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Show R0CAP WINS LIBEL SUIT AGAINST 'TEX' RICKARD folirADBLPHIA, Jan. 5 George L. c-Tek:") Rlckdrd, fieht promoter, was ordered Tued i to pay $' to William H. Roiap, a lioMng r U r e and sporLi writer, by the jury In Jlo-i Jlo-i cap s slander ault against Itlckard. I j Uocap charged his reputailon had! " li damaged by remarks made by' Rickard the day following the Wil-lurd-Dernpaey fight in Toledo. Obtol July A. 1920. lie alleged that Rickard. offended I at an article by Rocap criticising the match, declared to newspaper men I Rocap was a blackmailer ana had "tried to hold him up f-.r 1000"."J Rickard denied having made such a i statement. |