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British Walter Cup team certificate thus protecting the plans 10 play the IJ.S, stand- fund against the operations of ard ball in Walker Cup irresponsible operators. matches at Minikahda Cluh. Art Doc-ting selected from Minneapolis. Aug. 30-31 , , . among big list of applicants to Ridge IC (Chicago dist.) Supt. be pro a t Pittsbu rgh (Pa.) I hiyd .Sander completing $!I.V Field Club .. . Paul Hahn turn- (HHI program on new watering ed in another great series of system and new equipment performances ill providing the building . , . River bend CC. top feature at the first Golf being built in southwestern Show in New Vork , , , Fred suburban area of Houston, McLeod, veteran pro at Colum- Tex., features a drawing of HERB GRAFFIS bia CC, Chew Chase, Md., and its planned combination pro shop and 19th winner of 19(t8 US National Open, visiting hole in its advertising for members . , Ins old home at North Berwick. Scotland, Riverbend course cx peered to be in plav and other overseas spits late this summer this fall. . . . Trip is a gift from his members who Dom Como, brother of singer, Perry, rate Freddie the greatest ol all the pros. opens Como Club with 9-hole par-S light There's no getting away from it, the ed course in suburban Houston, Tex, . . . Masters is by a long way the classiest nl all M.thlon Demaret is pro . . . When Houston golf tournaments . . . It's staged on one (Tex.) CC moved to its new course and ol the most beautiful courses in the world clubhouse early this year, its old plant was and usuallv just when the spring Mowers taken over by Houston GC which sells are coming in . - , The Masters probably memberships lor 5iff) plus tax per quarter is the best moneymaker, net profit con- and charges members green fees of $2 week- sidered, of all the big tournaments even days and S3. Saturdays, Sundays and holi- without the program racket, parking days . . Lew Nash, formerly pro at Sunset charges and fancy prices for food and Grove CC, Orange, l ex., is gen. mgr. and drink lhat are served at many convenient pro at Houston GC , , , Monte Demaret is stands on the course. his asst. When Hogan and Middlecoff were Babe Didriksnii Zaharias Memorial •itiiong those eliminated as the field for the Cancer Fund, University Station, Calves- third and fourth day rounds was cut to ton, Tex., planning big fund raising na- 10, there were predictions of a big drop tionwide campaign In many sjmrts this in the Masters galleries for the last two summer . . . Expects to have lutid raising days . . . lhe Saturday and Sunday gal- activities at hundreds of golf clubs . , leries were among the largest in the tour- Asks that clubs participating in the cam nament's history . . . There were 61 press paign write the Fund's board of directors and wireless reporters covering the Mas at Galveston headquarters Inr approval ters . .. That's more than there usually are

Nature ond Harold B Morrison, pro-iupt of Centre Hills CC, Slate College, Pa., hove collaborated to produce what golfers who hove seen It ioy is one of the most beautifully contrived hole) to be found Front anywhere in the country. There are four levelt of tees on hfo. 4 at Centre hills ond lengths of the hole range from 135 1a 183 yardl. When the well known golfing traveler, lice Eisenhower of Washington, D, C., played the course lad year he used o No. 5 wood from the Cover back tee and laid hii thot dead en the green. Robert S. Btrte phi,In

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MANVPACrUBUHl inc. user »»" 1419 Itatfcti«» t- O, ••» J« W- Larry Robinson, N.V. World-Telegram fe Sun veteran golf writer, laid up with heart altar k . . . Bud VVcrring of Lglin Field (Fla.) GC and jimmy Thomson of spaldings to go on 23 day tour of Armed Forces' bases abroad, giving golf demon- strations and group lessons. Augusta put on a big parade, heauts queen coutesi and all the other doings, Save Time and Money With as part of Maslers Week celebration . . . The lournament really has outgrown the SOLUBLE FERTILIZER town but the Ioiah try their best despite shortage of hotel and motel accomodations and restaurants. Cary Middlecolf to l>e pro at Samuel Fried land's $l,500,l>00 Diplomat CC that Robert (Red) Lawrence is building at Hollywood, Fla. . , . Club expected to open in December . . , Nolan Wathen, formerly asst. to Walt Harris at Ft. Doug- las GC. Salt Lake City, named pro at Po catello (Ida.) CC. Norman Cameron from West Hend (Wis.) CC succeeds ihe late George Calder- wood as pro at South llills CC, Fond du Lac, Wis. , . . Elmer Btirleton is the dub's supt. . . . Dick kuight now pro at Cali- Makes Feeding of Green'. h'alrtuav*, Trees, fornia CC (LA (list.) . , . Talk about add- Shrubs Faster . . Faster .. More Ri-onomlcal I ing 9 holes to Portland, Me.. Riverside 24 - 12 - 12 or 30 - 10 - 10 muny course, lo care for demand , , . IN 2J LB. BAGS JS lb*. 3

