NEWS OF THE GOLF WORLD IN BRIEF J e r r y Brennan of Kansas City has succeeded Don Neer as Junior Chamber of Commerce sports director . . . Neer remains with the Jaycees as prog r a m co-ordinator . . . Neer, Jaycee sports director for the past three years, brought the organization's sports activities to high point, with 25,000 juniors from 48 s t a t e s in National Junior golf tournament which was biggest item on the Jaycee sports docket.

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Foreign golfers, European especially, wondering if big tournaments of George S. May and John J a y Hopkins will drain s t a r talent f r o m their native beats in summer . . . Switch of the Hopkins international date to June 9-12 a t Columbia CC, Washington, D. C., gives visitors a lot of time f o r U. S. tournament play prior to the May events a t Tam O'Shanter, Chicago, Aug. 4-14, which pioneered the "expenses paid" trips for foreign stars. F i r s t annual Shade Tree conference a t Kansas State college, Manhattan, a n o t h e r big contribution of Bill Pickett, KSC Dept. of Horticulture head, and his colleagues, to beautification of the s t a t e . . . Ben Chlevin of National Golf Foundation, estimates t h a t of 20,000 American business organizations t h a t sponsor employee recreation programs, about 15,000 include golf events. Walter Johnston, formerly asst. to George Smith, pro at Onwentsia Club, Lake Forest, HI., now pro a t Klinger L a k e CC, Sturgis, Mich. . . . Jules Platte switched f r o m winter pro job a t Wickenb u r g (Ariz.) CC t o Sundown Ranch CC, Phoenix, Ariz. . . . George Keyes with P l a t t e as asst. a t Sundown . . . P l a t t e ret u r n s in April to summer job a t Knollwood Club, Lake Forest, HI. . . . Keyes is summer pro a t Old Elm Club, Ft. Sheridan, 111. Cleveland Dist. P G A adds Bertie W a y t o u r n a m e n t to its schedule . . . The trophy

is a plaque honoring t h e sturdy veteran, Bertie . . . Lakewood GC, Point Clear, Ala., to repeat its invitational senior tournament early in J a n . 1956 . . . Initial event w a s d e l i g h t f u l . . . Dave Mose to Calumet CC (Chicago dist.) a s pro. Sunset CC (St. Louis dist.) authorizes $450,000 program including new clubhouse, fairGRAFFIS w a y watering and some course alteration . . . Myrtle Beach, S. C. having its annual t o u r n a m e n t and "fiesta" f o r golf writers, April 4, prior to Masters . . . Event will be a t Dunes Golf and Beach Club with pro J i m m y D'Angelo, Joe Ivey and other local notables repeating Southern hospitality of last year's initial party f o r the writers. Harold Cliffer, architect engaged by National Golf Foundation f o r study and report on new clubhouse design and alterations, is making business history in golf . . . Club officials, m a n a g e r s and a r chitects who have been cooperating with Cliffer in the Foundation research job, a r e confident t h e Cliffer report will result in huge savings in clubhouse architecture f o r efficient operation . . . Cliffer now working on Pacific coast. Willie H u n t e r quietly celebrated his 63d birthday playing in the PGA Seniors . . . Willie got a lot of wires f r o m his members at Riviera CC (LA dist.), Southern Calif. PGA m e m b e r s and others congratulating him on his firm hold on his youthful pep . . . G r a n t Wardlaw now on staff a t Bryn Mawr Indoor Fairways, 3254 Bryn Mawr ave., Chicago. Northview CC, Salina, Ks., a f t e r 25 years with sand greens, installing grass greens . . . Ken Willey, 737 E. Republic, Salina, is green chmn. . . . Hickory Hills CC, Springfield, Mo., constructing new pro shop building for pro Arlin Stone . . . F o r m e r pro shop was lost in fire which destroyed clubhouse last Nov. Oakwood Club (KC dist.) enlarging

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Mike Souchak's 257 a t Brackenridge course, San Antonio, in winning t h e Texas Open and cutting 2 strokes off PGA record, not j u s t lucky . . . Mike proved t h a t by following up with 273 in winning $6000 as first prize in the Houston Open . . . Mike, of course, is putting beautifully but big improvement in his game, s t a r t i n g at Thunderbird, has come from staying in better balance . . . Anyway, t h a t ' s the j u d g m e n t of other tourney players who have watched Mike get hot.

