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1966

Superintendents
—
NEW

—Association

E N G L A N D

FORTY-TWO Y E A R S OLD — and young enough
to reach for higher achievements in turf grass
management and professional stature.

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

Secretary—
THOMAS CURRAN
Oak Hill Country Club
37 Parker Street
Fitchburg, Mass.
Phone Dl 2-9198

Trustee—
JOSEPH BUTLER
United Shoe Country Club
3 Ridgewood Terrace
Beverly, Mass.
Phone WA 2-1263

Educational Committee ChairmanROBERT GRANT
Brae Burn Country Club
22 Patricia Road
Sudbury, Mass.
Phone 443-2671

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

Treasurer—

Trustee—
W I L L I A M ASH
9 Patton Street
No. Dartmouth, Mass.
Phone WY 3-8767

Golf Committee Chairman—
EDWARD J. MURPHY
Lexington Country Club
194 Oxbow Road
Wayland, Mass.
Phone 358-7410

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

Trustee—
N. J. SPERANDIO
Concord Country Club
Concord, Mass.
Phone EM 9-4723

LUCIEN DUVAL
Cheslnut Hill Country Club
9 Rose Lane
Framingham Center, Mass.
Phone 872-0006

Finance Committee ChairmanWILLIAM ASH
9 Patton Street
No. Dartmouth, Mass.
Phone WY 3-8767

Newsletter Committee Chairman—
MANUEL N. FRANCIS
Belmont Country Club
387 Davis Road
Bedford, Mass.
Phone 275-8830

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APRIL MEETING
T h e A p r i l m e e t i n g w a s h e l d at t h e W a l t h a m F i e l d
Station, P r e s i d e n t L e o n St, P i e r r e p r e s e n t e d a w a r d s
to D r . J o s e p h T r o l l and M i c h a e l O ' G r a d y f o r
their
e f f o r t s in h e l p i n g t h e a d v a n c e m e n t of the t u r f g r a s s
p r o f e s s i o n . A lengthy discussion w a s held r e g a r d i n g
t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t of a r e s e a r c h f u n d to a s s i s t t h e
G o l f C o u r s e S u p e r i n t e n d e n t in t h e i r s t r u g g l e w i t h the
elements .
Voted Regular

Member

Frank Merchel
Hillview C. C.
North Reading,

Voted A s s o c .

Member

Mathew Spekas
Middleton G . C .
Midaleton, M a s s .

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NEXT MEETING
T h e n e x t m e e t i n g w i l l be M a y 2nd at the T a t n u c k
C o u n t r y C l u b , 1222 P l e a s a n t S t . , W o r c e s t e r , M a s s .
T h e b u s i n e s s m e e t i n g w i l l be at
L u n c h w i l l be s e r v e d at
Golf a f t e r

11:00.

12:00.

lunch.
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W o r c e s t e r - P a x t o n l i n e and t h e W o r c e s t e r
Airport.
F r o m the M a s s a c h u s e t t s T u r n p i k e t a k e E x i t 11 w h i c h
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CHAIRMAN-SUPERINTENDENT MEETING
The Chairman-Superintendent meeting will
be
h e l d a t the W e s t o v e r A i r B a s e G o l f C o u r s e June 6 t h .
T h i s w i l l be a j o i n t m e e t i n g w i t h t h e
Connecticut
As sociation.

For

Call

R e c i p i e n t s of G C S A N E A w a r d s
J o s e p h T r o l l and M i c h a e l O ' G r a d y

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persons

N. E.

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Sale

F i v e Ideal f a i r w a y m o w e r s with f r a m e .
A 200 g a l l o n H a r d i e s p r a y e r .
Mike O ' G r a d y , New Bedford - W Y m a n 2-9885,

HAVE

THE

HABIT ?

