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of sticking its head in the trap sand and its rump up in the air when all has not been serene. MAKING Lawson Little's resignation as chmn.. Rules committee of the PGA, following a tltC ^ftk controversy at Harlingen about winter local rules, undoubtedly will crystallize a trend toward PGA observance of USGA rule3. . Miserable playing conditions on SWING " some winter tournament courses makes play difficult. . . Little, holder of the un- equalled record of four U. S. and British national amateur titles consecutively, pos- sibly recalled the time before he was a pro By and thought proa were masters of difficult HERB GRAFFIS conditions of play. Public reaction to the PGA softening of THE GOLF NEWS IN BRIEF rules has iw-en a loss of interest in low scores. . . Scores under 65 don't mean much to the public anymore,,. Controversy about pros filing teeth into the races of No nml to get r\riM ahout Nlurlrw of their iron clubs makes the public laugh. . . wrangling on the tournament circuit. . . A guy who can't stop a shot with a regu- They're mainly signs of growing pains. . . lation-faced club on the soft greens that The hoys now are in a $000,000 yearly generally prevail today is in the big time business and are not accustomed to it. by mistake. . . The silly part of the club- Despite the flare-ups. pro golf is sport face tiling is that most of the fallows who of the purest ray serene compared to such do It could play the required shots with eases a« the college football expose at San regulation cluhs. . , The average golfer Francisco. . . Branch Rickey's very loose doesn't need a tooth-faced Iron. . , He's use of the facts when he was pretending to never up to the pin anyway. be The Great Emancipator in the Jackie Robinson case. . . Another exhibition of Public reaction probably will influence pro boxing as the filthiest racket of the the PGA to abandon its Hi club rule and foulest characters in the Sam Baroudi kill- adopt the USGA limit of 14 clubs. . . The ing at Chicago, . . Amateur boxing's con- public figures that if amateurs can play tinued performance in taking kids, most of good golf In their championships with 14 whom are none too bright anyway, and cluhs the pros who an- specialists in the scrambling their brains for gate money. . . work ought to be able to do the same. . . The Olympics fouled up by pro hockey Especially when any 14 clubs ran be chosen players masquerading as amateurs. for the hag. The Argentinians have been making a Pro golf is correcting its comparatively lot of friends and developing noticeably on minor arguments In firm, franlc fashion the winter circuit. . . When they don't win now because of the impartially tough they don't cry. . . Curious thing about the policy being enforced by George Schneiter, two pros who have been disciplined by the chmn., PGA Tournament bureau, , . A PGA for introducing punches into debates. more candid press policy has been adopted . Both of them are soft-spoken, easy-going as a change from the practice of the PGA fellows and had promising amateur boxing

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Golfdom USGA mail id 78,0011 copies of the Rules Replace 7 snow shovels this winter of Golf in 1047. , . It was largest distribu- tion in USGA history. , . Fewer than 200 decisions were requested of and made by and 5 scythes next summer USGA Rules committee last year. Interested group headed by Arch Kaplan considering building fee course near Sacra- mento, Calif. . . Bonner McMillion. sports columnist, Dallas (Tex.) Times-Herald, says Texas annual turf conferences are credited by, Dallas municipal course greenkeepers and pros as providing them with tremendously valuable information they'll use in rebuilding the city's antiquated and badly worn public courses. SNOW PLOW and MOWER Orangeburg (SC) CC in membership drive and enlarging facilities, . . $20,000 You clear snow as fast as seven men fire at Atlantic City (N.J.) CC. . . Barney with shovels • • . you cut weeds and gras* as fast as five men with scythe.? . . . til Shannon new pro at El Monte (Utah) CC. with this cine economical machine. . , Provo, Utah, golfers ask city to Increase •(0-inch snow pluw blade can he angled over-crowded muny course from 9 to 18. .. instantly right or left , . . big 4 ;00 * 12 tires give positive traction . . . easy to Price, Utah, considering building course... handle . - - blade also ideal for light bull- Very good sign for golf is the game's cover- dozing . . . 3-foot sickle bar quick and age with lively writing in small town news- easy ro attach for mowing. Spray riff and li»n mower attachments. AI.SO LOOK papers In south and southwest. AT THE NEW CUNNINGHAM RF.El. TYPE POWER DRIVEN I AWN Fine tribute to home club pros paid by MOWER John Arthur Brown, pres., US Seniors' GA. IVrile Dtp!. G for FRF.R literature. . . Brown said: "I want to express my pro- JAMES CUNNINGHAM, SON ft CO. found respect for the home club pro who runs his shop, knows his membership, Rochester I NtwYsrk teaches those who need his help and, in

