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

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from his mouth, and was laughed at by some of
Heenan's supporters. An imprudent ebullitian, in-
asmuch as Sayers seemed stung by the taunts of
the Americans, and again springing in, gave Hee-
nan a blow which sent him tottering back, follow-
ing it up with another and another, and a fourth
tremendous one in. the mouth. Heenan seemed
staggered by these fearful visitations, and reeled
like a drunken man, leaving himself so unguarded
that if Sayers had had the use of his right arm the
fight would have ended there and then. As it was,
however, Sayers dared not trust himself in the grip
of an antagonist so immensely his superior in height,
weight, strength, and length of arm, and he could
only follow up his advantage by giving another
heavy blow with his left in the mouth, and a most
tremendous smash into the American's ribs, which
sounded all over the meadow as if a box had been
smashed in. In a minute after, however, Heenan
came up trying to laugh, but only to receive a still
worse blow in the face, which covered him with
blood, and sent Sayers himself reeling back from
the force of his own blow. There was a short
pause, during which Tom, as usual, scanned curi-
ously the dreadful effect of his hitting, and both
went at it again, each exchanging heavy blows
till both were covered with blood—.especially the
Benicia Boy, who in the end rallied and hit out
fiercely, knocking Sayers down with an awful
smash. The powerlessness of Sayer's right arm was
more than ever manifest in this round, which lasted

nearly 20 minutes. He seemed unable even to move
it from his side, atid it was fortunate indeed for
him that Heenan himself makes very little use of
his right. Both men now seemed much distressed,
and Heenan presented an awful sight. His face,
was gashed with apparently very deep flesh wounds,
and the whole of the right side of his face, eye,
nose, and mouth was simply one huge blue lump.
Sayers, too, was badly punished about the mouth,
but his face and head, though bloody, swollen, and
much discoloured, were almost natural when com-

pared with those of his antagonist. Both were very
slow to the call of time. The Benicia Boy was first
out. Sayers then came out, and Heenan at once,
bringing his gaunt muscular left into play, reached
over Tom's guard like lightning, and knocked him
down with a tremendous blow. Again Sayers was
out, though weak, and Heenan rushed to force the
fighting ; each hit the other hard, and after a slight
struggle Sayers got down, laughing. Another
round followed with much the same result as to

hitting, but in the close Heenan lifted Sayers from
the ground with ease and flung him down heavily.
Sayers was evidently distressed, and had not the
least chalice in closing with his powerful antagonist.

Again there was a little struggle, and Sayers at last
got a heavy blow on Heenan's left eye,the only one
with which he could now see, receiving in return a

blow in the chest, wht,n he managed to get down.
Both were very slow in coining up again, and
Sayers being dodged round as usual, with his face
to the sun, seemed dazzled ; again the terrific long
arm of the Benicia Boy came in, and Sayers was
knocked down and apparently half stunned. lie
required much care from his seconds before he came
up again, though when he did so it at once seemed
to revive all his vigour, for he made straight at
Heenan and dealt him a:blow in the face that was
heard all -over the field. His antagonist seemed
nothing loth to close for all this, and gave Sayers'
almost as bad a blow in return, till they both closed,
when Sayers had all the best of it, and, for the first
and only time, threw Heenan heavily.
In a minute both, though distressed, were at it
again, and Heenan, with a fearful blow, knocked
Sayers half across the ring. Another round ended,
after a few exchanges, with the same result, except
that Sayers was even harder hit, and seemed quite
stunned.

