Q

J

f

(bourse
OF

S u p e r i n t e n d e n t s
NEW

ENGLAND,

- ^ A S o c i a t i o n
INC.

Sponsors and administrators of the Lawrence S.
Dickinson Scholarship Fund — Awarded yearly
to deserving Turf Management Students.

EVERYONE A WINNER
The scoreboard said there were two winners in the fifth
annual Super-Press Tournament, but from the reaction by
all assembled at the Ledgemont Country Club no one could
tell the winners from the losers. It was that kind of show.
That kind of setting. That kind of venture of which the New
England superintendent should be proud.
This is not to say that the survivors of the statistical pull
with the scorecard did not distinguish themselves. On the
contrary, Guy Tedesco of New Seabury and Kevin Walsh of
The Boston Globe had to be on their toes — as well as their
tee shots — to stay with the team of Belmont's Manny Francis
and veteran scribe Joe Looney. They tied at net 66 and at
last hearing were on the brink of settling the thing with pistols
or swords . . . if need be.
Host superintendent Tony Caranci was crying about his
score when the cheese and crackers were being served with
the medicinal-purposed refreshments. '"Can you imagine?",
Tony pleaded. "I've got all this course knowledge, all this know
how . . . and I shoot a 102? Why, I should go out and shoot
myself!"
Tony's teammate, Ed Duckworth of the Providence
Journal,
was almost as discouraged with his 84, but no one could understand why.' Then it dawned on the populace. Duckworth is
a low handicapper and he summed up his disappointment with
the general feeling of the field. "How can you shoot higher than
your regular game on this course?" he wondered. "It's in
perfect condition. Everything is . . . pardon the expression
. . . super!"
And that it was. Brother Caranci had Ledgemont looking as
immaculate as a Breck shampoo ad. Everything was manicured
and Dampered to the noint of near-nerfection. " I had a little

trouble with a few .of the greens", Caranci revealed. "But
they came back in pretty good shape. That's why my 102
looks so bad."
So, Tony didn't pitch a perfect game. He was consoled by
many another superintendent. Roy Mackintosh, who hosted the
first Super Press at his well-groomed Twin Hills Country Club
five years ago, gave Caranci the old "work and play don't mix"
treatment. "Don't worry about your score", Roy beamed.
"When I was the host super, I couldn't even tee it up, let alone
hit the ball. You made your score by giving us a good course
to play on. It was really a pleasure playing here."
A pleasure, too, was the aftermath of the tournament. The 30
or so teams worked the bad shots out of their systems during
a cocktail hour in the Ledgemont's well-appointed 19th hole.
Then, it was upstairs to the dining room for more socializing
before a windup roast beef dinner.
An added attraction was a visit from Nick Geannopulos,
editor of The Golf Superintendent, national magazine for the
group. Nick told the gathering of the national's enthusiasm
over the upcoming Boston stop on the International Turf Conference schedule. "We can happily report to you that our
figures point to record numbers in all phases of the show",
Nick disclosed. " I think we. have one of the most natural settings in the world right here in Boston for a conference of
this type. And you New England supers should be congratulated for the fine program you've arranged for visitors."
So, the Super Press Tournament had a touch of everything.
A good time was had by all and participants left Ledgemont
still commenting about the successful venture. It was a day
to be remembered and savored. And if you weren't there, you
were the only loser. Everyone else was a winner.
— G e r r v Finn

NEXT MEETING
The next meeting of the G.C.S.A. of N.E. will be November
6, 1972 at the Highland Country Club in Attleboro, Massachusetts. This will be the last outdoor meeting of the season
so those of the members who couldn't make the summer meetings should attend. Mark Azza is the super in charge of this
fine layout and he has been there for the past eleven years.
Prior to that he was at a large estate in R. I. and at the Rhode
Island Country Club. Golf will be anytime you get there and
a noon luncheon will be served.
Directions: Route 128 south to 95, south to the North
Attleboro exit (rt. 152). Go south on 152 to the court house
and take a right on Mechanic Street to the club.
Kevin Walsh and Guy Tedesco took the title away from Joe
Looney and Manny Francis in a playoff at the Brae Burn C. C.
for the Arthur Anderson Trophy with a net 65. The two teams
tied with a net 69 at Ledgemont last month.

