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Sept( 111/>( r, If}48 John J. O'Brien, Kebo' head, laud Lis- comb... Engineer's GC, Roslyn, L.I., .Y., started as swanky private club and in recent years operated a a fee course, i for sale by Prudence-Bond Corp., 10 E. 40th t., NYC. . . PGA 1919 champion- ships, won by , was played at Engineers as was 1920 ational mateur, won by . Richard Speer Van Sisco, 81, owner of Ferncliffe GC, West Caldwell, N.J., died July 24... He'd over-exerted himself the PURATURF*177 day previously working in hot weather around his home. . . He was born on the course. . . Part of his farm he sold to Mountain Ridge CC. . . Ferncliffe will be Q!~,-~~!~ modernized by Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Henderson, heirs to the property, who have operated it as a fee course for Cadmium several years . •. _------Wonder when the PGA will issue its long-delayed record book and tournament players' biography volume? . . . Latest ~C?~p~'!~~ one was compiled in 1941. . . Western G tournament press book and Wilson The outstanding material porting Goods Co. booklet on Wilson advisory taft members help a lot in get- for turf protection and ting publicity for golf personalities and show PG what can be done. . . USG eradication of first national Junior championship had entry of 495 qualifying on 41 cours s for • DOLLAR SPOT • PINK PATCH 128 qualifiers. • COPPER SPOT NON-IRRIT ATlNG-NON-MERCURIAl

In on impartial survey of lead- ing greenkeepers testing Pura- turf 177, 9 out of 10 report: 1. Eradication of Dollar Spot GRASS SEED infection within 2-7 days after Davis 9rass seed will 9ive your 9reens, tees and application depending on se- fairways that needed lift after a hot scorching verity of the infestation. summer sun. Let us take care of your fall seedin9 require- 2. Prevention of Dollar Spot ments. We also have a complete line of supplies maintained by a 10-14 day and equipment:- spray schedule. 3. No injury is reported on bent grasses when used ac- cording to directions. 4. Elimination of and protec- tion against Copper Spot diseases. Manufactured by GALLOWHUR CHEMICAL CORP. NEW YORK, N. Y. Distributed by Niagara Chemical Division Food Machinery Corp. MIDDLEPORT, N. Y. Trade Mark

12 Golldom H. B. Musser, prof., agronomy, Penn- WEATHER FORECAST: sylvania State college, has been appoint- ed editor of the Turf Manual which the USGA Green section will issue. . . Plans for the manual have been approved by the board the USGA Green section named and work on writing the book is in progress.

Mary Moz I, pro i ter of pro Joe Moz I at Lloyd's G ,Portland, Ore., twlce s t a new course record for women at Portland Plan now for handsome turf next sum- GC during July ... Her first record was mer by investigating Thompson Under- 73 and three day later he knocked in ground Rotor Sprinklers. A Thompson 71. .. That's better than many fellows did System pays for itself by cutting labor during the 1947 PGA championship on the cost to the bone. At one Los Angeles Portland course ... The flood didn't reach installation (54 fairways), the irriga- the Portland G course and it' now in tion "crew" consists of one man! ... beautiful condition ... Robert Trent Jones is architect of th new Rock Rimmon Free Plan Service provided. Write for near Stamford, onn.... Construction of 1948 Catalog. the first 9 holes has begun. . . The course will have escalators on two of the hole .

It was good for a loud laugh by the gallery at the Tam O'Shanter All A-May- rican play-off when a marshal yelled "Stand where you are at!" and a spectator helpfully retorted, "Watch your gram- mar." ... Special scorecard at Mohawk Ge, Schenectady, N.Y., this year shows a picture of Jim Thomson, Mohawk's pro- gkpr., and a view of the clubhouse ... tJet TRU-PUTT GREEN lNith a ROYER COMPOST SHREDDER-MIXER

~ ..---/ .. I .• -d-- /' . k Your eag e eye an trusty putter sm more long putts ongood greens ... with that smooth, .- velvety, even-textured turf that has been nur- ..-- tured on Royerated compost. And now, in the fall, is the time to begin work on your 1949 greens. Get a Royer now and start preparing a stockpile of nitrogen-rich, moisture-retentive compost. Royers are available in electric, belt driven, or gas engine models in capacities /' ranging from 1 to 16 cu. yds. per hour. Write for Royer Bulletin 46.

