The Express.
London, England, 1860-04-18 00:00:00

THE FIGHT.

Round 1. Heenan at once threw himself into very fair
position, his left well balanced ready for a shoot, and the
right across the body Torn's position was the same as ever,
lightly but firmly planted on his pins. He smiled and
nodded, and on Heenan trying to lead off his left got well
back. Heenan tried again, his reach being tremendous,
but again did Toni get well away. Tom now essayed a
draw, but the Boy was leery. Each feinted and dodged to
find out a weak point, but for a short time each fortress
was too well guarded. At last Toni let go his left and
t, but out of distance. Heenan shook his nut and
and then again tried a lead, but was short. They
to Heenan's corner, who appeored disposed to
on the defensive, and the sun being in Tom's eyes
?.!•=1;to hot m; him not a little. At length they came
together, and sharp leficlaP4oll were exchanged, Tom get-
ting on the Boy's nose, drawing /We 4C*O4Fxl Heenan
leaving his sign manual on Tom's frontispiece. &see,/ &Maar
hits followed, Tom again getting on the conk and receiving on
the nut. More ensued to a close, when Heenan
seised Tom round a nee but Tom pegged away at the back
of his head until he made him leave that, and Tom fell,
laughing.
2.. Heenan showed marks of Toni's handiwork on the back
of his neck, and Tom's forehead was Hushed. Heenan kept
to his corner, whither Tom went to draw him oat When
he thought Tom was near enough, the Boy lunged out hi.
left, but Tom stopped him and got back. The Boy tried
again, and just reached Torn'e nose. After one or two
feint, a pretty counter took place, Tom getting on the nose
and receiving a sharp one over the right eye. Heenan then
closed, got well hold of him, and threw the Champion,
falling heavily on him. Offers to take 2to 1.
3. After a little lively fiddling Tom got too near to the
, big 'an, who instantly slung oat his left straight and full on
' the bridge of Tom's beak, knocking him clean off his pins.
[First knock down for Heenan.]
4. Tom, on coming up, looked rather astonished, and his
eyes blinked in the sun like a dissipated owL Heenan went
at once to him at the scratch? dodged him, and once more
planted • heavy spank with his left. This time on the jaw,
sad down went Tom again, amidst the shouts of the
Yankees, who now offered 6t04 on Heenan. The Sayers
party looked excessively blue.
b. Tom's mug showed visible marks of the Boy's powers
of hitting. He was cautious, and kept away from his man;
Jack followed, and letting go his left on the mouth, was
well countered by Toni on the proboscis. Heenan now
bored in, and after dodging Tom, got again heavily on the
sneerer, and Tom felL
6. Tom's countenance, though not swelled, still was much
flushed, while the Boy was almost scathleas. He was
somewhat wild, and tried both hands, but missed. Counter
hit. ensued, in which Tom received the full weight of
Heenan'a ponderous fist on his right arm, which was driven
back against his face. Tom reached Heenan's left cheek,
leaving his mark. Heenan retaliated on the right brow,
and Torn fell. _

I. Toms right peeper displaced marks of pepper, and it
was perceptible that he had sustained severe injury to his
right arm, which was beginning to swell, and which he now
kept close to his body, as if to support it. Still, he went to
Heenan in his corner, and that hero delivered his left, bat
not effectively, on the chest. Torn danced away, and as he
turned round napped a little one from the nght on his
back. He wee quickly out of arm's way, and coming again,
dodged his man until he let dv, when Tom countered him
heavily on the right cheek, driwing the claret and raking a
coesiderable hump. The blow staggered Heenan, who stood
allot a beep for a moment. Soon did be collect himself, and.
m Tom came again, lodged a little one on the nose, but was
once more countered very heavily on the right cheek, the eat
being increased, and the bump iinprovaL Slight exchanges
followed, in which Tom received on the right eye and
Heenan on the right cheek, whereupon Heenan went to his
corner for a wipe. He seemed in no hurry to come away,
and Tom stood in the middle of the ring until the Boy went
slowly to hint, and tried his left, but it wee no go. He
tried again. but only prat reached Tom's Icow. Tom DOW
feinted and got home en the right peeper. Heenan missing an
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Heelball now mimed a couple of well-meant shots,7
and Wes jumped away from • third, and as ha
tweed his back upon Heenan got a righthander sin the
teak of the neck. Haman followed him up, but Tom .
