club 24 years. . , Pro Charley McKenna, 1948 FGA Senior champion, "has been at Oak Hill inure than 20 years. , . Grounds supt. Elmer Michael has been at Oak Hill MAKING 20 years. What a beating the home club pro tU jm usually lakes when his club is host to a major tournament. . . He's knocked out m of revenue at the busiest time of his sea- SWING son. . . The boys take it laughingly. . . A salesman asked Charley McKenna how i business was during the National Ama- teur, . . Charley grinned and said, "Get- ting rid of a lot of tees." . . . Tees in B^^^r Charley's shop are on Lhe house. . . USGA HERB GRAFFIS • | sends pros a "good will offering" of cash after major tournaments at their clubs. - . . PGA also makes arrangements in THE GOLF NEWS IN BRIEF some cases for home club pros getting slight balm for tournament loss of busi- ness. . . GOLFDOM hammered away until GnniM'S on the gate at Mir National home club pros got some recognition in Amateur were that it would be Ihe larg- cash for loss of business during tourna- est (or muny years, . . Rain Monday and ments. . We think that situation needs Thursday washed into gallery receipts hnl some adjustment In view of big tourna- Sunday practice round gallery was big as ment purses and gates in recent years. . . some recent National Amateur finales. . , That's a subject to be taken up at the i Sunday spectators were ireated to driving PGA annual meeting. . . Give you 2 to 1 exhibition by the spherical, sunny South' on some big amount — such as a quarter ern Gentleman, "Dynamite" Gooriloe. . . it — It isn't, . . Then the boys will go back (innillor coniti improve tils game a few home to bellyache that the PGA over- strokes he'd he easily the strongest draw emphasizes the tournament players tn amateur golf since Jones, . . What a against the home club pros. personality! . . . And what a tine young sportsman'. Despite adverse weather that provided plenty of ahilis, Supt. Elmer J. Michael There's never been a ctub conduct a had Oak Hill's East 18 in magnificent national tournament any better or more condition. , . From a creek that's fed by hospitably than Oak Hill did. . . Pres. the Erie canal Elmer got ennugh water Otto A. Shults, and vice chairmen of the to overcome (he drought ami used it so he Amateur championship committee Wil- didn't get trouble that comcs from over- liam C. Chapln and James W. Weldon watering. . . Michael keeps the two I8s, and their team mutes were perfect hosts. clubhouse grounds and big turf and tree . . With the club acting as though each nurseries with a staff of 18 men. . , He's spectator was its guest the gallery natur- also in charge of CC of Rochester course. ally was thoroughly and pleasantly co- . . His father, w ho died two years ago, operative with the marshals, . , Great was gkpr. of the I'ark course of the CC surprise to people who go around to of liuffalo, . . That course was built on tournaments were prices and quality of land Elmer's grandparents owned. . , It food and beverages on the course. . . Best Mas the first course in Western N.Y. , . , hot dogs and hamburgers you ever ate Grand team of Dr. John R. Williams, were a dime per. . , Other prices in line. green chmn. and Michael accounted for , . At most tournaments the club or con- extraordinarily fine condition in a year cessionaire charges are questionably stiff. full of turf grief. . . Looks too much like clipping the customers. Bent on Oak Hill was propagated by the Michaels. . , Pop got some of the Clubhouse prices, chow, drinks and bent from the grass exhibit at the Pan service, also notably satisfactory to all American exposition In Buffalo in 1901. . . visitors. > . Mrs. Ruth Barry. Oak Hill's That strain and some Coos are on the mgr. for 23 years, is a star, . , Saturday Oak Hill greens. before Ihe Amateur she handled a wed- ding party of KK)0 in the clubhouse. . . British sports writers covering the a ma- Oak Hill brags, rightfully, of Its veteran te tir were guests of Golf Writers Assn. staff. . . Oldest in service is locker-room at dinner. The Rochester (City) cinh, man Em I llo Scam.aroli who's been with evening of Aug. 81. . , The affair'was ar- club 30 years. . . Chefs I'aul Liehhardt ranged by Bob Harlow or Golf World. , . and Herman Davlter have been with ctnh Boh, when he was mgr. of Hagen and 28 years. , . Art DcMattla of locker-room even in the lean days establishing the and bow ling alley staff has been with PGA tournament circuit as big business. established an epicurean twonl superior to golfing achievement* of Hagen, Junes, Old Tom Morris and all eome-latelys. . . Boh still is the undefeated quality knife- and-fork champ. . . The dinner wax a merry, informal affair with no speeches, trouble-tree other than those made by all present. (ervite Rebuilding of the Lido GC (NY Met sen, on dist. t planned by Seiden Management, • tier owner of Lido Beach club on Long Is- season land. . . Navy bought the course and tore It up as naval base. . . Course was bought There* never a doubt about your water in deal that received attention during supply with a Myers Water System on the 5%er investigation in Washington. . . Job. It takes care of all your needs Tor San Gabriel (Calif.) 158 acres to be used keeping a course In top playing condition for public course, high school and sta- . . . meets all your water requirements (or dium. . . Virginia Key proposed as site clubhouse and other buildings . . . year of Negro muny course to be built by after year, at Least possible cost. See your Miami, Fla. Myers dealer and examine the famous Myers line of Eircit> and Plunger Type Santa Clara (Calif.) City Board con- Water Systems. Capacities up to 4500 gal- sidering plans for public course told by lons per hour; pressures up to £30 pounds. Trusteie Joseph P. Kelly. . , Net annual Write for catalog. Income of Alameda muny course was TW F. I. MVIftl i BB0 CO. $14,000; of San Francisco many course, Dept. N-I2I, Ash lend, Ohio ¥47,000; San Mateo, $10,000 and Pacific Grove, $!>()()0. . . John Me Master new pro-gkpr., Sal id a (Colo.) G&CC. . • Mrs. Mc Master to operate clubhouse. . , Norman Head, former Kentucky amateur turns pro al new Corydon (Ind-> CC, . . Club is only three months old and has 125 members active. . . Only 10 of them had played prior to formation of club.
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The C. B. DOLGE CO. CONN"C?^T|DQLGE A lien town, Pa„ campaign for muny iAHI -S*tce/883 course getting hotter. . . Santa Ft (N. Mex.) Golf Assn, incorporated by E. R, 'AVE FENCE Wood and others. . . Bob Craigs, Audu- AMERICA'S FIRST WIRE FENCE < bon CCT Louisville, Ky., pro, early in the Summer said Gay (Junior) Brewer had finest swing he'd ever seen in a kid. , . Brewer later won USGA National Junior title. . . Kentucky has been giving kid golf lots of encouragement, hoping to take over Texas fame as nursery of golf talent. . . Col, Lee S. Read got Kentucky private clubs stirred up in the kid cam- paign.
Chicago District GA inter-club league discussing running league of boys teams from member clubs in 1950. . .If your club Is going to have a tournament early next summer see thai photographs of holes for publicity arc taken now before leaves Thinking about a Fence? have fallen. . . Waiting until leaves come out nevt year prevents getting good pub- • You know that fence protection of per- licity photographs In time for extensive sons and property is good judgment. To use on May and early June events. know what to do about it, write us for illustrated facts. Note the several styles Frank Stranahan made a neat talk at of Page Chain Link Fence, Then talk with Bellerive CC. St. Louis, in accepting our nearest member—an experienced, Western Amateur trophy. . . Frank re- reliable local fence specialist who will ferred to Evans Caddy Scholarship kid help you pick the right fence and erect at his own club. Inverness CC, Toledo. . , it expertly. We will send you his name. "Muscles" was hitting the ball better at Bellerive than we've ever seen him per- PAGE FENCE ASSOCIATION • pa. form before. . . He swings the club now
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-.tubs. Parks, Cemeteries I Whether or not you do your own grinding, you ran avoid delays ond increase the sefvite life of every mower with the Model 50 Bench Grinder, Reels ton be lapped in teverol limei between complete riding jobs when the bed knives are kepi properly ground on the Model 50. The price? Hard to believe . . . but true I Never hot o machine like Ihe Model 50 come anywhere neor Ihit low coil. Period companion lo the fomoui PEERLESS MOWER SHARPENER Write today tor descriptive bulletin.
