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THE GOLF NEWS IN BRIEF

This year's National Open would have had the large*! entry in the event'* 40 .year history if "II who wanted tn get In had ntallnl their entry blanks and ninjiry hefnre thiL deadline, , . Strange that fel-lows «hi ) can read seorecards so well can't read the numbers on calendars. . , PGA Is going to have to |iay more atten-tion In the I'.S. Junior Chamber of Com-merce. . , The Cedar lliipids Jayree*' didn't repeat W i l l i a tournament this year. . • They complained tint) I 'GA Tourna-ment Bureau didn't handle its end of hills for the Cedar Kaplds tournament last year. . . The Ft, Wayne Jayceet roar ahoul not getting sulci)ilate star represen-tation In its field for Its initial $15,000 tournament. . . Thai's all had huslness for pro golf. . . Many of these energetic Jay-cees become country club presidents. . . Jaycee promotion put the pro tournament player* info big business. . . Jaycees now are running the world's biggest golf tour-nament promotion, (heir national junior championship, and swing more weight than any other organization in the coun-try In getting new courses built.

Joseph M. Busch, mgr. of a Bank of Manhattan branch, has urged Mayor Wm. O 'Dwyer of New York City to add to city's 10 muny courses. . . Busch says present courses far Inadequate for N e w Yorkers who want to play golf . , . Edi-torial in Redmond (Ore. ) Spokesman, un-der heading " A r e You A Siob?" , urged construction of a muny course. . . Says a slob Is one who gets in a mental and physical rut and playing golf is most pleasant way of keeping out of the rut, . . Oberlln I O.l GC planning new club-house.

Ft. Ijiudcrdale. Fla., to have new 18-hoie privately-owned course near Planta-tion homes. . . F. C. Peters hcails Ihe job. . . Ft. lAuilerdale also to have new muny 18. . . See. Victor Moore of local hotel

association says Ft. 1-auderdale has lost many visitors because of city's poor gulf facilities. , . Seattle, Wash., Associated Boys Club* and pros in a drive to collect old golf clubs and pass them around tn kids. . . Proa are giving kids free instruc-tion, . . tieorgc Pratt, Fairway Fanfare cofumnist of Seattle Post-Intelligence writes: "If you're going to take your golf .seriously this year, why not go all out by buying a new net of course-wreckers and turn Ihe old tools over to the young folks who may learn how to use them to best advantage?"

Soquel, Calif., to open Eagle Woods 9-hole course owned by Tom Prescott. late in August. . . Pom pane. Fla. planning a $225,000 18-hole muny course on wartime airport site. . . Lota of increases of muny course fees this year. . . Increased main-tenance costs given as reason for the fee rises. . Haven't noticed many complaints about the small increases. . . Apparently greenkeepers are doing great jobs of keeping the courses in good condition despite heavy play. . . Still plenty of criti-cism about ' muny courses being over-crowded and long waits for starting time.

Homer Ahney. gkpr., and Guy Manlcy, pro. emitted by Park Commissioner Oogerty, in Oon Snlhoff's Danville (111.) Commercial News column, as making Harrison Park muny course one of state's finest, , . Abney is on green rebuilding program. . . Midwest PGA considering changing name to II earl of America PGA, according to Kansas City, Mo., Star. . , George Shipley and wife have taken over Cottage Grove (Ore.) GC.

Again we're saying, "Gosh how those kids grow up!" , . . Ruth Elizabeth, daughter of Ed and Rutli Dudley, married to Henry Lowrey Stull at St. Paul's Episcopal church, Augusta. Ga., May 20.

A sweet and beautiful lass, that little Ruth. . . Al l happiness to her and the groom. . . Like the rest of us he'll learn to like being on the leash. . . Ain't bad at all when you ge l used to it.

That $400 pay-off on insurance fo set them up in the locker-room after making an aee seems to be helping the bar sales a little. . . Liquor huslness sure needs the golf club huslness and Influence now with the dry heat getting stronger. , , If the grog barons paid as much attention to getting and staying in right with the golf business as they do to tying in with the gorillas who control the night club and saloon business, pious ail v erf is Ing copy about temperance might carry a little wef ght.

