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IN THIS ISSUE
THE GOLFER'S DREAM
ANNUAL MEETING
REPORTS
CHRISTMAS PARTY AT WOODLAND
WATCH THE SHOP
THE TYPE OF MAN MEN FOLLOW

J 4 M A K Y
1931

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This NEWSLETTER is published air of glorious Autumn, and sometimes
monthly by the Greenkeepers Club of whispering to us something which we
New England, and sent free to its mem- should never forget—that each one of
bers and their Greens' Chairmen. Sub- us
is unconsciously and all the time
scription price ten cents a copy, or a playing
on an invisible green, where
dollar a year.
the contest is sometimes fierce, often
frequently heroic—a contest
GUY C. WEST
Editor pathetic,
alone
with
ourselves, wherin the strug312 Mt. Pleasant St., Pall River, Mass.
gle is between our virtues and our
but promising that if we play
MARSTON BURNETT Business Mgr. faults;
the game of Life fairly and squarely
330 W a l t h a m St., W e s t Newton, Mass.
with our fellowmen and have finished
Copyright, 1931,.by the Greenkeep- the course and handed in our score at
the end of the 19th hole, the trees will
ers Club of New England.
wave over us, the sunshine be over us,
rain rain over us, and the grass
January, 1931.
Vol. 3, No. 1. the
grow green over us and our virtues be
victorious over us; and we will just
OUR NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION:
step across to another course and say—
Fore! and drive on.
This is the Golfer's Dream—may his
To do our best to make this dream
dream come true.
come true for all golfers.
Frank W. Morrison
Vice President—
THE. GOLFER'S DREAM
Co.,
THE GOLFER'S DREAM is that American Central Life Insurance
Indianapolis.
God made the hills and valleys, the
(Reprinted by permission of author)
vales and dells, the sunshine and rain,
the blue sky, the pure air, the trees and
fields of green—for us to use and enjoy.
He didn't make the cities with their
ANNUAL MEETING
stifling air and noise and grime.
He created our bodies in His own
The annual meeting was held at
image, and He said to us: "Look! See Pieroni's Restaurant, Park Square, Boshow beautiful are the works of my ton, on January 5th. At the business
handicraft; no Temple has springing meeting, reports of officers and comarches such as are in your feet; no mittee showed the club to have had a
Cathedral has columns fashioned with busy and prosperous 1930. Ernest H.
the grace and symmetry of your limbs; Stephenson of the Ledgemont Country
no Palace has chambers half so wonder- Club and Charles Thibeau of the What
ful as your chest; no Dome windows so Cheer Country Club were elected to
lustrous as your eyes."
membership, and Franklin Hammond of
"These are your jewels; these are the Tyngsboro Country Club was
the silver cups that will be your elected to Associate Membership.
trophies in the years to come. Keep
The officers and committees elected
them polished and untarnished."
for 1931 are:
He put in our bodies hearts so big
President, Carlton E. Treat
that there is room for all the sympathies
First Vice Pres., Thomas Fahey
and humanities that concern mankind
Second Vice Pres., James McCormack
—-a hand for the faltering, hope for the
Third Vice Pres., Howard Farrant
discouraged, cheer for him that is disSecretary, R. A. Mitchell
tressed.
Treasurer, James Sullivan
Trustee for 3 yrs., R. Wallace
Since these were His gifts in common to us all, He commended them to
Peckham
our care—charging us to share this
Entertainment, C. W. Parker, Chr.
heritage with our fellowmen.
Committee, Marston Burnett
It is the Golfer's dream that these
Edwin Hansen
hills and valleys, vales and dells, the
Ernest B. Lord
sunshine and the rain, the trees, the
Wm. Lindsay
blue sky and fields of green, love us and
Golf
C. E. Sowerby, Chr.
want us to love them; that they are
Committee P. F. Hayden
singing to us all the time, nodding to us
W. J. McBride
in the Spring, beckoning to us in the
R. Wallace Peckham
Summer, luring us out in the frosty
John Shanahan