B e i n g c r i t i c a l of o t h e r s , is one of m a n ' s l e a s t
d e s i r a b l e h a b i t s . M a n y of u s , in t h e A s s o c i a t i o n , a r e
q u i c k to p i c k up an e r r o r o r o v e r s i g h t , a n d d w e l l on
it a n d m o r e t h a n l i k e l y e m b r o i d e r t h e f a c t s so t h a t
t h e y a r e out of f o c u s .
V e r y o f t e n an a p p l i c a t i o n f o r m e m b e r s h i p in o u r
A s s o c i a t i o n is r e c e i v e d w i t h e x c e l l e n t
credentials.
B e f o r e t h i s a p p l i c a t i o n i s e v e r r e a d , the w o r d i s out
that t h e m a n a p p l y i n g f o r m e m b e r s h i p h a s b r o k e n o u r
c o d e o f e h t i c s , o r he o w n s a b u s i n e s s .
Many times
this i n f o r m a t i o n is a c c u r a t e ,
and t h e
application
s h o u l d not b e r e a d . H o w e v e r , w h e n a m e m b e r i s o n e
h u n d r e d p e r c e n t c e r t a i n , and h a s f a c t s f o r w h i c h an
a p p l i c a t i o n s h o u l d not be r e a d , t h e n h e s h o u l d s u b m i t
t h e s e r e a s o n s to t h e m e m b e r s h i p c o m m i t t e e , i n
w r i t i n g .
This is his D U T Y .
T h e r e i s n o t h i n g m o r e i r r i t a t i n g to the B o a r d o f
D i r e c t o r s t h a n to h a v e a m e m b e r c o m e t o t h e m w i t h
" h a l f - t r u t h s " o r i n f o r m a t i o n w h i c h should have been
p r e s e n t e d t o t h e m t h r e e o r f o u r m o n t h s e a r l i e r , in
o r d e r to m a k e an i n t e l l i g e n t d e c i s i o n .
A p p l i c a t i o n b l a n k s w i l l be a v a i l a b l e O N L Y
the M e m b e r s h i p C o m m i t t e e , a s of t h i s w r i t i n g .

from

G e n t l e m e n , w h e n anyone has a g r i e v a n c e , w r i t e
to y o u r P r e s i d e n t o r t e l e p h o n e h i m c o l l e c t , i m m e d i a t e l y , so t h a t w e m a y b e t t e r u n d e r s t a n d t h e s i t u a t i o n .
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MODERN GOLF COURSE EQUIPMENT AND LABOR
Golf C o u r s e S u p e r i n t e n d e n t s t o d a y , l i k e a t h l e t e s
and b u s i n e s s m e n the w o r l d o v e r , a r e j u d g e d and
v a l u e d a c c o r d i n g to t h e i r a c h i e v e m e n t s d u r i n g the
p a s t y e a r o r y e a r s , and fox t h i s r e a s o n e v e r y e f f o r t
should be m a d e to p r o d u c e t h e f i n e s t t u r f p o s s i b l e ,
using e v e r y m e a n s p o s s i b l e . Golf c o u r s e m a i n t e n a n c e
and q u a l i t y a r e d i r e c t l y a f f e c t e d by l a b o r and e q u i p m e n t , and e q u i p m e n t i s m a y b e t h e m o s t i n f l u e n t i a l of
the t w o , f o r two m a i n r e a s o n s , the f i r s t b e i n g that
t i m e p l a y s a c r i t i c a l r o l e in turf c a r e . A l l w o r k is
done d u r i n g d a y l i g h t h o u r s and s p e c i f i c t i m e s of the
y e a r w h i l e the c o u r s e is in p l a y .
To work among
g o l f e r s e f f e c t i v e l y and e c o n o m i c a l l y r e q u i r e s
short
b u r s t s of r a p i d p r o d u c t i o n w i t h e f f i c i e n c y and q u a l i t y .
M o d e r n e q u i p m e n t o b v i o u s l y c a n p l a y an i m p o r t a n t
part h e r e .
W e a l l r e a l i z e that n e a r l y a l l r e n o v a t i o n w o r k is
done d u r i n g w e a t h e r that i s m o s t f a v o r a b l e f o r r a p i d
t u r f r e c o v e r y . M a n y o p e r a t i o n s that can be done in
the s p r i n g o r f a l l w i t h a h i g h d e g r e e of s u c c e s s c o u l d
be c o m p l e t e l y d i s a s t r o u s in the h o t t e r m o n t h s .
For
t h i s r e a s o n any w o r k that w o u l d p r o m o t e a h i g h e r
q u a l i t y t u r f and i m p r o v e g r o w i n g c o n d i t i o n s m u s t be
done in t h e s e t w o s h o r t p e r i o d s a l o n g w i t h r e g u l a r
m a i n t e n a n c e o r not at a l l .
A n d yet this r e n o v a t i o n
w o r k cannot be put o f f v e r y o f t e n o r e l s e s e r i o u s and
i r r e p a r a b l e damage w i l l result.
C o n s e q u e n t l y , any
e q u i p m e n t that w i l l i n c r e a s e p r o d u c t i v i t y in t h e s e
short p e r i o d s w i l l give i m m e a s u r a b l e b e n e f i t s .
The second m a i n r e a s o n f o r m o r e m o d e r n equipm e n t l i e s in t h e i r i n d i v i d u a l p u r p o s e s . G o l f e r s h a v e
i n c r e a s e d m a n y t i m e s o v e r in the l a s t t h r e e d e c a d e s ,
both i n t h e i r n u m b e r and r o u n d s p e r y e a r .
Older
c o u r s e s , such as T a t n u c k , w h i c h w e r e built at o r
b e f o r e t h i s t i m e had no i d e a of the d e m a n d s the f u t u r e
w o u l d b r i n g on t u r f c u l t u r e . A s a r e s u l t t h e y cannot
m e e t these demands without changing
completely
t h e i r m a i n t e n a n c e p r o c e d u r e s in r e s p e c t to i n f e r i o r
c o n s t r u c t i o n . A golf c o u r s e a r c h i t e c t or c o n t r a c t o r
t o d a y w o u l d not d r e a m of b u i l d i n g a g r e e n w i t h o u t an
extensive, carefully designed underground
drainage
s y s t e m , f o r it is of the u t m o s t i m p o r t a n c e in r e m o v ing e x c e s s i v e w a t e r w h i c h d o e s s e r i o u s h a r m .
Nor
w o u l d t h e y use just any m a t e r i a l f o r a b a s e o r t o p s o i l .
A s o i l m i x of sand, l o a m , and peat and its p r o p o r t i o n s a r e g i v e n m o s t s e r i o u s c o n s i d e r a t i o n and t e s t e d
in a l a b o r a t o r y f o r p e r c o l a t i o n r a t e , w a t e r h o l d i n g

