COMING EVENTS December 17 through 26
[TV]TV [RADIO NETWORK]RADIO NETWORK: ALL TIMES ARE E.S.T. EXCEPT WHEN OTHERWISE NOTED
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17
Basketball
(Leading college games)
Birmingham Classic, Birmingham, Ala.: Alabama vs. Texas; W. Virginia vs. Wake Forest.
Blue-Gray Tournament, Montgomery, Ala.: Wash. & Lee vs. Auburn; Miami vs. Tennessee.
Pennsylvania vs. Iowa; Princeton vs. Michigan State, Palestra, Philadelphia.
Columbia vs. Navy, New York.
Kansas vs. Rice, Lawrence, Kan.
Louisville vs. Coll. of Pac., Louisville, Ky.
Penn State vs. Gettysburg, State College, Pa.
Seton Hall vs Wm. & Mary, S. Orange, N.J.
Tulsa vs. Texas A & M, Tulsa, Okla.
UCLA vs. Santa Clara, Los Angeles.
Boxing
[TV][RADIO NETWORK]Bob Baker vs. Coley Wallace, heavyweights, Mad. Sq Garden, N.Y. (10 rds.), 10 p.m. (NBC).
Footbal
Cigar Bowl, Tampa, Fla.: Univ of Tampa (7-2-0) vs. Morris Harvey (8-1-0) (N).
Tennis
U.S. vs. Sweden, Davis Cup Inter-Zone final, Brisbane, Australia.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18
Baseball
Asian championships begin, Manila. Japan, S. Korea, Formosa, Philippines entered.
Basketball
(Leading college games)
[TV]Northwestern vs. Tulane, Evanston, Ill., 2 p.m. C.S.T. (CBS).
N.Y.U. vs. Pittsburgh; La Salle vs. Utah, Mad. Sq. Garden. N.Y.
Iowa vs. Princeton; Michigan State vs. Pennsylvania. Palestra, Philadelphia.
St. Bonaventure vs. Villanova; Canisius vs. Xavier (0.), Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, N.Y.
N.A.I.A.-tournament final, Kansas City.
Cincinnati vs. Indiana. Cincinnati.
Dayton vs. Coll. of Pac., Dayton, 0.
Fordham vs. Yale New York.
Kansas vs. Rice. Lawrence, Kan.
Kentucky vs. Temple, Lexington, Ky.
N. Carolina vs. Maryland, Chapel Hill, N.C.
N. Carolina State vs. Texas Tech, Raleigh, N.C.
Oklahoma vs. Ohio State, Norman, Okla.
Oklahoma A & M vs. Minnesota, Stillwater, Okla.
Penn State vs. Rutgers, State College, Pa.
Toledo vs. Niagara, Toledo, O.
UCLA vs. San Francisco, Los Angeles.
(Professional)
Boston Celtics vs. Philadelphia Warriors, Boston, 8:30 p.m
[TV]Milwaukee Hawks vs. N.Y. Knickerbockers, Milwaukee, 3 p.m. (NBC).
Minneapolis Lakers vs. Syracuse Nationals, Minneapolis, 8:30 p.m. C.S.T.
Rochester Royals vs. Ft. Wayne Pistons, Rochester, N.Y., 8:30 p.m.
Hockey
Chicago Black Hawks vs. Montreal Canadiens, Chicago.
Detroit Red Wings vs. Boston Bruins, Detroit.
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. N.Y. Rangers, Toronto.
Horse Racing
Golden Gate Futurity, $15,000, 1 m., 2-yr.-olds, Golden Gate Fields, Albany, Calif.
Sailing
Pacific Coast dinghy championships, Balboa, Calif.
Skiing
Preseason cross-country open, Cannon Mt, Franconia, N.H.
Squash Racquets
Atwater Intl. Open tournament, Montreal.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 19
Auto Racing
Casablanca 12-hr. race, Morocco.
Basketball
Ft. Wayne Pistons vs. Milwaukee Hawks, Ft. Wayne, Ind., 8:30 p.m. C.S.T.
Rochester Royals vs. Philadelphia Warriors, 1:15 p.m.. N.Y. Knickerbockers vs. Boston Celtics, 3:30 p.m., Mad. Sq. Garden, N.Y.
Syracuse Nationals vs. Minneapolis Lakers. Syracuse N.Y.. 8:30 p.m.
Dog Shows
Worcester Kennel Club, Memorial Auditorium, Worcester, Mass.
Football
[TV]Cleveland Browns vs. Detroit Lions, Cleveland. 2 p.m. (Du Mont*).
Poinsettia Bowl, San Diego, Calif.: Ft. Sill, Okla. (11-0-0) vs. Boiling Air Force Base (9-0-1), Washington, D.C.
Lettuce Bowl, Salinas, Calif.: Ft. Ord (9-1-1) vs. San Diego Marines (9-3-0).