(L to r) Kevin Walsh, Boston Globe, G u y Tedesco, C . C . of
New Seabury, Arthur Anderson, retired superintendent Brae
Burn C . C., Manny Francis, Jr., Belmont C . C., and J o e
Looney, sports writer.

ourse

Superintendents

^^AAoclati on-

LADIES DAY IS EVERY DAY
The Golf Course Superintendents Association of New England — hosting the International Conference in January — is
touching all bases in an attempt to make the undertaking a
typical sectional success.
NEGCSA President Bob Grant, together with several members of the working committees, has arranged for a pep rally
to be held Saturday evening, Nov. 18 at the Maridor in
Framingham.
" I guess we're kind of selfish in this one", Grant muses.
We're calling it a combination pre-Christmas social, but we've
something in the back of our minds."
In plain household talk, the association hopes to butter up
the girls — or more specifically wives of host superintendents
who are being asked to serve as hostesses during the attractive ladies hospitality program for women attending the conference.
"We'd like to line up around "50 hostesses1 y'says L e o r i S t ; Pierre who has been a human buzz-saw making arrangements
for the ladies' part in the conference. "The things we have set
up will require a lot of assistance from the gals. I hope they'll
sign up."
Despite the makings of a trap for the ladies, a large turnout is anticipated for the Maridor evening of dining and
dancing. During the festivities the ladies will be introduced to
the energetic program arranged for them and others who make
the Boston scene in January.
The first day of the conference will be a get acquainted
session for ladies registered as official guests. They will see
slides of everything from Early Boston to Contemporary Boston, be offered an optional Freedom Trail tour and then be
part of the big Get Acquainted Party in the evening where
dancing will be to the outstanding and unique Minutemen
group.

Second day activities are a highlight of the week. They include a Sturbridge Village Tour, starting at 8:30. Lunch will
be served at the tavern on the green and period-type drinks
will be available on a Dutch Treat basis.
The third day will feature the Massachusetts Audubon Society with a demonstration of Designs of National Craft. That
will take up most of the morning with the afternoon left for
shopping or another attractive option — a' tour of the Boston
Museum of Fine Arts topped off by tea and cakes.
The next option that same night (with a 300 limit) is an
Evening at the Museum. This starts with a Dutch Treat cocktail hour, followed by_ a catered dinner in the beautiful Skyline
Room . . . overlooking the beautiful Charles River.
Following dinner we will go to the Hayden Planetarium
for a show in Astronomy and after that the entire museum
will be open to our own group for a private showing.
__A^osmetic__show will get the: fourth day going lor the
ladies with another Dutch Treat luncheon breaking the day
before a style show, conducted by Bea Rudiman.
"With all that activity there is a definite need for hostesses",
St. Pierre declares. "We're not asking the gals to be nursemaids or anything like that. We'll just need help getting these
various things organized and this is where they come in.
We're hoping they keep some of those holiday smiles and
carry them over to the conference."
That, then, is what the pep rally is all about. It will be one
of the most important functions of the New England Association in many a time. "We're going to need cooperation
from everyone", president Grant advises. "After all, we're
responsible for most of things conference-goers and their
wives remember most. And we want their memories to be the
most pleasant they've had going to this type of thing. Our
New England super gals can help that cause greatly."
— Gerry Finn

House Plants For the Home
Most homes, especially crowded apartments, are not designed like greenhouses so the job of growing plants indoors
is a challenge.
But any apartment dweller can become a successful gardener if he chooses plants wisely.
The most limiting factor for plant growth in an apartment
situation is light. Temperature, too, is a limiting factor, so the
plants chosen must tolerate the generally high level of heat
and low humidity.
Thus the trick is to select plants that require low light and
little care, yet will thrive as long as the roots are kept moist.
Here are several foliage plants that should prosper in most
apartment situations.
Chinese water evergreen (Aglaonema simplex).
This will
grow in water only, as single or branched stem in upright
position.
Cast iron plant (Aspidistra elatior). It grows as an expanding clump, about 18 inches tall.
Kangaroo vine and grape ivy (Cissus antartica and Cissus
rhombifolia).
These are vining plants for living wall coverings
requiring some natural light.
ROBERT G R A N T
22 Patricia Road
Sudbury, Mass. 01776
Phone 443-2671
Club Affiliation
Brae Burn Country Club

First Vice President —
THOMAS CURRAN
153 Fisher Street
Walpole, Mass. 02081
Phone 668-722 I
Club Affiliation
The Country Club

