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are not necessarily those of the Editor or the members of the club as a whole.

CONTENTS
Page
T U R F MANAGEMENT POINTERS.

By Charles K. Hallowell

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DRAFTEES

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DIRECTORS M E E T I N G

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C L A S S AT W A L T H A M W I N T E R SCHOOL FOR G R E E N K E E P E R S

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M R . JOHN RUSSELL

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APRIL MEETING

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RARITAN VELVET B E N T GRASS.

B Y HOWARD B . SPRAGUE

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T I P S FOR CLEANING THE C L U B H O U S E

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GOLF MEETINGS, 1941
BUBBLES BURST

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MEMBERSHIP LIST

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T R I B U T E TO A . V I C T O R E A T O N

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WORTH THINKING ABOUT

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President, Ponkapoag Golf Club, Canton, Mass.
P H I L I P I . C A S S I D Y , Secretary, Needham Golf Club, Needham, Mass.
F R A N K H . W I L S O N J R . , Treasurer, 5 4 3 Dedham Street, Newton Centre, Mass.
N. J . S P E R A N D I O , ChairmanEntertainment
Committee, Marlboro Country Club, Marlboro, Mass.
J O H N C O U N S E L L , Chairman Welfare Committee, Salem Country Club, Peabody, Mass.
A R T H U R A N D E R S O N , Chairman Employment
Committee
Brae Burn Country Club, West Newton, Mass.
T H O M A S M A T T U S , Chairman Golf Committee, Pokochoag Club, Auburn, Mass.
SAMUEL S. MITCHELL,

T U R F MANAGEMENT
POINTERS
A Lecture Given at A m h e r s t
B y CHARLES K . HALLO WELL

Observations have been made on
golf courses, cemeteries, athletic fields,
public parks and lawns, as educational
work on turf improvement has been
carried on. The 50 or more golf
courses in the vicinity of Philadelphia
have been a most interesting study.
Some are managed by men with both
technical and practical training,
others by men who just happened to
drift into golf course management.
All who are interested in improving
themselves have an opportunity to
do so by participating in the monthly
meetings of the Philadelphia Golf
Course Superintendents Association.
Because of their affiliation with this
organization, many have become better golf course managers.
In observing the various courses
one often wonders who has been responsible for the selection of the site
of the course. In the Philadelphia
area there are two courses located six
miles apart, both being approximately
15 miles from the center of the city.
Sites were selected and the courses
constructed about 1925. One selected
200 acres in a valley where soil fertility has always been rated as high
and drainage excellent.
Livestock
farming had been followed on this
land. A sound rotation of crops had
been practiced, with not over onequarter of the acreage being plowed
in any single season — alfalfa and
bluegrass pasture predominating.
The site selected for the second
course was in a very narrow creek
valley with steep slopes. Farmers of
t h a t neighborhood had always described the soil as sharp and shallow.
There were numerous old stone drains
in the low portions. The type of
farming was what one would expect
from tenants who move every few
years. Both courses had the same

architect and contractor, and construction time for each 18 holes was
the same. Specifications, which called
for completion within a certain number of days, did not provide for growing manure crops on poor soils, nor
were there any special funds for heavy
applications of manure on the soil
low in fertility.
These courses when completed had
cost
both
organizations
similar
amounts. The membership of both
consisted of persons of similar incomes. The individual members no
doubt expected one thing: "New
course, perfect playing conditions."
How different the jobs of the two
managers of these courses have been!
Under the heading of soil fertility,
it has been observed t h a t when ample
lime and an abundance of phosphorus
have been used in growing turf the
recovery from injury resulting from
excess rainfall, disease, insects, or
drought is quicker t h a n when these
two elements are deficient in the soil.
When the writer first started work
with turf, numerous soil tests for
acidity were made with soil from both
greens and fairways. On eight different courses the lime content of the
soil from the greens was higher than
the fairway soils. At t h a t time it was
unusual to find the p H of the soil
from a green below six and that from a
fairway above six. The turf on these
greens was listed as satisfactory, while
on most of the fairways the growth
of grass was undesirable.
In southeastern Pennsylvania, these
two elements — lime and phosphorus
— are classed as fundamentals on
which to build better turf. For the
courses which endeavor to have their
turf superfine, it has been found they
can quickly get the grass growth out
of balance, if a heavy nitrogen feeding
program is followed and the calcium
and phosphorus supply is allowed to
become low. Soft growth, t h a t is
quickly attacked by insects or disease,
is likely to be the result of such a

