COMING EVENTS August 21 to August 27

Author:
SI Staff

All times are E.D.T.

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Friday, August 21

BOATING

Intl. Lightning champs., final day, Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich.
Newport Trophy race, Newport, R.I. (through Aug. 23).

BOXING
[Television][Network radio]Ray vs. Clay, light-heavys, 10 rds., Philadelphia, 10 p.m. (NBC).

FOOTBALL (pros, preseason)

[Television]Baltimore vs. New York, Dallas, 11:15 p.m. (CBS).
Washington at Los Angeles (N).

HORSE RACING (trotters)
Messenger Stake pace, $50,000, Westbury, N. Y.

SHOOTING
Grand American Trapshoot, Vandalia, Ohio (through August 29).

WATER SKIING
Natl. Water Ski champs., Laconia, N.H. (through Aug. 23).

Saturday, August 22

BASEBALL

[Television]Boston at Detroit, 2:25 p.m. (NBC).
[Television]San Francisco at Philadelphia, 1:55 p.m. (CBS).
[Network radio]Los Angeles at Pittsburgh, 1:20 p.m. (Mutual).

FOOTBALL (pros, preseason)

[Television]Chicago Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh at Austin, Texas, 10 p.m. (ABC).
Chicago Bears vs. Philadelphia at Boston (N).
Cleveland vs. Detroit at Akron (N).

HORSE RACING

Arlington Handicap, $100,000, Washington at Arlington Park, Ill.
[Television]The Travers, $75,000, Saratoga, N.Y. (CBS).*

(trotters)
American-National Maturity trot, $62,000, Cicero, Ill.

Sunday, August 22

BASEBALL

[Television]Boston at Cleveland, 1:25 p.m. (CBS).
[Television]Baltimore at Detroit, 2:25 p.m. (NBC).
[Network radio]Now York at Chicago, 2:20 p.m. (Mutual).

BOATING
Natl. Stock Outboard champs., final day, Seattle.

DOG SHOW
Great Barrington Kennel Club show, Great Barrington, Mass.

FOOTBALL (pros, preseason)
Green Bay at San Francisco.

TRACK & FIELD
U.S. Relay champs., Buffalo.

Monday, August 24

BOATING
Adams Cup, Rye, N.Y. (through Aug. 27). Natl. Raven champs., Cleveland (through Aug. 27).

GOLF
USGA Women's Amateur, Washington, D.C. (through Aug. 29).

HORSE RACING
The Spinaway, $50,000, Saratoga, N.Y.

Tuesday, August 25

BOATING
Harmsworth Trophy race, unlimited hydros, Detroit (through Aug. 27).

Wednesday, August 26

BOXING
[Television]Stitch vs. Rodriguez, welters, 10 rds., Louisville, 10 p.m. (ABC).

FISHING
Intl. Hawaiian Billfish Tournament, Kona, Hawaii (through Aug. 29).

HORSE RACING

The Alabama, $50,000, Saratoga, N.Y.
Princess Pat Stakes, $50,000, Washington at Arlington Park, Ill.

Thursday, August 27

BASEBALL
[Network radio]Boston at Chicago, 2:20 p.m. (Mutual).

GOLF

LPGA Waterloo Open, $7,500, Waterloo, Iowa.
Miller Open, $35,000, Milwaukee (through Aug. 30).

PAN AMERICAN GAMES
Opening ceremonies, Chicago (games continue through Sept. 7).

*See local listing

August 24, 1959