European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 9, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 18 the stars and stripes sunday october 9, 1977 9 new coaches different playoff plan nil starting season wednesday by Frank brow Nap sports writer with nine new coaches some hastily rearranged line  and a new playoff plan the National hockey league begins its 60th season wednesday. Off season managerial changes place new men behind the benches of half the league s franchises. The new coaches Are Jean Guy Talbot with the new York rangers Bob Pulford with the Chicago Black Hawks  Kelly with the Colorado Rockies Ron Stewart with the los Angeles Kings Johnny Wilson with the Pittsburgh penguins and Roger Neilson with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Also Marcel Pronovost with the Buffalo sabres Bobby Kromm with the Detroit tigers and Leo Boivin with tie St. Louis blues. They la Lead their teams in the quest for the playoff championship the Montreal Ca Nadies have won the last two seasons but there is uncertainty Over exactly which players will be used. Draft scheduled that s because monday just two Days before the Campaign opens with four games there will be an Intra league player draft designed to bolster the weaker teams. The clubs will choose in the reverse order of last year s standings by Points meaning the Detroit red wings will choose first and the canadians last in the Pool which will be conducted through a Confer ence Telephone Hookup linking the franchises with league Headquarters in Montreal. Each team will protect 18 players two goalies and three second year players. First year players Are exempt from Selec Tion As Are unsigned draft choices and goalies who have played less than three years. All others will be available though the pickings admittedly will be slim. The Cost of selection will be As follows second year players will Cost $50,000 third year play ers $40,000 fourth year players $30,000 and five year players $20,000. The Cost will decrease by $5,000 for each year of service above  then of course the team selecting a player must assume payment of his con tract. Thus clubs that Aren t Well off financially will be hampered in their moves As a result. The playoff Structure also has been reorganized. This year the top two finishers in each of the four nil divisions will be guaranteed a playoff spot the other four positions will be determined by the number of Points collected by teams finish ing in others positions. Friday s fights by the associated press Cincinnati Roy Dale Cincinnati knocked out Gary Broughton Brantford ont., 9, middleweight Tony Reed Chicago knocked out j. 0. Cunningham Cincinnati 1, Fly weights Tom Fischer Dayton Ohio out pointed Charlie Jordan 6, heavyweights. Montreal Ian Clyde Montreal knocked out Tommy Winston Ireland 2. Flyweight. For example the new York rangers they had More Points than four of the five till fit tie 1 Laott Fly inn f it a to me in tizi a Myrtlia to i Sef a is a could finish last in the four team Patrick division but make the playoffs by Amas sing More Points in the standings than a third place team in another division. It was the rangers plight last year when Alcott grabs Lyga Lead on 4-under 68 Houston a Amy Alcott of Santa Monica calif., carded five birdies and Only one bogey Friday in grabbing the first round Lead with a four under  68 in the Lyga Houston Exchange clubs Clas sic. Alcott bogeyed the first Hole before get Ting birdies on the second fourth ninth 10th and 17th for a one stroke Lead Over  Meyers of Ormond Beach Fla. And Carol Mann of Towson md., in the tourney at Newport yacht and country club. Meyers had taken the Early Lead when she Strung together five consecutive Bir Dies starting on the sixth Hole finishing the round with Only 25 putts. Mann sizzled on the Back nine with a 33, scoring birdies on the 10th, Lith 16th and 18th holes. The 21-year-old Alcott has won three times in her career and has finished in the top 10 each of the last 10 weeks. This is her third year on the Lyga tour. Alcott missed three putts of less than six feet on the front nine. She played cautiously throughout the round on the