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This N E W S L E T T E R is published by the Greenkeepers Club of New England,
and sent free to its members and their Green's Chairman. Subscription price one
dollar per year.
H E N R Y C. M I T C H E L L , Editor
89 Peach Street, Walpole, Mass.
EDWARD N .

L.

JOHN

JUNE

&

Associate

COUNSELL,

JULY,

Business Manager, 2 Buck Street, Woburn, Mass.

MURPHY,

Editor,

5 Ellsworth Road, Peabody, Mass.

1942

VOL.

14, N O .

The ideas and opinions expressed in the sub)ect matter

of this

are not necessarily

of the club as a

those of the Editor or the members

5

NEWSLETTER
whole.

CONTENTS
Pickup

from

Mass.

the

State

College

Greenkeeping
Attention

S.

First

May

Meeting

Boys

in

Should

Press

4

Talk

4

R.

G.

6

Aiders!

6
7

Service
the

7

Green

Keeper

Play

Golf

8

ADVERTISERS'
New

England

George

N.

Waltham
O.

M.

Eastern

Toro

INDEX

Co.

2-12

Barrie

5

Automotive

Corp.

7

Scott a n d Sons Co.
Golf

9

Co.

9

Breck's

10-11

CLUB OFFICERS

G R E E N K E E P E R S '
SAMUEL

S. M I T C H E L L ,

Secretary,

P H I L I P I . CASSIDY,
FRANK H . WILSON, JR.,

N,

J.

SPERANDIO,

JOHN

L.

Treasurer,

Chairman

COUNSELL,

President,

Ponkapoag Golf Club, Canton, Mass.

Needham Golf Club, Needham, Mass.
543

Dedham Street, Newton Centre, Mass.

Entertainment
Committee,
Marlboro, Mass.

Chairman Welfare Committee,
Peabody, Mass.

Marlboro Country Club,
Salem Country Club,

Chairman Employment
Committee
Brae Burn Country Club, West Newton, Mass.

ARTHUR ANDERSON,

ALEX OHLSON,

Chairman

Golf Committee, Lexington Country Club,
Lexington, Mass.

PICKUPS

FROM

THE

PRESS

Nothing will ruin a golf course quicker
than letting nature take its course.

EXCERPTS
MASS.

F R O M

STATE

R E A T I O N A L

A golf club in the Middle West has a
local rule which allows the player to
improve the lie of his ball in a sand trap
by moving it with the club head without
penalty.
(This should result in a substantial reduction in trap maintenance
cost.)
Cling to your club, a banana only gets
skinned (when it leaves the bunch.
Enthusiasm is something you can get
by changing your attitude, and you can
always change your attitude.
Contentment and competition are
never allies, self-satisfaction and success
are never friends.
Labor cost is composed of two elements, wages and the amount of work
done for the wages.
Thinking is like eating, it isn't how
much you swallow but how much you
digest.
To be somebody do something. Avoid
creating the impression of total rest such
as is always produced by people who
present only their surfaces to the world.
Slightly inane behavior is better than no
behavior at all.
The ability of a plant leaf to make
up our food is the reason we are all here.
Worrying is disorganized thinking. It
is a mental weed that crowds out intelligent thinking and planning.
The vital part of golf, the golf course,
is not insured against loss or damage.
Remember when you're heavy tasked,
'Tis proof that still you live,
Dead men by none are ever asked
To serve or lend or give.—Anon.
Jack Counsell

By

PHILIP

A

T A L K

COLLEGE

A T

T H E

REC-

C O N F E R E N C E
I.

CASSIDY

Needham Golf Club, Needham, Mass.
The greenkeeper or superintendent who
has not foreseen the necessity to stock
up on equipment at least for this season
of rough going has no one to blame but
himself if he is caught with his mowers
down. Of course if strict budgets were
made up for 1941 and incomes did not
allow purchases of equipment then for
the 1942 season that is unfortunate.
I believe that the purchase of seasonal
replacement parts which are used or
needed during the playing season should
be bought now if this has not all ready
been done: and if possible to obtain an
additional spare for some important piece
of maintenance equipment. Your dealer
is a good judge of whether you are hoarding or creating a shortage as he knows
what his supply is and how far it will
go without slighting any of his patrons.
Under present conditions if you are in
the market for new equipment and it is
available you are quite fortunate. But,
on the other hand the proper maintenance of present equipment, be it a 1941
tractor or a 193 0 wheelbarrow, is as
essential as any factor in maintaining
near ideal working conditions under curtailed labor.
If you have been able to retain a
mechanic in your shop without having
to meet the wages being paid skilled
mechanics or have a knowledge of machinery yourself, your job is made easier.
Instructions for the proper care of
machinery are furnished by the manufacturer with each item purchased.
Your mechanic knows all these things,
but how often is he checked as to
whether he is conforming to the recom-

