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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1973
Page
17
Billie Jean King defeated Bobby Riggs 6-4 6-3 6-3 in the televised battle of the sexes at the Astrodome. King earned about 200000 dollars with the gains from rights, while Riggs vowed a stunt for the loser.
Billie Jean King edged Bobby Riggs in a dramatic third set after a tense rally at the Astrodome. Riggs opened with a 6-2 6-1 win over Margaret Court earlier in the year and both players eyed a possible rematch within six months as King signaled a new era as player coach for Philadelphia in World Team Tennis.
In Muirfield Scotland the Americans led by Nicklaus-Weiskopf and Trevino-Casper won their Scotch foursome matches, but Britain held a 7 4% to 4% advantage. Hughes and Bembridge, Jacklin and Oosterhuis also won for Britain while Palmer and Hill fell to Oosterhuis.
Friday games feature Oakland versus Minnesota and Detroit at Kansas City with several late starts. Saturday's schedule includes Baltimore at Boston and Oakland at Chicago among others. Sunday matchups list New York at Cleveland and Oakland hosting Chicago with numerous noon and afternoon starts.
A fragment from a column mocks the Battle of the Sexes between Bobby Riggs and Billie Jean King, questions telecast quality, and notes crowd reactions. It also reports on football prep and punting prowess at Minnesota and Iowa, with predictions for upcoming games and coach remarks.
Jefferson high edged Kennedy 10-7 as Sampson kicked a 26 yard field goal with 9 13 to play after stepping up mid run. The senior also played center as Jeff recovered from a rough start, while Dave Millis snapped cleanly and the defense forced 105 yards of total offense for Kennedy.
Washington high school, 2-0 and ranked eighth in the state, hosts Hempstead of Dubuque at Kingston stadium in a key MVC clash. Hempstead scored past Senior 41-20. Washington seeks another big win as Linn-Mar meets Iowa City Regina and Prairie hosts Benton Community. Regis and LaSalle play Saturday at Kingston.
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