H e w h o is silent is f o r g o t t e n ; h e w h o a b s t a i n s is t a k e n a t his w o r d ; h e w h o d o e s n o t a d v a n c e f a l l s b a c k ; h e w h o s t o p s is o v e r w h e l m e d ,
d i s t a n c e d , c r u s h e d ; h e w h o c e a s e s to g r o w g r e a t e r
b e c o m e s s m a l l e r ; h e w h o l e a v e s off, gives u p ;
t h e s t a t i o n a r y c o n d i t i o n is t h e b e g i n n i n g of t h e
end.
•—Amiel.

»IUPiE
1940

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
64 P r o s p e c t St., 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 S t . , W e s t N e w t o n ,

June, 1940
Contributing

Mass.

Vol. 12, No. 6
Editors

Homer Darling
R. A. Mitchell
Howard Farrant
Charles Parker
Frank 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.
The Salem Country Club opened a
new practice putting green on J u n e 8th,
approximately 5000 sq. f t . in size. This
green and surrounding area is watered
f r o m a fairway valve in the middle of
the green.
The experimental green a t Ponkapoag (remember the story of this green
by Sam Mitchell in a recent issue?)
was recently opened f o r play as a practice putting green. Sam is anxious f o r
as many players as possible to " r a t e "
the various grasses and strains in this
green, so drop around when in the
vicinity and look it over.
Homer Darling reports that his efforts
to arouse interest among his players
concerning birds and their economic
value has met with considerable success. Signs placed at two points around
the course note bird and wild life sanctuaries. Articles on the bulletin board
tell why the birds help the greenkeeper.
A chart on the bulletin board notes the
name of bird seen and time of arrival.
Many players are asking f o r information and otherwise showing interest.

How about getting that neighboring
greenkeeper to join your club?

MISS

MORAN

R. D.

BRIDE

OF

MANSFIELD

The marriage of Miss Evelyn Moran,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Moran
of Readville, to Richard Dexter Mansfield, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert P.
Mansfield of 400 Salem St., Lynnfield,
took place in Emmanuel Episcopal
Church, at eight o'clock, Saturday evening, and the Rev. Stewart Clark Harbinson, M. A., performed the ceremony.
Clifford S. Mansfield, brother of the
bridegroom was best man, and Miss
Norma Bennett of Readville, was maid
of honor.
The reception, immediately following
the ceremony, was at the home of the
bride, 236 Neponsit Valley Parkway,
Readville.
Mr. Mansfield, who is Superintendent
of the Mink Meadows Golf and Country
Club, Vineyard Haven, was graduated
f r o m Wakefield High School in 1930
and the Massachusetts State College in
1933. His bride was graduated f r o m
Hyde Park High School in 1931 and
the Palmer School of Boston in 193-3.
A f t e r a wedding trip, Mr. and Mrs.
Mansfield will make their home on Daggett Ave., Vineyard Haven.

The Green Section recently issued
leaflets giving important seasonal information on Webworms, Brownpatch
control, Dye f o r grass, Experimental
greens, Japanese beetles, Crabgrass, and
Pyrethrum.
The Feb., 1940, Vol. 2,
No. 1, TURF CULTURE, was also
issued. Notice was given of the annual
turf meeting sponsored jointly by the
Green Section and the G. S. A. at
Arlington Turf Garden on September
16 and 17.

Your club should be a member of the
United States Golf Association!

Three simple rules f o r advancement:
STOP to think.
LOOK f o r advice.
LISTEN to others.

It is the easiest thing in the world to
apologize when you are in the right.

T H E PLACING OF CUPS
by George C. Thomas, J r .
(Reprinted f r o m Golf in Australia)

'

