Sport: Berg v. Chocolate

At the Polo Grounds, Manhattan, Eligio ("Kid Chocolate") Sardinias, jaunty 128-lb. Cuban Negro who has won 167 fights, turned around as the whistle blew and led a flashy jab at the chin of Jack ("Kid") Berg, 135-lb. cockney.

Holder of no title but conceded by some critics to be the best boxer in the modern prizering, Chocolate's idea was to begin a new campaign by beating Berg, a junior welterweight, then Al Singer, lightweight champion, and so work down to his own featherweight class. Looking thoughtful and serious, he jabbed Berg with sewing-machine lefts...

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