Adjustable Putter

The "Suit Yourself", Mel Smith's contribution tobetter putting, has an odjustoble clubhead that

~ can be held Hnt regardless of the roll of thegreen, The shaft can be switched to any of threepositions (as shown) and then locked in position.The club comes in all head colors as well as bross,I:ght, medium or heavy shafts and in 34, 35 and36·in. lengths for men. For the ladies, there is a33 in. shaft and smaller size grip. Stan ThompsonGolf Club Co., Beverly Hills, Calif., manufacturesthe club for Smith, pro at the Volley Club, PO Box

( 1140, Santo Barbaro, Calif. The putter can be ob-tained through either of these sources.

Ve/sicol Offers New Bulletin onInsecticides, Herbicide Solvents

Vclsicol Chemical (.01 P .. ~Wo E. (.1 and ave.,Chicago II, is making ;1\ ailahlc <I lti-pagebulletin U)\ CI illg t('( h n ira l aspc( Is 01 its lineof olvcnts 101 herbicides and inscct icidcs. I he

• bulletin i" dc"igncd to aid (OlIllIlI.IlO1S in scleering PIOPCI olvcnt- 101 v ariou inscct iridcand herbicide Iormulat ions.

PIl\si{al proper t ic and ot her per t incnt in-IOllllation {()\('Iing the \R·scti(', ui c listed,dong wit h a table showing solubil it v 01 v ariouiu-ccticidc and hcr hicidcv in ,\R "01\ cntx,vlso included ,II • sohents ,111<1 chlordane suit-

able (or 11"(' III var iou-, Icdciu l sp -cificat ions.r he hullct in ( 0 ~II) can be obtained Irom

the manulac tu icr upon }C<)IIC"t.

1957 MacGregor CatalogMail d to Pro Shops

I he J. lac(.1cgo\ Co \ccclIll) issued it 19;,7(atalog ot l ourncy goll equipment fcaturingIIC\\ woods, irnu-, and .1lI all-new Tournc

I goll hall.CO\CI of the l!l.')i issue is in nat u ral color

.md shows, on hoth Iront and hack, illu: tra-i ions of 10 1l1C11IbCIS 01 ,facGlq~ol" advisor

t alf', Photograph ~1I1d desci ipt ion of itemssold e elusively hy golf PIOS ar c in tit' catalog.

I he 10 p.lp,C catalog has \)C(,11 sent to all ptO

shops ill the [T. ~. vddirioual ropic at avail-.,hle hOI1\ I he fa«(;'t'gOl Co., Ciucinnat i ~l2,Ohio,

Februni , l~:Ji

Another Cleary "Fir til

Ready for Spring U e

to stimulate speed, and vigor of

grass, flowers, shrubs and trees

increase size up to 3 times over

normal - brea dormancy, accel-

w. A. CLEARY CORP.NEW BRUNSWICI\, N. J .

lerate seed germination and

stolon spread.

CLEARYPRODUCTS

#1BETTERTURF

GIBREL treated sod will be the

most exciting exhibit at the turf

conference. . and ONLY Cleary

will have it.

• Product 0/ Mach 0., Inc.

Queen Royal Corsage

U. S. Rul:>ber's Queen Royal Golf balls now arebeing offered through pro shops with three topquality bolls tucked in this special corsage. Thisunusual design is suggested as a prize award for

lcd.es' day at golf clubs and for gift use.

Cloro-Spray Contains PenetrantThat Carries Food to Roots

loro- pray, marketed by Hcnry E. SanOn . Son, Inc., 2215 . merican t., Phila

delphia 33, Pa., is said to be unique in thatit not only contain the usual food for plantsbut ha a wetting agent and pcncu ant thatdelivers food to the roots. A Iiquid, Cloro-Splay keeps oil soft and absorbent, requir slc water when applied to thc oil duringhot, dry period and will not burn or damagethe most tender leave or root"

Finney Named B & H SupervisorBow n & Hull, Inc., Pa adena, Calif., maker

of William .Joyce golf and asual sho 'S, haappointed Ed finneY,.of Los J~ngelcs \~e te~nlcgionalalc mgr. Finney will "llpCrVI.se 1..sal reps COl ering talc, \ 'est of the ~f ISSOUll

Ri cr.Tn D ccmbcr, 191)6, Bowen & Hull began

manufacture of the Jo 'c lin under a fran-chi aglccll1(,llt with thc .• hoe Corp.

