Word: jakes
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Southern Californians, the first 8,000 miles of barnstorming by Bobby Riggs and Big Jake Kramer didn't count. The real test was how well they did at home (both come from the Los Angeles area). Last week in Los Angeles, 6,529 jurors, including Donald Budge, Bill Tilden, the Bogarts and the Durochers, watched cocky little Bobby Riggs tear into Big Jake...
...that Kramer's weakest spot was his backhand. When Riggs won the match in straight sets (6-3, 6-3), there was little doubt in 6,529 minds about which was the better player. But next night everything was different. Riggs did not have the same zip; Big Jake won the first set at love and the second one 7-5. As the crowd milled out, there was considerable mumbling & grumbling. What was going on here...
...Jake Kramer. 4. Johnny Weissmuller...
...current object of Tilden's dislike is Big Jake Kramer, whose disrespect for ex-greats is "apparently quite typical of modern youth in many fields." (Kramer says that Tilden dislikes him because, when Jake was 17, he blasted Tilden off the court in a practice match.) Tilden rates Bobby Riggs today's best player...
...title as "male athlete of the year." Soon to turn pro, Lujack is one of the four Notre Dame athletes in history who have won four major letters (football, baseball, basketball, track) in a single year. Runners-up to Lujack: Jake Kramer, Joe DiMaggio...