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By STEVE JONESCU Every time football player retires or quits the game he is called back by the press to answer one major question Whats wrong with the game today The answer is always the same Theyve taken the fun out it Hockey players with the some question before then come up with the same answer Oddly enough or maybe even naturally enough the incidents are nottoo funny at the time The now funnyhappenings were gum serious and sometimes quite eerie when they occurred Then too when is having fun it is winning when t0 is winning it is only because it had courage Even some of the cour ageous incidents are now joke The players on great teams were courageous supplied jokes that would be told and retold for years The team management was in on the funny stuff too some of it embarrassing And the press was included in many of the jokes In the days when jokes were being borxi through all kinds of incidents the Barrie Arena was being packed by spectators The Home Flyers had their greatest years when they produced funny swneslheywerent so great otheryears but there can only be one winner Rather than bore anyone with great many facts and figures which Barrie followers know better than this reporter we thought we would try and recount some of the incidents that we had seen and heard GARIEPYS COURAGE NOW MAKES HIM SHAKE THEN LAUGH When Ray came to Barrie from Timmins with just the clothes on his back he had only one thing in mind That was to play hockey Flyers veterans tell the story about Ray leaving the Royal Victoria llospital literally as sick as dog and catching plane for Quebec It was playoff tilt and Rays absence was going to be sorely felt However Raymond arrived feverish and with as much strength as tissue not advertised by Manners The Butler The game was too long gone when Boom Boom Geoffrion the great scorer now with Montreal Canadians came roaring down the ice He made one mis take He kept his head down Garlepy caught him with thunderous check that put the Boomer out of action the rest of the way During the game another plane arrived from this way in it was Doctor Neil Lauriewho upon discovering his patient had escaped the hospital came to pick up thelpieces Rays notBernies The rest of the way Gariepy was so weak he in ely stcod along the boards daring the Quebeckers to come near Theydidnt LABlNE NOT SO TOUGH Laruppin Leo iscalled the tough guy of the NHL He held the same title when junior However theres one timewhen Leo wasscared almost to death He was play ing with StMlchaels College Majors at the time During the game here he was injured and had to go to the Flyers dressing room for repairs Said Leo much later didnt know what the deletedFlyers were going todeto me FANSWILL BE FANS Then theres the story of certain Doe tor Mc or MecLeod who would have given anything to attend one of the Flyers outoftown games What he gave was near heartat tack to trainer Harry Partridge When the team arrived at its destin ation it was discovered the bag of jerseys was missing But not for long the cagey doctor had hid it in order to have an excuse to get to the game He took earload of unsuspecting persons with him STORY 0N STOREY Everyone knows George Storey for mer sports editor of The Examiner But everyone doesnt know that George once raced down the main street of one of Canadas malor cities in his stocking feet If not for his speed he would have Spt the next few nights trying to explain his plight to the police The Flyers of that time could have explained it but instead set Geog t0 gallopping The bus driver conveniently kept the vehicle movin little faster than Georges legs could carry him Oh yes George on returned from trip sanstypewriter He still doesnt know how it W35 returned three months later or who the culprit was HE STOPS HE THROWS HE SCORES HOW many times have You heard the story about goaltender scoring on his own net It happened in Barrie somelzyearsago The goalie was Doug PhilbY He came way out of his cage to stop long shot which he did Then with the agility of Nellie Fox flipped the puck away right in his own case PLEASE DONT FIRE ME Silt Our genial hope he reads 210 further general manager and publisher and former owner of The Examiner was involved in many colorful incidents when covering the Flyers here is one he shouldnt axe umfor In the cold winter days nip of stuff little stronger than tea was often the order ofthe day for Mons Ken trainer Partridge and then Plwdent Charlie Christie This affirnoon Christie and Partridge dead it was tea time mainly becauseflank likes to keephiissystem clear after four clock on the day of game Kenneth it seems sippedonly lhe cocktail ban make long story short drand slimd my Hap to tscort him to the meeting ust chuckled at the way they coddled their drinks Come the cocktail hour asks for nip No comment the rest or the way our wages are pretty