The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-11-11
Particulars and Incidents of the Prize

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1t Is conceded that Heenan showed by
far the most science, and had he not ex-
hausted himself in the first five rounds.
up to which time he had given infinitely
the most battle, he would shurely have
beaten. But Morrissey is stubborn
and long-lived dog, and the more he is
| pounded the more, he fights. 1t was
probably Heenan's intentions. knowing
these characteristics of Morrissey, to
" mash. him down, and even kill him.
by vigorous and terrible assault at the
outset, and this is the reason why he
made the first few rounds the most
brilliant ever witnessed in this coun-
Try, or perhaps recorded in the whole
history OF prize fighting. In the very
first round Heenan took the offensive
and followed Morrissey to the ropes. ad.
ministering series OF such terrible
blows that his antagonist was as helpless
as chila. before him. When he, got
Morrissey to the ropes he aimed at him
one of his most powerful left hand blows
which. had it taken effect, says the Trib-
une, would have ended the fight? but
Morrissey lodged the fatal shaft and
Heenan's hand struck stake with such
force as to split it and break the third
and fourth nuckles. In this round Nor
rissey received at least twenty five tre-
mendous blows in his face, while Hee-
nan was as yet untouched. Heenan con-
tinued these terrible attacks until the
close Of the fifth round, which he ended
by clean knock down blow under
Morrissey's chin. He was nov COM
pletely exhausted, but as vet almost
wholly unhurt. Morrissey, however, ON
appearing at the scratch the sixth
time, was a fearful sight to behold, COW
cred as he was with the gore now flowing
freely from his numerous wounds. In
the ensuing rounds the blows given and
returned were comparatively feeble, and
by far the greatest number fell short of
their mark. = 1fit tdaen ~
1t is certain that Morrissey won be-
cause his antagonist had tainted away
from sheer exhaustion and could not be
brought to time. The victory having
been declared for him, his friends imme-.
diately filled the ring, yelling and scream
ing, but their champion was too far gone
to speak, and only made an attempt to
smile, which was CHASTITY thing to see,
his face being mashed to a perfect jelly.
and his features being hardly discerni7
BILE. His nose was literally battered fiat
Heenan, on the other hand, save the
wound to his left hand and swollen lip
from severe "under cut" scarcely
showed a mark, and the blood with
which he was covered was entirely re-
ceived from his antagonist in their close
encounters.
After the fight, Heenan and Morrissey
were laid side by side in the same wagon
and drawn for mile to the STEAMBOATS, on
which the " excursionists" had come out
from Buffalo. Each party had boat,
and third was run by private enter
prise. Morrissey's boat, in approaching
Buffalo, fired rockets i'm token of victory.
Arrived at Buffalo, Heenan Immediately
proceeded to the Bloomer House, where
he washed his face and took supper with
some friends. His face scarcely shows a
mark On Friday he expected to take
trip to Niagara to recuperate his strength.
Morrissey is SO badly hurt that he will be
laid up several weeks. and will certainly
bear about with him for the rest of his
life the marks OF this terrible encounter
His features are hopelessly ruined
The Tribune says it is the feeling of
all who Witnessed the battle that Morris
sey's winning was solely due to his I'M
doubted pluck and astonishing power of
enduring severe punishment and not in
the least degree to any science display
ed by him. All the fighting was done
by Heenan, who received not one blow
to Morrissey's twenty, and had he been
i'll proper condition to fight the result
might have been very different Within
eight hours after the battle Heenan offer.
ed 81 900 to $500, that Morrissey is not
the better man of the two, the point to be
decided in the ring within three months,
but he found no takers. Morrissey has
declared his intention to retire from the
ring, and to fight no more, but Heenan
will never rest satisfied until he has Ell
Their beaten Mr.. Morrissey, or until that
gentleman has pummelled into him, a
conviction that the Beniciia.
Boy can never become the champion Of
America. bar iaaIfiafh 3 i5lpGl4on
Morrissey exhibited the same remark
able endurance in his fight with Yankee
Sullivan, at Boston Corner, six years ago,
and was declared winner then under al /
most precisely similar circumstances
Bill Poole was one of Sullivan's hackers
in that encounter, aud because he would
never consent that Morrissey had won,
the friends Of the latter pursued him
with bitter hatred until they ut last ac-
complished his murder. Tom Hyer was
one Of Heepan's backeissin this fight,
and was 50 indignant that Morrissey had
again q come the indomnitable" to the
defeat Of his favorite. that he fairly jump
ed about the room in his rage, declaring
that he would himself return to- the ring,
and beat Morrissey or looss SIC 00O.ljda
Keenan, is called the '.Benicia Bow.
because he formerly lived in Benicia,
California He is % years Of age,
blacksmith by trade, and never appeared
in the ring before The late fight. His
muscular STRENGTH ihoweyer md f1,a