Why should we call ourselves men, unless it be to succeed
in everything, everywhere? Say of nothing,' This is beneath
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J U N E

iMEaEm:

M . S. C. G R E E N K E E P E R S '
This NEWSLETTER is published
monthly by the Greenkeepers Club of
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
New England, and sent free to its members and their Greens' Chairmen. Subscription price ten cents a copy, or a
We have at hand various reports
dollar a year.
from the Secretary of the Greenkeepers' Alumni Association of M. S. C.,
GUY C. WEST
Editor and are presenting them as of interest
312 Mt. P l e a s a n t St., Fall River, Mass.
to our readers. These reports include
a report of the meeting at which the
HOWARD D. FARRANT Business Mgr. association was formed, a letter f r o m
the secretary to the various alumni,
132 R u s s e t t Rd., W e s t Roxbury, Mass.
and a discussion relative to an endeavor
sponsored by the association to estabJune, 1934
Vol. 6, No. 6 lish
soil standards for the growth of
fine turf grass.
DEDICATION

We are pleased to dedicate this issue
of the NEWSLETTER to John Shanahan, who has recently completed thirtyone years as greenkeeper at the Brae
Burn Country Club, West Newton,
Mass. John was particularly honored
by the members at Brae Burn on June
13th, when "John Shanahan Day" was
observed at the club, and a dinner at
night, at which John was the guest of
honor, and was presented with a token
of appreciation of his long years of
service to his club.
John Shanahan was born in Templederry, County Tipperary, Ireland in
1864. Coming to this country at the
age of 24, he worked for some fifteen
years as a stone-mason for the J. Burke
Contracting Company. This company
was employed by Brae Burn in changing the nine hole course to eighteen.
During the reconstruction, Mr. Burke
died, and John was chosen to complete
the work, and afterwards to become
greenkeeper. Since that time, John has
become known internationally as the
Dean of New England greenkeepers,
and his greens have often been cited
as some of the best in the world.
In 1924, when the Greenkeepers Club
of New England was organized, John
was one of the most earnest workers,
and was its first president, holding that
office for five years. During all the years
of the Club, John has done more than
any other to promote the best for the
Club and for Golf. To this friend of
all, and especial friend of all greenkeepers, we are honored to pay tribute.

MEETING OF ALUMNI OF WINTER
SCHOOL FOR GREENKEEPERS

held at the

RECREATION CONFERENCE
A T M. S. C.
M a r c h 16, 17, 18, 1 9 3 4
P r e s i d i n g Officer: Mr. Alec Ellis,
Tedesco Golf and Tennis Club.
M e m b e r s P r e s e n t : 31.
F i r s t M o t i o n — T h a t an

association
be formed of all alumni of the M. S. C.
Winter School for Greenkeepers to be
known hereafter as T h e G r e e n k e e p e r s '
A l u m n i A s s o c i a t i o n of M. S. C. V o t e
carried unanimously.
S e c o n d M o t i o n — T h a t a committee of
three members be appointed to submit
for the approval of the group a list of
officers, including a representative from
each class to form a general committee.
Vote—Messrs. Lindsey, McCullough,
Nye.
During the conference of Messrs.
Lindsey, McCullough, and Nye, Chairman Ellis presented the organization
plans proposed by Mr. Clinton Bradley,
class member of 1932 and 1933, and
Greenkeeper at the Passaic County Golf
Course, Paterson, N. J. In brief, they
are:
To organize at the M. S. C. Recreation Conference of 1934, a Greenkeepers' Alumni Association, electing offi-

cers thereto, and a general committee
made up of a representative of each
class from. 1927 on; each man to be
one of the outstanding in his class. To
support and promote the organization
by contributions of used golf balls; the
sale of which should not compete with
the legitimate business of the Professional. The funds therefrom, to be
used to "further delve into the secrets
of keeping things green." The direction
of which, to be left to the good judgment and discretion of Professor L. S.
Dickinson, Agronomy Department, M.
S. C.
Mr. Alec Lindsey presented the list
of officers selected:
President
Paul G. Wanberg
Weston Golf Club
Vice-Pres
Clinton Bradley
Passaic County Golf Course
Vice-Pres
Joseph Whitehead
Middletown Country Club
Sec.-Treas
William F. Nye
M. S. C.
General Committee