13 The card advises that it's the club's 50th birthday and Jim's 30th year on the job at the club. Ridgemoor CC (Chicago dist.) recently held its fourth annual party for disabled veterans from Hines (Ill.) VA hospital. .. Clubs and balls were furnished for the kids who could play the course or putt . . . The affair finished with a dinner at the By utilizing MILORG - natural or- clubhouse ... Ridgemoor members kicked ganic fertilizer - as a carrier for grass seed, in for buying clubs and balls for use at mixing the two together in properly balanced the Hines and Great Lakes Naval hospital ratio (about 5 lbs. of seed to 40 lbs. of courses. . . Veteran golf writers O. B. MILORGANITE under average conditions) Keeler and Grantland Rice are ill. - you can seed and fertilize, all in one oper- ation. Hermitage CC, Richmond, V., had a Aside from the saving in time and labor that field day and gala dinner celebrating 20th this represents, it also insures more uniform year at the club of its great old Scotch- distribution of seed. The MILORGANITE born pro, Tommy Galloway ... Club pre- gives grass an earlier, healthier start, and sus- sented Tommy with a $2500 bond. . . . rains growth throughout the season. Hermitage will be scene of 1949 PGA MILORGANITE is also the best championship ... Great growth of public carrier for applying 2,4-D, DDT, courses in west and south reflected in en- _1\(f.Q:~~\ chlordane, etc., for controlling .., weeds, grubs, chinch bugs, ants tries at 1948 Public Links championship and other pests. at Atlanta ... 1949 Publinx will be played Write to our Turf Service Bu- at El Rancho, Los Angeles, which is just reau for detailed data pertain- i118 to this newest method of being finished ... Seneca course at Louis- T'ur] Mailltmance. For best ville, Ky., will be host to 1950 Public results • • • fertilize with Links championship. MILORGANITE. Looks like Texas will continue turning out stars ... Don Addington, 17, Houston, "SWELL DAY SWELL GAME - now for a Swell Shower" And when the members are in this swell mood, it had better be a swelt shower- or you're going to hear - and hear plenty - about it. No member like to have an otherwise perfect day spoiled by a shower that unexpectedly runs ice cold or scalding hot. Assure a "perfect" hower for your memo bers by installing Powers thermostatic shower mixer. Powers mixer promptly deliver water at the desired temperature without wasting hot or cold water or time. Temperature of water will remain constant Phone or Write tor Circular H48 wherever set. Do yourself and your dub a favor ... have your plumber install Pow- THE POWERS REGULA- ers mixers NOW! TOR CO., 2799 Greenview 48GA Avenue, CHICAGO 14 • 231 East 46th Street, NEW YORK 17 • 1808 West 8th peWERS Street, LOS ANGELES 5. Offices in 50 Cities • See Your I THERMOSTATIC SHOWER MIXERS Phone Book • Esta blished in 1891

(/olfdmtl got 4: under 67 at Brackenridge Park, an Antonio, to be medalist of tate Junior champion hip which was won for second tim by L. M. Crannell, Dallas. . . Earl W. Morris named Managing Direc- tor, Canadian PGA... No salary with the job... Club Manager Day at National Hotel e position, NYC, et as ov. 8... o more Philip Morri cigarettes as hole- in-one prizes ... The company gave 1110 golfers 1,000 Philip Morris cigarette DEEP·ROOJED TURF apiec whil the award wa being made. .. Joe Kirkwood had hi clubs stolen by for perennial growth! kids at Western Open. . . Billy Bell to design Monterey Hills course near outh Pasadena, Calif. from WOODRUFF'S GOLD SEAL Johnny Bulla's criticism of treatment of American pros in British Open was JUhI*'#det ignited when gave a couple ADAPTED explains in a word the fea- of the American pros the ice instead of ture that enables Turf-Maker to give a lift when they were looking for a ride you the kind of tough, hardy turf from the Muirfield clubhouse into town ... that can "take it"! We hear that some Winged Foot members ADAPTED means there is a Turf- are willing to bet in fancy figures on Maker mixture especially blended in a match against to thrive under your specific Frankie Stranahan. local conditions. Fred H. Bernet, former sec.-treas., Club Managers ssn. of America and for 14 years mgr., Missouri AC, t. Louis, appointed paid e.recuf ive sec., CM Richard R. andford named mgr., James River CC, wport ews, Va.... Frank

