GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENTS' ASSOCIATION OF NEW ENGLAND
NEWSLETTER
August 1955
T h i s b u s i n e s s o f g o l f c o u r s e m a i n t a i n a n c e a p p e a r s to b e a b a t t l e
of w i t s a g a i n s t the w e a t h e r . It t a k e s a r u g g e d i n d i v i d u a l to b e a r u p u n d e r
the toil and t u r m o i l , the stress and s t r a i n of w h a t M o t h e r N a t u r e h a s
t h r o w n at u s this s u m m e r . L a s t m e e t i n g y o u saw the results of excessive
h e a t and drought and next m e e t i n g y o u w i l l see the results of excessive
w a t e r a n d f l o o d . P r o b a b l y t h e r e h a s n e v e r b e e n a s u m m e r w i t h so m a n y
s u c c e s s i v e a n d c o n t i n u o u s d a y s o f 90 d e g r e e t e m p e r a t u r e s a n d n o w t h e
c l i m a x w i t h 1 2 - 1 5 i n c h e s of r a i n i n a f e w h o u r s .
Here at J u n i p e r , we thought last y e a r s h u r r i c a n e E d n a caused the
highest water level ever k n o w n . But last week this high mark was exceeded
by 4-5 feet. Our eighth green was six feet under water for three days and
the t h i r t e e n t h u n d e r four f e e t . The course h a s b e e n closed for five days
u p to t h i s w r i t i n g . B u t t h i s is a l l v e r y t r i v i a l c o m p a r e d t o t h e l o s s o f
life and property throughout southern New England, New Jersey and Penns y l v a n i a . It t a k e s c o u r a g e f o r a l l t h e s e f o l k s t o s t a r t o v e r , to r e c o n struct, restore, resolve b u t ,
" T r u e c o u r a g e is n o t t h e b r u t a l f o r c e o f h e r o e s , b u t f i r m
r e s o l v e of v i r t u e a n d r e a s o n . ( W h i t e h e a d )
Our last m e e t i n g h e l d at the A m e s b u r y Country Club August 1 , w a s
a n o t h e r h o t d a y . Too hot for c o m f o r t . M o s t of the b o y s p a s s e d up the
t o u r n a m e n t in o r d e r t o r e l a x in t h e s h a d e . B u t a s m a l l g r o u p o f h a r d y s o u l s
arranged a mixed scotch tourney, this being ladies' day, and proved they
could take i t . The ladies looked fresher than the m e n at the finish l i n e .
T h e p a r a d e o f b a t h i n g s u i t s d i d n ' t c o m e o f f , ( t h e p a r a d e t h a t is) b e c a u s e
s o m e o n e r e n e g e d o n t h e p r i z e m o n e y . T h e l a d i e s s a i d "No p r i z e s , n o s h o w . "
A f e w o f t h e g r o u p d i d e n j o y t h e c o o l i n g w a t e r s at H a m p t o n B e a c h w i t h
a p o l o g i e s to t h e o t h e r s .
T h e r e s u l t s of the M i x e d S c o t c h w e r e ,
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M r . and M r s . Mike 0'Grady
N . Mucciarone-Mrs. N . Sperandio
T. Sperandio-Mrs. Curran
N . Curran-Mrs. T. Sperandio

48-14-34
49-24-25
59-17-42
61-24-37

At the short b u s i n e s s m e e t i n g , Sam M i t c h e l l w a s v o t e d our
c a n d i d a t e f o r a, D i r e c t o r o f t h e N a t i o n a l . A r e s i g n a t i o n w a s r e c e i v e d
from Howard H i l l . An application from Roger H i n e s , Franklin C. C. for
associate membership was reported.
Carroll H a l l , the genial
m a d e e v e r y o n e f e e l at h o m e . H e h a d
his efforts. The drought prevented
b e s t . D u e to a m i s u n d e r s t a n d i n g o n

and hospitable host superintendent
s o m e b e a u t i f u l g r e e n s to s h o w f o r
the fairways from b e i n g at their
r e s e r v a t i o n c a r d s , it w a s u n f o r t u n a t e

t h a t the a t t e n d a n c e f e l l f a r s h o r t of the l u n c h e o n g u a r a n t e e n e c e s s i t a t i n g
o u r t r e a s u r y to s u f f e r to the e x t e n t of $ 2 8 . 0 0 .
It w a s r e p o r t e d that the a n n u a l K i n g s t o n T u r f C o n f e r e n c e w a s the
u s u a l s u c c e s s , w e l l p r e s e n t e d a n d w e l l r e c e i v e d . D r . D e F r a n c e got in j u s t
u n d e r the w i r e this y e a r o n h i s c l e a r w e a t h e r r e c o r d .
The n e x t m e e t i n g w i l l take p l a c e at J u n i p e r H i l l Golf C o u r s e ,
N o r t h b o r o , M a s s . S e p t e m b e r 1 2 . O u r n e w t h r e e y e a r o l d g r e e n s of C I , 1 9 ,
a n d 27 at this w r i t i n g are in f a i r c o n d i t i o n . The o l d g r e e n s are a s t u d y
of d i s e a s e , s c a l d a n d w h a t h a v e y o u . M a n y of the f a i r w a y s are g r o w i n g a
s t u r d y s t r a i n of crab g r a s s a n d c l o v e r a n d if we do n o t h a v e a n o t h e r t h r e e
day c l o u d b u r s t , m o s t of the c o u r s e m a y be a b o v e w a t e r . A c t i v i t i e s w i l l
s t a r t at 1 0 : 4 0 . A l e x a n d e r R a d k o , r e g i o n a l d i r e c t o r of t h e U . S . G . A .
s e r v i c e s e c t i o n w i l l b e p r e s e n t at t h a t time and w i l l b e u r g e d to t a l k at
the l u n c h e o n . T h e r e m a y be a b r i e f d e m o n s t r a t i o n of s t o l o n c u t t i n g a n d
p l a n t i n g , a p p l i c a t i o n of a n e w f e r t i l i z e r for e x p e r i m e n t a t i o n , a n d a f t e r
l u n c h a short t o u r of the n e w n i n e f o r t h o s e w h o p r e f e r n o t to p l a y in the
t o u r n a m e n t . The l u n c h e o n w i l l b e s e r v e d at 1 2 : 3 0 at the W h i t e C l i f f s
l o c a t e d o n r o u t e 2 0 , j u s t a short d i s t a n c e f r o m the c o u r s e . J u n i p e r H i l l
is l o c a t e d on the W e s t b o r o side of N o r t h b o r o b e t w e e n r o u t e 20 a n d route 9
j u s t off r o u t e 1 3 5 .
W e ' l l see y o u h e r e .
H . Darling, Editor