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a instead of giving it the weight-lifting LAWN ( technique. , . He laughingly remarked MOWER 3 iTTTTT HARPENER that if he could win the National Ama- In teur once he would win it the next Ave times. . . After his first win, the other • Speed-up lads would go into training weight-lift- Maintenance ing, which would give him the edge he DELIVERY NOW! needed, he explained. New pit eh-and-putt Course at Golden 12 reatons why THE Gate Park. San Francisco. . , Holes range MODERN LAWN MOWER from 110 to 1*8 yds. . , , Course com- pletely watered. • . Two large industries SHARPENER being uted considering building courses for em- at standard equipment «t laid- ployees. . . Union pension plan demands ing clubs. ---J putting golf in spotlight as long time Check these feature!. 1. Sharpens all teei type power recreation. . . After S5 a retired man can and hand mowto in (torn ten to twenty tninutei with- play gtdf instead of hanging around the out dismantling. 2. Sharpen* io txitrme ends of both left and right twist reel blades. 3. 5-inch tiller to )6- house and driving his old lady goofy or inch power mower capacity. 4. Handle, wheel!, roller hanging around a saloon antl blowing his and motor remain in place when sharpening if in pro- money and his top. . . Leo Diegel has cess. Bed knife is sharpened in same bracket! that hold mower in grinding position, 6. No extra attach- been visiting the folks around Detroit. . . ments required. 7. One lever puts mower or bed knife Diegel looks younger than he did 15 in grinding position. B. 100% steel construction. years ago, . . He continues to he one of 9. Grinding bead rides on five sealed ball bearing races. 10. Small, compact, easy Co operate. It, Sharpen! the great teachers and analysts. , . After wood chisels, joiner knife and planer blades without some years at Tucson he Is discussing extra attachment!. 12. The Modern Lawn Mower Sharpener pays for itself in a matter of months. proposals to sign with one of several PRICE $241.50 flett motor) midwestern clubs as pro. 1/3 H.P, MOTORS — 60 CYCLE —(11.50 Nine-hole course to be built as sub- Send tor Fr*» Bulletin No. HA division feature by Freeman B. Ralston MODERN MANUFACTURING COMPANY and West Champion at Fresno. Calif. . . . 140 N. FAIR OAKS AVE. • PASADENA 1, CALIF. Mike Serino teaching big classes of
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Each Year for Over a Quarter Century FRED BURKHARDT of Westwood has Used a Car or More of MILORGANITE
On June 17, 19*9 the Golf Superintendents of north- ern Ohio and the officers of Westwood Country Club. Cleveland, gathered to honor Fred liurkhardt for more than 95 years continuous service at the club. It was well* deserved recognition to a man who has done an outstand- ing job for Westwood. Fred was one of the first to try Milorganite fertilizer on golf turf, He received a sizable shipment of the then unnamed Milorganite from the pilot test plant. After large scale production started Fred Burkhardt bought in quantity and has done so ever since, a carload or more every year for more than a quarter century. Milorganite will produce outstanding turf for you too, on fairways, greens and tees.
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OTHER FERTILIZER "army brats" at new course at Ft. Jack- son, Columbia, S.C. . . . Mayor Charles Farnsworth, Louisville. Ky„ named honor- ary chmn., 1950 National Publinx cham- pionship. even with a mayoralty election between now and the 1950 USGA public course players' event at Louisville. Stone drinking fountain with memorial plaque dedicated at Tilden Park, Berkeley, Calif., honoring memory of Austin (Buck) Dunn, veteran employee electrocuted while working on the park's driving range. . . AI Its-Chalmers Co, made test Ht uct THE SAFE SIDE ... SPECIFY case of Its equipment in moving earth for construction of new Spring lie Id, III., 1 Jikc Springfield public course. . . Course con- REALOCK FENCE struction men believe neiv record was established In handling dirt to architect Put your property on the safe side of a Koberl Bruce Harris' plans. tamper-proof Reoloek " Fence. You'll gel permanent protection against trespassing, Pro Felix George raising new golfers vandalism and other haiards. at Austin, Tex., North Side muny course with well attended free juvenile class Made of steel wire, heavily galvanized, lessons. . , Harold Bean, Alton, 111., supt. Realock Fence Is nationally known for its of recreation estimates that 350 indi- rugged goad looks, indestructibility, and viduals account for most of play on long-lived economy. Alton muny course. . . The 9-hole course WKITC NOW FO* f*f£ IStlMiie grossed about $0000 last year and spent it in maintenance. . . Carver 9-hole muny WICKWIII IPVMCIR Still DlVtllON MI HTMUL 1MMI ML>TL4 I. *<» W1 course for Negroes opened at Chatta- THf COLORADO PHIL iNO HON CO" nooga, Tenn, fHI C AllPOtNlA Witt ClOlH COtt- Dnnsmuir anil Mt. Shasta, Calif., par- tially financing construction of puhllc
'par ALL cf Fairways and Greens - - also trees and shrubbery, whitewashing, fire protection. High or Low Pressure - - and Any Spray Material % a Z>efimda6te FRIEND You coo spray anything with your "Friend" The Sintplcxl high-pressure pump ... only 'i and not worn- ahout the jiump ... it has no to Mi as many moving parts. Completely en- brass or coated cylinders, and the plungers closed. Capacities 3Yt to (ill gat. i>er min, don't touch the cylinder walls. Automatic 2-wheel or 4-wheel mounting;, or on skids for pressure controller is quickly set for any dc- use on a truck or trailer. Tor details write sii-eil pressure ... hitih or low. FRIEND MFG CO.. tliwport, N Y "FRIEND" Golf Sprayers course with cards In $10, $35 and $50 denominations to be used up In green fees. . . Dr. S. J. Lelder, owner, I,it Rlnconda GC, IJOS Gatos, Calif., spending $30,000 in course alterations. . . Omaha (Neb.) Field Club being restored to 18 holes by con- struction of 4 holes replacing those lost by construction of vets' hospital. U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce pre- paring colored movie on its golf promo- tion. . . Film will show Jaycees' work in ita national junior championship which has biggest field of any golf tournament. . . Jaycee-sponsored open tournaments and public courses resulting from Jaycee push. . . Film will be shown at 1500 Jay- cee local chapters to spur further golf promotion, Syracuse, Ks„ opens 9-hole course. . . IXJS. Angeles Councilman Don A. Allen proposes increase of l.A muny course rates from $1 to $1.50 weekdays and $2.50 Saturdays. Sundays and holidays. . . Al- len, a golfer, says increase in 1 months would finance start of two new LA muny courses to provide facilities for those who now seldom can get public golf In the city. NEW Important result of USGA Green Sec- tion - greenkeeper association - state agri- FREE BOOK cultural experiment station tie-ups is number of smaller town mldweatern and AND TELL HOW TIRE MATS my woods ond irons are accurately de- signed for you to fit your natural swing. 