The scientific and practical placement
of the cups on the putting greens is a
most important part of course condition
and playing value. There are necessities
governed by the amount of play as connected with traffic, while flag positions
should be controlled by this as well as
by the type of play; but par and its
worth must also be considered.
Pin
placement should be located f o r both
strategy and upkeep.
Too often upkeep is the sole aim,
and strategy forgotten and eliminated;
at times strategy is made of too great
importance and natural factors of greenkeeping overlooked.
It is unsatisfactory to place pins so
that many good shots are penalized; it
is a mistake to locate them so that poor
shots usually are able to score pars.
Perhaps a listing of the generally accepted theories relating to placement
will clarify the whole situation.
For general play the cups should be
in easier positions than f o r tournament
competition and the type and character
of players must be taken into account
f o r all occasions.
The arrangement of the markers on
the tees affects the situation of the pins
on the greens, and wind direction and
force are f u n d a m e n t a l s which help to
determine both locations.
In a country with a generally prevailing wind, tee placement is more
constant, but too seldom does the average greenkeeper set markers and pins
so that together they logically will work
out the playing value.
Everyone agrees t h a t the markers
should be well back with a following
wind, f o r w a r d with a headwind, and the
pins should conform to the same rule.
Side winds determine which p a r t of the
tee should be used and the carrying
of a hazard on the drive usually means
t h a t the flag is more open to a second
shot f r o m that section of the fairway.
Different tees which cause variation
in length or require different placements
on the drive demand a pin location to
agree with same.
Speed of fairway and of green are
vitally important to both markers and
cups. A fast course controls driving

distance. A f a s t green requiring pitch
is more difficult to hold than a slow
surface, but should the green be open
for_ a running shot, such an effort is
easier on f a s t ground.
Watering of fairways and greens
controls this speed situation to a great
extent and should be done in conjunction with placements on tees and greens.
Traps guarding greens regulate the play
and therefore help to specify the position of cups and markers.
Long shots to a green must not be
penalized by a pin too near a trap while
on short seconds a f t e r good drives the
flag may wave closer to hazards.
In all cases the length of hole
coupled with driving carry or placement
should be analysed in connection with
length and character of shot to green,
together, with size of green, location of
hazards and green reception.
Markers are governed by the physical
condition of tees as defined by stance
and grass surface as well as by surrounding topography, including bushes
or slopes nearby which affect the driving
swing or the flight of the ball. Never
should markers be located so that adjacent objects or ground contours enter
the equation.
Pin position must be judged by the
putting surface as exemplified by grass
perfection and by slopes or rolls near
the cup, and by both such considerations
as affecting approach shots to the flag.
This includes any irregularities
or
change of grass growth or texture, as
well as old cup holes which replaced
earth and grass, the latter sometimes
having edges which do not give a smooth
joint and which therefore i n t e r f e r e with
the ball's roll as it approaches the hole.
Cups should never be on ridges or inclines, but if possible situated in low
ground rather than on hog backs.
In medal tournaments or qualifying
rounds there is a general feeling among
players t h a t the placements of cups
should be in the centre or easy parts of
each green, although long distances f r o m
back tees are not objected to. This is
mainly because of the extreme value of
the putt by reas'qn of the f a c t t h a t
there are more shots with this club than
any other. For example, in a par of 72,
there are supposed to be 36 putts and
36 other strokes, which allows 50 per
cent of the play to the putter. F u r t h e r ,
it is often the case that many players
are more likely to miss putts than other
efforts, and owing to the value of the

putt, this shot counts f o r more than
any other equation in the game. The
desire f o r low scores is another vital
f a c t o r which demands easy putting.
In match play rounds of tournaments
the pins may be in more difficult positions, although it is the custom to increase the severity of the placement
each day until in the final the greatest
skill is required in holding the ball near
the pin in a shot to the green. It will
be realised that in an event where there
will be several medal rounds on different days or where there will be first a
medal round possibly of 36 holes and
then match play rounds, a committee
in charge of placements must map in
advance the several spots on a green
needed f o r the different pin locations
and a d j u s t the tee markers to synchronise with them.
The final round of a medal competition demands the most perfect location;
the other rounds, their proper selections
f o r the cup. Tee placements should vary
the play and increase the difficulty as
the tournament progresses.
In the case of an important fixture
it is customary and wise to outline f a r
in advance just what p a r t of the tees
will be used and to keep daily play f r o m
disfiguring such spaces by placing
markers elsewhere. For the same reason it is logical to preserve those parts
of the green needed f o r t o u r n a m e n t
pins f r o m general play, so t h a t other
cup cutting will not mar anything near
them.
If markers and flags are placed the
day before a match with the anticipation of the same weather conditions obtaining f o r the play, it is necessary to
change such selections if the wind shifts
or speed of f a i r w a y or green changes
or the weather varies the playing value.
Usually a small peg is driven in the
ground on each green so t h a t the cup
cutter may orient the proper spot, but
these should be checked before placement because players using the course
the day before the t o u r n a m e n t may unwittingly remove these pegs and they
are lost. Sometimes golfers take out
the pin and drive it in the ground elsewhere.
It is the custom of the writer to make
a diagram of each green long before
any important t o u r n a m e n t and arrange
thereon the various spots of the flags
f o r the different days, making such
sketch on the ground and leaving it
with the greenkeeper f o r reference.

