THE GOLF NEWS in BRIEF Bakersfleld Tcalif.) 18 Hole Private Course Opened

which should be lale this summer. . . Some really great holes on it. . . Seven- teenth green especially unusually interesting and testing. . . It's a natural job with MAKING very little alteration hy man. . , Lot of manual labor In building Ihe course. . , tkt ^m 150 laborers at work at onr time. . . Dutra plans to come back for this year's National Open. . . Percy Clifford. 8 limes SWING© Mexican amateur champion. Would like to come too, hut can't get away from his financial job In Mexico City to make qualifying rounds, Roy A. Owen moving from Boise l Ida i By CC to pro job at Hillcrest CC, Boise, Ida., HERB GRAFFIS succeeding Martin Watson who's retiring. . , Joe Herberger managing newly re- organized Oregon City (Ore.) CC, . . THE GOLF NEWS IN BRIEF Bakersfleld tCalif.) 18 hole private course opened, . . Designed by Billy Bell. . , To start clubhouse building May 1. . . Aliso One of golf's biggest jobs being done by Canyon 9-hole unfinished course purchased A! Espinosa as gen, mgr.. Club Campestre by city of Lag una Beach, Calif., proposed de la Ciudad de Mexico, S.A., Churubusco, by chmn., city planning commission. . . D.F. , . . Which means Country Club of Charley Koontz named pro at new Alon- Mexico City. . . Lot of the kids A1 dra Park CC. near Long Beach, Calif, . . . started at golf when he first came on the Jim Casey in Alondra Park shop and Job for winter now are club members and Frank Cormaci on instruction staff. scoring well. . . A1 and his wife, Jo. have made IS trips over the mountains into Arthur Waterbury now gen. mgr.. Mexico City. . . Now they just come hack Youngs town (O.) CC. . . Ethan Kirk hart to the U.S. for a brief vacation. switches from Congress Lake <<>.) CC to be Youngs town gkpr., succeeding Bill Al has designed 3 courses In Mexico. . . Gulhrle who resigned and will move to He s»y» Ihe country's In (Irs! stages nf a Florida. , , Santa Rose, Calif., soon to great golf boom. . . Al believe* .Mexico start $125,000 miinv course designed bv City could use two public courses and Hilly BelL . . Tacky Walsh. Chicago Park have them crowded to rapacity soon. . . District golf supervisor, conduct ing 5th Al credits Mexico's sports boom to leader- annual I'ark District free golf schools In ship of Pres. Miguel Airman who is a high S Chicago Parks. . . Schools get big at- pressure long hour worker but manages tendance each year. . , Packy gives stu- to get some time off for play. . . Pres. dents who complete the course mimeo- Airman scores consistently in the high graphed outline of how to practice what AOs. . . Al anil Jo look belter than ever was learned in classes. despite duties nf running all departments of the club In line shape. . . Jo anil Stell Greenville (Miss.) CC members pre- Armour really did the work of getting the sented pro Tom Lundy with wrist watch tournament circuit started hy handling inscribed "In appreciation of 20 years of the promotion, paper and organizing work loyal service." . . . Tom sure brags nation- when there was no circuit and tourneys wide alx>ut that club and his members. . , were hop, skip and jump, but where?, The sentiments obviously are reciprocated. affairs. . . Whitney Martin in his AP Sports Trail column gives Jack Redmond and Duncan Olin Dutra also is really "striking oil" Barr strong plug for instruction with In Mexico. . . He's busy from morning to movies at Redmond's NY school. . . Tony night teaching at the big deluxe practice Butler moving as pro from Harllngen range constructed by the Bank of Mexico. (Tex.) CC to Brownsville (Tex.) CC. , . It has 24 tees under shelter, 250 yards Warren Cantrell, sec.-treas.. Texas PGA, from tee to brick wall which surrounds switching from Midland (Tex.) CC to the place. • . Also a pro shop, a restaurant Harlingen. , , Joe Driesbach, pro at North- and practice putting green. , . Range has wood CC, Dallas. Tex., for past 2 years, greens for approach targets. . . Dutra has resigned. . . Pres. Shorty Hombuckle files back and forth to Acapulco to teach calling Texas PGA into meeting at Men- Saturdays and Sundays at course there. ger Hotel, San Antonio, Feb. 7. That 18 hole course being built by Perry Alex Watson honored by Leewood CC Clifford and Ihe Hughes brothers for (Tub (NY Met dist.) with testimonial dinner. . . de Golf de Mexico is going to be one of Among distinguished guests at the party the top courses of the world. , . Dutra Is were Vlnnie Richards, Clarence Doscr and to be pro there when the club opens Maurice Walsh who had convoyed Alex when he wa>> batting Pine hurst No. 2 In JUSTICE fifi. . . That lovely spot, Bermuda's Mid- Ocean course, laid out by the late Charles PLUG EJECTOR B. Macdonaltl, resuming tournament play after II year lapse. . . Invitation event fur member* of several NY Met tllst. GIVE 'EM AIR! clubs. , . Archie Com pa ton pro al Miil- Ocean. This tool promotes rixit U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce 1900 development and relieves cluba in 48 states expect more than 500 compaction of greens. preliminary events for picking boys for Idea! for use before add- Jaycees 5th annual Junior championship. . . Jaycees's Junior national event to be ing soil conditioner!. played at Iowa State college. Ames, la,, Aug. 13-19. , . Jim Blair, Mlnikahda club, DAVE W. JUSTICE Minneapolis, pro, hires Joe Sodd, Indio, Calif., as asst. Ml S. W. «th St. OKLAHOMA CITT, OKLA. Al lloberson, who's been doing vigorous job of promoting golf In Kansas, lias installed a 9-liole sand green public enurse at Topeka, lis. , . . Topeka's been without a public course until Koherson took a jungle and converted into an interesting par 37 layout. . . Small clubhouse with plans for expansion. . . Occanside (LI NY) GC changed from daily fee to pritale by Joseph Welnstein, owner. . . Jack Oliver stays as pro. . . Welnstein as head of (•olfhay. Inc., is having new seaside course built ti> plans of Al Tull. , . High tribute paid to I'rnf. L. S. Dickinson, his team- mate Geoffrey Cornish, and t'nlversity of