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I;) W. Harding new mgr., Menlo CC, Red- • • wood City, Calif..•. Amateurs now VELVETY GREENS AND wanting to turn pro have to wait 6 months after signifying their intention to FIRM fAIRWAYS DRAW the PGA before they are eligible for prize money in tournament in which providers GOLFERS TO YOUR of the prize money have agreed to PG terms ... Interesting legal pos 'ibilitie' in COURSE that ruling ... Prize money list extended in tournaments with more than $10,000 purses by revised PGA tournament regu- lations.

PGA's national meeting this year will be held at Dunedin, Fla., PGA National GC, Dec. 1-3... Twin Orchard CC (Chi- cago dist.) raised $2,500 for hospitalized veterans recreation at its 1948 pro-am . The club previously had raised $5000 . Hotel Traymore, Atlantic City, N.J., lists a " salad.". . . King George VI in visiting the British Open this year became the first reigning British monarch to see that event. . . Frank Stranahan is first golfer to hold British and Canadian amateur titles the same year ... Dorothy Kirby elected pres., Women's Southern GA... Southern Women's 1949 champion- ship to be played at New Orleans CC... Onondaga CC, Syracuse, N.Y., celebrating its 50th birthday. Feed VIGORO * Joe Kirkwood offered 50 reward and "no questions asked" for return of clubs NOWI • Smooth, uniform greens-even, START Irrigation thick fairways attract golfers. And Plans HERE ... naturally that means more profits. Managers of golf courses every- where have discovered how Vigoro -complete, baJanced plant food- Choose your sprinkler helps produce play-attracting turf. heads first and save - their specifications direct· Vigoro supplies all the plant nu- Iy aHed pipe and plumb· trients grass must have for best ing equipment needed. growth and development. So order Vigoro today and feed • Courses all over the country have chosen RAIN BIRD Sprinkler Heads it regularly. You'll be -available in a wide range of models mighty pleased with that lets you choose exactly the irri- the results Vigoro gation needed. By choosing the right RAIN BIRD heads first, you may save helps produce. a great deal of money on piping. • Vigoro is the trade- Write for catalog. mark for Swift & Corn- pony's complete, bal- anced plant food. L. R. Nelson Mfg. Co., Inc. SWIFT & COMPANY PEORIA, ILLINOIS Manufacturers of Lawn Ilna Golf Course Plant Food Division Sprinkling Equipment • Oll"b,,,a irritation U. S. Yards • Since 1911 Chicago 9, III. 16 Goljdo/ll tolen from hi car at We tern Open. . . 'I'he offer hasn't brought the clubs back. Get real protection from . . Louise ugg now an honorary Lt. Col. in Georgia militia and aide to Gov. M. E. destructive DOLLAR SPOT- 'I'hompson, .• uppo e I can do orne BROWN PATCH·COPPER SPOT strutting too on honor , having received appointment a an "honorary Tar Heel" use efficient from Gov. R. Gregg Cherry of orth Carolina. . . That mu t have b n ar- ranged by Bill harp, .C. tat pres: F* agent and Bob Harlow 0 I could show Experience and experimentation ha e credentials another kind of a heel than proved the high effectivene of Puraturf that which I've b n called by 10\\' char- a a powerful liquid organic turf fungi- acters. cide. Easy to use, Puraturf will keep your Good to see that Al Zimmerman's get- lawn and turf healthy. Just mix with ting back to tournament form ... Al beat water and apply as directed. It's eco- out such talent as Porky Oliver and nomical, too! Chuck Congdon for the Washington Open title. . . Nelson came back to win this FOR A COMPLETE PRAY PRO- year's Texas Open title. . . That elder GRAM use Puraturf plus PURA- statesman Len Mattson of White Bear re- TURF 177, the out tanding organic peated as winner of Minnesota PGA cadmium turf fungicide. championship. Distributed by Premier Oil Refining Co., Longview, NIAGARA SPRAYER AND CHEMICAL Tex., on its own private cour e spon rored DIVISION a highly succes sful amateur invitation FOOD MACHINERY CORPORAtiON tournament for b nefit of Gonzales Warm Springs Foundation for polio... 700 were MIDDLEPORT, N. Y. at the barbecu and pool auction. . . Manufactured by Those Texans do things big... Flossmoor GALLOWHUR CHEMICAL CORP. CC (Chicago dist .•) celebrating its 50th ·Trade Mark NEW YORK, N. Y. anniversary ... Flossmoor was host to