The tee locations are reserved to
conform to the cup arrangement, and
if the weather changes other positions
may be selected f o r altered conditions.
There is little chance f o r appreciation and lots of room f o r criticism in
the placement of markers and cups. No
one man should undertake this duty and
assume the entire responsibility unless
he has full charge and authority without interference. I t would seem a better
plan to have a committee to do this
work, and such body must meet in advance and studiously weigh the entire
question and all go together and personally stake the locations the day bef o r e or very early on the morning of
the play. They must meet before the
t o u r n a m e n t starts, to reset any placements affected by change and check the
work on the course to see t h a t their arrangements are being carried out to
the letter.
For a women's t o u r n a m e n t where the
par values are different f r o m the usual
par it would seem t h a t a women's committee should be in charge.
The entire question of tee and green
placement affects the golf course to a
tremendous extent and no one set of
players should be considered, and no arr a n g e m e n t should be made which does
not make allowance f o r the interests of
all types of players.

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by C. Kaiby
Padcel Plains Country Club.
November 14, 19—
Memo t o : A. Grasgroa, Greens-Keeper
F r o m : Ludwig J. Wham, Chairman of
Greens-Committee.
It was reported to me that on Friday,
November 11th, a threesome of daily
f e e players on reaching the green found
Sam Muhr about to change a hole. They
told him to wait until they putted out,
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work and acted very arbitrarily. The
players claimed they approached the
green, played to the pin and of course
when Muhr moved the hole it was not
there, which made a difference to them,
thereby adding a couple of strokes to
their scores.

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Now I am Greens Chairman, and I
don't want to be bothered by such
matters any more than I can help it,
and you have to remember t h a t we are
a semi-private club and we've got to
cater to the people t h a t have $2 to
spend f o r greens fees a t our course.
One of the players was very mad
about the whole thing. I would like
you to investigate this matter, and give
me all the details on why and wherefores, so I can write to the players and
tell them why the thing happened, if we
have a justifiable alibi.

Padcel Plains Country Club.
November 15, 19—
Memo t o : Mr. Ludwig K. Wham, Chairman, Green Committee
F r o m : A. Grasgroa, Greenkeeper.
Re. your memo on complaint on holechanging by S. Muhr on 11/11.
There was a heavy f r o s t that morning. Our water system has been turned
off f o r the season, so we could not wash
the f r o s t off the greens before mowing.
As the f r o s t melted, we had a heavy
f o g in the valley, and the greens were
slow in drying out a f t e r poling when
f r o s t melted. The day was a semi-holiday, and a lot of players waited around
until the f o g lifted before going out to
play.
The men were sent out to do various
jobs, such as raking traps, until the
f r o s t melted. Muhr finished the trap
work at 9 a. m. He overheard some
players complaining t h a t the greens
were too wet to putt on, so he poled all
them in his section and finished this at
10 a. m. By this time the f o g had
cleared, and the players come out in a
bunch. Muhr then started mowing, and
he was delayed a lot waiting f o r players
to get off greens, while he was cutting
them. Ordinarily this job takes 4 hours,
but this day it took him 5 due extra play,
and the f a c t that we have laid two men
off f o r the season, as you ordered at the
end of last month.
This meant extra greens f o r Sam to
mow, and I was out working at the
same thing at the other end of the
course. So I know what Muhr was up
against.
Sam finished mowing at 3.30 p. m.
and still the holes had not been changed.
He put his mower away and started
out changing holes and re-locating tee