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^ TURF ItdetyH ri SOUTHERN HILLS COUNTRY CLUB, Tulsa, Oklahoma This Golf Club has as fine Bermuda grass fairways as any in the South, Turf was produced with Milorganite, the finest fertilizer for Bermuda grass—and Milarsenite, for crab grass control. Grass had been thin and full of crab grass; now it is a dense carpet of pure Bermuda grass. Milorganite and Milar- sentte will do the same at any the SEWERAGE COMMISSION other Southern course. MILWAUKEE 1, WISCONSIN Schruntek. , . Morris Spain now Pomonok gkpr. . , Bernard Hallock, Harding Park FIRST in SERVICE CC I muny) San Francisco, elected pres.. Northern California Publinx league. . . n NEW ENGLAND Gordon S. Park, club champion at Glen Ridge CC (NY Met. diat.) ia son-in-law of Jack Fox, pro at Glen Ridge. . . Park married Jack's daughter, Catherine, also a golfing star.

Mgr. James E. Baker, his wife, their children, Jean, 16 and James, Jr., 14, and Mrs. Baker's mother. Mrs. Carrie E, Lyn- "The right thing, at the right time, dall, were burned to death Feb. 1 when fire at the right price'1 , , . tor ovir 2S destroyed clubhouse of the Caroline CC, Raleigh, N.C. . , Fire occurred early in the years we've made it our bmtneji morning during a heavy snowstorm. . , to "have what it take*" ta help Robert P. Henry, 77, owner of Maple Crest New England greenkeepers main- fee course (Chicago dist.) died of a heart tain their courses in top condition. attack late in January. Let us quote on your Spring needs, Doyle*town CC (Philadelphia dist.) buys Tare jrd Gang Mowers e Mil- property oil which its 9-hole course has • rganite Fertilizer * Buckner Sprinklori e been for .SI years. . . Manhattan (Ks.) CC Jarl Power Scythe • Chemicals e Sprayers out of debt for first time... Plans enlarging Supplier • Fertiliser! * Tools e Grass clubhouse. , , EInterest CC, Cedar Rapids, la,, to have new clubhouse, swimming pool Seeds • Repairs for Toro Equipment anil course alterations.. . Dodge City < Ks.) CC spending S.10,000 for course and club- ... house Improvements. . . Mingo CC, Wil- liamson, W. Va., remodeling clubhouse and ( For marly New England Toro Co.) pro shop. . . Clear Lake CC, between Web- I<21 Washington St. (Blgelow 4-7900] ster and Seabrook, Tex., spending $150,(MM) WEST NEWTON 45, MASS. on clubhouse and swimming pool.

