The Sun.
London, England, 1827-06-20 00:00:00

MILLING BE YOUNG DUTCH SAM AND
DAVIS of MANCHESTER, for 1001. a-side.

This tilting match took place yesterday, at Haversham,
Bucks, within five miles of Stoney Stratford. Sam is well
known to the London Fancy ; but Davis was a perfect
stranger, except to a chosen few, who described him as a
trump of no ordinary talent. It was known, in fact, that
lie had fought five prize battles in the neighbourhood of
Manchester—of which the last but one, with Tom Reynolds,
iu which it was admitted that lie had fairly beaten his man,
although the stakes were drawn—gave him high reputa-
tion. lie had on every occasion proved himself to he a
thorough game man, with no inconsiderable portion of
science ; and so hardy was his frame, from the nature of
his occupation, which was that of a moulder in an iron-
foundry, that his companions humorously described him as
having been kicked out of a clinker. His general appear-
ance is not unlike that of Bishop Sharpe, and his weight
exactly ten stone twelve pounds. His age thirty. Sam is
but twenty years of age, and his weight ten stone twelve
pounds ; but in point of length he has the advantage of
Davis. The men met for the first time on Monday even-
ing, in the town of Stoney Stratford, and shook hands.
The interview was of course interesting to both : and, as
they subsequently declared, they were equally satisfied with
each other. Among the good judges, however, it was
thought that Sam would have his work to do, and some
ventured to hint that he held his man too cheap. Very
little betting took place over night—the Manchester men
requiring odds ; but on the ensuing morning some large
sums were laid at 6t05 on Sam. The attendance of the
Fancy was not very numerous; but the assemblage of the
amateurs from the neighbourhood produced' a tolerable
muster.

At eleven o'clock orders were given for proceeding to

the field of action, in a very retired spot, where Torn Oli-
ver and Frosty-faced Fogo had prepared an excellent ring.
The men threw in their castors soon after twelve. Davis
attended by Philip Sampson and Johnny Cheatham, of
Manchester ; and Sam by Dick Curtis and Tom Oliver.
The ceremony of peeling soon commenced, when the Lon-
doners increased their offer of odds to 6 to 4, which were
readily accepted, and a little spirit was thus infused into
the surrounding throng. At twenty minutes after twelve
all was in readiness, and the combatants were led to the
scratch. Their condition was evidently of the finest order,
but Davis struek us as being in the Best fighting trim.
His form was compact, his bones large, and his hands of
the most iron character. From having lost a few of his
front teeth in some of his former battles, however, he
looked older than he really was ; and, contrasted with the
youthful figure of Sam, had rather au imposing stamp.
Sam looked light and elastic, and came forward with a
confidence which was highly satisfactory to his friends,
although, from its being known that he had received an
injury on the knuckles of his left hand, it was apprehended
their repeated applications to Davis's nob might put them
in jeopardy ; a calculation which was tolerably well-
founded, for towards the middle of the fight they were
greatly puffed, and prevented him from administering those
punishing hits which might have shortened his labours.