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Banner-Graphic, Greencastle, Indiana

Thursday, July 12, 1973

King-Riggs AgreeTo $100,000 Match

NEW YORK AP-King is taking on Riggs for riches. Billie Jean, the current Wimbledon queen, and Bobby, who was king there in 1939, agreed Wednesday to a $100,000 winner-take-all match.

The richest single payoff in the history of tennis will pit the 55-year-old flagbearer of male supremacy against the 29-year-

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Defending champion Windward Passage has sailed past the halfway point in the Transpac yacht race, still holding a slight 'ead over the rest of the fleet. The 73-foot ketch was report:d 1,128 miles from the Dianond Head finish line at Tueslay’s roll call with the 62-foot sloop Ragtime 21 miles back. Blackfin was third 28 miles behind Windward Passage with Ondine fourth and Minsette fifth.

old crusader for women’s liberation. The spectacle is being promoted by Jerry Perenchio, the man who masterminded the 1971 heavyweight title fight between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. “That was The Fight and this is going to be The Match,” he said. The site and date have yet to be announced, but Perenchio said the news could be expected soon and mentioned New York’s Madison Square Garden and the Houston Astrodome as possibilities. Mrs. King officially accepted the challenge from Riggs at Town Tennis, a posh club on New York's East Side.

After they flexed muscles and arm wrestled, they delivered verbal punches with the zeal of an Ali-Frazier weigh-in encounter. “When you play me, you’ll see shots you never saw before,” said Riggs, the hustler who is only a hair taller than his opponent. “I believe that!" countered Billie Jean. Riggs' last big coup on the court was a S 10.000 Mother’s Day match when he wilted Margaret Court 6-1, 6-2 with garbage shots and roses. “Margaret got bombed, putting women’s lib back, and you’re going to get bombed,” Riggs quipped. “I’m going to play better and I’m going to put women’s lib where it should be,” Billie Jean shot back. “Women should be at home

biinging us our pipes,” said Riggs, “not on the tennis

courts.”

“Without us, you wouldn’t have these opportunities,” retorted Billie Jean. “You haven’t had it so good since 1939. Senior tennis needs us." Mrs. King repeatedly had spurned Riggs' challenges, the last time on February 21. But after Bobby burned Mrs. Court so badly and Billie Jean won the Triple Crown at Wimbledon for a record of 17 career victories in the tournament, she said: “That’s three more Wimbledon titles . . . and now for

Bobby Riggs.”

“1 can’t just play for money,” she said Wednesday. “I have to play for a cause, and 1 think women were put down

think women were put down i when Margaret got beaten. She 1 blew it. I figure I'm better than I

figure

Bobby and 1 can beat him.’

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Kiwanis ran its unbeaten string to seven games this week with a 5-3 victory over the Elks. The winning pitcher for Kiwanis was David Braden. Braden gave up only two hits during the contest while striking out four Elk batters. John Stevens took the loss for the Elks. Tom Norton led Kiwanis in batting with two singles w hile Kevin Williams and Bill Earl had one single apiece. For the Elks, Marc Cox and Robbie Saunders both had one single. Cross Country Meeting There will be an organizational meeting for all those interested in participating on Greencastle’s cross country team this Thursday afternoon at the McAnaily Center. The meeting is scheduled to get underway at 4:00 p.m. Anyone who can not make this meeting should contact Coach Robert Shelton at his home. Coach Shelton's phone number is OL-3-4391.

The win gives Kiwanis a three-game lead in the Babe Ruth standings with a 7-0 record while the Elks have a 4-3 mark. The Elks were more successful when they met Legion later in the week as they handed Legion a 7-6 loss. The Elks fell behind Legion 6-2 after the first two innings. But the Elks rallied in the final inning of play as they scored five runs to edge Legion 7-6. Jeff Pierce’s single during the seventh drove in two runs to tie the contest while the winning runs scored on an error. The winning pitcher for the Elks was John Stevens while the loser for the winless Legion team was Scot Bu rk. Pierce topped the Elks in batting with two singles while Larry Monnett, Dan Whaley, and Chris Pursell had one hit each. Tim Boswell was the leading hitter for Legion w ith two singles. LINESCORES KIWANIS 300 200 0-5-4-1 FI KS 100 200 0-3-2-4 Braden-W Stevens-L ELKS 200 000 5-7-5-1 LEGION 150 000 0-6-4-3 Stevens-W Burk-L

