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COMING EVENTS August 20 through 26
[TELEVISED EVENTS]TELEVISED EVENTS: ALL TIMES GIVEN ARE E.D.T. EXCEPT WHEN OTHERWISE NOTED
FRIDAY, AUGUST 20
Baseball
Natl. Baseball Congress of America tournament, Wichita, Kan.
Boxing
[TELEVISED EVENTS]Bobo Olson vs. Rocky Castellani, for middleweight title, Cow Palace, San Francisco (15 rds.), 7 p.m. P.D.T. (NBC)
Leo Espinosa vs. Jake Tuli, flyweights, Manila (10 rds.).
Football
East vs. West, All-American High School game, Crump Stadium, Memphis.
Golf
Canada Cup, Laval-sur-le-Lac G.C., Montreal.
Sam Snead and Jimmy Demaret to represent U.S.
Rowing
European championships, Amsterdam.
Swimming
Natl. Sr. Outdoor Synchronized championships, Brentwood C.C., Los Angeles.
Tennis
Canada vs. Mexico, Davis Cup North American Zone semifinal, Mexico City.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 21
Auto Racing
NASCAR American Le Mans 12-hour endurance race, for sports cars and stocks, Linden Airport, N.J.
Cycling
World championships begin, Solingen, Germany. Thirty-one nations entered.
Football
San Francisco 49ers vs. Washington Redskins (exhibition), Sacramento, Calif., 8 p.m. P.D.T.
New York Giants vs. Chicago Cardinals (exhibition), Spokane, Wash., 8 p.m. P.D.T.
Green Bay Packers vs. Cleveland Browns (exhibition), Green Bay, Wis., 8 p.m. C.D.T.
Golf
Natl. Amputee tournament, Red Run G.C., Royal Oak, Mich.
Horse Racing
American Derby, $100,000, 1‚⅛ m., 3 yr. olds, Washington Pk., Homewood, Ill.
[TELEVISED EVENTS]Whitney Handicap, $50,000, 1¼ m., 3 yr. olds up, Saratoga Springs, N.Y., 5 p.m. (CBS)
Ventnor Handicap, $30,000, 1‚⅛ m., 3 yr. olds, Atlantic City, N.J.
San Diego Handicap, $10,000, 1[1/16] m., 3 yr. olds up, Del Mar, Calif.
Motorboating
Billop Trophy, 51-mile predicted log race, Great Kills, Staten Island, N.Y.
Sailing
Natl. Y-Flyers championships, Chippewa Lake, Ohio.
Swimming
Natl. AAU Jr. Men's 100 m. free-style, Houston, Tex.
Track & Field
Highland Games, Edinburgh, Scotland. John Landy will run mile.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 22
Auto Racing
NASCAR 250-mile Grand National, for late model stock cars, Bay Meadows, Calif.
AAA natl. championship 100-mile stock car race, Milwaukee.
Grand Prix de Suisse, Berne, Switzerland.
Baseball
East vs. West, Negro American League, Comiskey Pk., Chicago.
Football
Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Baltimore Colts (exhibition), Pittsburgh, 2 p.m.
Motorcycling
Natl. championship 25-mile dirt track race, State Fair Grounds, Springfield, Ill.
Sailing
North American Star championships, Rockport, Mass.
Tennis
U.S. natl. doubles finals, Longwood C.C., Chestnut Hill, Mass.
MONDAY, AUGUST 23
Boxing
[TELEVISED EVENTS]Frankie Fernandez vs. Chico Varona, welterweights, St. Nick's, N.Y. (10 rds.), 10 p.m. (Du Mont)
[TELEVISED EVENTS]Billy McNeece vs. Garth Panter, middleweights, Eastern Pkway, Brooklyn, N.Y. (10 rds), 10 p.m. (ABC)
Golf
U.S. Men's Amateur, Country Club of Detroit, Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich.
Natl. Negro Open, Tenison Pk., Dallas, Tex.
Horse Racing
Spinaway Stakes, $20,000, 6 f., 2-yr.-old fillies, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
Sailing
Intl. L-16 championships, Chicago.
Shooting
Grand American Handicap Trapshooting tournament begins, Vandalia, Ohio.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 24
Baseball
Little League World Series, Williamsport, Pa.
Sailing
Natl. 210-class championships, Falmouth, Mass.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25
Boxing
[TELEVISED EVENTS]Holly Mims vs. Tuzo Portuguez, middleweights, Madison Sq. Garden, N.Y. (10 rds.), 10 p.m. (CBS)
Golf
Labatt Open, Scarborough G.C., Toronto. Top U.S. pros entered.
Horse Racing
Princess Pat, $50,000, 6 f., 2-yr.-olds, Washington Pk., Homewood, Ill.
Providence Stakes, $25,000, 1‚⅛ m., 3-yr.-olds, Narragansett Pk., Pawtucket, R.I.
Alabama Stakes, $25,000, 1¼ m., 3-yr.-olds, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
Mermaid Handicap, $20,000, 7 f., 3-yr.-olds up, Atlantic City, N.J.
Shooting
Natl. Pistol championships begin, Camp Perry, Ohio.
Track & Field
European championships, Berne, Switzerland.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 26
Sailing
Natl. Thistle championships, Essex Y.C., Fenwick, Conn.
Swimming
Army swimming and diving championships, Fort Bragg, N.C.
