President—
LEON V. ST. PIERRE
Longmeadow Country Club
51 Fenwood Road
Longmeadow 6, Mass.
Phone LO 7-5562

Secretary—

First Vice-President—
ANTHONY CARANCI JR.
Ledgemont Country Club
22 Hillview Drive
North Providence 4, R. I.
Phone PA 3-1688

Treasurer—
ARTHUR L. CODY
Wollaston Golf Club
Phone Supt. Office at Club
GR 2-3535
Home GR 2-7913
19 Ardell Street
No. Quincy, Mass.

Second Vice-President—
RICHARD C. BLAKE
Mt. Pleasant Country Club
211 Sewall Street
Boylston, Mass.
Phone 869-2737

FLOYD N. WIGET
Bellevue Golf Club
23 Lynn Falls Parkway
Saugus, Mass.
233-1353

Trustee—
N. J. S P E R A N D i O
Concord Country Club
Concord, Mass.
Phone E M 9-4723

Trustee—
ALBERT L. A L L E N
Kernwood Country Club
Salem, Mass.
Phone PI 4-7783
Trustee—
W I L L I A M ASH
9 Patton Street
No. Dartmouth, Mass.
Phone WY 3-8767
Finance Committee Chairman—
W I L L I A M ASH
9 Patton Street
No. Dartmouth, Mass.
Phone WY 3-8767
Educational Committee ChairmanT H O M A S CURRAN
Oak Hill Country Club
37 Parker Street
Fitchburg, Mass.
Phone D! 2-9198

Golf Committee C h a i r m a n Edward J. M u r p h y
Lexington Country Club
194 Oxbow Road
Wayland, Mass.
Phone 358-7410
Newsletter Committee ChairmanM A N U E L N. FRANCIS
Belmont Country Club
387 Davis Road
Bedford, Mass.
Phone 275-8830
Past President—
JOSEPH BUTLER
United Shoe Country Club
3 Ridgewood Terrace
Beverly, Mass.
Phone W A 2-1263

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The May m e e t i n g was held at the F o x b o r o
Country Club. Host Superintendent Bill C a r ter d e s e r v e s m a n y thanks for the fine hospit a l i t y s h o w n t o G . C . S. A . N. E . m e m b e r s .

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l e f t o n R t e . 15 a n d f o l l o w t o R t e . 15 2, b e a r
r i g h t on 152. F o l l o w u n t i l y o u c o m e to club
on left.

T O U R N A M E N T RESULTS
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C A R L I N G S W O R L D OF G O L F

Low Net

A1 M e l l o n
79
G u y T e d e s c o 80
Bill C a r t e r
82

N.J. Sperandio
Manuel Francis
A r t h u r Cody
Phil Cassidy
Ted Murphy

81-68
80-72
80-72
91-72
82-74

" A I M I N G AT CURRENT PROBLEMS"
J u s t p r i o r to the b u s i n e s s m e e t i n g a "bull
session" was held where different views
w e r e put f o r t h r e g a r d i n g cours e m a i n t e n a n c e .
Turf aerification, sand and soil a m e n d m e n t s
and t h e i r r e l a t i v e value to turf was d i s c u s s e d .
It w a s d i s c u s s e d a t t h e b u s i n e s s m e e t i n g
t h a t a s i m i l a r s e s s i o n be h e l d at the C h a i r m e n - S u p e r i n t e n d e n t s ' m e e t i n g . It i s t h o u g h t
t h a t m o r e i n t e r e s t m i g h t b e c r e a t e d if t h e
C h a i r m e n w e r e a l l o w e d t o p a r t i c i p a t e if t h e y
f e l t the d e s i r e to do so.

VOTED IN A S REGULAR M E M B E R
Superintendent Charles Pullen
Nashua Country Club
Nashua, New Hampshire

APPLICATION FOR MEW M E M B E R S H I P S
Superintendent Frank John Mikutajcis
L e o Jo M a r t i n G o l f C l u b
Weston, Massachusetts
Superintendent H e r b e r t E.
Hopedale Country Club
Hopedale, Massachusetts

Farrer

Superintendent David J, B a r b e r
Wayland Country Club
Wayland, Massachusetts
Superintendent Robert Paul
Cochecho Country Club
Dover, New H a m p s h i r e

Flanagan

NEXT MEETING
T h e next m e e t i n g w i l l b e h e l d J u n e 7th at
the Ledgernont Country Club, Seekonk, M a s sachusetts.
This is the
Chairmen-Superintendents' meeting.
L e t ' s all m a k e this a
big event and b r i n g y o u r C h a i r m a n .
It i s
I M P E R A T I V E that you let Tony C a r a n c i know
about your m e a l r e s e r v a t i o n .