mendations given by the dealer or manufacturers?
Poor mower adjustment is often the
cause of excessive wear of expensive
parts. Proper adjustment by a qualified
person will pay dividends in the life and
performance of your units.
One of your most important pieces
of equipment is your tractor drawn fertilizer distributor or your hand fertilizer
spreader. A f t e r using them they should
be carefully cleaned.
Simply running
them until the fertilizer or lime stops
coming out is not enough. There are
many places in your spreader where the
material you are using will adhere and by
absorbing moisture will in the course of
a short time rust your moving parts
necessitating new ones.
Remove and clean agitators and other
parts if possible. Sludge moving parts
before storing in a dry place. Of course
a few organic fertilizers do not act on
metal as do the inorganics, but if there
are pockets of organic fertilizer left in
the spreader and they become damp they
will rot the wood sides.
If you figure that the investment in
equipment on the average golf course,
exclusive of hand tools, hose and
sprinklers, is approximately $10,000, you
can readily see that the proper care of
all equipment is only what should be
expected by your club officials.

SKIMMER SYSTEM
BROADWAY ROTO-SPRaY
SPRINKLER
For Fairways and Greens
We Have

Them

S R O Q K L I N E , MASS,
LONgwood 1 9 4 9

If you could see what the f u t u r e holds
A n d what your work will be
You'd take your time in meeting it
A n d not be all at sea.
Each one of us must do our bit
T o work our way through life
T o do our best in every way
A n d so confine ourselves f r o m strife.
In every job there are dual parts
The one you see and the one you do
And the success of both
Is left entirely up to you.

BUY

UNITED
STATES

It's times like this, or so it seems,
T h a t you should have the will to do
And hear your conscience say, "Well
done"
To someone else, or is it you?

G R E E N K E E P I N G
By

CHARLES

S

W.

G

R*

PARKER

Supt. Wianno Golf Club,
Osterville, Mass.
That there stuff called sulfanilamide
Sure does wonders for a hide
That's been cut or bruised or fried.
Then there's cousin sulfathiazole
Maybe that's the very best of all
For hides completely busted in a fall.

On, on, I go with a roar and a rattle
Like a thousand tanks engaged in battle
Or a thundering herd of stampeding
cattle.
Half way down I hit a bump.
Dodge a tree but collide with a stump
Landing kerwhang with a painful thump.

But what I want, all tidy and neat
Simple, inexpensive and complete
Is an analgesic for bicycle seat.

Was I pushed or did I fall
Was I hit by a wild golf ball?
If I !'ve an unbruised spot it's very small.

My card's punched out
A n d my gas is low
But over the golf course I must go.

Just a tangle of wires is the bike's f r o n t
wheel
The skin f r o m my face I can freely peel
A n d I'll be standing for many a meal.

I'm toothless and doddering, but game
As I throw my leg o'er the bike frame.
The 6th, but a mile away, is my aim.
Down hill I go with a terrific clatter
Bones a'rattle and teeth a'chatter
So I hang on tight, what does it matter.

Monteith, Sprague and O. J. Noer
Stop your researching, I implore.
Oh me! Oh my! but am I sore.
So find me, please, all tidy and neat
Simple, inexpensive and complete
A n analgesic for bicycle seat.

"'Since gas rationing.
A T T E N T I O N FIRST AIDERS!
(For I'm taking a course too.)
Mister, if you see me lying
O n the ground and (maybe) dying,
Let my gore r u n bright and free,
Don't attempt to bandage me.
While there's life, there's hope, so pet,
Don't apply a tourniquet:
Do not give, for my salvation,
"Artificial Respiration."
Do not stretch my bones or joints.
Do not press my "Pressure Points."
If "Queer Symptoms" you should see,
D o n ' t experiment on me.

If I !'m suffering f r o m Shock,
Take a walk around the block.
If you must be busy, pray
Help to "keep the crowds away."