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Tilt HtlhMiH Pt.KrtA.T CURTAIN Of WATER SYMBOL Or DEPENDABLE COTUUCI Massachusetts Winter School for Turf "DEEPER, STRONGER M imagers, by editorial In Springfield (Mass.) Republican. Bob Gibson succeeds Wilbur Skourup, ROOT GROWTH- Jr. as editor. PGA magazine. . . Gibson, former Ohio amateur, was on sports desks of Dayton and Pittsburgh newspapers and WITH AGRICO!" on Harrisburg (Pa.) Patriot and Evening News immediately prior to coming with PGA magazine. , Skourup going into oil trade publicity work.

Fred Wood, internationally known In club management, died In Denver late In December, . . Wood had been In cluh business more than HO years, starling as a hoy in England. . • For many years he itiiinaged the Denver (Colo.) AC. . , Ills latest connection with I.akewood CC. Den- ver. . . He was active in promotion of many sports. . . He is survived by his widow. . . Fred Wood was a man nf outstanding ability in his field and many hundreds mourn him as a gentleman of great charm and warming friendship.

Hackensack Goll Club, Oradelt, N J. Don Burger, former Texas athlete who is one of the west coast's top hotel men, "•pvi RING many years as greenkeeper, was host at a beau coup cocktail party celebrating Hogan's revival meeting . , [ have made numerous experiments It was staged the evening before the LA with different types of fertilizer and have Open at Don's ultra swanky Hotel Bel come to the conclusion that a well-bal- Air. . , Ben and Valerie were guests of anced fertilizer Is best lor turf growth,'1 honor. . . About 200 players and sports writes Bernard Roth, greenkeeper, Hack- ensack Golf Club, Oradell, N. J. "The plant food contained in your AGRICO COUNTRY CLUB Fertilizer is in just the proper proportion to produce rich, strong, GRASS SEED green turf, Aftrico helps make a stronger root growth than Is the case when the turf of "Known Quality" Is fed with one plant food element. Agrlco has everything required to feed our greens Tested tor Purity and Germination and fairways." Velvet Bent lllahec Creeping Fescue Remember, Agrico is specially made to feed Aha Fescue golf-course turf and feed it right. Order from Triple A Bent your regular supplier, phone nearest A.A.C. Seaside Bent (Coo* Co Strain) Sales Office, or write now to The AMERICAN And oilier turf grasses and mix- AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL tures for same day shipment Co., 50 Church Street, Quick service on equipment and New York 7, N. Y. supplies for the golf course Brown Patch Remedies and 2-4D Weed Killers AGRICO New 1950 Golf Price Lht on Rtqueif Country Club FERTILIZER Groti Sttd, F»ftlH»o, Golf EqulpmtM ltS Church Str»»t New Yort t, N- Y. writers and their wives present. . . Grub was magnificent. . . Bob Harlow should have been there to knight Don for his judgment in selecting chefs of Hotel Bel Air and Ojai Valley Inn.

