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Bossy sparks Islanders / fv PAOtH edited by Steve K. Welz By now, everyone knows that Mike Bossy, the Islanders high-scoring winger, tied Maurice Richard's record of 50 goals in 50 games, but here is a listing of some of Bossy's other ac­ complishments: -1977-78 Calder Trophy winner as Rookie-of-the-Year --fastest NHL player to reach both the 100-goal and 200-goal marks --most goals scored by a rookie (53) --only NHL player to score 50 or more goals in his first thFee seasons (53, 69, 51) --six assists in January 6 game vs. Toronto set club record --all-time leading Islander goal scorer just halfway through his fourth season --highest goals-per-game average among players with 2CO or more goals (.796) --tied NHL record for most hat tricks in a season in just 46 games (7) --15 career hat tricks in three and one- half seasons; NHL record is 32 by Phil Esposito in 17 seasons --scored first career goal in first period of his first NHL game vs. Buffalo on Oc­ tober 13, 1977 --set club record by scoring a power play goal in four consecutive games this past Mfcvgmber --scored his first two career shorthand- ed goals this season. • • • It is a well known fact that President Reagan spent some of his early years as a baseball broadcaster. But much less known is that his Hollywood career got its start as the result of a trip he made to spring training. According to Abe Bar­ ron, general manager at WHO Radio in Des Moines, Iowa, Reagan was visiting the Chicago Cubs' camp at Catalina, California, where he met actress Joy Hodges who suggested he take a screen test. Reagan visited the Wrigley family- owned training site to develop material and prepare for his recreations of Chicago Cubs games. He began broad casting the Cub games--and a few for the White Sox--for WHO in 1933 by tak­ ing information off at ticker machine and describing the action. Reagan broadcast during the Cubs' pennant-winning season of 1935 and was calling the olays while such future Hall of Famers as Kiki Cuyler, Gabby Hartnett, Billy Herman and Chuck Klein were standouts. "He was very good," recalls Barron. "I used to listen to Ron when I was a kid. He did his homework." After five years (1933-37) of broad­ casting the games, Reagan left for Hollywood. Although he enjoyed suc­ cess in the movies and now has been elected for the most important job in the world, he never accomplished what is said to have been a long time ambition: becoming a permanent broadcaster for the Cubs. • • * When the public votes for America's outstanding female amateur athletes of 1980 this month, it will have to decide among a quintet of record breakers representing four sports. Swimmers Tracy Caulkins and Mary Meagher, runner Mary Decker, basket ball player Nancy Lieberman and gym­ nast Tracee Talavera are .the athletes in their category nominated for a Laurel Wreath Award. The 2nd annual competition, which also selects the top male amateur and male and female professionals, is spon­ sored by the American Heart Associa­ tion. t« coawutM taimctt. mc.