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Attorney would nol attepi golf club i heck returning hit dues, initiation, etc. and was arrested for trespassing at the < luh FREE BUYERS „ . , Attorney wants S256,16().SJr in damages. Fayrway Knolls GC, Oil City, Pa., sold BONUS by Car! E. and Florence L. 1 Iennics to Trophy Ms. JI752-J Arthur L, \lves of Cleveland . , Johtnn Sunny 4 I.-'y Bishop now pro at Valley CC. Ha/el- Finlik ton, Pa. ... I larrv Adams. MatGregor FAST SERVICE Hilihl: II'/," . . . 17.11 Golf Chicago district head man. and pres., Binyoil's Basement Bull and Belly Club, WRITE FOR FREE 1957 CATALOG on ins beat again after being hospitalized by heart condition . . . Charley Penna, HAND ENGRAVING ONLY if PER LETTER Beverly CC (Chit ago dist.) in hospital Manufacturer* of "Dubbin' Doug" for repairs to knee is now in good coli dilion . . . Milwaukee (Wis.) County four THE TROPHY AND MEDAL SHOP 18-hole and two 9-hole courses played -125,- 111)11 rounds last vear: 7 per tent more Dept. G-5 10 S. Wobaih Avenue than in I95,r> . ., Revenue was S2U7,992.85. Chicago 3. Illinofi CEntral 6-5018 (Continued on page 8-1) Swinging Around Golf Whitehead, well known in Tulsa, Okla., for his pro work, leases Western Village (Continued from page 26) course al Tulsa from owner, Roy Morgan. Hi'.i mil ul dcv clubhouse al Silver Lake Herman T. Lindenmuth from Mi. Kisco CC (Chicago tlist. semi-private) opened by (N. Y.) CC io be supt. at Cedarbrook CC owner John Coghill three months after (Philadelphia dist.) . . . Frederick Mayer, (ire destroyed former clubhouse . . . Ray formerly asst. to Lindenmuth, now Mt. W. knapp now pro at Brae Iturn CC, Kisco CC supt. . . , Jerry King, sou ol Dansville. N. Y. . , . Ml. Anthony GC, North Hills CC (NY Met dist.) supt., Bennington, Vt., clubhouse destroyed by Larry King, is supt at Lake Success (N.Y.) $100,000 fire. CC . . . Willie Goggin now pro at F.nglc- Most complete survey of a section's golf WOCHI (N. J.) CC,. courses that we ever saw is the "Golf Re- Shamrock Park CC, 9-hole course be- port" series by Wally Wallis, veteran tween Burlington and Graham, N. C., golf writer of Oklahoma City Daily Okla owned by (Calvin Walker and Larry Alley, horn an . , . VVallis gives concise history is o|>ened . . . Ceorge Gary back to An- of about every course in the state , , . napolis (Md.) CC 9-hole course as pro... Credits Bob Dunning, course construc- He was on lhat job in 1951. '52 and '5.1 tion consultant, and Floyd Farley, archi- . . , Garner Aviation Service Corp. build- tect, with much of recent progress in state's ing 9-hole course at Barlow (Fla.) Air Base. course building. Ray LaGoy to pro job at Lost Creek CC, Gardner E. Stoddart, now pro-mgr.. Al- Lima, O., from Union CC. Dover, O. liance (Neb.) muny course . . , North- , , . Among other promotion operations wood CC, Meridian, Miss., alter one warn- at Union CC, Ray put on a tournament ing fines members $5 for violations nl that raised SHIS3 tor lite Evans Caddie rules and eticpietle, especially for delay- Scholarship fund . . . Charley Wippcrinan ing play , . . Seems that gulf course van- now pro at Union . . . Jack Gormley re- dalism (kids' disease) starting earlier and signs as pro-supt., Wo Herts Roost CC, New- hitting harder than iu previous year , . . lonvtlle. N.Y,, where he has been for al- Seldom hear or read anything about the most 25 years . . . Doc tor ordered Jack kids getting punished for the expensive- to take it easier , . . He is retained by damage they dec at courses. the club as construction and maintenance Tony Lenta is new pro at Ruby View consultant and will handle other work as a consultant . . . Jack's foreman, John muny course, Elko, Neb. . , , He brought Espcy, now is supt. and Bob Smiih. form- Vince Hofian as asst. . . . Clean Robey erly asst. pro, now handling the pro part is supt. . , . Myron B. Tucker is new pro of the job . , . Bob Barnhart now pro- at Plantation GC, Boise, Ida. mgr, Pelican GC, Clearwater, Fla. City of Los Angeles reported 7Ki,2% rounds played on its courses in 1956 . , . Beautiful new doll in lhe gulf family That was 40,836 more than iu 1955 despite . . . .She's Marcclla Lynn Ruffncr, daughter curtailment in Crilfiih Park play caused of the J. 1). Ruffners, sister lo Barbara, 8: hy road construction , . . Kaucho's 18-hole and Jeff, 4 , . . Pop is pro at the Coun- course had 126,596 rounds ... As far as we try Club of Decatur, 111. , . . Board of can learn that was the busiest of all U.S. Supervisors ol Los Angeles County want courses last year . , , Average of 5-1 fi to buy Lakcw*ood 18-hole course nnii rounds a day. leased, for $2,WMMMHI but American Sav- ings anil Loan Assn., owners are asking Another "Work Party" that got a lot ol "considerably more." spring tree planting and other jobs done by members was that al Pendleton (Ore.) Hig party lor Freddie McLeod at Co- CC . . . Mayor Searcy of Huntsvillc, Ala., lumbia CC (Washington dist,) on the l'JIW urges council to authorize cnlargment of National Open champion's 75th birthday nruny course from 9 to 18 . . . We don't . . » Ike sent greetings, VP Nixon was recall another year in which so many pros there, Harry Moffiit, PGA pres., was pres- were conducting women's classes and when ent . , . Tape recording from 85-year-old the classes were so large. |. H. Taylor, former British Open cham- (juinten Link in lirst season as pro at pion who was defeated by Freddie in Minger Lake CC, .Sturgis, Mich. , . , Dick matches that developed into Ryder Cup States is Link's asst. , . . Construction competition. |itnmy Thomson was me- started on 9-hole course al Quarts Moun- ant! a grand one - at Freddie's fiesia. tain Oklahoma state jtark . . . George (Continued on ixi'ge I H) Vol. 31 - Number 5 • May, 1957

