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COMING EVENTS April 15 through April 24

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ALL TIMES ARE E.S.T. EXCEPT WHEN OTHERWISE NOTED

FRIDAY, APRIL 15

Baseball
[NETWORK RADIO]New York vs. Brooklyn, Polo Grounds, N.Y., 1:25 p.m. (Mutual*).

Basketball
Harlem Globetrotters vs. College All-Americans, Milwaukee.

Boxing
[TV][NETWORK RADIO]Holly Mims vs. Bobby Jones, middleweights, Philadelphia (10 rds.), 10 p.m. (NBC).

SATURDAY, APRIL 16

Auto Racing
AAA 150-lap midget race, Gardena, Calif.

Baseball

[TV]New York vs. Philadelphia, Polo Grounds, N.Y., 1:55 p.m. (CBS*).
[NETWORK RADIO]Detroit vs. Kansas City, Briggs Stadium, Detroit, 1:55 p.m. (Mutual*).

Basketball
Harlem Globetrotters vs. College All-Americans, Detroit.

Bowling
Natl. doubles match game tournament, Louisville, Ky.

Boxing
Eduardo Lausse vs. Georgie Small, middleweights, Boston Arena (10 rds.).

Handball
Natl. AAU sr. 4-wall championships, New Haven, Conn.

Horse Racing

Governor's Gold Cup, $30,000, 6 f., 3-yr.-olds, Bowie, Md.
[NETWORK RADIO]Excelsior Handicap, $25,000, 1[1/16] m.,3-yr.-olds up, Jamaica, N.Y., 4:15 p.m. (ABC).

Hunt Racing
My Lady's Manor Point-to-Point, Monkton, Md.

Indoor Polo
Natl. sr. tournament begins, Squadron A Armory, N.Y.

Pocket Billiards
World championship tournament, Philadelphia.

Skiing

N. American downhill, slalom, combined championships, Norden, Calif.
Sugar Slalom, Stowe, Vt.

Swimming & Diving
YMCA indoor finals, Tucson, Ariz.

Table Tennis
World championships begin, Utrecht, Holland.

SUNDAY, APRIL 17

Auto Racing

AAA sprint car races, Williams Grove, Pa. & Lakeside Speedway, Kansas City, Kan.
NASCAR 100-m. race, Montgomery, Ala.

Baseball
[NETWORK RADIO]New York vs. Philadelphia, Polo Grounds, N.Y., 1:55 p.m. (Mutual*).

Chess
Intl. Jubilee Tournament, Buenos Aires.

MONDAY, APRIL 18

Baseball
[NETWORK RADIO]New York vs. Pittsburgh, Polo Grounds, N.Y., 1:25 p.m. (Mutual*).

Boxing

[TV]Milo Savage vs. Bobby Boyd, middleweights, St. Nick's, N.Y. (10 rds.), 10 p.m. (Du Mont).
[TV]Johnny Busso vs. Gene Poirer, welterweights, Eastern Pkway., Brooklyn, N.Y. (10 rds.), 10 p.m. (ABC*).

Horse Racing

Lincoln Special, $50,000 1[1/16] m., 3-yr.-olds up, Lincoln Downs, R.I.
Correction Handicap, $25,000 6 f., 3-yr-olds up, f&m, Jamaica, N.Y.

Tennis
River Oaks Invitational begins, Houston, Tex.

TUESDAY, APRIL 19

Baseball
[NETWORK RADIO]New York vs. Pittsburgh, Polo Grounds, N.Y., 1:25 p.m. (Mutual*).

Boxing
Sandy Saddler vs. Joey Lopes, featherweights (nontitle), Sacramento, Calif. (10 rds.).

Track
Boston A.A. Marathon, Boston.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20

Baseball
[NETWORK RADIO]Chicago vs. Milwaukee, Wrigley Field, Chicago, 2:25 p.m. (Mutual*).

Boxing

[TV]Jimmy Carter vs. Orlando Zulueta, lightweights (nontitle), Washington, D.C. (10 rds.), 10 p.m. (CBS).
Interservice championships, Oakland, Calif.

THURSDAY, APRIL 21

Baseball
[NETWORK RADIO]Detroit vs. Chicago, Briggs Stadium, Detroit, 1:55 p.m. (Mutual*).

Boxing
Luther Rawlings vs. Joe Miceli, welterweights, St. Louis (10 rds.).

Golf
Virginia Beach Open begins, Virginia Beach, Va. Ladies PGA Open, Carrollton, Ga.

FRIDAY, APRIL 22

Baseball
[NETWORK RADIO]New York vs. Boston, Yankee Stadium, N.Y., 1:55 p.m. (Mutual*).

Boxing
[TV][NETWORK RADIO]Willie Pastrano vs. Ernie Durando, middleweights, Chicago Stadium (10 rds.), 10 p.m. (CBS).

SATURDAY, APRIL 23

Auto Racing
AAA sprint car races, Hatfield, Pa.

Baseball
[TV][NETWORK RADIO]Brooklyn vs. New York, Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, N.Y., 1:55 p.m. (CBS-TV; Mutual radio*).

Horse Racing

[NETWORK RADIO]Wood Memorial, $100,000, 1‚⅛ m., 3-yr.-olds, Jamaica, N.Y., 4:15 p.m. (ABC).
Golden Gate Mile, $50,000. 3-yr.-olds up, Golden Gate Fields, Albany; Calif.

Hunt Racing
Grand Natl. Point-to-Point, Butler, Md.

Indoor Polo
Natl sr. tournament, Squadron A Armory, N.Y.

Rowing
Childs Cup Regatta (Columbia, Penn, Princeton), Philadelphia.

Sailing
New England spring intersectional college regatta, Boston, Mass.

Track & Field

Kansas Relay, Lawrence, Kan.
Ohio State Relays, Columbus, Ohio.

SUNDAY, APRIL 24

Auto Racing

NASCAR 150-m. race, Langhorne, Pa.
AAA sprint car race, Ft. Wayne, Ind.
AAA 100-lap midget race, Oklahoma City, Okla.
SCCA natl. race, Pebble Beach, Calif.

Baseball
[NETWORK RADIO]Brooklyn vs. New York, Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, N.Y., 2 p.m. E.D.T. (Mutual*).

Boxing
Percy Bassett vs. Seraphin Ferrer, lightweights, Paris (10 rds.).

Motorboating
Outboard marathon regatta, Virginia Beach, Va.

Skiing
Silver Belt Invitational Trophy Race, Norden, Calif.

*See local listing