I built a fire and silently prayed to whatever God was awake and listening. Coffee over the open fire!
I got back from the mountain to discover that after a billion days of rain in England, Billie Jean King defeated Chris Evert in the finals at Wimbledon 6—0, 7-5. I bet if Evert had won the second set, she would have won the match. Jan Kodes of Czechoslovakia won the men’s final over Alex Metreveli of the Soviet Union. Who cares? Mr. Brezhnev probably called Chuck Connors on the “Hot-Line” to talk tennis for an hour or two before discussing invading Florida via Cuba.
Billie Jean King and Owen Davidson won the mixed doubles, but the radio announcer didn’t say who their opponents were, nor did they give the score. King had a great week.
