5.—On leaving his second’s knee Broome showed a slight mouse on his left eye, the effect of Rowe’s visitation in the last round. Both hit slightly together with the left, and came immediately to a rally, when some heavy exchanges left and right took place. They closed, struggled for the fall, and at length fell together, Broome under.
6.—The men instantly rushed to a close, and Broome got his man to the ropes, where they hung until they went down, Broome again under.
7.—Broome napped another crack on the left eye; ditto repeated; a close, a breakaway, hit for hit exchanged left and right, Broome making both fists tell on Joe’s body. They then closed, and both were down, Broome under.
8.—Broome jumped up with alacrity, rushed to his man, and attempted to plant his left, but was neatly stopped. This led to a rally, in which heavy hits were exchanged, Rowe catching it on the muzzle and Harry on the old spot under his left eye. They then closed, hung on the ropes, and both were again down. (The confusion outside the ring now became greater and greater. In vain did Cullen, Alec Reed, Young Reed, and others, use their sticks and whips on the nobs of the “roughs” who were pressing forward; they were not to be driven back. It was with the greatest difficulty the stakes and inner ring were preserved entire.)
9.—After a few dodges, Broome put in his left slightly on Joe’s body below the waistband. A claim of “foul” was instantly raised by Rowe’s partisans, who alleged that the blow had fallen below the waist. On Spring being appealed to he immediately decided “fair,” and the fight proceeded. The men went to work, counter-hits right and left were exchanged to a close, and Rowe got down.
10.—Broome again home on Rowe’s ’tato-trap, which increased in protuberance; counter-hits with the left, Broome catching it on the nose; body blows exchanged; counters left and right on the dial—a close, in which both were down. Broome on being picked up showed a cut over his left brow, from which the claret was coursing down in profusion.
11.—Heavy exchanges; Broome again caught a nasty one over his eye. He returned the compliment on Joe’s mouth. Body blows exchanged. A close, and both down, Broome under. The punishment in this round increased the flow of claret from the wounds of both, but they took it coolly, and came up smiling for the next round.
12.—This was a punishing round on the part of Broome, who had no sooner risen from his corner than he rushed to his man, put in two or three body blows, and then made his left and right on Rowe’s frontispiece. The latter made some slight returns, and Broome rushed in, caught Rowe in his arms, and hung upon him at the ropes until the latter went down—a game he pursued throughout the fight.
13.—The cheering and chaffing of the East-enders were deafening, and it was with difficulty the timekeepers made themselves heard. On reaching the scratch heavy counter-hits were exchanged left and right, Broome again experiencing the effect of Rowe’s left on his eye. They soon closed, struggled for the fall, and went down together.
14.—This round was similar to the last.