72.—Bishop gathered himself for mischief, and tried his favourite left-handed body hit, but it fell short, and he caught it right and left and went down.
73.—Bishop attempted to hit, but went down without a blow.
74.—Alec jobbed with his left, and caught Bishop on the dexter ogle, which began to swell, and he went down.
75.—Sharpe hit down.
76.—The Bishop hit with his left at Alec’s mark, but it was without effect. Alec rushed at him to hit, but Bishop dropped, on the saving system.
77.—Again did Bishop try his left, and his friends still hoped he would pop it in the right place, but no go, he was jobbed down.
78.—The Bishop, in going in, went down without a blow. (Hisses, and cries of “foul.”)
79.—The Bishop went in wild, and fell. Cries of “Take him away.”
80.—Bishop again bored in, neck or nothing. Alec got away, and Sharpe fell.
81.—Similar to the last. Alec missed a tremendous up-hit, or all would have been over.