Membership, Paul G. Wanberg, Chr.
Our thanks are also due to our honCommittee John S. Latvis
ored and, shall I say our perennial (?)
E. D. Pierce
secretary and treasurer. Their work is
George Yolmer
surely appreciated and long may they
Martin M. Green
continue to reign!
Following lunch, an indoor golf
So I could go on with all the othe^
tournament was held at a Stuart Street committees,
going into detail of the
course. Ted Swanson of Bear Hill and help and cooperation
have had from
Bill Lindsay of Manchester tied for them all. At this time,I however,
I want
first place with snappy 39s. Several to thank each and everyone. Throughplayed ping pong, and Carl Treat and out the year on whomever I called, I
Paul Hayden played an exhibition game. got a ready response of service!
Several others finished out the day,
The reports of the other officers and
sampling Boston's other courses.
committees will tell you of the fine
meetings we have held, the splendid
hospitality we have received from
PRESIDENT'S REPORT
various Golf Clubs and the rounds of
Golf we have had over their interesting
To the Members of the Greenkeepers' courses.
Club of New England:
I would like to speak a little more in
Gentlemen:—
detail, in particular, of three meetings
In taking over the office of President we have held this year and these all
of the Greenkeepers' Club of New bearing out our aim of Cooperation.
England last year, I stated that there
First, was the meeting held at the
were three lines along which I hoped Mass. Agricultural College, in conthat we could work, namely:
nection with the Winter School for
1. To get the members as a whole to Greenkeepers to which we invited the
take more active part in the running of Conn. Greenkeepers Association as well
our Club.
as two of the head officers of the
2. To gain a larger membership.
National Association of Greenkeepers
3. The matter of cooperation with of America.
other organizations allied to golf
Second, was our December meeting
or turf work.
held at Providence with the R. I. GreenAlong these lines, I think, the Club keepers Association and the Conn.
has made progress—new blood has come Greenkeepers Association, with speakers
onto the Board of Directors, as well as from the R. I. State College.
on the various committees, and at least,
Third, was the meeting to which our
your president has felt a readiness of Club was invited, that of the Annual
the members to cooperate to the fullest Meeting of the New England Agronoextent.
mists held at the Hotel Bellevue, Boston,
Splendid work has been done by in December. At this meeting we had
Editor West and Business Manager a fine turnout of our members and
Burnett of the "News-Letter"—keeping were much pleased that these Scientists
the publication on the same high plane opened their doors to us.
on which it was started, and I hereby
I think that you will agree that these
want to thank these members for all meetings do show the results of our
they have done and are doing for our efforts of cooperation.
Club. They are, indeed, performing a
Your president has not called as
decided service, not only to us but to many meetings of the Board of
many outsiders who take much interest Directors as he should, mainly, because
in our well-thought-of "NewsLetter".
of the pressure of work and also beOur golf committee under the di- cause of the able handling of the work
rection of Chairman Sowerby, handled of the Club by the various committees,
the golf end of our meetings in an un- the need was not so great.
usual and capable manner, and my
One of the meetings we did hold will,
thanks go to Mr. Sowerby and his I think, be of interest to the members.
assistants for the fine work they have
This was a meeting and dinner held
done throughout the year. Handicap- at the Woodland Golf Club to which
ping a bunch like us, containing fine each of the Directors invited his respecgolfers as our low handicap men and tive Green. Com. Chairman. To this
keeping dubs, like myself, satisfied is meeting, Mr. F. C. Hood, Chairman of
no cinch and I think this end of the job the Golf Service Bureau was also inwas handled very well.
vited. The meeting was called with the

express purpose of clearing up some of
the matters pertaining to the Golf Service Bureau and the Greenkeepers'
Club of New England, to see if better
cooperation could not be brought about.
An interesting meeting was held with
a fine turnout of Chairmen, and though,
at first, it was felt that the results were
not great, we feel even now they were
far more reaching than we at first
realized. We had a chance to hear some
of the Greenkeepers side of the matter,
and much of the Bureau's side, and at
least, we showed that we were trying
to cooperate.
We lost by death an honored member
in John Graham of Needham. A man of
high calibre, finely thought of by all
who knew him. His death was a most
decided loss to our Club.
Our Club has a good membership, is
in good financial condition and all
thing's point to a year of progress for
1931.
Again I want to thank each and all
for the cooperation that I have received as President of the Greenkeepers'
Club of New England.
Respectfully submitted,
Carlton E. Treat
January 5, 1930.
SECRETARY'S REPORT

