Bob Hammond, a promising young boxer, is taken east by his manager to meet some of the better men in his class. Bob promises his sweetheart, Maggie Dowling, he will return and marry her. In the past he becomes champion in his class, and is known as "The Battler."
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James Morrison as Bob Hammond aka The Battler
Dorothy Kelly as Maggie Dowling
George Cooper as Jimmy Kelly
Gus Anderson as Prizefight Opponent
Theodore Marston Director
United States 30 July 1915
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