15.—Heavy in-fighting blows exchanged left and right, both on the mug and on the body, the hitting rather in favour of Broome. In the close both down.
16 and 17.—In these rounds the men rushed to in-fighting at once, and some stinging hits were made by each on the sore spots of the other. Broome’s left eye was observed to be fast closing. In the closes which terminated the rounds they fell together.
18.—Slight exchanges to a close, when Rowe was down, Broome alongside of him. Rowe’s mouth began to exhibit unmistakable evidence of Harry’s power of hitting, although, with the exception of the cuts on his lip, there was nothing particular the matter with his face. Indeed, the hitting on both sides seemed to have been directed almost entirely to particular spots—viz., Broome on Joe’s mouth, and the latter on Harry’s left eye and cheek.
19.—Rowe made his left slightly on Broome’s forehead. The latter then attempted his left, but was prettily stopped. In two other attempts he was more successful, as he put in his left twice, first on Joe’s mouth, and then on his smeller, from which, as well as his mouth, the claret began to exude. In the close Joe was down, Harry on him.
20.—The combatants quickly rushed to a close, and after a short struggle at the ropes, both went down together. (The noise and confusion were now becoming terrific. The spectators in the rear made a rush, the stake in Rowe’s corner was nearly forced from the ground, several other stakes were broken, and the bottom rope of the inner ring was completely trodden under foot. The pressure was so great in the corner where we sat that we were obliged to enter the inner ring, in order to be able to get a note of what was going on. There seemed among some of the lowest order of spectators to be a strong party feeling against Johnny Broome, for what cause it was impossible to tell, but they repeatedly called upon him to come in and fight himself, and charged him with acting foully, although we saw nothing of the kind in his conduct up to this, beyond his assisting the seconds in wiping his brother—an example which Crawley followed with Rowe.)
21 and 22.—Broome home with his left on Joe’s nose and mouth several times. Rowe’s returns were slight. In the latter round, however, Rowe succeeded in the close in forcing Broome over the ropes, and falling on him.
23.—Broome’s left again in collision with Rowe’s mouth. Counter-hits with the left. A close at the ropes, and Broome succeeded in throwing his man.
24 to 29.—In these rounds the same style of fighting was pursued, hitting left and right being the order of the day. Very few attempts were made at stopping, and these few were on the part of Rowe, who parried Harry’s left on several occasions. The rounds ended with a close at the ropes, in which Broome generally had the advantage, and got his man down by hanging on him.
30.—Joe stopped a nasty one from Harry’s left. Heavy hits were then exchanged on the old spots, and both were down, Rowe under. (The disorderly conduct of the spectators got worse and worse. The ring-keepers were obliged to get inside the ring, and used their whips and sticks very freely; but as fast as they drove the intruders back from the ropes they again came forward, returning hits for compliments paid them.)
31 to 36.—Heavy exchanges, and no flinching or attempts to stop. Previous to these rounds we thought Rowe was weak and on the wane, but he now rallied, and was firmer on his pins. He was, however, generally forced to the ropes, where Broome hung upon him until he fell.