| Show United Pres International side to himself and kept going He (Jones) had him (the Atlanta defender) beat by three steps easily It was more difficult to make the catch and then hit the layup” “Doc gave me a great pass” said Jones who chipped in with 21 points “I didn’t think I'd be that open but I was” Erving who always manages to n come through in play also hit two clutch free throws to 0 lead give Philadelphia a with 56 seconds left The 76ers trailed 1 with 9:02 left in the game before Erving and Steve Mix led a 12-- 0 tear Erving converted a three-poiplay and a dunk and Mix made a three-poiplay and a jumper to give Philadelphia a 7 lead with 6:23 to play Julius Erving remembered in g detail each part of the play he started In fact he seemed to enjoy game-clinchin- describing his pass to Bobby Jones with 20 seconds left in the game Sunday which led to a Jones dunk and gave the Philadelphia 76ers a victory over the Atlanta Hawks in Game 1 of their court-lon- g 107-10- 4 post-seaso- Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series “Bobby had the side to himself with a guard on the strong side” said Erving who scored 11 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter “The guard came to the ball with Bobby and then Bobby left The defense was concerned with the stack (on the inbounds play) Bobby had the 105-10- 87-8- nt nt 93-8- The Hawks cut the margin to 96-9- 4 on a jumper by Eddie Johnson wha led the Hawks with 4:09 left 26 points with Portland went on a tear to cut the margin to with 8:26 left in the game But Brown hit two long jumpers in an 0 Seattle surge that gave the Sonics a 3 edge with 6:39 remaining putting the game out of reach John Johnson added 18 points and Jack Sikma 15 as six Sonics hit double figures Rookie guard Billy Ray Bates picked up by Portland late in the season from the Continental Basketball Association led the Blazers with 26 points Bates was Portland’s leading scorer in the playoffs with 75 points in the three games Lakers starting Tuesday at Los Angeles Walter Davis scored 22 points Paul Westphal 20 and Alvan Adams had 19 points and a season-hig- 25-1- 1 82-7- 3 8-- h 20 rebounds for Phoenix Scott Wedman led Kansas City with 24 followed by Phil Ford with 20 Phoenix took a lead early in the third quarter and the closest the Kings came after that was nine Kansas City which held a 9 rebounding edge shot only 42 percent from the floor Phoenix which shot 54 percent from the field turned 20 Kansas City turnovers into 18 points and had only eight 9C-7- Game 2 of the best-of-seve- n matchup is scheduled for Wednesday afternoon at the Spectrum In deciding games 6 Seattle eliminated Portland 9 Phoenix topped Kansas City and Houston ousted San Antonio first-roun- d 103-8114-9- 141-12- 0 SuperSonics 103 Trail Blazers 86 Gus Williams scored 21 points off the came Brown and Fred Seat17 to lead to contribute bench tle which opens a best-of-seve- n Western Conference semifinal series with the Milwaukee Bucks Tuesday in Seattle Suns 1 15-poi- nt 52-3- turnovers 14 Kings 99 Rockets 141 Spurs 120 Phoenix moved into the other Center Moses Malone worked the Western Conference semifinal inside for 37 points and 20 rebounds series against the Los Angeles and guard Calvin Murphy poured in 33 points from long range to lead Houston The Rockets advanced to a series against the Boston Celtics a team they have not beaten in six games this season Malone the NBA’s The Most Valuable Player last season was devastating as he worked centers against the Spurs’ two He scored 10 points in each of the first two periods 13 in the third and four more before he exited with 7:37 to play NBA scoring champ George Ger-vi- n of San Antonio held without a field goal in the first 21 minutes came alive to score 37 points More than half of those however came after Houston opened a 6 lead early in the third quarter best-of-seve- n 6-- 9 75-5- inieM® I mb ponied eon IFeyd mi sa si ® mra © dti i? y'efh Veaimlk©©©7 players and Piniella was one of those who declined to play That was OK but Piniella also sounded off about it and that didn’t sit well The Associated Press tation threw for 20 minutes and reported no problems “I felt much better today” said Martinez who is eligible to come DIDN'T HAVE TO off the disabled list April 17 “I “I told Lou if he didn’t want to threw the fastball curve and slider play he didn’t have to but I didn’t and will try the changeup next time want him bitching about it” How- and see what happens I felt loose ser said and was able to throw nice and Piniella went home “I’m disappointed in Piniella” easy” Steinbrenner said “Wait until he Meanwhile reliever Bill Camp-be- ll comes to me and asks me to do him of the Boston Red Sox who is a favor” on the y disabled list threw for second the day in a row Elsewhere two pitchers currently on the disabled list tested their “He looks good” said pitching ailing shoulders with positive recoach Johnny Podres “He threw sults and looks if he’s on his fair pretty Dennis