SEPTEMBER, 1950

"Do all the good you can as you roll along. Life is a
one way street, arid you're not coming back." Geo. Spencer
It was a large gathering and a pleasant one — the
chairman-greenkeeper meeting at the Belmont Country
Club, August 7. Eighty-seven sat down to a tasty and satisfying luncheon preceded by a brief respite for on-the-house
refreshments. (A good idea.) The steward at Belmont
demonstrated that he is on the ball as well as a quick
thinker and stepper. Forty to fifty was the number given
him to work on. Twice that number popped in. Congratulations steward, for a swell luncheon and a job well done
and quickly.
The attendance prizes were awarded during the luncheon. Is this time for the drawing good or bad? What's your
reaction? Look who won. Norman Mucciarone, Arthur
Anderson and Manuel Francis. "In the bag" murmurs
were overheard. During the short business meeting the
following were voted in as associate members of the club,
Leon St. Pierre, Norman Mucciarone and Rodney Barney.
One application for associate membership was read. Melvin G. O'Kelly, Marshfield C.C. It was voted to hold our
September tournament at the Potowomut Golf Club, Greenwood, R. I., Thursday morning, Sept. 7, in connection with
the Rhode Island Greenkeepers Field. More about this
follows.
The usual equipment demonstration was held at 11
a.m. on and near the gorgeous practice putting green. In
fact, it was so beautiful the demonstrators were a bit timid
about marring its surface. Sawtelle Bros, demonstrated the
Power Night Crawler Spiker, the Atco Power Tee Mower
(an English make) and had on display the Worthington
Blitzer and a large assortment of Carlon Plastic Pipe and
fittings. O. Clapper demonstrated the Power Green Lawn
Aerifier, the new Toro Green Mower, and the Toro Professional. Everyone was happy about the whole thing.
Twenty-five chairman-greenkeeper fourball teams registered for the tournament and quite a few greenkeepers
without chairman. The course was in excellent condition.
Both fairways and greens were superb. Eighteen without
blemish greens is excellent advertising, Ted Murphy, and
it is an excuse for your golf score which we did not see.
The winners of the tournament were:
1st—Joe Dinardi and H. Wischusen, 79-25-63.
Tied for 2nd—Sam Mitchell and A. Pettingell, 82-1864, and H. Darling and C. Littlefield, 82-18-64.

Tied for 3rd—John Dombeck and A. Johnson, 72-765; Guy Tedesco and W. Hellstrom, 73-8-65; John Latvis
and W. Sawyer, 88-23-65. Arthur Anderson and G. Reed,
79-14-65.
Greenkeepers Without—1st, Ed Buecher, 100-27-73;
2nd, C. Capozzi, 104-30-74; 3rd, Wm. Ash, 97-20-77.
The chirp of the cricket was first heard this season
August 5. Six weeks to a killing frost from the first chirp
is an old saying. Maybe there's something to it. Anyway,
it's a warning. The approach of fall. The regular clock-like
chirps tick off the passing of time. If you have a garden it
warns you to be ready for that killing frost. To the greenkeeper it warns him now, NOT—Much—Time—Left—to
prepare the course for the winter — fertilizing, topping,
seeding, care of equipment and all the odds and ends you
had planned to do this year before snow flies. Tonight
listen to those chirps. NOT—MUCH—TIME—LEFT.
K N O W Y O U R STUFF. The following newspaper item
caught the editor's eye recently. "Singapore—Three Chinese greenkeepers caught a live 15-foot snake they took for a
python. While one seized it by the neck, the other two held
the tail and body. It turned out to be a deadly king cobra,
one of the largest to be caught on the island according to
museum authorities." Y e editor might add—Ignorance is
bliss, but don't be around when lightning strikes.
As you all know our September meeting will be at
Kingston, R. I. The nineteenth Annual Greenkeepers Field
Day Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 6 and 7. Here is a
brief program:
Wednesday, September 6th.
10:00-12:30 Inspection and demonstration of golf equipment
12:30
Lunch. Address: Dr. Grau.
1:30-5:30
Inspection and discussion of Turf Experiments.
6:30-8:30
Clam Bake—Aunt Carrie's, Point Judith.
Lodging Dormitory—Kingston, R. I.
Thursday A.M.
Tournament — Potowamut Golf Club, Greenwood,
R. I. East of Route 1, on way back to Mass. Herb Johnson
is arranging a grand reception. Don't miss it.
WILL YOU BE THERE?

OF COURSE!
H . DARLNG,

Editor