Second Vice President W A Y N E ZOPPO
48 Barberry Drive
Seekonk, Mass.
Phone 399-7141
Club Affiliation
Agawam Hunt

Dieffenbachia
amoena and Diffentachia picta, large, upright
plants commonly known as dumb cane. Leaves can grow as
large as two feet long, eight inches wide. They will reach six
feet in height-ancLcaa-be -grown in sphagnum moss-with biweekly nutrient feedings.
Philodendron
ovycardium,
the common heartleaf philodendron, is excellent as a vining plant. It can be grown as a wall
cover or on a totem, or up an upright pole light fixture.
Dracaena fragrans 'Massangena',
commonly known as the
corn plant, is a tall growing tropical plant with narrow cornlike leaves. Dracaena
deremenis
'Warneckii'
is the striped
version.
Pittosporum
tobira, the common pittosporum, is a native
of Japan; it grows very well in low-light apartments in the
North. The leaves are about one-quarter inch wide and three
inches long. The dark green foliage is excellent.
Podocarpus
macrophylla
var. maki, or sea-teak, also from
Japan, is another small shrublike plant that takes little light.
Sansevieria
'Hahnii' is known as birdnest hemp with a
rosette of fleshy leaves. The taller growing Sansevieria is known
as bowstring hemp, snake plant, and mother-in-law's tongue.
Reprinted from May 1972 NEWS & VIEWS

Secretary —
RONALD KIRKMAN
25 Green Street
Needham, Mass. 02192
Phone 444-8412
Club Affiliation
Needham Golf Club

L U C I E N DUVAL
R.F. No. 5 Gault Road
Bedford, N. H. 03105
Phone 472-3454
Club Affiliation
Manchester Country Club

Trustee —
MAX MIERZWA
106 Crestwood Street
Chicopee, Mass. 01020
Phone 594-4996
Club Affiliation
Chicopee Country Club

Trustee —
NORMAN MUCCIARONE
101 Alban Road
Waban, Mass. 02168
Phone 332-3056
Club Affiliation
Woodland Golf Club

Trustee —
BERT FREDERICK
45 Stoney Brook Road
Nabnaset, Mass.
Phone 453-1231
Club Affiliation
Vesper Country Club

Finance C h a i r m a n —
NARY SPERANDIO
Concord, Mass. 01742
Phone 369-4723
Club Affiliation
Concord Country Club

-© F
SOUND

OFF!!!!

{Here it is, that time when the reader comes to the aid of
his particular cause armed with the mightiest weapon of them
all — the pen. This is Sound Off and it means that you are
given the opportunity to express your opinion on any subject
or issue you desire. We ask that you include your name and
address but we'll withhold each or both of same if you so
desire. Oh, yes. The Newsletter reserves the right to comment
on all letters published. So, get in on the action. Send your
views to Newsletter Mail Box, 24 Riverview Drive, Newbury,
Mass. 01950)
"Your article about the golf superintendent running scared
certainly deserves strong rebuttal.
"In the first place, I think you took an isolated case and
expanded it into a general feeling, that it expressed the position and ethics of all the superintendents. This is, indeed, unfair.
"Furthermore, the article got som.ewhat ridiculous, meaning
that you must have been pulling numbers out of a hat when
you stated that 50 superintendents go running for applications
everytime they hear that a job is open.
"Your article is simply an exaggeration of the facts. I must
admit
our profession is not all that perfect when it comes
down to relations with our employers and club members. But
it is not as bad as you have pictured it. I think that you are
"running wild" with words instead of us running scared at
our jobs."
ROBERT GRANT
President, NEGCSA

S e e z , Bob, you're my boss. A f t e r receiving this letter you
can bet your last arbor vitae I'm running scared.

it

«

"In our section there is always a lot of noise about attending meetings. This is good and I think that all sections should
have some kind of fine or penalty for those who don't make
a certain percentage of our monthly meetings.
"On the other hand, there are members attending meetings
faithfully but in attendance in name only. They are the ones
who make the big complaint about others missing meetings
but they do not contribute one single bit to discussion periods
or other important items that come up during our get togethers.
"This sniping on their part is ironic, as far as I'm concerned. There are members, who make maybe half the meetings, but contribute 100 percent to our cause when they're
there. I'm more apt to go along with their attendance records
than the perfect ones."
BERT THALLINGS
Quoque, L. I.
Silence is never golden at a super's meeting. W h a t
need is more loudmouths . . . right, Bert?

we

Winter Meetings are scheduled as follows at the Holiday
Inn, Newton, Massachusetts:
December 7, 1972
February 7, 1973
April 4, 1973
January 7-12, 1973 National Convention, Boston, Mass.