Protect Greens, Shrubbery, Trees • • • SPR Y the IRON AGE WAY GREENS keepers praise the low-cost protection they SEND FOR FREE BULLETIN get from Farquhar Iron Age Sprayers on golf greens, showing how it will pay you to Spray shrubbery, bushes, trees. Especially designed to spray the Iron ABe Way. Write: A. B. Farquhar Co., Farm Equipment Divi- areas inaccessible to large wheel and truck - moun ted sion, 3427 Duke St., York, Pa. sprayers, these handy machines are ideal for economical general-utility work around any size golf course. Shown here is an Iron Age Sprayer, equipped with a 4- gallons-per-minute pump, protecting golf greens. The famous Iron Age Pump delivers the constant high pres- sures needed for thorough penetration. This unit can also be used for weed control, whitewashing buildings, disin- fectant work or fire protection. Farquhar builds Iron Age Sprayers in various types, sizes and pump pressures to meet all requirements.

S( pteml)( r, JrJI,,' 17 1923 National Amateur won by ~Iax Marston and 1920 PGA won by with a 1 up victory over Doug- las Edgar. Roberto de Vicenzo, whose golf in win- ning the North British Rubber tourna- ment at Harrogate, was declared as good as Britain has seen this season, is a nephew of Jose Jurado ... Jose was very popular on his visits to the U.S .... Billy Maxwell, 18, who finished a stroke behind Byron Nelson, winner of the 1948 Texas PGA's Open event at EI Paso, is one of twin sons of W. O. Maxwell, pioneer DON'T LET YOUR GREEN ' greenkeeper of Abilene ... Norman von BECOME A ROUGH! Nida to be operated on in London this month. . . His affliction is catarrh. Save your carefully tended greens and fairways for the Morrie Talman, pro at Whitemarsh Val- golfers. Keep out thoughtless ley CC (Philadelphia dist.) , in a year has trespassers with a Reolock" Fence. blind Bob Allman, 36 year old U. of Penn. It's tamper-proof, weather-resistant and virtu- alumnus, playing fine golf for a sightless ally maintenance-free. Furnished with or with- fellow. . . Allman and Talman job was out barbed wire top. To see how low the cost subject of Norristown Times Herald can be, write anyofour offices for free estimate. sports editor Red McCarthy's column and =Trade-name of The Colorado Fuel and Iron Corp. and subsidiaries half page of pictures recently ... Allman, formerly U. of Penn. wrestler and now WICKWIRE SPENCER STEEl DIVISION successful Philadelphia businessman, "I'" otIAWA., Avf"'lUr "Uf'AlO 1 NEW VOltW qualified for the blind national Champion- THl COLORADO FUel AND IRON CORP ('O,."t'",(N'.' Oil 81;1101,.,,('; DENV(I., COIO.AOO ship with 134 over Whitemarsh's 6,670 THE CALIFORNIA WIRE CLOTH CORP. yds. . . . Double par on home course is loan lQlH AVlNiJE OAtI'lANO'" CAllfORN'A standard qualifying procedure for the ••• N HfS & Olsr.,.uro,s IN KEY CUllS t v t e r w u t », blind championship ... Allman drives from See What the EZEE FLOW Is Doing For Golf Courses

