Comedy director Henry Lehrman left the Keystone studios to form his own production company, L-KO. Sometimes his slapstick films were pretty funny, but often they were crude and hard to follow. This picture is definitely one of his lesser efforts. Dan, the Irish Terror (Dan Russell) and Battling Bull (Dick Smith) are both members of the Stock Yards Athletic Club. They also are rivals for the hand of Hot Dog Hattie (Gladys Roach) who, as might be expected, runs a hot dog stand. Dan challenges Bull to a fight. In spite of his best efforts (most of them involving some form of cheating), Dan gets knocked out. But he manages to sneak away with the gate receipts and run off with Hattie, who shoves her hot dog booth down the steep street and over a bank. They board a train headed out West, and all Bull finds is a lone hot dog. But Hattie is not happy with Dan, and when Bull shows up in the guise of a tramp, she is thrilled. Bull challenges Dan to another fight. Hattie, disguised as a cow-puncher, pours glue in Dan's corner and offers Bull some "dope" (probably meaning cocaine) when he's near collapse. Dan loses and Hattie is happy with Bull.
by Janiss Garza
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