S u p e r i n t e n d e n t H e r b B e r g of P l e a s a n t V a l ley C o u n t r y Club i n f o r m e d us that we will be
p r i v i l e g e d t o s e e t h e t o u r n a m e n t b y u s e of
our New England Association card.
Information r e g a r d i n g this m a t t e r will be in the
June issue.
MR. C H A I R M A N BE O U R GUEST
O n J u n e 7, 1 9 6 5 , a t t h e L e d g e r n o n t
C o u n t r y C l u b , t h e Golf C o u r s e S u p e r i n t e n d e n t s A s s o c i a t i o n of N e w E n g l a n d
will hold their annual C h a i r m e n - S u p e r intendents' day.
F o r the past five y e a r s this event
h a s b e e n anything but s u c c e s s f u l .
B r i n g y o u r C h a i r m a n f o r a d a y of
golf a n d m u t u a l u n d e r s t a n d i n g .
In t h e
event that he cannot come, take along
y o u r P r e s i d e n t o r a m e m b e r of t h e
B o a r d of G o v e r n o r s . . . b u t d o c o m e .

PRESIDENT'S M E S S A G E
PROFESSOR D I C K I N S O N
Prof, as he was best known around Stockb r i d g e H a l l f r o m 1927 t o 1957, w a s a l i v i n g
legend, in the Turf G r a s s World.
He w a s a
m a n with vision; he f o r e s a w that the baggy
pants g r e e n k e e p e r would s o m e d a y be known
a s t h e " m a n a g e r " i n c h a r g e of t u r f g r a s s
production; a p r o f e s s i o n a l man; a m a n with
good a p p e a r a n c e , and able to handle people.
He could, also, visualize that greenkeeping,
not yet a definite s c i e n c e , would s o m e day
be an h o n o r a b l e p r o f e s s i o n .
He lived long
e n o u g h t o s e e s o m e of h i s i d e a l s b e c o m e a
reality.
On S a t u r d a y , A p r i l 2 4 , 1 9 6 5 , m a n y of u s
p a i d o u r f i n a l r e s p e c t s t o t h e f o u n d e r of t h e
T u r f S c h o o l , a t t h e U n i v e r s i t y of M a s s a c h u setts.
L a u r e n c e S. D i c k i n s o n w a s b u r i e d o n a
stony hillside under a l a r g e r e d oak t r e e ,
f a c i n g t h e r u g g e d b e a u t y of M o u n t H o l y o k e
r a n g e , a n i d e a l s e t t i n g f o r t h e s a l t of t h e
earth type that he was.
S o m e of t h e A m h e r s t f o l k s c a l l e d h i m
Johnny Appleseed; his intimate friends called