"Sportsman". Spalding house organ, carries partial list of 31 patented types of golf shaft construction, . . Same Issue carries photo of 15 prominent club pros on Spalding factory visit, . . Skee Kiegel, 1017 National Amateur champion, turns pro. . . 1'apcrs of First Annual Fall Field Day on Turf Cullure at University of California, l.os Angeles, hound Into a volume of value for southwestern greenkeepers' library.

Jim Ferrier and Ellie Vines putting on clinics and exhibitions on West Coast to- gether with Claude Hastlng's demonstra- tion of ball compression machine as Wil- son promote, . Stuart Murray heavily booked at his Indoor school, 38 Bromfleld St., Boston. . . Murray teaching the Ernest Jones "Swing into Golf" method. . . By Harcke and Tommy Meehan al Alex. R. Lloyd's indoor golf school. 1026 Wilson Ave., Chicago, , . Steve Omar back at Illinois Athletic Club indoor school for third winter.

No. 11 (">H") yds.) at Riviera, scene of driving recording throughout the I .A Open. . . Snead, first with four diivrs 7Uc it ANY PLACE c*t t£c COURSE ROYER Compost Mixer LAWN SEED A bell driven Model CIH Roy or (capacity 1 la 3 cu. yds. per hour] is almost a» You can'l nrgtic with result! and Turf. easy to move about as a wheelbarrow Many greenskeepeis find this an im- Maker's popularity i* due entirely to |tie results portant advanlage, since it enables them oliiainrtl hy Xurtwrymen ami Gra-nnkeepcrs to mix block dirt, sand and fertilizer into all over the country, You can depend on Turf. lop dressing al any desired spol on Ihe Maker for a rfrep routed, perennial turf. course. This is only one o! the lesser features of the Rayer. The mosl impoilanl Problems? leature that has made Royer ihe tending VI rite for WowltufT* "Something about Turf." green* machine of (he country is that it does a far more unilorm and economical job of shreddinq and blending top dressing mi*lures than any other method. Write for Bulletin 46 giving full information on all our bell, electric and gas driven machines. Available in ca- paciiies to 12 Cu. yds. pet hour. F.H.WOODRUFF

Milford, Conn., Bellerose, L. I., Atlanta ROYER FOUNDRY & MACHINE CD. Sacramento, Dallas, Mercedes, Tex., Toledo 171 PRINGLE »T, K1IWHON. FA totaling 1(M>0 yds.; Willie Hunter, Jr.. second with 1045 total. . . Hugan bit long- est drive, 278 yards. . . Hunter, Jr., second with 276. . . Good showing of pro's sons In LA Open. . . The junior league Included Burke, Ferrier. Hawkins, Cooper, Kirk- Wood, Thomson, Haas, Douglas.

Western Open to LA May 18-21 under co-sponsorship of LA Junior Chamber of Commerce. . . Course to be named later. , Wm. A. Brady signed by Maple Bluff CC, Madison. Wis., as gkpr. . . , Johnny Mor&n, in summer at his driving range at Aurora, 11!., a featured teacher at Ar- thur Murray dance school in Chicago during the cool months. . . Dick Metz after finishing third in Manila Open, flew west- ward around the world in a 36.200 mile air trip. . . Dick played an exhibition at Singapore with Norman Von Nida. . . Ex- hibitions were rained out In Bangkok and Feed Calcutta. Saturday Even log Post article "They're Just Wild About Sports" chronicles the Spalding organization's starring role in development of golf and other tT,S. top sports. . . Samuel II. Swlnt, rhmn., hotel VIGORO* committee, Augusta National GC, sends bulletin to press anil radio men asking for FOR COMMERCUt GROWERS early reservations for the Masters', April fl, 7, 8, 9. . . Swlnt says that after con- NOW! ferences with Augusta hotel managers on —contains not 1—not 2—but all the vital food elements grass must get -from soil!

