Long Before the “Battle of the Sexes,” there was Babe … the Babe Didrikson Zaharias Museum By Debbie Harwell on December 16, 2010 in Houstonians, Museums, Sports, Women To read the full text of this article by Debbie Z. Harwell that appeared in the Summer 2009 issue of Houston History, download the pdf version. Follow 1932 Olympics, Amateur Athletic Union, baseball, basketball, beaumont, billiards, bowling, Colonel M. J. McCombs, diving, George Zaharias, Golden Cyclones, John Sealy Hospital, Lamar University, LPGA, Mildred Ella Didrikson, Olympic Hall of Fame, Peggy Chandler, PGA, Port Authur, River Oaks Country Club, softball, swimming, tennis, the Employers Casualty Company of Dallas, track and field, U.S. Opens, United States Golf Association