markers, as there was a lot of play
and proportional tee and green turf
wear. He could not change them in the
morning very well, as the top inch of
the turf was frozen, and his feet would
have caused the frosted turf to bruise
and blacken if he had done so. Now
this hole and tee changing work usually
takes an hour and a half, but the play
continued heavy, so Sam had to do his
work between groups of players. So he
had to rush around, and do the best he
could. Even at that, he was 15 minutes
late in quitting work that night, f o r
which he doesn't get paid. I asked him
what delayed him, and he said the
above things did, and told me about the
run-in with the players. Here is his
story, and I believe him, as he is a good
worker and takes his job seriously.
Markers were moved on the 6th tee,
and then he went to the 5th green to
change the hole. A threesome came up
on the 5th tee, just a f t e r he cut the
new hole. He waited until they drove
off. This is a short hole as you know,
it's the one where you made the Ace
last year. Well, none of these players
even reached the green, two balls landed
in the rough, and one in the brook.
While the players were walking toward
the second shot, Muhr finished changing the hole before they drove on to the
green.
By this time a foursome came up on
the 5th tee, and one hollered f o r e to
the threesome ahead t h a t Muhr had the
trouble with. One of the latter hollered
back to the foursome on the tee, " W h a t
in h — is your hurry, can't you see the
sign there saying when balls are on
green stand aside to let the next players drive?" By this time Sam was on
the way to move the markers on the
5th tee. But since the threesome was
coming toward him, he stepped to one
side of the fairway. All three men then
pitched f o r the green, two balls landed
on the green, then bounced off again
into the rough. The third man drove his
ball into the right side trap. By this
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putt out, but the ball rolled back into
the sand, and his next shot went across
the green into the left side trap. The
other two men then drove, and landed
on the green, - - - oddly enough near
the new cup setting. By this time Sam
was near the 5th tee, and the foursome
on it, hollered to the threesome ahead to
take the lead out of their pants. Well,
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whose ball went in the trap on the
second shot came a f t e r Muhr, hollering
that he took a 7 on a 3 shot hole, because Sam changed the cup.
Sam
apologized, and tried to explain and
smooth the m a t t e r over, but the man
asked his name, and reported the incident to you.
Now it is evident that these players
weren't so hot as golfers, or they would
have made the green in one shot—it
certainly is big enough to hit, even if
they don't split the pin like you did last
year. When these players get more experienced they may become more tolerant, Golf is supposed to be f u n , and
not taken too seriously. Some dubs are
jittery and by not relaxing like you do,
they play an erratic game, due their
being tense. It is r a r e that we get complaints, and this one, I think you will
agree was not justified.
If in heavy play, the holes are not
changed before one foursome, they have
to be done a f t e r them, and before the
next group. So I leave this matter up
to the judgment of the men working in
the interests of the majority.

Padcel Plains Country Club
November 18th, 19—
Memo to: A. Grasgroa, Greens-Keeper
F r o m : Ludwig J. Wham, Chairman of
Greens-Committee
I have received your memo of Nov.
15, and have written to the player that
made the complaint, and offered to play
a round with him at his convenience,
f r e e of charge f o r greens fee, but he
called me up on the phone and said he
was on his way to a business trip and
would take me up on it next spring.
Meanwhile I have received another
complaint. Last Sunday, two foresomes
of our own members had a little match
on. The first foresome drove off the
18th tee. Then the man who you had
ranging the course moved the markers
f r o m the back of the tee to the f r o n t ,
before the second foresome came on
the 18th. On the 17th green, both foresomes were even-up, but the second
foresome won the match.
I happened to be in the locker room
when they came in, and overheard their
comments. This m a t t e r I will attend to
personally, so don't worry about it.
However, the next time I hear of or see

you doing any work that is the jobs of
greensmen, you are going to get a d
good bawling out. Your job is to supervise the maintenance work on the course,
and I w a n t to see you dressed the p a r t
of an executive employee of the club,
not as a manual worker. If you do not
have men available, tell me, and I'll
see to it t h a t you get them. So go about
your own business, and I'll be the buffer
between what you are doing f o r the club
as a whole, and the duffers that don't
appreciate or know what you are doing
f o r them.

Padcel Plains Country Club
Nurtsville
November 19th, 19—
Dear J o h n :
Say, of all the tin-horn sports, you
take the prize. So you lost your little
match last Sunday. And you blame it
on a workman that moved the tee markers up, thereby giving the other foresome behind you, exactly 31 f e e t shorter driving distance on the 18th hole.
If you kept your mind on what you
were doing and not looked back, you
would not have seen those markers
moved, nor would you have pressed
your second shot on the 18th, and then
landed in the woods. Chet sliced his tee
shot and landed in the right hand fairway trap, and the other boys of your
foresome 3 putted.
Yes, I know there were some leaves
on the green. But whose f a u l t is it but
your own idea that we lay off all but
two of the greens force f o r the season,
and therefore could not keep the greens
swept f r e q u e n t l y ?
I was in the locker room when you
guys came in beefing, and you were
making so much smoke you did not see
me in my bay, while you headed f o r the
showers.
Now this Greens-Keeper, Grasgroa is
a good man, he knows his business and
the men in his line t h a t he associates
with think he's top notch. So don't go
panning his honest attempts to r u n
things on the course, with little money.
I notice you buy a new car every year
or so, and yet you killed the plan to
replace our tractor that's ten years old.
I don't like the tone of your letter,
and I'm answering it likewise. When
guys like you who are stockholders of