1 — Driving Tees Thirty years of successful custom club Driving Range and Public Course Opera- making for over fifty thousand Top ama- tori . . . here we believe is ihe fines! tec teurs, Pros, Hollywood stars, ond other made from tires. Designed to specifica- tions of well-known pros, lliese mats are particular golfers all over the world. functionally ideal, reversible, and virtually PROS: Write for this new booh everlasting. Immediate delivery. Sizes and also handy order blank for Kolly Worms tead, Boston U amateur, Really Stands Up!"turns pro on job at recently revived 9- hole Lynn field Center course. Lynn, Mass. . . Portland, Ore., wants 1053 USGA pub- lic links championship. . . J. M. H inn new mgr., Hampton County CC, Hampton, S. C. . . . Jimmy llynds, whose dad Is green- keeper at Meadow brook GC. Seattle, Wash., won first Alex Hose memorial scholarship. Pall is seeing some big turnouts for pro "days." ... In Chicago district large attendance at Tom Walsh Day at West- gate Valley and Joe Noon an Day at Lin- colnshire. . . Tom, Frank, Packey and Marty, the Walsh brothers, were lauded by sports and radio characters at a gala party following day's goJf. . . A. E. Cad- man, former mgr., Broadmoor GC, Seattle, Wash., switches to manage Portland "TT is my practice to use AGRICO (Ore.) GC, succeeding Verne Perry who X COUNTRY CLUB Fertilizer both in signed as Multnomah AC mgr. Fall and Spring, on my fairways as well Willie Tnrncsa told NT Daily News as my greens," writes Frank Grandolfi, Kd Sullivan that Frank Stranahan needs a layoff from golf because Frank Is for 27 years greenkeeper at Elmwooil analyzing details of his swing too much, Country Glub Inc., Elmsfortl, N. Y. "By feeding both Fall and Spring, in- 1 stead of just once a year, my fairways always respond beautifully and keep in excellent condition throughout the playing season. I heartily recommend AGRICO COUNTRY CLUB Fertilizer ami suggest that fairways befed twice yearly,*' Remember, Agrico is specially mode to feed golf-course turf and feed it right. Order from your regular supplier, phone nearest A.A.C. CARPENTER Sales Office, or write now to The AMERICAN AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL LAWN MOWER GRINDER Co., 50 Church Street, • " grinds both reel and bed knife oj all sixes of New York 7, N. Y. band, power and tractor mowers. Produces any desired bevel on knife and reel blades. Uniform cutting contact as- AGRICO sured at all points without lapping, tfxtremely fast production. Anyone can 10* Country Club operate. FERTILIZER Request Illustrated Circulars GRAHAM MFG. CO."".^. . . Willie said that's what makes the game painful for tournament veterans; they become more Intent on diagnosing their movement than on hitting the hall. Swell interview with Maurie Wells of Cascade Hills CC, Grand Rapids, Mich., in local Herald on caddies. . . Piece had picture of caddy Raymond Danielski whe made $200 caddying this summer and bought a set of drums. , . That'll make the Danielski neighbors happy, . , Forest Preserve Board of Cook County (Chi- cago ), 111., takes over Burnham I 111.) course making the 6th to be operated by Forest Preserve. F.ditorial in Springfield (Mass.) In ion calls for upkeep on the city's two muny courses to standard set by "unsung hero Who lends the 7th, I Oth ami I tit la greens at Franconia." . . . Salt Lake City, Utah, PUTTING to have new muny course op?n in May, CUPS FLAGS 1950. . , Van Sehalck Island CC, Cnhoes, N.Y,, plans hig celebration of Its 65th tVrltfl fat Bullet* n anniversary nevt year. . . Vista, Calif., , hawing tl** r.imrlr'r ir.l roll" gitinnlMd Slunilird planning 18-holc course. Lisa. Bangor Memorial Park Course at Beth- STANDARD MFG. CO. 1CUTS-TRUt lehem, Pa, opened. . . Tyndall iS. Dak.) Ben G„ Cedor Folk. Is. HOLE G&CC. owned by L. F. Chladek registers CUTTERS successful first year. . . Ben Potts goes as Well-groomed, champion- ship courses, of low cost, are yours with ROSEMAN Hollow Roller-drive gang mowers. Permits close cut- ting of creeping bent fair- ways without scalping. Ask for a demonstration on your course. Write today. ROSEMAN MOWER CORPORATION, EVANSTON, ILL., U.S.A. ll^'trausr^c^fl Phon* UNIv»r»!ty 4-1842 Rps EM AN@MOW ERS pro-mgr. to Gloster (Miss.) CC from Brookhaven I Miss.) CC. . , Spence Alford new pro-mgr. at Brookhaven. Golf Illustrated, London, questioning advisability or continuing Walker Cup matches as a one-sided aifalr, says "Re- GOLF NETS sponsibility rests with the Americans. As long as they continue to field sides con- taining a nucleus of men who do almost keep 'em swinging nothing except play golf, the contest Is bound to remain n clash between ama- the year around... teurs and 'professional-amateurs,' " Bobby Locke's brief visit to USA early in September didn't include a session with PGA officials. . - No official word yet on THE EDERER "INVINCIBLE" when Locke suspension expires. . . Plague of crows on New South Wales course. , . Birds fly away only with new shiny balls. . . Lin coin-Mercury Times starts series on golf with an illustrated piece on The Country Club of Brookline, Mass., which it calls "the grand-daddy of country clubs." Alfred II. Tull designing new course for Concord hotel, Mont lee llo, N.Y. . . . Jimmy I>aw is pro at present Concord course. . . Concord owners ambitious to have best course in Cat skills and to stage annual 915,000 Open for week following Labor "Invincible" — the full size Ederer gulf net Day. is the standard throughout golfdom for out- Resort owners would like to see Labor door or indoor instruction and practice. Day set later In the year as the holiday Hundreds of clubs and pros have found the "Invincible" one of their most popular and profitable features in developing belter and happier days. If you are planning an indixtr school let us tell you why the EDERER "Invincible" is the standard school gulf net throughout America. THE EDERER "PORTABLE" DUBOW Si/mbol of ftolf fltth Eircllener JOCK HUTCHISON and BETTY HICKS PRECISION-BUILT GOLF CLUBS GRADUATED GOOSE-NECK IRONS LAHINATF.D ftnd I'F.RStMMON WOODS Sturdy, compaci, lightweight—handles the full COMPLETELY NEW nnd range of iron and wood shots. Ideal for lim- DISTINCTIVELY STYLED ited spacc practice. An excellent item for pro lor HEN and WOMEN GOLFERS Christmas gift selling. • alto Write for folder and price flit. Maker» ol the New DUBOW H. C. - SUPER 803 COVER GOIF BALL R.J. EDERER COMPANY The /(Best flolf Ball (hat con be made IVHffl for descriptive folder and price list 1*oiHct6lt S/bnU 7Ut4 J A. DUBOW SPORTING GOODS CORP. KOMI OMICC: >40 ORlfANS IT. * CHICAGO 1905-13 Milwaukee Ave. Chicago A, 111. has become regarded as finale of summer vacation period. . . Be a good thing for SWING INTO CHRISTMAS golf if Labor Day would be later as many clubs now consider the day as end of the season. . . Pros by working with com- PROFITS mittees on competitive programs have ex- tended the season, increased elub income and pro dept. sales. Marty Lyons, Llanerch CC pro and PGA of America sec., proud guy at vic- tory of Dorothy Germain Porter in Women's National. . . Marty gave young .Mama I'orter her tirst golf lesson when she was 11 and developed her game since that time. , , Unfortunate conflict in Utah and Idaho Open dates split (piality of fields. . . Got to hand it to Jack K.van, Big Springs CC, Louisville. Ky. pro for keeping up a good game as strictly a "club pro." . . • Jack recently won his 5th Kentucky Open. Al Besselink, handsome blond youth whose amateur status was getting a few sniffs from the USGA, turned pro at the Utah Open and collected $250 prize money in his debut. . . PGA Tournament Bureau's Minor League circuit split J15.000 purses for Cedar Rapids, Kansas City and St. Louis 54 hole events mainly among Big League journeymen pros who didn't make the Ryder Cup team. RUTLEDGE CADDY SAVER Watch "Bo" Winniger of 81 ill water. Suggest a Caddy Saver, the best bag carrier made. to Okla., as amateur to follow Charley Coe you/ members as the gift that wilt detight golfers who have es-erything, It saves them, and (heir caddies, too, all hag carrying drudgery. Never has to he carried. Can he foiled when collapsed, with hag attached* MAT CHAMPIONS Precision built throughout — weighs only 12 lbs. — 1, DURABLE Tee-Mats are Champions silent, ball-hearing wheels and semi-pneumatic rubber for use on any tee — driving range or golf tires* Quickly opened or closed without pushing any springs, gadgets, levers or thumb screws. A fine gift, course. They're tough. They stand up for event or trophy pri*e. Retails for $25.00. years and years even under the very rough- est use. Beckley-Rolston STROKE SAVERS 2. DURABLE MATS are Champions for use tn shower rooms, locker rooms, lobbies, Easiest of All hallways, kitchens, and pro shops. Always Clubs to Play dependable— longer life. Every golfer is a poten- tial customer regardless of ihe number of clubs he now owns. 1,000,000 sold. Recent research shows 10% of all golfers use one or mure Stroke Savers • Puller, Ap- proach Cleck, Chipper. Retail for $8.75 each. WALLOPER, the Iron Driver lor plaftfa havt difficulty ujing woods. Standard round grip. 39" long. 110.95. The finest mats made-new low prices TRAP SHOOTER, a iviii-purpoM club fur playing lirt our of sand traps and heavj roughs. 