tight Well trapped Newport course using a three Wood off the tee the majority of the time. The leaders Amy Alcott Carol Mann  Meyers Marlene Floyd Jan Stephenson Jerilyn Britz Bonnie Lauer Sandra Palmer Joann Prentice Donna White Kathy Farrer Vivian Brownlee Alexandra Reinhardt Beverly Kless Shelley Hamlin Diane Patterson Kathy Cornelius Kathy Post Al wait Mary Lou Crocker Maria Astrologes Patty Hayes Sylvia Ferdon Betsy King Roberta Speer Kathy Mcmullen Kathy Whitworth Laura Baugh Mary Mills Clifford Ann Creed Peggy Conley Kathy Ahern Mary Bea Porter Kathy Martin Gloria Ehret Debbie Skinner Barbara Barrow Bonnie Bryant Beth Stone . Smith Sylvia Bertolaccini Jill Endicott 34-3458 36-3369 34-3s-69 35-35-70 34-3771 37-3471 34-3771 36-3571 35-3671 38-3371 34-3771 36-3671 34-3771 35-3772 36-3672 37-3572 37-3572 37-3572 39-3372 37-3572 37-3572 39-3473 35-3873 37-3673 38-3573 37-3673 35-3873 38-3573 38-3674 39-3574 37-377439-3474 39-3574 38-3674 37-3774 39-3574 38-3775 36-3975 40-3575 39-3675 36-3975 teams in the smythe division but did make the playoffs that produced a new Structure for postseason  the variables involved the Campaign begins wednesday with four games. The rangers Host the Vancouver canucks Montreal opens its title defense by hosting the Minnesota North stars the St. Louis blues Are at Pittsburgh against the pen Guins and the new York islanders meet the sabres in Buffalo. Tops qualifying race Earnhardt earns spot in Charlotte 500 Field by Jerry Garret Charlotte . A Dale earn Hardt had a productive a Friday at Charlotte motor Speedway. The son of the late Ralph Earnhardt a top Short track Driver was the fastest of the final Batch of qualifiers for sunday s National 500 grand National Stock car race and he won one of two qualifying races for saturday s 300-mile late Model sportsman event. Earnhardt whose last grand National Effort ended in a disastrous crash last fall at Atlanta averaged 154.630 Miles per hour in his Chevrolet to secure the 36th starting position in the $250,000 race. Five spots were filled and an extra starter added to the 40-car Field in Friday s qualifying session. The 41st spot went to Tighe Scott who is guaranteed a position even though he was t fast enough be cause he s in the top 20 in Points this season and because one Driver . Foyt is competing on an International License. That Rule is designed to protect grand National regulars from being forced out of the Field by visiting International stars. Earnhardt won the first of a pair of 20 Lap qualifiers for the $130,000 sportsman race after Early Leader Harry Gant was put at the Back of the Field for illegally passing the Pace car. Gant drove spectacularly Back to third place behind Bill Dennis. Earnhardt of Kannapolis ., and Richard Childress of Winston Salem ., who won the second qualifier earned Start ing positions in the sixth Row for the race. The first 10 spots were decided in time trials thursday with Darrell Waltrip win Ning the pole position with a record Speed of 160.409 . Childress took an easy Victory in his race finishing Well ahead of a pack of cars headed by Veteran Charlie Glotzbach. The sportsman race was to Start at 1 . Not saturday. The grand National event is at 12 30 . Sunday with David 2. Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 159.848. 3. Donnie Allison Chevrolet 159.848. 4. Buddy Baker Ford 159.773. 5. Richard Petty Dodge 159.363.6. Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 158.810. 7. Nell Bonnett Dodge 158.753. 8. Benny Parsons Chevrolet 158.735. 9. . Foyt Chevrolet 158.158. 10. Skip Manning Chevrolet 158.094. 11. Sam Sommers Chevrolet 157.641. 12. Tom Sneva Dodge 157.000. 13. Dick Brooks Ford 156.835. 14. Dave Marc is Chevrolet 156.749. 15. Bobby Allison Matador 156.749. 16. Ron Hutcherson Chevrolet. 156.092. 17. . Spencer Dodge 155.817. 18. . Ulrych Chevrolet 155.525. 19. Lennie Pond Chevrolet 155.244. 20. Bill Elliott Mercury 155.204. 21. Ricky Rudd Chevrolet 156.011. 22. Rich Childress Chevrolet 155.423. 23. Frank Warren Dodge 155.168. 24. De Negre Dodge 155.163. 25. Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 155.110. 26. Bruce Hill Chevrolet 154.941. 