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COMING EVENTS May 23 to June 1

[Television]Television
[Color television]Color television
[Network radio]Network radio

All times E.D.T. except where otherwise noted

Friday, May 23

BOXING
[Television][Network radio]Johnny Busso vs. Lahouari Godih, lightweights, 10 rds., Madison Square Garden, New York, 10 p.m. (NBC).

DOG SHOW
Annual Specialty Breed Show, Irish Wolfhound Club of America, Red Bank, N.J.

GOLF
Asheville Women's Open, $5,000, Asheville, N.C. (through May 25).

HORSE RACING
Junior League Stakes, $15,000, 2-yr.-olds (fillies), 5 f., Hollywood Park, Calif.

SHOOTING
Oleander Skeet Shoot Open, Galveston, Texas (through May 25).

TENNIS
Pro Tour: Hoad vs. Gonzales, Denver.

TRACK & FIELD

Skyline Championships, Albuquerque (also May 24).
Mid-American Conference, Kalamazoo, Mich. (also May 24).

Saturday, May 24

AUTO RACING
Indianapolis "500" Qualifying Trials, Indianapolis (also May 25).

BASEBALL

[Television]Detroit Tigers vs. New York Yankees, Detroit, 2:30 p.m. (NBC).
[Television]Cincinnati Redlegs vs. Los Angeles Dodgers, Cincinnati, 2:15 p.m. (CBS).
[Network radio]Milwaukee Braves vs. San Francisco Giants, Milwaukee, 2:20 p.m. (Mutual).

BOXING
Nino Valdes vs. Johnny Summerlin, heavyweights, 10 rds., Detroit.

HORSE RACING

[Network radio]The Californian, $100,000, 3-yr.-olds and up, 1[1/16] m., Hollywood Park, Calif., 8:25 p.m. (NBC).
[Television]Jersey Stakes, $50,000, 3-yr.-olds, 1‚⅛ m., Garden State Park, N.J., 5 p.m. (CBS).
[Network radio]The Acorn, $30,000, 3-yr.-olds (fillies), 1 m., Belmont Park, N.Y., 4:55 p.m. (NBC). (Trotters)
[Network radio]Monitor Special, Roosevelt Raceway, N.Y., 10:20 p.m. (NBC).

HUNT RACING
Adjacent Hunts Racing Association, Purchase, N.Y.

LACROSSE

Mt. Washington Lacrosse Club vs. Johns Hopkins, Baltimore.
Princeton vs. Cornell, Princeton, N.J.

TRACK & FIELD
New England Championships, Orono, Maine.

Sunday, May 25

BASEBALL
[Network radio]Chicago White Sox vs. Boston Red Sox, Chicago, 2:20 p.m. (Mutual).

ROLLER SKATING
[Television]Roller Derby, New York (ABC, New York locally).*

TENNIS
Pro Tour: Hoad vs. Gonzales, Salt Lake City.

Monday, May 26

BASEBALL
[Network radio]Kansas City Athletics vs. Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City, Mo., 3:20 p.m. (Mutual).

BOXING
[Television]Otis Woodard vs. Eddie Andrews, middle-weights, 10 rds., St. Nick's, New York, 10 p.m. (DuMont).

RODEO
Arkansas-Oklahoma Rodeo, $7,500, Fort Smith, Ark. (through May 31).

TENNIS
Pro Tour: Hoad vs. Gonzales, Boise, Idaho.

Tuesday, May 27

HORSE RACING
Haggin Stakes, $20,000, 2-yr.-olds (colts and geldings), 5 f., Hollywood Park, Calif.

TENNIS
Pro Tour: Hoad vs. Gonzales, Spokane, Wash.

Wednesday, May 28

BASEBALL
[Network radio]Chicago White Sox vs. Washington Senators, Chicago, 2:20 p.m. (Mutual).

BOXING
[Television]Bobby Scanlon vs. Bobby Rogers, lightweights, 10 rds., Chicago, 10 p.m. (ABC).