Five area athletes who attended the Hanover College Junior Basketball Camp last week were pleasantly surprised when Cecil Tague, head coach at New Castle High School, brought along Indiana's Mr. Basketball for 1972-73, Kent Benson. Coach Tague demonstrated to the campers high and low post drills with Benson. Benson then talked to the campers and answered their questions. Also visiting the camp as a guest speaker was Bill Stearman, head coach at Columbus North High School. The area athletes who attended Hanover are: (front row, left to right) Mike Jones and Greg Neese and (middle row, left to right) Mark Rutenburg, Jeff Cox, and Greg Smith. The two counselors in the back row are: (left to right) Bill Bowen and Neal Walker. North Putnam No. 2 Dumps No. 1,15-5

The second half of the TriCounty Babe Ruth season got underway last Monday evening as North Putnam #2 defeated North Putnam#!, 15-5. Rick Daniels was the winning pitcher for #2 bringing his season record to a perfect 3-0. Daniels, along with reliever Sonny Roe, limited #1

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For 14-15 Year Olds Tri-County Stars Win Babe Ruth Championship The Tri-County All-Stars put it all together last week to easily capture the 14-15 year old division of the District 13 Babe Ruth championship at Plainfield's Franklin Park. The Tri-County Stars went through the doubleelimination tournament without losing a single game to earn a trip to the state quarter finals this weekend at Bloomington. North Putnam’s two Babe Ruth teams were well-represented in the tournament with four players on the all-star aquad. They were Jim Brothers, Ron Brothers, Rick Daniels, and Ernie O'Hair. O’Hair pitched two complete games in the tournament recording victories over Danville and Spencer. Three boys from North Putnam were members of the 13-year old all-star team. They were Bill Gordon, Mike O’Hair, and Marty Harpold. The 13-year old all-star squad was eliminated at the Plainfield tourney by the West Central All-Stars. West Central’s Stars then went on to win the 13year old championship. Weiskopf Takes Lead In British Open

to only two hits. Steve McGaughey and Ron Brothers pitched well for the losers but were the victims of several errors and bad breaks. The big play of the game came during the third inning when North Putnam #2 loaded the bases and Richard Rooker laid down a perfect squeeze bunt. Marty Harpold then scored easily on the bunt while teammate Sonny Roe followed with a second run using a head-first slide to avoid the catcher’s tag. The leading batters for North Putnam #2 were Jerry Malayer who hit a triple and a single while Sonny Roe had a triple and a double, Malayer also topped #2 in RBIs with four while Roe drove in two runs. Yanks Stop Chicago, 2-1 CHICAGO (AP) — Fritz Peterson and Sparky Lyle combined to stop Chicago on four hits and pitch the New York Yankees back into first place in the American League East with a 2-1 victory over the White Sox Wednesday. Ron Blomberg homered in the second inning to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead against Steve Stone, 4-5. Hal Lanier doubled and Horace Clarke singled him home in the fourth for New York’s other run. Peterson raised his season’s record to 7-10. It was the Yankees’ first victory over the White Sox in eight meetings this season. Indy Cops Open Season Saturday INDIANAPOLIS (AP)—The Indy Caps, defending Midwest Football League champions, open the 1973 season Saturday with a home game against the Flint, Mich., Sabers. Indy had an 11-2 season last year, but Coach Ken Carpenter says, “There are several teams in this league, such as Flint, Lansing, Youngstown and Columbus, who are really going to make it tough.” Carpenter added, “It’s definitely a lot stronger than last year, but I feel that we have a shot at it.”

TROON Scotland (AP) — Tom Weiskopf conquered chilly, gusty winds off the Firth of Clyde with a hard-won 68 and led an American domination of the first-round of the 102nd British Open Golf Championship Wednesday. Weiskopf established a onestroke lead over close friend Bert Yancey and menacing Jack Nicklaus. Nicklaus and Yancey fashioned their 69s early in the day when the wind and cold were at their worst. Conditions had bettered only slightly when Weiskopf played in the late afternoon. Johnny Miller, who scored a surprise victory in the U.S. Open only a month ago, was alone with a 70 and made it an all-American quartet at the top of the international field of 153 arrayed for this oldest of all the world’s championships. American Lanny Wadkins and Australian Bruce Crampton, the season’s leading money winner, were in a group of five at 71 — the only others able to