So whatever my condition,
Phone at once for a physician.
Let me lie, I'll take a chance
Waiting for an ambulance.

From First Aid I beg release.
Mister, let me die in peace.

MAY

NW

MEETING

The May meeting of the Greenkeeper's Club of N e w England was held
May 11 at the Wollaston Golf Club.
Mr. Clapper of the N e w England Toro
Company demonstrated the new Gandy
Spreader.
This spreads accurately at
rates of SO pounds to 2000 pounds per
acre. It has no chains, gears, cog-wheels
or ratchets and is easy to clean and
grease. It is suitable for fertilizer, seed,
and similar products except loam. The
Gandy also has many other features
worthy of our attention.
A f t e r the demonstration, we enjoyed
a fine dinner at the club house. Dinner
was followed by a round of golf on the
famous Wollaston links. The fine condition of the course was a credit to our
fellow greenkeeper and host for the day,
A r t h u r Cody.

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The winners:

Street
MASS.

2600-2601

Nick Bruno, Norfolk Golf Club, low
gross 80.
Semi Braio, Grand View Golf
tie 70.

Club,

Sam Mitchell, Ponkapoag, 1st net 70.
Bill Margeson, Sagamore Springs, 2nd
net 72.
Narry
putts 3 0.

Sperandio,

Marlboro,

Don't forget to send us the names and
addresses of your new chairmen for our
mailing lists.

least

PEARY
C

D O N ' T F O R G E T to write to the boys
in the service:
Private Maurice S. Ryan
32 A.R. Service Company
Louisiana.
Corp. Francis G. Tuscher
67th C. A.A.A.
Bat. E. 1st Platoon
Patterson, N e w Jersey.

.
A

HARBOR

C. C. Wernham, who wrote the interesting article on "Disease Control
Without Mercurials" which appeared in
the May issue is f r o m the Pennsylvania
State College.

SHOULD

THE

GREENKEEPER

BY PLAYING I T GIVES

PLAY GOLF?
By

EMIL

AN A C E IN THE

MASCIOCCHI

The Omventsia

Club

Lake Forest, III.
(Reprinted from Greenkeepers'

Reporter)

T H E G R E E N K E E P E R ' S job is to produce
golfing conditions on the course he maintains. The members and other players
influence his practices directly so he
either has excellent, good or poor golf
conditions — notwithstanding numerous
controlled and uncontrolled factors a f fecting both members and green keeper.

It can be said with due respect to ail
concerned that the greenkeeper can more
directly influence the pleasure of a game
of golf than any one man. T h e pro
coaches his pupil on how to stroke the
ball as few times as possible, but the
player's ball follows the greenkeeper's doing down to the last stroke, whether it
be a 70 or 120.
If we are so concerned with the game
of golf why should we not play it?
While it is unnecessary for a greenkeeper
to play in order to produce good golfing
conditions, I believe one who is in intimate touch with the game has a closer
feeling as to actual conditions—a sort of
golfer's sense that can be of great aid
in his maintenance practices. It is quite
evident that a course can be greatly affected one way or another, depending
upon whether the stress is put on immediate golfing conditions or on the health
of the turf only.
A happy medium
seems to be more sensible and can best
be arrived at when the greenekeper has
a knowledge of every day golf along with
his greenkeeping knowledge.

YOU

HOLE

Even in discussions with members and
committees a first-hand knowledge of
golf can be of great value—and is an
ace in the hole, so to speak. The speed
of greens, length of fairways, rough, etc.
can often be appreciated best f r o m a
golfer's viewpoint. As far as club officials are concerned, they differ somewhat in their thoughts about a greenkeeper playing golf. However, in talking with a club president a while back
we were discussing a certain greenkeeper
and he said, " H e was a good man but
he did not play golf and therefore did
not appreciate the golfer's viewpoint as
he should have." There may be many
greenkeepers who disagree on the necessity of playing g o l f — b u t there can
be none who doubt that it is an asset in
one's work.
The day when a course is totally influenced by the low handicap player is
gone, both in layout and playing conditions. We have been through a period
where a course standard was judged only
by the good player and conditions adjusted accordingly, often to the detriment of the health of the turf.