t h e club s t a r t bellyaching around where
daily f e e players can h e a r you, it does
our club no good. We have a p r e t t y
good layout, it is well kept, considering
t h e budget you fellows allow t h e greens
d e p a r t m e n t . So if you w a n t t h e greens
swept, the t r a p s raked, and every other
f r i l l you demand, then kick in toward
t h e cost of g e t t i n g these things, or pipe
down.
D o n ' t think f o r a minute this GreensCommittee Chairman job is a cinch, because if I hear any more of t h a t kind
of stuff f r o m you, you will get an invit a t i o n to be on t h a t committee next
y e a r . I noticed how you ducked out of
it at the annual board meeting last
spring. And another thing, t h a t painting our greens f o r c e did in the iocker
room on rainy days is going to be
charged to the house budget, and you
a r e Chairman of the House Committee,
so don't t h i n k you can put one over
on us t h a t have the main thing - - t h e course to worry about.
Yours,
Ludwig.

YE

EDITOR

FILLS

SOME

SPACE

recently heard t h a t Carl T r e a t ' s son,
well known to m a n y of our members,
was wed early in the month in Chicago.
. . . several weeks ago when we received a copy of "Golf in A u s t r a l i a "
and read the article " t h e Placing of
Cups", we decided t h a t this article contained much i n f o r m a t i o n of value to
our readers, and would be an excellent
article to r e p r i n t in the N E W S L E T T E R .
Soon a f t e r we noticed t h a t the article
was reprinted in the G R E E N K E E P E R S '
R E P O R T E R . We still think it well
worth your r e a d i n g ! ... plenty of insects
of all kinds around this year . . . course
budgets a r e still too low at practically
all clubs . . . " t h e best evidence of
ability is achievement" . . . we have
seen some greens recently on which the
grass was growing along the ground and
not u p r i g h t ; possibly due to lack of
brushing up or raking, this probably
due to insufficient labor to do the thousand and one tasks on the course . . . we
usually praise a club which a t t e m p t s to
promote other activities t h a n the golf
course f o r its members, b u t we have
seen some clubs which are promoting
activities in which only a f e w members
participate, to the d e t r i m e n t of the golf
course, the life s t r e a m of t h e club . . .
One of our contributors sends in the
following i n t e r e s t i n g news:
New

Due to the usual condition t h a t some
of our promising b u t slightly slack cont r i b u t o r s failed to send in copy this
past f e w weeks, ye editor m u s t t r y to
fill a little space with a f e w thoughts
and observations, and possibly a little
news! . . . the usual monthly meeting
was held at the Grand View Country
Club
(formerly
Wachusett),
West
Boylston, Mass. on J u n e 3rd. Prizes in
the t o u r n a m e n t were won by Sime
Braio and Homer Darling. The New
E n g l a n d Toro Co. demonstrated some
of their power mowing equipment prior
to lunch . . . we liked the old n a m e of
Wachusett, even the Grand View certainly expresses the sight f r o m the club
house and m a n y p a r t s of the course . . .
m e r c u r y has taken another price j u m p ;
let's hope f o r little brown patch this season . . . "smiles a r e no less contagious
t h a n f r o w n s " . . . have you tried a "soils o a k e r " f o r t h a t b a n k of the green
which dries out so f a s t ? . . . the Direct o r s m e t a t the Waltham Field Station
on t h e 10th, a well-attended meeting
with plenty of business discussed and
decided . . . " t h e wise man selects his
road b e f o r e he s t a r t s to t r a v e l " . . . we

England

"Invades"

New

Jersey

(as told to Ciande Monfils)
Seven men who f o r m e r l y worked
New E n g l a n d Courses are known to be
members of the New Jersey Association
of Golf Course Superintendents.
Listed alphabetically they a r e : John
Anderson, Kent Bradley, Joseph Flaherty, Arie H a n n e n b e r g , Charles Laing,
Sherwood Moore, and Carleton Treat.
Bradley, Laing and T r e a t originally
were members of our GONE, F l a h e r t y
is the son of t h e greenkeeper who was
at Brookline C. C. b e f o r e Howard Farr a n t took over.
" Y o u n g J o e " also
worked u n d e r Charles W. P a r k e r at
Wianno. Anderson was originally at a
course in Massachusetts, H a n e n b e r g at
Toy
Town
Tavern
Course,
Moore
worked at a private school links, t h e n
under Bradley when he g r a d u a t e d f r o m
Stockbridge
School
of
Agriculture.
Laing was a charter m e m b e r of the
GCNE, and we know about Carl T r e a t ' s
record.
All of these men also are members
of the Greenkeeping S u p e r i n t e n d e n t s '
Association.