Mr. President and Members:
During the year our membership
list, although subject to losses has increased from seventy-four to eightyone members. We have held the usual
number of regular meetings, the four
Winter meetings all being supplied with
strong educational speakers.
A pilgrimage was made for the
fourth time to the Golf Maintenance Exhibit in connection with the School for
Greenkeepers at the Massachusetts
Agricultural College. Among new developments of the year was the joint
meeting held at this time with the Connecticut Greenkeepers Association.
We have also made new contacts
educationally with the Rhode Island Experiment Station through the newly
organized Rhode Island Greenkeepers
Club, at the joint meeting held for the
first time with the Rhode Island and
Connecticut Associations.
One of the pleasant features of the
year was the attending of a meeting of
the New England Section of the Society

of Agronomists when they considered
some turf problems.
Another meeting which should be
profitable was the one held by the
Directors with their Green Chairmen, to
discuss the Service Bureau.
For the second year we have followed
up the results shown at the Charles
River Country Club Experimental Plots,
by a meeting there in October, and by
individual visits during the season.
The series of Golf tournaments held
during the Summer season has been
very satisfactory to those participating.
At two of these meetings, educational
features were staged. Could we or
should we not have a stronger educational program during the Summer?
Respectfully submitted,
Robert A. Mitchell.
CHRISTMAS PARTY AT WOODLAND

A Christmas party was enjoyed at
the Woodland Golf Club work shop on
December 23. There were eighteen
present, including the employees, the
pro., present chairman of greens committee, and his predecessor.
Howard Farrant, greenkeeper at the
Country Club, Brookline, served as
waiter at an excellent turkey dinner
provided. After the dinner, a Christmas
tree held gifts for all, and a short
jingle made up by C. E. Treat to fit
each man, made the party more merry.
At the ping pong tournament following, the champion of Greater Boston
still retained his crown, that champion
being Carlton E. Treat.
The employees presented Mr. Treat
a five year diary, and it is to be
hoped that he has many pleasant items
to write in it in the next five years.
The menu card, a copy of which was
given each man present, was headed,
"1930 Christmas Dinner, Greens Gang,
Woodland Golf Club, Auburndale, Massachusetts". The second page contained
the following:—
"A Toast to the Men who will always
be seen,
Just working away on the Fairway and
green,
Here's to their Health and a Christmas
of cheer,
May Good Luck be theirs all thru the
New Year!"

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The menu was given as follows:
"Cream of Fungus Soup
Rollers
Selected Bamboo Pole Tips
Roast Turkey, Fairway Top Dressing
Castor Pomace
Weeds
Nugreen
German Bent Chewing Fescue
Compost Pudding, Easy Sauce
Sand and Gravel Pie
Snow and Ice
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All present had a fine time, and felt
that such a party would be well worth
while at any club.
Paul F. Hayden.
W A T C H THE

SHOP

Good Tools Make For Good Workmen

By W. E. Langton
(Republished by special permission of
"The Pacific Greenkeeper", from
Sept. 1930 Issue).
Much has been written about care of
tees, greens, fairways, trees, shrubs,
and nearly all other things connected
with the work of a golf course, but very
little consideration has been given the
course's most vital point, the workshop,
or the place where tools and machinery
are brought home to roost.
It is a most remarkable thing that
golfers and even club officials attach little importance to a workshop, and yet
the greenkeeper who would be placed in
the columns of a golf course "Who's
Who", must attach more importance to
his shop than to any other department
on the course. Without good sharp cutting units, whether on lawn mowers,
tractors, or putting green equipment,
any fine golf course would soon become
a ragged mess. In fact, success or
failure depends entirely upon machinery
being turned out every day in good
working order.
It is unfoi'tunate that poor clubs cannot always afford the services of a competent repair man, one with a good
working knowledge of all forms of
mechanics. Without a mechanic or
someone who does possess the necessary
knowledge to maintain machinery in