45" long. 49.75. Sent/ for Durables money saving plan OrJf Today or stnd for liirmlvri. DURABLE MAT CO. THE RUTLEDGE COMPANY Seattle, Wash. Norwalk, Ohio Htf W. Belmont Ave., Chicago IS. III. in rating the Sooner state high as cradle of star talent. . . Mt. Glleart (O.) GC, 9- hole fee course, I)r, J. I'. Ingmlre, pres., being huilt. , , Archie Compston. Mid Ocean OC, Hamilton, Bermuda, pro, hrings team of 8 members to play 1 Joe Kennedy returns to Whittle Springs muny course. Knoxviile, Tenn., as pro. , . Jim Terry and Walter Sikes open 9-hole bent green course they built and are operating at Hereford, Tex. . . It'B said to be one of the most interesting layouts in the Panhandle. . . Yanks guest at British clubs this past summer astonished at low green fees and temporary membership charges. . . That was before the pound Use the Flexi-romb to overcome thatch on was deflated. fairways and prevent further matting of grass. Combs attach to fronts of fairway It's tough to figure out how the Ameri- mower units. Flexible steel teeth lift up the can PGA gets such bud publicity even grass runners so they are cut off hv iht when it's doing the right thing. . . Latest mowers. example Is adverse pnhtictty on 5(H) The Flexi-combs tan be adapted to fii popu- steaks, fi hams, 13 sides of beef and 4 lar makes of fairway mowers. They are boxes of bacon Ityder Cup team took to convenient and economical to use. Combs England. . . Yanks used only small part arc easy to remove when not needed. Indi- of these rations themselves to keep from vidual teeth can be replaced when necessary. eating into British provisions. . . Ilest was Wrffe for information. for distribution as gifts In England. Ken Welton. who was with architect T&eat Point *dau>H PxoducU Stanley Thompson before he went with "tottf "Point, Pa. USGA Green Section, designed and super- vised construction of Purdue university's all dry Refuse with ONE handling! Use Ihe New Wesltheiter Utility & Burning (ait the PORTABLE INCINERATOR If'* 10 obviousf ONE man , , , with ONE handling , . , completely disposal of dry, burnable refuse quickly, effortlessly , . . ONE MAN collects leaves, brush, gross cuttings, etc. . . . drops it into ttiis 40"-hlgh Burning Corf . . . strikes a match . , . in o minute it'* gone — no more handling I The ash catcher protects grass. Dead ashes ore thrown away or scattered to nourish gross. SAVES MONEY because it SAVES TIME! With this incinerator-cort one man does the work of many — Sn one operation. Cart's 18 cu. ft. capacity saves trips. Perfect balance meant bigger, easy-fo- handle loads .,» of course, burning-on-the-spot saves loading, trucking, dumping, etc, operations. Result: money saved and a better ]ob done I Shipped uncrelod, by Carries Material for COMPOST too! Railway fxprtss, call«1. Yon k on, N Y. $69.50 For 4trailed description, tprcificaiiont, writ* (10% discount in lots of 10) COUNTY SPECIALTIES P. O. Box 626, Port Chester, N.Y. new 6800 yd. course. . . This fine second IS holes at Purdue will be its tournament course. . . Sam Whiting, supt. at Olympic Club, San Francisco, guest of honor at his 70th birthday party given by club mem- bers. . . Sam's been with Olympic 28 years and has kept its 36 holes of golf in grand condition, Tom lie am. mgr., Westmoreland CC (Chicago dist,) got a complaint from contestants and officials in Women's Western Amateur that a manager likes to hear. . . Girls said Tom fed them so well they took on weight. . . Hot Springs (Ark.) National Park 5th course, Belve- dere CC fine and complete 18-hole layout. SEED BELONGS IN YOUR TURF Eddie Duino. San Jose (Calif.) CC pro IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM spoke at local Civitian club urging estab- Scott Turf perfection is enjoyed by lishment of San Jose muny course. . . over one-fourth of the country's lead- W. E. Granger. Cleveland, O., buys Lees- ing clubs. Plan now to let Scott help burg I Fla.) G&CC. . . Tribute to Al improve your turf. Write today for Emery, supt, of Salt Lake City's 3 muny recommendations end prices. We will courses and to other local greenkeepers also send information about Golf' in Desert News sports column of Hack Park fertilizer and Scotts one-shot Miller. Weed and Feed treatment. *T.M. Reg. Mesa (Arii.) G&CC opening first 9 of O. M. Seattt SONS CO. Its eventual 18 this month. , . Several states made strict check-ups on child 22 Part Avenue Marysvilfe, C • lit PALO ALTO. CtlttWKli labor laws as applied to caddies this sum- mer. . . Employment certificates and work time records were- examined. . . Architect Robert Trent Jones revising Roller bearing rubber-tired wheels «re easy on turf. Any Herdie can be pulled by a golf tractor. Herd!* offers the largest Una of goif end country meeting every individual requirement. Any Hardie club sprayers built todey, Ranging in capacity can be inei pensively fitted with a weed boom and from 4 gallons per minute at 100 pounds pressure readily converted to low pressure for applying to B0 gallo ns at 1000 pounds. Hardie golf sprayers growth regulating weed killer. Let us send you are available in an almost infinite variety of models the catalog. ^^^ _ Th. Hordie Mfq. Co. A M ^^^^ 9. Oregon Hudson, Mich. j|K H ^^ Lot Angelas I MB HV • • H Export 26. Canadian: H^V • Clarence W. Lewis & Ltd • ffwf W ^Kr W W Grimsby, Ont. 0£P£Af0ABl£ SPMVSRS I'onte Vedra (Fla.) club's course. . . El Dorado GC, Plari rville, Calif., building clu hhouse. GET READY Mt. Vernon CC, 9-hole course near Denver reopened as private club after about 10 year shutdown, , . W, A. (Lefty) FOR 50 Stackhouse, pro and press agent for Laredo, Tex. and Mex,, says he's got a 69 year old woman member who often with America's finest plays 27 holes a day. , . She says the golf doesn't tire her but she kinda feels Golf Cart her age when she gets up at 5 a.m., goes quail hunting until 11, fixes lunch for her Golfer^fjtll in love with the family, then goes 27. Wagner arfttst sight, because it is A fairly satisfactory makeshift range lighter, of beter construction and ball washer, says Tony C&puuna of Wash- smarttfrhai: uny other cart on the ington Court llotise, O., is an old washing market. It TUMi cinch to sell . . . machine, using ordinary powdered soap and a burlap bag to cushion the halls and carries a fine profit for you. against Hashing machine walls, . . George 1 • M 1 S. May spending $10,000 this year on Tam O'Shanter course improvements. Richmond (Calif.) Open cancelled this year (along with Reno and Glendale events) because of absence of Ryder Cup team will be resumed In 1930 with bigger purse than before. , . Helpful idea In Western GA scorecards for press at Western Amateur with space for notes left on bottom of card. , . Dunlop Tire and Rubber Co. to build special factory for sports goods. . . Vlnnie Richards says * * NYLON WILL BE FAVORED IN 1950 * * ... and the 1950 line of JACKMAN SPORTSWEAR will feature outstanding values in Nylon, including 100% Spun Nylon SHIRTS Nylon Sweaters PUSSYFOOT and ARGYLE HOSE JACKMANS 1950 selection of Apparel and /Accessaries Is the finest ever assembled. Alt-W«alh*r Jacksti * Sport Coati • Slacks • Golf Glavai • Wool 1 Poplin AdjgiMbU Capt * Wool Shirt) * Sportt Son * Rain Apparel • Headcovtri * Golf 9agi of all typtt * Golf Cartt * Luggage Write for folder on 1950 feature ifemi. tW'M m Jaekiiiuu Sportswear Pnl 6 «*» Ci. 29711 Wishing da If Lit Angita & C* Hen Smith. Pres. Manufacturers of highest quohiy 4332 Roonvelt Rood, OoV Pork. 111. metal products for 27 yeori. Port of Pneu-Mot installation at Mempitead • Golf Club, Hempstead, long Island. Locker Room Mats that NEVER GIVE UP! Get Pneu-Mat runners for your locker-room aisles ,,. and then relax for years and years to come! Many of America's finest clubs have been using sturdy, spike-resistant Prteu-Mats for the past 12 years ... and the first ones sold are still going strong! Write for free catalogue on Pneu-Mots. Shower Room Mats, and Entrance-Hall Matt {in color, with club name!) A.N.BRABROOK SAFETY MATS 42* MADISON AVE. NEW YORK IT, N. Y. Dun lop production couldn't begin to keep up with ball demand this year. Third annual !WOO John Samuel Clapper HOWARD SCOGGINS GOLF CO. Memorial rtiml given by Orville Clapper to Rhode Inland State College for golf lurf research. . . Alex liaxler, lively vet- eran pro who hits developed many line THE HOUSE OF NYLON pros and amateurs, resigning from Lex- Ington (Hy.) CC. . , Byron Nelson says he never put on a golf clinic, solo or