| Show I Warriors mold Hold Edge 1 With One Week left I NEW V YORK March 12 UPI UPI- UP I With one week of play left the Philadelphia Warriors hold the edge in the t tight race for the eastern castern division ision title in the National National National Na Na- Basketball Philadelphia is a half game I ahead of the Boston Celtics Monday Monday Monday Mon Mon- day but more important the remaining remaining remaining re re- re- re schedule favors the War War- riols Heres Here's the situation Ph Philadelphia ladelphia has two games left both at home against ag Fort Wayne Thursday and Syracuse Saturday Boston has four games to go two on the road and two at home The Celtics play at Rochester I Tuesday and Fort Wayne ayne Friday Then they return to friendly BosI Boston Boston Bos Bos- I ton Garden for games against I Rochester Saturday an and Syracuse I I Sunda Sunday i If H Philadelphia sweeps its iL two games Boston must take all four to finish on top But one slip Blip by bythe the Celtics plus pIlls two Philly victories vic vie tortes tories and the Warriors are arc champions i Philadelphia climaxed a a. two- two I i week surge Sunday night b by y outI out- out I lusting Syracuse 95 91 at Syra- Syra I cuse It moved the Warriors past Boston which dropped a 98 96 decision de de- elsion at Minneapolis in a double 1 I overtime Boston and Philadelphia each I j have have won 38 games But Boston which plays two more games ames than Philly has lost 27 games to the Warriors Warriors' 26 There lies the big bib difference In other games ames Baltimore whipped the New York Knickerbockers Knickerbockers Knicker Knicker- 89 Fort Wayne Vayne ripped Tri Cities 87 8 and Indianapolis Indianapolis Indianapolis In In- upset Rochester 95 Ph Philadelphia's victory and NewYork's New NewYork's NewYork's Yorks York's loss knocked the Knickerbockers Knickerbockers Knicker Knicker- out of contention for first place in the eastern division Joe Fulks with 26 points spar sparked cd Philadelphia's as a's a attack t t a c k Paul Arizin chipped in 20 points as the winners ended the Syracuse nine game g-ame home floor winning streak Adolph topped the losers with 26 po points At Minneapolis sub Bud Grant popped in a jump shot with ith eight seconds left to give the Lakers their margin over Boston It also gave Minneapolis a game 22 lead leadon on Roche Rochester ter in the western division division division divi divi- sion chase George Mikan driving for an time all professional scoring record record record rec rec- ord for on one season burned the cords cord for 40 points It is the third time this week the talented center hit or surpassed the point 40 I figure I At Rochester Ralph Beard BeardI I fired in 15 35 points as Indianapolis I dealt t Rochester's pennant hopes j a jolt |
