43.—Ned’s right hand was much puffed, but his left was still sound, as he proved to Sam by planting another cross-hit on his mouth. Sam returned the compliment by a terrific job with his right, and another with his left. He then gave the upper-cut with his right, then with his left, as Ned was going down. Sam’s style of fighting was still the admiration of the throng, while Neale’s determined game was equally the theme of praise.
44.—Counter-hitting, and a rally, in which Ned got more pepper, and went down weak.
45.—Ned popped in two excellent jobs with his left on Sam’s mouth, and went down.
46.—Sam was awake to the renewed energies of Ned’s left, and stopped it neatly. Ned rattled away. Sam retired, tried the upper-hit, but missed, most fortunately for Ned, who fell.
47.—Sam caught another poser from Ned’s left on the conversational, and looked more than surprised. Sam again missed his upper-hit, being out of distance, and Ned went down.
48.—Sam rather abroad, though still steady on his pins. He bled considerably at the mouth. Ned cautious, when Sam, after a short pause, rushed in and delivered his one two heavily on Ned’s canister, who dropped almost stupefied, and many thought it was all up; but not so, Sam had yet much to do.
49.—Ned went in to hit with his left, and that was stopped, and he went down.
50.—Ned planted his left, while Sam missed his upper-cut, and Ned dropped.
51.—Sam jobbed with his left, and, rushing in, hit up. In the close, both down, Sam uppermost.
52.—Ned popped in his left once more. In retreating, Sam rushed to punish, and Ned got down.