with NYLON GOLF SHIRTS pro colleagues, (hat got the keen Interest NYLON SPORT SHIRTS und smart questioning his one-man clinic did at the U.S. Junior Chamber of Com- NYLON DRESS SHIRTS merce National Boys' tournament. NYLON SWEATERS Allan Thomas, 32 W, Randolph St., Chi- NYLON JACKETS cago 1, has established "Golf Exhibitions" agency booking 14 headline pros for golf NYLON GOLF BAGS club, sports show, theater, radio and tele- vision dales. . , Thomas has had success- NYLON SLACKS ful experience in theatrical booking and NYLON HATS & CAPS believes big market, in addition to club exhibitions, can be developed for the pro NYLON GOLF GLOVES stars. Frank Tumesa, 51, died Sept. 13th at When in Dunedin this winter we invite you White Plains (N.Y.) hospital following to visit our new Buildings and SampU Rooms several months illness. . . Ills last cluh pro connection was at llasty Brook CC, CORNER DOUGLAS & WAIN STS. llarrison, N.Y. . . , He Is survived by his widow, a daughter. Ids parents, six DUNEDIN. FLORIDA brothers and two sisters. . . Frank was second oldest of Ihe noted golfing Homo of National P.G.A. Golf Club brothers. . . lie intended to become a doc- tor but Inability to finance his medical education diverted him into golf where he became an excellent teacher, an authority on club design antl course operation. . . Frank was an adtnirahle gentleman sportsman, whose friendliness anil serv- ices contributed greatly to golfers and the game. Bob Hope got an ace on 158 yd. 8th of Bob O'Link GC (Chicago dist.) along with 73 other strokes for the round. . . Bob was playing with Scotty Fessenden, WGA pres. . , . Fessenden's score? ? . . . Dun't csk! . . Walter (Pop) Evans, pro, Iberia G&CC, New Iberia, La., new pres., Louisi- ana PGA. "National Golf Show" held al Maria Driving ltuiige, Corte Madera, Calif., Sept. 23-Oct, 2. . . Proceeds to AWVS of Cali- fornia goll fund for vets' hospitals. . . Golf turf experts will appear al American Society of Agronomy 41st annual meet- Feed ing, Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 24-X8. . . Fred Ehetlno, formerly pro-gkpr.. Wilbur Wright Officers' club, building 9-liole course at Osborn, O. , . , 1,. M. Hughes of Mission Valley GC, San Diego, building VIGORO* Club de Golf Mexico course In Mexico City. . . Percy Clifford is mgr. of the new fOP COMMERCIAL GROWERS club, Macdonald Smith, 59, famed as the NOW! greatest golfer who never won a major —contains not !—not 2—not INSURE TURF BEAUTY 3—but all the vital food ele- WITH LOWER WATERING COSTS ments grass must get from soil! Many favorable comments were made by visiting greenkeepers attending the recent Vigoro for Commercial Growers is a Amateur Public Units Tournament at Rancho special formula treated to help green- Golf Course, regarding the uniformly col- keepers get better results. Like famous ored turf of the fairways and greens. Vigoro, it's complete, balanced plant food The REASON? Precision machined, gear . . , supplies in ample amounts and in driven Thompson Rotor Sprinkler Heads re- proper proportions all the plant nutrients volving at UNIFORM RATES of speed give grass must get from soil for best pos- a complete spray coverage over every square sible growth. foot of sprinkled area. Write us direct for the latest information The LABOR COST of watering is reported to available concerning golf course upkeep. be lets than $10.00 per acre per year. Pipe We'll gladly supply you y^rr^^r/: layouts are provided in proposed installations with new data on the use / / without charge or other obligations. of Vigoro for Com me r- I j cial Growers, 1 //yP,/1 WRITE FOR CATALOG Buy Through Local Jobbers • Vigoro It /A* trade- mark tor Switt b Com* htort than 40 years of Thompion know-how la thit pony J compltti. bal~ tin* it YOur tsaurancw of lop performance and anced plant food. dub membwrihip tolldaclion. SWin l COMPANY THOMPSON MFG. CO. Plant Food Dirhlon SrflCI 1907 U. S, Yardt MSt E. 7+h St. LOS ANGELES, CAL. Chicago 9. III. title, died Aug. 31 at Ma home at Glen- dale, Calif. . . . Heart ailment was cauae of death. . . Mac had been in Glendale PLAN Next since 1935 when he became pro at the Oakmont CC. . , He came from Carnoustie Summer's Sprinkling in 1899 when he was 19. , . In 1910 he tied with his brother Alex and Johnny Mc- Dermott for the U.S. National Open at NOW! the Philadelphia Cricket Club . . Alex won, Johnny second, in the play-off. . . He finished second in the National Open in 1930; second twice, third once and fourth once in the British Open. . . He won the Canadian Open once, the Western Open twice, the Met Open three times, the LA Open four times and the North and South Open once. . . His last tournament appearance was in the LA Open's first two rounds last January. . . Many au- thorities declare Mac consistently had the finest swing the game has seen. . . He was a rather taciturn but pleasant and helpful fellow. . . Old pals will testify to Mac'si strength of character In telling how after not being adverse to "the "Rainblrd" Sprinkler! spirits" for some years he stopped cold. "Silver Tap" Quick-Coupling Valves Engineering end design layout service available nrili-.li Curtis Cup team trip to play to golf architect! and greenkeeper!. Write C.S. women at IfufTalo. Sept, 1-2, 1950, for catalog and details, now safely financed. , . Due largely to L. R, NELSON MFG. CO., INC. effort* of Tom Scott, editor. Golf Illus- Since 1911 trated, London. . , Tom promoted auction PEORIA. ILLINOIS with Vaudeville (iolfing Society and Setter fyee*u cutd *?avumy4> tvitA, t£e Ttecv PERRY'S Greens Spiker A modem machine (or correcting compacted toil condition*. Encnurjiges healthier, deeper, more extensive root growth. Permits more efficient, economical wurer and fertilizer use. Keeps greens jotier without the wine and injury of over-Altering. An indispensable implement especially designed for properly loosening and aerifying soil in encourage abundant, healthy turf development. In every four sq. ft. 144 hollow iron upoonl remove Vj" plugs of compacted toil to an adjustable depth up to 4 inches, without injury to turf. Easily trans- ported on irnctut drawn rubber tires with lift bar handy for operation from driver's scat, shown by picture at left. An essential in planning your turf improvement. Write 1st itlmtraM dtmipiiit lildn. [Pet. opp fpt| PERRY'S GREENS SPIKER 1340 Preicott Road. Memphis, Tenn. mutches to raise funds. . . Henry Cotton O'Link GC I Chicago dist.). . . Another writing in Sport and Country says golf prize collection of steins is owned by Jack has been greatly softened by mowing Level, golf hook collector and dealer. , . down rough thai used to make II a much Bob Watson, U. of Texas golf star who tougher game for those who wandered, . , won Southwest Conference title with He's right. . . Bag curt use growing record scores in 1948 and '49, turns pro rapidly in England and Scotland this as asst. to Ray Garrett at Wichita Falls year. I Tex.) CC. Demand for space in Golf Monthly's USGA Green Section annual lickl day exhibition of golf manufacturers' products at Beltsvllle, Md., station, Oct, 19, ex- at British Open greatly exceeded Space pected to draw greenkeepers from map- available. . , Floyd Hamblen, Tipton CC, points east of Mississippi. . . Dave Eck- elected pres. Indiana PGA. . . O. M. Scott hurg is scoring as pro-mgr. at Greenville & Sons Co. Turf Talk says "unprecedented (Mich.) CC. . . When Dave went there in traffic has intensified seriousness of turf Sept. 1917 the club was $18,1)0(1 In the troubles . . . particularly on tees. No red. . . It doesn't owe a dime now, for doubt more turf has been completely lost first time in the club's 33 years. on tees than ever before in a single season." Carl J. Suedhoff retiring as sec.