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Greenkeepers Club of New England

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NEWSLETTER
OCTOBER 1945

September 24, 1945
The next meeting of the New England Greenkeepers Club will
be held on Monday, October 1st, at Brae Burn Country Club, West Newton and for the first time since 1942 the John Shanahan Memorial tournament will be played.
As you may recall, this is the Pro-Greenkeeper tournament and
is played selected drives, alternate shots. One-half of the greenkeener's
handicap will be deducted from the gross. Of each pair playing in the
tournament^ one of the players must be a member of either the P. G. A.
of the New England Greenkeepers Club.
Greekeepers may play with pros from clubs other than their
own but if you do not have a partner, come anyway as there will be
some pros without greenkeeper partners.
Starting time will be from 10:00 a. m. to noon.
The dining room and grill rooms at the Brae Burn are closed
on Mondays so that it will not be possible to have luncheon at the Club.
The Riverside Golf Club was the scene of the September Meeting. Harold Mosher's
warm welcome and cordiality was gratifying and inspiring. All the more so because it was reflected in all the employees of the club. An inviting luncheon was served with ample flowing'
refreshments. (Definitely ample, when Gene Mauro says, "No more.")
The course was in excellent condition considering the heavy play this club has accommodated during the season. (Over 400 rounds were played the day before our tournament.) A
few greenkeepers complained of the heavy rough, but leave it to the greenkeepers to find this
part of the course.
This was the first course this year where we have found plenty of caddies waiting for
us. The Riverside caddies were orderly, well behaved, and quiet. (They were the two wheel,
robot variety.) The starter told us each of these robots are rented twice a'day at 35c a round.
Our advance notice of this meeting told us this was to be a Greenkeeper-Chairman
Scotch tournament event. Where were the Greenkeepers? And where were the chairmen? Nine
Greenkeepers and two chairmen appeared. (And we thought gasoline rationing was over.)
Because of the small number attending it was decided to run an 18 hole medal tournampnt.

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G. C. a matter which most of you are unaware of concerning a certain member. The gentleman
in question has become truly serious about his golf game. He is actually taking golf lessons.
Imagine that, a Greenkeeper taking lessons. We have known of his golfing potentialities all
along but the golf teacher has actually gotten them out of the dormant stage and into realities.
The Teacher has sold this gentleman on, "The Swing is the Thing." "One, Two, Swing." "One,
Two, Swing." That's what this rejuvenated golfer is doing every spare moment. He is hitting
into a net during daylight hours, and at night he is still swinging in his home. Believe it or not,
when he can't find a club there he swings anything he can find under the children's bed.
I can testify that this swinging business has borne fruit. I have seen his golf in the
past and I witnessed the change in this tournament. I am telling you this golfer is hot and I
surmise that the Greenkeeper-Pro tournament next month at Brae Burn is in the bag.
The winner of the Riverside tournament (needless to say) was Arthur Anderson with
a net 63. Second, Homer Darling, net 71 (inspired by Anderson's metamorphosis) and third,
Gene Mauro, net 72.
Undoubtedly you have all received the notice regarding the revived Greenkeeper-Pro
tournament at Brae Burn, October 1. Now that this special tournament is back on the map
again, let's make it a real success by a large attendance, and from here on let's try to get back
to a pre-war basis with our organization. Incidentally, now is the time to be thinking about our
coming winter meetings. What you as individuals desire should be expressed to our officers so
that arrangements may be made to present what you want.
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According to the Treasurer's report, the following members are in good standing:

Arthur Anderson
Theodore Anderson
A. M. Barney
David Barry
Andrew Blake
Manuel Braga
Simeon Braio
Nicholas Bruno
Tom Burke
Philip Cassidy
Oscar Chapman
John Clinton

Harry Cottelle
Jack Counsell
Homer Darling
Joseph Dinardi
Howard Farrant
Manuel Francis
Valentine Flood
Elmer Fuller
Franklin Hammond
Stephen Hannon
Edwin Hanson
Paul Hayden

William Larner
John Latvis
William Margeson
Louis Marratto
Thomas Mattus
Eugene Mauro
James McCormack
William McBride
Henry Mitchell
Robert Mitchell
Samuel Mitchell

Harold Mosher
Edward Murphy
Michael O'Grady
Edward Ohlson
Charles O'Keefe
Joseph Oldfield
Thomas O'Leary
William Partridge
Wallace Peckham
Geno Pettazoni
Edward Phinney

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Earl Polhamus
George Ronfimeli, Jr.
Maurice Ryan
Anthony Sperandio
N. J. Sperandio
Ralph Thomas
Francis Tuscher
Paul Wanberg
Leslie Wildgust
Frank Wilson
Albert Zikorus

JACK COUNSELL