The Sun.
London, England, 1829-04-09 00:00:00

THE FIGHT.

Round 1. Breathless anxiety and attention prevailed.
Neal was considerably thinner than at his two last fights,
with Roach and Nichol!. The dir:eretice was most ob-
servable in his arms and legs, at least it struck tis to. But
what he had lost in size, he seemed, at least for the present
to have gained in point of agility and elasticity. But,
whether it was paleness or relaxation, his eyes did not dart
the same: fiery laoks, nor did the muscles of his counte-
nance exhibit the same degree of energy which formerly
characterised them. But in his feet he appeared, if any
thing, more nimble and light. Sam, standing with his
back towards us, we had for sevet'al thitiutes no opportu-
nity of watching the expression of his countenance. His
frame and shape, however, were elegant and beautiful
from any point of view. He was decidedly the tallest of
the two, and upon the whole, perhaps, the biggest. His
legs, arms, and bust are tmccrnmonly well shaped, and
though he is long in the folk, yet his rice and balance
are well measured, and his steps very firm. Both men
sparred cautiously; and covered themselves with much pre-
cision at all points, Sam holding his arms well up, fre-
quently shortened, and with the upper part close to his
body, as if watching an opening, still with much apparent
ease. Neal, anxious to commence operations, made play
lightly with his right, but was stopped. Sparring re-
sumed. After several feints, Neal let fly his right. Sam
countered, and planted a facer 'on Neal's phit, who showed
first blood, though slightly. Neal rushed in, and on clos-
ing, seized Sam round the waist, and strongly tried his
favourite throw, but it failed. Sam fibbed him with his
right when on the ropes, and succeeded in throwing hint
over. The outer angle of Neal's right eye, no rising,
showed the mark of a blow.
2. Stockman offered to bet a sovereign that Sam would
not get a black eye. " Done," said some one. " Stake"
rejoined the other; but the sparring of the combatants
superseded this uninteresting chaff. Neale tried to rush.
Sam kept him off, and hit out right and left, receiving
between times, and after some bustle on the ropes threw
Neal again. " Well done phenomenon !" from Sam's
friends. His father never could do half so well, 7to 5
offered only.
3. After some scientific sparring, Sam hit out with his
right at Neal's head ; Neal stopped him beautifully, and,
in return, gave Sam a punch on the lug, knocked him on
the ropes, fibbed, and finally floored him.—_(" Bravo,
Neal !" from the Streatham Youth's friends, who flat-
tered themselves the former throws were mere gammon
—" Foul !" claimed by Sam's friends, but no ear given
to it.)

4. Sparring. Neal gave Sam a severe muzzier ; blow?
appeared. Neal followed up his success, and knocked
Sara down.—(" Bravo, Ned !")
. Sam let fly at Neal—missed ; Neal struck him on
the chest, got away by jumping round on his retreat, but
Sam followed him up, closed with him, jobbed him, and,
again proving too strong, threw Neal, to the astonishment
of the latter's friends, who evidently saw now that Sam
was the strongest on his pins.
6. Neal's face, on rising, showed already numerous
marks of punishment ; after some clever out-fighting on
the part of Sam, Neal was obliged to cut and run, but
rallied, and hit Sam on the canister and chest, received
more in return, and was finally thrown by Sam.
7. In a scuffle, Satn fibbed Neal, hit him in every di-
rection, and ultimately floored him.—(Uproarious demon-
strations of joy amongst Sam's party.)
S. Neal came up somewhat groggy, and was heavily
thrown under the ropes by Sam, who now decidedly had
the lead.

9. Neal went down presently, without a chance of resist-
ance.—(Mute astonishment among his amased friends.)
10. Neal rushed furiously is upon Sam, who received
him steadily, and again threw him. Neal much distressed.
—(Neil's affairs looked very blue.)
11. Neal down again, after a fruitless attempt to fling
his antagonist.
12. Hugging, Neal under, though without any decisive
mischief.
13. Neal made some desperate hits at Sam, but was
grassed presently in spite of his utmost efforts.
14. A hundred pounds to ten offered on Sam—no
takers. Neal hit out at Sam, was stopped cleverly, and
fell at Sam's feet.
15. Neal hit Sam a stomacher and a mussler—neither
produced any effect, but be was thrown again and again.
16. Sam hit up Neal right and left ; Neal retreated,
countered, but, unable to make his fast tell, he came to the