Golf Chairman —

JULIUS AKSTEN

6 Wain Street
Southboro, Mass. 01772
Phone 485-8885
Club Affiliation
St. Mark's Golf Club

Educational Chairman —

LARRY BUNN

45 Dedham Street
Canton, Mass.
Phono 828-0467
Club Affiliation
Blue Hill Country Club

Newsletter Chairman —

DEAN ROBERTSON

24 Riverview Drive
Newbury, Mas,. 01950
phone 462-4540
Club Affiliation
Chestnut Hill Country Club

S N C . —

E N G L A N D ,

"Your little story about the time for superintendents to get
organized more strongly into unions and the accompanying
implications that the superintendent is running scared has
caused a lot of comment from certain people connected with
golf.
" I am a golfer, myself, but not a member of any one course.
What you implied in the article might be a little overstated,
but you have several good points . . . the one I got a kick
out of most being the one concerning the member-superintendent relationship.
" I have several friends who belong to a nearby country
club and I decided to test them after reading your story. I
asked five of them of they could name the golf course superintendent at their club. And the responses were really something.
"One of them didn't even know that such an animal existed.
He thought the pro ran the golf course in addition to the pro
shop. One other answer also amused me. 'Oh, you mean the
greenskeeper. I think his name is Frank', was that reply. Only
one of the five actually knew the name , of the superintendent.
Whether that adds fuel to your article or not I don't know.
But I thought I'd tell you about my experiment here. It is
interesting, isn't i t ? "
GORDON SPENCER
Newburgh, N. Y.
I'd say that those superintendents in your area should be
doing a little m-ore P. R. work for themselves.
*

*

*

"I played in the Super Press Tournament at Ledgemont
last month and like all of the other players I thought it was
one of the best I ever played in.
"However, I think that all of us in the organization should
make an extra special effort to double the number of entrees
when we play the Super Press next year. We didn't have
nearly an appreciable representation which is a reflection of
not only ourselves but our New England organization.
"Another thing, too, and this is why I have asked you to
withhold my name and club. I noticed that during the tournament there were quite a number of supers playing without
guests. I don't think it is right and something should be done
about it.
"I realize that in some cases the reason for not playing with
a member of the news media was valid. But for those who
deliberately came out to play without trying to get a partner,
the accusation stands."
NAME WITHHELD
Club Withheld

It's your organization and you set the rules for participation.
All we can do is agree with you on your point.
*

*

*

,

«

{That puts the closing note on today's concerto by our
readers. The letters were interesting. Keep them coming.)

Pre-Seoson Holiday Party
Pre-season Holiday Party. Don't forget to sign up for the
party at the Maridor in Framingham on November 18,
1972. Contact Dick Blake (617-869-2737) or Lou Duval
(603-472-3454) to make your reservations. We will only be
able to accept the first 90 people.

Past President —

RICHARDC. BLAKE

N E W

21 1 Sewall Street
Boylston, Mas,. 01505
phone 869-2737
Club Affiliation
Mt. Pleasant Country Club

l

r

w

Information

treely,

.

.

contained

i...
in W h o l e

Or

'
in

.

.

in

.

.

this

i

,

.

publication

long as the true context is maintained. W e

.
Ciate

a

i t .
C r e d i t llfl€$.

may

•

be

•

,
I
,
• I
.. , .
part,
Without
SpeCIfi!
permiSSlOn

would

used
SS

appre-

„

Please

FRIENDS OF THE ASSOCIATION

Agrico Chemical Company
R . D. Sibley, J r . , Representative
375 Power Rd.
Pawtucket, Rhode Island 02860

Farm Bureau Association
158 Lexington St., Waltham, Mass. 02154
Fred Heyliger, Representative
Thomas F . Grummell, Representative

Alfco Rokeby Co., Inc.
Fertilizers and Chemical Specialties
P . O. Box 267, Marietta, Ohio

Fisk, Alden Ford Tractor Sales
Rear 900 Providence Highway
Dedham, Mass. 02026

Allen's Seed Store, Inc.
South County Trail R t . No. 2
Slocum, Rhode Island
Charles Allen, Jr., Rep.

