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^ f ^<p > "rw^-f^w 'JJfimil PT.AlHDlAT.il <& 1;, ? * PageFoi* <!* , "4s- *"* **< + THE McHENRY ^ursday/May 46, 1938 zstitStebi Albert Purvey Is a &f > '• if• •*' .;'v/.' •;>>'•-• : :- ' i l . ' ALBERT PURVEY The McHenry Country Club de-1 but it was not until 1925 that creepserves all the praise it receives, and ing bent grass, a grass of pure strain, especially* that complimenting the | made its appearance. in both summer and winter, snow mold in winter, brown patch, a fungus frowth, in summer. It will die in drought, and drown in water, although it is a lowland grass. If the greens are not hatched carefully and inspected regularly, it is possible for the tighteen greens to be lost in one week. Cut worms and web worms are great menaces and do serious damage. New Equipment With the advent of creeping bent grass came the call for new mowers »nd equipment, since ordinary mowers would not cut the grass closely or evenly. It became necessary to pur jBhase modern eight-blade high-speed mowers which would cut the greens elosely and give them a velvet-like texture. Today the club has a ftve-gang Blowing outfit that is used to mow the rough, tees and greens, and a tractor and seven gang mowers with a 16- ijoot swath, which cut the fairways. When the cltib was first started, three Inowers drawn by a horse mowed the liine holes in a week. After the horse was out-moded, the club purchased a tractor, with which they were well pleased, and thought a marvelous bit pf machinery since it mowed the course in but three or four days. Today, with modern machines, it" is possible to mow; the entire course in eight hours. ./ 1 ,• The first tees Consisted of Nothing, more than small clay patches, about 6x8. Soon the people began .clamoring for better tees, and the club built small grass tees. Today the tees are so large that they are mowed with a fairway mower. Tees are top dressed, seeded and fertilized twice a year. Twenty Greens The course now numbers twenty greens, two of which are practice CLASSICALLY SIMPLE beautiful fairways and splendid | As soon as Mr, Pur/ey learned of ^ar <he clubhouse. This enabies greens, which are undoubtedly some this new grass and it/advantages, he , who ar awaitine their turn of the finest in the country. Much pianted half a green with these, root, ^.off to nractice pSting time, effort, skill and patience is need, and b-ean experimenting. He discov- A 't deal of the mccess of the ed to produce such fine resulte and ered that it was pure-contained no Counfry club due to the fact that we point with pride to Albert Purvey ci0Ver, red-top, or weeds of any sort. -t . wim to make change8--to and his assistants, who have Worked At this time it became necessary to move forward. Each year it learns faithfully and diligently for a num- enlarge the course to 18 holes, and what the bHc demands what is new ber of years to make the club one of, Mr. Purvey bought creeping bent in the golfi world> and adds these the es oun anyw ere. I grass for the additional nine greens jmpr0Vements to the club, so that it I Mr. Purvey came to McHenry from which he built. People commented on m be equal to and as modern as, the Woodstock Country club where he the superiority of this grass over or- any cjub jn tbe country. The club is had worked as greenskeeper for three dinary grass, and as soon as it was in position to do this since Mr. Puryears, in June of 1922, when the Mc- ^ possible, the greenskeeper changed the vey beiongS to the Mid-West Greens- Henry Country club was in its in- greens on the original nine holes toikeeper Association and the National fancy, construction work having just creeping bent, which he had raised in Greenskeeper Association, which have begun. He was first engaged for two the Country club nursery. This grass j^eetings every month, in Chicago, weeks, but, upon discovering the in- for the greens has now been grown during the winter, and at the various valuableness of his services, was hired in the nursery for the past twelve cjubs ;n the suiifiher. These assofor the remainder of the year, and years. Iciations are carrying on experimental has been with the blub ever since. The Creeping bent • grass is different work all the time. The clubs are infirst mflnth he supervised construction -from ordinary grass, in that it grows ©f the balance of the golf course and from roots and not seed. The roots built nine greens, since it was neces- are planted in the nursery in the sary that the course be in fine shape' spring or fall of the year. After befor the opening in July of 1922. j ing chopped in fine pieces, covered In those early days of golf, the'with dirt, and watered, they are algreens were sowed with ordinary lowed to grow for a year. At the grass seed, which was invariably, mix-: end of this period they have usually 4 ed with clover and blue