working order, bad work inevitably will
result. Machinery with defects or tools
that lack fine cutting edges, help more
than anything else to rob a club of its
income. Send a first-class worker out in
the morning with a poor tool and notice
how much his effective work is cut down.
In the first place, poor tools break the
heart of a good workman, lessens his incentive to do good work, and disgusts
him. The club who is paying him has lost
the best part of a day's work. Good
money has been paid and nothing accomplished.
I know of nothing that makes a good
man dissatisfied with his job quicker
than poor tools, whether they be tractors, calipers, or paint brushes. So
greenkeepers, especially young men for
the first time in charge of a course,
should see to it that the workshop and
its contents be given every consideration; if this is done, the rest of the
work will be made much easier. This is
also the time and place to ask club
officials to look well into the condition
of the shop, to see to it that every upto-date labor-saving device is obtained
for repair work. Perhaps it is in the
shop more than in any other place
where the budget has gone out of
bounds. Maybe the number of men
could be decreased on the course if more
up-to-date machinery were provided.
At least, up-to-date machinery will give
a smart appearance to any course.
During the last ten years it is astounding to notice what improvements
have been made in golf equipment.
Horses and mules have been replaced
by engines for motive power. A decade
ago it required six days of steady work
to cut an eighteen-hole golf course. Today, with a five-unit outfit, pushed or
pulled by a good tractor, from 40 to 50
acres can be cut, which usually means
the whole course in two days. Good
courses are cut twice a week nowadays.
But in spite of the fact that units are
stronger today than formerly, the tremendous amount of work they do causes
reels to get dull, bottom blades to need
replacing, engines to want overhauling,
timers to require readjusting-, valves to
get worn, pistons to cry for new rings,
and so on, ad infinitum• Therefore it
cannot be expected that the ordinary
laborer can do this work; if he could,
why is he a laborer? The old system of
filing cutting blades has gone into the
discard along with many other things
that used to enable a greenkeeper to
get by on ancient equipment and horse