break par 72 on the 7,064 yards of heather, thistles and thickets, worry and woe that make up the Old Course at Troon. “Well, I beat her one day anyhow,” Crampton said. “She won’t take me every day.” Wadkins and Crampton were tied with three Britons, veteran Neil Coles. Peter Butler and Peter Wilcock. Arnold Palmer — who won this crown in 1962, the last time it was played at Troon — and Chi Chi Rodriguez were in a group at 72. The Old Course, however, was made double tough by a wind that shifted 180 degrees from its prevailing direction. And she took her toll among the ranks of the world’s premier shot-makers. Lee Trevino, who has won this title the last two years, had to chip in for a birdie on the last hole to salvage a 75. Tony Jacklin of England, a former British and American open titleholder, was tight and testy after his 75 and admitted he was “very disappointed."

National League W_ L_ Pet. G-B. Chicago 50 38 .568 — St. Louis 44 40 .524 4 Montreal 40 43 .482 7'A Pittsburgh 38 44 .463 9 Philadelphia 38 47 .447 10!4 New York 36 47 .434 HA West Los Angeles 54 34 . 614 — Cincinnati 49 38 .563 4'/$ San Francisco 50 40 .556 5 Houston 48 44 .522 8 Atlanta 41 49 .456 14 San Diego 31 55 .360 22 Results Houston 7, New York 1 San Francisco 7, Chicago 3 Thursday 's Games Houston at Philadelphia. N Pittsburgh at San Diego, N St. Louis at Los Angeles, N Only games scheduled.

American Deague

New York

East

W_ L_ 49 41

Pet. .544

G-B.

Boston

45 39

.536

Baltimore

42 38

.525

Detroit

44 42

.512

Milwaukee

42 43

.494

4!4

Cleveland

30 57

.345

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Oakland

West 49 39

.557

Kansas City

49 41

.544

California

45 39

.536

Minnesota

14 40

.524

Chicago

45 41

.523

Texas

30 54

.357

Results

Oakland 9, Cleveland 3 Minnesota 3, Boston 0 New York 2, Chicago 1 Thursday's Games Oakland at Milwaukee (N) Cleveland at Minnesota, 2, Kansas City at New York (N) Texas at Boston (N) California at Detroit (N) Baltimore at Chicago (N)

Major League Leaders

A M ERICA N LEA G UE BATTING (150 at bats)— Blomberg, NY, .378; W. Horton, Det, .348. RUNS—Mayberry, KC, 59; R .Jackson, Oak, 59. RUNS BATTED IN—Mayberry, KC, 80; R.Jackson, Oak, 66. HITS—Murcer, NY, 109; D.May, Mil, 108. DOUBLES—D. Allen, Chi, 20; Braun, Min, 19. TRIPLES—Carew, Min, 7; Coggins, Bal, 6; Bumbry, Bal, 6; Briggs, Mil, 6. HOME RUNS—Mayberry, KC, 20; R. Jackson,Oak, 18. STOLEN BASES-North, Oak, 25; Campaneris, Oak, 20; D. Nelson, Tex, 20. PITCHING (7 Decisions)— Hunter, Oak, 13-3, .813, 3.19; Lee, Bsn, 11-3, .786,2.33. STRIKEOUTS—N.Ryan, Cal, 192; Singer, Cal, 146.

NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING (150 at bats)— Mota, LA, .345; Watson, Htn, .332. RUNS—Bonds, SF, 80; Watson, Htn, 65. RUNS BATTED IN—Bench, Cin, 69; Stargell, Pgh, 62; Bonds, SF, 62. HITS—Watson, Htn, 112; Rose, Cin, 111; W. Davis, LA, 111. DOUBLES—Cardenal, Chi, 22; Staub, NY, 22; W. Davis, LA, 22. TRIPLES—Metzger, Htn, 11; Matthews, SF, 8. HOME RUNS—Evans, Atl, 25; Bonds, SF, 25. STOLEN BASES—Morgan, Cin, 34; Cedeno, Htn, 29. PITCHING (7 Decisions)— Brett, Phi, 7-2, .778, 3.14; Parker, NY, 6-2, .750, 3.63. STRIKEOUTS—Seaver, NY. 123; Carlton, Phi, 121.