William E. Hannigan
'27
Burlington Country Club
John La: vis
'28
Tatnuck Country Club
Emil Masciocchi
'29
Oakhill Country Club
Harry J. Burkhardt
'30
Manakiki Golf Course
Henry Toole
'31
Amherst Golf Club
William F. Mitchell
'32
Lake Sunapee Country Club
Alexander Ellis .
'33
Tedesco Golf and Tennis Club
Frank J. Tick
'34
Cohasse Country Club
T h i r d M o t i o n — T o cast one vote in
favor of accepting the proposed list of
officers. Vote—carried.
D i s c u s s i o n of Mr. B r a d l e y ' s

plan—

Very acceptable with the following
amendments. That, due to the possibility of misunderstanding with the
Professional, the proposal of sending in
bogie golf balls to the number of five

dozen or more be made optional to the
collecting of membership dues. Proposed yearly dues to be three dollars.
($3.00).
F o u r t h M o t i o n — T h a t dues of $3.00
yearly be collected by the Treasurer;
or five dozen bogie golf balls be forwarded to Mr. Clinton Bradley, Greenkeeper, 46 Monroe Street, Pelham
Manor, New York. Vote—carried.
The Secretary-Treasurer was instructed:—To notify by letter-invitation all alumni not present at this meeting. To inform the N.E.G.A. of the
organization. To promote publicity in
Golfing magazine.
Respectfully submitted,
W. F. NYE,
Wm. F. Nye, Sec. - Treas.
Dear Alumnus:
You will be interested to learn that
during the recent Recreation Conference at the Mass. State College, on
March 17, the alumni of the Winter
School for Greenkeepers banded together under the direction of Mr. Alec
Ellis of the Tedesco Golf and Tennis
Club to form the Greenkeepers' Alumni
Association of M. S. C.
You, as an alumnus, are eligible to
become an active member of this Association, and are, therefore, most cordially invited to join our ranks and reap
all benefits derived therefrom.
The main objective of the M.S.C.G.
A.A. is to organize and establish a service station at the College, supplemented by demonstration field plots
where problems vital to the greenkeeper may be experimented with to satisfactory and practical conclusions.
Knowing the value of such plots, you,
as a member, will have the privilege of
proposing those projects that seem most
important and vital toward promoting
turf culture today.
Your proposals will receive the direct
consideration of Professor L. S. Dickinson and must be approved by President
Wanberg and the general committee before being definitely accepted for experimentation.
Inquiries from members will be most
welcome and will be submitted to known
authorities on turf culture and agronomy for reply.

The yearly membership dues of $3.00
will be deposited at the State College
treasurer's office to form the nucleus of
a foundation fund for the projects to
be carried out. Having read the enclosed report of our first meeting, you
will notice that five dozen bogie golf
balls may be forwarded to Vice-President Bradley in place of submitting
cash dues to the Treasurer. Please
know that the submitting of any bogie
balls in conjunction with the yearly
dues will be a very acceptable addition
to the fund. It was the concensus of
opinion at the close of the meeting that
prompt payment of dues would mean
an early start on the work which will
be planned. Upon receipt of your dues,
a membership card will be issued to
you.
We await your consideration and
prompt reply.
Very cordially yours,
W. P. NYE,
Wm. F. Nye, Sec. - Treas.
TO ESTABLISH SOIL STANDARDS
FOR THE GROWTH OF
FINE TURF GRASS

The agronomy department of the
Massachusetts State College is undertaking a new and definite project to
try to determine the limits of tolerance
in the physical structure of soils, and
their relationship to turf growing in
order to establish a definite soil range.
Professor Lawrence S. Dickinson is
directing the procedure.
Hundreds of soil samples from good
and poor turf areas must be had. Therefore, your cooperation is solicited by
answering the enclosed questionnaire,
and by mailing us one or two full size
plugs from your poorest turf area and
a good area.
The object of this project is to enable us to recommend with a definite
degree of sureness what material and
the quantity thereof to be added, to
place any soil sample within the known
accepted range. With such knowledge
on file inquiries from greenskeepers will
receive more prompt service and accurate analysis of their problems than
ever before.
Your willing cooperation will give us
a standard from which to conduct ex-

periments of related nature. If enough
soil samples reach us there is a real
possibility to establish accepted standards for various geographic zones. Such
information would be invaluable.
Should your business connections be
related to golf course, park, cemetery,
or estate maintenance, please consider
the questionnaire applicable to that
alone, and select your soil samples from
the poor and good areas, and mark
clearly.
The immediate procedure of this project awaits your prompt action.
Very truly yours,
W. F. NYE,
TWO RECENT

BULLETINS

Two recent bulletins from the Cornell
University Agricultural Experiment
Station are of interest.
In a technical paper "Manganese an
Essential Element for Green Plants",
by Edwin Fraser Hopkins, the author
describes experiments with Manganese
which show rather conclusively that
manganese is an essential element for
the growth of green plants.
To all interested in plant propagation,
Bulletin 571, "Studies in Plant Propagation" by L. C. Chadwick will be of
interest. This bulletin deals with the
influence of chemicals, of the medium,
and of the position of the basal cut,
on the rooting of evergreen and deciduous cuttings.
OLD STUFF!