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flesh. To go from one end of a course to man nature, that it seems as if the
the other with a team of hayburners knowledge of a few simple rules might
and an empty wagon was considered to set him right.
be quite a journey, but today, with a
Men like so much to be trusted, that
truck loaded with two yards of top- only a pervert will betray the trust of a
dressing, only a minute or two is re- leader he respects. When they trust
quired. But trucks, like automobiles, in- you and know that you trust them
quire care and overhauling occasionally, they'll almost never fail you. They long
and while the teamster who was so for sympathy—encouragement—apprehandy with horses, has been promoted ciation. When they get it, as due, they
to chauffeur, he is still able to treat will take all merited criticism without
colic better that he can tighten a main a murmur—the normal ones, at least.
bearing. To ask him to perform a major They admire a leader who talks to
operation on a truck would be demand- them straight from the shoulder—
ing too much of human nature.
praises when praise is in order, conThere is so much work and such a demns in plain language when there is
variety of it that it is hard to begin to real fault to find, corrects and advises
mention the bewildering array that is when coaching is required. They fear
done every day in every well-equipped and distrust the man who covers up—
golf shop. Grinding cutting units, re- who gives them fair words but gyp
pairing broken parts, overhauling trac- treatment. They dread and abhor the
tors and trucks, making cup poles, tee politician—the man who seeks favors
markers, and sand boxes, repairing and plays favorites. They need and
furniture from the club house, fixing want counsel. They take it gladly when
hose, and so on indefinitely make the it comes in constructive form. They remechanic the businest man on the staff, sent injustice to the core—of any kind.
and one of the least recognized because They want to admire the boss—for
he works where few notice him. And they're all hero-worshippers at heart.
yet a good mechanic will keep the whole And they will admire his every worthbusiness of upkeep working smoothly while trait. But never in the world will
with scarcely a break in its continuity. he have their full respect unless he's fair.
A handy mechanic is an economic asset They'll give him full credit for his
to any club, because without him re- brains, his energy, his fluency, his
pair work must be sent outside, causing force—what virtues have you? But
extra expense and loss of time with its never will they give ungrudging loyalty
unless they know that in so far as his
attendant evils.
Years ago greenkeepers allowed men judgment permits, he plays four-square
to fix their own machinery. The trouble in everything. And just let us whisper
which resulted from this policy was right here that rip-roaring habits are
that no two machines were ever alike, seldom combined with the character we
and some men could not fix a machine are describing. True leadership needs
if their life depended upon it. The no convivial embellishments. In spite of
system generally ended by one man do- much shallow thinking to the contrary,
ing the work of two or three who stood no man can be too decent to lead others
if—and this is vital—he is genuinely so.
around and looked on.
Intelligence, energy, alertness, determination, sympathy and fairness—is
the formula for leadership. One would
THE TYPE OF MAN MEN FOLLOW think
it might be taught—if the teacher
typified it."
Perhaps the modern business schools
"Credit where Credit is Due".
have courses in human relations. Perhaps they haven't. The writer confesses
to complete ignorance on that subject.
But of one thing he is altogether cerDon McKay has become the greentain—that, if not, they should.
keeper at Sunset Ridge Golf Club, in
Handling men is the highest art of East Hartford, which opened the middle
management—and the rarest. Perhaps of August.
the capacity for it is a gift and cannot
be acquired through school instruction.
But the average executive who flubs
Send in your articles in the prize
that part of his job is so clearly at contest,
announced in the last issue.
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CHARLES RIVER C. C. NOTES

The fairways have received considerable attention this past season. In the
Spring we used a carload of 10-6-2
fertilizer, at rate of 500 lbs. per acre.
This past Fall we used a carload of
Milorganite at same rate. We also
spread a thousand yards of screened
loam over the bad areas.
The new eighteenth fairway was
completed ready for seeding. The new
tee was planted to Metropolitan bent
stolons and Chewings fescue seeded in
the stolons after loam covering.
As a means of helping unemployment,
ten men have been kept busy this past
Fall covering ledge. Now that it is frozen, they are cleaning along the edge of
the woods.
We are operating a skeet shoot, with
shoots on Wednesdays and Saturdays;
this amusement is well patronized. We
are also operating the usual toboggan
shoot.
Frank H. Wilson, Jr.
NOTES FROM THE ANNUAL
MEETING

The Board of Directors held a meeting following lunch. Only one Director
was absent.
The new by-laws, on which a committee has been working for some time,
are nearly ready to be submitted to the
members.
The committees appointed last Summer to cooperate with the Massachusetts and Rhode Island Experiment
Stations reported that both stations
were anxious to help, and that much
progress had been evidenced this past
year.
The Entertainment Committee reported that Dr. Leach would probably
be the speaker at the February meeting.

Send your dues to James C. Sullivan,
47 Hammond Street, Waltham, Mass.

The usual two hundred dollars was
voted transferred to the Trustee's
Fund, by vote of Directors. This Fund,
as well as the treasury, is in flourishing condition.
Did you notice the wonderful way in
which Rhode Island greenkeepers bave
joined the club this past year and a
half? Why not bring around that man
near you who is not yet a member?