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program. A good fairway fertilizer
management program calls for limestone applications to keep the p H
above six and 500 to 600 pounds of
superphosphate every two years. Nitrogen produces deepest roots and
gives the thickest, sturdiest turf when
most of it is applied in September,
with two-thirds of the amount being
of the organic form of nitrogen. Light
applications of nitrogen early in the
spring are used when fertility is low,
or when it is desired to get a dark
green color early in the spring.
To date no better test as to the
amount of nitrogen to use on turf
has been developed than the eye of
the man on the job. Where funds are
low and there seems a possibility of
times getting better, it has been
demonstrated t h a t a few dollars spent
for lime and phosphorus on fairways
will help produce a turf of the better
grasses, fairly free of weeds. If these
two materials are omitted until more
funds are secured, it is quite common
to find the plant population mostly
weeds.
Potash is not emphasized in goodmanagement fertilizing practices, for
when used on greens the results have
not been noticeable. This is probably
due to the fact t h a t Southeastern
Pennsylvania soils are mostly high in
potash and t h a t the topdressing materials commonly used contains a
large amount of spent mushroom soil.
There is as much potash in this material as there is in stable manure.
On fairways potash has been avoided
since there are indications t h a t this
plant food element promotes the
growth of clover. From comparison
demonstrations it has been observed
t h a t potash produces more clover than
either lixne or phosphorus, or a combination of these two materials.
Comparison plots of different
grasses, the effect, of fertilizers on the
same types of grasses, and a comparison of a new strain of bent with what
is standard for the section or the

course can produce much helpful
information.
For the individual
course it is advisable to keep the comparisons simple. Much valuable information was collected and many
helpful observations were made from
the turf plots started in 1932 under
the direction of the Green Section of
the U. S. Golf Association at the
Spring Mill course of the Philadelphia
Country Club and at Pine Valley.
When looking for a new strain of a
putting green grass, it is often observed t h a t there is a good one on one
or more greens. It is good management to remove such strains, propagate and observe them in a sod
nursery. One advantage of selecting
a strain growing on the course is t h a t
it is adapted to the environment.
There are several good putting greens
in the Philadelphia area t h a t have
been developed in t h a t manner.
At some courses the management
refuses to admit their most serious
problems. A few years ago I sat in
on the winter meeting of a Greens
committee. The superintendent was
asked to outline a program for the
coming year. After fertilizer suggestions were made, tile drainage was
recommended for four fairways. The
committee was not interested — in
fact, they had made up their mind to
put over a modern fairway watering
system (the previous season had been
very dry).
The committee united, sold the
club on a several-thousand-dollar
watering system which was installed
the following spring. Just once was
the system used during the following
rainy summer. Tile was laid on portions of two fairways during the
summer, and the following spring,
when the rainfall was even more than
the previous summer, an additional
1,000 feet of tile was laid. Since t h a t
time tile has been installed on all
poorly-drained areas.
Needless to add, the turf on t h a t
course is much better than a few

years ago. There is adequate drainage, a sound fertilizer program, and a
modern irrigation system included
with good management. T h a t committee was big enough to admit they
did not know the answers and now are
quick to approve the recommendations of their superintendent.
Another fairway watering incident
concerns a course that, where summer
play was heavy, demanded fairway
watering. Soil conditions were favorable so there was a gratifying response
to watering. There was no modern
fairway irrigation system, but with
men working all night and with a
large amount of hose the job was done.
When the superintendent was asked
why a new system was not installed,
he was of the opinion that his committee was satisfied with the makeshift system. A short time later when
there were some personnel changes in
the Greens committee, new members
wanted to know where were the plans
for a modern fairway watering system.
None had ever been prepared. A
short time after t h a t the superintendent was asked to resign.
It seems good management practice to p u t complete information for
operating the course efficiently into
the hands of the Greens committee.
When there is trouble on a course,
good management practices call fordoing something about it. Patches
of clover in fairways and on aprons
of greens were winterkilled a few years
ago. Men in charge of some courses
were sowing seed and topdressing
these spots at the first break in spring,
while others allowed them to go untouched until the season was well advanced. Seeding of patches as late
as May 1st, seldom produces a satisfactory cover.
Keeping complete records is important.
At Merion, Joe Valentine
has developed a system of charts for
each green tee, and fairway. Observations are made weekly and the line
is charted for that week. Notations