Martinez a member of way back He’s beginning to let it the Baltimore Orioles' starting ro hang out extending his arm” As usual the owner and manager of the New York Yankees are at odds with one of their outfielders but this time the cast includes a couple of new characters Don’t go looking for Reggie in this brouhaha Jack-so- n Owner George Steinbrenner is the only constant The manager these days is Dick Howser not Billy Martin and the outfielder in question is of all people Sweet Lou Piniella After reversing themselves twice 60-da- on the subject of intrasquad games when the Major League Baseball Players’ Association struck the last week of exhibitions the Yankees finally agreed to some intrasquad contests Howser left it up to the individual TO DECIDE ON BOYCOTT Olympic ©iryp COLORADO SPRINGS Colo (UPI) — Under pressure from the White House to make its decision now the US Olympic Committee’s House of Delegates convenes this week to consider President Carter’s proposed boycott of the Summer Olympics In an election year overrun by international crisis the question of an American-le- d boycott of the Moscow Games remains a major priority with the Carter administration but it is also an issue on which Carter appears to be losing ground Back in January when the president first unveiled the boycott plan as a tool to pressure the Soviet Union out of Afghanistan the idea drew considerable support from the American public But time coupled with the strong showing by the US team at the Winter Games and the continued presence of Soviet troops in Afghanistan have all taken their toll on the administration’s position Alustf Meetf Lately both Carter and the USOC have stepped up their campaigns With reports that the boycott proposal is losing its momemtum internationally Carter and the State Department want the USOC to take a stand now As State Department spokesman Harding Carter noted last week “We are positive that a number of other countries would publicly and privately enlist in this effort as soon as our (USOC) body makes its decision public and final” The USOC however has repeatedly avoided the confrontation and there is no assurance the House of Delegates indeed will vote on the issue now since the USOC has until May 24 to accept or decline the Soviet Union’s invitation to the Games GRUDGINGLY VOTED Meeting in January just after Carter proposed the boycott the USOC grudgingly voted to ask the International Olympic Committee to either postpone cancel or move the Games from Moscow this year BAMBERGER PLANNING TO RETURN IN JUNE AS BREWERS' MANAGER MILWAUKEE (UPI) — Manager George Bamberger figures his recovery from major heart surgery will be complete by June and he can manage the Milwaukee Brewers to a possible pennant this coming season But then he will probably retire for his wife’s sake Bamberger leaves Mount Sinai Medical Center Tuesday for two months of recuperation at his Florida home He has set June 6 for his return as manager unless the doctors say otherwise “Would this be his last season?” he was asked at a hospital news conference “Not because of my health because I think I will be better than ever but maybe it’s time to retire and settle down with my wife” Bamberger said “I honestly feel my health will have no on bearing whether I retire at the end of this season” said Bamberger dressed in a white surgical gown “But I’d have to say this (season) will probably be it unless I need the money or ment play Borg’s tournament schedule this year is reduced as part of a plan for Swede to be in top the shape for the major championships of the next two months France and 23-year-- Wimbledon Borg holds both titles and is attempting to win each for the fifth time For this reason he has cut his tournament commitments so he is fresh for Wimbledon and the French Open — which he says are the main targets of his career In his victory over Vilas Sunday Borg earned $30000 and Vilas $15000 “I’m very happy because all the top guys played here and I like to win with all of them around” Borg said “It is good for my confidence and I’m very happy with my 6-- 1 6-- 0 6-- 2 coming At a meeting this month with two White House representatives the leaders of the governing bodies voiced overwhelming opposition to any competition other than the Olympics “The great majority of them have become very militant about the situation” noted F Don Miller executive director of the USOC That militancy is fueled by the fear that this country may be the only major power that does not go to the Olympics this summer Miller last week met with National Olympic Committee members from 16 countries and reported that most of them favored going “The position taken by mostwas that they were going to go” Miller said “The only one that appeared marginal was West Germany” Represented at the Brussels meeting were Great Britain Canada West Germany France Spain Italy Ireland Sweden Switzerland and other nations which the Carter administration contends have privately or publicly committed themselves