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TRANSPLANTING TREES
T r e e s often contribute to the beauty and
c h a r a c t e r of a g o l f c o u r s e a s m u c h a s t h e
turf itself and in m o s t c a s e s a r e the plants
that m a k e a c o u r s e g r e a t in f a m e and challenging in play.
W h e t h e r old or new, t h e r e
is always one m o r e a r e a that would be enh a n c e d b y t h e a d d i t i o n of a c a r e f u l l y s e l e c t e d
tree.
Buildings, drives, roughs, ponds, s t r e a m s
and even g r e e n s and t e e s can be highlighted by
.the u s e of a p a r t i c u l a r t y p e of t r e e .
I know,
a l s o , of a f a i r w a y , f r o m a n e a r b y c o u r s e t h a t
h a s a t a l l m a j e s t i c H e m l o c k i n t h e m i d d l e of
it 200 y a r d s o u t f r o m t h e t e e . It a l o n e f o r m s
a c h a r a c t e r for that hole that is distinct f r o m
any o t h e r and is one t h a t no g o l f e r could e v e r
f o r g e t , once h e h a s p l a y e d it.
But t h e r e a r e other p u r p o s e s f o r planting
a t r e e b e s i d e s giving c h a r a c t e r and highlights.
They c a n be u s e d f o r w i n d b r e a k e r s ,
backgrounds, shade, softening building lines,
f r a m i n g a particular view, beautifying ent r a n c e s , d i s p l a y i n g s p r i n g c o l o r s and so on.
A l l of u s l i k e t o m a k e i m p r o v e m e n t s o n
our own f r o m t i m e to t i m e that won't constitute a m a j o r e x p e n s e and a p p r o v a l by the
b o a r d of g o v e r n o r s .
J u s t one good t r e e s e l e c t i o n c a n d o t h i s f o r a l l of u s .
The m o r e
fortunate clubs m a y have a t r e e n u r s e r y and
a c a r e f u l l y planned p r o g r a m but this r e p o r t
i s w r i t t e n t o w a r d t h o s e of u s w h o d o n ' t i n t h e
h o p e s that s o m e o n e will benefit f r o m it.
T h e s e l e c t i o n of a t y p e of t r e e i s m o s t i m portant when a p u r p o s e has been found.
Its
soil and d i s e a s e t o l e r a n c e s m u s t be c o n s i d e r e d a l o n g w i t h i t s g r o w t h r a t e , l e n g t h of l i f e ,
= nd f u t u r e size.
Its f o l i a g e , f r u i t , and s e e d
"-."ill c a u s e m a i n t e n a n c e h e a d a c h e s if n o t a n t i c i p a t e d , a n d a m e n t a l p i c t u r e of i t 1 0 , 2 0 ,
30 y e a r s f r o m n o w s h o u l d b e k e p t i n m i n d .
When a specimen has finally been selected t r y to find it s o m e w h e r e on y o u r g r o u n d s
growing under as s i m i l a r a condition as possible to your new location.
P l a n on m o v i n g
this t r e e one or two w e e k s b e f o r e the buds
b r e a k b e c a u s e this is just p r i o r to the m o s t
r a p i d r o o t g r o w t h d u r i n g t h e y e a r . It i s a l s o
a good t i m e f o r e v e r g r e e n s although they
m a y f a r e a s w e l l l a t e r on in t h e y e a r .
Your
c h a n c e s of a s u c c e s s f u l t r a n s p l a n t d e c l i n e
s h a r p l y when the whole t r e e is in vigorous
growth.
B a l l i n g of t h e r o o t s i n b u r l a p o r o t h e r
s i m i l a r m a t e r i a l should be done w h e n e v e r

