18.—​Aaron led off on Tom’s nose; Tom returned on the left eye, very heavily, and Aaron fell.

19.—​Tom resumed the initiative, and reached Aaron’s nose—​by his favourite double. Jones returned, but not heavily, on the forehead; after which Tom cross-countered him prettily on the left peeper, and this led to exchanges in favour of Jones, when Sayers fell.

20.—​Both quick to work; good exchanges, and in the end Jones floored Tom by a heavy right-hander on the jaw. (Loud cheers for Jones.)

21.—​Jones, elated, rushed in, but Tom steadied him by a straight ’un on the left cheek, and Jones dropped.

22.—​Aaron missed both hands, and after some sparring Tom caught him heavily on the left ogle, and Jones dropped. Sayers also fell.

23.—​Tom, who seemed getting fresh wind, rattled in, and planted his double on the nose and mouth. Jones rushed at him, and in the scramble Sayers was bored over.

24.—​Tom popped a left-hander on the “grubbery,” received a little one on the nose, and fell.

25.—​Heavy exchanges, Sayers on the left eye, and Aaron on the nose. Jones slipped down.

26.—​Jones led off with both hands, but not heavily, and Tom returned severely on the nose and left eye, which was now quite closed. Jones fell.

27.—​Jones rushed to close quarters, and after a brief struggle fell.