As a sample of what courses were
not so long ago, read this, taken from
the Yearbook of the U. S. G. A., back
in 1898:
"Fall River Golf Club, Somerset
Junction, Mass. Organized Sept. 13,
1898. Incorporated 1889. Entrance
fee $5. Membership 250, with large
waiting list. Annual dues, $10.
"Nine holes, total yardage 2490,
somewhat stony in places. Greens
capable of improvement.
"President, Nathan Durfee; vice
president, Edward B. Jennings; secretary, N. B. Borden, Jr."

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Class B :

1st net, H. Durkin, 102-32-70.
2nd net, J. Latvis, 96-26-70.
3rd net, J. Johnston, 109-38-71.
4th net, Tom Galvin, 99-26-73.

The next meeting will be held on
July 2nd, and will be a four ball, best
ball tournament with your chairman,
(or other club official, if the chairman
"TONAGREN
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is unable to attend), as your partner.
B r o w n Patch & Clover
Three-quarters handicap will be allowed, members to use their handicaps,
T h a t ' s w h a t the Oklahoma City
Golf a n d Country Club said a f t e r
and partners to use their State handiusing- T O N A G R E N on their greens.
caps, or certified club handicap. GreenDozens of other golf clubs report
keepers will be limited to a stroke a
similar success with this scientific
product.
hole handicap, regardless of handicap.
To prove to you t h a t T O N A G R E N
will stop brown p a t c h a n d eliminate
Attention is again called to the rulclover on your greens we now m a k e
ing that the only guests allowed at
this sppecial—
Summer meetings are club officials and
prospective members.
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The Rhode Island Greenkeepers Association meets at the Comstock Park
Links on June 25th.
"The yardage and bogey figures for
The Board of Directors met with
each hole follows: One, 315 yards, President West at Pall River on June
bogey 5; two, 270 yards, 5; three, 300-4; 18th.
four, 225-4; five, 220-4; six, 290-5;
seven, 280-5; eight, 430-6; nine, 150-3."
JUNE MEETING

L A W N D A Y A T M. S. C.

The June meeting was held at the
Marshfield Country Club, Marshfield,
Mass. on June 4th. Several of the
ladies were special guests for the day.
The results of the tournament were
as follows.

We have received from Prof. Lawrence S. Dickinson the program for the
annual Lawn Day at the Massachusetts
State College to be held on July 24th.
This program is of special interest this
year to greenkeepers, particularly the
trip to the turf plots and Professor
White's talk.

1st net, Ed. Ohlson, 92-24-68.
2nd net, Ed. Phinney, 86-15-71.
3rd net, E. Maschiocchi, 75-4-71.
4th net, W. Howe, 81-8-73.
5th net, T. Mattus, 89-16-73.
6th net, J. Oldfield, 89-14-75.
7th net, M. O'Grady, 91-15-76.
8th net, C. Sowerby, 89-12-77.

Tuesday, July 24, 1934
10.00 A.M. The design and use of
a lawn
A. M. Davis—M.S.C.
10.45 A.M. Varied experiences with
turf
L. S. Dickinson—M.S.C.

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11.30 A.M. A visit to the turf plots
L. S. Dickinson—M.S.C.
12.45 P.M. Luncheon.
2.00 P.M. Soils for turf
J. W. White, Professor of
Soil Technology, Penn.
State College.
3.00 P.M. Turf tips, by a turf grower
Robert D. Pryde, Superintendent Race Brook C. C.,
New Haven, Conn.
4.00 P.M. Summarizing the day's
discussions
L. S. Dickinson—M.S.C.

The St. Andrews Golf Club of
Yonkers-on-Hudson by John
Reid, Pres.
The Shinnecock Hills Golf Club of
Southampton, L. I. by T. H.
Barber, Pres.
The Country Club of Brookline,
Mass. by J. Murray Forbes,
Chair.
The Newport Golf Club of Newport, R. I. by Theo A. Havermeyer, Pres.
The Chicago Golf Club of Chicago,
111. by Chas. B. MacDonald,
Captain.

Often when we speak of the United
States Golf Association, we are apt to
think of this association as something
which has been in existence over a
long period. It is perhaps of interest
to reprint here, as a matter of golf
history, the original agreement which
preceded the actual formation of the
U. S. G. A.