At the Directors meeting Monday, F e b r u a r y 5, 1940 topics of real interest
which would be written up by the members f o r publication in the N E W S L E T T E R
were suggested.
The following are the topics suggested and approved and either taken by
members present to write up or designated to some member who might find the
topic selected of special interest.
Tees
F. Wilson, S. Mitchell
Construction of Greens
S. Mitchell
Winter Sports
F. Wilson
Landscaping
A. Anderson
W a t e r Systems
F. Wilson
Educating Members when to S t a r t Spring Play
N. Bruno
Gang vs. Sectional Method
H. F a r r a n t
Height of Cut on P u t t i n g Greens
F. Hammond
Height of Cut on Bowling Greens
F. Hammond
Are the landscape values of trees near greens worth the damage
they do to the greens?
P. Wanberg
Landscape Appreciation
R. Mitchell
Winter Protecting Cover f o r Greens
H. Mosher
Liming
J. Counsell
Outstanding Troubles
L. Stott
Application of Mercurials, Dry vs. Wet
L. Wildgust
Rates of fertilizer applications on putting greens
T. Burke
Is upkeep cheaper on new or old equipment? Why?
G. Polhamus
Disease on Turf
R. Mitchell
Tennis Courts
R, Mitchell, E. Hanson, A. Anderson
Top Dressing Methods
S. Mitchell, J. Oldfield
Rainy Day Work
H. F a r r a n t
Changing Soil Texture to Improve Turf
A. Anderson
Various ways of developing the members' interest and
co-operation in the greenkeepers job
C. Parker
Compost building with cheap organics, building, how soon to use
and application rate thereof
P. Wanberg
Should practice putting green be lighted?
A. Anderson
Why A Diary?
F. Wilson
What to do about skunks on the golf course
H. Darling
Spring Kill
A. Smith
Care of Traps and Bunkers
P. Hayden
Top Dressing Methods
N. Sperandio
(Kindly write these articles and send them to Editor West as soon as possible)

OFFICERS'
President
Secretary
Treasurer
Chairman,
Chairman,
Chairman,
Chairman,
Chairman,

DIRECTORY

John Counsell, 5 Ellsworth Rd., Peabody,
Philip Cassidy, Needham Golf Club, Needham,
.
F r a n k Wilson, Charles River C. C., Newton Centre,
Enter. Comm
N. Sperandio, 90 Brinsmead St., Marlboro,
Golf Comm
Paul Hayden, 81 Orange St., Wall ham,
Welfare Comm
Lloyd Stott, Meadowbrook G. C., Reading,
Employ. Comm. . . Arthur Anderson, 358 Fuller St., West Newton,
Trustees
Paul C. Wanberg, 17 Eddy St., Waltham,
N E W S L E T T E R officers, see page two.

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WORTHINGTON CUTTING UNITS give y o u i m p r o v e d
playing conditions at l o w e r m o w i n g costs
Twenty-six
years
of
research
and
practical operating e x p e r i e n c e h a v e developed the 1940 Worthington
Cutting
Unit to the highest state of efficiency
and operating economy.
Gear housings
are dust, sand and grease-proof.
Filled
to proper level they
require
checking
only once during the season. There are
n o o t h e r p l a c e s t o g r e a s e or oil.
Hand
a d j u s t m e n t o f t h e b e d - k n i f e s t e e l is a n
exclusive Worthington feature
and the
quickest of a n y cutting unit
on
the
market
no tools required.
From
the
greenkeepers'
and
opera t o r s ' v i e w p o i n t s , t h e r e is l e s s
fussing
Below
is t h e
conventional
s p i r a l - t y p e reel. N o t e s t u r d y
demountable
rims
which,
w h e n w o r n or b r o k e n a c c i d e n t a l l y , c a n be r e p l a c e d i n
a f e w m o m e n t s a t less t h a n
Y z t h e cost of a n e w w h e e l .