Vigoro for Commercial Growers is a special formula t reated to help greenkeepers net better results. Like famous Vigoro, it's complete, balanced plant ftM>d ... supplies in ample amounts and in proper proportions all the plant nu- trients f*fa>s must get from soil. Helps produce healthier turf — more disease resistant. Write us direc t for the latest information available concerning golf course upkeep. We'll gladly supply you with new data on the use of Vigoro for Cons me r- j rial Growers. I VIGORO * Vigoro fl Hit frodt- j J"1*" j ^ mark lot Swift U Com- / ComtcKHL Cmrnits ' O , pony'i complete, balanced plant food, " S

S SWIFT £ COMPANY M Ptant Food Diviiion U. S. Yard, SS.73 Chit age 9. HI, at your golf supply doalor tournament accommodations and prices he "is encouraged to believe tilings n III go better." . . . Amen, brother. Al Johnson transfers from Iowa State College course at Ames to become supt. at Indian Hill CC, Winnetka, 111, . . . Photo- graphs and drawings of golf course and landscaping work of Robert Bruce Harris on exhibit at Tavern Club, Chicago, club of mainly artist and writer members. . . Life Magazine Jan. 23 lead feature on Hogan's comeback. . , Story said, "Across the country there was a swell of excite- ment unequalled since Joe DiMaggto's comeback."

Iowa Green keepers' Assn. sets intensely practical program for its I Kilt annual greenkeeping short course at Iowa State college, Ames, March 13, 14, 15. . . Cniver- slty of Tennessee not holding ils Southern Turf Conference this spring. . . Couldn't get enough attendance. , . That's a costly loss that'll particularly hit the smaller clubs, . . Larger clubs with knowing officials will see to It their greenkeepers are financed to other turf educational sessions even if accent Isn't as strong on state condition,

British Board of Greenkeeplng Research report on 194D showed expanded educational work with 6 courses of instruction, increased advisory work including 9i2

NO MORE GREENKEEPING HEADACHES ... or backaches Gr»*n ti>« and fairway hrrf ii no problem. No' with the Con. Sol Power Holler. Rolls at walking speed. Turm an a dime. Bockl up. Takes bunker* and raugfis In stride. And rfoei at good a jab on woflkt and parking lots. Ride ar you roll — without o huge investment. 1400 pound*, with bolloit and operator On dual rolleri. Oat. oltnt driven. Manual speed se lector. Reverse gear with auto, matte safety release. Tiller controls. Girder frame- Sulky rallor detaches at king pin. Sronrolt bearings with Alemite fitting*. 34" wide. 14" (font roller diameter. 18" Sulky roller diame- tor. Corn on any truck ar trailer. Workmanship fully guar, onteed See your ntartil dealer ar writ* direct. L • Jl • -Sitcc /883 visits to clubs, an exhibit of the Board's work, new buildings on the experiment 'Ave fence ground, and close cooperation with British • A AFRICA'S Fiesr WIRE FENCE • and Scotch Golf Greenkeepers' Assns. . . Otto Baker of Ponte Vedra CC, south of Jacksonville, Fla., advises "Highland bent with Bermuda base providing very good greens. Illahee sown over centipede fairways looks fine and plays well." Al Kenwttl operating Luxor golf school, 121 W. 46th St., New York. . . With Al at the school are Jim Bus Mr, Cine Knoll CO, Monticello, N.Y., and Car Jans, Green Brook CC, North Caldwell, N.J. . . , Jack Kedmontl, the trick shot artist, now has bis golf studio at 4 West 4(Mh, New York. . . Leonard Lyons, gossip columnist, says "Joe l>iMaggi» plays golf in California but won't take any lessons, preferring his I^Wat work natural swing. He fear* If be learns to swing a golf club properly, with a stiff left • Yes, Page Chain Link Fence works da v and arm, it it mild affect his baseball swing." I night na protector of property and persons , . . Not If Joe went to a pro who knows land to provide privacy and possible tOOM- as much about golf as Joe does about Iment revenues. May we send you booklet and baseball. I data on varied styles of Page Fence and Gates I and choice of metals a vaiiable, with facts on Always good for a laugh is the "inter- I why you can expect the best oj fence engi- nationally fabulous Yogi Ltd.. Not Inc." Ineering and erecting service from the long- leiperiencod Page Fence specialist near you Hilary Xavler Montanez "Yogi" Fran ken- I -a local firm having lasting interest in every berg, Sr., now operating practice course | job? Write ua for new booklet DH-1 Al on Wilshire Blvd., LA. . . The Yogi ad- vertises himself as "No. 1 Teacher. No. 1 PAGE FENCE ASSOCIATION . M.n»»R> p«. Exhibitionist." American College diction-