ground.
17. Neal gave Sam a nobber, but, in closing, was
thrown notwithstanding. Sam fought so quick that it
was impossible for either pen or pencil to follow him, or
to do justice to his movements in detail.
IS. Hugging—Neal went down.
19. Neal thrown again. Sam looked quite unconcerned.
20. Neal parried well; he fell on a new resource of
seizing Sam's hand, but went down again, as before, to
save himself.
21. Neal retreated, stopping Sam's hit. Some one ob-
served his right hand was gone. Spring offered to lay
1001. it was not. Sparring, Sam hit out—Neal stopped
him, ran away, Sam after him, and Neal down. Some of
Sam's friends said, Sam should fight Spring or Simon
Byrne for 5001.—probably a mere unmeaning flourish.
22. Neal twice hit at Sam's head ; Sam countered, and
threw him like a sack.
23. Sam missed Neal's chest, but hit him on the head

and eye.--"'Tis all over now" was the cry. Neal de-
fended himself, but hit out of all distance; Sam closed,
and down went Neal as usual. Neal whispering to Spring
when on his knee, Sam's friends conceived he meant to
give in, and hurraed ; but Neal merely asked him not to
wipe his face, as it was very sore and painful.
24. Neal missed, and, losing his balance, fell backward
on that account rather than from Sam's blows.

25. Sam drove Neal on the ropes, administere:l punish.
ment, and struck him down on both his knees.

26. One of Sam's friends, seeing Neal's face so dread-
fully punished, said—" I wish, Sam, your old father was
alive, and could see you now." Neal, hearing this, rushed
in fiercely. Sam, with some of his straight forward
blows, hit Neal under the ropes, and looked disdainfully
at him.

27. " 0 you wonder of the world!" exclaimed one of
Sam's friends, " No young girl in all this town is half so
handsome as Young Dutch Sam." Sam hit Neal two
smart blows on the chest, and then smashed his nose.
Neal stood his ground, but after some hesitation went
down.

28. Neal hit out, Sam returned right and left, and so
grassed bim.

29. Sam walked briskly to the ground—poor Neal was
carried with great tenderness. Sam hit Neal off his place ;
he returned, but was knocked over the ropes, where he lay
motionless, 1001. to 101.—no takers.

30. Neal, after a demonstration, attempted to seize Sam
round the middle, but was thrown.
31. Neal, though shockingly punished about the heed,
and his face one mass of gore (and Sam's fists appearing as
if they were steeped in blood), still defended himself gal-
lantly, nay, generally attacked, but was again thrown this
time, Sam tumbling over him.
32. Neal fetched Sa:n a sousing nobber. Sam stag-
gered ; but, bitting up with his right, he floored Neal.
33. Neal down against in an instant.
34. Neal again hit out, was stopped, and floored di-
rectly.

35. Sam walked quite firm and erect to the scratch :
Neal was carried, but, when there, stood his ground well.
Sparring. Sam muzzled him again,. and
. threw him un-
der the ropes. • , •

36. Neal planted a blow on Sam's chest, but the pheno-
menon h:t him over the left ear, and laid him sprawling
under the ropes. " Take him away from being mur-
dered," said Sam's friends; but Neal would not listen to
any suck tiling,

37. In a rally, Sam punched Neal's head, and, by a
stunning blow on the month, threw him on his back un-
der the ropes.

38. Sam fought on beautifully, and, with little exer.•
lion, knocked Neat again under the ropes. " lie will be
killed unless you take him away !" No answer, and no
sign of giving in.
39. Sam hit Neal one of his geometrical short-cut blows
in the chest, and, after that, one with the other hand in the
middle of the face, that made the blood gush from his
nose, and laid him low.
40. Neal recovered wonderfully well, rising every time,
like Anti:eus, with renewed strength from the earth, but
Was not in condition to do himself ju,itice, for at the end
of a violent attack he went down again, us if irretrievably
doomed to this lot.
41. As before, Neal again commenced offrnsivo opet•a-

