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November 14, 1959
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Speaking on Sport
About Masks, Men And Underwear Gump Worsley or Johnny Bower has no more right to wear a mask than Maizie Maypole has to wear long underwear. You know Bower and Gump are goalies who ply their precarious trade in big •league hockey. But who’s Maizie Maypole? She’s the second doll from the right in the chorus line on the gin mill circuit. Maybe her name isn’t Maizie, but what does it matter? She merely is used to illustrate an argument advanced by Muzz Patrick, who is general manager of the New York Rangers. A mask might prevent Gordie Howe from shooting the molars out of Worsley or Bower, you tell Mr. Patrick. Only the other night in New York, Andy Bathgate of his own club decorated Jacques Plante’s pinched features with some…
Gloomy Emms Sits Back To Watch Flyers Go Forward
ST. CATHARINES, Ont.— On the eve of the opening game of the Ontario Hockey Association junior “A” series, Hap Emms, the perpetual mourning coach of the Barrie Flyers, predicted that his team would be fortunate indeed if it finished as high as sixth in the seven-team league. “In fact,” said Emms at that time, “I have studied the rosters of the other six clubs in the league and for the life of me I can’t find one that we can beat” Just 48 hours after this pessimistic observation by the former National Hockey League player, the Flyers had found two clubs “that they could beat.” They started off by trimming the defending champion Peterborough Petes 6-3 right in Peterborough, followed that up the following night by spotting the Toronto Marlboros a 2-0 lead, then…
His Funniest Experience Almost Cost Club Playoff
TORONTO, Ont.—Johnny Wilson recently recounted his most hilarious hockey experience. “At least, it seems funny now,” he says. “It didn’t at the time. “It was when I was playing junior hockey with Windsor. We were playing Toledo in the playoffs. The fans were giving us a hard time and Dave O’Meara—his father writes for the Montreal Star—was turned to one side sassing them back. Here comes a shot that he never sees at all. Darned if it didn’t hit his stick and bounce away. It was a sure goal and would have put us right out of the playoffs.”…
Females Want To See The Man, Not The Mask—Muzz
NEW YORK, N.Y.—General Manager Muzz Patrick of the New York Rangers brought up a new angle when asked if goalers in the league should shortly be wearing face masks for protection. Said Patrick: “The use of the mask Hikes something away from the fans. They Want to see the man. Particularly the female fans.”. “Over the year a goaler will seldom miss a game because of a face cut, but might be sidelined by a leg or an arm injury, said the Rangers’ boss. Said Phil Watson, Ranger coach: “I have no objection to the use/of a mask by our goalie. I wouldn’t object to it as long-as he saves the goals.”…
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