grinned, and jumped nimbly away. His activity on his
pens was am renarinible as ever. Hamin.purened bin, and
at last lodged his left slightly on the nsuele, and once mote
turned on the tap. Tom, however, countered him on the
damaged cheek, which caused the Boy to retire for the kind
offices of Jack Macdonald. On Tom's going to Lim he let
go his left en the kisser, drawing the carmine, and this led
to mieUy exchanges at tong shots on the cheek. Heenan
at this time appeared weak, and the hopes of the Sayers
party were greatly in the seremlant. Heinen preferred his
corner to the ecritch, and Tom had some difficulty in per-
suading him to leave. This he at last accomplished, and
some beautiful stop were 'made on Loth sides. Another
break.away ensued, atter which they countered effec-
tively, but Tom was heaviest on the right cheek, which
was now swelled as big as two. Heenan's blow alighted
on Tom's oration trap, and drew more of the ruby.
OA his trying to repeat this lodgment Tura stopped. him
cleverly. Oipital exchanges followed, in which Tom was
again at home on the cheek very heavily. Heenan rushed
at him, but Toni woe away ; and after once or twice being
baulked, Heenan retired again to his corner. After Tom
had scrutinised him carefully, he rubbed his hands and
went to him, whereupon Heenan let dy his left, but Tom
=l,l away laughing ; Heenan shook his head, and also
good.humouredly. Toni now crept in, and pop
went his left on the plague-spot, and off went the champion
laughing. More lodging and snipping on I-oth sides, until
Tom was once more on the cheek • slogger. Heenan
retaliated sharply on the bridge of the snood, and
was stopped in a second attempt, and Tom nailed him
on fhe right cheek very heavily, and got away. Heenan
tried to take the lead, but Tom jumped back. The Boy
persevering, gut well on the forehead, but was unsuccesful
in a second meay. The first wee sufficient to leave a bump
on the gallant Tom. More sparring until • severe counter
exchange took plane, in which Tom got • hot'un on the
whistler, which shook his ivories, and turned on a fresh
tap. It was a staggerer, but Tom recovered and went to
his man, whoa more severe counters were interchanged,
Hamm getting another rum one on the cheek, and drop-
pinglhis left with effect on Tom's enutlier. Both now indulged
in a wipe, and washed their mouths out. They came again
now like Manta refreshed, and each in turn tried a lead,
but each was well stopped. Tom's right arm, from the
continual stopping such a heavy cannonade as Heenan's,
was now much diecoloured and swollen, and utterly melees
for all purposes of hitting, and he was thus deprival of his
principal weapon. After a good deal of this another heavy
exchange followed, in which Tom was et home on the old
spot, and Heenan on the jaw heavily, knocking Tom once
more off his pins.. This round lasted 20 minutes, and
was • splendid specimen of milling on both idea. Tom's
nose and month were bleeding, but Loth his eyes were well
open. His arm was his chief drawback. Heenan's right
eye had been long closed, his cheek was fearfully swollen,
and his mouth was also somewhat out of the perpendicular.
9. Heenan came up as if intended to force the fighting.
He led off viciously ; but Tom got well away. The Boy
followed him closely-, and at last got on Ton.'s gob, drawing
more of the juice. He followed cant on the snuffer-tray
with a like result, and counter-hits ensued, in which each
did mischief. Heenan continued to bore in, and at last
Tom, after getting a little one on the luck, dropped
laughing.
10. Tom was very slow to the call of time, and appeared
to want nursing. It was evidently heavy. work struggling
against such superior metal. He stood in the middle of
the ring until Heenan went to him, when slight counter-
hits were exchanged; after which they closed. Heenan
lifted Tom from the ground, and threw Lim heavily with
the greatest ease.
11. Tom again very much behindhand in coming to time,
and the friends of Heenan did not appear to be in much
hurry. When they did come up Tom had to go into Heenan's
corner. After a dodge or two, Tom got his right on the
good eye rather heavily, but it was not such a righthander
as of yore, and evidently pee him pain. Heenan returned
on the chest, and Tom fell.
