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Show "Tex" Rickard Lies in State hf l-'V-A x.i&L ill - y ' f a A ' The Hower-rovered bronze casket containing the mortal remains of George I.. "Tex" Rickard, as it lay in state In the new Madison Square '.'aiden on the very spot where the prize ring stands. Thus Rickard lies in Hie center of the sports theater that remains as a monument to his genius. Two garden .tianls stand beside the ensket. Many thousands of friends and admirers of the sports promoter passed before Rickard's bier, and the throng at the fnneial ceremonies taxed the capacity of the huge building. The cortege to the cemetery was one of the longest' seen In New York In recent years. |