Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-02-15
No. 80
Sullivan and Hyer. .

| The great prize fight which was to have ia
ken place, on Wednesday, 7lh inst, near Bal
tmore, between Yankee Sullivan and Tom
Hyer, for purse OF 10000 has caused, no.
wilhstanding its barbarIiy, wonderful exce.
men, in the public mind, and as we write, RI
clock the streets are filled with an anxious,
eagar crowd, awaiting the announcement, of the
result, while many rumors are afoat in rea-
tioB TO the matter, some announcing the arrest
of Hyer, and others ,ha, the parties had fought,
| and that Hyer had been proclaimed victor. af-
ter contest of 4s minutes. The result will
probably be known before his meets the eye
of The reader, yet brief account of The origin
Of the quarrel may not be unacceptable -
Yankee Sullivan is an Irshman, known in
New York as the keeper Of a small porter house
in Catham street. He has been long famous
as puglis, and was The second 10 Lilly, IN
the famous prize fgh, between Lilly and Nc
Coy which terminated in The deah Of The lar.
ter. In England he fought with the celebra-
ted Champion of the Ring, as ii is called, Ham
mer Lane, and obtained The victory sEDca
which time his name has been "up" as he
champion prize fighter of all Chrisiendom-
Hyer is a stouter and stronger man than his
antagonist, but is said not TO possess his sci
ence and skill, He is an Americana native
of New York and this circumstance, coupled
with the fact of Sullivan being an lrishman.
tended not little 10 foment the bitterness aud
increase the excitement of this affair Hysr
weghs over 10 lbs, stands feet high in Ais
stockings, aud is a fine, strong well-proporion-
ed man. This gives him decided advantage
over Sullivan, who is man of ordinary size,
and not remarkable for strength and stamina.
This fight originated in The following man
ner. 1t seems that Tom Hyer had gol it into
his head that Sullivan was not quite so grear a
man as his friends believed him 10 be, and felt
confident that he, himself, deserved the Illie Of
champion, more than Sullivan Ilule iesI-
Ousy between the two was thus created, aud in
tins state of feeling they accidentally me, one
| day, a, porter house in Broadway. Taunts
and jeers between the TWO naturally arose, nlI
Hyer, exasprated. and burning to Try his pow
ers, threw of his coat, and dared Sullivan, then
and there to baule. Sullivan, instantly "peeled," !"
and they had regular "se,-to.' Hyer caught
Sullivan by The head, held him by the neck
firmly under his arm, and there kept him, thrash
to cry, "hoId enough" From this lime, it was.
open war and hostility between the two, aud
Sullivan and his friends burned with desire fof
revenge, and to vIdicale the honor of their fall
len champion. In This irritated State of feeling,
they me, again by accident, in one of The fash
houses with which New York abounds, and
and another ''sei-to" instantly followed an i'm
mense row was kicked up, and Tom Hyer a.
gain gave Sullivan licking. precisely in the
same way as before, getting his head under his
arm, and then batering the poor champion at
his leisure. After this, several belligeient cards
were published by the parties. bitter warfare
of words was carried on in the public papers,
until the present fight, for a stake of ten thou
sand dollars, was arranged between them by
their several friends.