grass. There' attained a length of three feet, which were no bunkers or traps, and thesis one solid mass of roots. The greens greens were flat. ' f are top-dressed with black dirt, fertil- In 1923 the public demanded better' izer and sand, twice a year, and fertgreens, finer and closer clipped, and ilized every month traps and hazards to make the game; Creeping bent grass has made one of skill and more interesting. The|golfing? more enjoyable, but it is very traps and hazards were soon built, perishable and susceptible to diseases Beady for a day on the links of the Miami Biltmore Country club, this attractive member of Miami's younger winter colony wears a classically simple frock of natural linen crash with belt of brown kidskin. POLE VAULT WINNER formed of what is new in the line of fertilizers, grasses, machinery, and anything at all that has to do with maintenance. Visiting players and members of the club, who have played on some of the large and famous courses in the country, expect the McHenry Country club to be as modern j and have the same attractions and, conveniences as those offered in the large clubs--and they are not disappointed. The Country club is modern in every respect. The greens are in a splendid condition this spring. Visiting players of note have commented on them, saying Earle Meadows, of the University of Southern California, is shown clearing the bar to win the pole vault event at the thirty-first annual indoor games of the Millrose Athletic association. He cleared thirteen feet, six inches. Meet was held at Madison Square Garden, New York. Altitude of Lookout Mountain The altitude of Lookout mountain near Golden, Colo., is 7,375.25 feet. they weret better, and in some cases, superior to those of much larger courses. All praise belongs to Mr. Purvey and his four assistants, Lisle Bassett, Ed Young, Leo Diedrich and Ralph Justen, who have expended much time and energy to make the course the alluring and attractive one it is. Improved Road Is Being Constructed "A long threatening comes at last." Words taken from somewhere to start a story about a new black-top road being built over a stretch called Country Club Road. It was called other names, too, but we won't go, into that. ^ Travel has been heavy over the Country Club Road these past few years and the problems of driving cars over bumps and dodging deep holes has been tossed at everybody connected with the road. The city council of McHenry spent tidy sums and made every effort to keep the road graded and oiled. The traffic was too heavy for that kind of construction. This spring, the city council decided to use a sizable sum of money, accumulated through the city's portion of Mbtor Fuel Tax Funds, to build a road to stand the wear and tear. Bids were received and the contract for building the roadbed, in accordance with the -state specifications, was awarded to the low bidder, E. M. Melahn Construction Company, of Algonquin, Illinois. , With ample equipment on the job, the Melahn forces are nearing completion of their job. Unfavorable weather conditions have caused some delay, but it is expected that Work will be completed for the Decoration Cay rush. State engineers will not permit black-topping until the road has been allowed to settle for a year. Thus, a chemical treatment will be given the completed roadbed for the purpose of holding the road and avoiding dust. ^ The City of McHenry realizes the importance of the McHenry Country Club in attracting visitors to our community and through its city council has provided a new road that will be a credit to the community. When work is completed, there will be smooth sailing over what might have been called the rocjty road to, dubbin'. , Wilhelm Fired His Porter Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia once returned from a canter through the palace grounds to find that the doorkeeper was not at his post: "The porter is fired!" cried the king in momentary anger. His courtiers were silent, for they knew that the king never retracted an order, even if given in a sudden burst of temper. In such cases he usually repented privately, but did nothing about it. It so happened that they were fond of the old doorman, as well as of the king. Next morning one of his adjutants entered the monarch's rooms and asked, "Your majesty, is the porter to be laid off for one or two days?" To which Friedrich Wilhelm immediately replied, "For one day," and returned to his papers smiling. Sp*«d Your Vacation at-- McHENRY, ILL Pi*y Golf at McHanry COUNTRY CLUB If You Are Building a New Home , or Repairing Your Present Building Wfe. would like to quote prices on SHEET METAL WORK andl&fe-hard^ >> V.,.-*? Sheet Metal Work is our specialty. Exjyei# wdrit&an- T ship guarantees satisfactions ;Weciuii*aridle ari^oh;la|g£; o r s m a l l . P h o n e 2 6 6 . ' ^ T. 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