Col' Claims Long Distancefor New Golf Ball

olt o1f, Inc., 161 E. 37th C,. TCW ork,ha introduced the Colt "Gold", a n w highcompr ion hall aid to give eptional di .tance. Und r test for v ral month, the

. 2

,old is de cribed a a ball moi id all' uit-eel for the hard hitter than the average hitt l-

It is made of one continuou trand and ipackaged three hall 10;\ cylinder in a 1>0wntaining Iou i c lind r .

New F-R-H Lawnmower SharpenerSpeeds Any Type Grinding

.\ heavy-duty lav 1l1ll0\\CI harpcnin Ill.'

thine, deigned to gtind any lawnmower, r el-t~ pe 01 rorarv, hand or pov cr, i, h'ing PIO'

duced In Ihc Fate-Root-Heath .0., Plvmout h,0 .. man~lfactulel of Ideal, Pccrlc ,a;1(1 im-pic lawnmower harp 'nCI and n icingequipment. 'I he new machine i the Mod I-tOO iimple , a straight-lin' t\ P' of grind 'I •

designed for pI ccision gl inding and ma [,mum production. It \ as d '\ 'loped to completeth f R H line of shar pen I \ hich now ha:machines using the "Hook" III .thod, the

.. traight Line" method, and a combination ofthe two method. E clusi-, with the iimplc •i: a rotary blade gl inding holder which n-able th machine to pr .cision grind popularrotary mowers as '" 11 as any i ccl-typ mow .r.

o fany f'-R-H features and improv menthave be n incorporat d in the n w model.Among these are rugged, machine-tool t\P'construction, a rotating 1110WCI suppoJt barwhich off r multiple grinding po ition; fa t,accurat adjustments controllable from one "or hothidcs of thc machin for <lui k po i-tioning of the mower, a choir of hollow 01'

flat-grinding of th ' bed knife, and :1 fin hori-zontal as well a vertical feed of the gtindingcarriage.

Athletic Institute Publi hesSports Film Guide

The ports Film Guid ,an 0 paglog listing 2,000 lfi-mrn p rt film, harecently published by Athl tic In titut , 20

. tate t., ~hicago 4. It Ii ts practi all .sports film availabl and in ludcov ring golf. he uid i availabl at ondollar prop'.

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MacGregor Features Inverness

R prints of the above oil painting of InvernessClub, Toledo, 0., i of 1957 U. S. Open, wereus d a Christma cards by The MacGregor Co.,Cincinnati 32, O. View of 18th hole with Invernessclubhc.us at right wos painted by Ralph C. Rey-nolds, not d landscape ortist, This is fourth con-

cutiv y or MacGregor ha commissioned Rey-nolds to paint scenes of U. S. Open courses. Bal-usrol, Olympic club and 00 Hill scenes are in this

series. The Inv rnes reprint or a" four cenes area ailable fr e from Th MacGregor Co.

Par Golfer By Squire HaGreat Crease Resistance

Spalding Reports $773,922Net Earnings for J 956

heck

Golf Course Pro hop Clubhou e

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.February, 1957

Park 30 Cutting Width Increasedby Jacobsen Trailmower Attachment

d 1)\ Jacobs n

Safety Pamphletanonal \gncultmal h mical 'J

114:> 19th st., W.,' 'a. hington 6, D, . imaking availabl a pamphlet ntit lcd "12

impl ugg tion for pray and Du t af t "

Self Service Ball Dispenser

The new Will-Tee opercted ball disp nser intro-duced to driving ra 1ge operators last fall is bring-ing inquirie and 0 d_ s ~.om range operators inevery section of the country. Two quarters deliverany number of balls up to 40. Tamper-proof Veed rcount r keeps non-rest accounting. Full details

from Will-Tee Co., Ft. Des Moines, la .

Use of Plastic Pipe SimplifiesSprinkling System Installation

'Vhen an existing 9-hole • Tewalk D I., Ccourse was converted to an 1 -hole layoutin 1935. one of the project undertaken' wa

You get years of dependableservice when you install our smoothsurface rubber flooring! Choice ofred, green or tan colors. Write orwire for samples and further in-formation.• Protects Clubhouse Floors For Yearsl• Long.r-Wearing, Tough, Firml• 50 Smooth, Safe and Easy to Cleanl• Does Not Buckle, Stretch or Crawll• Comes in Rolls 24 ft. Long, 36" wid.

and S/16" thick.

HENRY WESTALL COMPANY944·960 Merrlmon AYe., Ash.Yin., N. C.

GOLF PIKES

Th. world', fin at nd beat knOWll.

