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Philadelphia Eagles Program Seven Pre-Season Contests PHILADELPHIA, Pa., May 25 UP.— The Philadelphia Eagles, announced today that pre-season games have been scheduled with the Baltimore Colts and the Green .Bay Packers in Hershey, Pa. Vince McNally, general manager, said the games, subject to approval by National Football league commissioner Bert Bell, will round out a seven game non-championship card to be completed before league play opens. The Birds-Colts contest will take place under the lights on August 14. The Packers also will meet the Eagles in a night game on September 4. The other five pre-season encounters are Detroit Lions, at Philadelphia, August 19; Chicago Bears at Little Rock, Ark., August 28; Pittsburgh Steelers, Rochester, N. Y„ September 1; Chicago Cardinals, at St. Louis, Mo., September 11; and Los Angeles Rams, at San Antonia, Tex., September 17.