Returns from several more Winter
kill questionaires indicate that the subject is still of interest.
A club a few miles north of Boston
reports no trouble with velvet bent, but
some trouble with poa annua on the
practice green and on one tee. Trouble
blamed on snow and ice that drifted
and piled up on spots affected. Dead
places are being patched, and the importance of keeping grass in good condition, not overfed is emphasized in this
report. There should be a good sized
turf nursery.
A club in the Providence district reports no damage to greens which were
seeded to South German mixed bent,
but there was some kill of poa annua.
A club in the Boston district reports
some kill between March 14 and 17th,
due to ice on some greens which could
not be removed. Some damage was also
due to poor surface drainage.
Another club in the same district reports heavy damage on two greens and
light on four. Velvet bent was not affected. Kill is attributed to frost coming out of the ground very slowly and
roots standing in water too long a time.
In one case the green was under water.
Damaged areas are being sodded, or
spiked rolled and seeded. Recommendation is to stop water from side hills
from slowly flowing thru greens by
carrying it away before it reaches the
green.
Still another club in the Boston district reports some damage on most
greens, more as a check than a Winter
kill. This club is awaiting for the warm
weather, also spiking and seeding and
keeping areas moist.
All clubs report much more play this
year than last.

A m a t e u r G o l f A s s o c i a t i o n of t h e
United States

The undersigned clubs, by their
presidents, and subject to ratification
by their respective boards of management, do hereby agree to unite, and to
invite other clubs to join them, as the
A m a t e u r G o l f A s s o c i a t i o n of t h e
United States

The purpose of this association shall
be to promote the interests of the game
of golf, to promulgate a code of rules
for the game, and to hold annual meetings at which competitions shall be
conducted for the amateur and open
championships of the United States.
The times, places, and conditions of
such championship competitions shall
be arranged at a meeting of the association to be held in New York on the
22nd day of December in the year
1894, at which meeting each club shall
be represented by two members, and
voting by proxy shall be allowed.
Each club pledges itself to contribute,
not exceeding fifty dollars, to a fund
which shall provide for the expenses of
formation of this Association and for
suitable trophies or prizes for the
amateur and open championships.

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Fourteen Distributors of Power and there will be two similar spots one on
Gang Lawn Mowers met at the Parker each side of the mid-vein. The fungus
House, Boston, June 9th and formed often attacks and kills the parts of the
t h e N e w E n g l a n d P o w e r a n d G a n g L a w n leaf as they are emerging. Badly diseased turf rapidly becomes open and
Mower Distributors' Association.
Mr. O. O. Clapper of the New Eng- unthrifty.
land Toro Co. was elected Chairman of
The means for control thus far are
the Association.
limited to cultural practices such as the
The object of the Association is to use of organic or slowly available nitroback up the Code as endorsed by the gen in the fertilizer and cutting the
Manufacturers whose lines are sold in grass high. The use of well rotted
manure or such fertilizer as cottonseed
New England thru this group.
This group of Distributors working meal applied in spring or fall has been
along the lines of the Code will do found desirable in the experimental
much to eliminate;—secret rebates, lawn plats. The heighth of cut should
price cutting, chiselling, special dating be at least 1 to 1 % inches.
and special terms, unwarranted guaranProf. H. F. A. North.
tees, and other forms of unfair trade
practices. It will promote greater confidence in the Distributer on the part of
W e b w o r m s (Crambus species) are
the fair minded buyer and permit the probably
most pestiferous over the bluedistributer to make a reasonable profit grass regions
of Kentucky and Tenneson his business and thereby remain of see but much damage
has been sustained
value to his trade, the profession and in our velvet bent golf
greens. The
his community.
damage resembles Small Brown Patch.
The moths are small and light gray and
are most numerous in May, July, and
We are pleased to reprint an edi- September. Larvae are stone gray or
torial from the Boston Post of June lighter and when full grown are not
15th:
usually longer than three-fourths of an
Well Deserved
inch. The larvae cause damage by cutAn unusual honor was paid the other ting off leaves of the grass plant at the
day to a loyal, efficient employee who surface of the ground. They feed at
looked upon his job as one to be done night and hide during the day at the
well, when the members of the Brae surface in flimsy tubes composed of silk
Burn Country Club feted John Shana- and earth particles. The moths are athan. As greenskeeper for the famous tracted to light in large numbers from
golf club, Mr. Shanahan has given 31 dusk until midnight. They do not feed
years of service, and earned the respect except upon water and lay large numof everyone from the club president to bers of eggs in the 7 to 10 days of life.
the newest novice among the caddies. Control measure (1) seems to be the
Fittingly enough, a special tourney was best so far devised. The use of a lanput on in his honor. The key to the tern or brighter lamp to be hung over
character of the honored greenkeeper a large pan or tub of kerosene covered
was found in his response to speeches water might be worth trying in order
of praise, in which he said that he was to kill the moths from a small area of
most pleased to be known as an honest valuable turf such as a golf green.
man. A man like Mr. Shanahan is richer by far than many with millions.
Control Measures
(1) Arsenate of lead
For controlling the Webworm the
turf may be sprayed heavily with arsenL e a f S p o t of K e n t u c k y B l u e G r a s s
ate of lead. This should not be watered(Helminthosporium vagans)
in. Frequent dosing is needed. Unless an
This is a fungus disease found to be agitating device is used to constantly
troublesome on Kentucky Blue Grass. mix the spray liquid the arsenate of
Identification—A reddish cast of lead will rapidly settle out of suspenKentucky Blue Grass often develops sion thus resulting in an uneven spread.
during May and June. Upon close in- The arsenate of lead is applied as a
spection the tinge or red will be found spray as fine as possible at the rate of
associated with a browning of small two pounds per 1000 square feet and
areas of the blades. Usually, unless the not watered-in.
Prof. H. F. A, North.
spot covers the entire width of the leaf,