tione-bit Sam on the eye, and both went down on die r
hangs and knees.
42. Neal hit Sam on the chest, who rallied, and by a
belly-bander brought Neal to the ground.
43. Another sharp bout-Neal hit under the ropes.
44. Neal rose, walked to the scratch, and made a
desperate round of it ; at the end of which he staggered,
and fell under the ropes without a blow.
arteiteed the attack;
Sam seized"him, jobbed 45. Neal treated Sam to another stomacher, but downwent46 Neal from
lfg renewed .
him, and brought him heavily to the ground.
47. Neal retreated, advanced again, and terminated his
career in the usual way, by a fall.
48. Neal fetched Sam another vicious blow, and was
'"elled under the ropes.-2 to 1 were offered against his
getting up again.
49. Neal, as usual, resumed the attack, and finished
by going down.
50. Neal gave Stun n topper.-Sam advanced, bit up,
-Neal stopped him well. In the close both down, Sam
bleeding freely from the mouth.
51. Surd, in a close, fell over Neal.
said Dick Curti;.
52. Neal made fine play-touched Sans sharply, and
repsatedly, but succumbed at last from sheer weakness.
53. Neal punched the side of Sam's head--retreated,
and went down voluntari:y.-(" Foul, foul," from Sana's
friend. "No chaff-goon.")
54. Neal belaboured Sam again with hits, but ended in
the usual way.
55. Neal's right eye appeared to be wholly closed, and
his left to admit but little light; still he stood it like
bricks and mortar, and, when he could no longer stand it,
went down to save himself from worse usage.
56. Sam danced about actively-Neal stood firm, acd
fell only after a blow this time.
57. seal had now gradually picked up, and fought this
round with great gallantry. He pitched it into Sam both
right and left, but, owing to his right hand being
what puffed, he could not counter effectively, and make it
tell in his usual decisive manner ; lw therefore again let
himself down to escape worse punishment.
58. Neal was instantly floored.
59. Neal went to work with his usual spirit, but, 1111.
able to do any mischief, he wisely avoided Sam's hanging'
his battered mug by going down, for which his exhausted
state always pleaded a sufficient apology.
60. Sam continued to hammer sway at Neal's upper
works, and pressed him by his straight-forward hits of
one two, till he fell.
61. Neal, as game as ever, returned to the charge, but,
being worsted, fell on his back and kicked Lis heels up.
62. Sam repeated his Visitation on Ne.il's dreadfully
disfigured countenance, till his prostrate position exempted
him from further molestation.
63. Sam floored Nesl again, though not till be himself
hid received a heavy muzzier.
64. Neal gave, this trip, some sousing thumps to Mas-
ter Sam, who staggered on the ropes from the effects of a
snuffler he received from Neal's left. Had Neal now had
his lost weight of flesh on him this round might have
proved decisive in changing the fortune of war, but, as it
was, Neal tumbled down first, and Sam over him.
65. Neal made another good round of this; he pitched
in upon Sam's ivory, and made
mouth bleed more
profusely than it had done during the wi.,9l€ ofthe fight.
However, lie dropped Neal after all.
66. Neal floored again in a twinkling. A eggs,
and
fight between one of Sam's friends and a sportsman elov`e• to
us divided our attention for a moment.
67. The same fate again attended Neal.
68. Sam hit out tremendously with his blood reeking
right hand, and floored Neal again.
69. Similar to the last.
70. Neal, though far spent, rallied his energies, and
inflicted two fearful muzzlers on Sam's pretty face, that
made his mouth look awry for a moment. " Bravo,
Neal !" resounded from various parts, at the very moment
Sam grassed him again.
71. Sam, on coming to the scratch, had not yet reco-
vered the serenity of his countenance, when he got Neal's
head under his arm, and fibbed it severely. Both went
down, Neal undermost; still, on the whole, it was a 'con-
siderable change in favour of Neal.
72. Neal attacked, and indicted as much punishment as
he was able on :Sam, but being too far gone, he lost his
balance, and went down.
73. Sam made a lunge at Neal's head, hit up right AO
left, and brought him under the ropes.
74. Though Sam retreated, Neal, in following him
up, dropped from sheer weakness and exhaustion.
75. Neal was made to retreat in his turn, and fell,
though not without resistance.
76. Neal gave Sam a tap or two. Sam got his bead
in chancery, and fibbed him till be fell.
77. Neal countered beautifully; he floored even Sam,
though he fell himself ; but it was the expiring snuff of
a candle. 101. were offered to half a crown on Sam's
winning.

"It is all safe,"

78. Sam aimed a blow at Neal's almost already wholly
darkened eye. Both exchanged blows, and hit each other
in the face ; Neal's, however, having been previously mast
maltreated, felt the punishment most. He went down
from Sam's last blow, and could not come to time again,
Sam was therefore declared conqueror amidst the deafening
shouts of his friends, after a battle of 78 rounds, which,
as Falstaff say, " lasted about an hour and three-quarters
by Shrewsbury clock," or, more correctly speaking, 102
minutes, or one hour and 42 minutes. Neal was led to
his carriage, where his friends bestowed on him all thew
attentions he now stood so much in need of.