Corbln (Ky . ) CC to build clubhouse. , . Pocatollo, Ida., building new 18-hole course and fine clubhouse as City Develop-ment Co. enterprise. . , Richard A. Hun-phreys new mgr., Cobleskill I N.Y. I G&CC.

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. . Wash ing ton (D .C . ) Distr ic t Recreat ion Board asks supplemental appropr iat ion of 5275,000 to buy out S. G. LeofTler. now opera t ing distr ict 's public courses under one year lease f rom Inter ior Dept . . . . I f appropr iat ion is approved by Congress Recreat ion Board wi l l hire a director of gol f operations,

Worcester (Mass. ) Barks and Recre-ation Commission turned dow n a proposal to charge pro Walter 1>, Cosgrove for operating golf shop concession at Green iIIII course. . , Cosgrove has been pro there for 25 years. , , One commission member said charging the pro for his work for city's golfers would be like charging the city m a n a g e r for holding the city manager job. . . I.os Angeles City Dept. of Recreation and Parks consider-ing raising $1,000.1)00 Tor new public courses by earmarking increased fees for new course construction.

Chelan. Wash., Chamber o f Commerce planning to build public course. . H. F. Kr imendahl , pres., S toke ly -Van Camp, Inc., Indianapolis canning company, has bought 9-hole Ken-Ver course near In-dianapolis, . . Russell Stone house, f o rmer pro, now wi th S toke iy -Van Camp, wi l l supervise Ken -Ve r operat ion. . . Central C i ty ( N e b . ) GC leases land f o r new course. . Dallas, Tex,, o f f i c ia l l y opens

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Thomas J, Milliard Memorial 9-hole public course. . , Exclusively for Negro play. . . Leo Shead, pres., Dallas Negro GA, says course already has Interested many Ne-groes in the game.

New 3-hole course built by Chamber of Commerce at Cedar City, I'tah. , . W alter Grego leaven as mgr. of Bay side Links ( NT Met dist.). . . Charles G. Meyer for whom tbe late Ilr. A lister Mackenzie de-signed and built tbe Bayside course, died recently of a heart attack, , . Carmen (Okla.) course reopened after wartime shutdown. . , Indian Lake GC, Munlstlquc, Mich., building new clubhouse. . . Clarence F, I 'lowman now In charge of North wood (la. ) CC course and clubhouse. . . Pont lac, Mich,, muny course makes men's and women's rental sets available now, . . I.os Altos (Citlif.) G&CC opens 9-hole addition ami new lockerroom.

Oakland Hllla CC (Detroit dist.) alter-ing tees to make course over 7000 yds. for 1951 National Open. , . Weiscr (Ida.I opens new 9-hole watered course. . . Earl Davis and wi fe are operating the course. . . Charles Gill is conducting golf classes as part of city's recreation program. . . Shel ton - Bay sh o re GC. She 1 ton. Wash., building new clubhouse.

Boh Cheshire, Saratoga Spa ( N T ) GC pro and pres., N E N Y l 'GA quits pro golf

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to go into television sales. . . Boh will continue as pro section pres. until fall election. , . Harold West, pro at Tulatln OC (Portland. Ore., dist.) switching to pri-vate business, . . Youngs town (O . ) has Left-handed Golfers Assn. of 42 members, making it largest organized portside group of any city. . . Lefthanders making hlg plans for their l l th annual tournament at Btoomlngton (III.) CC, Aug . 8, » . 10.

Babe Didrikson Zahar ias with 629 f o r 144 holes p layed on Pebble Beach, Sky-crest (Ch i cago ) , R i dgewood (C l eve land ) and Knol l wood ( N . Y . ) courses won first Wea the r vane tournament, . . Suggs, sec-ond w i th 632. . , B e r g third w i th 647. , . Jameson four th w i th 665. . . A l ice , the older Bauer sister and the one who played on all f ou r courses, finished fifth w i th 668. . . Babe go t $7,450 as her share of prize money f r om the tournament AJvin Hand-macher financed as a successful promote o f W e a t h e r v a n e sports skirts. . Fred Corcoran put the Women ' s P G A into b ig business w i th this one, . . Snead only got about $2000 more p l ay ing in 18 tourna-ments in his tenth y e a r o f b ig t ime go l f . . . Tha t was In 1947 when he lost the Nat iona l Open playof f to L e w Worsham. , . Despi te miserable wea the r some days the Wea the r vane event g o t b ig publicity. '

