Salt Lake Telegram | 1949-11-15 | Page 22 | Groza Leads Pro Cage Scoring Race

Groza Leads Pro Cago Scoring Race NEW YORK. Nov.. 15 (INS) Alex Gross, Kentucky's all-America center tor three years, Tuesday Is the leading scorer la the National Na-tional Basketball Assn. Ths six-foot seven-Inch star of the Indianapolis Olympians heads the circuit with 175 points and an average of 25 points per game. Grose has the most field goals (61) and moat single points In a game (41) which he scored against the New York Knickerbockers last Thursday night NBA statistics released Tuesday Tues-day ahow that Al Cervi of the Syracuse Syra-cuse Nationals has the best field goal average with .606, and that Andy Phillip of the Chicago Stags leads In asaista with 34. Joe Fulks of the Philadelphia Warriors follows Groia in total points with 140, while George Mlkan of Minneapolis is third with 123. The Syracuse Nationals head the astern division of the loop with six wins and one lose. Ft Wayne and Minneapolis share top spot in the central division with four victories vic-tories and one defeat each, end Anderson end Sheboygan are tied for first place In the western division divi-sion with four wins and one loss each. Washington plays Chicago and Syracuse meets the Knlcks In a New York double-header Tuesday night. Anderson la at Indianapolis, Tri-City Is at Rochester and Balti-more Balti-more is et Boston Tuesday night.