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COMING EVENTS August 2 through August 11

FRIDAY, AUGUST 2

Baseball
[NETWORK RADIO]Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago, 2:25 p.m. (Mutual).

Boating

Seattle Seafair and Gold Cup Race, Seattle (through Aug. 11).
Snipe Class International Racing Assn. National Regatta, Juniors & Seniors, Peoria, Ill. (through Aug. 10).
Pacific Coast & Southern California Yachting Assn. Regatta, Balboa, Calif. (through Aug. 4).

Boxing
[TV]Bobby Boyd vs. Willie Vaughn, middleweights, 10 rds., [NETWORK RADIO]St. Nick's, New York, 10 p.m. (NBC).

Horse Racing
Midsummer Hurdle Handicap, $20,000, Invitational, 2 m., Monmouth Park, N.J.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 3

Auto Racing
National SCCA Race, Danville, Va. (through Aug. 4).

Baseball

[TV]St. Louis Cardinals vs. Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis, 2:15 p.m. (CBS).
[TV]Milwaukee Braves vs. Brooklyn Dodgers, Milwaukee, 2:25 p.m. (NBC).
[NETWORK RADIO]Boston Red Sox vs. Chicago White Sox, Boston, 1:55 p.m. (Mutual).

Boating

Cowes Week Regatta, Isle of Wight, Cowes, England (through Aug. 10).
National Inboard Hydroplane Championships (136 & 280 hydroplanes), Cambridge, Md.

Horse Racing

[TV]Brooklyn Handicap, $50,000, 3-yr.-olds & up, 1 3/16 m., Belmont Park, N.Y., 4:30 p.m. (CBS).
[NETWORK RADIO]Sheridan Handicap, $25,000, 3-yr.-olds, 1 m., Washington Park. Ill., 6:15 p.m. (NBC).
[NETWORK RADIO]Choice Stakes. $25,000, 3-yr.-olds, 1‚⅛ m., Monmouth Park, N.J., 5:20 p.m. (NBC).
San Diego Handicap, $20,000, 3-yr.-olds & up, 1 1/16 m., Del Mar, Calif.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 4

Archery
National Target Tournament, Sacramento (through Aug. 10).

Auto Racing

NASCAR Grand National Division Race, Watkins Glen, N.Y.
NASCAR Grand National Division Race, Bremerton, Wash.
Grand Prix of Germany, Nurburgring, Germany.

Baseball

[NETWORK RADIO]New York Yankees vs. Cleveland Indians, New York, 2 p.m. (Mutual).
National Boys Pony League Baseball World Series, Springfield, Ill. (through Aug. 9).

Swimming
[TV]National AAU Men's Swimming & Diving Championships, final day, Philadelphia, 3 p.m. (CBS).

MONDAY, AUGUST 5

Baseball

[NETWORK RADIO]New York Yankees vs. Cleveland Indians, New York, 1:55 p.m. (Mutual).
National Prep Baseball League Championships, Pittsburgh (through Aug. 10).

Boxing
[TV]Danny Russo vs. Eddie Lynch, welterweights, 10 rds., St. Nick's, New York, 10:30 p.m. (DuMont).

Chess
U.S. Open Chess Championship, Cleveland (through Aug. 17).

Fishing
National Underwater Spear Fishing Championships, Catalina Island, Calif.

Horse Racing

The Flash, $15,000, 2-yr.-olds, 5½ f., Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

(Trotters)
American-National, $20,000, Cicero, Ill.

Skeet Shooting
National Skeet Tournament, Reno, Nev. (through Aug. 10).

Swimming
Women's Junior National 200-meter Individual Medley, Washington, D.C.

Tennis
Eastern Grass Court Championships, South Orange, N.J.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 6

Auto Racing
NASCAR Convertible Division Race, Norfolk, Va.

Horse Racing
The Matriarch Handicap, $25,000, 3-yr.-olds & up (fillies & mares), 1 1/16 m., Monmouth Park, N.J.