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going tn have tn solve Ihe problem of get-ting bigger representation of headllner* at more tournaments or the tournament clri-ull is going to run into a shortage of sponsors. . . Western Open was a financial headache. , . II one manufacturer hadn't turned his stars Into the Western field It would have heen a very sad Hop, . . Bel-ter he some drastic revision of the tour-nament arrangenients si urn or the tourna-ments, outside the few major titles, will tio longer have show-window value, , . Philadelphia Inquirer tournament can-celled this year, . . Account of National Open al Merlon taking the spotlight.

The Fairgreen, magazine of the Ridge CC (Chicago dist.) is about the newsiest country club magazine we've seen for several years. . . I t handles committee reports like live newspaper stories and has extensive coverage of members' activities. . . R, J. Chowen is editor and probably gets as little cooperation from members aa club magazine editors usually get. . . Ridge is celebrating its 50th an-niversary.

Greensboro (S.C,) pros In successful co-operative newspaper advertising cam-paign. . . Dave Mcintosh, Oak Hills GC (Chicago dist.) celebrated his 75th birth-day May 25. . . Family party made the day merry. . . Have was born in St. An-drews. . . Went to France as second pro

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In that country, when In his terns. , . Then pro al Dls ley , Eng . . . . T o l .S. at Kent OC, tiranil Kapids, Mich., as pro-gkpr., in 1H91. . , Then to Wes tward Ho. then Glen Oak in Ch icago dist. , . , Ituilt Oak Hil ls fee course. P a l m Park , 111., in 1923. . . He's done well w i th It. . . Sti l l g reater assets are Mrs. Mcintosh and their two sons, daughters- in- lau and two grandchildren.

Mel Carr ier . Sauganash CC, Three Kivers , Mich., pro, conducted highly suc-cessful " sw ing c lub" series of four pre-season lessons sponsored by Ci ty Recre-ation Commission. . . Detro i t ' s six ninny courses still expect to beat last year ' s record of almost 3(H),000 rounds despite hml weather at start o f 19.111 season. . . N ine hole 1,54S yard course al Golden Gate Park . San I ' rancisco, to be opened in late summer. . . I t ' s comple te ly W ate red automatically.

Pa lm Beach (F l a . i CC and Pa lm Beach BUtmore wi l l operate this summer . . . A s -toria (O re . ) installs f a i r w a y wate r ing . . . Joe B. Kelec goes f r om asst. spot with Johnny Bulla at Wes tmore land CC (P i t t s -burgh dist. ) to p ro j ob at Over look CC, Columbia. Pa. . . . George Howard , Broad-moor CC, Seattle, Wash., pro, on week ly television program.

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Robert Trent Jones in Memphis plan-ning another 9 for Ridgeway CC and re-modeling Audubon Park muny course. . . Miami (Fla. ) still wondering about where to move and build new course, . . Moun-tain View C&GC. near Olympia, Wash., has clubhouse in remodelled pioneer home almost a century old. . . Soquel (Cali f . ) gett ing new 9-hole course built by realtor Thomas Prescott, , . West Shore GC. Saugatuck. Mich., sold by George Kingsley to Harry Randell, formerly of Oak Park, 1 1 1 .

Heine Martin, Grand Rapids (Mich.) Herald sports editor, did great historical series on Grand Rapids golf clubs, . . Kent 0 0 was the first in Grand Rapids.., Started in 1896. . . ljongest hole of Kent's tirst » -hole course was 187 yds. . . . Short-est was 88 yds, . , . Par was 27. , . Martin dug up old pictures along with the dimming data in doing a sound job of research. . . I.akewood 00, Denver, Colo., In fine new clubhouse.