Will not turn or b k.p rt.PRO'S CHOICE

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Pipe leading to a green and a tee was installedwithout interrupting play.

to replace the old prinkling y tern with anew one. This wa done by in taIling aplastic pipey tern without di. turbing theold before the new line wa. ready to func-tion, thu avoiding interruption of the prink-ling operation.

Tenite butyrate pipe, e. truded b)Pia tic Pipe, Inc., T'itu ville, Pa., wa cho nfor the job. The entire project was fini hedin 10 day and there wa little or no inter-ruption in play. Three un kill d labor r ,

Trench was dug with homemade trencher built onsub-seller and drawn by a trac:tor.

working under the upcrvi ion of the buildercompleted the entire in talIation. Iter trip:ping the od, digging a trench with a home-made tren her, the pipe wa laid, joint madefitting attached, the trench bac -filled, andod replaced. The club did not go to th

pense of digging up the old pip aft t thenew y tern was hooked to the pump.

~bout 2 Y2·rnile . of pipe, including 4.in.main and orne 1-10. lateral, were laid. Jointwere olvent welded with lip· I ve fittinand olvent cement; fie ibiJity of th Pi~

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Protect your floor from spike holes withTugged Pneu-Mat Runner. Ab olutely pike-re istant, they provide a comfortable walk-ing urface - improve the appearance ofyour club hou e.

W0 en of rubber-impregnated fabricPneu-Mat Runner ar tougher than rubberrunner. Rever iblc for double wear.

Standard Widths20" .24" ·30"36"-42"·48"

it on an area which get e pe- Trial Sectionscially hard wear. Mone back if 24" x60" $10.00not ati fied. 20" x24" $4.00'

Write today for illu trated folder.SUPERIOR RUBBER MFG. CO., INC., 145 Woodland Ave., Westwood, N. J •• 1

MONEY BACK TRIAL OFFER:

Experiments Show Pax Effectivein Control of Crabgrass COO

PEE GThe perfect practice ball,precision made of unbreaka-ble plastic. Duplicates flightof regulation golf ball. Mil-lions now in use.

PEE G EUnbrea able plastic tee forregulation golf play. Easierto use and find.

oil INDUSTRIES, Inc.Also makers of Chip-In, the Golf Game; Fun Ball,the plastic ball of 101 games; Bowlite, th porta-ble, silent, plastic bowling game.

Minneapolis 16, Minn.

GOLF EVENTSheck li t of 100 tournament event to

aid the golf cretary or chairman in plan-ning a full "ear of fun pIa 'ing oIL ..43 pag 4 r 9 inch Pri 5

National Golf Foundation407 . Darb rn hicago 5, nl.

follow through with $t:0tt4.~Over the years, Scoffs record for producing outstand-ing turf parallels the popular growth of golf. Today,players on over a fourth of the nation's courses enjoyScoffs turf perfection. Plan now to improve your greensand fairways with Swm.. TURF PRODUCTS. The resultsare certain to win enthusiastic player acclaim. Writefor recommendations of our turf specialists andestimates on your program.

o M $cOt& & SON S CO, Marysville, Ohioo/so Palo Alto, Californio

February, 1957 5

pe t control. It is aid that u ually one ap·plication of Pax will re ult in almo: t com-pletely eradicating crabgrass.

New Scorecard Box EliminatesMakeshift Containers

A & Cales 0., 6518 W'alker t., Minne-apolis, Minn., i marketing a Scorecard Boxuggested by Harold 'eig, pro at Golden V.al-

ley GC in finneapoli, that doc away withmakeshift container for toring pencils andcorecards.

The box is tamped from tc 1 sheet andIormed into a weatherproof unit. Three com-

partment provide a pace for men and wo-men" score ard and a upply of pencil. Theoverall size of the box, which ha a elf-clos-ing door, i lO·in. by In4-in . by 3-in . Thebaked enamel bo i fini hed in red and tanand i lettered to indicate i content. \Veldedto it und rside i-a 2·in. pipe flange whichha been drill d for either a boIt or cott rpin.

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Laher Installs New Lub-O-Mat;cDrive-In Hill-Billy Golfer

Eleen ic Car ~Tfg. Div. of I ah r piing'1 ire Corp., 26)3 Magnolia t., Oakland 7,Calif., is now installing th r cvolut ionarj Lub

o \fatic drive in it Hill·Billy olfcr and 17other electric car in th Laher line. Entir lvcnclos '<I in an oil bath, the Lub 0-, fati itchi afe from dirt, logging and , ar and t arwhich. cau e. 9.0 p. r c. nt of all taning andopcratmg difficultic m conventionaj I tri.ystem .