Rodeo

Pikes Peak or Bust, $10,200, Colorado Springs, Colo, (through Aug. 10).
North Montana State Fair, $7,800, Great Falls, Mont, (through Aug. 10).

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7

Baseball
[NETWORK RADIO]New York Yankees vs. Washington Senators, New York, 1:55 p.m. (Mutual).

Boxing
[TV]Charlie Joseph vs. Spider Webb, middleweights, 10 rds., Chicago, 10 p.m. (ABC).

Horse Racing

Misty Isle Handicap, $20,000, 3-yr.-old fillies, 5½ f., Washington Park, Ill.
The Sapling, $50,000, 2-yr.-olds, 6 f., Monmouth Park, N.J.
The Schuylerville, $15,000, 2-yr.-old fillies, 1 m., Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

(Trotters)
Empire State Trotting Classic, $20,000, Vernon, N.Y.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 8

Baseball
[NETWORK RADIO]New York Yankees vs. Washington Senators, New York, 1:55 p.m. (Mutual).

Boxing
Ike Chestnut vs. Ernesto Parra, featherweights, 10 rds., Los Angeles.

Golf
Tarn O'Shanter World Championships, Niles, Ill. (through Aug. 11).

Horse Racing

(Trotters)

Fmpire State Pacing Classic, $20,000, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
The Grandview Pacing Derby, $25,000, Solon, Ohio.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 9

Auto Racing
NASCAR Grand National Division Race, Rochester, N.Y.

Baseball
[NETWORK RADIO]Chicago White Sox vs. Detroit Tigers, Chicago, 2:25 p.m. (Mutual).

Boating
Santa Cruz Island Race, 200 miles, Los Angeles (through Aug. 18).

Boxing
[TV]Sugar Hart vs. Virgil Atkins, welterweights, 10 rds., Cleve-[NETWORK RADIO]land, 10 p.m. (NBC).

Football
[TV]College All-Stars vs. New York Giants, Chicago, 9:30 p.m. (ABC).

Golf
La Jolla Country Club Invitational Tournament, La Jolla, Calif. (through Aug. 11).

Horse Racing

(Trotters)

Illinois State Fair, $487,000, Springfield, Ill. (through Aug. 18).
The Greyhound Trot, $15,000, Wilmington, Del.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 10

Auto Racing
NASCAR Grand National Division Race, New Oxford, Pa.

Baseball

[TV]Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Brooklyn Dodgers, Pittsburgh, 1:25 p.m. (NBC).
[TV]Chicago White Sox vs. Detroit Tigers, Chicago, 2:15 p.m. (CBS).
[NETWORK RADIO]Cincinnati Redlegs vs. Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati, 2:25 p.m. (Mutual).

Boxing
Carl (Bobo) Olson vs. Pat McMurtry, heavyweights, 10 rds., Portland, Ore.

Horse Racing

La Jolla Handicap, $15,000, 3-yr.-olds, 1 m., Del Mar, Calif.
[NETWORK RADIO]Meadowland Handicap, $25,000, 3-yr.-olds & up, 6 f., (turf course), Washington Park, Ill., 6:15 p.m. (NBC).
[TV]The Whitney, $40,000, 4-yr.-olds & up, 1‚⅛ m., Saratoga Springs, N.Y., 5 p.m. (CBS).

Tennis
Wightman Cup Matches, Sewickley, Pa. (through Aug. 11).

SUNDAY, AUGUST 11

Auto Racing
NASCAR Convertible Division Race, Martinsville, Va.

Baseball
[NETWORK RADIO]New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Phillies, New York, 2 p.m. (Mutual).

Boating

[TV]Seattle Seafair Gold Cup Race, unlimited hydros final day, Seattle, 9 p.m. (ABC).
Lipton Trophy Race, San Francisco Bay, Calif.

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