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Lava Hot Springs, Ida., to build short course at the state resort. . . Columbia i Miss, I Golf Assn. pushing development of local course, . . English tournament circuit this year has 13 events with equivalent of about $69,000 in prize money. . . One British sports writer calls it "the gold trail." . . . A British gol fer suggests reducing number of holes fiwm 18 to 12 and increasing length per hole to reduce the importance of putt-ing. . . Snead might like that .. . But Sam doesn't need any help, according to what the tourney prize money take to date shows.

Henry Cut ton, at his golf school al Monte Carlo, has driver-length hammers and nails sticking in posts. . . The pupil pretends Ihe hammer is the club and the nail is the hall. . . Cotton says Ibis gives the pupil the pic-ture of how to bit the ball, and saves a lot of explaining by 1 hi- teacher.

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This year 's British A m a t e u r entry of S3? was largest on record. . . Prev ious high w a s 2X8 for 1836 Bri t ish A m a t e u r , . . W e s t -ern ( j A circularlr.hig gol f d a b members hips tor $5 individual memberships, with W G A liag l a g s as marks of membership, , . When yoti see the W G A tag on a bag it means a f e l l ow has done someth ing to help a promising kid get a scholarship he'd never have been able l o get o therwise . . . If Ihe go l f e r s who are good f e l l ows at the club bars al l would kick in $5 f o r the Evans < iiitdy Scholarship they'd be real ly showing lheir credentials as good fe l l ows .

Club managers still burn ing a l charge o f Amer i c an Hote l Assn. pres. T . Har ry C o w -man at C M A A annual convention. . , Gow-nsan said clubs were ducking taxes lit a w a y that made them un fa i r competit ion f o r hotels, . Joe Tonet t i , N e w Haven iConn. ) C C mgr. and C M A A director, in Uni ted Press interv iew said clubs ge t as heavy a tax rap as hotels bu t ge t food business because of be t t e r food, cooking and serv ice than hotels. . . Tone t t i pointed out that hotels are losing business now because they ' re being run by stock specula-tors instead of by hotel operators.

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Mod* of th* finest natural block gum rubber —there are no tcrewi, tpringi or ipaeial at-tachment! for Installation. Juit cut a holt in mat and il lp the tee through from beneath. Can b« replaced in ten seconds. Sand far Free Ssmpfa. U w d by batter n • f e t avnrywhern.

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This scoop is a M U S T for all driving ranges. Even with an automat -ic retriever i t is still a necessity to pick up the baits in the rough spots; close to trees, fences, etc.

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CC (NY Met dist,). . • Stanley F. IVIeher from Aurora (111.) CC to Hilt mure OC, Har-rington, III., ax mgr. . , . Jack Monti new mgr., Be] Air OC, l^os Angeles. . , Roller! \V. Wel>» named mgr., Mt. Haw ley CC, Peoria, 111.

Cleveland IO.) Dist. National Green-keeping Supts, Assn. annual Chmn.-Gkpr. gathering held at Kirtland CC. May 26. . . Prof. Eric Sharveile, Purdue U., guest speaker. . . Bay Dtsnowskl, formerly at La Jolla CC, now gkpr, at Los Serranos G & CC, Chino, Calif. . . . Clara Bartlett, new-owner of Los Serranos and Los Angeles realtor, on ambitious improvement pro-gram for the property. , . Chicago Tribune carries a column story on closing of Techny Fields fee course. . . Jock Anderson and Miss Anuta Harms, co-operators of Techny Fields have bought Bonnie Dundee. 18 hole course north of Elgin, 111, . . . C. D. Wag-staff Co. selling greens, fa irway and rough sod of Techny Fields course.

Cniverslty of Minnesota always makes effective tie-ups with Minnesota I'GA an-nual spring meetings by having university students at big clinic PGA puts on In uni-versity lleldbouse. . . James E, Thomas to Army-Navy CC, Arlington, Va., as supt. , . . Chattanooga, Tenn., pros say Mamie Polk and Helen Hampton are two local maids yon may hear of in women's golf nation-ally. . . Best press job done on a tournament

O n a T o o l f o r avary f o b a r o u n d p r o s h o p And c l u b -housa. I n i t i a l c t u b i - v n o o t h ftlckt o u t o f I rons a n d f a c t s o f w o o d c l ubs a n d f o r r a f l n l t h i n g o p e r a t i o n * .

