Speaking Of Golf By JOE MAPLES Tentative opening date of the Boone Golf Club has been set for Friday, April 12th, assum ing the weather won't play any tiicks on us. Needless to say, | this is good news for all local players as well as many from other localities that have been waiting for this word. Much work will be taking place on the course between now and then in an effort to get it in the best possible playing condi tion. The present condition of it is very good, in fact possibly the best for this time of year since vfre opened in 1950 The maintainance crew will need the time remaining to do cer tain necessary work such as rolling fairways, and greens, do ing repair work on bridges and approaches that were damaged by the recent heavy rains, com pleting the new steps at the golf ahop, painting equipment, tee markers, flag poles and signs. In addition, the golf shop is go ing to get a new coat of paint which is badly needed. There Is also a pre season fertilization program to be carried out on tees and greens. We should have time to complete most of this work during the coming weeks fio gat those old rusty clubs out and give them a good cleaning because it won't be long now! I was extremely fortunate at the fine Turf Grass Manage ment Institute at Winston Salem last week in being able to have a long discussion with Dr. Fred Grau, one of the fore most turfgrass experts in the country. I have know this fine gentleman for quite a few years and had last seen him at the National Turfgrass Conference in Miami. Before we were through, he agreed to ride back to Boone with me and have a look at our course. As luck would have it, we were greeted by almost an inch of snow which had the grass pretty well covered. We still looked over several holes on the course and with a broom, swept snow away so we could look at the turf it self. Dr. Grau was quite pleas ed with the turf on our greens, uying that it was as good as any he had seen lately and bet ter than most. Before leaving, he gave me some valuable in formation and made wrae sug gestions that should result in even finer turf on both frreens and fairways. Some of his sug gestions should result in a re duction of clover and poa-au nua in our fairways and greens. We are extremely fortunate in being able to have the benefit of the vast turfgrasa knowledge that this very dedicated man has aucumulated during the many years that he has worked in this field. The month of Hay will be a busy one for the local course with three " tournaments set to take place, starting with the Carolinas Conference and NAIA District 28 events, followed by a two day Ladies Foothill event and ending with our annual 1 one day Carolinas Golf Associa- j tion tournament on May 26. . . i We plan to get the season ' underway with a match with ( the Oakwoods Country Club of | Wilkesboro on Sunday April 21st, so those of you who would like to play in this, sign up as soon as the shop opens. We will ' need about thirty-five, possibly ' forty players. 1 Big time tournament golf ! comes to the Carolinas this week with the annual Azalea Open Invitational at the Cape Fear Country Club in Wilming- ' ton. This is the annual tune-up j for the Masters Tournament ' which will be played in Augusta ' next week and golfers who take ' in the Azalea usually go well at 1 Augusta. Host professional for ' this fine event is Hampton Auld, known to many in and ' around Boone as one of the regular contestants in our Blue Ridge Pro- Am each September, i If you plan to be in that area ' during the tournament, plan to I stop by and watch some of the worlds greatest shotmakers in action on a fine championship course. The above boys placed first in the state wrestling touiney held recently in High Point: Baker Edmisten, Johnny Cook, Alton Johnson, and Royce Carroll NetmenOpen Spring Sports The Appalachian State ten nis team opens the spring sports schedule this Friday and Saturday with a pair of matches ?gainst Atlantic Christian in Wilson. Baseball and golf wait another week before playing their, opening battles. The netmen, who boast of a 12-1 record last season, have tour lettermen returning to :arry Appalachian hopes. Of inusuai interest this spring is :he battle for playing positions. Vorman Chambers won 12 while losing only 2 at the num jer one spot last season. How ever, Ronnie Smarr also has imbitions for the top spot. Smarr returning to the squad ifter a season's absence, play id the top spot two years ago ind compiled a record of 9 wins and 1 loss. Another bat Jer for top billing is Sam Sifri, vho won 12 while losing 1 at :he number three spot last year. Rounding but the four letter men is Larry Vaughn, a senior who played quite a bit at the number six kpot last season. Vaughn has improved greatly and is battling for a higher berth. Top newcomer to the squad is Mountaineers Try Out Baseball With Deacs The Appalachian State Moun taineers baseball team travelled to Wake Forest this past Satur day and played a practice game with the Deacons. Prior to this practice game the Mountain eers had only got to practice on the baseball diamond only three times due to the bad weather. The Mountaineers made a good showing against the Deacons and showed some hope of success for the coming season. Yount and Gibbs looked good freshman Kay Stallings. A four year veteran of high school tennis, Stallings was a member of the Goldsboro state champ ionship team last season, and teamed with his brother Ray to win the state crown in the doubles division. Stallings holds his own with the veteran mem bers of the squad, and will pro bably play high on the ladder in either singles or doubles. Another newcomer who ap pears to have nailed down a starting position on the top six is J. W. Isenhour. A junior transfer from N. C. State, Isen hour was forced to sit out last season.' behind the plate lor the Moun taineers and Simmons, Avery, Smith, and Waller showed signs of brillance for the in field. The outfielders were led by Jim Goff and Jim Sides. Goff made some outstanding catches and Sides looked good at the bat for the Mountain eers. Green, Daniels and Reu ter were the most outstanding on the mound for the Apps. Bill Jarrett, veteran pitcher for the Mountaineers, looked good but he needs work on his con trol. He is expected to be in top form by the time the season opens. Three players did not make the trip due to injuries and they were Dixon, Gene Sides, and Herbert Diggs. The boys showed a lot of spirit in this game and the preparation for the season will just take time. The gossip of small towns is just about the same as that in large cities, but it is more un animous. You may never see a competitive auto event. But at 30 mph on rain-slick blacktop, in the close packed rush of 5 o'clock traffic, on a twisting mountain road, the results are important to you. ? On every slippery surface you need the kind of roadability that placed five Fords out front in the Daytona "500." On every busy cross street? you want the brakes that won on Riverside's sports car circuit Your engine will hold up better through years of turnpike use because it's as beautifully balanced as Falcon's Monte Carlo V-8's. ? The winning competition car is bound to be a great road car? and Ford is the big winner! 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Standing* TEAMS W L Coca Cola -. 26 10 Furniture Mart ?19 17 Burgess Furniture ?.17 19 M and R Furniture ...17 19 Winklers Gulf 13 19 Kingpins ?.12 24 Berchants League Results: Andrews Chevrolet 4, Toms Toasted 0; Blowing Rock 4, Varsity Shop 0; Wag ners Real Estate 4, College Book Store 0; Wilcox Travel and Farmers Hardware post poned. Scoring Wagner's Real Estate ? Horace Dowling 202, Jerry Austin 182. College Book Store? Jim Dun an 181, Ned TrivetU 147. Varsity Shop? Major Thomas !04, Harvey Ayers 1?4. Blowing Rock ? Max Moody 191, Larry Moody 18# Toma Toasted? J. D. Cook 108, Dayton Teague 194. Andrewi Chevrolet ? Den Denny 226, G. K. Andrew* 182. 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