are made when there is any deviation
in the line.- Such records for several
seasons give information t h a t simplifies the management problem.
At one golf course in 1940 observations of the plant population were
made on every fairway the middle of
May. Follow-up observations were
made in June, July, August, September, and October. I t was determined
that there were five different classifications. Five fairways had a plant
population in which bent grasses predominated — these produced the best
playing turf throughout the summer.
There were six fairways where the
mixture was bent and bluegrass, a
dense mixture. On three fairways poa
trivialis predominated — these were
injured severely when temperatures
were high but came back quickly in
early September. Poa annua, clover,
and sparse plants of bluegrass was
the population on two fairways — on
these the playing conditions for six
weeks in the summer were very poor.
Renovation with a chemical should
certainly be tried on such turf as was
found on these two fairways. The
population on the two remaining fairways was Kentucky bluegrass and
clover — on these the turf was rated
as fair, except where there were a few
solid patches of clover.
With the results of monthly observations on the variation of the
different grasses, the management is
in a position to vary the maintenance
program according to the population.
Turf insects are more efficiently
controlled when insecticides are applied before they do severe injury. I t
has long been recognized that, if
arsenate of lead is in the first mouthful of food eaten by the newly-born
grub, the grub will soon die. I t is
important to know the life history of
all damaging turf insects, and to observe their developments during the
season. Young chinch bugs are controlled when tobacco dust is applied
as they are hatching. In the Phila-

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delphia area this is June 10-15th. If
tobacco dust is withheld until three
or four weeks later when the bugs
are mature, it seldom checks their
feeding.
Chemical control of weeds in turf
has been the greatest development in
turf management in the last ten
years. All can make these chemicals
work for them, if they read about
what is being done and then start on
a small scale. Where fairways are
unsatisfactory, the chances of improving them is greater if chemicals
are included in the renovation program.
Nature often produces sudden
changes. No two years does growth
of grass, development of diseases, or
the feeding of insects happen just the
same. The most important factor in
turf management is the man on the
job. In 1941, as in other years, each
person managing turf must be ready
for varying conditions. No doubt
one of the trying problems for many
will be labor. But, if the superintendent and the managing committee
will work in close co-operation, turf
troubles will be at a minimum.
Draftees
I t would be a very nice thing if we
all could write to those who are now
doing war duty. Nothing cheers like
a letter from the old familiar gang.
The proper way to address a letter
to " T o m " Mattus, is as follows:
Pvt. Thomas Mattus.
Co. A—104 Infantry.
A. P. 0.—26
Camp Edwards, Mass.
Director's Meeting, March 28
The tentative date for pro-greenkeeper tournament at Brae-Burn,
July 21.
A letter from Prof. Dickinson
thanked us for the very vital p a r t we
played at the Recreation Conference.

MARCH 31 CLASS AT WALTHAM
WINTER SCHOOL FOR
GREENKEEPERS
Mr. Alex Ohlson took charge of
this meeting and introduced Mr. John
J. Garrity. Mr. Garrity's subject
was tennis courts.
Mr. Garrity's 30 odd years of experience in handling tennis courts is
without doubt qualification enough
to speak on them, but the information which Mr. Garrity had, was most
interesting and helpful, as well as
unusual.
We will endeavor to pass t h a t information on to you, to the best of
our ability.
Mr. Garrity talked about many
different kinds of tennis courts. But
his talk on Cork-Asphalt Courts was
most interesting.
The Cork-Asphalt surface is a
formula which is a trade secret, but it
is, as the name implies, a combination
of cork and asphalt.
The total cost of one of these CorkAsphalt Courts including everything