Th* H a n d a a i i a lways r a a d y w i t h s m o o t h , s l a a d y p o w t r t o g r i n d , d r i l l , p o l -ish, r o u t , a n g r a v a , cu t . c a r v a , sand , a t e . H a n d a a d o a s a l l thasa o p a r a t l o n s m

o n a l l k inds o f m a t a r i a l , H A N D E E T O O L mataJ . a l l o y , p l as t i c , O F 1 0 0 1 USES w o o d , a f c * G a t a H a n d a a , f i r s t t o o l o f i t * k i n d ~ t o d a y ' s f i na r r a n d b a sura o f r u g g a d n a t s , d a p a n d a b f l i f v , l o n g Ufa a n d c o o l r u n n i n g , A C or D C 25,000 r , p r m» W a J g h t on l y 12 o x i . Easy t o ca r r y a n d uta* B a l a n c a d f o r p a r f a c t pa r -f o r m a nca .

N E W L O W P R I C E S H a n d a a o n l y , w i t h 7 accassor ias, 519 95 C o m p le t a H a n d a a Ki t w i t h SI accastorTas, $ 2 4 . f S , O r d a r To-d a y . Sant p o s t p a i d . Sa t i s f ac t i on G u a r a n t a a d !

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litis year nas that iliii»> on Colonial CC Imitation al Ft. Worth. . . Witherspoon and Killings, public relations counselors, handled this publicity so sports writers had all tile dope on the Held.

Raymond Carlson, former Chicago dist. caddy, and his wife, have opened golf range south oi Elgin, 111., a f ter doing alt the con-struction work. . . It 's a beautiful job ( IS tees) in a beautiful locat ion. . . Its neatness is a distinguishing and business-getting feature many other ranges could copy In-stead of trying to get by with sloppy house-keeping. , -15 quali fying sections for 3d USGA Junior Amateur championship. . . For kids under 18. . . Entries close 5 p.m. June 26 at USGA. T3 E. 57th St.. N Y 22. . . Entry fee, $2, . . Championship at Denver (Colo.I CC, July 19-22.

Westmoreland CC (Chicago dist.) in Its usual de luxe year lxtok makes a feature of explaining the Chicago District Golf Assn. handicapping system to get more members properly handicapped Athletic Institute receives award froln American Academy of I'hysical Education for its contribution to education In golf and other sports... Kcgiomtl course maintenance con-ference at llilands GC, Hillings, Mont.. July 10 and 11.

Robt. Bruce Harris and Dr. Frank S. Harris have bought former Vernon CC, Deerfield, 111. . . . Course, which has been

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A C K E R ' S E L P E R P. O. Bo. 1940 Bridgeport, Conn.

closed since pre-war, is being reconditioned and will reopen as daily fee in July. . . Name will be changed to Thorngate CC. . . It's three miles west of Briergate CC, fee course, also owned and very successfully operated by Harris brothers. Monomon-ock Inn, 9-hole course, in Poconos at Mountainhome, Pa,, remodeled for this sea-son's play. . . Wisconsin P G A plans clinics preceding state open, amateur and women's tournaments.

Edgar (Butch) Brandau, veteran Michi-gan pro, in good shape af ter 10 necks stay al Veterans" General Hospital, Dearborn. Mich. . . , Buss New la ml of A P at San Francisco, reelected pres., California Golf Writers' Assn. for 22d consecutive year. . . Ernie Sabayrnc appointed chmn, for Michi-gan golf peddlers' tournament. . , 1'niver-sity of Pittsburgh considering buying or building a golf course. . . Sixty women in golf class Tom Till king ion of Frank Walsh's staff at Bed Kun GO (Detroit dist.) teaches every Monday a m . . . . Eric Monti a f ter recovering from auto accident in-juries, has appendix removed at IV kin (111.) hospital.