NEW

E N G L A N D

c a p a c i t i e s , r e s i s t a n c e to c o m p a c t i o n , p H , e l e m e n t a l
t o x i c i t i e s and d e f i c i e n c i e s , b a c t e r i a c o n t e n t and o t h e r
v i t a l f a c t o r s r e l a t i n g to the s p e c i f i c g r a s s t h e y c h o s e
to m e e t t h e i r r e q u i r e m e n t s .
It i s a p p a r e n t that
g r e e n s built w i t h o u t this planning and f o r e t h o u g h t
cannot c o m p a r e w i t h t h o s e built w i t h i t ,
without
s p e c i a l i z e d c a r e , and this i s w h e r e t o d a y ' s n e w l y d e v e l o p e d and s i n g l e - p u r p o s e m a c h i n e s c a n b r i n g and
k e e p t h e m at an e q u a l q u a l i t y .
T h e S u p e r i n t e n d e n t o w e s it to h i m s e l f to o b t a i n
e v e r y p i e c e of e q u i p m e n t he p o s s i b l y c a n , and use it
to i t s f u l l e s t a d v a n t a g e w h e r e v e r and w h e n e v e r p o s s i b l e . N i n e t y - n i n e p e r c e n t of the b e t t e r g o l f c o u r s e s
h a v e the b e t t e r a r r a y of e q u i p m e n t and the p u b l i c , o r
m e m b e r s h i p , a t t r i b u t e a f i n e c o u r s e to the S u p e r i n t e n d e n t , not to m a c h i n e s , a l t h o u g h w e know that one
n e e d s the o t h e r . It is o b v i o u s , t h e n , to a s s u m e that
it i s the S u p e r i n t e n d e n t s ' a b i l i t y to o b t a i n m o n e y f o r
e q u i p m e n t , in m o s t c a s e s , that e n a b l e s h i m to do an
o u t s t a n d i n g j o b in the f i r s t p l a c e , a l t h o u g h he m u s t
o b v i o u s l y know how and w h e n to u s e it a l s o .
N o t h i n g n e e d be s a i d c o n c e r n i n g p o o r l a b o r f o r
w h o w o u l d t o l e r a t e it f o r any l e n g t h of t i m e ? G o o d ,
e x p e n s i v e l a b o r , on the o t h e r hand, c a n e a s i l y a p p r o a c h the point of w a s t e f u l n e s s w h e n it is not u s e d
at i t s f u l l e s t c a p a b i l i t i e s .
T h e use of g o o d l a b o r in
a n t i q u a t e d m e t h o d s h u r t s the S u p e r i n t e n d e n t ,
prim a r i l y b e c a u s e it c o n s t i t u t e s h i g h p r o d u c t i v i t y c o s t s
and l o s s of t i m e that c o u l d h a v e been, put to o t h e r u s e .
T h e golf c o u r s e p a y s f o r t h i s l a b o r and m a y o r m a y
not o b j e c t to u s i n g o u t d a t e d m e t h o d s , but the S u p e r intendent in a s e n s e p a y s f o r the t i m e a s he has a
f i x e d t o t a l of m a n h o u r s to spend a s h e s e e s f i t .
W a s t i n g m a n h o u r s h u r t s not the c l u b a s m u c h a s it
d o e s the S u p e r i n t e n d e n t f o r he l o s e s t i m e that he
c o u l d use to h i s o w n a d v a n t a g e on p r o j e c t s not n e c e s s a r i l y n e e d i n g a t t e n t i o n , but w o u l d be to h i s b e n e f i t .
O f t e n it is t h e s e e x t r a p r o j e c t s , a b o v e and b e y o n d
n o r m a l m a i n t e n a n c e p r o g r a m s that d r a w the c o m p l i m e n t s and r a i s e the s a l a r i e s and p r o f e s s i o n a l s t a t u s .
It c a n be s a i d then, that the v a l u e of any S u p e r i n tendent i s g o v e r n e d by h i s a b i l i t y to o b t a i n the m e a n s
of r e m a i n i n g a b r e a s t of m o d e r n a d v a n c e s in a g r i c u l t u r e , t h r o u g h the w i s e u s e of l a b o r , the c o n t i n u a l
updating of e q u i p m e n t , and the o b v i o u s a t t e n d a n c e at
educational s e m i n a r s .
J a m e s J. R e i d y
Golf C o u r s e Superintendent
T a t n u c k C o u n t r y Club

