Page Twelve THE SUMMER DAILY--MICHIGAN DAILY Thursday, May 10, 1973 Tennis set for batte of the sexes RAMONA, Calif. .P - Women's tennis? "I think it stinks," says Bobby Riggs. Tongue firmly in. cheek and hand on wallet ready for a friendly wager, the 55- year-old Riggs hoisted the banner of male supremacy yesterday as he prepared for his three-set, $10,000 match Sunday with 30-year-old Australian Margaret Court- a contest he modestly termed "the match of the century" "They're fun to watch," Riggs said of women players. d "They hit the ball back and forth, have a lot of nice volleys. You can see some pretty legs. But compare the caliber of tennis to men and it's night and day. "I'm out to prove that a guy 55 years old, with one foot in the grave, can play with the best woman in the world and maybe beat her. It'll be a big boost for men's superiority." Riggs won the Wimbledon and U. S. Championships in 1939, 27 years before Mrs. Court performed the same feat. He's still a top player in the seniors division; she's the leading money winner on the women's tour. Riggs has more than just pride at stake. Half the prize money is his. The host club. San Diego County Estates, is putting up the other half. The surface is cement, which should favor the younger player. "On a fast sur- face Margaret will win," predicts one of her frequent opponents, Chris Evert. But many experts figure that it will be Mrs. Court who is gasping for breath by the end of the match after chasing down Sumer Daily Sports Riggs' endless lobs, drop shots and spin- ning placements. "I think she'll be lucky to get two to three games a set," says Don Budge, who will be talking strategy with his old foe today. "A fellow is really stronger and able to get around better, you know." Riggs, who said he'll have "plenty of side 'action" on the match, isn't taking any bets at the reported Las Vegas odds making him a 7-5 favorite; "Hell no, I think it's even money," he said. "She plays like a man; I play like a woman. She's younger and stronger, big- ger and faster. She's got a better serve, a better volley and a better overhand. She's got me beat in every department except, maybe, thinking, strategy, ex- perience." BENCH TIES RECORD Bengals crown Royals I Sports of The Daily. I Texans trade. HOUSTON-The Houston Oilers seeking some talent, which they lacked last year goin 1-13, yesterday picked up wide receiver Billy Parks and lineman Tody Smith from the Dallas Cowboys for the Oilers' first and second draft choices next year, Stuck in the Middle GARDEN CITY, N.Y.-The NCAA-AAU feud has struck again yesterday this time hitting Adelphi University and its star quarter-miler Dennis Walker. Walker has been suspended from further intercollegiate competition for competing in an unauthor- ized U.S.-U.S.S.R. indoor meet in Richmond, Va. March 16. Since the meet was sponsored by the AAU, the NCAA took offense and penalized an innocent man. Baseball notes Well . a lot of little things . . . Cleveland released ex-Tiger Mike Kilkenny to anyone who will ha e him Met pitcher Jon Motlack s iffered a hairline fyactvre on the left side of his fore- head aftler 'lng cut down by Atinta's Marry Perez Tuesday night . aid little Iivit Eiseehmser has been hired as a sportsI relrter b th -t'hila'tphiK e aing tid Sunday Bulletin to cover the liis . . . Itho said ohs are haid ntofind? On tab . If the te th.-: gpd, there is an excellent chance for soie Mihigtaler, Michigin tennis today at 2:30 p. . .'til sin it is s: inice ttsiie what bettei way to npend It night than sht in wat:hing television . you can see the Knicks try to clitch the NBA title at 11:30 p.m. in LA. . . i air .)