Strange to say, after these tremendous rounds
Sayers still came up fresh, and showed not half the
awful marks of punishment visible all over Heenan,
who was now a disgusting object. His left hand
was much swollen and puffy, and his left eye was
fast threatening to close as irremediably as his right
had done long before. His friends shouted to him
from all parts of the ring to go in and finish Sayers
by closing with him, as the latter could now only
use one hand; but Heenan in turn was getting cau-
tious, and did not seem to like the look of running
into Sayers, who, always cool and wary, never now
threw a chance away. Several rounds were fought
after this with success more. or less varying, each
taking and giving heavy blows, and writhing his
battered face into such contortions as might pass
for smiles. In all the closes Heenan's immense
strength prevailed, and he threw the Champion
easily till in both the 21st and 22d rounds Sayers
was knocked off his legs. Still he came op gaily,
though carefully, and generally managed in most
of the struggles to give one or more of his heaviest
blows on Heenan's left eye, which was now almost
gone like the other. The scene gradually became
one of the most intense and brutal excitement.
There were shouts to Heenan to keep his antagonist
in the sun—to close with him and smash him, as he
had only one arm, while the friends of Sayers called
to him to take his time, as the American was fast
blinding and must give in. The bets were even on
both men, and then again varied with every round.
When Sayers was knocked down almost senseless
under a tremendous blow there were cheers from
the Americans till the fields echoed again, which
were retorted by the English whenever their
Champion sent his huge opponent reeling back from
the tremendous blows which were always dealt on
the eyes. At this time several policemen came
upon the scene, and did their best to force their way
into the ring ; but the crowd, which now amounted
to some 3,060, kept them back by rushing on the
ropes, shouting and cheering the combatants to the
utmost. Daring all this the men fought on with
varying success, the heavy "thuds" upon the face
of one or the other being clear above all the din.
Sayers seemed getting weaker each time he was
knocked off his legs, and Heenan more and more
blind. It appeared all a chance whether the Eng.
lish Champion would be struck senseless or Heenan
remain sightless, and at his mercy. Sayers now
tried getting away, and leading his opponent round
the ring. In one of these runs he got a heavy blow
on the neck, which enabled his antagonist to over-
take him, when they closed, and Sayers fell, Heenan
striking him a heavy blow on the head while on
the ground. An appeal of foul play was made, but
it was overruled, as the blow was supposed to be
struck in the heat of fighting, and Heenan, it was
truly said, could scarcely see whether his antagonist
was up or down. The fighting was still very quick,
Heenan almost as strong as ever, and, although ap-
parently much distressed, trying to get it over
before he quite lost his sight. In the 38th round
Heenan got Sayers's head under his left arm, and,
supporting himself by the stake with his right,
held his opponent bent down, as if he meant to
strangle him. Sayers could no more free himself
than if a mountain was on him. At last lie got his
left arm free, and gave Heenan two dreadful blows
on the face, covering them both with the blood, but
Heenan, without relaxing his hold, turned himself
so as to get his antagoni,t's neck over the rope, and
then leant on it with all his force. Sayers rapidly
turned black in the face, and would have been
strangled on the spot but that the rules of the ring
provide for what would otherwise be fatal contin-
gencies, and both the umpires called simultaneously
to cut the ropes. This was done at once, and
both men fell heavily to the ground, Sayers
nearly half strangled. The police now made a
determined effort to interfere, which those present
seemed equally determined to prevent, and the ropes
of the ring having been cut the enclosure itself
was inundated by a dense crowd, which scarcely
left the combatants six square feet to fight
Umpires, referees, and all were overwhAtued,
and the whole thing became a mete Lire
mob round the two men fighting. After this
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whop; unfair to
yers. whose only chance now lay
in avoiding the tremendous blows of his antagonist,
against whom he contended with only one hand,
and who, though now as blind as a bat, was still
possessed of nearly all his immense strength, and, to
little man like Sayers, very nearly as formidable
as ever. In these rounds sometimes Sayers got
awful blows upon the head and body, and sometimes
he managed to give in return his tremendous lunges
full in the disfigured face of his antagonist. At
one time caps were thrown up, and cheers given for
when he knocked. down
Heenan as having won,
Sayers, who would spring to his feet and give the
American such staggering blows that he in return
was hailed as the conqueror. At length the polies:
forced their way to where they were lighting, in a
space not much larger than an ordinary dining-
table, and the referee ordered them at once to dis-
continue. To do them justice, both seemed very
willing to leave off; and Heenan was so blind ths
in the last round he could not see Sayers, but