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COMING EVENTS February 28 to March 9
[Television]Television
[Color television]Color television
[Network radio]Network radio
All times listed E.S.T. except where otherwise noted
Friday, February 28
BADMINTON
The Thomas Cup, American Zone, U.S. vs. Canada, Long Beach, Calif. (also March 1).
BASKETBALL
(Leading college games)
Duquesne vs. Temple, Pittsburgh.
North Carolina vs. Duke, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Notre Dame vs. Holy Cross, Notre Dame, Ind.
San Francisco vs. San Jose State, San Francisco.
Seattle vs. Pacific Lutheran, Seattle.
BOAT SHOW
San Francisco National Sports and Boat Show, San Francisco (through March 9).
BOXING
[Television][Network radio]Carlos Ortiz vs. Tommy Tibbs, lightweights, 10 rds., Mad. Sq. Garden, 10 p.m. (NBC).
HOCKEY
World Ice Hockey Championships, Oslo, Norway (through March 9).
Denver vs. Colorado College, Denver.
Michigan State vs. Minnesota, East Lansing, Mich. (also March 1).
North Dakota vs. Michigan Tech, Grand Forks, N.Dak. (also March 1).
RPI vs. St. Lawrence, Troy, N.Y.
Saturday, March 1
BASKETBALL
(Leading college games)
Detroit vs. Notre Dame, Detroit.
Drake vs. Oklahoma State, Des Moines.
George Washington vs. West Virginia, Washington, D.C.
Kansas vs. Oklahoma, Lawrence, Kans.
Kansas State vs. Missouri, Manhattan, Kans.
North Carolina State vs. Wake Forest, Raleigh, N.C.
Tennessee vs. Kentucky, Knoxville, Tenn.
Toledo vs. Dayton, Toledo.
Tulsa vs. Bradley, Tulsa.
Wichita vs. Cincinnati, Wichita, Kans.
(Professional)
[Television]Cincinnati at Philadelphia, 2 p.m. (NBC).
Detroit at New York.
GOLF
All-Star Golf. Tommy Bolt vs. Billy Casper, Las Vegas, Nev., 4 p.m. in each time zone.
HOCKEY
(Leading college games)
Yale vs. Harvard, New Haven, Conn.
(Professional)
[Television]Boston at Chicago, 2 p.m. (CBS).
Detroit at Montreal.
New York at Toronto.
HORSE RACING
[Television][Network radio]Flamingo Stakes, $100,000, 3-yr.-olds, 1‚⅛ mile, Hialeah, Fla., 4:30 p.m. (NBC).
[Television][Network radio]Santa Anita Handicap, $100,000, 3-yr.-olds & up, 1¼ miles, Santa Anita, Calif. (7 p.m. NBC-Radio; 4:45 P.S.T., CBS-TV, Pacific Network).
[Network radio]New Orleans Handicap, $50,000, 3-yr.-olds & up, 1‚⅛ miles, Fair Grounds, New Orleans, 5:30 p.m. (NBC).
RODEO
Baton Rouge World Championship Rodeo, $10,687, Baton Rouge (through March 8).
SKATING
North American Indoor Speed Skating Championship, Rochester (also March 2).
SKIING
World Nordic Ski championship, Lahti, Finland (through March 9).
TRACK & FIELD
IC4A Indoor Championships, Mad. Sq. Garden, New York.
Sunday, March 2
BASKETBALL
(Professional)
Boston at Syracuse.
Cincinnati at St. Louis.
Philadelphia at Minneapolis.
HOCKEY
Detroit at New York.
Toronto at Chicago.
Monday, March 3
BASKETBALL
(Leading college games)
Nebraska vs. Kansas State, Lincoln, Neb.
St. Louis vs. Oklahoma State, St. Louis.
Wichita vs. Bradley, Wichita, Kans.
(Professional)
Boston at Cincinnati.
BOXING
[Television]Sugar Hart vs. Duke Harris, welterweights, 10 rds., St. Nick's, New York, 10 p.m. (DuMont).
HORSE RACING
Black Helen Handicap, $30,000, 3-yr.-olds & up (fillies and mares), 1‚⅛ m., Hialeah, Fla.
Tuesday, March 4
BASKETBALL
(Leading college games)
Cincinnati vs. Dayton, Cincinnati.
DePaul vs. Notre Dame, Chicago.
San Francisco vs. College of Pacific, San Francisco.
(Professional)
New York vs. Boston, Cincinnati vs. Philadelphia, at New York.
HORSE RACING
Hialeah Turf Handicap, $75,000, 3-yr.-olds & up, 1½ m. (turf), Hialeah, Fla.
MOTORCYCLING
National Motorcycle Championships, Daytona Beach, Fla. (through March 9).
TENNIS
Pro tour, Hoad vs. Gonzales, Albuquerque, N. Mex.
Wednesday, March 5
BASKETBALL
(Professional)
New York at Syracuse.
St. Louis at Boston.
BOXING
[Television]Western Golden Gloves Finals, Chicago, 10 p.m. (ABC).
TENNIS
Pro tour, Hoad vs. Gonzales, El Paso, Texas.
Thursday, March 6
BASKETBALL
(Leading college tournament)
Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament, Raleigh, N.C. (through March 8).
(Professional)
Cincinnati at Philadelphia.
Detroit at Minneapolis.
HOCKEY
Chicago at Boston.
GOLF
Greater New Orleans Open Invitational, $20,000, New Orleans (through March 9).
RACQUETS
United States Racquets Doubles Championships, New York.
Friday, March 7
BOXING
[Television][Network radio]Harold Gomes vs. Ike Chestnut, lightweights, 10 rds., Mad. Sq. Garden, 10 p.m. (NBC).
RACQUETS
Pell Cup Open Racquets Singles, Chicago.
TENNIS
Pro tour, Hoad vs. Gonzales, Corpus Christi, Texas.
WRESTLING
Big Ten Championships, Champaign, Ill. also March 8).
Saturday, March 8
HORSE RACING
Santa Anita Derby, $100,000, 3-yr.-olds, 1‚⅛ m., Santa Anita, Calif., 4:45 P.S.T. (CBS, Pacific Network).
Louisiana Derby, $40,000, 3-yr.-olds, 1‚⅛ m., Fair Grounds, New Orleans.
SKATING
National Indoor Speed Skating Championships, Champaign, Ill. (also March 9).
SKIING
Roch Cup, Aspen, Colo. (also March 9).
TENNIS
Pro Tour, Hoad vs. Gonzales, San Antonio, Texas.
TRACK &. FIELD
Border Olympics (outdoors), Laredo, Texas.
Central Collegiate Championship, Kalamazoo, Mich.
Heptagonal Championships, Ithaca, N.Y.
New York K of C meet, Mad. Sq. Garden, New York.
Sunday, March 9
TENNIS
Pro tour, Hoad vs. Gonzales, Houston.