PLAY

CONDITIONS

AND

SENSIBLE

MAINTENANCE

I have specific thoughts now on close
cutting certain types of fairways. Excessive close cutting in the past was
brought on by low handicap players and
innocently by professionals, so that some
courses lost some of their good t u r f . I
am sure the higher handicap player had
very little to do with this as the character of his game was such that he enjoyed a reasonable height of cut. I find
that all golfers can score as well and
enjoy a game on a reasonable length cut

when they know that it is in the interest
of better conditions over an indefinite
period. A golf-playing greenkeeper can
make this fact more effective to the
general membership. In spite of what
some men think, as many golfers judge
a course by their own individual score,
the overwhelming majority of good and
mediocre players are sportsmen to the
extent that they often are too easy on
the course and their criticism of it.

W

The relation of good playing conditions to sensible maintenance has but
one logical man to educate the golfing
world—and he is a golfing greenkeeper
with a good knowledge of both.
Let's ask ourselves these questions.
"When is a green too hard? When is
it too soft? W h a t is a reasonable height
for fairways under my conditions? What
is the height of fair rough? H o w is the
sand in my traps—too soft or too hard?
Who is the judge of fair and good conditions of such areas?

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•EFENSE

We regret the fact that the address, of
the Eastern Golf Company, 244 West
42nd street, N e w York, was omitted
from their advertisement in the May
issue. It is interesting to note that this
company has been dealing exclusively in
used golf balls for twenty-five years,
and, at present, are doing their best to
help relieve the demand for used balls
which has increased for obvious reasons.
A t present they are rewashing and repainting balls which are sent to them by
pros and greenkeepers f r o m all over the
United States, Canada, and Hawaii. The
balls are sprayed with three coats of
enamels and spotted with original markings. The better balls which have their
original enamel are washed by special
process to remove grit and sand.

UNITED
STATES
SAVINGS
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Check mailed within 48 hours after balls
are received
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Y.

JUNE MEETING
concerning the new fungicide "Thiosan"
which his company has developed for
this purpose. Mr. Johnson's answers and
information were most encouraging.

The June meeting of the Greenkeepers' Club of New England was held
at the Belmont Golf Club on Monday,
June the first. First on the program
was an excellent dinner served at the
Club, followed by a short business meeting. David Barry, Greenkeeper at Poland
Springs Golf Course was elected to membership.
In the afternoon a most
enjoyable golf tournament was held.
Ted Murphy had the course in excellent
condition, as usual.

The fine attendance and the interest
shown at this meeting demonstrates a
fine spirit in the Greenkeepers Club.
Winners of the golf tournament:
Best selected nine holes—Vi handicap
1st net Dick Mansfield 41—29
2nd net N a r r y Sperandio 37—3 0

A lunch was served in the evening
after which Mr. Johnson of the Bayer
Semesan Company showed moving pictures taken during his Company's search
to find a substitute for mercurial fungicides. H e also answered many questions

B

Best nine gross
Nick Bruno
A r t h u r Cody

tie—40

Nearest the pin on No. 16 green
Harold Mosher 20 feet

Check Ants in 2 4 Hours
HOW IT WORKS
A c a r e f u l study of A n t habits shows t h a t
w o r k e r s s o m e t i m e s c a l l e d the foragers, do all
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A drop of B U C K E Y E - A N T U B E placed beside the
A n t hill will be t a k e n into the nest by the w o r k e r
A n t s a n d fed to the entire colony, including the
fighters, the brood, a n d the Q u e e n A n t .
(The
Q u e e n lays all the eggs for the colony.)
T h u s the
entire nest is killed off. A c h e c k up every w e e k
or so will clear out new invasions of A n t s f r o m
the outside, a n d keep your Greens clear of the
pest.

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Relatively non-poisonous, well tolerated a n d easily applied, "THIOSAN" does not ret a r d the growth nor discolor the grass. Because it is insoluble it stays longer on the green,
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ounces of "THIOSAN" per 1,000 square feet every 7 to 10 days will give preventive protection a t a cost comparable with t h a t of Special Semesan. When conditions a r e especially
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Successful everywhere because of
its simplicity, low cost and ope r a t i n g speed. Nothing approaches
this equipment for rapid, unif o r m a n d efficient spraying of
P u t t i n g Greens.
When a t t a c h e d to h y d r a n t of
your w a t e r system, Greens m a y
be t r e a t e d or fertilized in 10 to
^ . . .
15 minutes. Works on any water
May be h a d for either h a n d or power operation.
pressure.

NEW ENGLAND

TOKO CO. - West Newton, Mass.