TENNIS
Pro Tour: Hoad vs. Gonzales, Seattle.

Thursday, May 29

GOLF
Western Open, $25,000, Detroit (through June 1).

RODEO
Milwaukee Rodeo, $6,000, Milwaukee (through June 1).

TENNIS
Pro Tour: Hoad vs. Gonzales, Vancouver, B.C.

Friday, May 30

AUTO RACING

Indianapolis "500," Indianapolis.
NASCAR Grand National Division Race, $20,000, 500 miles, Trenton, N.J.

BASEBALL
[Network radio]Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Milwaukee Braves (double-header), Pittsburgh, 12:50 p.m. (Mutual).

BOATING

Buckner Ocean Sailing Cup Race, San Francisco (also May 31).
Clearwater to St. Petersburg, Fla. Ocean Race.
Swiftsure Classic, Ocean Race, Victoria, B.C. (through June 1).

BOXING
[Television][Network radio]Spider Webb vs. Jimmy Beecham, middleweights, 10 rds., Miami Beach, 10 p.m. (NBC).

HORSE RACING

Carter Handicap, $50,000, 3-yr.-olds and up, 7 f., Belmont Park, N.Y.
Balmoral Turf, $50,000, 3-yr.-olds and up, 1 1/8 m. (turf course), Balmoral-at-Washington Park.
Colonial Handicap, $25,000, 3-yr.-olds and up (fillies and mares), 6 f., Garden State Park, N.J.
Will Rogers Stakes, $25,000, 3-yr.-olds (colts and geldings), 1 m., Hollywood Park, Calif.

(Trotters)
The Transamerica (pace), $10,000, Maywood, Ill.

SHOOTING
Bluegrass Open Skeet Shoot, Louisville (through June 1).

TRACK & FIELD
IC4A Championships, Villanova, Pa. (also May 31).

Saturday, May 31

BASEBALL

[Television]St. Louis Cardinals vs. San Francisco Giants, St. Louis, 2:15 p.m. (CBS).
[Television]Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Milwaukee Braves, Pittsburgh, 2 p.m. (NBC).
[Network radio]Philadelphia Phillies vs. Cincinnati Redlegs, Philadelphia, 1:50 p.m. (Mutual).

BOATING
International Cup, unlimited hydros, Elizabeth City, N.C. (also June 1).

HORSE RACING

Camden Handicap, $30,000, 3-yr.-olds and up, 1 1/8 m., Garden State Park, N.J.
[Television]Peter Pan Handicap, $25,000, 3-yr.-olds, 1 1/8 m., Belmont Park, N.Y., 4:30 p.m. (CBS).
The Clang, $25,000, 3-yr.-olds and up, 7 f., Balmoral-at-Washington Park, Ill.
Hollywood Express, $25,000, 3-yr-olds and up, 5½ f., Hollywood Park, Calif.
Brandywine Turf Handicap, $20,000, 3-yr.-olds and up, 1[1/16] m. (turf course), Delaware Park, Del.

HUNT RACING
Oxmoor Meeting, Louisville.

LACROSSE
Army vs. Navy, West Point, N.Y.

SHOOTING

Western Skeet Shoot Open, Fresno, Calif, (also June 1).
Central States Skeet Shoot Open, Maywood, Ill. (also June 1).

TRACK & FIELD
California Relays, Modesto, Calif.

Sunday, June 1

BASEBALL

[Television]Philadelphia Phillies vs. Cincinnati Redlegs, Philadelphia, 1 p.m. (CBS).
[Network radio]Chicago Cubs vs. Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago, 2:20 p.m. (Mutual).

BOATING
Albany to New York City 132-mile Outboard Marathon.

PHYSICAL FITNESS
National Youth Fitness Week (through June 7).

TENNIS
Pro Tour: Hoad vs. Gonzales, Santa Barbara, Calif.

*See local listing