BETTER TURF - THE NATURAL, ECONOMICAL WAY with the Improved PERRY'S Greens Spiker IPATENT PEKOINQI An indispensable implement especially designed for property, quickly loosen- ing and aerify ins soil to encourage abundant, healthy turf development and watering efficiency. In every h.ur sq. ft. 100 hollow, high carbon spoons of lasting durability remove y>, in. plugs of compacted suit io an adjust- tble depth up to 4 Inches — without iniury to the turf. The spiking assembly is quickly detached from (he frame by jemoving tour bofti. Bnceureget deeper, healthier. more «• Spoons easy to replace. The tractor drawn tensive root growth; permits mure efficient, economical water ,-ind frrtil- Perry's Greens Spiker is transported on its iier use [ keeps greeni softer without heavy duty rubber tires with lift bar handy waste md injury of over-watering. An for operation from driver's seat. essential of modern turf maintenance.

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PERRY'S GREENS SPIKER IK'fn Prescoti Road. Mrmpbii. Tenn. ary defines exhibitionist as "one who de- sires to make an exhibition of himself." . . Jim Beattie of Wilson's NY office tells us Tom Donahue, New Haven (Conn.) muny course pro, has as his auto license "MUNI." Gene Knot, seo.-treas,, l,akcwnod ©C. Denver, pro and sec.-trcas., Itoeky Moun- tain PGA, sent Kooky Mountain PGA members ronclse, comprehensive and ac- curate report of annual PGA meeting promptly after returning home. , . Nicho- las Ksplnosa, father of Abe and A), now 04 and still a very spry citizen of the MOWING EQUIPMENT Monterey peninsula, . . New clubhouse to be hultt hy Stevens Point (Wis.) CC. . . Quickly adaptable GANG FRAMES Marlene Bauer, 15-year-old younger of the thatt handlhar e from 3 to 11 cutters. Rug- gedldty built CUTTING UNITS for two talented golfing sisters ami 1949 Na- rough.ufih.ii and fairways. Professionally tional Junior Girls' champion, voted designed GREENSMOWER of highest Female Athlete of the Year in Associated quality. Dependable POWER LAWN MOW- Press poll. . . Louise Suggs was second ERS for general utility and Halie Dldrlkson Zaharlas, third. work. All with time proven reputations for For 4th consecutive year new record reliability, efficiency and econ- set at University of Mexico, Albuquerque, omy. Your IDEAL course. . . Despite 17 days when weather dealer can pro- prohibited play there were 50,202 rounds vide complete information — or played, , . George Lake, Long Beach, write for catalogs today. Calif. Recreation Park muny course pro says that of record 1919 Christmas gift IDEAL Power Lawn Mower Co. shop sales 60^!- of the volume was directly Dept. G-50, Springfield, Mass. due to junior golf promotion. . . Wichita IKs.) CC new course to be opened this

OOLGE SS WEED-KILLER Where no vegetation whatever is desired. Penetrates deep down to plant roots end killt. Steriliiei the toil, preventing normal sprouting of wind-blown seeds. Weeding the thorough, modern chemical way eliminates backbreaking toil and saves the cost of many labor-hours.

E. W. T. SELECTIVE WEED-KILLER (2-4-DI Highly recommended for maintaining beauty of lawn and fairway. Worfci iti way down into the rooti of brush, dandelion, plantain, poison ivy, ragweed, tumec and other ohnoiiouj plant!, KILL but doej not injure- molt turt groitei.

weeps Pleat* writ* for descriptive literature explain- H£*£! ing how thai* felted OOLGE product! can belt be used tor yO«r weeding requirements. The C. B. DOLGE Co. WESTPORT, CONNECTICUT Gross...weeds...tall growth year. . . Old course to be used as Albert McDonald muny course. . , Bill Diddle architect of new course. , . Mike Murra, Wichita CC pro, says layout Is one that MOW 'EM SMOOTH has club hoping to get a National Ama- WITH A ROTARY SCYTHE teur. 9 1KADC MAIK Put Markovtch. Kkhmnnd (Calif.) CO Whirl™ pro made a sales feature of golf books as U. i ft». Olf. Christmas presents. . . Eugene Erirkson. supt., International Business Machines Corp. course ai Poughkccpsie, N.V., writes POWER MOWER Interesting. Informative piece about one 18, 33, 24 mad of the IBM's two courses, in O. M. Scott 3 1" eattini & Sons Co. Turf Talks. . . Ollle Huff, widths. IB green rhnin., Alderwood CC, Portland, yt • r H of pro Ten leadership. Ore,, started oft his committee's report Write (or free to members on 1949: "Nothing whatever ! I: -r a wits done to completely satisfy the entire membership of the club." , . . Cary Mld- dleiofT at Bel Air CC (LA dist.) having SUCTION LIFT ptillM matUitl grawt up some more pictures taken for his forth- into high-speed blade. Chops clip- coming golf book. . . Doc also got a treat- pings into fine mutch. ment on practice tee al Riviera from Alex PREVENTS RESEEDING ., .Cuts Morrison. . . Doc suffering from a spell everything. Leaves nothing of the hooks. . . Prentice-Hall to bring out standing to go to seed! Joe Novak's book this spring. , , Theme LOW MAINTENANCE COST of Joe's volume is organizing one's swing ...Simple blade sharpens to system which Includes J fundamentals easily with hand file. of addresH and 4 of swing that are com- Write WHIRLWIND. Int. mon to most great players, . . Jimmy 3738 N'nrlh Richard* St. Demaret and one of Itob Hope's gag Milwaukee 12, \V;nr.,rj*in writers figuring on doing a golf book Subnuiiarv of Toro Mfg. Co.