What's Behind Your Success?

With Emerson it has often been a trying matter to
watch certain good customers leave us for what they
thought was better value elsewhere.
But our success has been built upon just such experiences because that same buyer came back to us
when he found what he was getting, and stronger than
ever in his conviction in our integrity and values.
When purchasing seed, shopping around for price
is apt to get you into trouble. The smart buyer goes
direct to the veteran establishment whose success has
been outstanding in the field because of its large number
of repeat customers.

THOMAS W. EMERSON CO.
"New

England's

BOSTON, MASS.
Largest

Wholesale

Seed

House"

New Automatic
Rocker Dump Body Tractor
H e r e a t l a s t is a n
honest - to - goodness
p r a c t i c a l t w o - in - one
tractor.
It's a d u m p body tractor.
It's
a
m o w e r t r a c t o r as w e l l .
But
being
good
as
one, does not
in
the
least i n t e r f e r e w i t h its
b e i n g j u s t as g o o d f o r
the other.
You
couldn't
however, say t h a t
much
of
any
other
combination tractor.
If
it
w a s a good d u m p - b o d y
tractor,
then
there
w a s the body in
the
w a y of s e e i n g t h e c u t
when
used for
mowi n g . T o t a k e off t h o s e
hinged
bodies
meant
manipulating
endless
b o l t s . A j o b so p e s k y
it w a s seldom done.

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Main
Office:
STROUDSBURG,
PA.
Boston
Office:
1 STATE
STREET

All that
is
entirely
overcome
with
this
n e w
Worthington
rocker-body.
Body
is
not hinged.
It
rocks.
H e l d in place by r o w
of p i n s on t h e
track,
t h a t slip into t h e holes
in t h e r o c k e r .
To remove
the
body,
all
y o u d o , is j u s t u n h o o k
t h e c h a i n , t i p it b a c k
a n d l i f t off. Y o u d o n ' t
even
need
profanity.
T w o m e n c a n do i t in
two
minutes.
To
put
on,
you
simply
reverse
the
action.
Here then, for
the
first
time
is
a
thoroughly
practical
double
duty
tractor.
For
full
particulars
send for circular.

Mercurial Products Will Prevent and Control
BROWN PATCH
Mallinckrodt's Calomel (Calogreen) is produced by an exclusive
electrolytic prosess which produces a finer and fluffier material than
possible to be produced by other known methods. This Calomel (Calogreen) being so finely powdered will be held in suspension considerably
longer than ordinary Calomel.
The Fineness of this Calomel (Calogreen) when mixed with Corrosive
Sublimate—in the exactly proper proportions producing Calo-clor, will
cover a greater area and destroy brown patch quicker than ordinary
Calomel.
Better quality justifies higher prices, Mallinckrodt Mercurials will
cost you slightly more to purchase but less to use. Write for descriptive
folder at once.
Our stock is complete. Packed in 5 lb. packages and 25 boxes. Buy
the season's requirements now and save money.
Size Package
Calogreen
Calo-Clor
Corrosive Sublimate
$10.00
5 lbs.
$ 8.75
$ 6.25
25 lbs.
41.25
40.00
27.75
50 lbs.
81.00
77.50
54.00

NEW ENGLAND TORO COMPANY
West Newton, Mass.

P h o n e or wire collect.

Newton North 7900. West Newton 1658.