NEWS OF THE GOLF WORID IN BRIEF Frank VV. Baker, formerly A1 Zimmerman gets pro spot pro-mgr. Pampa (Tex.) CC and at new Paradise Valley CC, pro at Boulder (Colo.) CC, novv Phoenix, Ariz., which is expect- pro at New Mexico Tech course ed to be ready for play soon . at Socorro, N. M. ... Baker was Jimmy Thompson from Gree- a Wilson salesman for 1 '/2 years ley (Colo.) CC to pro job at . Harold Mathisen succeeds Stockdale (Calif.) CC succeed- Jim Noonon as pro at Mt. Haw- ing A1 Seanor, retired on pen- ley CC, Peoria, 111. Jim re- sion after 20 years as club's pro tired to devote full time to his . Dick Boggs now head pro golf glove, headcover and other at Willowick GC (LA dist.) . golf accessory business. HERB GRAFFIS Chet Coleman appointed pro at Zell Eaton, Jack Kramer and Inglewood (Calif.) CC . Ed W. Cranston take 40-year lease on Los Ser- DeBaufre at Wildwood CC (Philadelphia anos GC, Chino, Calif. Harry Todd, dist.) succeeding veteran Harry Arvey, who Lloyd Mangrum, Doc Middlecoff, Lew Wor- resigned. sham, Lawson Little, A1 Besselink, and Jim Golf suffered lamentable losses in the lat- Turnesa now oil magnates . Suppose the ter part of last year . Art Andrews, jr., boys after they get rich on their oil money splendid yoimgster who was pro at Aurora will sponsor a Million Dollar Open? . (III.) CC died a day after being stricken Charles Timm to Odessa (Tex.) CC as pro while playing in a tournament at Peoria, . Frank Danner now pro at McKinney III. He was son of a widely known vet- (Tex.) CC. eran pro whose brothers also vvere U. S. pro After Texas amateurs beat Texas pros pioneers. 141/2 to ® Vi in annual Texas Cup matches David Ross Valentine, a pioneer member pros are hoping the ams won't turn pro and of the PGA and a charter member of Golf play for money . A. E. (Ted) Cadman of Course Supts. Assn. died in Chicago after a Portland (Ore.) CC now managing Tama- 7 years' illness . Dave was pro at Beau- risk CC, Palm Springs, Calif. Charles mont, Tex. for 10 years . Built many golf P. Burgess, 68 Blackburn Rd., Summit, N. courses, among them one in Puerto Rico in J., gen. chm., 1954 National Open conunit- 1940 for the army . A young-minded old- tee at Baltusrol, has announced appoint- timer he was one of the strong early ad- ment of departmental committee heads. vocates of golf turf research . He was widely-known and greatly admired . He Noble E. Chalfant, Park Hill CC, Denver, is survived by his widow who with Dave Colo., elected pres., Rocky Mountain Sec- made one of the most delightful teams in tion, PGA . Vps: Alex McCafferty, Nib- golf. ley Park GC, Salt Lake City, Ut.; Paul Middle Atlantic Section, PGA, re-elected Jopes, Lincoln Park GC, Grand Junction, Al Houghton, Prince George's CC, pres. for Colo.; Jimmy Thompson, Greeley (Colo.) 5th consecutive term . John Flattery, CC; Mickey Riley, Meadowbrook GC, Salt Green Spring Valley CC, vvas re-elected Lake City, Ut. Bill Brown, Ft. Collins sec.-treas. Vps: Walter Romans (Bal- (Colo.) was elected sec.-treas. timore); AI Jamison (Va.); Bill Hardy George Calderwood, South Hills CC, Fond (Wash.) du Lac, Wis., re-elected pres., Wisconsin Bill Gordon, Tam 0'Shanter CC, re-elect- Section, PGA, for 9th time . Vps elected: ed pres. Illinois PGA for 7th consecutive Ade Jensen, Racine CC; Helmer Gothe, term . Also re-elected were Harry Pez- Janesville CC; Jimmy Milward, Oneida zulo, Mission Hills, vp; and Lou Strong, Club, Green Bay . Manuel De La Torre, Park Ridge, sec.-treas. Milwaukee CC, was elected sec.-treas., and We've been hearing of several cases in Bill Beveridge, Bluemound Golf Range, was difFerent parts of the country lately vvhere elected a director. pro aecounts due from members at private I clubs are unpaid and in strong totals . Makes us wonder (1) if not coliecting ac- counts thru the club is wise, and (2) why "AGRICO-fed clubs that want to boast of character of membership as free from deadbeats don't toss out members who hold out on the pros greens held up because the slow pay guys think the pros don't dare force collection. in spite of weather" M. J. Dickinson heads Albertville (Ala.) G&CC now building course . H. H. Rock heads committee to get muny course built at Aberdeen, Ida.... Loveland, Colo. Cham- ber of Commerce in campaign to finance proposed course . Decatur County CC, Greensburg, Ind., modernizing course . Considering reducing Mt. Tom GC, Holyoke, Mass., from 18 to 9 holes with scenic sites to be sold for residences. Bob Toski of the tournament circuit and Miss Jacqueline Lee Stewart married at Coconut Grove, Fla. Jacqueline, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Stewart, Bed- ford, O., after graduating from