Sport: Boom-Boom on Top

In a hockey game with the fifth-place New York Rangers last week, Bernard ("Boom-Boom") Geoffrion, famed young right wing of the league-leading Montreal Canadiens, seemed half asleep most of the time. But in the first period he fed an assist to the Canadiens' Bert Olmstead (one point for Geoffrion) and in the third period he scored a goal himself, a blazing 30-footer (another point). This brought his total points this year to 35 and his goals to 21—high for the league. Boom-Boom's 21st goal meant cash to him. His base pay is about $14,000, substantial for hockey; he got a $1,000...

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