Hello! Hello! Hello! "This broad-east comes to you through the courtesy of the "North-China Daily News." Here we are in the ringside seats of the biggest prize fight the sporting world has ever seen. Three million people, three million people, folks. are present to-night to see the championship of the Orient decided between two well known heavy weights.
We know there are three million people present, folks, because a million and a half got in without paying. Oh boy! Oh, boy! Oh boy! What a crowd! All the best people in Shanghai are here. We have amongst us to-night....who's that white haired gink over there, Mike?
"Aw! cut im out."
"AN right, all right, all right! Folks I'm here to tell you, this is the biggest fight ever witnessed in the Ori the Far East I mean. Here he comes, the Tokyo Tiger, weight 4 tsubo, 3 n, 6 koku. Closely following him into his own corner it the Ding-hao Dandy, from Nanking, weight 8 mow, 3 fung, 1 li and 5 hao. And, boy, how?
"Now the referee is talking to them in the ring. They each return to their corners, and judging from the way they walk, folks, it might be anybody's fight.. They didn't shake hands and oh boy, this must be a grudge fight. Both men are trained to the last minute and the confidence of the public in their abilities is such that both favourites with the big money, at evens. There goes the gong for the first round. I will now hand the mike over to Ip! of the "North-China Daily News." Here Letters to the
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