MOVE - OR STOP GROWING — If wot up to us to decide — to here we ore in our new location with room for future expansion. OUR PARTS DEPARTMENT for golf course equipment — already recognized as the largest in Eastern Missouri and Southern Illinois — is BOW still larger, and — OUR REPAIR DEPARTMENT has kept pace with it. OUR DISPLAY OF MACHINERY and equipment lor maintenance of golf courscs, city parks, estates, and institution grounds, contains the latest Torn Mowers. Hardie Sprayers, ami a rafi of other nationally-known equipment. Besides we have a complete line of such supplies at — FUNGICIDES, INSECTICIDES, FERTILIZERS, AND GOLF COURSE SUPPLIES. We Invite you to visit ui In our new building.

LAWRENCE J. MEISEL COMPANY - «« * BRENTWOOO HVDCUVTON t, mo. Serving Eastern Missouri and Southern Illinois which should he rich In color ant) nierrt- ment. Jimmy Thomson says 14 pros consti- tuting Hawaii PGA have the islands nutty about golf. . . Walter Nagorski, Ft. Shafter, pres. of pros, kept Jimmy busy on promotion during his Hawaiian visit. . . Boys getting good help from Red Mc- Queen, sports editor, Honolulu Advertiser. . . Thomson says many of the islanders too small for American length of clubs. . , Goif Illustrated, London, cites British PGA figures for 1949 competition showing For Turf Perfection 60 players had average of 75 or better for all tournament rounds. . . Doubts "would USE So&t& we lose our money if we betted that TURF PRODUCTS America could not produce 60 players of Over a quarter of the nation's Leading equal merit." , . . Golf In Argentine cele- country clubs depend upon Scotts to brating Its 50th year. . . Mar del Plata is help provide thick, fast greens and Argentina's oldest club, uniform fairways. This Spring use Willie (ioggln and Ben Roman In golf Scoffs proven turf products for cham- school at I'ark Sheraton hotel, S&ttl SI, pionship turf. Write for prices and and 7th Ave,, New York. . . Since Neal alto ask about Scotts time saving I .sing became mgr. of Park Sheraton it's "WEED and FEED" treatment. getting big play from golfers. , . Jim O. M. Scott & SONS CO. Naulty, Preside «(' (ST dlst.) still limp- ing from injury suffered when pupil hit 13 Park St.. Marysville, Ohio him with a 5 iron during a lesson. . . also Palo Alto. California T. M Rra. Eddie Dulno, Harold Stone and I'at Markovleh watching Jim hobble at Pebble Beach recalled damage done them by pupil's swings while teaching. . . Boys

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BEAVER Tractor Co., Inc. M73 Stratford Avenue, Stratford. Conn. agreed you've always got to he careful of the customer — you never knots when it's loaded. Arizona green keepers met at Arizona CC, Phoenix, Jan. 20 to organize state association. , . There are some fellows who really perform miracles making the desert bloom with greens and fairways. . . Joe Sanders completed construction of El- hole course for Wickenburg (Ariz.) CC to Billy Bell's plans, . . Jules Platte, at Knollwood CC (Chicago dist.) In summer on job as Wickenburg pro. . . Portersfield, Calif., holds Its "first annual professional BANISH baseball men's" golf tournament. Biggest entry for Fourth Annual Invita- 'Booby Trap tion tournament at Great Southern GC, {Jtilfport, Minn. . . . Event restricted to Showers" home-club pros in south and their members. . . Sam Snead and Patty Berg named "Outstanding golfers of 1949" at with the DOUBLE Safety of Alhlele of the Year banquet of Los An- geles Times. . . Ken Hons field, British Kyder Cupper, says last winter's 1(1 week trip on U.S. tournament circuit cost him CHS $31100 and he "was very careful," , , . THERMOSTATIC Ken doesn't see much chance of Walker 'SHOWER MIXERS ('lip matches being close competition until British Walker Cuppers play more with, and get more Instruction from British pros. . . Pros learning from practice range operators and arc using clean.