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10 (lolfdum Ronald A. Pain, Fox Hills, new pres.. Southern California Public Links GA. . . Felix A. iTony) Rogan named pro at Petersburg (Va.) CC. . . El Reno IOkla.1 GC to convert to grass greens and remodel clubhouse. . . Sacramento, Calif., city and county officials asked to construct additional golf facilities. . . J. B. Maloney, supt., Sacramento Recreation dept., says city's courses will show operating profit for third consecutive year on June 30, 10J8. Eddie Williams named pro at Louisville PURATURF 177 CC., . Brentwood in the Pines (NY Met. dist.) to be converted from tee to private club. , , Jack Sheridan is in charge of the Brentwood layout. . . With member- Organic ships tilled at most leading clubs it's getting tough to get clubs to receive championships. . . Threats of being Involved in suits on racial counts also have private Cadmium clubs shying nil from championships. . . Some legal opinion is that hOdt private clubs can over-rule t'SGA. Western OA, Compound ft;A or oilier tournament sponsors in de- termining who'll be allowed facilities of course and clubhouse and remain within The outstanding mo fen a/ constitutional and .social rights. We don't recall a winter when bowling for turf protection and and traps hooting leagues of golf club mem- eradication of bers in northern and central states were so flourishing. . . Great things for keeping the members together during golf's off-season. • DOLLAR SPOT • PINK PATCH . . Minder> I La.) GC changing to grass • COPPER SPOT greens. . . J. Findlay is new pro at Mlnden. NON-IRRITATING—NON-MERCURIAt P In on Impartial survey of lead- A R K E R ing greenkeepers testing Pura- turf 177, 9 out of 10 report: GREENS-GROOM

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Otto llardt, Minneapolis golf salesman Who developed the Prestoc tee at bis golf range, has been making a tee-selling swing through south and southwest. . . lie says Alex Cunningham's got the PGA's Dunedin course In great condition. . . Lloyd Man- grtuu makes a bobby of collecting police badges. . . He's done well with his other hobby so far this year. . . PGA official figures show that from Jan. 2 to Feb. IB he collected $7,988.38 at the rate of ijH.Jfl a stroke in tournaments.

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FIRE PROTECTION, For emergency TRUCK MOUNTED OR POWER BIG OUTPUT RANGE. John Bean control of grot* or building firet, TAKE-OFF, Your choice of engine sproyeri deliver from 4 to 60 galloni John Bean high pretture sprayers ore powered or power take-off model* to per minute ot 10 to 600 poundi pre»- ideal itend-by unit*. *uit your needc ond equipment ture, depending on the model selected. ,. Snowstorms caved in roofs of tractor and compost sheds in New York and New Jer- sey this winter. . . Jimmy Nichols, one- armed golfer of Spalding staff, playing ex- hibitions in the southeast. .. Leu J. Walper, constructing "Parhaven" golf range between Pinehurst and Southern Pines, N.C. ., . Flange operators reporting that putting courses are getting heavy play. Robert Bruce Harris. Chicago golf architect, remodeling North Hills CC (Mil- waukee dist.), Pro-gkpr. George Calrfer- wood supervising the work... Harris start- ing work on new Standard CC course, Louisville, Ky., this spring. . . To bo championship layout. . • When Standard club moves to its new location its present course will he taken over by Veterans' Adminis- tration. . . Ground also will Ite broken this spring for Harris course with 8 holes in .Minnesota and other !t across Red river in 1Q .a CATALOG AND North Dakota, , . R. J, Hughes, Wallpeton, I 7 4o PRICE LIST N.H., heads I hat club. Most complete line of supplies Henry P. Cowen re-elected pres.. Mac- Gregor Golf, Inc, at recent directors' meet- and equipment for Golf Courses. ing. Stanley Clark, former sec., was Grass Seed • Fertilizer * Equipment elected vp.; William A. Koegel was elected a vp,; Walter E. Gaver, treas., and An- Send for them today thony G. Koegel, sec. C, L. Hornung. owner, Pro Golf Sales Co., GEORGE A. DAVIS, Inc. after making southern swing from Florida 10 DOIlHWltl mONWil, (KlttSO . «Tl«*« tlio to Texas, inclusive, says bad weather has

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delayed business the pros expected. . . t m Hi -Svtce A883 Hornung says he had no kick himself on his new ball and gooseneck irons and thinks >AVE FENCE that sales pressure will help pros make . AMERICA'S FIRST WIRE FENCE * up for disappointing winter sales. . . But they will need to apply some forced draft in selling to bring 1£>4S volume up to ex- pectations, he opines.

