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Round 1.

They faced each other; Brown, to get an opening sparred

Adroitly. His antagonist was cautious—on its guard.

Brown led off with his left to where a length of stovepipe stood,

And nearly cut his fingers off. (The stove allowed first blood.)

Round 2.

Brown came up swearing, in Græco-Roman style,

Closed with the stove, and tugged and strove at it a weary while;

At last the leg he held gave way; flat on his back fell Brown,

And the stove fell on top of him and claimed the First Knock-down.