European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 06, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 20 b the stars and stripes thursday june playing Days end Geoffrion to coach new York a Bernie Boom Boom Geoffrion the colourful French Canadian who scored 393 goals As a player said tuesday he will be shooting for Only one goal next season to Lead the new York rangers to a first place standing in the National hockey league. It la be Tough but we redoing to try and finish even higher than we did last year Geoffrion said after signing a hell continue to be Vith a win cd effect Bernie Geoffrion. Starts new career two year contract to coach the rangers. He also announced the end of his 16-year big league playing career. This could have been a Saddam for me because i am  ing up my skates for Good Geoffrion said. I had a bad season and i Don t believe that could help this club As a player anymore. But i am Happy too because i think i can help them As a  the rangers Haven t finish Dat the top in 27 years. Last sea son they placed second in the East division of the expanded nil. It was their highest stand ing in 10 years. Geoffrion replaces Little Emi Lefrancis who remains As Gener Al manager. With expansion there now Are double the administrative chores and they Wouldhave been impossible to do with my being tied to the Bench Francis explained. Geoffrion has had a tremendous influence on our club As a player. He s Al ways been with a Winner and Ner ,. Geoffrion s physical status As it regards his new position i unique. He got ulcers before be coming a coach. The condition has been corrected by surgery but led to his retirement As player. I had a bleeding ulcer an they took out 50 per cent of my stomach last month Geoffrion disclosed. I lost a lot of weight and the doctors told me it would take about four months to get All my strength Back. I doubt whether i could have continued to keep , 37, had previous coaching experience with que Bec of the american hockey league in 1964-65 and 1965-66.both times the aces finished first in the circuit s East Divi Sion. He had announced his retire ment As a player in 1964 after 14 years with the powerful  Treal canadians. In 1960-61, he was named the nil s most valuable player after becoming Only the second player in history to score 50 goals and winning the scoring title with 95 p9ints.the rangers coaxed him out of playing retirement two year Sago. He had 17 goals his first season with new York and Only five goals last year. His career total places him fifth on the All time list. Of All the thrills i be had think the biggest was when i got a Chance to return to the no with the rangers Geoffrion said. Considering everything that my operation was a Success and that i am now the coach Iam the happiest Guy in the  Louisville by. A four experts in the production and analysis of Buta Zolidis said tuesday it is possible to get a similar reaction in tests of the drug and other substances. Thus to some extent the backed a Contention of Peter Fuller the owner of dancer image the deposed Kentucky Derby  filed an Appeal monday with the Kentucky state racing commission challenging a find ing by the stewards at Churchil Downs that the Colt had the outlawed medication in his system on Derby Day May 4. A routine Post race urinalysis indicated the presence of phen Al Butanone or a derivative in dancer s image and the first place purse was awarded to Forward pass. Or. Iain Paton representing the company that produces by Tazo Lidin Trade name for phen Al Butanone said there Are various chemical tests for the detection of Phenyl Butanone. Some of these tests May give similar results with other chemicals. It is possible Mohave a completely specific test Only when the proper Battery of tests Are done with the proper  is director of research and production for Jenson Sals Bery Laboratory in Kansas City Aba approves switch of Hawks lists 68- 69 schedule of 82 games astros recall House from Oklahoma City Houston up Houston monday recalled  House 27 year old Southpaw Relief Pitcher from Oklahoma City to fill one of several open spaces on the astros roster general manager h. B. Spec Richardson , who pitched briefly with Houston last season had a 1.83earned-run average with the Oklahoma City 89ers of the Pacific coast league. He worked 14 games All i Relief and pitched 19 2-3 innings for a 3-1  lost Pitcher Danny Coombs and infielder do grader to summer military duty. Outfielder Norm Miller was optioned to Oklahoma City. San Diego Calif. A the National basketball association adopted tuesday another82-game schedule for 1968-69 while owners discussed a pos sible review of Long Range expansion  from the league s 14 cities began the annual two Day meeting which ends wednesday. The Board of governors approved the schedule which will have each club playing each other six times three Home and three away for 78 games. Four other games will be scheduled for each team within its own division. The four newest teams Mil Waukee Phoenix san Diego and Seattle will schedule the extra four games with each other As much As possible. The league also announced record season at Tendance of 3,649,511, which is17 per cent More than 1966-67. Half the increase was attribute to two new clubs Seattle and san  Sale and Transfer of the St. Louis Hawks to at Lanta. Tore up commissioner waiter Kennedy s five year contract and gave him a new five year pact at a reported $75,000 a year. It is the third straight year he has been Given a new contract with a raise in salary on the subject of expansion Kennedy said nothing will be decided at