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C O N T R I B U T I O N S FROM OUR FRIENDS
Grounds Equipment Co . , Inc .
383 B o y l s t o n Street
Newton C e n t r e , Massachusetts

Turf Equipment Co.
28 Rutledge Road
N a t i c k , Massachusetts

Abbott Spray and F a r m Equipment C o ,
Wa-ltham Street
Lexington, Massachusetts

The Hubbard H a l l C h e m i c a l C o .
P . O. Box 790
W a t e r b u r y , Connecticut

The C h a r l e s C . Hart Seed C o .
W e t h e r s f i e l d , Connecticut

Singleton I r r i g a t i o n s S y s t e m s , Inc.
Manchester-By-The-Sea, Mass.

The Clapper C o .
1121 Washington Street
W e s t Newton, Massachusetts

T o m Irwin C o .
Bennet H i l l Road
Rowley, Massachusetts

Sil Paulini Inc .
Loam Specialists
Hopkinton - 435-4370

Johns M a n v i i l e Sales C o r p .
15 0 Causeway Street
Boston, Massachusetts

G e o f f r e y S. Cornish
Golf Course A r c h i t e c t
F i d d l e r ' s Green
A m h e r s t , Massachusetts

Philip A . Wogan
Golf C o u r s e A r c h i t e c t
21 Budleigh Avenue
B e v e r l y , Massachusetts

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

Sawtelle B r o t h e r s
Jet. Routes 128 and 62
D a n v e r s , Massachusetts

Wyandotte C h e m i c a l C o r p .
709 Salada Building
Boston, Massachusetts

The Kenneth B a r r i e C o .
4140 and 4140A Washington Street
R o s l i n d a l e , Massachusetts

L e e Patten Seed C o .
20 Beck Road
A r l i n g t o n , Massachusetts

J. F . A v e n i
Lu S o i l - S o i l Conditioner
Minerals & Chemicals Philipp Corp.
25 Concord Avenue
Belmont, Massachusetts

K a r a n d r e w T u r f F a r m s , Inc.
Sam M i t c h e l l , Sales R e p r e s e n t a t i v e
18 Old Randolph Street
Canton, Massachusetts
M r . F . J. Lukasik
Stauffer C h e m i c a l C o .
380 Madison A v e n u e
New Y o r k , New Y o r k 10017

MANUEL N. FRANCIS
Belmont Country Club
387 Davis Road
Bedford, Mass.
Phone 275-8830

Stanley S. Philipkoskij 1
Sales R e p r e s e n t a t i v e
Stauffer C h e m i c a l Co.
380 Madison Avenue
New Y o r k , New Y o r k