Manuel Francis and Son, Inc.
Turf Nurseries
624 Webster St., Marshfield, Mass.

Bacher Corp., Lawn and Snow Equipment
876 Boston Rd. ( R t . 3 A )
Billerica, Mass. 01866
B a k e r Tractor Corp., Ford Tractors
Harley Davidson Golf Cars
Swansea, Massachusetts

Gold Star Sod Farms, Inc.
(Canterbury, New Hampshire)
(Sales Office) 1265 Mass. Ave.
Lexington, Mass. 02173 Tel. 861-1111

T h e Charles C. Hart Seed Co.
Richard McGahan, Rep.
Wethersfield, Conn.

Grounds Equipment Co., I n c .
383 Boylston St., Newton Cen., Mass.

Corenco Corporation 525 Woburn Street
Tewksbury, Mass. 01876
William Ferris
* T h e Clapper Co.
1121 Washington St.
West Newton, Mass.
*Geoffrey S . Cornish & William G. Robinson
Golf Course Architects
Fiddlers Green, Amherst, Mass. 01002

nv

Tne

D. L. Maher Co.
Water Supply Contractors
P . O. Box 274, Woburn, Mass.
New England Sealcoating Co., I n c .
Astroturf, Tennis Courts, Pavement
Sealcoating •— Hingham Industrial Center
Hingham, Mass. Tel. 749-3236

Ron Gagne — Scotts Golf Course Div.
Kendall Park, Phone 617/285-7466
Norton, Mass. 02766

Holliston Sand
Lowland Street, T j
Sand for Golf Bu;

Magovern Company, Inc.
Lawn Acre Road
Windsor Lock, Conn.

1746

Irrigation & Equip
P . O. Box 147 Roi
Walpole, Mass. 02C
Tel. 617-668-7814
* T o m Irwin, Inc.
11B A Street
Burlington, Mass.

Old F o x Chemical Inc.
Fertilizers — Seeds — Turf Chemicals
66 Valley Street
East Providence, Rhode Island 02914
Sil .Paulini, Inc.
6 Manor Avenue
Natick, Mass. 01760
Richey & Clapper, Inc.
28 Rutledge Road
Natick, Mass. 01760 -

-

Trencher & Equipment Leasing, Inc.
Ditch Witch Trenchers
38 Fairview St., Agawam, Ma. 01001
Phone 413-781-4600
*Sawtelle Brothers
J e t . Routes 128 and 62
Danvers, Mass.
Shepard Sod Company
Merion Blue Grass and Pencross Bent
200 Sullivan Ave., So. Windsor, Conn.

George E . Cull
Terra-Green Soil Conditioner
112 Green St., Abington, Mass.

Karandrew Turf Farms, Inc.
Sam Mitchell, Sales Representative
15 Longmeadow Drive, Canton, Mass.

C. S . Curran
T . R . C. Products, Oils and Greases
7 Linden St., Framingham, Mass.

The Kenneth Barrie Company
Irrigation
375 Centre St., J a m a i c a Plain, Mass.

Eastern Industrial Handling Co., Inc.
Norwood, Massachusetts
Westcoaster Turf and Golf Carts

Larchmont Irrigation Co.
Larchmont Ln., Lexington, Mass.

White Turf Engineering
5 Sumner Drive, Winchendon, Ma. 01475
617-297-0941

Fairway Equipment, Inc.
Sales — Service — Rentals
35 Walnut St., Reading, Mass.

Mallinckrodt Chemical Works
Second and Mallinckrodt Streets
St. Louis, Mo. 63160

Philip A. Wogan
Golf Course Architect
21 Budleigh Ave., Beverly,

Tuco Products Co.
Division of the Upjohn
Kalamazoo, Michigan

Company

Mass.

* Contributors to the Lawrence S. Dickinson Scholarship Fund

KOV-1'7:

w-A
1«
'PD

M E T E R

r!U.3l327 3

DEAN ROBERTSON
Newsletter Committee Chairman
24 Riverview Drive
Newbury, Massachusetts 01950
Phone 462-4540
C l u b Affiliation
Chestnut Hill Country C l u b
L E O N V. ST. P I E R R E
Business M a n a g e r
GERRY FINN
Contributing Editor

U S POSTAGE
H 03 ~