Or have high maintenance costs gotyou in the hole? With wages on golfcourses still going up, there's onepracnca way you ca get 0' er theh rmp I) Ia t co pI' Jk..~_ ••• andthat's with labor-saving machinery.

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Golf course superintendents reportthe Professional pays for itself ill lessthan a season through labor costs saved.

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John J. O'Brien, Kebo' head, laud Lis-comb... Engineer's GC, Roslyn, L.I., .Y.,started as swanky private club and inrecent years operated a a fee course, ifor sale by Prudence-Bond Corp., 10 E.40th t., NYC. . . PGA 1919 champion-ships, won by Jim Barnes, was played atEngineers as was 1920 ational mateur,won by Chick Evans.

Richard Speer Van Sisco, 81, owner ofFerncliffe GC, West Caldwell, N.J., diedJuly 24... He'd over-exerted himself theday previously working in hot weatheraround his home. . . He was born on thecourse. . . Part of his farm he sold toMountain Ridge CC. . . Ferncliffe will bemodernized by Mr. and Mrs. Frank H.Henderson, heirs to the property, whohave operated it as a fee course forseveral years .

Wonder when the PGA will issue itslong-delayed record book and tournamentplayers' biography volume? . . . Latestone was compiled in 1941. . . WesternG tournament press book and Wilson

porting Goods Co. booklet on Wilsonadvisory taft members help a lot in get-ting publicity for golf personalities andshow PG what can be done. . . USGfirst national Junior championship hadentry of 495 qualifying on 41 cours s for128 qualifiers.

GRASS SEEDDavis 9rass seed will 9ive your 9reens, tees and

fairways that needed lift after a hot scorchingsummer sun.

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H. B. Musser, prof., agronomy, Penn-sylvania State college, has been appoint-ed editor of the Turf Manual which theUSGA Green section will issue. . . Plansfor the manual have been approved bythe board the USGA Green sectionnamed and work on writing the book isin progress.

Mary Moz I, pro i ter of pro Joe Moz Iat Lloyd's G ,Portland, Ore., twlce s t anew course record for women at PortlandGC during July ... Her first record was73 and three day later he knocked in71. .. That's better than many fellows didduring the 1947 PGA championship on thePortland course ... The flood didn't reachthe Portland G course and it' now inbeautiful condition ... Robert Trent Jonesis architect of th new Rock Rimmonnear Stamford, onn.... Construction ofthe first 9 holes has begun. . . The coursewill have escalators on two of the hole .

It was good for a loud laugh by thegallery at the Tam O'Shanter All A-May-rican play-off when a marshal yelled"Stand where you are at!" and a spectatorhelpfully retorted, "Watch your gram-mar." ... Special scorecard at MohawkGe, Schenectady, N.Y., this year showsa picture of Jim Thomson, Mohawk's pro-gkpr., and a view of the clubhouse ...

WEATHER FORECAST:

Plan now for handsome turf next sum-mer by investigating Thompson Under-ground Rotor Sprinklers. A ThompsonSystem pays for itself by cutting laborcost to the bone. At one Los Angelesinstallation (54 fairways), the irriga-tion "crew" consists of one man! ...Free Plan Service provided. Write for1948 Catalog.

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.- 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 1949greens. Get a Royer now and start preparing astockpile of nitrogen-rich, moisture-retentivecompost. Royers are available in electric, beltdriven, or gas engine models in capacities

/' ranging from 1 to 16 cu. yds. per hour. Writefor Royer Bulletin 46.

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By utilizing MILORG - natural or-ganic fertilizer - as a carrier for grass seed,mixing the two together in properly balancedratio (about 5 lbs. of seed to 40 lbs. ofMILORGANITE under average conditions)- you can seed and fertilize, all in one oper-ation.Aside from the saving in time and labor thatthis represents, it also insures more uniformdistribution of seed. The MILORGANITEgives grass an earlier, healthier start, and sus-

. rains growth throughout the season.MILORGANITE is also the bestcarrier for applying 2,4-D, DDT,

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and other pests.Write to our Turf Service Bu-reau for detailed data pertain-i118 to this newest method ofT'ur] Mailltmance. For bestresults • • • fertilize withMILORGANITE.