good SLOW KANGAROO GAS Bus drivers take real ride from the players especially the guy Dooley Greer whoput storey to the task when hes driving the players ask him why the Kangaroo gas in the engines Murray Davison real actor if there ever was one thought Dooley was driving mite too slow this day When all was quiet Mur ray crept to the back of the bus then turned and started running and shouting on the way to the front Wow he said puffing didnt think Id catch you AM 0N YO SIDE Brawls in hockey are becoming thing of the past and thats good However there was one night on the road all of the players and the fans jumped on the iceto take part in brawL Sticks and fists were flying everywhere It was only natural that the wrong guy was going to get hit During the brawl negro ran smack dab into the arms of Hap Emms In flash he screamed Dont hit me boss Am on yo side WEAKER sex moo one voice you can hear above the rest at any Flyers game isthat of Mrs Harry Partridge She is the original rabid fan It was more exciting game than usual this night and Mary was jumping and punching on almost every play Midway through the game the male spectator sitting beside her was forcul whabble away to safety his arms and legs undoubtedly bruised deepdark blue COST THREE BUCKS The first year we covered the Flyers we received real education Dont doze in bus Its hard on the shoe leather Dont have too much to say to the women Theyre tough One evening we decided Mesdames Emms Long and Young were get ting too comfortable We started to give them the needle Wowhow the tables turned Before we reached St Catharines we were sans an expensive tie but with newstyle bow and hatband TABLES TURN AGAIN So now the shoe is on the other foot We have the typewriter at our disposal So li tell story about delicate woman who like the rest or her kind raised family and all of the rest of it This woman Mrs Emms to be exact was once nurse We think thats wonderful because they do such good They are gentle and kind They have little to say Oh Ya Ever watch the dainty little housewife and mother and former nurse at hoe keygame She can outholler Hap and thats something When the players do something wrong they hear of it However just let some one else in the crowd give the Flyers rough going Dynamite comes in small packages Nuff said WHAT DIFFERENCE MONTH MAKES Howard BOSS Nor ris one or the original owners of the Flyers was and still is proBarrie 101 per cent One day in Toronto Boss got too excited over cal that wasnt counted He rushed to the end of the rink and yanke the be ieepers out of the goal judge Later he continued to boast about how he really gave it to the goal judge All went well until theteam arrived home Awaiting Mr Norris was telegram from the DEA office demanding that he attend meeting in months time to explain why he SHOUUJNfT be suspended Norris was still pretty cocky when he showed the wire tojimms However when the day mlved that Boss as to attend the meeting he mellowed He admitted to Hapthat he hadnt really been so ugh on the goal judge He asked refused and Howard slunk out of the store convinced that he was without friends He would have to carry the whole load Just as hewas set to leave for the city other mombers or the wiresending crew let the cat out of the bag DAN ART PICK EM when the Oshawa Generals fblded the glgyers from the club were distributed about the league Betterstiil lnes were drawn out of hat For this accession Art Powell secret arytreasurer of the club was asked to dip his lillywhites into the hat and pull out star Arthur dipped and pulled His player was someone named Casey From that day on Arts brow became wrinkled Then came the hockey training season and the boys started to report Into the office bounded Casey All of the executives were there Puff ing on cigar Casey asked manager Norris Just what the situation was Norris going along with the gag as Casey was an acting recruit from the country asked the boy how many cigars he smoked per day Powells jaw dropped to the floor when Casey replied About dozen Arfter howling period at dlscontentmentfor Powell the crew moved on to the rink Everyone was interested in Casey They watched him dress Powell was jarred again Country boyACasey who should have been nominated for an academy award put everything on backwards after complaining about each and every plece of equipment Then he Went out on the ice Art probably tooweak didnt follow He didnt have to as star Casey returned to the dressing room in hurry As he was lighting up cigar in the dressing room no less he was asked his troubles Ive no troubles he said Its those guys out there Theyrecrazynlhey skate too fast Well the story follows similar pattern Powell was fit for box before the truth finally came out Oh yes The real Casey eventually showed He left soon too Art is still secretarytrawler of the club but no more does he attempt to pick hockey players Mn wt