It. A. Jones, for 21 years gen. mgr., Bal- (usrol CiC, now Is mgr., Country Club of Detroit. . . Trl-Sfale Professional Golfers' Benevolent Assn. to be beneficiary of Dap- per Dan $15,000 Open to lie played at Al- coma CC (Pittsburgh dist.) July 15-IK. . . "Championship Golf" by Mildred (Kahe) /.aharius being published by A. S. Barnes Co., New York. . , .lack .Smith now pro at Beaumont (Tex.) CC. . . Fred Plgnon, Lon- don Daily Mall golf writer, says England's winter tournaments mostly cancelled because of gas rationing.

Charley Mayo, Haekensack CC, Oradetl, • Tht r]£M l«oi» twyouli moid by PAGE.plenur itnktt N.J., elected pres., PGA Seniors. George at [loin link F«lt». It ion bt lh« one ol uvbioI styl« which Xorrie, Idle Hour CC, Macon, Ga., retiring it but ivlttd tn yeof wdt,ond it ion bslind in c thoiteof pres., made hon. pres. Charles Lomis, mititls. Our nmrfcy Mwtmlion member will tonlM with you Columbus (O.) CC elected first vp,; Mike an tht tints'you rtetd ond lubmil coil tillmoln wittioul st- (trarty, Haverhill, Mass., second vp., and ligWion Writ* tot illutfroted inlormoMon ond me will lead Kddfe Williams (Louisville. Ky.) CC, re- elected sec. hit 0CIW. Add 1KI PA6E FENCE (SSOCUIIOH, Hwdqumtirt MenB«», Pinniylwnlii. Fred Corcoran to take over the late Wil- liam D. Richardson's job as editor of A. S. _ A PRODUCT or r*

Modle, pro at Atlanta (Ga.) Highlands CC, died late in January after returning to At- lanta from a Florida trip during which he was stricken. . . Modle had been pro at CUT GROUNDS COSTS James L. Key muny course at Atlanta prior to going to Highlands. with a Thomas L. McNamara, S5, died late In January at Mi. Vernon (N.Y.) hospital after being stricken with a heart attack Stanley No. 199 while at work as salesman for Wilson Sporting Good* Co. . . . Young Tom Is GRASSHEAR survived by his widow and three children.,. IHs dad. one of the first of the great home- You can use the Stan- breds, also died of a heart attack. . . Young ley Grasshear to cut Tom. like his father, was a quiet, helpful grass around sand and beloved fellow who knew a lot about traps. and other golf. , . He Is mourned by everyone who places on the course knew him. . . The sudden passing of this which the hand or tine young man is a tough one on all of us power mower won't who saw in him a bright reflection of his reach. It is equally estimable father. useful for trimming flower beds, shrubbery, walk8 around the clubhouse. Guard gives James E. (Sonny) Fraser, who a decade operator full protection. Light and well- ago was one of the best amateurs of the balanced. Adjustable to individual height. country, was named co-winner with Lou Operates from portable generator or current Brissie, Purple Heart baseball rookie, of outlet - AC or DC, 110 volts. Send for folder. Philadelphia Sports Writers' "most Stanley Elcctric Tools, 483 Myrtle Street, courageous athlete of the year" award. . . New Britain, Conn. Sonny got his award for his battle against Hodgkin's disease. . . He's a brother of I>eo, pres.. Atlantic City < N.J.I CC. . . Willie THE CHUTES? NAME IN TOOLS C STAN LEY J Maguire, ailing at his home in Houston, «•» U.V Pol. Oft, given plaque by PGA in appreciation of his services to professional golf. . . Darrell HARDWARE HASP TOOLS • ELECTRIC TOOLS Napier, pro at CC of Virginia, succeeding VELVET Bobby Cruickshank. ,. Cruicky is considering several offers where season will not conflict with his de luxe winter spot at SMOOTH Gulf Stream. Jack Jolly sends us a copy of St. An- drews Citizen containing a column and a TURF third ohtiuary of Laurie Aueterlonie who died Jan. 20 at St. Andrews at age of 80. .. Laurie won Ihe 1902 U. S. National Open and the Western Open in 1901. . . Ite developed several men and women American amateur champions. . . II;- relumed to St. Andrews in 1911. . . When he was 67 he equalled George Duncan's pro record of 67 on the St. Andrews Old Course. . . Laurie Is survived by his widow, a son and a daughter, and by his brothers, Joseph, 83, Willie and Tom.