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Leslie F. Larson, pro at Cavalier Yacht & CC, Virginia Beach, says women's and children's golf in Tidewater area shows g r e a t growth . . . Larson credits Women's Tidewater GA with main effort in the development . . . The girls have busy schedule t h a t peps up women's activities in every club . . . About 150 women in the

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Robt. Hathorn, formerly on staff a t Brae Burn CC (Boston dist.) and Abenaki Club, Rye Beach, N. H., now pro a t A u g u s t a (Me.) CC . . . John (Dud) Perry, formerly at Purpoodock Club, Cape Elizabeth, Me., now supt., at New London (Conn.) CC . . . J i m m y Jones, formerly supt., Augusta (Me.) CC, to Purpoodock Club, Cape Elizabeth, Me. . . . John Freitas, long at Sheraton hotel course, Range-

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ly, Me., a s pro, goes t o Waterville (Me.) CC a s pro-supt. J a c k D. Mansur, course equipment and supply dealer of F r y e b u r g , Me., tells us t h a t "Golf in M a i n e " booklet published by t h e l a t e H a r r y Webber of Bath, will be published in f u t u r e by Maine S t a t e GA with profits going to MSGA Caddy scholarship f u n d . . . Webber, who founded t h e i n t e r e s t i n g booklet died recently . . . H e w a s a n h o n o r a r y m e m b e r of m a n y Maine golf clubs and of the Maine P G A . P a u l H a h n back f r o m a n o t h e r lively schedule of t r i c k s h o t shows in C e n t r a l a n d South America and t h e Caribbean . . . H a h n p u t on his s p r i g h t l y show b e f o r e 2000, including A r m y Sec. Robert Stevens a n d plenty brass, in preliminary to P a n a m a Open . . . H a h n ' s travel a r r a n g e m e n t s more t h a n slightly upset by Cent r a l A m e r i c a n civil w a r s and political e r a s u r e s but the skilled Flying D u t c h m a n m a n a g e d t o p r e s e n t his shots f o r f u n d u r i n g lulls in the n a t i v e t r i g g e r i n g f o r keeps. Louise S u g g s joins Sea Island (Ga.) GC staff a s t o u r i n g pro . . . Sea Island pros f o r w i n t e r a r e Don Brown of Piping Rock club ( N Y Met. dist.) and T o m m y Mc-

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N a m a r a of Glen view Club (Chicago dist.) . . . Ben Hogan first t o be invited (and accept) to Colonial CG\ Ft. Worth, Tex., $25,000 10th annual invitation, May 4-8 . . . Ben's played in every one of the events . . . He was dues-paying member of Colonial until made an honorary member of the club in 1953 . . . Hogan won Colonial in 1946, '47, '52, and '53 . . . Ben's working out the answers in his club manufacturing business . . . He turned down big chain-store deal of most money ever offered for use of pro name on clubs, to stay pro-only. Ken Bricknell, supt., and pro Howard Capps, of Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn course, Las Vegas, Nev., have completed revisions of course for 1955 Tournament of Champions . . . Tournament length will be 7102 yds., although course can be stretched to 7200 yds. . . . Thousands of pounds of Bermuda and alta fescue planted . . . Rough heights increased and considerable planting of large and small trees. Girls are rubbing out old tournament records . . . Betty Jameson's 285 a t Sarasota is new figure for women's par 74 course . . . Bobby Jones course at Sarasota,

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where new 7 2-hole record was made, measures 6,282 . . . Louise Suggs who finished two strokes back of Betty at Sarasota, holds women's tournament record of 284 for par 70 course. Leo Fraser, pres., Atlantic City (N. J.) CC, continuing to push Atlantic City invitation for 1955 PGA annual meeting . . . Delegates at 1954 PGA meeting voted in favor of going to Atlantic City, subject to Executive committee decision after study of cost . . . Many improvements being made at Atlantic City CC include new fairway watering system, new dining terrace, new "quiet" room, new massage room, and extensive tree planting on course . . . Frank Wescott, promoted to head shop assistant spot at the club . . . Charlie Hoffner, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., in winter, back to Atlantic City in April . . . Philadelphia Open at Atlantic City CC, Aug. 22 and "Sonny" Fraser Memorial, Sept. 23, 24, 25. Richmond (Calif.) GC to build pool and cabanas . . . Louis Bertolone of Los Altos, Calif., preparing plans for 9-hole courses at Lincoln, Calif., and Colusa, Calif. . . . Bright picture of Bill Perry, pro and part owner of Cherokee GC, Memphis, Tenn.,