-mgr., after 25 years with Ft. Wayne (Ind.) Moraine CC, Dayton. O., and its green CC. . . When Carl came to the club It was chmn., II. S. Mead and supt., Orville broke. . . Now it owns a million dollar Young, hosts to green keepers, pros and plant and has 5195,000 in cash, govt, managers of Southern Ohio, Sept. 12 for bonds, food and bar inventories and good Inspection and play of Moraine course, accounts receivable. dinner and address by Fred V. Grau, Director. tTSGA Greens Section. . . Hand- A few records: . , , USGA says best some souvenir program for Ryder Cup verified pulling performance is 16 pulls matches al Gantotl, Eng. . . . Rut il had for 18 holes made by 73 year old George Dick Met/' picture with Johnnie Palmer Lock wood at tnglcside (Calif.) CC in Dec. cut-line. 1917. . . John W. Bailey of Kent CC, Grand Rapids, Mich,, has played golf in Valuable collection of steins given by •52 countries. . . Grant Bennett, New Bern C, H. Murphy to adorn backbar at Bob (NX'.) CC pro, plaved 343 holes In 24 Our business has grown ... the same way our customers grow grass. We select the right "itreim" of equipment and supplies to start with. We prepare the field wall by knowing the problems of the course superintendents In the southwest. Then we keep attending to our crop of business and good will by staying everlastingly on the |ob. So, in the Southwest where weatW end soil conditions are tough and the standard of maintenance il high, we've built a fine business by using the same working principles our golf course maintenance customers apply. W« want to brag to the whole country about the grand job southwestern greenltaepers have done in a hard year on turf. And we thank them for giving us an important rote in their success. BOB DUNNING - JONES, INC. Tfie roost complete line of Golf Course Supplies in Oklahoma DISTRIBUTORS OF: h PARKER SWEEPERS * WHIRLWIND MOWERS ftTORO GRASS CUTTING MACHINERY * DU PONT FUNGICIDES nnU'T CHDOCTt Joint Texas-Oklahoma Turf Conference, Tulsa, Okla. UUn I rUrfUCIa Tulio Hotel. Nov. 28, 29, 30. hours. Sept. 7, 1949. . . lie travelled the 3,07.1 yd. 9-hole course between fairway shots by automobile, . . Far of the course Is 35. . . Bennett averaged 38.71 strokes for his 38 rounds anil one hole. . , World's 24 hour record entirely on fimt IN 256 holes made In 1938 by Stan Gard at New Brighton GC, New South Wales. First 9 of Marine Corps Air Station memorial course. El Toro, Calif., opened. . . Course designed by Billy Bell will be 6776 yds. when completed. . . Course water Is reclaimed from sewage plant on base. , . Florence, Italy, course reported by tourists to be in best condition of any golf course on the Continent. . . Harry E. Krueger returns to club management as mgr.. Highland Town & CC, Omaha. Neb. Winnie Cole changes from CC of Vicks- hurg. Miss, to be pro at Monroe (La.) CC. . . John Stahl, formerly asst. to Fred Haas, Sr., at Mefalrle goes to Vlcksburg FENCE STILE sut'ceedlng Cote. . , When Haas went to Plan now to cut your fence maintenance cost by Golfcraft, Inc. at Chicago as gen. mgr., installing steel fence stiles. pro golf dept.. hLs asst. at Metairie for Ail it#»l construction, open grating treads $11*5 10 years, George Dougherty, took over Also furnished for wood filled treads S28.&0 as pro. All prices F.O.6. Jamastown, N.Y, Danny Williams, Jr. who got his lirst Pat. Appt. For golf lesson at 8 from his daddy, this sum- Write for Particular! mer conducted twice-weekly class for a large group of juniors at the Knoll, Boon- JAMESTOWN FABRICATED STEEL CO. 1034 Allen Streat Jamestown, N. Y, ton, N.J., where lie is anst, to Dan, Sr. . . . Same MORE TOP DRESSING Yes, wilh the same amount of physical labor expended in ordinary hand meth- ods ol silting and mixing sand, black dirt, humus and fertilizer lor top dressing, you can prepare up to eight tiroes as much with a Royer Compost Machine. And it •will be more evenly mixed and granulated lhan is possible by any other method. Get a Royer now and during Ihe winter months prepare a supply of top dressing for next year. Write for our catalog of Royer mod- elF. The machine shown here al a near- Chicago club Is a Royer CJR. which han- dles up lo 3 cu. yards per hour. Turn (Meat Cutter) Robbins. 56 year old tall Texan playing from Winged Foot WOO Westehester Seniors' championship at Westchester llllls with a record 70-71 —141, leading 11 strokes ahead of Or. E. B. Sullivan who placed second. , . Tom Is MaeGregor"s N.Y. man. On* Tool tor every job Her Highness Susan Barbara born Aug. around pro shop and club- 30 to Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Roman al house. Initial clubl smooth Waukesha, Wis. . . . Eddie is pro at Mer- nicks out of irons end rill Hills CC. . . More autumn events faces of wood clubs end scheduled at northern and eastern Clubs for rat in lifting operations. than ever before. ..A lot of places they'll The Handee is always ready with smooth, steady play through the winter unless snow and power to grind, drill, pal- sub-zero prevents. . , Problem of warm ish, rout, engrave, cut, jackets that permit free swinging Is carve, sand, etc. Handee solved but we haven't yet seen a good pair a does all these operations of warm golf gloves for winter use, . , on all kinds of material, HANDEE TOOL Some bright guy might make a good metal. alley, plastic, OF 1001 USES piece of money with such an item. wood, etc. Get a Handee, first toot of its kind — today's firvesT. and be sura of ruggednesi, dependability, long life and Interesting illustrated piece on Chuck cool running. AC or DC 25,000 r.p.m. Weighs only 12 Tanis anil Chuck, Jr.. pro father-son team on. Easy to carry and use. Balanced for perfect per- formance. at Olympla Fields CC In Chicago Tribune. Handee only, with 7 accessories, . . Australian PGA Golf Monthly says $10.50. Complete Handee Kit with more than 20 ]8-hole courses are urgently 40 accessories. 527.50. Order to- needed to relieve course congestion In that day, Sent postpaid. Satisfaction Guaranteed! country. • . Western GA received $2,130 for Evans Caddy Scholarship fund from CHICAGO WHEEL & MFG. CO. Tam O'Shunter CC (Chicago dist.) repre- senting S5 for bag tag from each of the 110 • W. Monroe St., Dept. G. club's 426 golfing members. CHICAGO 7, ILL. HOW do you like Your Members? SCALDED- and knocking? JUST RIGHT—iW rarin' to go? There'* only one right answer and don't laugh it out of your budget meeting. A one-second shriek from a steam- scalded member has cost many clubs more than an hour on the red net-work. And beware of the member who has been sleet-shocked by sudden shots of ice water; he always hops out ready to clean up the whole house committee. So what • Have your plumber install Powers thermostatic shower mixers. Safe — because they make these Keep Your Members dangerous extremes impossible; comfort- Out of This Picture. able— because the temperature remains Phone or Write for Circular H4B constant wherever set: economical — be- cauc they promptly deliver water at the THE POWERS REG- ULATOR CO.. desired temperature without wasting hot 2799 Grecnvtew A»*.r CHI- and cold water, and time. CAGO 14-231 East 4SGA 46th St.. NEW YORK 17 • 1909 West 8th St., LOS ANGELES 5. Offices In SO Citiet. See Your Phone Book. POWERS Established tn [891. THERMOSTATIC SHOWER MIXERS Over 55 Years of WATER TEMPERATURE CONTROL Bill Gordon elccted Illinois PGA pres. for 3d term, . . Errie Ball elected sec.- treas. . . . Bill Melhorn conducting in- BUY WMek and y door school at Crescent Health Club, OU Brooklyn, N.Y. , . , Walter Dienhart buys Venice (Fla.) CC. improving layout BUY THE BEST and changing name to Artists' Guild CC. . , Bob Ledger, asst. at Medlnah CC RANGE and MINIATURE I Chicago dist.) in summer will be Artists' SUPPLIES & EQUIPMENT Guild pro. New Range Bells—Red Striped (2.75 doi. Western Golf Assn's 50 years brought Straight Run Uted Range Belli 1.80 doi. SI 11,000 from its Open at St. I'aul and Miniature Balls — Striped 2.40 dot. $0,1)00 from Its Amateur at St. Louis for Evans Caddy Scholarship Fund. , . This Two-way Bronie Miniature Putters 1,75 aa. year WGA has 59 boys attending 19 col- Persimmon Range-Built Woods 4.50 ea. leges. . . Joe llogan, Western's press Dow Metel | Magnesium) Head Clubs (T agent, says when we were giving a hand .T. Step-Down Shaft) Right or Left to junior tournaments we neglected to Hand—Men's or Ladies' 5,75 ea. mention I lie Western's Junior champion- Automatic "QUEEN" Tee 18.75 ea. ship is oldest junior championship In the Rubber Tees for met use .12 ea. nation. . . Sorry, Joe and everybody. Tee Mats — Guaranteed Trouble- Free 22.50 ea. Knoxville. Tenn., Whittle Springs muny Ball.Shag Ball Retriever 2.50 ea. course to have name changed to Valley Steel Rod Pails, 25-45-55 site .60 ea. View. . , Waverly CC, Portland. Ore., had "Rapid" Ball Washer 475.00 a saddle horse, an Afghan hound, a live goose and a couple of pigs as prizes in a Send for FREE OPERATOR'S HANDBOOK mixed foursome members' event. . . Negro For RANGE or MINIATURE COURSE golfers have option expiring May 1, 1950 to buy Los Serranos CC, Chino, Calif. WITTEK GOLF RANGE SUPPLY CO. Joe Greco, Brookdale CC, Seattle. SI28 W. North Ave. Chicago 39, III. Wash., elected pres., Tarltic Northwest Ifeait *7%a^ce Service cutd Safety MEL-ISLE W RUNNERS Outstanding for the severe c lea fed shoe wear in men's fockerrooms, pro shops and ail heavy traffic aisles. Ribbed, rubberized fabric runner material of '/« in. thickness and MELFLEX lull 40 in. width. Golf's best buy for extra years of service, safety TEE MATS and floor protection. Heavy duty — made from bomber airplane tire car- tasses. Smoothest playing and longest lasting of all MELFLEX Ideal for Women's Lockerroom A spike resistant lisle matting of unusual beauty, durability and mainicnance ease. These hand- VINYL some but lough Vinyl runners keep aisles attrac- tive, %afe and near foi years. Ideal runner mate- MELFLEX rial for utimm i lockerrooms . . . in Terra-Cotta. RUB8ER TEES RUNNERS Green and Black. Spreially molded, lough, tubular rubber eolf [ccs for Mettle* Golf Tee Mais. MELFLEX also means extra vears of Service and Safetv in tl) per hundred. Real LANDING MATS — STEP' TREADS — SHOWER and economy. KITCHEN MATS, Write for MELFLEX PRODUCTS CO., Inc. folders L E. Watford. P'«. 11 p * and prices. 410 S. BROADWAY . , . AKRON • O lo Canada.'P. O. to. 411. h. William, On). Greenkeepers Assn. . . Glenn Proctor, Hauler CC, elected sec.-treas. . , . Eddie Gayer, former pres. of Illinois PGA and a founder of S. Calif, PGA, opens new sports shop tn Prudential Bldg. on I .OK Angeles "Miracle Mile." . . . Lorin Shook leaving Flint (Mich.) CC as pro after 8 years to operate Saugatuck (Mich.) CC, 9-hole course which he's bought. . . Lorin's farewell letter to his Plint members is smartest job of pro letter writing we've seen. . . lie thanks them for "8 of the hest years of my life" . . , and puts in neat bid for members' business in closing out his shop slock and for Christmas gift purchases. Very considerate woman is young Miss Carol Anne Alexander, born In Knoxville, Tenn., Sept. 6 just in time to allow Papa Skip to go to England with the winning Ryder Cup team. . . Skip and Bob Hamil- ton got trimmed, -1 and 2, by Fred Daly and Ken Bousfield, but with Mama Kitty and Princess Carol Anne doing O.K., what else matters? . . . Ridgcwood (N.J.) CC giving dinner to George Jacobus, observ- ing his 35th anniversary with the club. . . Mrs. Charles M. Price, Glen view GC I Chi- cago dist.) elected pres., Women's West- ern GA. , . Mrs. Lawrence O'Toole, elected 1st vp; Mrs. Barrett Scudder. 2d vp; Mrs. (Continued on page 118) PHILLIPS CAM LOCK GOLF' ISPIKES Ideal Christmas Gifts Cut yourself a profitable piece of C'hrist- mas business. Check on which of your members needs bigs, now. Show Ihe handsome Twfborse models to the logical tiiver. Sell for holiday delivery. Hesitlt .... estra sales slid profits. sand your order +o Th« Aniwer to Lost Spikes CAM LOCKS have been added to the regular LARGE BASE sptke. The CAMS hold splfce test In position. Will not 4861 Spring Grove Ave. Cincinnati. Ohia rough sole. mode by — F. C. PHILLIPS. INC. Des Moines Glov* & Mfg. Co. STOUGHTON, MASS. Dtt Maine*. Iowa PORCELAIN ENAMEL GO LP MARKERS Carl Bret/iaff, pres. National Green- keeping Supts. Assn., honored by Meridian A new type tee marker has been in- Hills CC, Indianapolis, Ind., members at stalled at the Country Club of Maryland dinner observing his 35th year at cluh. . . near Baltimore about 35 feet from each Green chmn. P. I). Powers and Ben Steven- tee. Made of porcelain enamel it shows son who was chmn. when Carl started at at a glance the hole number, Its length the club and still is on green committee, and the par. Idea was developed by club engineered the dinner. . . Dinner attended pro Andy Gibson and W, R. Greer, vice- by 1 GO. . . Carl presented with television pres. of Pemco Corporation, as a method set, fat-sized govt. bond, cash and enough of making things easier for golfers play- gasoline for 40,000 miles. . . I'arty great ing the course because they see at a success except women members complained glance all the information they need for the hoys forgot Ihem in arranging to pay shooting the hole- - thereby eliminating tribute to the guy who's made Ihe course necessity for checking the score card. so tine. Porcelain enamel was selected as the ma- terial best suited for these signs because John Hilgert and Paul Huston have of its permanence and extremely low bought Tuscarawas 9-hole course at Ak- maintenance cost. Since the finish is not ron, O. , . . Larry Wolfe will convert it affected by sun, rain or temperature for them into 18 holes of par 3 golf. . . changes, the signs may be left on the Inside 9 will be night-lighted . . . Pindlay course all year round without damage. (O.) CC completing new clubhouse. . . Marker signs were custom-made by the Matthew (Scotty) Anderson, mgr., Glen- J. M. Seasholtz Company. Reading, Pa. coe i111.) GC, given testimonial dinner Measuring 18" x 7", they are of 18-gauge by players at the community course. , . metal with black letters and trim on a Dick Hopwood returns to Nogales (Ariz.I white background. GC as pro for its usual fall, winter, spring operation. Dr. Edward B. Spalding, still a lively MAKING THE SWING practicing dentist at 81. only surviving (Continued from page 32) charter member of Detroit (Mich.) GC, honored guest at club's 50th anniversary C. Miles McDonald, Jr., sec., and Mrs. dbuier. , . Ifi past presidents among 300 Harry A. Newby, treas. at the fiesta. . . Club was started on 45 Royal and Ancient announced rules re- acres with $10 initiation fee and 810 an- vision after 2 years' work on the job. . . nual dues. . . Now Its 30-hole plant is Out of bounds, lost ball and unplayable worth millions. hall reduced to toss of distance only. . . I'SGA retains stroke and distance for lost Boston Herald says Marie Robie scored or unplayable ball. . , li.VA change rule to 393 ace at Wollaston. Mass. . . . Hole eliminate marking of player's ball lu slopes toward green from point 200 yds, stroke competition by providing that if out from tee. , , "Ham" Gardner wins nearer hall is in way of Ihe other hall the 12th Country Club of Buffalo champion- nearer ball must he putted first. . . RA A ship. . . Gardner won his first club title clarified rule to prevent repetition of in 1914 and has won Buffalo District title Brarlshaw ease of playing a ball lodged several times. . , Love in Bloom news — in a broken beer bottle, . . Player can lift Gwen Irene Loeffler born Sept, 30 at out of the bottle. . . Forecaddles are ruled Parkershurg, W, Va., where proud papa out. . , No change in KAA stymie rule. . , is supt. Worthington GC. Kohert Harris, British amateur champion William Hunter, 71, one of the old in 1925 and chmn., 1UA Rules committee guard who built golf in the U.S. and 1927-46 protested against changes saying Australia after leaving Scotland, died in they "softened the game" and differed South Shore hospital, Chicago. . . For In 35 major instances with code K&A and many years he was pro at On went sis I'SGA had established over a period of club. Lake Forest, 111. . . . lie won the 60 years. first pro golf match played in Sydney, Some British saying U.S. Ryder Cup Australia, in IHII0. . . For the past 7 years players took a Locke by side-stepping he had been teaching at Postl's Health British tournaments, account of pound Club, Chicago. . . He is survived by his devaluation, after 7-5 victory over British widow, Nellie, his son, Wm., Jr., and a Ryder Cup team. . . Yanks stuck around daughter, Mrs. Mel Powers. . . lie was long enough not to do well in British PGA active officially in the PGA during its match play championship. . . Henry Cot- early days and in his kindly, sincere ami ton had the last laugh on them. . . He quiet way was a true friend of his knocked out Johnny Palmer and Lloyd brother pros and the amateurs who knew Mangrum. . . Quite a performance by him. Henry who wasn't selected for the British Ryder squad. , . Cotton lost out in