27. Janet Guthrie Chevrolet 154.808. 28. Bill Dennis Ford 154.405. 29. . Mcduffie Chevrolet 154.356. 30. Buddy Arrington Dodge 153.798. 31. Dick trickle Chevrolet 153.789. 32. Jim Raptis Chevrolet 153.737. 33. James Hylton Chevrolet 153.361. 34. Peter Knab Chevrolet 152.957. 35. Dick May Chevrolet 152.624. 36. Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 154.630. 37. Butch Hartman Chevrolet 153.929. 38. Roland Wlodyka Chevrolet 153.619. 39. Jimmy Means Chevrolet 153.361. 40. Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 153.218. 41. Tighe Scott Chevrolet 152.100. Andretti Breaks Hunt Mark with hot Gosport run Texas wins 85th by. Futurity Trot Gosport Ontario up Mario Andretti broke James Hunt s track record Here Friday As he drove his Lotus around this twisting track in one minute 11.385 seconds for an average Speed of 123.98 Miles per hour. This was 2.56 Miles faster than Hunt s previous Mark and set the Pace in qualifying for sunday s grand Pri of Canada. V Andretti is second in the world Champi Pearson Reading the fiet Cfaith a qualifying on ship standings to Austria s Niki Lauda a n b who clinched the title last sunday at the . Grand prix at Watkins Glen . And who refuses to drive this race for the Ferrari team. Lauda who will be leaving the Ferrari team at the end of the year is con Vinced he will not get full support from the team. The final qualifying session was scheduled for saturday afternoon with the Best times of both Days deciding the starting positions for sunday s race. Second behind Andretti Friday was Hunt who toured Gosport in 1 11.942 in his Mclaren. Ronnie Speed of 160.892 . The starting lineup Charlotte . A the starting lineup for the National 500 grand National Stock car race sunday at Charlotte motor Speedway with Type of car and Speed in Miles per hour 1. David Pearson Mercury 160.892 . Lexington by. Up Texas showing the stamina he is noted for won the $100,000 Kentucky futurity at the Little red mile Friday by winning the third and deciding heat. Texas driven by Veteran Billy Herman duplicated his first heat Victory in the third heat with a Strong stretch run that overcame favored cold Comfort who had set the Early Pace. Texas came Back in the third heat after falling to seventh behind the winning cold Comfort in the second heat of the 85th futurity the final leg of trotting s triple Crown and the sports oldest stakes , son of 1972 triple Crown Winner super bowl won the final heat in 1 58 Flat following his 1 57 3-5 Mark in the first heat. Texas returned $4.20, $4.80 and $3.00 in the final heat. Lon shots scandal Sheet and sugar bowl Hanover caught the fading cold Comfort at the wire and finished second and third respectively. Scandal Sheet paid a whopping $65.60 and $15.80, while sugar bowl Hanover re turned $17.20. The win was Worth $40,000 for Texas to boost his earnings for the year to More than $200,000 for owners Charlotte Shep sr., of Orlando Fla. The Victory was the sixth in 17 starts for Texas who was lightly raced As a two Peterson of Sweden was third in his Tyr Rell Gunnar Nilsson of Sweden fourth in his Lotus Joychan mass of Germany fifth in a Mclaren and Patrick Degailler of year old but has steadily developed this France sixth in another Tyrrell. V7aqi 1 in hot Thok Mirlon a of it 4%nn Dhim to a to 1 Fryear under the guidance of Veteran Britain s Ian Ashley was flown to a hos Herman who won his second futurity in Pital in Toronto with his wrists and leg three years. Broken and a mild concussion after Demol Ishing his Hesketh. Ashley s car became airborne at about180 ., flipping twice in mid air Pard of Hanover pa., and John Simpson first futurity win. In .1975 Herman drove Noble rogue to consecutive heat wins after replacing Jimmy Arthur in the sulky following the first heat. The disappointing loss by cold Comfort the betting favorite in the first and third heats again denied Billy Haughton har Ness racing s Al time leading Driver of his bouncing off the track and finally crashing into a scaffold set up for a television camera. Ashley 30, was trapped for 45minutes before workers freed him from the car but he remained conscious an was in stable condition in the Hospital