New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-10-20
TIE NORRISSEY AND HEENAN FIGHT'



A considerable number ol sporting men leit mere on
Saturday and this morning for Buffalo and VIII be ioI-
lowed this afternoon by more, VINO inend 70 wines
the fight The number of spectators from New YORK
will be much greater than that Of those who witnessed
the famous mill between Hyer and Sulhvan-in-
deed the interest in the fash circles of TIE metropolis
seems to he greater than here. gentleman
from Nev-York assures that il will nc the uglest
party that has left that city in good many years
The amount of money depending upon the result Is
immense The mania created in anticipation OF this
fight exceeds any ever before known foI never before
have beigerents been allowed to make their arrange
ments with much openness and unreserve-been so
Onized by the press toasted and toadied by Inefficient
and fayor-seekng officials, and countenanced by
kind and indulgent public, who are duly proud Of all
such licences Of our superior civliZatiOn and would
not by any means be guilty of putting damper upon
the refined snort. We have heard OF bets being made
a. far south New-Orleans. In st. Louis and CHI
cago there Is probably mole money at forfeit than IN
Troy. Spaniard residing in Albany has induced his
father Cuban sugar-planer to put mp two thousand
dollars Morrissey, against similar sum staked on
Heenan by a New OTk dry goods merchant. Those
who claim 10 be posted, estimate the amount of bets in
this State alone at from S2OJ 0OJ to sou U00 Natur
ally the character Of the betting varies with LOCALITY.
Here, il is hundred to from seventy to eighty on
MCrissey. We heard OF numerous offers of such odds
being made oil Saturday night, without any t9k"rs-
In NewYork, on the other hand, the sane odds are
freely offered on Heenan. Though both competitors
and we sorry to say it--clailn Troy as their
home, the fight seems to have resolved itself into an
issue between metropolitan ruiianism, personitcd by
HeenaD, and provincial bullylsm, embodied ID Nor
rlssey. go
shows III prime condition. When MOrrissey left here
he was somewhat Ills training had been pushed
to point beyond his powers Of endurance Some
flesh had been taken of that should have been left
The muscles had been strained so hard particularly
in long walks and exercises with the bells that they
gave out readily Ills breathing had become too
short and lie winded so soon as to give rise to
rlmor that OF his lungs was badly effected. But
all this, we are told, has been overcome. The
course pursued Buffalo has had the effect of restor
ing the impaired energies OF the renowned brulser,
and he is now in better condition TO do up
a Job Of scientific mailing than ever before
better even than at the time Of his little episode
with the deunct tutor of King Kamehameha,
of the Sandwich Islands. Ileenan is emphati-
cally n fresh msn. He hes never endured the
pumuleling and badgering lis opponent has passed
through at the hands of Thompson, Sullivan, Poole,
and in a thousand and one barrOom encounters. His
brawny muscles are firm and tough as sole leather.
His sl,dge hammer fists presents fine field for the
operation of cold chisel. His lungs are like black
smiths bellows in capacity. The first trainer under
whose hands he went, came pushing his regimen
too iar-but Aaron Jones arrived IN time to prevent
the direul catastrophe, and he has therefore had no
errors of judgment TO overcome The refined and
scholastic Mr. Jones, who is Il connosseur in such
matters-and from his early slaughter house remnis-
cences first class judge Of fat cattle-says she
never saw man in primer trim In the matter Of
condition, therefore, everything Is slap up 10 the
pewter rs our merry friends the sporting men, say.
We think that in view of the f,c that each party
"a
risks, We could bear with The most philosophical
roniiy the intelligence that Mr. Morrissey had los.
eye the nose OF Mr. ileenan had been resolved into
tie form of spttcd sprGt by the scientific touches of
his adversary. We have no wagers 20 win or lose.
We simply reflect public opinion. From this learn,
the one hand, that there is TO chance whatever
" for Iecnan Morrissev will die sooner than be whip
"ped; the battle won't be long one; Hcenau will
be knocked out of time in less than twenty-five min
" utes; and on the other hand, that " if Ileenan has
pluck which is all he needs, he will whip Morrissey
" in a very short time; that he is a splendid boxer:
" that he Is as strong aud ss spry as a cat:
L" that he has more science than Tom liver ever had
a" and full as much strength that he stands square
" and solid on h. feet, while Morrissey is tange-
." legged Either Of these opinions may be- cor
rect. Both of them cannot be-. We do not care which
is borne out in the result.
From TIE Bli.l0 C0re cr-ir' AFrc,,i,er fC,b
The fight is continuation of the old rom liver and
Yankee sullivan quarrel, out OF which has crown a
deal of ill.bool The Bencia Boy j, the representa-
tive of America, aud Moryssey Of The foreign fancy
Among the more rotoTious Of the crowd are lewis
Bsker. quiet, Genilemanly-appesrng fellow, who
killed BIZ Pools; Dad.C Cunningham, WHO did society
similar favor ly killing Paudeen; Tom Hyer. and in
fact, all the 4reG. men Of the fancy.