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Peter Fithian, graduate of Cornell University hotel school, Class of 1951, goes from Treadway Inn, North Falmouth, Mass., to manage Augusta (Ga.) National GC . . . Mr. and Mrs. Lou Galby recently became proud grandparents of Leonard Creatura, Jr. . . . The Galby sonin-law was Louie's assistant a t Mill River CC, Stratford, Conn. . . . Charles F. Henry from Beechmont CC (Cleveland dist.) to

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Charlie Boren, former sports editor, Lewiston (Wash.) Tribune, has become mgr., Clarkston (Wash.) G&CC . . . Earl W. Sasser now mgr., Gainesville (Fla.) G&CC . . . Delray Beach, Fla., opens new clubhouse a t muny course . . . Turf conference to be held in May at Chico, Calif., muny course . . . Dick Knight, Chico pro, made arrangements with Charlie Wilson, USGA Green Section Western director; University of California turfgrass specialists, and H. V. Carter Co. Construction of 18-hole public course a t El Cajon, Calif., begun to plans of Wm. Bell . . . Flying Hills, Inc., will finance and operate that course . . . Mt. Pleasant CC, Boylston, Mass., to build new 18-hole course to plans of Wm. Mitchell, and to build new clubhouse . . . Present 9-hole course a t Leicester, Mass., will be sold . . . Maplehurst CC, expects to begin building 9-hole course a t Frostburg, Md., soon. Work progressing on first 9 of Meridian, Miss., muny course with Junior Chamber of Commerce spearheading the job . . . Tulsa, Okla., P a r k Board votes to build new course adjacent to existing 18 a t Mohawk Park. Clark Memorial Park, Negro course a t

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Augie Boyd and Larry Baynard, Jr., getting good start at their recently opened $100,000 night-lighted par-3 course at St. Petersburg, Fla. . . . Odell Gore from Warren District CC, Bisbee, Ariz., now pro at newly opened En Tanque par-3 course at Tucson, Ariz. . . . Course is night-lighted . . . Has 18 holes on 26 acres, with artificial lake in middle. "Fiscal Side of Golf" column by Mac L. Hutchens, St. Louis Globe-Democrat business editorial writer, widely quoted on financial pages of other newspapers . . . Column material was provided by publicity agent employed by GCSA to handle their convention publicity . . . The superintendents' association got good returns on that investment. City of Sarasota taking over complete operation of Bobby Jones GC . . . Leon

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M. P o u n d e r s resigning April 15 a s pro a t Bobby Jones course . . . M. T. A l b r e c h t , f o r m e r l y mgr., P a l a c e Hotel, Davos, Switzerland, now m g r . , Ot-Well-Egan CC, Allegan, Mich. . . . A1 J a m i s o n f r o m Q u a n tico (Marine Base) GC in Va., now is pro a t Goose Creek (Va.) CC.

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Gene Shue, b a s k e t b a l l star, now pro a t Gibson Island (Md.) GC . . . Cleveland D i s t r i c t GA Caddy Foundation g a v e financial assistance t o 26 caddies during 1954 . . . Dudley S. Humphrey, Mayfield CC champion for p a s t 4 years, elected Cleveland District GA pres. . . . F e a t u r e d s p e a k e r at Cleveland District a n n u a l w a s Tim O'Brien of Wilson's who g a v e a keenly interesting talk on the theories a n d " s e c r e t s " of golf technique.

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J a c k Pirie, 68, who came f r o m his n a tive St. Andrews t o become pro a t B u t t e (Mont.) CC in 1909, died recently a t t h e E a s t R o c k a w a y (N. Y.) N u r s i n g H o m e . . . J a c k w e n t f r o m B u t t e t o become pro, a t Richmond County (N. Y.) CC a n d in 1917 went to W o o d m e r e (N. Y.) Club f r o m which he retired l a s t y e a r . . . He w a s a f o u n d i n g m e m b e r of t h e P G A and served a s president of t h e Metropolitan P G A . . .