Duke of Windsor buys a new set of Wil-son Irons from Gene Sarazen. . , Gene got the Duke's autograph. . , On a eheck, . . More than 300 Negroes will play In United Golf Assn. Open, Amateur and Women's championships, . . Events will he played at

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Club Managers Assn. of America asking members to wire congressmen against House Hill 8-8367. . . Itill prohibits inter-stale shipment of slot machines. . . CMAA says bill worded so It might prohibit bingo, howling or other games of chance. . . What would it do to interstate shipment of cards for clubhouse games, dice for shaking for the drinks or golf balls when used b.v some-body playing for a nickle a bole ? . , . Four slot machines recently taken from Chicago dist. clubhouse hy mob musclemen. . . Gorillas told manager, "If you want these back, you know who to talk to." . . , Not grammar, but easy lo understand. . , Goril-las weren't referring to the law, either. . . 80 congress should pass another law ?

Texas sportswriters voted Babe Didrik-son Zaharias state's "greatest all-around sports figure of the past 50 years." , . . Babe got 195 votes. . . Her 12 male oppo-nents polled a total of 126 votes. . . City of Tallahassee, Fla.. Fourth Annual Junior tournament at Tallahassee CC, June 23, . . Five age classes. . . From 8 to 10 and up to 17 and 18 years old, . . For complete details write E. F, West, Tallahassee 1 Fla.) CC. . . Western Seniors GA General Tournament Committee, Wm. Diddle, chmn., announces six age classes, starting at 50 years, for its

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1950 championship at Meridian Hills CC, Indianapolis, Ind., June 29-30.

A. II. Krigger, for 21S years owner and operator of the Golf Course Supply Co.. Pittsburgh, I'ii., died May 24 at St. Joseph's hospital, Pittsburgh. . , lie was a grand frienil of greenkeepers In western Pa,, Ohio and W. Va. and was highly regarded as a practical authority on course maintenance. . . His sons Jack anil l>on will continue the business.

Macon (Ga.) Telegraph sports editor, Sam Glassman, protests cut in muny course maintenance budget, , . Glassman says work done by pro-gkpr, Hugh Moore, Sr., in getting course in fine condition warrants continuance of the financial policy that has increased course revenue. . . Johnny Re-volta and Jimmy Hines, with Herb Vogel as mc on weekly television program In Chicago... Sponsors are fee course owners Joe Jemsek of St, Andrews and Charley Nash of Mission Hills.

I.ooks like II was Frankie Strnnahan's tough luck to be first one called upon hy ttBQA to apologize for unfavorably com-menting on a golf course. . . fjitrauahau criticized the Dallas (Tex.) CC course, scene of 1950 Western Open.., Frankie was hy no means first one to say unkind Ihings about a course on which he didn't do well, ,. There's heen far too much of I bat hy pros

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mill w u t r u n w h o don't seem to realize how difficult it's becoming to get club mem-bers to stay off their courses while tourna -ments a r e being helil. . . I l a gen had the right idea in the old days . , . Tell the mem-bers " Y o u ' v e got one of the sportiest little courses 1 ever s aw a n y w h e r e . " . . . Even if Ihe place Is a c o w pasture and Hat as a pool table. . . W h i c h l>allas C O Isn't. . . l " S « A censure of S t r anahan f o r r emarks at a W e s t e r n G A championsh ip and reporter! hint that F r ank l e wou ld be persona non g r a t a In K A A as wel l as U S G A events ap -pears to be t ak ing In a lot of terr itory for violation of Itulc A A A 1 , "Don ' t speak out of turn . " . . . But a s Br i t ish A m a t e u r d i n -ner S t ranahan probab ly Isn't feeling s o r e at anybody .

C h a r l e s K . H a l l o w e l l , on l e a v e f r o m P e n n S t a t e C o l l e g e t o w o r k w i t h V e r n S t out e -m y e r on U C L A t u r f p r o j e c t f o r Sou the rn C a l i f o r n i a go l f o r g a n i z a t i o n s , l o o k i n g i n t o U - 3 B e r m u d a as i m p r o v e d g o l f g r a s s f o r the S u n k l s t sec t i on .

