Show I RI KARD ICKARD FIGHTS f R tiff LIFE Resistance pf of Promoter Lowered Wife Remains Remains Re- Re mains at Bedside MIAMI Fla Jan 5 The AP-The condition of Tex Rickard at midnight mid mid- night was reported by his physician cian Dr Adkins as unchanged He added list Rickard's loss of resist stopped and pulse and temperature were the same at I p. p m. m Dr Adkins l left ft the hospital shortly short ly Iy afterward and said he would not nol return until morning unless called MIAMI BEACH Fla Jan 5 AP APHis APHis His resistance lowered by the inroads inroads in- in roads of the which caused a relapse following an operation for appendicitis Tex rex Rickard's condition tonight appeared appeared ap- ap to increase in gravity The last official bulletin issued I Ily by Dr H. H E. E Adkins attendIng physician physician phy- phy at o'clock stated that Rickard's condition virtually was the same as durIng the afternoon but that his resistance possIbly had been lowered lowerd Following n a consultation an hour earlier with Dr Henry Craig Fleming Flem- Flem ing Mrs Rickard personal clan who vho flew here from flom Palm Beach Deach to lend his aid to time the promoters promoter's promoters promoter's promo promo- ter's battle Dr Adkins said that had n a fIghting chance for life Ufe PULSE FASTER Rickard's temperature remained at but the rate rata had increased In in- creased from to since 4 p. p rn m. Presence In the sick room of oC hIs wife's physician seemed to cheer Rickard it was saId and this was taken as a good omen Mrs Rickard maIntained her Continued on page 5 I RICKARD FIGHTS BATTLE FOR LIFE LIF E Continued from page 1 watch by the bedside ot of her bus band d dMaxine all day and early tonight but bu t Maxine YEar old daughter of Mr and Mrs Rickard was at theIr Miami l Beach home Hows baby Maxine getting getting- along Walter Fields close personal personal per per- frIend of the promoter quoted the latter as saying several times Fields said that Rickard smiled each time as he asked about hI daugh- daugh ter Dr AdkIns elaborated briefly upon his statement as to Rickard's fighting chance by that his condition Is grave and that he Is in extreme danger all of the time We dId not get the case soon enough to make it an ordinary appendicitis appendicitis ap- ap operation lie he said FRIENDS ANXIOUS Friends of Mr 11 Rickard tonight kept up their constant low flow of queries made personally and over the telephone as to hIs condition Jack Dempsey was permitted again to see Mr RIckard early to- to night AccompanIed by by ir FIelds lie he spent several minutes n the sick sickroom room Hello kid the former heavyweIght heavyweight heavy heavy- weIght champion greeted his friend How are you tonight Im in bad shape Rickard re- re Later Rickard called to Fields as the visitors were leavIng Dont let Jack leave town he requested and dont don't let anybody else In Im I'm In bad shape and want to conserve all of oC my vitality to fight thIs pointing to his right side Tell Jack Jaek it If I have anything for him to do Ill I'll surely let hIm HAVANA jan 5 The AP-The Havana lIa Ha- yana vana Post receIved information tonight tonight to- to night that the airplane on which a representative of Tex Rickard Is journeyIng from Miami 1 Fla to Santiago do Cuba with the hope of persuadIng Dr William Mayo to hasten to the bedside of the fIght promo promoter tel was forced down late this afternoon at by strong headwinds The aIrplane arrived here this morning and after ref refueling lIng resumed resumed re- re its lIght flight Dr Mayo a o ester yester- yesterday esterday day had said that lie he lid did hot consider consider con con- sider he could be ot of assistance at this stage of the illness but it was w-as hoped that he could bo be persuaded to break his vacation and return to MIami by air MIAMI UA BEACH Fla Jan G 6 AP APAt APAt At 1210 a. a m. m Jack Dempsey and Walter Valter Fields left Allison hospital hospital hos- hos pital and Mrs Rickard and Mrs FIelds retired for Cor the night at the hospital Rickard's pulse at that time had dropped from at p P. P m. m reading to and his temperature tem ter remained unchanged at t Rickard had been sleeping sleeping- but awoke at 2 a a. a ram m. and asked ho how he was and what time It was lIe then went back to sleep |