Hockey
Chicago Black Hawks vs. Boston Bruins, Chicago.
Detroit Red Wings vs. Montreal Canadiens, Detroit.
N.Y. Rangers vs. Toronto Maple Leafs, New York.
Skiing
Torger Tokle Memorial jumping tournament, Bear Mountain, N.Y.
Preseason men's giant slalom, Cannon Mt., Franconia, N.H.
Annual Arnold Lunn downhill race, Timberline Lodge, Ore.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 20
Basketball
(Leading college games)
All-College Tourney, Municipal Auditorium, Oklahoma City: Wichita vs. San Francisco; Oklahoma City vs. Houston; Tulsa vs. Wyoming; Oklahoma A & M vs. Geo. Washington.
Alabama vs. Nebraska, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Duquesne vs. St. Francis, Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh vs. Duke, Pittsburgh.
Boxing
[TV]Jimmy Martinez vs. Gerald Dreyer, middle-weights, St. Nick's. N.Y. (10 rds.), 10 p.m. (Du Mont).
[TV]Walter Cartier vs, Ted Olla, middleweights, Eastern Pkwy., Brooklyn, N.Y. (10 rds.), 10 p.m. (ABC).
Leo Espinosa vs. Pierre Cossemyns, for Orient bantamweight title, Manila (12 rds.).
Bonnie Espinosa vs. Joseph Janssens, for Orient lightweight title, Manila (12 rds.).
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21
Basketball
(Leading college games)
Univ. of Kentucky Invitational tournament, Lexington, Ky.: Kentucky vs. Utah; La Salle vs. S. California.
St. John's vs. N. Carolina State; Manhattan vs. Connecticut, Mad. Sq. Garden. N.Y.
Colby vs. Massachusetts; Holy Cross vs. Boston College, Boston Garden.
Dayton vs Oregon, Dayton, O.
Pennsylvania vs. Army, Philadelphia.
UCLA vs. Colorado. Los Angeles.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22
Basketball
(Leading college games)
California vs. Ohio State, Berkeley, Calif.
Loyola vs. Illinois, New Orleans.
Michigan State vs. De Paul, E. Lansing, Mich.
Boxing
[TV]Marty Marshall vs. Harold Johnson, light heavyweights, Olympia Stadium, Detroit (10 rds.), 10 p.m. (CBS).
Lulu Perez vs. Ciro Morasen, featherweights, Havana (10 rds.).
Hockey
N.Y. Rangers vs. Detroit Red Wings, New York.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23
Basketball
(Leading college games)
Minnesota vs. Notre Dame, Minneapolis.
Tulane vs. Stanford. New Orleans.
W. Kentucky vs. Coll. of Pac., Bowling Green, Ky.
(Professional)
Ft. Wayne Pistons vs. Philadelphia Warriors, Huntingburg, Ind., 7:30 p.m. C.S.T.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 25
Basketball
Milwaukee Hawks vs. Boston Celtics, Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m. C.S.T.
Minneapolis Lakers vs. Philadelphia Warriors, Minneapolis, 8:30 p.m. C.S.T.
N.Y, Knickerbockers vs. Syracuse Nationals, New York, 9 p.m.
Rochester Royals vs. Ft. Wayne Pistons, Rochester, N.Y., 8:30 p.m.
Football
[TV][RADIO NETWORK]Blue-Gray All-Star game, Montgomery, Ala., 2:45 p.m. (NBC-TV*; Mutual radio). North vs. South, All-Star game, Miami (N).
Hockey
Boston Bruins vs. Chicago Black Hawks, Boston.
Montreal Canadiens vs. N.Y. Rangers, Montreal.
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Detroit Red Wings, Toronto.
Horse Racing
Christmas Handicap, $10,000, 1 1/8 m., 3-yr.-olds up, Tropical Pk., Coral Gables, Fla.
Tennis
Orange Bowl jr. championships, Miami Beach.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 26
Basketball
Ft. Wayne Pistons vs. Philadelphia Warriors, Ft. Wayne, Ind., 8:30 p.m. C.S.T.
Minneapolis Lakers vs. Boston Celtics, Minneapolis, 2 p.m. C.S.T.
Syracuse Nationals vs. Rochester Royals, Syracuse, N.Y., 8:30 p.m.
Football
[TV][RADIO NETWORK]Cleveland Browns vs. Detroit Lions, for Natl. Football League title, Cleveland, 2 p.m. (Du Mont-TV*; Mutual radio). Men to watch: Cleveland's Otto Graham (14) and Detroit's Bobby Layne (22).
Hockey
Detroit Red Wings vs. Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit.
N.Y. Rangers vs. Chicago Black Hawks, New York.
Motorboating
Orange Bowl regatta, Miami.
Paddling
Diamond Head paddling championships, Waikiki Beach. Hawaii.
Tennis
Florida State public courts championships, Jacksonville, Fla.
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