went to Emil

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Guy Paulsen and Bill McBride, Nashua, N. H., 37-43-80-70.
John Bernardi and F r a n k Wilson,
Charles River, 40-43-83-71.
Tony Manero and Jack Counsell,
Salem, 38-42-80-72.
Elmer Reed, Brae Burn and Emil
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George Ford and Phil Cassidy, Needham, 39-41-80-73.
Howard F a r r a n t and I a n Anderson,
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Joe Rustic and Joe Denardi, Bellevue,
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Les Cottrell and Ted Swansen, Bear
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Joe Stein and E. Buecher, Manchester, N. H., 41-40-88-76.
Bob Crowley and Nick Bruno, Norfolk, 41-39-80-76.
John Gilholm, J r . and Ed Ohlson,
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Art Wedgeworth and Morris Ryan,
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Carl Burns and R. W. Peckham, Sachuest, R. I., 41-39-80-77.
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NOTES

This seasons work, outside of our
regular upkeep, has been repairing last
July's flood and September's hurricane.
Three thousand trees to remove was a
very tall order and much remains to be
done deep in the woods. About 200
cords of wood already cut up, hundreds
of stumps pulled out and the holes filled,
and I don't know how many hanging
limbs removed.
The July flood killed out the apron of
the f o u r t h hole, removed a bridge and
washed and heaved the ground, which
was under water three times last year,
out of shape. The f o u r t h is a pond hole,
the pond fed by a swamp on the left
of the fifth and the river on the right,
and is 153 yards long. A large trap has
been built in the apron of the green,
and the rest of the approach graded.
The space where the bridge washed out
filled with gravel and rock with a conduit to take water in and out of the
pond as the river rises and falls. This
has greatly improved the hole and lessened the upkeep. An arm of the pond
is later to be filled and made into a
huge trap.
The greens came through the winter
in very good shape. The cold wet spring
was ideal f o r the growth of Poa Annua
and we were blessed or cursed with
plenty, the last r e m a r k depending on
whether it stays in or departs. Up to
now the greens are very good. (Knock
wood).
The fairways received 25 tons of
milorganite last fall and went into the
winter in fine shape and were in the
same condition this spring and by the
use of plenty of water f r o m May on
have continued in that condition. We
are still mowing three times a week.
This spring we purchased a new Toro
fairway tractor and put the old one on
the rough tractor pulling three Toro
super mowers. This rough outfit has
materially reduced the cost of rough
upkeep.
Up to date we have had little trouble
with brown patch, spraying only once
on July 1st. This has not been a brown
patch year up to July. Plenty of time
yet, however.
This spring we changed our fertilizer
formula f r o m an 8-6-2 to an 6-8-4 and
think we are going to like the results,
however, it is too early to tell definitely.
Perhaps by this time next year I will

have ceased to see fallen trees, stump
holes and hanging limbs in my sleep
and be back to normal.
F r a n k Wilson.

MEMBERS

IN

GOOD

STANDING

As instructed by the By-Laws I am
publishing this list of members in good
standing, July 1, 1939:
Edward Ohlson
Manuel Braga
A. E. Anderson
L. G. Stott
J. S. Latvis
Alex Ohlson
P. G. Wanberg
G. C. West
W. P. Mitchell
George Volmer
John Clinton
S. S. Mitchell
C. T. O'Keefe
John Counseil
G. R. Johnson
Leslie Wildgust
James Lawson
Valentine Flood
Ralph Thomas
T. F. Clark
R. W. Peckham
A. Sperandio
N. J. Sperandio
E. A. Masciocchi
Louis Marratto
E. J. Pyle
Richard Mansfield
W. F. Larner
G. J. Rommell
H. B. Cottelle
Simeone Braio
M. S. Ryan
T. T. Mattus
Thomas Brennan
H. A. Mosher
Henry Mitchell
M. D. Maxwell
Nicholas Bruno
H. D. F a r r a n t
Joseph Oldfield
H. C. Darling
Arthur Fontaine
P. F. Hayden
Eugene Mauro
W. W. Partridge
T. P. Anderson
James McCormack
G. A. Bariteau
C. E. Sowerby
Francis Tuscher
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DISTRIBUTORS FOR NEW ENGLAND
"21 Washington St.. West Newton
— WESt New. 1658

Elmer Fuller
E. M. Murphy
Edwin Hansen
Stephen Hannon
M. J . O'Grady
R. A. Mitchell
Edward Phinney
F. H. Wilson
E. A. Polhamus
Thomas O'Leary
C. W. Vickery
Patrick Tameo
Geno Pettazoni
T. W. Swanson
P. I. Cassidy
Oscar Chapman
A. M. Barney
Franklin Hammond
William H. Clark
Thomas F . Burke
Martin Greene
Albert G. Clark
Joseph Dinardi
Joseph Johnston
Alfred W. Smith
Ernest H. Stephenson
Roland F . Robinson
Franklin H. Wilson,
Treasurer.