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Club D.B.A. PRODUCTS CO. I fiddl... I Dept. GD3 Da erf laid, 111. L 1 _bt2J white balls when giving lessons. , , Sell- ing and psychological effect on pupils favorable when neat balls an- used. Jimmy Overton now pro at Southern Pines (N.C.I CC. . . Henry Picard and asst. Mike Krak for winter al ultra Ye- man's Hall near Pic's native Charleston, S.C. , . . Pic as player and teacher a big factor in developing "American style" of play. . Jimmy D'Angeio really steaming up new Dunes GACC Myrtle Beach, S.C, as alluring golf resort. . , ft. B. Jennings, Sr. building 18 hole Grand view public course at Columbia, S.C. . . . Jennings did Grade A job on Glenwood public course. . . Grass greens installed last year at Sunset CC, Sumter, S.C. now make course a fine layout where Ed Fticcoboni keeps 'em happy with Southern golf hospitality. . . Roland Robertson at Darlington tS.C.I CC has developed greens worth bragging about in any part of the land . . Con- FENCE STILE struction to start on Ciaffney (S.C,) this Plan now to cut your fence maintenance cost by spring. , . Union (S.C.) constructing 9- installing steel fence stiles. hole course to Robert Trent Jones design.

fan srm MIOSES, WALKWAYS, SKCIAL Pete Mitchell, South Ca'lina gentleman $T1I.I5 and RAIN SHCLTCRS, for Wilson, fills us in on some activity in that section of the universe. . , Frit* Contact Your Supplier or Write Mann, formerly of Oconee CC, Seneca, JAMESTOWN FABRICATED STEEL CO. S.C., now pro at Sprlngmald GC, Chester, [034 Allan Streat Jamestown, N. Y. S.C. , . . Springs employees at Chester and at Lancaster, N.C., presented with

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Walter Whiting, who started with Pel- ham (N.Y.) CC as pro in 1924, later became pro-gkpr., then mgr., now gen, mgr. of the club. . . Buck Luce, formerly asst. ' to Lew Worsham at Oakmont and to Jack Burke, Jr. at Metropolis, named Pelham he pro. . . Jimmy Mines, pro at new Tucson > Lint ( Ariz, I CC says he'd never seen anything like the way the club's two-year-old bent SOD CUTTER greens have developed. . . Jimmy won Arizona Open with 190: Johnny Revolts AM ffficicnt One Man TooI of Del Rio second with 203 and Rickl THo Urtt Sod Ct#H#f b**n d*t>qrv*d and built for OOtf Rarick, former Iowa Open champion, was ent frtsnepfrtHofl . L15M in weight but itvr^y thii cwHtr third with 20ft. r«qii>rtt no f»or» prcttu't th«* it roqutrod to drtv* * tpod* into tNo 9round, tbon by * tariM of »oty (orword fhovot. Kenturkiana (ireenkeepers' Assn. will fh« bUd* will Cut tmoo'Hly and »r»n|y ynd*r 'ho taoH l#*»m{j t (bii^t, «lmolt inwitibU Cut Th* lod mjy bo have Its annual spring P'ield Day at Kt. feBod of cut into ihort lonqth* for Miy fofidliftgin d r«- Knox, Ky.« Enlisted Men's GC, April S. . . pUced without dam*g# to tfio g'#M, Th* imoatH t»in cut Expect large attendance of Kentucky anil •!lo*i th* i«d to ft wtnfy into pl