12. " Time, time !" Neither too ready. On Sayers at last
facing his man, Heenan caught him, but not very heavily,
on the j•aw, and dropped on the saving suit.
13. Heenan, first to leave his second's knee, now went to
Tom, and after • dodge or two, popped the left very straight
on poor Tom's conk, once more knocking him clean off
his legs. He turned round on returning to his corner, and
looking to Mr. Falkland, him umpire, exclaimed, " That's
one for you, Fred." Offers were now made to lay 5t04 on
Heenan, but the takers seemed scarce.
14. Tom, very weak, came up cautiously awl slowly, hie
beak being large enough for two. Heenan, seeing Tom's
state tried to force the fighting, but Tom got cleverly out
of difficulty. Heenan followed him up and popped a rattler
on the throat, without a return. He paused, and then sent
in • little one on the scent bottle, but Tom countered him
well and straight on the nose, drawing the crimson in pro-
fusion. Heenan, nothing daunted, let go his left, and was
stopped. He then swung round his right heavily on the
jaw. They then got to clam nuarters, and some heavy in-
sZt4 tinc took Flace; Tibich Wo2l ram 'e'ry bury. At length
both were Pow!. wavily, Heenan under.
15. Neither seemed in • hurry to leave his second's knee,
but Toni was slowest in answering the call. Heenan at once
went to him, got the left well on the proboscis, and hie
right on the jaw, and down again fell the Champion in •
heap.
16 Tom shook himself together, but was very cautious.
He sparred as if requiring rest, until Heenan came in, when
slight exchanges took place, Toni getting it on the nose,
and Heenan on the whistler, but neither vet Navy.
Heenan then made • sudden dart, and planting ver heavily
on Tom's mouth, once mom knocked him off legs.
(Loud cheers for Heenan.)
17. Tom did not display many marks from his repeated
knock-down blows, but clime up smiling, although some-
what tired. Heenan's mug was decidedly the moat disfi-
gured, being so much swelled. Heenan took the lead, hat
dial not get heavily on. He tried again with his right, but
the blow passed over Tom's nob. Counter hits followed on
the nose, in which Tom's delivery was most effective, but
Tom was down.
18. Very slight exchanges, followed by a heavy counter,
in which Heenan's whistler came in for pepper, and Tom
got it slightly on the nose and fell.
19. Tom slow to time; Heenan not in a hurry. At last,
on facing one another, Heenan weut in to • clove, and
throwing Tom, fell on him.
20. Heenan followed Tom, who woe on the retreat, and
after one or two dodges, caught him on the jaw heavily
with his right. He tried again, but Tom jumped back.
Still he persevered, and heavy exchanges follower! at close
quarters, and both were in the end down at the ropes.
21. Tom very slow, which Heenan meing, dashed at him,
slung out the left on the now, and again floored the Cham-
pion.
22. Tom seemed none the worse for his floorer, but it
rather seemed to do him good, fur he came fresher, which
Heenan seeing, he retired to his corner. Torn followed aril
tried to deliver, but missed, and the Benicia Boy dropped
him with another straight one on the jaw. HOODaD'a left
hand was now much puffed, and did not seem to leave such
impremions as formerly.
23. The time was very badly kept on both sides, and there
were now complaints that the Benicia Boy was allowed a
stool in the ring. An appeal was made to tho referee, who
at once ordered ita removal, as oontiery to the laws.
Heenan rushed at Tom, who retreated, and got one on the
back. Tom then turned round and missed his right They
closed, and Tom pegged away merrily on the nose and left
and in the- end both down, Tom under. One hour
cheek,
minutes had now elapsed.
24. The Benicia Boy, first rip, tried lab left by a sudden
dart, but was stopped. An attempt with the right
4just
landed on the aide of Tom's nut, and he fell. (5 to on
Heenan still offered.)
xi. Torn, very weak, came up slow, but cheerful. He
waited the attack, which was not long in coming, and after
getting a little one on the side of his head, Tom popped his
Tett very heavily on the genet drawing more home-brewed.
Heenan, wild, rushed in and bored Tom down.
26. Tom, fresher, came up gaily, and tried to lead off
with his left, but the Boy stopped him prettily. Another
effort landed on Heenan's good eye. Heenan in return
planted • rattler on Tom's jaw with his right, which
staggered him, and was all but a knock down. Tons soon