In this comedic short, a reporter wins a boxer's contract and decides to stage an exhibition fight for a society ladies' Milk Fund benefit bazaar.
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Elsa Maxwell
Maxie Rosenbloom
Slapsie Maxie Rosenbloom
George Reeves
Doug Abbott
Georgia Caine
Mrs. Peyton
Romaine Callender
Butler (uncredited)
Frank Hagney
One-Punch McGurk (uncredited)
Vera Lewis
Elsa's Society Friend (uncredited)
Jack Mower
Referee (uncredited)
Maybelle Palmer
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