°clilinei (4 and 9) will be sh:>win-lg Staniley Cup htcke frim Chicga as the Hiawks face MoIntreal . and,'of couirse, there is Tiger baseball. KANSAS CITY (AR-The Detroit Hiller. Tigers, no-hit victims of Steve * Busby on April 27, raked the Phils benched Kansas City right-hander for PHILADELPHIA 1.P' - Jihnn seven hits in three innings and Bench blasted three homeirs rode the combined eight-hit pitch- dringiblsedenreehdmeds ing of Jim Perry and John Hiller driving in seven rus, and tcd to a 4-1 victory last night. a .major leaguie record for con- secutive homers but the Cincin- The Tigers scored twice off nati Reds needed a tie-breaking -Busby, 3-3, on an error and an two-run shot in the ninth inning RBI-single by Aurelio Rodriguez by Dave Concepcion to beat the in the second inning. Gates- Brown's single off Bus- For a look at the big league by's leg, which forced the pitcher leaders and a return to televising to teave the gme after the in- of boxing, see page 11. ning, sparked another rally in b the third. Brown moved to second on a Philadelphia Phillies 9-7 last throwing error by Kansas City night. catcher Fran Healy, went to third Bench, who homered in his last on a bouncer and scored on Norm time at bat Tuesday night, Cash's sacrifice fly. smashed all three homers off Cy Cash lined his fourth homer of Young Award winner Steve Carl- the year into the right field bulton, equalling the mark of four pen for the Tigers' final run homers in consecutive times at Perry, who opposed Bus'ny battheld by 17 other players, It the na-hit game, Improved his in the American L~eaguie and six Aterican League rectrd to 4. in the National. ie gave up a fourth-inning homer The two-time, National League to John Mayberry and neeJt'd Most Valuable Player homered ninth-inning r e 1 i e f help fint a man abtard in the first inning, walked in the third, belted a three-run shot- in the -fifth and a two-run .homer in the seventh, his ninth of the season. Each of Bench's homers ptl the Reds in the lead last night, but the Phillies, who had hit only seven home runes all season, ral- lied on two-run shots by Willie Montanez and Bill Robinson in the third inning and a game-tying pinch homer by Del Unser in the eighth. Mike Anderson doubled a run acros in the fifth and tarry Boatihtithan RBI single it the sixth. 0's A'ed BALTIMORE i(P - Joe Rudi doubled home the winning run with two out in the 10t-h inning, leading the O-kland A's to a 143 v i c to r y iver the Baltimore Otrioles last night. Jim North reached secund base on an error by Baltimore third baseman Brooks R o b i n s ., moved to third on a sacrifice and scored as Rudi do- 'aed to center. Major League Standings AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE Easta tst w 1. Ptt. G1 w L Pet. GF 13 14 .481 -'Pittsburgh 12 10 .545 - ee 12 13 .480 - Chicago 15 13 .536 - d 13 15 .464 ', New York 14 14 .5001 e 12 14 .46 ' Montreal 12 13 .480 '1% ik 12 14 .464i a4 Phiiadelvhia 11 15 .423 3 10 14 .417 1',1 St. Louis 6 20 .231 8 betrint Miliwaik Cleieland Baltimore 4'N;ew Yorl Bosteno Chicago Kansas C Caliuorni Slinnesot Oakland Texas ,itys lei a 16 17 1:3 11 14 s 14 14 .727 .630 .542 4 .500 5 .500 5 .391 i Yesterday's Results Cleveland 10, California 3 Oakland 4, Baltimore 3. (10) Detroit 4, Kansas City 1 Milwaukee 5, Texas 1 New York2, Minnesota 0 Tonight's Games Cleveland (Tidrow 3-4) at Boston tLee 2-0). Oakland (Holtzman 5-2) at Texas (Pal3-i). . etroit (Coleman 6-1) at Kansas City (Simpson 2-2) Chicago (Wood 7-2) at California (Siner 5-I). S'an Francisco 23 10 .697 - Iouston 20 11 .645 C - Cincinnati 18 11 .20 3 Los Angeles 16 14 .533 5,., San Diego 11 19 .367 101. Atlanta 10 18 .347 101'- Tuesday's Late Results Chicago 3, San Diego 2, (12) Los Angeles 7, Pittsburgh 4 San Francisco9, St. Louis7 Yesterday's Results St. Louis 3, San Francisco 1 Cincinnati 9, Philadelphia 7 Houston at Montreal, post. New orck 8, Atlanta 1 - Pittsburgh at Los Angeles, inc. Chicago at San Mego, inc. Today's Game St. Louis (Wise 3-1) at San Fran- cisen (Willoughby 3-). Only game scheduled, MILWAUKEE'S GORMAN THOMAS slides under the tag of Ken Suarez, Texas catcher, in last night's 5-1 Brewer victory. Brewer hurler Jim Colburn fired a one-hitter, the only safety being a homer by Jeff Burroughs, to lift the Beer Barrel Boys into a first place tie with the. Detroit Tigers.