the Mass. Agricultural Experiment Station, finals to Dai Rees, 1 up. Amherst, Mass., has been experimenting FOR SALE WILLIAM B. LANG FORD GOLF COURSE INACTIVE FOR THREE TEARS GOLF COURSE ARCHITECT 127 acres suitable for count or subdivision on the Halanced Topographical Design North Short of Chicago. Fifteen mlnutei by auto Hmlxr c from WTnnetka, Glencoe. Highland Park and many Amerlpan So. IM , of Golf Courte ArrhllKU other villages. Interestingly priced. leftfliims: KEv» with carbon black to raise soil tempera- Mary. . . Daddy is supt., Farmington CC, tures. . . Tests so far disclose that soil Charlottesville, Va. .. . That makes it nice containing carbon black absorbs more for Mom. . . Pop can attend to the 4 a.m. heat from sun than untreated soil. . . feeding when he's starting out to work Further study being made to determine and worry about the course. . . Gene feasibility of carbon black treatments to Runes' golf range tn Cleveland, O. has a defrost soli for earlier spring planting and kiddie coop where children of customers postpone fall frosts. are parked safely with attendant's care. Walter llugen missed third annual Northern California PGA Rultetln in Hagen Hay put on by Michigan PGA at first paragraph says: "For the good of Lakepolnte CC (Detroit dist.). . . Walter all. it is about time that strong emphasis sick at DAC and was kept from the party be placet! on facts and all flowery speech- by doctor's orders, . . It broke The es be done away with quickly." , . , Then Hague's heart to miss a party but It's a Pres. Pat Markovleh proceeds to write a good sign that the mileage Is reminding frank and constructive detailed account Walter lo take care of himself. . . E<1 of pro personnel anil association work Furgul won the huge Hagen trophy with that needs considerable goosing up. . . 139. . , Morton Smith and Leo Diegrl at Markovich notes: "Our one program thai the dinner told of Hngen scoring feats in has shown remarkahle progress Is I hat the old days that continued day after for assistant professionals." , . . Gut In day tn exhibitions and tournaments. hand Pat and his teammates credit for having the character to candidly consider Mrs. Edith W. Painter, wife of veteran errors of omission or commission instead Southern California golf writer Ollie of muttering, bellyaching and bellowing Painter, died Sept. 23 in EufTalo, Wyo„ "Ireason" when the Iruth is told. following a brain operation. Great Job done by Ihe veleran Fred County relief labor prohuhly to be used Newnhain at Sunta Fe (N. Mex.) muny In building new F.aton Canyon public course. . . Fred went Ihere in 1943 from course between Pasadena and Atladena, I lie Carolinas, . . Then the course had few Calif. . . . Gomer Sims, co-owner of players, no grass in fairways or tees and Alondra Park GC, Torrance, Calif,, says small sand greens. . . Now It has 2(H) construction and seeding completed. , , regular members, grass fairways, tees and Course to be opened early next year. . . Astoria hen! greens. . . Fred has a free Midwest Assn. of Gidf Course Supts. lo clinic each week and conducts a weekly have meeting and tour of Armour fer- golf class with 40 women enrolled. tilizer plant, Chicago Heights, III., Nov, 7. , . Rob Duguid returning as supt. to {Continued on page 122) Evanston (ill.) GC. . . Veteran Andy Gil- lett retiring as supt., Forest Hills CC, Rock ford, III. ... A Treasury of Golf CLASSIFIED ADS Humor lo tie puhllshed hy Lantern Press, NYC, Nov. 11. 8ot«: Minimum insertion S4.00 tor 20 words; additional words 20c each. Bold foe* type, 2Sc. Hiawatha GC, Llverj N.Y., re- per word. Classified cols, reserved tor help or opened after being shut down in 1941, . , services wanted ond for salt ot used equipment. It's IK holes, owned by Archie Ajamian. . . Valparaiso (Fla.) CC bought by Army c.uir sjiipm.it—Former fro Golfer his owning for g*ver«) no-conflicting lines- Now covering Virginia for use of Eglin Field personnel. . , Allen In Ni w Vork territory. Address Ad 1000. r< Oolfdnm. Gan, caddy at Presidio GC, San Fran- PHO.G RELINK EEP EH DESIRES CHANCE. MEMBER cisco, Calif., whose Chinese-horn dad is t;.s.A, « MlDWisr. \iitum:i>: N<> CHILDREN, EXPERIENCED IN LATEST nut Oil C.I It KSE MAIN- chef at the club, recently selected for TENANCE. FINEST REFERENCES, AlinRKSS All WGA Chick Evans scholarship at Stan- I IM17 e/o GOLFDOM. ford tr. CASH RIM for TII.II GOLF BALLS: So Dririwp Range Cull* Wanjcd —bat we Mr. and Mrs, Charles Schalestock and buy—sell—Irniti- old golf hall*. For quotation* writn: sons, John, 6. and Gerald. 2, loudly and Northern Golf Ball Co, proudly herald the arrival of sister, Susan 3441 N. CUinmont Aee.. Chlfngo IP. HL THE BUSINESS JOURNAL OF GOLF Front rarer: Officers mid member* of Eiunttoa (III.) Gi, tuki• justifiable pride in this IKII/V furnished lounge off lobby tit three-year met mil rdubhttutv decorating program under super virion of member Mrs. Thorium E. MeElrny is rompleleil. Milking the Swing Around Golf By Herb Graffis 3 Turf Round-up of 15)-IS By Fred V. Grau 35 Play More Than 1948; Sales Off — Pros Report 44 Greenkeepers Bring Courses Through Tough Summer 52 Certified Appraisal Important to Club Management By Fred Bellman 5fi How Pro Brother and I Operate a Paying Club By Ted Wnkely til Greenkeepers Draft Program for National Meet in Feb. fitj Dutra Asks "Good Neighbor" Aid for Mexican Golf )ty ]',j|l Graffis (iM Physical Soil Factors Cause Big Turf Loss in 1949 By O. J. Noer 71) Shoe Business As Profit Maker for the Pro Ity Ernie Sahrayac 7<> Safeguarding Against Damage by Winter Wind and Moisture 81 Manufacturers Look with Professionals to 1950 xi Manufacturers List lV.il) Product Features MAKING THE SWING Exhibition during 2 weeks at London, Eng. (Continued from page 119) Interesting, attractive hook giving his- Clearcrest CC, Evansvllle, Ind., having tory of Butte (Mont.) CC first 50 years course completely remodeled to design of reveals three of its charter members'. En- Robert Bruce Harris, Chicago. . . "Chuck" gene Carroll. \V. MeC. White anil Wm, D. Maddox of Danville, III,, doing the recon- Thorton continue to be lively at the club. struction work. . . Morgan City (La.) GC , , . Old Jock Hutchison halt bright sons. adds a practice range. . . John Duncan . . Jock, Jr. at Skokie CC (Chicago dist.) Dunn teaching "mermaids" class indoors has a completely tilled lesson calendar. . . at Los Angeles AC. . . Pupils wear swim Son Ed, Who's helping Jock, Jr. now, while suits or play suits. at Glen view Naval Itase course, came up Metropolitan (NY) GA reviving Metro- wilh one of the smartest selling stunts politan Open at Metropolis GC, Sept. 20, since the war. , , Women weren't buying 21, 23, . . Prize money $lf>00 plus half the 8 club sets so he broke the sets in half, , . gate which MGA says should hring prize First he'd sell them the longer clubs. . , money to between $2000 and $3000. . . A couple of months later he'd sell them Fritz Ilall, pro at Pontine (Mich.) Elks the shorter clubs of the same set. CC now goes back to Indian Creek CC, Assessment reductions allowed all pri- Miami Beach, Fla., as asst. Nov. I. . . vate golf Hubs of Los Angeles, Calif., Bob Hillls has left Williams CC, Weirton, with 22 clubs getting assessments reduced W. Va., where he's been pro-gkpr. for past by 25 per cent on land and 50 per cent on 12 years to handle Pro Golf Sales and buildings. . . J. A. Hill, attorney, repre- other pro shop lines iu Pittsburgh trading senting clubs, said: "Burden of'taxes is area. . , Bob's address Is 714 Whitney becoming so great that one by one the Ave., Pittsburgh 21, Pa. clubs are folding up—and the county Is going to have to take them over at public Woodmont CC's new 7000 yd, course expense." . . . Supervisor Roger Jessup near Rockville, Md. (Washington, D, C. remarked: "People like to have something dist.) nearing completion. , , Architect Al exclusive from Tom, Dick and Harrv and Tidl now laying out a third 9—all of par the genera] public. They should be given 3 holes- for Woodmont. . . Tull also consideration. If these people didn't want working on remodeling Mt. Pleasant CC, something exclusive, this (club) would be Worcester. Mass. . . . "Honor Caddie," a public beach and be off the tax roll Western GA inovie, praised at Golfers' entirely."