Greenkeepers Club of New England
NEWSLETTER
August, 1944

"A dog smiles by wagging its tail, and we should feel grateful that we can smile at the right
end."—Anon.
The July meeting of the Greenkeepers Club of New England was held at the Riverside Golf
Course, where Harold Mosher is doing a fine job maintaining a golf course, a vegetable garden
and a swimming pool in his spare time.
After the usual "bull" session and a very good assortment of sandwiches and pie a la mode
were consumed, a short business meeting was held.
Leading the assault on Mosher's verdant fairways, Earl Polhamus promptly bunted one from
the tee down the first base line, he apparently prefers to play the short shots first.
The next batter, Arthur Anderson, who plays his golf like a guy employed on piece work,
slashed the first ball to right field just inside the foul line.
Homer Darling was accompanied by his son (that's one way to get the old man home early)
and finished the first nine with three successive fours in spite of his frequent visits among the
trees.
John Latvis, the Tatnuck terror, continued his winning ways by scoring a net 67 to share
low net honors.
Simi Braio, who is quite a loquacious gent on the golf course, would appreciate it if Harold
would raise the drinking fountain about six inches on the sixth tee.
Gene Mauro intends to beat Simi at the next meeting if he can find some way to gag him
during his backswing.
The lessons that Harold Mosher has been taking recently, paid him dividends when he tied
for low net with a 67.
Ted Murphy, the Belmont belter with the educated slice, had a very good score for the first
nine but it was an eighteen hole tournament.
Prexy Paul Wauberg was hitting his tee shots well but he played a real shot on the 190-yard
8th hole when, after considerable coaching, he spanked a three iron right on the carpet.
Deputy Hayes almost entered the hall of fame when his second shot on the 7th hole hung
on the lip of the cup.
Sam Mitchell and Phil Cassidy lapped the entire field, starting last and finishing first. Phil
played a steady game and turned in the low gross score for the day. Sam got hot on the second
nine and with the aid of a deuce on the 16th he copped the second net prize.
Steve Hannon looked like a winner when he only took 42 blows for the first nine but he apparently had shot his bolt or whatever they do shoot when they can't shoot anymore.
Jim McCormack has been promoted to general manager at the Woodland Golf Club.
Paul Hayden has resigned his position as greenskeeper after more than twenty-two years of
faithful service at Woodland. Bud's plans are indefinite but he intends to enjoy a short vacation
before getting back into harness.
"For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth,
and the flower thereof falleth away." Peter 1:24.
The next meeting will be held at the Charles River Country Club. Luncheon will be at 12:00
noon, which will consist of sandwiches and drinks, as dining room service is closed on Mondays.
The business meeting and an 18-hole golf tournament will follow. The date of the next meeting is August 7th.