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but the fence is $500. This material
may be purchased at the Old Colony
Bituminous in Cambridge and there
are one or two other concerns hereabout (New England Brick Co.), t h a t
this material may be purchased from.
One inch of this Cork-Asphalt may
be put on top of two to three inches
of asphalt base. This should be rolled
with a 900-lb. roller, preferably a
hand roller.
For a hard court it has a remarkable springiness. Yet, it has withstood the hard usage of regular shoes,
for eleven years.
Another remarkable thing is t h a t
they have been able to play on them
all winter.
The average cost of maintenance
per year per court is $20.00 which
includes tennis nets.
Resurfacing may be done at a cost
of $100 per court, but they last on an
average of ten years.
After people get used to these
courts it will not bother them.
Some tips Mr. Garrity dropped to
us were:
Lay your courts north and south.
One hundred and twenty-live feet
length of court right.
Pick ground at highest point.
Have no aggregate larger t h a n
three inches in your gravel.
Have a gate on tennis courts with
lock and key, so all members will
have to come to pro shop for key.
Cost of fence with one gate $600.
Lead tapes too expensive.
Use a plaster sand with clay for
clay courts.
Mr. J o h n Russell
Mr. Russell was introduced by Alex
Ohlson. Mr. Russell works for Breck
& Sons, and his hobby is Spring
Flowering bulbs. He has a show
place in Dedham. The public are
invited to this place. The price of
admission 25c on week days, and 50c
on Sundays.
Mr. Russell expects
t h a t his flowers will be doing their

best sometime between May 5 and
15. Address Sandy Valley Road,
Dedham.
Most of these bulbs are native to
Europe, but gradually we are making
it possible to raise them here commercially.
This year tulips will be O.K. in
spite of the war, but after this year
no one knows.
Mr. Russell's work consists of naturalization of bulbs such as Narcisus,
Jonquil and Tulips. Most Jonquils
sold to us are not Jonquils, but Narcisus.
In planting these bulbs make a
hole, with instrument similar to hole
cutter or hole cutter about seven
inches deep. P u t in bone meal and
sand on bottom, make sure there is
no air pocket, then p u t in your bulb.
P u t in four inches of soil on top.
In Boston area, Daffodils bloom
about May 1.
Narcissus Fly worst enemy of these
bulbs.
Divide Narcissus in July.
Does not Winter Kill.
Prefers Moist Soil.
Mr. Russell's talk was interestingly
illustrated by lantern slides.
We certainly owe Mr. Russell our
thanks for a very fine and most informing talk.
—OLD SOD.
April M e e t i n g
" J a c k " Reedy of Pokochoag, explained the reasons why the pros
would rather have the John Shanahan
Memorial Tournament in September
instead of July.
Professor Dickinson gave a very
interesting talk on the Business Management of Greenkeeping. Professor
Dickinson thinks t h a t the greenkeeper
is the logical man to take over duties
of General Manager in a club, if a
club finds it necessary to have
one. However, the job should seek
the man. We hope to have something
further on this talk in a later issue.

number of individual plants were
studied in each progeny grown from
seed. As a result of this study, a
H O W A R D B . SPRAGUE,
Agronomist
New Jersey Agricultural Experiment total of 40 outstanding plants were
selected, and seed of these was saved,
Station
In the next plant generation produced
The beautiful turf produced by from seed, about 30 plants were
Velvet bent grass at its best, has at- selected from each of these strains,
tracted plant breeders, as well as and observations were made on insuperintendents of golf courses. This dividual plants for color, vigor, finespecies appeared t o have greater pos- ness of texture, susceptibility t o insibilities in t h e production of fine sects and diseases, and seed setting
turf, than any other species available, ability. A total of 20 superior plants
provided a well-adapted strain could was saved from this breeding nursery,
be produced t h a t has desirable growth each of which served as the parent of
habits. About 1930, a breeding pro- a separate family. These 20 families
gram was begun at t h e New Jersey were continued in t h e breeding nurAgricultural Experiment Station, to sery every year for t h e next four
develop a strain of Velvet bent t h a t years, with a new plant generation
had good vigor, rich green color, annually.
durability, and ability t o resist pests.
The first step in t h e improvement
The procedure each year was t o
program was collection of a consider- plant 30 or more seedlings from a
able number of promising strains of superior plant chosen to represent
Velvet bent, from old lawns and other the family. All of t h e progenies in
sodded areas. These strains were all the nursery were allowed t o crossallowed t o produce seed, and a large pollinate as freely as the species perTHE STORY O F
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mils, but such out-crossing was
limited solely to the selected progenies
in the nursery, and no crossing was
permitted with unselected material.
As a result of this procedure, the 20
families gradually became somewhat
similar in appearance and performance, without any loss in vigor which
usually accompanies inbreeding and
close breeding. The undesirable traits
originally present in these families
were gradually unmasked and discarded, as the breeding program
proceeded.
After seven years of breeding, three
years in the preliminary stages, and
four years of intensive selection, it
was decided to combine seed of the
20 families to produce a new strain.
Since tests as to the turf producing
power of these strains had already
been made during the later stages of
the breeding program, and these had
shown the high turf value of the
selections, it was decided to encourage seed production of the new strain
as fast as possible. Foundation seed
was distributed to several state experiment stations, and to a group of
selected seed growers.
The new
strain was named Raritan in 1938,
and a limited amount of seed was
produced that year. Seed production
has increased steadily since that date,
and this seed is certified by the New
Jersey state agencies.
Raritan Velvet bent is entirely distinct in mode of its origin from such
strains as Piper and Kernwood, which
are the result of a much more limited
program of selection. Because of its
origin, Raritan Velvet will breed true
to type, even when produced from
seed for many plant generations.
Raritan has also proved to have a
broader adaptation to a range of climate and soils than any strain that
has not had such a wide range of
material entering into its inheritance.
Being a blend of 20 strains, all simultaneously selected toward the same
objective, with outbreeding limited

