37.—Broome received a stinger on his snout, which renewed the rivulet of claret. He returned slightly on Rowe’s cheek and closed. Rowe was, after a short struggle, forced down, Broome on him.
38.—Broome made his left again on Joe’s mouth. He then retreated to his corner, as if to get wind. Rowe was following, but Harry rushed to him, repeated his dose on the mouth, and fought to a close at the ropes, where, after a somewhat lengthened struggle, amidst great confusion in and out of the ring (Johnny Broome holding the rope), both got down together.
39.—Hitting right and left, and a close, in which some slight fibbing took place, Broome again receiving over his damaged eye, which was now almost “used up.” At length, after a break away, and a few harmless exchanges, Rowe got down.
40.—Heavy counters with the left, Broome receiving a snorter, which re-opened the springs from which the by-no-means-limpid stream had previously trickled. A close at the ropes, Broome still pursuing his tactics of endeavouring to hang upon his man. Rowe at length got down, pulling Broome along with him.
41.—Rowe had now evidently obtained fresh vigour, and his bellows seemed to have undergone a thorough repair. On coming up, he immediately went to his adversary, led off with his left, which was returned by Broome on the nose. Rowe attempted to obtain the fall, but in so doing slipped down.
42 and 43.—Slight exchanges, no mischief done; both down at the ropes.
44.—Harry hit out left and right on Joe’s mug, closed, and threw him heavily, falling on him.
45.—Broome again touched up Rowe’s “blow pipe.” Joe immediately insinuated a tremendous counter-crack on Broome’s head with his right, which dropped him, and he fell on his hands and knees and fell forward on his face. (First knock-down blow for Rowe.)
46 and 47.—Counter-hitting left and right, Rowe occasionally stopping Broome’s left, but the latter would not be denied, and hit away until he brought his man to a close, and they both went down together, Rowe under. On reaching their seconds’ knees, their punishment appeared to be about equal, neither showing many marks beyond those on Broome’s left eye and cheek on the one hand, and Rowe’s mouth and nose on the other. (About this time a cry was raised that the police had arrived, but we could see nothing of them, as we were so hemmed in by the mob, and, as we stated above, it was impossible for them to get at the combatants, or any one in the ring.)
48.—Stinging hits exchanged with the left to a rally and a close at the ropes, where Rowe got down to avoid Harry’s friendly hug.