20.—Paddock went to his man, who let go his left on the side of his head, and Paddock fell. He jumped up to renew the round, when Jones at once went to work, pegged away left and right, drawing some more claret from the left eye. Paddock returned on the left cheek, but in the end was knocked through the ropes, Jones falling weak from his own exertions.
21.—Paddock’s lead was again stopped, and Jones again propped him on the left cheek. Paddock dropped, and once more jumped up to renew the round, but Jones’s seconds forced him away to his owner.
22.—Jones, slightly recovered from his weakness, went to work, and some tremendous counter-hits were exchanged, Paddock on the left eye, and Jones on the smelling bottle. Paddock now shoved in his right heavily on Jones’s ribs, and dropped, amidst cries of “Foul.” No appeal, however, was made, and the affair passed off.
23.—Paddock came up with his left ocular completely closed, the opposite cheek being swollen as if from sympathy. Jones’s left eye was also barely open. Paddock went resolutely to work with both hands, Jones retaliating, and in the end Jones fell.
24.—Paddock took the lead by another essay upon Jones’s head, which staggered him. Paddock at once closed, threw, and fell on him.
25.—Slight changes to a close, in which a little mutual fibbing took place. In the end both down, Paddock under, but still much the fresher man.
26.—Jones attempted to open the pleadings, but Paddock stepped back, jobbing him on the snuffbox as he came in. Slogging exchanges now took place, in favour of Jones, who caught Paddock a tremendous right hander behind the left ear, which cut that organ severely, and opened a new crimson conduit. The men closed and fell together, Jones under.
27.—Paddock, although bleeding from the left ear and eye, came up merrily, and led off with the left on Aaron’s os frontis. Jones returned with a heavy right hander on Tom’s darkened peeper, and again knocked him off his pins.
28.—Paddock, who was very slow to the call of time, came up weak. Jones led off, with his right on the nose, but had not devil enough to let it go with a will. Paddock retreated until he had shaken off the effects of the knock-down in the last round, and then caught Jones heavily on the body. Jones returned on the mouth with effect, the blow turning Paddock half round. Paddock at once walked to his corner and sat down—an example followed by Jones. This hit was very severe, and many persons thought Paddock would not come many more rounds.
29.—Paddock tried to lead off, but was stopped. Jones then planted his left slightly on the right cheek, and Paddock got down.