wholly to this group of plants, Raritan
has all the strength of a broad inheritance background combined with the
uniformity of performance which follows continued selection for a specific
type. _ Essentially, it is a regenerated
selection in which desirable traits
have been concentrated, and the undesirable ones unmasked and discarded.
The breeding program followed in
producing Raritan Velvet, has been
continued with the object of still
further improving the 20 parent
stocks. In time, it is expected that
an even better strain will be the outcome, a strain with even greater vigor,
resistance to diseases and insects, excellent color and wearing quality.
We do not know what the limit may
be in such a breeding program but are
sure that the limit has not yet been
reached.
Tips for Cleaning t h e Club House
For cleaning porcelain in lavatories,
tile, brass, copper, or woodwork I
have found no equal to a product
called Selaw, sold by Brown Wales
Company, Boston, Mass. It removes
grime, grease, and dirt quicker than
anything I know of.
For removing grime, dirt and soap
from shower partitions and cement
floors there is nothing easier than
steel wool and Selaw.

BENT
GRASS
SEED
also
FAIRWAY
MIXTURES

V E L V E T BENT
RHODE ISLAND
BENT
Purchase viable, winter
hardy seed
direct from the grower
®

A . N.

PECKHAM

KINGSTON, RHODE ISLAND

GOLF MEETINGS, 1941
5 — At Ponkapoag
Speaker at 10:30
Tournament at 1:30 —
Best of 9 holes, 1st or
2nd 9, § handicap.
J u n e 23 — Sectional Meeting with
Rhode Island Greenkeepers Club at Misguamicut Golf Club,
Watch Hill, R. I.
July 7 — Greenkeeper — Chairman Tournament at
Concord
Aug. 4 — Club Championship at
Belmont
Sept. 22 — John Shanahan Memorial
Tournament at Braeburn.
Oct.
— Open
Nov.
— Open
May

Tournament Committee
Alex Ohlson, Chairman
Ed Hanson
Homer Darling
Nick Bruno
Ralph Thomas

NEW E N G L A N D

BUBBLES BURST
A small percentage of billions being
spent for defense may find its way
into the treasuries of golf and country
clubs. Unless it is all retrieved by
tax collectors or offset by rising prices
we may have more money to spend
in the near future. A little thought
today may save headaches later on.
As prosperity increases clubs should
increase their reserves and reduce
their mortgages. Some money should
be used for making permanent improvements, preferably of a nature
which will not unduly increase f u t u r e
maintenance budgets and overhead,
the remainder, if any, could be used
to give the members some extra service and pleasure.
Greenkeepers should try to convince club officials t h a t fertilizer for
fairways is as important as swimming
pools and dining room chandeliers.
— LON MOORE.

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GREENKEEPERS CLUB OF NEW ENGLAND
MEMBERSHIP
Member

A. E . Anderson
T . P. Anderson
A. M . Barney

Club

Brae B u m C. C.
West Newton, Mass.
Ellinwood C. C.
Athol, Mass.
Wampanoag G. C.
South Swansea, Mass.

