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Re "Rebattling the Battle of the Sexes" by Gail Collins (column, Aug. 29):
It has been rumored for years in the tennis community that Bobby Riggs tanked his legendary 1973 match against Billie Jean King.
Riggs was known to be an inveterate gambler who, whenever possible, had a wager going on his matches. So it's highly likely that he had a bet or bets placed on his match with King, although that's not to say he was necessarily betting on her.
Whether Riggs was trying his best against King doesn't diminish the immense impact that her victory had on the millions of women who saw, read or heard about it.
Suddenly, it seemed, it became acceptable and even commendable for women to compete as intensely as King did, to sweat and strive like men on the court, the track or the ball field. Female sports were enduringly changed. That's why I believe that King has done more for American women generally than any athlete ever.
SHEPHERD CAMPBELL
Mullett Lake, Mich., Aug. 30, 2013
The writer was the editor of Tennis magazine from 1973 to 1986. The magazine was then owned by The New York Times Company.
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