Other f atm ' laim d for the Hill-Bill-include: 36·hole op ration on hill', and 5 f.~101 • op rat~on. on fl.at course withoin recharg-tng; full elliptic spnng on front and rear; locenter of gra it}; hand brak ; lock; forv a rdan.d le\c.l . switch; and n , t pe golf bag con.ramer With mnk '11 , ell and hanger.

Cavanaugh on Spalding StaffGil avanaugh, a Lon ] land, • '. Y. pro

ha joined the golf ad isor taff of . 'ipalding Bros.i Tnc. on idercd one of th

bt young profcs ional pro P' t in th olin-try, avanaugh' mo t notabl achi vemenj tooat ha b .n hi vi tory in. the I 36 ongJ land PC tournam nt, He 1 a former 2ndDiv. infantryman and turned pro in 191(.

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( if 0 1)certified by Georgia Crop Improvemen Association

The South's best for greens

h rSo sBox 569 - Tel. 616, Tifton, Ga. Ray Jen en, Agronomis

It' "SOUTHERN TURF" for Better Turf Better Prices Better ServicAll grasses adapted to Southern golf courses.

Lor» Gets Management Award

PRO.GRIP GrIpWOI cofttolftlLANOLIN -' II",",cote4.

lion

'1 h

late t d " lopm nt in thi tvpmachine. It can be u cd in a eric of 2, 3,

.), 7, tc, unit. which arc joined hv inserting5 in. rods into unit frames. 'I he retrieverunits are fie ihlc enough to follow the con-lour of the ground and no guidc~ or deflectorarc needed to line up ball .

'J he machine i aid to be " 'ry cas' on turfand ther arc no "heel or circular flangeto mal balls, Roller are made of durable,pliable rubb 1. nils are 4t·ins. wide and arcintcrchang .abl . The Junior Pick r (two unit )w 'ighs 230 Ib . and the • enior (thre unit),350 lbs.

J. F. SMITH

February, 1957 87

RYANS O.K. No. 4 SEEDER& SPREADER4 Cu.Ft.(300 Lbs.} Capacity-3 Ft. Spread

No Holes to Clog.Quick Shut-off Lever &

Adjusting GaugeScrew On Handl.

Spreads Top Dressing,Nitro-Humus, Peat,

Commercial Manure& Other Materials

Successfully.Weighs Only 69 Lb••

Write Dept. "G"DEALERS WRITE FOR OPEN TERRITORIES

H. & R. MFG. CO., Los Angeles 34, Calif.

RUBBER MATTING FOR GOLFCLUB A 0 DRIVI GRANGES

Makers of Tee Mats since the days of muddyand dirt tee offs. Send for descriptive illus-trated literature on range mats, runners andother specialized mats. Designed for years ofhard wear with the ability to "Take it." Langservice, high quality and modestly priced.

GET THE FACTS - TODAYI

ALVIN C. BAIN MAT CO.Specialty Matting

HANCOCK 3, MARYLAND

Selling is More Than Selling with West Point Dealers

"Selling of West Point turfgrass tools to golf course supts. has to be a collaboration with the supt. inapplying all available turf research usefulness," says Pres. Tom Mascaro of the West Point ProductsCorp. To fill in sales staffs of West Point distributors on the developments in turfgrass practical science,West Point recently held its annual three-day school with foremost turfgrass authorities as the faculty.The above group attended West Point's latest school at the company's plant, West Point, Po., and inPhiladelphia.West Point recently held its annual three-dey school with foremost turfgrass authorities as the faculty.Soil" with R. B. Alderderfer of Rutgers as feature speaker; schooling on "How to Write Specificationsfor Athletic Fields" by H. B. Musser of Penn State; a report on the situation in "Weeds and WeedControl" by William H. Daniel of Purdue; and instruction by Charles Wilson, Milwaukee SewerageCommission agronomist, on "How to Identify Turfgrass Problems."

E rioDriving Range Operators and Dis-tributor • We specialize in rebuild-ing golf balls with strictly new ma-terials. Satisfaction guaranteed.

WAY GOLF BALL CO.31117 Little Mack

St. Clair Shores, Michigan

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GOLF BALLS FOR PROS ONLYALEX CAMPBELL,high compression, liquid centerALEX DUNCAN, medium compression, liquid

centerEDINBURGH, low compressionThe best medium priced pro line available,marked with our trade name or private brand.Balls guaranteed.Used cut or uncut ball. taken in trad or pur-chas d.Custom repainting of your golf ball •.