M a n u a l Braga
Simeone Braio
Edward Bueeher
Nicholas Bruno
T . F. Burke
T . F. Clarke
A. G. Clarke
W. H . Clarke
Everett Capello
Philip I. Cassidy
Oscar Chapman
J o h n Clinton
H. B. Cottelle
j . L. Counsell
H. C. Darling
Joseph Dinardi
H. D. F a r r a n t
Valentine Flood
Arthur Fontaine
Elmer Fuller
M a r t i n Green
Franklin H a m m o n d
Stephen H a n n o n
Edwin Hanson
P. F. H a y d e n
G. R. Johnson

Wachusett Country Club
West Boylston, Mass.
Manchester C. C.
Manchester, N. H .
Norfolk G. C.
Dedham, Mass.
Cohasset C. C.
Southbridge, Mass.
Franklin C. C.
Franklin, Mass.
Keene Country Club
Keene, N. H.
W. D. Field G. C.
Brockton, Mass.
Arlmont C. C.
Arlington Heights, Mass.
Needham G. C.
Needham, Mass.
Misquamicut C. C.
Hoosic Whisick Club
Canton, Mass.
Salem Country Club
Peabody, Mass.
Jumper Hill G. C.
Northboro, Mass.
Bellevue G. C.
Melrose, Mass.
The Country Club
Brookline, Mass.
Shuttle Meadow C. C.
New Britain, Conn.
Juniper Hill G. C.
Northboro, Mass.
Attleboro C. C.
Attleboro, Mass.
Wannamoisett C. C.
Tyngsboro Golf Club
Tyngsboro, Mass.
W i n t h r o p Golf Club
Winthrop, Mass.
Concord Country Club
Concord, Mass.
Woodland Golf Club
Auburndale, Mass.
Reservation Golf Club
Mattapoisett, Mass.

W. F. Larner
J . S. Latvis

Tatnuck C. C.
Worcester, Mass.

Home Address

358 Fuller Street
West Newton, Mass.
Athol, Mass.
Mason Street
N o r t h Swansea, Mass.
.15 Fisher Street
Taunton, Mass.
West Boylston, Mass.
Manchester, N. H.
R. F. D. No. 7, Box 144
Dedham, Mass.
1100 E a s t Street
Box 64
Southbridge, Mass.
126 Cottage Street
Franklin, Mass.
Keene, N. H.
87 Oak Street
Brockton, Mass.
Arlington Heights, Mass.
25 Green Street
Needham, Mass.
W a t c h Hill Road
Westerly, R. I.
Green Lodge Street
Canton, Mass.
Barrington, R. I.
5 Ellsworth R o a d
Peabody, Mass.
Northboro, Mass.
40 Ryder Street
Melrose. Mass.
132 Russett Road
West Boxbury, Mass.
New Britain, Conn.
Northboro, Mass.
350 M t . Hope St.
Attleboro Falls, Mass.
•39 A n t h o n y St.
E. Providence, R. I.
Tyngsboro, Mass.
453 Main Street
Winthrop, Mass.
Concord^ Mass.
51 Orange Street
Waltham, Mass.
556 Summer Street
New Bedford, Mass.
165Lj Chestnut Street
Waltham, Mass.
Worcester, Mass.

Member

W. J. McRride
W. G. Margerson, Jr.

Club

Nashua C. C.
Nashua, N. H.
Sagamore Spring Golf Club
Lynnfield Center, Mass.

James McCormack
M. D. Maxwell

Marshfield Country Club
Marshfield, Mass.

R. D. Mansfield
Louis Marrato
T. T. Mattus

Oakley C. C.
Pokachoag Hill C. C.
Auburn, Mass.