to joining an American-le- d boycott a Recently delegation of Olympic athletes has held several meetings with State Department and other administration officials in an attempt to reach a compromise But Carter has remained firm in his stand and last week again re- jected the athletes’ proposal that they compete in the Olympics but not take part in any of the accomsomething” Prior to his heart attack panying ceremonies including the Bamberger had indicated he presentation of medals would like to manage the 1981 Several of the athletes now say it season is conceivable some US athletes Third base coach Bob Rodmay try to enter the games without gers is acting manager the sanction of the government or the USOC an act which would require approval from the IOC Even that is possible since the IOC has hinted it might consider changing to allow individual enits form” tries in the event of a boycott The Monte Carlo triumph comThat possibility has stirred even two of weeks tournament more pressure from the White pleted — for of his first the year House and the administration’s play Borg since winning the Masters in New campaign has even traversed politYork in January ical lines Take the case of GOP Borg Beats Vilas for Title MONTE CARLO Monaco (UPI) — Bjorn Borg of Sweden who defeated Argentina’s Guillermo Vilas Sunday to retain the Monte Carlo Open tennis champhionship plans to take another break from tourna- major factor in the House of Delegates voting will be the delegates from the 21 sports governing bodies who control 1226 of the 2451 total votes within the body It is also from that group that most of the opposition to the boycott is A He won $50000 in Nice France by-la- presidential frontrunner Ronald before successfuly defending his Reagan title in Monte Carlo In neither Last week Reagan reversed his tournament did he loose a set position and said he now supports AT HIS BEST Carter on the boycott The story In the was finbroken by the Los Angeles Monte Carlo al Borg was at his best in beating Times which later reported it had Vilas for the 11th consecutive time been tipped by a member of the Borg has not lost on clay since the White House staff US Open final in 1976 when JimFinally as it has from the beginmy Connors beat him in four sets ning the White House is hitting “I decided to take breaks from hard on the “patriotism over partennis so that I would be more ticipation” theory As Defense Secretary Harold eager to play and it has worked” noted after attending a said Brown Borg House will White meeting with the athBorg play in a tournament in “If the US Olyweek: Las Vegas Nev April 7 and letes last will represent Sweden in the Na- mpic Committee votes to send a tions Cup event in Dusseldorf West team to Moscow they will be His next as- damaging our security and putting Germany May 98-minu- te 21-2- 5-- 11 signment after that will be the the stamp of approval on the action of the Soviets The Soviets would French Open in Paris May 26-Ju- 8 ne exploit that” NBA playoff game Sunday in Atlanta No for the Hawks is Dan Roundfield PHILADELPHIA’S Bobby Jones is fouled by Atlanta’s Wayne Rollins (30) during their CSU Coach Waifs BIKES FOR EVERYONE Mopes to Keep Job FORT COLLINS Colo (UPI) — After more than a quarter of a century at Colorado State basketball coach Jim Williams must wait at least until Thursday to find out if he still has a job there In 26 years of coaching Jim Williams’ basketball teams at CSU have won more than 350 games and he is highly respected by his colleagues in the Western Athletic Conference and the rest of the country Still Williams’ career is in jeopardy as the result of an incident in which he allegedly shoved a league referee following his team’s loss to the Air Force in He was susFebruary Athletic Direpended by ctor Thurman “Fum” McGraw for the final four games of the season and his position on the athletic staff was left in doubt On Thursday the CSU Agriculture Board the school’s governing body meets in Pueblo to discuss Williams’ contract STILL A MYSTERY McGraw will make a re- commendation to the board but just what McGraw will propose has not been made public Williams has also de- clined comment in recent weeks on the advice of his TO GO EVERYWHERE attorney However he has indicated he may sue the school if it fires him or tries to force him into retirement Ironically Williams had indicated midway through the past season that he was considering retiring However he changed his mind at the time he was suspended and vowed to fight to keep his job Several members of the Board of Agriculture have said they want to evaluate the entire sports program at CSU and at least one member said Williams’ long career at the school would have to be 32 ! 1 ed 10-spe- ed 3-spe- v VVfW ed single speecT Expert Repairs 'rfmri con- sidered MUCH EASIER “If we were dealing with a coach who had been there three or four years this decision could be made much easier” said board member 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