Write for prices.HUGH J. McLAUGHLI & SON

Crown Point, Indiana

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Dawson Resigns Spalding Postto Take Position with Golfcraft

J(UlgC 1)a1' on ha di-1 croi of \. . pald-ing • fil os., Inc.,Chirop c, Ias: . tobecome 'I' in chargeof ak COl Colfcraft ,Tn r , , Escoudido.~alif. Da" on took

O\Cl' hi new dut icin J:111Ua1\.

Dawxon joined thpalding oq:~<\l1i/a-

tion in 1936 ands n cd a Chicagodi: tric t mgl. for cv-eral 'car h -Iore he-ing appointed a sf.to the pies. in 1950. George DawsonIn Hl)3. he wanamed a p of the company and later in thevc:n wa lect d to th board of directors.

New aws Faucet Designed10 BI nd with Club Architecture

J new h dcsigned antonment t p drinkingfountain has be n introduced In: Haws Drink-ing I aucet 0., 4th " Page sts., B rkelc 10,

alit. This new model, 1503, is a d parturefrom prcviou cantonment t pf, offeringmoot hl {lowing lines that blend with con-

tcmporui y architecture.'lit graceful howl on model P';03 i {ash

ioncd in gleaming white \ in cou: china andi attached to th wall with a 'I enzalo \ allhrack t. 'I he model conforms to gO\ rnmcnt. pccificar ion: 101 antonrncnt-t 'p' drink ingfountains.

In lud d arc complete sanitation featurefor ma imum health prot -rt ion. The anglct.rcam, ant i-squirt fountain head i raised

and hicldcd to prevent direct 1110nth con-tact, and is ",andal-proof" mounted to thbowl. , at r pressure is automatically con-t rollcd through the self closing valve,

Feln uar " 1957

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NORTH SUTTONNEW HAMPSHIRE

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GOLF COURSE ARC I C1505 Black ton

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$400 Sundays and Holidays

All Publicity and Promotional Media Furnished,Free 01 Charge

CONTACT: BOOKING AGENT,8262 Lynrose Drive, ANAHEIM, CALIFORNI

Autoette has manufactured, sold and serv-iced more electric cars than most othermanufacturers combined! - a product of ••.r20r E. lexington, Pomono, Co/il.

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CHARLES E. STEWART

Registered Engineer

Water Supply • Pumping Plants

Irrigation • Drainage

Reports - Designs • Supervision

18357 Homewood Ave., Homewood, III.

LFR D H. TULL

Golf Course Architectlarchmont, New York

La Paz, Ciudad Trujillo

R. D.

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WILLIAM P. BELL & SON

GOLF COURSE ARCHITECTSMember: American Societyof Golf COtlrS. Archit.d.

•5.... Sierra Vista Avenue

Pasadena 10, CaliforniaSycamore 3·69"" Atlantic 7-2933

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Scott Electric Mower Designedlor Cl05e-1n Work

clubhouse ground and similar location.Silent Scott Electric operate on 110 volt

and is equipped with a 125 ft. cord. p cialelect rical brake stops the cutler blad , v 'hichis completely enclosed in a hou ing, \ ithinthree second after the power witch i rc-leased. Cutting height is easil adju ted andlittle seasonal overhaul of the InO\ er i n d·cd. A file that come with the Silent E1cctrican he used toharpen the blade In a matterof seconds. Tested for three vcars, the Scottmower come compl .tc with i cc] £01 cord andhang-up brackets.

Stone-Tarlow Firm AcquiresField & Flint Co.

Storie-Tarlow Industries, Inc., Bro kton,\fass., has purchased Fi ld and "Flint 0.,

also of Brockton, manufacturer of Foot-joystreet and golf shoes, at an undisclo ed price.Field and Flint Co. will continue under thesame name, manufacturing shoes und r theFoot-joy trademark. Benjamin tone, pre.of Storie-Tarlow, also will sene a pres. ofField and Flint.

Field and Flint Co., celebrating it l00thanniversary this )' .ar, ha been controlledby the same family since IR57. Long maker offinc men's hoes, in rec nt year it ha be.come known a the world'. largest lll:1l1ufa •

turcr of qualit golf shoes, Foot- To shot' arcworn by a majority of 1 'ading profe ional.

Agrico Sales Rep Appointedppointment of Lloyd 'V .. fc .ough a a

.ales rep for gri 0 Country lub fertililcrand Agr initc ha. been announced by AmericanAgricultural Chemical Co., 50 Church st., , 'C\\

York City.

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