News of the Golf World in Brief

News of the Golf World in Brief

NEWS OF THE GOLF WORLD IN BRIEF Bag- cart use increases in Chicago Tribune, was best job early season in NY state with this fine reporter and writer caddie fees increased by state has done for golf ... Jack Gage, legislation making kids club who has been California CC employees and subject to mini- (LA dist.) pro for several mum wage laws ... Caddies years, has leased the club and not wanting to go out unless will operate 9 holes as fee they carried double another course. reason given for switching to Staatsburg (N. Y.) course carts ... Now let's see if given to Taconic State Park players with carts will replace Commission by Lytle Hull and divots and keep from damag- HERB GRAFFIS wife ... Course to be remodeled ing greens with flagpoles ... by Robert Trent Jones and re- New York state caddie minimum rates opened in 1952 as Dinsmore course, after lower than in NY Met district but higher grandfather of Mrs. Hull . The 9-hole than prevailing rate at many upstate course is one of nation's oldest, having been clubs ... Wage ruling probably will re- built in 1890 by Mrs. Hull's father, Robt. P. duce total NY state caddie payment under Huntington . NPA OKs building club- 1950 figure. house at Evansville, Ind. Fendrich public Replacement of caddies by carts is help- course. ing golf by cutting cost but has disadvan- Mrs. Karl Walter Allison announces the tage of reducing the draw of the game marriage of her daughter Nancy to Mr. for boys who come out to make money at Frederick J. Corcoran on Sunday, April pleasant work and wind up becoming 1st at Our Lady chapel, St. Patrick's golfers .. Junior promotion will have to cathedral, New York City . .. That's the make up for drop in influx of caddies ... formal manner of announcing that the for- Byron Nelson's TV program with Ed Sul- mer tournament bureau manager of the livan had one of biggest mail responses of any sports program ... Thousands of PGA and tournament manager of the writers asked Byron for advice on their Women's PGA now is being managed by games. a very lovely girl. Carl Hegenauer opening 9-hole Maple Northeastern Wis. Golf Assn. sets pro- Hill fee course with large practice area at gram for its annual golf club operations Saginaw, Mich., in July ... Carl is son of clinic May 8 at Butte des Mortes, Apple- Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hegenauer who own ton . Presidents, secretaries, greenkeep- Wolverine fee course at Saginaw ... ers, green committee members, pros and Madras, Ore., wanting a golf club probably sports committeemen and managers and will settle for practice range and practice house chairmen will meet in departmental putting green as a starter ... State and sessions .. Sam Snead on new RKO- city considering building public course at Pathe Sportscope short ... George Von Coronado, Calif. ... Westward Ho GC, a Elm doing such a fine job as pro-mgr. at pioneer among Chicago District courses, sold for $262,500 for subdividing. Hacienda CC (LA dist.) the members re- warded him with a vacation at the Mas- Calexico, Calif. International CC enlarg- ters' tournament. ing clubhouse ... Bill Ennis signs as pro Otto Hackbarth, for 35 of his 65 years at Mattoon (111.) G&CC . Guthrie pro at Cincinnati (O.) CC retires on ad- (Okla.) G&CC reorganized as corporation . Todd Houck new pro at Helfrich Hills, vice of his doctor ... Otto is succeeded by Evansville, Ind., muny course . .. Ken Art Doering ... Hackbarth, one of three Stear now pro at Brackenridge Heights brothers prominent in pro golf, is a native CC, Tarentum, Pa. ... Errie Ball, pro at of Wisconsin ... He was a fine player ... Oak Park CC (Chicago dist.) signs for He won the 1940 PGA Seniors ... He will winter job at Tucson (Ariz.) CC. continue to live in Cincinnati with his wife Newspapers giving golf more sports sec- and 97-year-old mother ... Willard (Bud) tion space than in any previous spring ... Gaskill now pro at Nemacolin CC, Bealls- Among very well done features is series ville, Pa. ... Ray Coyle named Nemacolin by Jerry Firth in Troy (N.Y.) Times Rec- supt. ord on district's pros ... Charley Bart- San Francisco's Golden Gate Park pitch- lett's series on Walter Hagen's career, in and-putt 9-hole, par 27, course officially opened ... Course measures 1,395 yds. ATLAS LAWN MOWER with holes of 105 to 210 yds. Green LAPPING MACHINE fees, 75 cents . A1 Schoux set record with 25 opening day ... Tucson, Ariz., plans extensive improvements on its Ran- dolph muny course .. Last season the course collected $36,346 in green fees .. Lake County, Calif., plans course to be built in center of resort area. R. G. MacAndrew, 81, died April 4, at the home of his grand-daughter, Mrs. Frances