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Copies of the 1954 Midwest Regional T u r f g r a s s conference proceedings are available from W. H. Daniel at Purdue . . . Proceedings transcribed and mimeographed by West Point Products Corp. . . . Midwest conference to be held at Purdue university, West Lafayette, Ind., March 7, 8, 9, has lined up one of the most practical programs ever put on at a turf conference with a flock of successful supts. telling their experiences in solving problems common to course maintenance. Lawn Clinic sponsored by Akron (O.) Beacon Journal, big event drawing about 1500, will be held in Akron Armory April 5 and 6 . . . Cleveland Dist. supts. again to be on hand to answer lawn-owners' questions . . . Bill Daniels, Richard Davis and Joe Polivka, are station turf experts on program . . . Bill Lyons, Firestone Tire and Rubber golf course, lawn and garden supt., says "Care and Feeding of Garden Plants," published by National Fertilizer Assn., Washington, D. C., is a "must" for the supts. libraries.

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Southmoor CC (Chicago dist.) doing fine smooth job of changing over to private membership with Ben F. Hagge as managing director . . . Southmoor, heavy investment of Ben Stevenson, is to be host to Great Lakes invitation amateur, Aug. 16-19 . . . Masters' a t Augusta (Ga.) National, April 7, 8, 9, 10, has 68 pros and 35 amateurs on invitation list. Braving weather t h a t would have kept an Eskimo huddled in his igloo members of the Western Pennsylvania GCSA journeyed to the 24th annual turfgrass conference a t Penn State, Feb. 14-17 . . . Fellows report the program Prof. Bert Musser and his teammates put on will pay off big on their courses . . . Musser, among other subjects, described fully the three new grasses, Pennlu and Pencross creeping bents and Pennlavvn creeping red fescue. Pros and amateurs who played in formal opening of new $110,000 Roanoke CC, Williamston, N. C., unanimously declared the course and clubhouse the finest 9-hole establishment they'd ever seen . . . Course designed by Ellis Maples of WinstonSalem, N. C. . . . 2,843 yds. long, par 35 . . . Watered fairways . . . Maples' son Joe supervised construction and is on the job as pro-supt. Mr. and Mrs. S t u a r t Murray celebrated

25th wedding anniversary Jan. 1, a t Natick, Mass. . . . Murray» were married when Stu was pro a t Belmont Manor &GC in Bermuda . . . Love is still in bloom although snow a t Murray's range last winter wasn't anything like flowers in Bermuda . . . VVe got thinking a t PGA Seniors' tournament how pro golf m u s t mean long and happy hitches a t m a t r i m o n y . . . Considering pros' uncertain and long hours on the job and exposure - to plenty of worries it t a k e s a real matrimonial star to keep a pro husband happy and hopeful . . . Pro wives have had f a r more to do in helping their husbands to m a k e good on jobs and m a k e a living, than t h e golfing public ever will know. Another thing about Mike Souchak's hot spell . . . Mike won a lot of driving contests last y e a r and got in the habit of wanting to flatten the ball every time he stepped on a tee . . . Then he saw George Bayer wham 'em so f a r t h a t Mike decided it might be better to t r y to hit s t r a i g h t instead of trying to catch up with Bayer . . . Esquire magazine coming out this spring with a piece on Bayer a s the guy who hits them f a r as most golfers wish they could.

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John Leavell, pro-supt., Shenandoah Ret r e a t CC, Berrysville, Va., says the club, now in its second year, has such a live bunch and so much golf interest t h a t it's planning to enlarge its 9-hole course to 18 with length f r o m 6500 to 7200 yds. and build a new clubhouse . . . Herman Fiebig, a f t e r 21 y e a r s as pro a t Knollwood CC, Birmingham, Mich., buys Mason City (Mich.) CC and will open it about April 1 . . . Pete Cooper succeeds Fiebig as Knollwood pro. P a t t y Berg to do series of 24 newspaper articles on "Better Golf" to be syndicated to newspapers by General Features, Corp., New York . . . Berg material to be slanted for men and women . . . "Quiet" rooms getting to be popular feature in the complete clubhouses . . . E a s t Lake CC at Atlanta, Ga., "quiet" room off lockerroom, gets lots of use from members resting a f t e r rounds and prior to evening festivities. Tommy A r m o u r signed by Chicago Tribune-New York News Syndicate to do three instruction pieces each week . . . Big response from newspapers grabbing the feature, written in Tommy's lively conversational style . . . The Great A r m o u r ' s been a busy boy this past winter with lesson applications a t Boca Raton f a r in