Miami U, Oxford, O., became prominent in young bus- Ben Dziedzic, superintendent iness women's organizations. Crestmont C. C., West Orange, N. J. Albert L. Bonney and Jesse Bloodsworth having new 18-hole course built at Kemps- Speaking of a season most superintendents would like to forget, Ben Dziedzic, of Crestmont Country Club, West Orange, N". J., says: "The Spring and Summer of 1952 will go down as one of the toughest ATLAS LAWN MOWER on turf in years. LAPPING MACHINE "Yet AGRICO COUNTRY CLUB and AGRINITE immeasurably aided my efforts in maintaining colorful, dense, healthy turf. Our greens were fed Agrico in the Spring and all Summer long. Agrinite had been applied late the previous Fall. As many in the area know, our greens held up excellently in spite of the weather." • Order Agrico now—it's America's pre- mier Golf Course Fertilizer. Contains both organic* and inorganic plant foods. Ask your regular supplier, or write to THE AMERICAN AGRICULTURAL CHEMI- CAL CO., 50 Church Street, New York 7, N. Y. *OrK»nic derived froin A compact, light-weight machine for lapping AGRINITE, the better all models of Hand, Power and Oang Mowers! (over 8% nitrogen) all- May be easily used on work bench or floor, organic plant food. eliminating the lifting of heavy mowers. The simple height adjustment for the reel shaft may be used from 4>/2" to 10%". Equipped with several attachments to fit different reel shafts. Metal blocks for rollers. Steel stands to sup- port the mower. AGRICO In use in over 400 Goli Courses. FULLY GUARANTEED Country Club List Price, With Motor $61.50 List Price Without Motor 39.00 FERTILIZER Write for Bulletin Atlas Lawn Equipment Co. 9761 Olive Stret Road St. Louis 24, Mo. ville, 8 miles from Norfolk, Fla. Ellis Maples to construct course . Johnny Kelly will be pro .. Judge Richard M. Sims Your Turf is heads group to build muny course at No- vato, Calif. Charles Capples now mgr., Inglewood CC, Seattle, Wash. Larry Curtola, owner of Castlewood CC, Judged Pleasanton, Calif., constructing 18-hole championship course and 1100-yd. pitch- and-putt to enlarge Castlewood's golf facili- ties to 45 holes, largest in California . by the George Hjelte, Los Angeles Recreation Dept. mgr., studying plans for construc- tion of new 18-hole muny course in Rose Hills section. Company The usual big difference between esti- mates of golf galleries and the actual at- tendance again is shown by figures released on paid gates for 1953 Ryder Cup matches . Total, including four practice rounds paid gate, was 14,531 . Paid gate for Saturday was about 5,500, and it was a big gallery . (newspaper estimates: 15,000) . There were almost 1000 marshals (ste- wards, the British call them) . Ryder Cup total paid gate at Ganton in 1949 was 17,366, including practice rounds. Pete Cooper apparently doesn't take the threat of younger tournament players too CONTROLS— Japanese Beetle Larvae Ants Chinch Bugs Mole Crickets Earwigs White Grubs Chiggers Inquiries for quotations and special analyses of grass seed are handled quickly. Any usual oi Sod Webworms unusual grass condition peculiar to your area may require a particular knowledge of seed habits Ol*IVfO v** % based upon tests in different sections of the coun- try. Our results of such tests are yours for the Lawn Mothsf vw7 \ asking. WRITE— VELSICOL The larger users of lawn seed ASK WOODRUFF VELSICOL CORP. and rely upon Woodruff answers. 33jju0 Ec. GrcnVjranda «veAve.. *> Tr Dept. GI-4 C Chicago, III. • ltil( F. H. W00DRUFF & SONS, INC. Milford, Conn. Toledo, Ohio ^ Bellerose, L Atlanta Sacramento Representatives in Principal Cilies Dallos Salisbury, Md. seriously .. At 39 Pete quit as pro at Cen- tury CC (NY Met dist.) and will spend next two years on the circuit . For a fellow with a wife and four youngsters that's con- fidence . .. Cooper succeeded at Century by Joe Moore, jr. Bob 0'L.ink GC, famed 6 men-only club in Chicago district, already L- has property and plans for new holes when highway widening cuts off part of present course. ^^ierever^ou may be . and Probably a busy year of exhibitions for whatever your turf requirements . Byron Nelson . Pros at PGA convention the Mock reputation for quality and talked a lot about Byron's money-making specialized service can be helpful in draw and in addition to his sparkling golf his shotmaking demonstration and lecture solving your problems. that goes great with spectators and the Mocks are leaders in distributionof home pro . Dick Chassee now pro at all the newest developments in modern Hattiesburg (Miss.) CC. turf grass seed, sold either pure, or Montecito CC, one of two courses in San- mixed to your specifled formula.