An 1';%]'~I'~FLO\\" I'p,·t lllzcr Hpreaot'r and HI'('opr \\ ill save you t inu-, fl'rt ilizrr. dWlllieal", seeds and 1ll0lW\ 'ihl' 8-foot golf course model spreao~ unlror m appJ"i: cations (no }JIOI'\, rn nk ?r hn r-e . pots) t hroug h 32 ports HI any ratl' fr-om H II-'\' pound s of gTHSS :·wt'd IIJl Spreads Any Fertilizer ... even damp sew- to n ton of fl'l'l ilizr-r pel' uorv. Hcl ica l ngi t a t or- ;1('1ion age sludge and hard, lumpy nitrate and nulvcrizus ma t cr-Inl s, III Ixes hopper cont ent s n nd mixed fertilizers. feeds eve-n tlow to m ic-ro-jshu t t er port s. Ca ms. IlIO\- Sows Grasses ... Blue Grass, Red Top, Bent ing through slots ill hopper hot torn, push IlIHI!'rial Grass, Orchard Grass, Clovers at rates ad- t hrough ports in Ht!'lul., nOIl-plogging flow. Oi\'(',' justable to a few pounds per acre. :"('HrS of tr0I1111('-frpl' onc -rnn n onerat ion at ,llI'pd. un 10 10 mill'S ncr ho ur. In 1I~t' on Il1Hn~' flrH'~t cou S('S Spreads Chemicals ... Calcium Chloride for ,\ \,11ila hie fOJ' inunodin t e del ivcr-v. P('rfort'l; n~l: parking areas and drives; arsenate of lead gllnrante( d or monoy rr-Iundvd. \\·rite \IS 01' ask and other powdered insecticides and weed \ 0111' golf pqllipnlf'nt dva ler. killers. Mixes Materials ... Balance your own ferti- lizer formulas; spread loam, compost, sand, POWER PRODUCTION COMPANY top dressing, etc. 10 So.LA SALLE ST. CHICAGO 3, ILLINOIS

(;olfd(J1I/ 160 to 200 yd The caddy lines up r Allman's clubs Allman putts by sound and Morri says he is a good putter. Same Day Shipment!

aples (F'la.) Beach &GC installs n w fairway watering system and 50,000 G ASS SEED clubhouse alterations ..• Paul Bell, pro, I Rock Island (Ill.) rsenal GC returns to apler as wint r pro. .. ew York Trust o. Inde . quotes Frank Menke estimating of "Known 9uali y" over 5 billion dollars will be spent by .S. sports participants and spectator' this Tested for Purity and Germination yea.r... The Trust Co. Index survey says there are 4 million golfers and 20 million bowlers. For Better Golf Turf

It's difficult to make accurate estimates All turf gra' e tried and pro\en golf of numbers of golfers and bowlers because of differences in defining who's a golfer or mixtures. pecial formula blended bowler ... GOLFDOM goes on the basis of to your own pecifications. active buying in defining a golfer. . . Its surveys indicate about 3 million golfers playing 5 or more games a year ... But Write for new fall price Ii ton eed , many who probably don't play that often consider themselves golfers, just as I, fertilizer, and golf course upplie. who haven't bowled in a year, may think of myself as a bowler. . . I bowl a fine golf score and golf a fairly good bowling I score.

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STANDARD MFG. CO. Box G, Cedar Falls, Iowa HOlE CUTTERS Ill., with 15 minute of fresh golf news, history and gossip ... Jacob en Ifg. Co., mower makers, gave Racine Boy couts rides to .Madison, Wi ., in Jacobs n e recu- tives' plane as prizes for community serv- ice... Ice Follies stars award Wilson clubs as prizes to winners in an Francisco Call-Bulletin junior golf championship, one of the biggest junior promotions con- ducted in any city. Ryder Cup 1949 matches to be played Friday and Saturday, Sept. 16 and 17, at FALL SEEDING produces Ganton club, 9 miles from Scarborough, thick turf quicker. and about 160 miles north of London... Club was started in 1891... came there as pro in 1896 and registered from Ganton, won U.S. Open in 1900 at S~SEED Chicago GC. . . Vardon was succeeded as is unsurpassed for Ganton pro by who was there for 9 years. . . Championship length is quality and value. about 6,400 yds .... Par of regular course Write for prices on your requirements is 36-33 69... Probably will be stretched and ask about our special Golf-Park to comfortable 71 for Ryder cup matches. Fertilizer and lawn Food plus Weed .. Short 17th and 400 yd. dogleg 18th are Control. *T.M. REG. over a road. . . Pre-war pro record was O. M. & SONS CO. 65... Course is rather tightly trapped ... Scott Tough rough and trees are other hazards. 38 Park Ave. Marysville, Ohio Also Ridgefield, N. J. and Palo Alto, Calif. New right-of-way for Central Boul., Dallas, Tex., will cut 8 holes of Dallas AC's course and site of clubhouse ... Club planning new layout ... Long illness fatal to Tommy Cox, 43, well known golfer and

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