"SWELL DAY- now for a Swell Shower"And when the members are in this swellmood, it had better be a swelt shower-or you're going to hear - and hear plenty- about it. No member like to have anotherwise perfect day spoiled by a showerthat unexpectedly runs ice cold or scaldinghot.Assure a "perfect" hower for your memobers by installing Powers thermostaticshower mixer. Powers mixer promptlydeliver water at the desired temperaturewithout wasting hot or cold water or time.Temperature of water will remain constantwherever set. Do yourself and your dub afavor ... have your plumber install Pow-ers mixers NOW!

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The card advises that it's the club's 50thbirthday and Jim's 30th year on the jobat the club.

Ridgemoor CC (Chicago dist.) recentlyheld its fourth annual party for disabledveterans from Hines (Ill.) VA hospital. ..Clubs and balls were furnished for thekids who could play the course or putt .. . The affair finished with a dinner at theclubhouse ... Ridgemoor members kickedin for buying clubs and balls for use atthe Hines and Great Lakes Naval hospitalcourses. . . Veteran golf writers O. B.Keeler and Grantland Rice are ill.

Hermitage CC, Richmond, V., had afield day and gala dinner celebrating 20thyear at the club of its great old Scotch-born pro, Tommy Galloway ... Club pre-sented Tommy with a $2500 bond. . .Hermitage will be scene of 1949 PGAchampionship ... Great growth of publiccourses in west and south reflected in en-tries at 1948 Public Links championshipat Atlanta ... 1949 Publinx will be playedat El Rancho, Los Angeles, which is justbeing finished ... Seneca course at Louis-ville, Ky., will be host to 1950 PublicLinks championship.

Looks like Texas will continue turningout stars ... Don Addington, 17, Houston,

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got 4: under par 67 at Brackenridge Park,an Antonio, to be medalist of tate

Junior champion hip which was won forsecond tim by L. M. Crannell, Dallas. . .Earl W. Morris named Managing Direc-tor, Canadian PGA... No salary with thejob... Club Manager Day at NationalHotel e position, NYC, et as ov. 8...

o more Philip Morri cigarettes as hole-in-one prizes ... The company gave 1110golfers 1,000 Philip Morris cigaretteapiec whil the award wa being made... Joe Kirkwood had hi clubs stolen bykids at Western Open. . . Billy Bell todesign Monterey Hills course near outhPasadena, Calif.

Johnny Bulla's criticism of treatmentof American pros in British Open wasignited when Henry Cotton gave a coupleof the American pros the ice instead ofa lift when they were looking for a ridefrom the Muirfield clubhouse into town ...We hear that some Winged Foot membersare willing to bet in fancy figures onWillie Turnesa in a match againstFrankie Stranahan.

Fred H. Bernet, former sec.-treas.,Club Managers ssn. of America and for14 years mgr., Missouri AC, t. Louis,appointed paid e.recuf ive sec., CMRichard R. andford named mgr., JamesRiver CC, wport ews, Va.... Frank

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• W. Harding new mgr., Menlo CC, Red-wood City, Calif..•. Amateurs nowwanting to turn pro have to wait 6months after signifying their intention tothe PGA before they are eligible for prizemoney in tournament in which providersof the prize money have agreed to PGterms ... Interesting legal pos 'ibilitie' inthat ruling ... Prize money list extendedin tournaments with more than $10,000purses by revised PGA tournament regu-lations.

PGA's national meeting this year willbe held at Dunedin, Fla., PGA NationalGC, Dec. 1-3... Twin Orchard CC (Chi-cago dist.) raised $2,500 for hospitalizedveterans recreation at its 1948 pro-am .The club previously had raised $5000 .Hotel Traymore, Atlantic City, N.J., listsa "Byron Nelson salad.". . . King GeorgeVI in visiting the British Open this yearbecame the first reigning British monarchto see that event. . . Frank Stranahan isfirst golfer to hold British and Canadianamateur titles the same year ... DorothyKirby elected pres., Women's SouthernGA... Southern Women's 1949 champion-ship to be played at New Orleans CC...Onondaga CC, Syracuse, N.Y., celebratingits 50th birthday.

Joe Kirkwood offered 50 reward and"no questions asked" for return of clubs

START IrrigationPlans HERE ...

