DamonRunyons 1 Comma By DAMON Kl’NYON. New lock. l>ee. 1?.—You read of >1. ( limit's Ebbets' offer oT $275,000 lor Rogers Hopisby of the St. Isiuis Cardinals. Mr. Ebbets, like all the other base ball magnates, is in baseball for profit. The nmount lie offered for Hornsby is mere money, that is more profit, Ilian b's club could possibly make in a most prosperous season under any conditions. The baseball gentlemen are com mencing to rave Insanely. In republican Pennsylvania, the new slate boxing commission lias pro hibited “mixed bouts.'' “Mixed bouts" are boxing bouts be tween white men and colored Amer ican citizens. A man of any color, red, dark brown or olive drab or of any nationality other than a colored American citi zen may box in Pennsylvania. The republican governor of Penn sylvania may be greatly interested in The 1923 CHRISTMAS * ISSUE The Billboard is ON SALE TODAY At Stands Omaha’s Fun Center Mat. and Nite Today -JUBILEE WEEK Celebrating the Triumphal Return of Abe Reynolds in“Bubble Bubble" —A PIQUANT PARISIAN NOVELTY— ' adi»' 25c Bargain Mat., 2:!S Wk. Dayr ■it. Mat.: & Wk.< "Breezy Timet" (New) this ruling against a large number of his supporter*. fiddly enough, one of the member* of the new Pennsylvania boxing com mission is a colored man. Of course, he had nothing to say about the rul ing. The South American Boxing federa tion presents Luis Angel Flrpo with a diploma for his "exploits In the United States.” That Is Interesting news. It proves that there are in South America persons as lacking In a sense of the importance of things as there are in this country. Scores of South Americans have come to the United States and per formed exploits in business, in art, in science. Infinitely more important than the knocking out of Jess Willard and Charley Welnert, or being knock ed out in two rounds by Jack Demp sey. They have received no diplomas from any federation. For a long time Firpo's home city, Buenos Aires, one of the most beau tiful pities in all the world, prohibited boxing. Today a cablegram announced that tho city council had approved an ordinance permitting boxing. Presently you will read of exciting offers from the Argentine for Amer ican heavyweights to come there to meet "The Wild Bull." There are but two heavyweights in America at this time, not including Dempsey, who can give Flrpo a struggle. They arn Harry Wills, first of the heavyweight title contenders, and Tom Gibbons of St. Paul, who ranks second among the contenders, or third in the whole heavyweight line, which begins with Dempsey. It Is not likely either Wills or Gibbons will go to Buenos Aires to fight Flrpo. Wills lias been there before. Gib bens’ last experience In what might ! be called uncharted pugilistic wat ers. which was at Shelby, Mont., paid him nothing. Gibbons is not apt to do any more experimenting. He will wish to be paid off in the future in something move substantial than promises. Wills went to the Argentine some years ago with an ill fated pugilistic expedition, to fight Sam Langford and Sum MeVev. He did not appear against either in South America be cause there Was no money in sight. Tom Blake Wins Tank Rare. Los Angeles, Dec.. 13.—Tom Blake, of Los Angeles Athletio club' here last night won the 220-yard dash in the first indoor swimming meet of the Southern California winter sea son, defeating Duke Kahanamoku, the Hawaiian Star. The time for the event was two minutes 34 3-5 sec onds, considerably higher than the I world’s record which •Kahanamoku | had announced before the meet he > would attempt to lower. B R O K E N I WING _ -jzzzzzmm • -•■* -.mmmm Laughs! Thrills! Love! Adapted from the famous stage success with an all star east including Kenneth Harlan Miriam Cooper Walter Long Miss Du Pont and others STARTING SUNDAY THE CITY SLICKERS CALLED HIM A JAY AND HAYSEED But before he got through— YOU SIMPLY MUST SEE THE BIG STAGE [SUCCESS OBADIAH” A rural farce comedy of unlimited laughter, pre sented by the favorite Graves Bros. Players with Roy Kinslow in the title role. SEVEN DAYS, STARTING TOMORROW 4 Shows Saturday, Sunday Photoplay Attraction* “CROOKED ALLEY” and 6th Round of the New ' “FIGHTING BLOOD” STORIES Children (under 12)...10c , v.«a.v«'—phol0,,UT‘ 1 7 Day* Start'"* tomorrow lSu B«f .l Holiday Qu, y | nuking Non»e"«« »M 1 The Sp.ct.H- Brilliant ‘SHADOViLAHD’ With Ca.t «' J; Fe.cinet.n* G,rU_ LOOMAS TROUPE I .-From the Bottom | I 1 to thr T"f ~ I Chuck Hat* to*''1*?. Olga & Nichols Arthur Hays 1 i On the Sere— ^1 HoaSu I the Unique Comedy “TIMES HARE lljHAMHrJ \ Conlinuou* Oe'ly 1 r“'J'0JT 35c | k;:: «• Greb Suffers Change of Heart New York, Dec. 13.—Harry Greb, Pittsburgh, holder of the middle weight championship, who Monday night failed to knock the light heavy weight crown from the brow of Gene Tunney, the Greenwich Villager, to day announced he would give Johnny Wilson a chance at the middleweight honors at an early date. "I will meet Wilson at the Garden In New York just as soon as I rest up a bit,” Greb said, indicating his wrath over the Tunney decision. Greb was quoted as saying the decision was "framed against him.” Today Tex Rickard, promoter, said Greb had cooled off and while not content with the decision, did not question the honesty of the officials who ruled ho lost. Fairfield Boy Gets “D."’ Glenn O. Spears of Fairfield, Neli., member of the Drake university 1823 football team, is among the 15 Bull dog gridsters who were awarded let ters at a banquet given in honor of the football team recently. Joseph F. Enright of Greeley. Colo., was also given a monogram. Rejnard Schlossor of Greeley was among the freshmen who were awarded numer als. $4,300,000 Bet on Races. Victoria, B. C., Dec. 13.—More than $4,500,000 was wagered through pari mutuel machines at horse races In Vancouver and Victoria tist summer, according to an announcement. The government collected $226,962 tax on the machines. The special bowling match between the U. S. Oils and AkSar-Ben will be bowled at the Omaha alleys Sun day at 12:30 o'clock. SKI CLUB WANTS SNOW Snow, Snow! Where art thou! V J. Weston, physical director of the Omaha Y, M. C. A. and his Ski club has been organized for several works, hut can't operate until there is a blanket of snow on the ground. The Ski club plans a ski tour nanient during the Christinas lioli days, providing, of course, there Is some snow on the ground. Jawn McGraw Denies That Rumors of His Death Are Correct London. Dec. 13.—John J. Mc Graw', manager of Hie New York Giants who has been touring Eu rope, has sent to the Associated Pitss the following message as Ills answer to vague rumors of his death: "I may lie a dead one, but 1 do not know it. You can tell them all that I am still running the bases. 1 expect to go to Ire land tin* latter part of the week, when Ilughie Jennings arrives. That does not look ns though I am dead, does if?” Simmers to Chicago. San Francisco, Dec. 13.—The ath letic committee of the Olympic club here has recommended to the direc tors that 13,500 be allotted to defray the expenses of sending a team of swimmers and the club water polo team to tho National .Swimming meet In Chicago next spring. The money would cover the expenses of eleven swimmers, it was said. ADVERTISEMENT. 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SUNDAY SUNDAY FOR FOR 4 DAYS 4 DAYS DIRECT From ROME—Triumphant Everywhere Monaignor ANTONIO RELLA With the 54 Singera of the SISTINE CHAPEL CHOIR From THE VATICAN »£& AUDITORIUM BSS Hi I Rndyard Kipling's Immortal Drama “THE LIGHT THAT FAILED" With Jacqueline l.ogatt. Perry Marmont Sigrid Holmqulst, David Torrance Better—Par Better- Than the llook Molineea, ZU> N»* l» ♦ a . *"• BEE WANT Alls II HI Mi H ESI MS -I j , —__ '1!L'Uiiii4i>u »'» IRENE FRANKLIN l« "I Imrnrlar Komi" Jerry JnrnaulM nt I'lnnn TKII I .Pint A mo 4 JA4K HIM( 4\M \ 4_ MIHM M—%\ POWERS A WALLACE wiionn-i.F.v/.r.* co. M'ROVHHCIU* AVON COMEPY FOUR I I I LAST TWO DAYS I "THE ETERNAL THREE”| GOOD TIME DANCE CLUB will hold combine.I dunce at tha Kagle’a Halt; 17th ami (ana fit*., every Saturday n»ght. Adm(*»lnii 4f»c par enifple, Including lunch. F.*. Ira UdiM I hr, Hood Mimic. Good l ime. Plenty of l.umh I .at'# Go - - I , _ tlElGttBQRHLJOD THEATERS t»RAN|) lllth and Rinnay J At kll GOOGAN In "OI.IVKH TWIST" I Amateur Boxers Going toK. C. •'1 — Denny Ryan, physical director ai the Omaha Athletic club, and nine of his midwestern amateur boxing cham pions will leave Omaha tomorrow night for Kansas City, where the simon-pure nvitt slingers will compete in the dual tlstic tourney with the Kansas City Athletic club Saturday nlghj. Later in the month the Kan sas City boxers come to Omaha. Joe Malenne, paperweight; John Sesto, flyweight: Sammy Cross, ban tamweight; Joe Harper, featherweight; Paul Frechin, lightweight; Royal Kaffman, welterweight; George Bar no, middleweight; Chester Stole, run Starts Tomorrow at tha MOON v; Come on, You Cowboys!” Tearing and pounding hi way through desperate oppo sition, the bearer of “The Red Warning," thundered ever onward through the pitch black night for the sake of the girl he loved! See Jack Hoxie in his fastest, , fiercest, most exciting role He smashes his way through ( his foes, rides like a demon, indulges in spectacular riding i such as you’ve seldom seen' j r T t V . v x ’last timfs i ton.ght ROY STEWART in “PURE GRIT" ner-up In the middleweight class, andi Bd I-evenaky. light heavyweight, are| the mid western Sprint?*, Colo !>*e 11 — Bobby Corbett, Colorado spring* \t‘l terwelaht, scored a technical knock out over Cowboy Padpett of Dolores Colo., in the third round of fi scheduled 10 round bout, when Pad sett. In rusliinu Corbett near tin1 • J of tin* round untn^i saullul ev* * m* ro|»e* and fed h©fidtor»i; to thi floor, j Jo i>fu»ed to eonthine aft.* I *,;,r# e minute* preen hed been a\ I lowed him. Neither man had theft. • In (Vclded «d\dvttaxo in the f ghl u' to thiu time. * 9 ' 0 __.» f;alvrnt«>n. Ilrr. 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