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p o s s i b l e , e s p e c i a l l y w i t h e v e r g r e e n s but it
m a y n o t b e n e c e s s a r y if g r e a t c a r e i s t a k e n
to avoid n e e d l e s s b r e a k a g e .
The soil the
t r e e is p r e s e n t l y g r o w i n g in will d e t e r m i n e
to a l a r g e extent the a r e a the root s y s t e m
c o v e r s and this should be m e n t i o n e d so that
i n t h e d i g g i n g t h e m a j o r i t y of i t s r o o t s w i l l
r e m a i n i n t a c t . Of c o u r s e , a t a p r o o t s y s t e m
w i l l n o t c o v e r t h e a r e a of a f i b r o u s o n e .
When the new a r e a is being conditioned
for the t r e e , l i m e and p h o s p h o r o u s m a y be
a d d e d a l o n g w i t h a l i b e r a l a m o u n t of p e a t .
T r y to condition this soil so that w a t e r will
n o t b e d r a w n i n t o o r o u t of t h i s a r e a i n e x c e s s i v e l y l a r g e a m o u n t s . It i s i m p o r t a n t t h a t
the t r e e be p l a n t e d in depth a s c l o s e a s p o s sible to its original state.
Bare roots may
b e s p r e a d o u t a n d t h e b a l l c o v e r i n g if u s e d
Be s u r e
need not n e c e s s a r i l y be r e m o v e d .
in both c a s e s that the soil is t a m p e d f i r m l y ,
but gently, a r o u n d the r o o t s and that all a i r
pockets have been eliminated. When the hole
is half f u l l s o a k it w e l l a n d f i l l t h e r e m a i n d e r , soaking it again.
Supporting the t r e e m a y be done with any
n u m b e r of s t a k e s o r g u y w i r e s ,
depending
u p o n s i z e a n d n e c e s s i t y . G u y s , if u s e d s h o u l d
be m a d e conspicuous to p r e v e n t i n j u r y to any
people that m a y h a p p e n in the a r e a .
It i s b e s t n o w t o p r u n e t h e s p e c i m e n a s
m u c h as possible without changing its f o r m
so that the t o p g r o w t h will not put too g r e a t a
d e m a n d on t h e r e d u c e d r o o t s y s t e m . By p r u n ing now it is p o s s i b l e to r e m o v e t h e d a m a g e d
b r a n c h e s f i r s t . U p t o 3 / 4 of t h e b u d s m a y b e
r e m o v e d , but at l e a s t half, being v e r y c a r e f u l
to distribute this pruning evenly over every
b r a n c h f r o m the t r u n k to the o u t e r m o s t p a r t ,
T h i n b a r k e d t r e e s will stand a better chance
of s u r v i v a l if t h e y a r e w r a p p e d i n b u r l a p o r
crepe paper m a d e for this purpose, shielding
Larger
t h e m f r o m the sun and drying winds.
b r a n c h e s m a y b e w r a p p e d t o o , if n e c e s s a r y .
This covering should be left on for two y e a r s
or m o r e .
Careful, meticulous watering should foll o w a n y t r a n s p l a n t u n t i l it a p p e a r s to be h o l d ing its own.
Syringing the foliage will also
help a great deal as will f o r m i n g a s a u c e r
a r o u n d its b a s e to hold m o r e w a t e r , but this
should be r e m o v e d p r i o r to w i n t e r in o r d e r
to prevent ice accumulation.
F e r t i l i z i n g in
s p r i n g and f a l l with a good t r e e food will a l s o
b e of b e n e f i t .
P r o p e r p r o c e d u r e in t r a n s p l a n t i n g will
g u a r a n t e e a healthy r e s p o n s e and beautify
y o u r c o u r s e in m a n y w a y s .
J a m e s J. Reidy
Golf C o u r s e S u p e r i n t e n d e n t
Tatnuck Country Club

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C O N T R I B U T I O N S F R O M O U R FRIENDS

G e o f f r e y S. C o r n i s h
Golf C o u r s e A r c h i t e c t
Fiddler's Green
Amherst, Massachusetts

G r o u n d s E q u i p m e n t Co. , Inc.
383 B o y l s t o n S t r e e t
Newton Centre, Massachusetts

Sawtelle Brothers
J e t . R o u t e s 1 2 8 a n d 62
Danvers, Massachusetts

Turf E q u i p m e n t Co.
28 R u t l e d g e R o a d
Natick, Massachusetts

Johns Manville Sales Corp.
150 C a u s e w a y S t r e e t
Boston, Massachusetts

Abbott S p r a y and F a r m E q u i p m e n t Co.
Waltham Street
Lexington, Massachusetts

T o m I r w i n Co.
Bennet Hill Road
Rowley, Massachusetts

The H u b b a r d Hall C h e m i c a l Co.
P . O. B o x 7 9 0
Waterbury, Connecticut

P h i l i p A. Wogan
Golf C o u r s e A r c h i t e c t
21 B u d l e i g h A v e n u e
Beverly, Massachusetts

Singleton I r r i g a t i o n s S y s t e m s , Inc.
M a n c h e s t e r - By- The-Sea, M a s s a c h u s e t t s
The C l a p p e r Co.
1121 W a s h i n g t o n S t r e e t
West Newton, M a s s a c h u s e t t s

Wyandotte Chemical Corp.
709 S a l a d a B u i l d i n g
Boston, Massachusetts

Sil P a u l i n i Inc.
Loam Specialists
Hopkinton - 435-4370

T h e C h a r l e s C. H a r t S e e d C o .
Wethersfield, Connecticut

L a r c h m o n t I r r i g a t i o n Co.
Larchmont Lane
Lexington, Massachusetts

The Kenneth B a r r i e Co.
4140 and 4140A Washington S t r e e t
Roslindale, Massachusetts

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3 8 7 Davis Road
Bedford, M a s s .
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