MacWilliams of Holbrooke, Mass. ... He came from Scotland in 1898 to be one of the club-making pioneers in Spal- ding's plant ... Later he was pro-gkpr. at West Warwick (K.I.) CC and pro at Poto- womut (R.I.) CC ... His four sons fol- lowed him in pro golf; James and John, both deceased; Robert, and Charles who is A compact, light-weight machine for lap- in pro golf at Burlington, Vt. ... He is ping all models of Hand, Power and Gang survived by the two sons, two daughters Mowers! May be easily used on work bench and nine grandchildren ... He was a or floor, eliminating the lifting of heavy mowers. The simple height adjustment for kindly, helpful and beloved golfer. the reel shaft may be used from 4'/2"" to 10%". Equipped with several attachments James A. Reid appointed supt., Sub- to fit different reel shafts. Metal blocks for urban Club of Baltimore County, Pikes- rollers. Steel stands to support the mower. ville, Md. .. Good Business magazine FULLY GUARANTEED prints article on Acushnet Process Co. List Price, With Motor $61.50 unique plan of extending courtesy and List Price, Without Motor 39.00 service to visiting salesmen .. John B. Write for Bulletin. Capebianco, formerly at Nemacolin CC, Atlas Lawn Equipment Co. Beallsville, Pa., now pro at Baldoc Hills 9741 Olive Street Road St. Louis 24, Missouri CC, Irwin, Pa. Douglas Woodrow signed as pro-mgr., Lincoln (111.) CC . Mgr. There is PMAS the proven Only One.. HERBICIDE- Product of FUNGICIDE W. A. CLEARY Corp. FOR DUAL APPLY NOW PROTECTION Stop these Pests ^ on Greens and Fairways before they start Right now, when the first crop of crabgrass is germinat- ing— when warmer days encourage troublesome fungus CRAB GRASS diseases — is the time when prompt action will pay big DOLLAR SPOT dividends. Remember PMAS is your most economical controlling agent for BOTH diseases and crab grass. COPPER SPOT Same strength spray (11/4 oz. per 1000 sq. ft.) applied PINK PATCH every eight days throughout warm weather will keep turf I SNOW MOLD free of fungus and crab grass. 2-in-l application saves time and money. Get PMAS from j;our golf supplv dealer or write us for complete information, includ- ing reports of tests by leading W. A. CLEARY Corp. authorities. NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J. 4 (7 olfdorn Herb Kopeke and staff of Twin Orchard CC (Chicago dist.) now in new plant Keep your mowers in ^ which formerly was Skycrest CC . Mil- dred (Babe) Zaharias, Twin Orchard pro, signs Bill Nary on pro staff. wrco/wmo/v : Chicago District Club Managers Assn. had 700 at 23rd annual stag, April 28, Hotel Morrison, Chicago Detroit, Mil- waukee, St. Louis and other districts' managers were CDCMA guests ... Usual great party engineered by Chicago mana- gers with Jack Febel heading the commit- tee ... Skip Alexander to return to pro work at Lakewood CC, St. Petersburg, Fla., with August L. Boyd as resident pro-mgr. ... Delaware State Golf Assn. being formed ... New association to schedule Delaware amateur, women's amateur, junior and senior tournaments. Masters' tournament with another in- come record (guessed at nearly $100,000) PEERLESS SHARPENER increased prize money from $10,000 to Here's the sharpener you can depend on to $15,000 . Hogan's practice paid off keep ALL your units—power and hand mowers again ... He'd tuned up days in advance —in top cutting condition. Grinds blades with by about 3 hours' practice in the morning, the proper bevel behind each cutting edge for playing a round in the afternoon, then easier operation. Rugged, precision-built, de- more practice .. The Augusta National signed for YOUR needs through 48 years of club sent a check to Leo Diegel . .. Cleve- experience. Prepare for the season now— land District course supts. and club offi- write for full information! cials at Sleepy Hollow GC, Brecksville, O., May 25, for tournament, dinner and out- The FATE-ROOT-HEATH Co. door equipment demonstration. Dept. D-l • PLYMOUTH, OHIO Willie Hunter, Itiviera, elected pres. TO LOWER MOWING COSTS! Write, Wire or Phone for Detailed Price ROSEMAN and availability. Phone UNiversity 4-1842 HOLLOW-ROLLER-DRIVE "FAIRWAY IMPROVER" MOWERS overhang of traps. No protruding side wheels permit close cutting around trees. Fewer man-hours required to perfectly groom your course. LESS DEPRECIATION IMPROVED FAIRWAYS lop quality and provision in design for low cost Smooth, uniformly cut putting green surfaces are the replacement of all wearing surfaces make it un- result of mowing with roller-type green mowers. necessary to discard many costly parts. This same desirable quality can be had on your fairways by using Roseman Hollow-Roller-Drive QUALITY EQUIPMENT Gang Mowers. 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