R . A. Mitchell

Kernwood C. C.
Salem, Mass.
Ponkapoag Golf Course
Canton, Mass.
Walpole C. C.
Walpole, Mass.
Belmont Springs C. C.
Belmont, Mass.
Riverside Golf Course

S. S. Mitchell
Henry Mitchell
E. M. Murphy
Harold Mosher
Eugene Mauro
Thomas O'Leary
C. T. O'Keefe
Alex Ohlson
Edward Ohlson
M. J. O'Grady
C. W. Parker
Joseph Oldfield
W. W. Partridge
R. W. Peckham
Geno Pettizoni
Edward Phinney
G. J. Rommell
Roland Robinson
Maurice Ryan

Framingham C. C.
Framingham, Mass.
Sharon C. C.
Sharon, Mass.
Myopia H u n t Club
Wenham, Mass.
Lexington C. C.
Lexington, Mass.
Sefregansett C. C.
Country Club of N. Bedford
New Bedford, Mass.
Wianno G. C.
Osterville, Mass.
Stony Brae Country Club
Wollaston, Mass.
Blue Hill C. C.
Canton, Mass.
Sachuest Golf Club
Middletown, R. I.
Vesper C. C.
Lowell, Mass.
Acoaxet Club
Adamsville, R. I.
Wellesley C. C.
Wellesley Hills, Mass.
Boston American League
B. B. Co.

C. B. Sowerby
T. W. Swanton
A. J. Sperandio
N. J. Sperandio

Bear Hill G. C.
Stoneham, Mass.
90 Brimsmead Street
Marlboro, Mass.
Marlboro C. C.
Marlboro, Mass.

Home Address

14 P r a t t Street
Nashua, N. H.
Main Street
Lynnfield Center, Mass.
90 Keene Street
Stoneham, Mass.
Acorn Street, P. O. Box 155
Marshfield, Mass.
R. F. D.
Vineyard Haven, Mass.
Watertown, Mass.
26 Spofford Road
Worcester, Mass.
Co. A.—104 Infantry
A. P. O.—26 Camp Edwards, Mass.
Salem. Mass.
2173 Washington Street
Canton, Mass.
Walpole, Mass.
2 Buck Street
Woburn, Mass.
Summer Street
Weston, Mass.
Fayville, Mass.
Sharon, Mass.
45 Aborn Street
Peabody, Mass.
88 Bedford Street
Lexington, Mass.
125 Burt Street
Taunton, Mass.
135 Hathaway Road
No. Dartmouth, Mass
P. O. Box 316
Osterville, Mass.
249 Arlington Street
Wollaston, Mass.
Canton, Mass.
Middletown, R. I.
R. F. D. No. 2
Tyngsboro, Mass.
Adamsville, R. I.
54 Eddy Street
West Newton, Mass24 Jersey Street
Boston, Mass.
133 Lowell Street
Peabody, Mass.
2 Stow Road
Marlboro, Mass.
Stoneham, Mass.
Marlboro, Mass.
Marlboro, Mass.

Member

L. G. Stott

Club

Meadow Brook G. C.
Reading, Mass.

J . C. Sullivan
Albert Scott

TrapekS Golf Club

F. S. Tuscher

Stony Brae C. C.
Quincy, Mass.
Paul Revere G. C.

Ralph Thomas
Charles Yickery
George Volmer
Leslie Wildgust
Paul Wanberg
F. H. Wilson

Cohasset C. C.
No. Cohasset, Mass.
Hatherly C. C.
Minot, Mass.
Winchester C. C.
Winchester, Mass.
Weston Country Club
Weston, Mass.
Charles River C. C.
Newton Centre, Mass.

Guy C. West

T R I B U T E T O A. V I C T O R E A T O N

The New Jersey GSA wishes to
perpetuate the memory of A. Victor
Eaton, one of the organization's most
beloved members who passed to
Verdantland-Beyond April 3, 1941,
at 11.00 P.M. Death occurred due to
a prolonged illness t h a t confined the
esteemed. "Vic" to the Mercer Hospital in Trenton, N. J.
Funeral
services were April 7th, attended by
many of his fraternal brothers.
Mr. Eaton, a wounded veteran of
the British Army, during World War
I, first entered golf in the U. S. A. at
the Yontakah C. G. in Nutley, N. J.,
where he served in capacity of greenkeeper two years. For the past 12
years he was manager of the Trenton
Country Club, in the capitol city of
the Garden State. At this private
18-hole club, Mr. Eaton served many
State and social affairs, and was well
known to business and legislative
officials. He took the managership
position in 1929.
The N. J. GSA had the honor of
Mr. Eaton serving as its President in
1934-35. He is survived by his wife
and two grown sons. Golf was Mr.
Eaton's favorite sport, he played
skillfully and villi fairness at this
game as well as Life itself.
— TIRF.