Frank Walsh makes excellent use of his film library at Red Run GC (Detroit dist.). ... He shows films to members when weather is bad. , . It brings a lot of them out to the club for lunch. . . American HYPER-HUMUS magazine survey of readers shows golf runs next to fishing and baseball as favorite is first aid in making outdoor sport of men readers under 36 and is tied with baseball and hunting in interest THICK SMOOTH GREENS of men over 36 with whom fishing is first choice of outdoor spnrt. , , Grand Hotel, BETTER FAIRWAYS St. Andrews, sold for $320,000 to Roman Catholic bishops of Scotland for training

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Write for price and literature to manufacturer; BUEL MACHINE CO., Woburrt, Mass. college for school teachers. . . Sale subject to St, Andrews Town Council. . . Sale of 50 year old 80-room hotel protested by some account of shortage of tourist housing facilities in the town.

I'SGA issuing embossed and framed resolutions of thanks to cluhs on which IIS(IA national championships are held. , . In Metropolitan GA .Wth anniversary report (for 1917) MGA Green section, Eu- gene 1,. Larkin, chmn., says: "Of course your supt. knows most of the answers but there are times when decisions must he made and there should he someone he can consult. Get a good green chairman and TURF keep him." STANDS UP UNDER Ollie Painter Is calling attention to Lou PLAYER TRAFFIC Cook, a radio announcer, who broke the amateur competitive record with a 6-4 at Year after year Scot+s Seed Ollie's San Fernando Valley CC. Woodland Golf-Park fertilizer mates b> Hills, Calif. . . . Cook has a left arm with- turf for more enjoyable ered by polio in childhood, . . Exercise has Write for prices and aslt a developed strength in lower left arm. . , This Cook and Ed Furgol explode old the new Scott Weed-Feed theories about the left arm. . . 26 events uct for healthy weed-free turf already listed on Netherlands golf tournament program for this year. . . Golf having O. M. Scott & SONS CO a great postwar comeback there. , , The 23 Park Avenue Moryivillo, OKi way Flory van Donck, Dutch pro, played in British events last year, shows Netherland golf has class. . . Naval officer writes Spalding he's been playing with a Spalding

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L. E. Therien, mgr., Dupont CC, Wil- mington. l»et,, where tournaments have been held tor men from Dupont plants all over the country, Is considering a national industrial championship. . , Pros at industrial courses are asked to write Therien U ft,H€4t telling him what they think of the idea. . . It looks like a very smart thing for pros Turf-Moker mixtures are at company courses to promote. adapted to local conditions — Pete Grandison, pro, Woodmont CC, composed of the finest grasses Nashville, Tenn., wears a glove on each hand while he's teaching. . , When pupils available. ask him why he replies "they save my hands." . .. And that's why Pete sells a lot To HELP YOU - Woodruff's of gloves. .. Tom Dougherty now gen. mgr., Springhaven Club, Wallingford, Pa. . . Tom Turf Specialists are always started with the club 30 years ago as a available for consultation on caddie. .. Became gkpr,, then supt. your Turf problem. First annual Fro-Green keeper tourna- No obligation. ment between members of the Midwest Assn. of Golf Coarse Supts. and the 111. section of the PGA will be held May 10 at the Tain O'Shanter CC, Chicago. . . Pro and greenkeeper front each cluh will team up for a day which should hring about a more cooperative understanding of mulual problems as play progresses.. , Dinner and entertainment in the evening will top off a grand event for those who attend.

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