and trouble with Worthington
Cutting
Units and Gang Mowers.
The
general
d e s i g n is s i m p l i c i t y i t s e l f , i t s c o n s t r u c tion strong and sturdy to give years of
service, a n d a b e a u t i f u l cut u n d e r all
conditions with a cutting range up to
4 inches.
Its g r o u n d w e i g h t is 2 2 3 lbs.
Investigate
the
Worthington
1940
Cutting Unit before your mowing probl e m b e c o m e s a c u t e this S p r i n g , or w r i t e
us today for c o m p l e t e data and specifications.
C. M. S A W T E L L E
New England Distributor
3 Walker Terrace
Cambridge,
T e l e p h o n e : T r o w b r i d g e 7491

Mass.

T h e W o r t h i n g t o n Golf C h i e f a n d t h e W o r t h i n g t o n M u l t i g a n g w i t h 7 c u t t i n g u n i t s , c u t t i n g a w i d t h of 16 f e e t is,
w e celieve, t h e f a s t e s t , m o s t f l e x i b l e , m o s t e f f i c i e n t a n d
e c o n o m i c a l g a n g - m o w i n g o u t f i t in t h e w o r l d .

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OLD

Above
is t h e
patented
" V " or h e r r i n g b o n e reel
preferred by m a n y
golf
course
superintendents.
Note — rubber
pneumatic
tires
are
available
as
extra equipment.

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N o t e size of n e w f l y - k n i f e steel
section above.
I t is a s p e c i a l
heat-treated, oil-tempered alloy
steel w i t h a m i n i m u m R o c k w e l l
h a r d n e s s of 40-c, a l l o w i n g f o r
greater wear and greatly lengthe n i n g t h e l i f e of t h e reel.

This Is A STANDARD Year
Don't

take

chances — Play

Safe — Standardize

on

Standard — the

e q u i p m e n t line that g i v e s y o u m o r e of e v e r y t h i n g at r e a s o n a b l e

"QUALITY"

Flag

"CUTS

Poles—made

Signs and

Hole

Cutter-

c o n f o r m s to U. S. G. A. regulations, cuts t r u e and clean. Made
with plain, saw-toothed or scalloped edge. Price, $8.00.

of spiral seamless steel tubing,
finished red and white or o r a n g e
and black. Price with a l u m i n u m
f e r r u l e and brass flag swivel,
$2.25.
"ALUMINUM"

TRUE"

golf

cost.

" D I V O T R E P A I R E R " — cuts
u n i f o r m plug 2 % x 3 % " . Price,
$9.00.
"TURF
REPAIRER"—
cuts 8" plug. Price, $12.00.

Mark-

ers—will not rust, corrode or t a r nish. F u r n i s h e d with any wording.
Direction sign, $5.00.
Entrance
sign, $12.00. P a r k i n g sign, $8.00.
Rule sign, $3.50. Y a r d a g e Marker, $1.75. P r a c t i c e Green Marker,
$1.50. Tee Marker, $1.75.

" S H U F F L E HOE"—The handy
new tool t h a t does everything and
more t h a n any common hoe will
do with half the effort and in half
the time. Price, 6", $1.00; 7",
$1.25.

"ONE-PIECE" P u t t i n g Cups—
f u l l y r e i n f o r c e d , scientifically tapered asd absolutely t r u e and corr e c t in size with lVs" pole socket.
Aluminum, $1.75; Cast Iron, $1.00.

"SIX B A L L " Washer—operates
without
slushing,
splashing
or
slopping.
Price, $15.00.
With
stand, $18.00.

" C U P S E T T E R " — levels cup
edge and sets to proper depth,
$2.00.
" C U P E X T R A C T O R " , 60
cents.

" B A L L R A C K " — w i t h 24 ball
capacity, $5.00. Mounted on cast
iron base, $8.50.
" B A L L RET R I E V E R " — m a d e of aluminum,
$1.25 without pole.

" A G R O M E T E R " — t u r n s your
g r e e n upside down and shows you
the soil s t r u c t u r e , shipped with
f u l l instructions f o r $3.00.

" T E E CANOPY"—with canvas
top, 8' 6" by 9' 1" long, complete
with f r a m e w o r k , r e a d y to install,
$18.50.

-and remember—every
satisfaction

STANDARD
or y o u

get

product
your

is G u a r a n t e e d

money

to

give

back.

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