WORLD’S PICTURES—MONDAY NEXT.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 4002, 7 August 1915, Page 6

WORLD’S PICTURES —MONDAY NEXT.

CHAMPION CHARLIE,

Chaplin, while wandering about with his bulldog sees a sight on a gymnasium door that white hopes are wanted for a “tryout.” Ho finds a horseshoe and puts it in his pocket for good luck. Then he enters. The biV “bruiser” puts all the other aspirants out of the. running in quick succession. Just before Chaplins turn ho thinks of the horseshoe and puts it into his glove. He takes the “bruiser” unawares and lands a blow witlj tho horseshoe that puts him down and out. He then is scheduled to light tho great champion. After a course of training, in which Chaplin keeps the spectators in roars of laughter with his unique antics, he finally faces his opponent in the prize ring. On tho front seat, as one of the spectators, is his bulldog. The animal watches the fight closely. _ It actually smiles whenever Chaplin registers a knockdown.t. Its face is fierce and gloomy when its master goes to the mat. After a long, hard battle in which both men receive heavy punishment, the champion finally gets Chaplin against the rope.s and proceeds to punish him unmercifully. It seems that Chaplin is about to talco the count when then dog leaps from its seat and dashes to tho ring and grabs the champion by the seat of the trousers and pulls him away. Tho champion fights desperately to shake oil the bulldog, but it holds on like grim death. Chaplin then attacks his rival and finally scores a knockout punch, an dtlio champion, now an cx, takes the count. Chaplin then is hailed the champion of the world.