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excess of time available and club and book royalties presenting a most enjoyable pict u r e t o hiin. Waco and Opie Turner building 18-hole course a t their Ranch Wacopie Lodge . . . May be site of f u t u r e Ardmore Opens . . . T u r n e r s withdrew as Ardmore Open sponsors this year . . . Capital City CC, Atlanta, Ga., has new caddy house and yard t h a t is said to be best in south . . . Few better anywhere . . . Colored caddies keep the place immaculate . . . They'd better— or else—with the watchful, expert supervision of the club's veteran caddymaster Roy Jones on them. Have you noticed t h a t the golf architects a r e figuring out how to get practice and lesson tees convenient to the clubhouse n o w ? . . . Takes some skillful planning in use of available ground but the newer courses in this respect a r e away ahead of some of the otherwise fine older layouts. Royal Canadian GA and House of Seag r a m have arranged for 1957 Sponsors' t o u r n a m e n t to be played in addition to Canadian Open a t Westmont G&CC, Kitchener, Ont. . . . Purse will be $50,000 with the distillers putting up half . . . Sponsors' tournament, inaugurated at Washington last year to be played a t Charles River CC, Boston, Sept. 22-25 with Carling brewers as co-sponsors, for $50,000 . . . With Miller, Teacher, Seag r a m , Carling and L a b a t t sponsoring PGA t o u r n a m e n t s the boys are not playing w a t e r holes.

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Your headquarters for the best HYBRID TURF BERMUDAS greens tees fairways write Southern Turf Nurseries Lakeland, Ga. or Tifton, Ga. (all turf Bermudas CERTIFIED)

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America's Foremost Designers and Builders of Outstanding Courses H o l m e s Cook M i n i a t u r e G o l f Co. Office — 631 10th Ave., N. Y. — Plaza 7-3552 Plant — Long Branch, N. J. — LO. 6-3621-M

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hand, power or g a n g mowers and g a n g s need not be unhitched for reconditioning. An adjustable final drive arm permits accurate alignment with the reel shaft of the mower. The entire unit is portable and m a y be used on bench or floor in the workshop or carried right out to the job. The only requirement is a nearby source of 110volt electric power. Simplex Lapping Compound, prepared especially for use with the machine, is now available in "coarse" grit as well as in "fine" and "medium" grits. SWINGING AROUND

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(Continued from page 44) PGA objecting to a calcutta beat a charity out of some money . . . A long, expert sermon on ethics by Bill, with pictures by another veteran merry playmate of ours, George Pietzker, should raise a lot of money for charity. Marlene Bauer, Alice Bauer Haggie, young Papa Haggie and Pop Dave Bauer making a series of TV shorts with the family angle of golf along with the instruction . . . Allis-Chalmers Co., West Allis, Wis., bought Lincoln Hills CC in Milwaukee dist. as employees' course . . . Lincoln Hills w a s offered to Milwaukee County but county, notwithstanding pleas of golfers to provide more public facilities, couldn't see the deal. Mary Lena Faulk, 1953 USGA Women's Amateur champion, turned pro and signed (Continued on page 141)

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by Spalding . . . Betty Jameson returns to Spalding staff . . . British PGA asks R&A to change British Open date from July to Sept. . . . British Open usually played on seaside courses where there are hotel shortages in July. Golf lost a grand one when Chris Brinke, 52, veteran Detroit amateur died of a heart attack . . . Chris went to Louisville last December to be at Audubon CC party for retiring pro Bobby Craig who started Chris in golf . . . Brinke's survey on golf lessons from the pupils' viewpoint was a feature of the PGA 1953 annual meeting. Dick Chassee from Hattiesburg (Miss.) CC to pro job at Norwood Hills CC (St. Louis dist.) . . . Sure thing that the USGA's new annual championship, the Seniors' to be played at Belle Meade CC, Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 26-Oct. 1 will have