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Available to operators located within 500 miles of Chicago RENTAL UNITS at nominal rates. Full details furnished upon request.. hide courses on watershed property as possible source of water contamination, "WLaks (pAadji&i Suffolk, Va.. new muny course to open this spring. . , Fresno, Calif,, second muny (X fihnAWm 18-hole course construction work started under supervision of pro Bert Stamps, . . Retrieve Bails With Seattle, Wash,, Foster GC, dally fee course owned by Bob Eddy, celebrated its 25th MACDONALD birthday by waiving green fees. . . Start adding additional 9 to Huntington Beach, B Calif., hole muny course. .. Cheering piece ALSHAG about lefthanded golfers in Bill Cunning- Thre« U. i Patent j ham's column in Boston Herald. . . Bill • Parkeriied Rust Resistant Springs. said he wrecked Gene Sarazen's game for a while by having Gene play him lefthanded • Reinforced Tube for Longer Wear. for 9 holes. . . Bill got hia customary south- paw 51. . . Gene got 56. • Three Lengths holding 18, 20 or 22 Salts Architect James (i. Harrison, Pittsburgh, remodeling Irwin (Pa.) OC. , . Seattle hoping for 1*S(«A Piihlinx championship for West Seattle course in l»52 or IftfiS. , . When ordering state height of operator Seal tie (.( hoping for National Amateur BalshaG retails at S4 00 maybe in 1952. , . Lo* Angeles CC also wants ne\t National Amateur (hat's Liberal discount to Pros and Ranges awarded to the West... Ilank Garletts from Yakima (Wash.) CC to pro Job al neighbor- ing Klvcrslde CC. IAN MACDONALD 3544 Cooper ftrMt Death of Harry Lauder mourned by many SAN DIEGO 4. CALIFORNIA veteran American golfers who played with him, . . Dot of the Scotch-born elders In U.S. pro golf were Harry's pals . . Lauder kept in correspondence contact with Scotty

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Making the Swing Around Golf 8 Superintendents Mold I .argent Annual Meet at Boston By Herb Graffls 37 full of Events Schedule All-Important to Club By George Calderwood 4? U. of Florida Accents Golf — Country Club Helps 48 Dead Land Restored to Life by Golf Turf I'rogram By Cliff Allen 50 Give Salesman Time; He'll Pay Pro In Ideas By Bob Gutweln 54 Architectural Features of Outstanding Course By Robert Bruce Harris 58 The "Bright Look" Appeals In Ft. Wayne CC's New Shop 65 Behavior of Named Bents Under Playing Use By W. II. Glover 68 Briefs of Committee Reports at USGA Annual Meeting VI How Plnchurst Prepares Turf for Winter Play By llenson Maples 70 When the Dlvil is Nihhlln Ver Niblick By Hugh Gordon 82 Need and Cse of Potash In Turf Development By S. D. Gray 86 News from Ihe Manufacturers 108

MAKING THE SWING executive, has been appointed asst. to Jerome P. Bowes, Jr., of Western Golf (Continued from page 35) Assn. . . . Woodward will work with Ex. . , John M. Brennan, Jamaica (N.Y.) Press Sec. Joe C. Ilogan and Educational Director golf scribe with big readership on Long Itoland F. McGulgan on the Western's Island has been campaigning for better caddy program, . . George Page and Mike caddy manageinenl in that district. . . Brady building a D-hole practice course al Brennan cites complaints that "bottle Saugus (Boston dlst.). . . Colorado State babies" get too many choice assignments Publicity Dept., Denver, publishes new to discouragement of sober caddies. . . guide of state's golf courses. . . Broadmoor Philadelphia dlst. course supts. in cheering (Colo.) GC remodeling and 9 new holes section for Martin Naughton's recovery, . . being added to plans of Robert Trent Naught on, supt. at Northampton CC, Jones. Easton, Pa., and a very grand guy Is in St. Eliza bet It's hospital. Neat notebook Green keepers' Club of New England distributed for use at NGSA Nearly 6000 golfers, representing 174 convention. . . Book was extensively used clubs in London, Eng.. dist., have entered in writing reminders of work brought up Evening News week-end tournament which by convention talks. . . Green keepers' Club will end Sept. 13.. . Listens tike a great golf of New England, organized Feb. 25, 1924, promotion Idea for U.S. papers to follow, was first gi eenkeepers' organization in U.S. . , Some British newspapers withdrawing , , . Fee courses In metropolitan districts as sponsors of pro tournaments. . . Fine making early booking of industrial tourna- publicity for National Greenkeeplng Supts. ments for this summer, , , Shortage of convention at Boston in Boston Herald courses in some areas making It tough to story by Joe Looney and Tom Fitzgerald, book the trade events. . , Don Bosco Com- Boston Globe. , . Joe and Tom angled their pieces to course experts showing home munity Center, Port Chester, N.Y., con- owners how to get fine lawns. ducting caddy training program during April, , . J. J- Carlyle, asst. pro at Green Milt Woodward, former Chicago sports- Valley CC, conducting the course.,. Carlyle writer and later minor league baseball will have guest pros for the kids.