VELVET BENT GRASS SEED
The finest of all turf grasses f o r
golf greens.
strains f o r sale:

Emerald

& Raritan

Purity—95%,
Inert m a t t e r — 4 % ,
Other grasses—0.1%,
Germination—85 % .
Inquire of your seed dealer, o r
write us directly.

Emerald
Newton

Farm
New Jersey

(Growers of Velvet Bent Grass Seed)

The regular monthly meeting was
held at the Field Station, Waltham,
Mass. on the 10th. Maurice S. Ryan of
the Merrimac Valley C. C. was elected
an Associate Member.
The August meeting will probably be
held at the New Bedford C. C., a joint
meeting with the R. I. Association.
W e are indeed sorry to a n n o u n c e the
d e a t h s of F r a n k D. S h e n k , C h a i r m a n of
the Green C o m m i t t e e at the
Belmont
S p r i n g s C. C. f o r m a n y years, on J u n e
3 0 t h , a n d of D r . B u r t L. H a r t w e l l , Dir e c t o r of t h e R . I. E x p e r i m e n t
Station
f r o m 1912 to 1928, on J u l y 12th.
Both
of these m e n a r e well k n o w n to g r e e n k e e p e r s , a n d h a v e a t t e n d e d m a n y of o u r
meetings.

TALKS

ON

TREES

By E. Porter Felt
Bartlett Tree Research Laboratories
Stamford, Conn.
A child may care f o r a kitten. An
elephant is a serious responsibility f o r
an experienced adult.
Trees are giant plants. They need
much the same conditions as many of
the smaller plants. Their large size
make the comparatively simple operation
of pruning hazardous to the unskilled.
Insecure footing in a tree may result in
serious injury. There is also the question as to how the tree should be pruned.
The experienced worker has a distinct
advantage in this respect. The average
suburban resident, his superintendent
or other employee is at a disadvantage
in a tree top.
Spraying large trees is as different
as pruning f o r most suburbanites. They

do not have adequate equipment as a
rule. They have not had sufficient experience to make good coverage the
rule, and this is necessary if one would
secure satisfactory results. The work
itself is disagreeable and therefore
likely to be shirked. The materials used
may seriously i n j u r e plants if applied
in excess or improperly. The tolerance
of trees to sprays varies greatly in diff e r e n t species. Some spray materials
are deadly to animal life. None are efficient if applied in the wrong way or at
other than the right time. Real proficiency is necessary to spray a t r e e
properly.
There is also the problem of the weak
or ailing tree. It may be suffering f r o m
malnutrition—plain starvation. This is
much more common than many think.
The trouble may be due to winter cold,
excessive heat, extended drought, unsuitable soil, poor location, or any one
of a long list of injurious insects or
devitalizing plant diseases. The t r e a t ment selected should be one which will
alleviate the trouble. This means accurate diagnosis, and the right prescription. The possible complications approach these which confront the physician. Many are easily remedied provided one knows what to do. This is
where the tree expert can render valuable service.
Let children play with kittens, but
do not put them in charge of elephants.

DON'T

FORGET

L A W N
MASS.

STATE
JULY

D A Y
COLLEGE
27th.

OFFICERS' DIRECTORY
President
Secretary
Treasurer
Chairman
Chairman
Chairman
Chairman
Chairman

John Counsell, 5 Ellsworth Rd., Peabody,
Philip Cassidy, 45 Grosvenòr Rd., Needham,
F r a n k Wilson, Charles River C. C., Newton Centre,
Enter. Comm
Sam S. Mitchell, Ponkapoag G. C., Canton,
Golf Comm
Lloyd G. Stott, Meadow Brook G. C., Reading,
Welfare Comm
Edwin Hansen, Concord C. C., Concord,
Employ. Comm. . . . A r t h u r Anderson, 358 Fuller St., W. Newton,
Trustees
George Rommell, Jr., 54 Eddy St., West Newton,
N E W S L E T T E R officers, see page two.

Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.

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WATERING EQUIPMENT
for Better Fairways, Greens and Tees
Made by the pioneers in golf course irrigation, BUCKNER Watering
Equipment gives you the most practical and scientifically efficient means
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superiority in dependability and performance. Ask our distributor to
give you complete details.

BUCKNER GREENKEEPER
Operates on pressures as low as 15 l b s . — c o v e r s diameters up to
60 f t . on 25 lbs.
Head only, $5.50
—
Mounted on Wing Base, $7.00
On Roller Stand, $9.00

NO. 6A SPRINKLER
Built f o r heavy duty of bronze and brass to stand abuse, grit-proof,
No. 6A will last f o r years. An exclusive Buckner-patented
sprinkler. Reasonably priced.

QUICK COUPLING V A L V E S
Concealed BUCKNER Quick Coupling Valves on underground
systems f o r use with hose or directly connected to Buckner
Sprinklers. Always ready f o r instant use.

Distributed

by

N e w England Toro Co.
DISTRIBUTORS FOR NEW ENGLAND
1121 Washington St., West Newton
—
WESt New. 1658

When writing, mention

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