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Manufacturers of Lawn Ilna Golf CourseSprinkling Equipment • Oll"b,,,a irritation

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Choose your sprinklerheads first and save -their specifications direct·Iy aHed pipe and plumb·ing equipment needed.

• Courses all over the country havechosen RAIN BIRD Sprinkler Heads-available in a wide range of modelsthat lets you choose exactly the irri-gation needed. By choosing the rightRAIN BIRD heads first, you may savea great deal of money on piping.Write for catalog.

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tolen from hi car at We tern Open. . .'I'he offer hasn't brought the clubs back.. . Louise ugg now an honorary Lt. Col.in Georgia militia and aide to Gov. M. E.'I'hompson, .• uppo e I can do ornestrutting too on honor , having receivedappointment a an "honorary Tar Heel"from Gov. R. Gregg Cherry of orthCarolina. . . That mu t have b n ar-ranged by Bill harp, .C. tat pres:agent and Bob Harlow 0 I could showcredentials another kind of a heel thanthat which I've b n called by 10\\' char-acters.

Good to see that Al Zimmerman's get-ting back to tournament form ... Al beatout such talent as Porky Oliver andChuck Congdon for the Washington Opentitle. . . Nelson came back to win thisyear's Texas Open title. . . That elderstatesman Len Mattson of White Bear re-peated as winner of Minnesota PGAchampionship.

Premier Oil Refining Co., Longview,Tex., on its own private cour e spon roreda highly succes sful amateur invitationtournament for b nefit of Gonzales WarmSprings Foundation for polio... 700 wereat the barbecu and pool auction. . .Those Texans do things big... FlossmoorCC (Chicago dist .•) celebrating its 50thanniversary ... Flossmoor was host to

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GREENS keepers praise the low-cost protection theyget from Farquhar Iron Age Sprayers on golf greens,

shrubbery, bushes, trees. Especially designed to sprayareas inaccessible to large wheel and truck - moun tedsprayers, these handy machines are ideal for economicalgeneral-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. Thefamous Iron Age Pump delivers the constant high pres-sures needed for thorough penetration. This unit can alsobe used for weed control, whitewashing buildings, disin-fectant work or fire protection.

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DON'T LET YOUR GREEN 'BECOME A ROUGH!Save your carefully tendedgreens and fairways for thegolfers. Keep out thoughtlesstrespassers with a Reolock" Fence.

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1923 National Amateur won by ~IaxMarston and 1920 PGA won by JockHutchison 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 goodas Britain has seen this season, is anephew of Jose Jurado ... Jose was verypopular on his visits to the U.S .... BillyMaxwell, 18, who finished a stroke behindByron Nelson, winner of the 1948 TexasPGA's Open event at EI Paso, is one oftwin sons of W. O. Maxwell, pioneergreenkeeper of Abilene ... Norman vonNida to be operated on in London thismonth. . . His affliction is catarrh.

Morrie Talman, pro at Whitemarsh Val-ley CC (Philadelphia dist.) , in a year hasblind Bob Allman, 36 year old U. of Penn.alumnus, playing fine golf for a sightlessfellow. . . Allman and Talman job wassubject of Norristown Times Heraldsports editor Red McCarthy's column andhalf page of pictures recently ... Allman,formerly U. of Penn. wrestler and nowsuccessful Philadelphia businessman,qualified for the blind national Champion-ship with 134 over Whitemarsh's 6,670yds. . . . Double par on home course isstandard qualifying procedure for theblind championship ... Allman drives from

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Spreads Any Fertilizer ... even damp sew-age sludge and hard, lumpy nitrate andmixed fertilizers.

Sows Grasses ... Blue Grass, Red Top, BentGrass, Orchard Grass, Clovers at rates ad-justable to a few pounds per acre.

Spreads Chemicals ... Calcium Chloride forparking areas and drives; arsenate of leadand other powdered insecticides and weedkillers.

Mixes Materials ... Balance your own ferti-lizer formulas; spread loam, compost, sand,top dressing, etc.