Home Address

Reading, Mass.
47 H a m m o n d Street
Waltham, Massi
38 Auburn Street
Waltham, Mass.
15 Gambier Street
Auburndale, Mass.
19 Howard Street
Waltham, Mass.
No. Cohasset, Mass
Minot, Mass.
Winchester, Mass.
17 E d d y Street
Waltham, Mass.
543 D e d h a m Street
Newton Centre, Mass.
32 Third Street
W. Barrington, R. I.
W O R T H

THINKING

ABOUT

I have always wondered which
would be the more economical, new
equipment, or repairs on the old. After
considerable thought, I decided to
buy some new equipment,
I received the equipment and was
very enthusiastic. The new tractor
was a beauty. I t had speed, power,
and endurance.
The scythe bar
attachment on the tractor practically
eliminated all the hand scythe work.
For example, a certain length of a
bank of a brook took two men eight
hours to cut. With the new attachment, this same length of bank is cut
very nicely in thirty minutes. The
men can now put their time in on
other work which should be done and
could not have been done if it were
not for the new equipment.
The fairways were cut in one-third
the usual time and with a great deal
more ease of mind and operating the
tractor.
During the yfears 1935 to 1939, we
used between 1,000 and 1,200 gallons
of gasoline and about 25 gallons of
motor oil annually. In 1940, we used,
435 gallons of gasoline and 5J gallons
of motor oil.
Isn't this proof enough to show
that new equipment pays for itself.
— N . J . SPERANDIO.

WITH THE LABOR-SAVING
This year your biggest problem lies — not in getting
enough players — but in maintaining good playing
conditions for the thousands who will tee off on your
course. This heavy traffic presents a maintenance
problem that will be aggravated by an acute shortage
of unskilled labor.
This problem is easily solved. The 7-Gang Pennsyl, vania Fairway saves time, labor and money. And you
' get a bonus of 20% if you use the special 35-inch units —
which cut a 20% wider swath than the conventional
30-inch size. This means a 20% saving in time, fuel and
— most important at this time — a 20% saving in labor.

MANY REFINEMENTS THIS YEAR
T h e popular light-weight tubular frame has been further improved
this year, making for t h e utmost flexibility in transportation and
storage of t h e gang mowers. T h e iron wheel model has spuds cast
on t h e treads to prevent slippage and t o add t o t h e life of t h e wheel.
T h e casting with the lower blade attached is now removable without
dismantling the mower. These are but a few of t h e outstanding
features of the Pennsylvania Fairway, completely covered in our
new catalog.

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WOODWORTH BRADLEY, INC

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UNITS

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hardest
Worthington fly-knife blades give you the widest,
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the work!
We have o f t e n heard the remark, particularly w h e n the price
question is being discussed, t h a t "all c u t t i n g u n i t s m u s t be
alike — they all cut grass." It is true t h a t all makes will cut
grass, b u t Worthington engineers have paid m o s t particular
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so t h a t Worthington
Units are different — worth more — save
you more in t i m e and money. For example:
The bed knife steel of each c u t t i n g
u n i t in t h e gang m u s t be adjusted
periodically during t h e day's m o w i n g
operations. Worthington Units have a
single-hand,
self-locking, adjusting
handle on each side. No tools whatsoever are required. Other makes have
double a d j u s t m e n t s on each side, requiring wrenches or screw drivers. This
m a y seem a trivial point to the casual
Single-Hand Adjustment

observer,

but

if y o u c o n s i d e r t h i s
Each Unit

Worthington Units — Adjusting Devices
Other Makes — Adjusting Devices

- %„

"•„' 'w"

.

Triple
Quint
3 Units 5 Units

2
4

6
12

10
20

—
7-Gang
7 Units

14
28

Other c u t t i n g u n i t s have five or six
outside grease or oil fittings requiring
daily attention.
Let's m u l t i p l y 5 grease
fittings per u n i t of other makes, by
the n u m b e r of u n i t s in the gang. For
example:
Only Twice-a-Year Greasing
Each Unit

Worthington* — Daily Greasing
Other Makes — Daily Greasing

Triple

Quint

7-Gang

3 Units

5 Units

7 Units

None None None None
5
15
25
35

*Twice per season only.
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