Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-10-28
The Prize Fight.


miles from Buffalo, on the Canada shore.
The steamers Kalooloh. Globe and Gatena
carried the combatants and their friends
from Buffalo, the Globe taking Heenan's
and the GaIena Morrissey's friends. The
steamers reached the Point about four
O'Clock Thursday morning, but it took a
long while 10 effect landing, many hav
ing to wade to their arm pits in order 70
reach the shore. The ring was formed
Immediately below the Lighthouse. From
the Express We take some extracts IN re-
gard TO the fight and matters connected
Herewith. 1t is stated 10y Heenau's sec
ond that the ground not being turf, it was
not according to agreement but that the
spectators should not be disappointed in
seeing the fight. When all was ready for
action. -ti. s --.a. .7-
"Mr. Varrell, and another gentleman,
who does not wish his name mentioned,
were chosen judges, and at 81 minutes to
the fight began, and lasted 2l minutes.
In the first round Heenan had the advan-
tage, gaining the first blood and the first
fall; having lasted 4t minutes.--Bolh
came up weak for the second. Very hard
hitting; Morrissey down, with cries offoul,
and Heenan over him. 4d b. r 81
The third light sparring, with elinch.
In the fourth Morrissey got slightly the
advantage. us5-ai sd e-7'
Fifth Heenan hit with great vigor, hav-
ing feIled Morrissey with one tremendous
blow, gaining the first fall. .Ht
Sixth. The hitting was very hard Nor
rissey having got one terrific blow on Hee-
mans ribs, under the heart, which shook
him violently, and fell heavily on him at
the close. Heenan tainted on his seconds
knee, but came up to time. "a. iis..J .3afss
In the remaining four rounds, Morrissey
had it completely his own way,l Heenan
being evidently exhausted, and ~ the eley-
enth round, his second, Aaron Jones, threw
up his cap, and confessed the defeat of his
principal. af .aAi Ysb .-gs5 izs.r ei
The first round was the most terrific
ever, witnessed in the annals of the ring
After some little sparring and for full five
minutes Heenan continued TO pour upon
bis adversary perfect avalanche of blows,
which would have killed any other man in
the United States, except .Morrissey. 1t
was in fact twenty rounds condensed into
one, and ended with the total exhaustion
of Morrissey, who was finally brought 10
the ground in condition ofperfect exhaus-
tion. In this round also Heenan met with
an accident, which in all probability aided
much in determining the result of the fight.
In aiming blow at bis adversary with his
left hand he missed him and struck one of
the stakes with such force as TO break the
bones of the middle and third fingers, caus-
ing intense pain, and very much disabling
him. Notwithstanding this he continued
to use his hand with great vigor, and on
several occasions knocked down his adver-
sary with his disabled hand" '-
Throughout the fight the most terrific
blows were dealt out by Heenan upon Nor
rissey, who received them as though his
head was made Of iron. Heenan was in
no fit condition for the fight He has for
some time been suffering from sore upon
his right leg which, on bis arriving at Buf-
falo be had dressed by physician, but at
the time of the meeting the whole of his
leg. from the knee down was complete
sore, rendering it extremely painful for him
to rest his weight upon it. He was ernest.
ly advised by his seconds and friends to
pay the forfeit and refuse to fight in such
a condition, but he stoutly persisted in eff
fecting the meeting. Heel an is man of
very large frame, standing 81 feet in his
stockings and, although now very thin and
bony, weighs 215 pounds. He was %
years old last May. Where his muscles
and body fully developed he would be a
perfect giant. He had never before ap-
peared in the ring and had never even seen
fight, and entered the ring under many
heavy disadvantages. Morrissey on the
other had was in splendid condition. The
Express says "he presents one of The most
splended specimens ofphysical development
we ever witnessed, Every muscle down
to the end Of his toes, has been brought
out aud hardened like iron. His fists are
as smooth as a woman's, while the muscles
of his arms and legs are like so many bun
dies of lightning rods" Heenan was more
distinguished for active and fearful blows,
and Morrissey for endurance. The latter
presented a much more "punished" ap-
pearance after the fight than the former.
Both were active the following day. Nor
rissey declares that 'he has fought his last
battle" while Heenan and his friends say
that he shall yet fight him. The cause Of
the meeting is thus stated: t'ja 2
"This contest, which was forced upon
him, and which originally grew out of a
quarrel in California with some of Morris
sey's friends, was in every respect one
sided affair. Heenan, it seems, had fftnd-
ed some of Morrissey's partizans, and be-
ing unable to punish him themselves, they
had called into requisition the services
of their chief, and by systematic course
of persecution, commenced from the time
Of his first landing from California, some
two years since, up TO date, compelled him
to meet Morrissey in the ring. The treat
ment from the first became obvious, and
after one or two personal interviews, in
which attempts were made to settle it VI
ct amies, Heenan resigned his situation as
Deputy Surveyor under U. S. Surveyor
B. Hart, and prepared to answer
the numerous insinuations, placards and |
open challenges of Morrissey's friends
The Buffalonians rejoice over the extra
ordinary quietness and good order that
prevailed throughout the city, notwith-
standing the crowd of shoulder hitters and
hard cases who were in the place. Only |
one case of disturbance occurred which