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Clinton Washburn, F lor ida realtor, to erect 24 units, each with an owner 's apart -ment o f four rooms and 12 rental apart -ments, adjo in ing P G A Nat ional course at Dunedin, Fla, , , . Washhurn seeks l ' (JA cooperat ion In the housing project with pros ge t t ing first call on the apartments . . . Johnny Buchanan, p ro -mgr . of Columbus ( O . ) muny Wyandot course has auto li-cense P G A 1950. . . Johnny says tbe license plate has been a natural ail f o r I ' f i A cham-pionship at Columbus June 21-2".

Women ' s Western G A Open at Cherry Hi l ls CC, Denver, Colo.. June 10-24 expects b igges t " c l ass " Held eve r p lay ing in g woman ' s tournament. . . Mi ldred Zaharias, P a t t y Be r g and Louise Suggs each have won the event three years. . John Budd, Endicott-Johnson pro. says big surge in in-dustrial gol f is sure sign there 's go ing to be more go l f course building by corpora-tions as popular f ea ture o f employee recre-ation plans.

George Aster signs an pro al Gray ' s Inn, Jackson, N .H . . , , George had wInter school at Cadil lac hotel, Miami , w l i e r r he had crowded lesson hook teaching s tage and screen celebrities. . . He was pro at Have r -hill, Mass.. f r om I0SI) (o ' « . then served t w o years at L a k e Tar le ton , N .H . . . . Nor -man Von N lda was caddy champion of (Queensland when he was 12. . . I lnrry

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S p a r l i n g h a c k At I . a k e C h a m p l a i n C' luh In V e r m o n t f o r s u m m e r a f t e r busy w i n t e r t e a c h i n g Y M C A a n i l V W C ' A g o l f c lasses In Brooklyn.

Southeastern Turf Conference to be held at Tifton, Ga„ Experiment Station, Sept. I I and I S . . . USGA Green Section National Turf Field Days at Beltsville, Md . Oct IS. )6 and 17, planned to be most valuable outdoor turf sessions ever staged. .. Supts. and chairmen being invited by Green Sec-tion Director Fred V. Grau to submit ques-tions and suggestions by mail now to be used in discussions and demonstrations presided over by assembly of experts. . . Grati s address is Room 307, South BIdg . Plant Industry Sta.. Beltsville, Md.

Bull Sheet, official bulletin of Midwest Assn. of Golf Course Supts,, now appearing ns 8 page printed job. , . Excellent piece of work in covering district matters. . . Ad-justable bead golf clubs officially disap-proved hy USGA Implements and Ball committee.

Perc W, Le Due completing new 1 8-hole course for Argy le CC, Silver Spring, Md. . . . Argy le club was organized in 1921, taking over ortginal layout of Columbia CC, C h e w y Chase. Md. . . . Then was forced by real estate development to move to Silver Spring, Md., 9-hoIe course which was bought by Montgomery County for public

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P A G E F E N C E A S S O C I A T I O N • Mousse., P0.

course. . , Club was reorganized in 1946. . . N o w has 425 members and a wa i t ing list . . Le Due recently ret ired a f t e r 41 years with U.S. Dept. of Ag r i cu l tu re as a chemist. . . He has been the only green chmn. the A r g y l e C C has had during its 29 years.

Wes t e rn State Col lege, Macomh. III. , opens 9-hole, 2,6i9 yd. course. . . Por ts -mouth. Va. planning new IK-hote muny course to replace Glensheallah course to lir used as school site, . . .Nine-hole public course on old site o f Woodmont (Wash ing -ton, DO, dist. ) to be opened soon. . . Jesse liifTe heads group to hujld course at Tex -homa, Tex . , . . Cbappeil ( N e b . ) Chamber o f Commerce building ft-hole course. . , Trenton, Neb., organizes gol f club. , . Itllly ltelI and son designing course f o r Matt F lynn. l.a Camilla, Cal i f , . , . Kotmld John-son leases Cass County CC course, l )o-wag iac , Mich,

Minn. PGA Meet Held a t Univ., Clinic Attended by 1200

By OTIS D Y P W I C K The annual Minnesota P G A meet ing

and go l f clinic held aga in this year in conjunction with the depar tment of ath-letics and physical education at the Uni-vers i ty of Minnesota was hailed the "best e v e r " by alt who part ic ipated.

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