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Show Rocap Winner v In Suit Against" "Tex" Rickard PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 8 Oeorge ' f... "Tex" Rrckard. fight promoter, watt ordered yesterday to pay $000 to William H. Rocap, a boxing referee and sports writer, by the Jury In Ro-cap's Ro-cap's alander suit against Klckard. Rocap charged hia reputation had been damaged by remarks made by Klckard the day following the Wil-lard-Dempsey fight In Toledo, Ohio, ' July 4. He alleged that Rickard, offended at an article by Kocap, criticising the match, declared to newspaper men Rocap Ro-cap was a blackmailer nnd had "tried lo hold him up for $1W0." Klckard denied having made such a statement. |