the current meeting jut he said we can t be committed to program that was started four years ago and not review i along the  the plan Calls for the Aba Todd two new teams each year until there Are 20 clubs the possibly break into two 10-team  could be decided at this meeting Kennedy said be cause Ben Kerner who former y owned the St. Louis Hawks was a member of the Board of governors and chairman of the expansion committee. Kennedy said he expects a appointment to be made to the Board of governors and expansion committee so it will be Able to meet and make a report inmate August or Early september. Kennedy said expansion Cango in three directions first retain the current Plano two new teams a year. Second add Only one team year. Third have a moratorium and not expand at All for a  s suggestion of expanding to Houston was bought up but Kennedy said it was not seriously discussed because there now is no adequate facility. The University of Houston i building an 11,000-seat Arena but has Given no indication the pros will be Able to play there. A division of Richardson-merrelicorp., which is the Only firm i Censed by the food and drug administration to manufacture Buta Vohdin for use in animals asked if representatives of Fuller had contacted him or his firm Paton said  asked what chemicals might give a similar reaction to Buta Zolidis Paton said i prefer tomake my statement As Brief As possible. That is All i have  or. Charles h. Jarboe acting chairman of the department of pharmacology at the University of Louisville said a considers i ble number of drugs and eve non drug compounds produce a chemical reactions similar to that of Phenyl Butanone. But Jarboe declined to name any such drugs noting there Are so Many one hardly know where to  Jarboe who testified at the stewards hearing last month also declined to speculate on the possibilities of a common com Pound other than Phenyl Buta zone producing the reaction found in dancer s image in the Post Derby tests. Anita triola chemist for the Laboratory that makes tests for the new York racing commis Sion said a series of tests Are made at the new York  triola who has been with the commission for 14,years, added that a reaction similar to that of Phenyl Buta zone would be possible Only if you single out one test. The tests serve As an elimination.  expert in pharmacology at the University of Kentucky who said he did t want to become involved in the Kentucky Rac ing commission hearing said you have several drugs wit a chemical reaction similar to Phenyl Butanone. About 481hours is about As Long As it will be retained in the  Smith head of the company that makes the a St race tests for the Kentucky racing commission reuse tuesday to comment on fun questioning the accuracy of the Post race  i have been advised by my attorney Chris Duvall not to Mio  any statements until hearing is completed Smitj Fuller Boston automobile distributor also challenged Tatj stewards for ordering the redistribution of the Derby purse the state racing com Missim hearing on the dispute belief " by United press International smooth swinging Sam Snead Holder of every major Golf title but the United states open barely qualified for this year s open tuesday when he survived seven Man playoff in the sectional qualifying at the Indianapolis ind., country club. John Lively jr., Canton tex.,and Sam Carmichael Martins Ville ind., led 14 qualifiers a Indianapolis with 36-Hole scores of 134. Snead the old pro from White Sulphur w. Va., was among a group of player posting 142 totals. Only three qualifying spots remained an Snead grabbed one of them in the playoff Alon with Bob Mccallister Lake Arrowhead Calif., and John Lotz Hayward Calif. Gibby Gilbert Hollywood,Calif., who led his local qualifying at Atlanta last Mont shot a 137 at Indianapolis to assure himself a spot Amon the 150-Man Field for this year s open at the Oak Hill country club at Rochester n.y., june 13-16also qualifying at Indianapolis were Rod Funseth san Jose,Calif., 138bert Greene Union Point ga., 139everet Vinzant Kansas City mo., 140dale Douglass Denver,colo., 140rocky Thompson Wichita Falls tex., 140 Harold Henning Johannesburg South Africa 141dav Eichelberger Waco tex., and Labron Harris jr., Stillwater,okla., 141. Australian Bruce Devlin now playing out of Pompano Beach,fla., led 14 qualifiers at Dewick Ely Heights Golf club Pittsburgh when he posted rounds of 72-71 for a 143. Bobby Cole Cleveland was second at Pittsburgh with 72-75147 followed by Amateur Donald Allen Rochester n.y., 75-73148 and Billy Capps Beckley w. A71-78149, softball in St. Louis Oklahoma City okla. A the 16-Inch slow pitch National softball tournament has Bee awarded to St. Louis the Amateur softball association has announced. The tournament will be played Over the labor Day week end with about 20 teams participating. Amateur John Birmingham Oakmont pa., 76-73149 and John Felus Gallitzin pa., 75-74149. Among those failing to qualify at Pittsburgh were England s Tony Jacklin who shot a 156,four strokes above the Cut off Point and 1947 . Ope Champ Lew Worsham. Don Stough Gettysburg pa.,led five qualifiers at the Wood Mont country club Rock Ville md., with a 74-69143 while former  Amateur Champ William Campbell Huntington w. Va., was second Atwood Mont with a 74-73147. Gene Bone walled Lake,mich., shot 70-71141 to Pace five qualifiers at the Knollwood county club Detroit while Bob Stone Independence mo., led four qualifiers at the country club St. Louis 75-148 Bru Cesan Francisco George Han Ford tops among three qua Mac is at with"70-71141.among those to Montclair were to second