An 1';%]'~I'~FLO\\" I'p,·t lllzcr Hpreaot'r and HI'('opr \\ illsave 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 32ports HI any ratl' fr-om H II-'\' pound s of gTHSS :·wt'd IIJlto n ton of fl'l'l il izr-r pel' uo rv. Hcl ica l ngi t a t or- ;1('1ionnulvcrizus ma t cr-Inl s, III Ixes hopper cont ent s n ndfeeds eve-n tlow to m ic-ro-jshu t t er port s. Cams. IlIO\-ing through slots ill hopper hot torn, push IlIHI!'rialt hrough ports in Ht!'lul., nOIl-plogging flow. Oi\'(',':"('HrS of tr0I1111('-frpl' onc -rnn n onerat ion at ,llI'pd. un10 10 mill'S ncr ho ur. In 1I~t' on Il1Hn~' flrH'~t cou S('S,\ \,11ila hie fOJ' inunodin t e del ivcr-v. P('rfort'l; n~l:gllnrante( d or monoy rr-Iundvd. \\·rite \IS 01' ask\ 0111' golf pqllipnlf'nt dva ler.

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160 to 200 yd The caddy lines up rAllman's clubs Allman putts by soundand Morri says he is a good putter.

aples (F'la.) Beach &GC installs n wfairway watering system and 50,000clubhouse alterations ..• Paul Bell, pro, IRock Island (Ill.) rsenal GC returns to

apler as wint r pro. .. ew York Trusto. Inde . quotes Frank Menke estimating

over 5 billion dollars will be spent by .S.sports participants and spectator' thisyea.r... The Trust Co. Index survey saysthere are 4 million golfers and 20 millionbowlers.

It's difficult to make accurate estimatesof numbers of golfers and bowlers becauseof differences in defining who's a golfer orbowler ... GOLFDOM goes on the basis ofactive buying in defining a golfer. . . Itssurveys indicate about 3 million golfersplaying 5 or more games a year ... Butmany who probably don't play that oftenconsider themselves golfers, just as I,who haven't bowled in a year, may thinkof myself as a bowler. . . I bowl a finegolf score and golf a fairly good bowling Iscore.

rt wet, veteran Chicago golf writer,making most consistently inter sting golfbroadcasts we ever heard. . . He's ontwice a we k through W l\lP, Evanston,

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Write for prices on your requirementsand ask about our special Golf-ParkFertilizer and lawn Food plus WeedControl. *T.M. REG.

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A practical machine for spraying sports greens,lawns, estates, parks and cemeteries. Hat fanpray. Traction powered like a lawn mower.

Low pressure and 10\\ volume. Le drift. 0

hand pumping. Automatic uniform coverage.Treat a 5000q. ft. green easily in 15 minutes.Applic whatever you wish to pray: Weed-killer, Fungicides, Insecticides, Fertilrzers,Dust-laying olurions, etc. Both the first costand the upkeep arc much less than that ofpower prayer.

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Ill., with 15 minute of fresh golf news,history and gossip ... Jacob en Ifg. Co.,mower makers, gave Racine Boy coutsrides to .Madison, Wi ., in Jacobs n e recu-tives' plane as prizes for community serv-ice... Ice Follies stars award Wilson clubsas prizes to winners in an FranciscoCall-Bulletin junior golf championship,one of the biggest junior promotions con-ducted in any city.

Ryder Cup 1949 matches to be playedFriday and Saturday, Sept. 16 and 17, atGanton club, 9 miles from Scarborough,about 160 miles north of London ... Clubwas started in 1891... Harry Vardoncame there as pro in 1896 and registeredfrom Ganton, won U.S. Open in 1900 atChicago GC. . . Vardon was succeeded asGanton pro by Ted Ray who was therefor 9 years. . . Championship length isabout 6,400 yds .... Par of regular courseis 36-33 69... Probably will be stretchedto comfortable 71 for Ryder cup matches... Short 17th and 400 yd. dogleg 18th areover a road. . . Pre-war pro record was65... Course is rather tightly trapped ...Tough rough and trees are other hazards.

New right-of-way for Central Boul.,Dallas, Tex., will cut 8 holes of DallasAC's course and site of clubhouse ... Clubplanning new layout ... Long illness fatalto Tommy Cox, 43, well known golfer and

Lively suds clean quickly and easily.Contains no harmful chemicals. Willnever develop any offensive odor. Nomuss, no waste. Convenient and eco-nomical. Glistening clean balls are easyto follow in play.

Price $4.50 per gal.5 gal. cans $21.50.

(Please mention your dealer's name whenordering)

D.B.A. PRODUCTS CO.Dept. GD3 Deerfield, III.