The luiiittll Journal ol Goll CONTENTS

Sir in pine Around Golf Herb Graf fin 3 Pul Netc life Inin Program 21 Make Hulletin Hoard t Pro Shtip Ansel II. It. Harri»oil 31 K'hat I Look Far in n Course Charles Ki k-icin 34 First POA School for Assistants ,1ft Urer lAe Pro Shop Counter 12 Story fie hi ml Houston CC Bill Khrrmuti 11 Careful Fieel Maintenance Prolongs Fife of Coif Cars William J, Freund SO Chicago Histrict Ailopts Stroke (.ontrol 56 (irau's Ansirers to Turf grans (Juestions h2 Many IIanils Help tin'.Id Turner Nine David Sckillmirom Mr Wetting Agents Increase H ater's Efficiency Itiibrri A. Moore 71 Proper Fare Lengthens Life of hiving Itnaril Norman A, Miller 80 !\eics from the Manufacturers i)J)

Swinging Around Golf term as Pres., National Assn. of Coll Club Manufacturers. (Continued from page 8t) Big and merry parly at VVestview CC. .Singing, claming in the rircrh and other Miami, Fla., celebrating Ross Sobet Day celebrating by peasant! and nobility . . . West view'* veteran pro deserves all marked the arrival of Ernie Salsayrac, jr., the plaudits and presents Iu- got . . , No 7lbs. 2 oz., a( Doctors' hospital, Coral pro works harder than Ross to make mem- Gables, Fla., April 19. Papa, who heads bers happier . . . Connecticut PGA's spring s.-Iliug organization handling lien Hitg.m meeting at Norwich CC, home club ol the clulw and lines of golf apparel, is proud sections pres., Joe Donato had salesmen and jubilant. taking plenty ol orders . . . U, S. Rubber put on a cocktail party before lite dinner Jack Paul is ihe new pres.. Southern ai which the George McCarthy, US asst. California Golf Course Supts.' Assn. . . . sales mgr. for (roll balls was highly enter koit Barker of Fnllenou, Elmo Feliz of tainiug toast master . . . Tony Manero put Griffith Park and Joe Martinez ol Itel-Air on a good demonstration . . . Speakers in- also were elected lo Offire . tituled Mrs. Robert (.rant, V. F Larsen Valuable directory of New York metro- Kay Ovian Gerald Clean, Willie Whalcn, politan district pay-play courses published Joseph Congo, Alexander Abraham and in April H issue ol Friday's Living, N.V. Herb Graffis. Herald-Tribune supplement, together with Ben Hogan drew a crowd of more than interesting story by AI Laney and very 50l> to Illinois PGA spring meeting instruc- funny t.trtoon of public course early-birds tion session . . . Bi ll is great at the dem- drawn by artist Doty. onstrations of his own swing and the Ques- Harold Goodwin now pro at Haver- tion antl Answer sessions . . . Hen, John hill (Mans.) CC , , . Mount Anthony (X, Ames, USGA vp, "Tug" Wilson Big Ten Benniuglon, Vt., clubhouse destroyed by athletic commissioner and Genrge Ilalas. $100,0011 fire . . . Henry F. Cowen, Pres.*. owner of Chicago Bears football team were MacCregor Golf Cxi., re-eletled for third among speakers.