biggest entry list of any USGA first championship . . . George Smith now pro at Edge wood Valley CC (Chicago dist.) . . . Jim Faltus signed as pro by Southmoor CC (Chicago dist.). Two courses operated by Hamilton County (Cincinnati dist.) O., had record year in 1954, with Winton Woods getting 42,968 rounds and Sharon Woods, 37,763 . . . Metropolitan (N. Y.) GA adopts USGA Basic system and is reviewing course ratings of its member clubs. If you want to build and operate a public course on 25 year lease, on city-owned ground, City Manager M. W. Slankard, 1825 Strand Bldg., Coronado, Calif., would like to hear from you . . . He'll send full details of the deal . . . Robert Trent Jones designing 18-hole course for Rancho Palos (Continued on page 144)

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Vol. 29—Number 3

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It won't be long now until the leaves are on the trees all over the country and the tournament pros as well as the vast majority of paying amateurs can play minus their long underwear. Then we'll see pleasant sights such as this one of Cary Middlecoff when he was pitching to the sixth green at Wylcagyl CC, New Rochelle, N. Y. during a Palm Beach Round Robin. — Photo by Alex Bremner

Swinging Around Golf C l u b s , Pros Must L o o k A h e a d with J u n i o r P r o g r a m s By Ole Clark H o w t o Get t h e Most O u t o f F e r t i l i z e r By H. B. Musser C o m m u n i t y Spirit F i r e s D r i v e T h a t S a v e d a C l u b By Owen Griffith N e e d f o r C o u r s e P r i o r i t y in C l u b O p e r a t i o n s By J. Porter Henry Supt. Views D e p a r t m e n t a l T e a m By W ard Cornivell M e m b e r s a n d P r o S h a r e P r i d e , I m p r o v e S e r v i c e in S h o p . . B y Maurie Wells M a n a g e r s Elect G r e n a r d at CMAA A n n u a l M e e t i n g M a n a g e m e n t a n d F e r t i l i z a t i o n P r a c t i c e s M i n i m i z e D i s e a s e . . . . B y O. J. I\oer "Scientific Approach" Can Improve Instruction By David M. Lilly Turfgrass Questions Answered By Fred V. Grau D u i n o Is P r o S t a r r i n g i n Service As A C i t i z e n By Herb Graffis Rotating Panels Conduct Okla. Turf Sessions Paint Expert Tells Six Points of Pool Saving By Kenneth Schiller First G o l f C o u r s e C l i n i c H e l d i n C a l i f o r n i a

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(Continued from page 141) Verdes, about 20 miles from downtown Los Angeles, and a mile from the Pacific shore, with unobstructed view of the ocean . . . Community to be developed by Palos Verdes Properties. Country Club of Paducah, Ky., clubhouse burns with $200,000 estimated loss . . . Members' equipment and pro shop stock destroyed . . . Frank C. True, veteran golf writer, joins staff of USGA . . . Frank covered golf for New York Sun and of recent years has been very successful free-lance writer . . . Paul Mac-Donald, with interesting qualifications as English and journalism professor and as an assistant pro, also joins Joe Dey's team at Golf House. Gene Kunes completing a 60-tee range (partly double-decked), 9-hole par-3 course and 18-hole putting course at Aurora and Cannon roads, Bedford (Cleveland suburb), O. . . . Gene's son, just out of military service, will be with Pop on

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the job . . . Third annual Triangle invitation round-robin tournament for women will be played at Grossinger (N. Y.) CC, June 14-18 . . . John E. McAuliffe, pres. of Triangle, says proceeds again will go to charity . . . Triangle makes a lot of plastic pipe for golf courses . . . Bud Strickland, pro-mgr., Greenville (Tex.) CC says course is in such good condition it's getting the whole community interested in golf. Fred P. Fuller, 60, who died recently in San Antonio, Tex., was one of the first Acushnet ball salesmen . . . Fred was a fine amateur in New England in the '20s . . . He went to San Antonio 19 years ago, shortly after joining Acushnet and covered that territory until his death . . . He was a personal friend of virtually every pro and golf salesman in the southwest . . . A helpful businessman and a grand companion . . . Interment was at his home, Newington, Mass. . . . Fred is survived by his widow, Ruth; three sons, Fred, Jr.; Hayden K.; and Glenn A.; and two daughters; Mrs. Charles L. Wray and Mrs. D. McFarlan.