A few copies of back issues of the
NEWSLETTER are available at ten
cents per copy, and may be secured by
writing the Editor until surplus is exhausted.
The Editor should be notified of all
changes of green chairmen, or addresses. There are still some members
who have not sent in their green chairman's name and address as yet, and if
the following will help us to keep our
mailing list up to date, we will appreciate it: Messrs. Adams, Bradley,
Browning, Capello, Chapman, Clark,
Clinton, Crowley, Darling, Ferme.
Fitzpatrick, Flood, Hannighan, Hay,
Holden, Johnson, MacAndrew, Marrato,
Martinage, Maxwell, Moran, O'Grady,
O'Leary, Pettizoni, Sheridan, P. Sullivan, Tameo, Stephenson, Thibeau, Hammond.
A letter from Dr. T. E. Odland of
the Rhode Island Experiment Station
states that he is of the opinion that the
account of his address at the December
meeting as given in the December issue
might be misunderstood. He refers to
the list of grasses with the production
given as uncleaned seed, and states that
these figures would be greatly reduced
by proper cleaning. When the final
figures are ready, we hope to have
them for you, but for now it must be
understood that the figures given in
the December issue are for uncleaned
seed, and therefor can be used only for
comparison.
INDOOR GOLF SCORES

Following is the result of the tournament held at the Stuart Street golf
course, Boston on January 5th:
Bill Lindsay and Ted Swanson were
tied for first prize—39 each. Second
prize was won by Lloyd G. Stott with
a 41.
The scores are as follows:
Ted Swanson 39, Bill Lindsay 39,
C. E. Sowerby 40, Lloyd Stott 41, Paul
Hayden 42, Wallace Peckham 43, Phil
Cassidy 44, John Latvis 44, James McCormack 45, Thos. O'Leary 46, Thomas
Galvin 46, Arthur Anderson 47, Carl
Treat 47, Frank Wilson 47, Mike
O'Grady 48, John Riley 48, E. Lord 48,
Charles Parker 48, Joseph Oldfield 49,
Bill McBride 49, Marston Burnett 49,
Guy West 49, Howard Farrant 49.
Clifton E. Sowerby.

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Q. Which is better, push or pull fairway mowers?
A. Push. Your wheels are trampling
down the grass before the mowers
come along.
On a wet course the push type will
bury itself. For such courses a pull
type should be used.
The push type misses a six-inch
area going oown into the valleys.
The pull type follows the undulations better.
That the pull type is better is proved
by the fact ' that the companies
formerly making the push type are
now changing to the pull.
Toro is building both types. It is
easier to detach a tractor from the
pull type.
Worthington prefers the pull type.
It is more pliable and can be made
lighter.
Pennsylvania Lawn Mower agrees
with Worthington.
The push type slides more on a turn
than the pull type.
Q. What is the cost of constructing a
nine-hole golf course?
A. $50,000 to $60,000 for an ideal
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Q.
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$1,000 per green, $400 per trap, and
$500 per acre.
$3,000 per hole for municipal course.
The new course in Brookline cost
$170,000.
Why does soil dressed with sheep
manure show such poor growth?
Isn't it for the same reason that a
thimbleful of whiskey won't make a
man drunk?
Sheep manure has low fertility and
is slow in action. Mixing with sulfate improves it a good deal. It also
carries many weed seeds, unless the
very best quality is used.
How can one grow grass under
maple trees?
Apply plenty of a complete fertilizer. Don't walk on it. Don't cut it
too short—about V2 inch.
Ground covers are always available
for shade areas.
Fine leaf fescue and rough stalked
meadow grass do very well in shade,
if given sulfate of ammonia.
Poa annua will grow in cold shade.
Applications of lime may improve
conditions.
Has a tree any place on a golf
course? If so, where?
Right oyer the tee.
Depends on size of golf course.
Helps the player as a point of aim.
Adds to the beauty of the course.
Beauty adds enjoyment, and enjoyment adds satisfaction, which is
what the players are after.
Trees may be used as a setting .for
the club house and as a setting for
the green.
They may be planted at the tgrminus of any axis.
Any place where they don't interfere with the play.

"Seventy-five golf balls, lost lasx
summer at a well-known country club,
were found to have been mistaken by
the squirrels for nuts and stored for the
winter. Canny of 'em surely to look on
a golf course for nuts."
"Unless the job means more than 'the
pay it will never pay more."

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IN THIS ISSUE
THE GOLFER'S DREAM
ANNUAL MEETING
REPORTS
CHRISTMAS PARTY AT WOODLAND
WATCH THE SHOP
THE TYPE OF MAN MEN FOLLOW

JANUARY
1931