The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-21
Tq1E M0RRLsSEF AND HEENldN FIGHT BETTING
ON THE RESULT CONDITION or THE PUGE
IISTS
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lff"M ths itol Evening inicri utt 10
considerable number Of sporting men left here on
Saturday and this morning for Buffalo and will be fol-
lowed this afternoon by more who intend witness The
night The number OF spectators from New York will be
much greater than that of those who witnessed the
famous mill between Hyer aud Sullivan indeed tbA
interest In the flash circles of the metropolis seems 10 M
greater even than here gentleman from New York
assures us that ait win be the uglies party that has o
that city ia good many years 2
The amount OF money depending upon the result Is
mense The mania created la anticipation OF this fight
exceeds any ever before known for before have
beliigerents been allowed TO make their arrange
ments with; much openness and unreserve- been
30 onized by the press, toasted and toaded by In
efficient and fayorseeking officials and countenanced
by kind and indugent public, who are duly proud
Of all such evidences OF superior civilization and
would not by any be guilty Of putting a
dainper upon the refined sport We have heard Of bets
being made al far South New Orleans In St Louis
and Chicago there is probably money at forfeit than
in Troy Spaniard residing In Albany has induced his
father Cuban sugar planter, to put up two thousand
dollars Morissey against similar staked Hee
nan by New York dry goods merchant. Those who
claim 10 be posted estimate the amount of bets In this
State alone at from $500, 900 10 $250O00 Naturally
the character of the betting varies with locality Here
1t Is hundred 10 from seventy 10 eighty Morrissey
We heard OF numerous offers of such odds being made on
Saturday night without any takers. In New York, on
the other hand the odds freely offered ON Hee
man, Though both oompetitors-and sorry to
say claim Troy their home the fight seems to have
resolved itself into issue between metropolitan ruia
ism, personifed by Heenan, and provincial buyism i'm.
bodied in Morrssey.
Both las they say of fat logs at cattle shows
in prime condition When Morrissey left here he was
somewhat worn. His training had been pushed to
point beyond his powers of endurance. Some flesh had
been taken on that should have been left The
cles had been strained hard particularly in long walks
and exercises with the BELLS that they gave readily
His breathing had become too short and he winded
so soon as to give rise TO that Of his lungs
WAS badly Affected But all this told, has been
overcome The pursued at Buffalo has had the
effect OF restoring the impaired energies of the renowned
bruiser, and he is in better condition to do up Job
of scientific mauling than rebetter than
at the time Of his little episode with the deunct tutor OF
King Kamehameha OF the Sandwich islands. Heenan
is emphaticay fresh man. He has never endured
the pummelng and badgerng his opponent has passed
through ut the hands Of Thompson, Sullivan Poole
and in Thousand -and-one bar-room encounters
His brawny muscles are firm and tough sole
leather. His sledge hammer fists present fine field
for the operation OF cold chisel His lungs like
blacksmiths bellows In capacity. he fret trainer
under whose hands he went pushing his rcg
men too farbut Aaron Jones arrived In time TO prevent
the dreful catastrophe and he has therefore had no err
of Judgment to The refined and schoas
tic Mr.. JONES' who is connoseur in such matters
from his early sangherhouse "reminiscences frstclass
judge of fatcate says s'he in primer
trim" In the matter of condition, therefore, every
thing Is '.sap up TO the pewter as merry friends
the sporting men, say.
We think that in view OF the fact that each party goes
into this combat with full knowledge Of its risks we
couid bear with the most philosophical serenity the intel
gcnce that Mr. Moissey had lost eye the nose Of
Mr. Heenan had been resolved into the of spitted
spat by the scientific touches of his adversary We have
no wagers to win lose We simpy reflect public opinion
From this learn, the hand, .that there
is no chance whatever for Heenan Morrissey will die
sooner than be WHIPPED; the battle wont be long one
Heenan will be knocked out Of time ia less than twenty
five minutes Z; and the other hand that ..f Heenan
has pluck, which Is all he needs, he will whip Nor
rsey in very short time; that he is splendid boxer
that he is as strong and spy cat That he
has more science than Tom Hyer had, and full as
much strength; that he stands square and solid his
feet, while Morrissey is 'tangle-legged ' Either Of
these opinions may be correct Both Of them cannot be-
We do not care which is borne out In the result.
From the Buffalo Commercial Advertiser 1shl
The fight is continuation Of the old Tom Hyer and
Yankee Sullivan quarrel, out Of which has grown
dead Of blood The Benica Boy is the representative
OF America, and Morrssey of the foreign fancy.
|. Among the more notorious OF the crowd are Lewis
Baker, quiet, gentlemany appearing fellow, who killed
Bill Poole; Dad Cunningham, who did society similar
nvor by killing Paudeen Tom Hyer and in fact all tho
great men of the fancy.
The fight is announced to come off at Long Point but
the general currency given to this Information we'll
the great distance ther leids many suppose that
some nearer point will be selected at last All the
rangements for leaving made in the most open
ner but there no conferred police by law
which can prevent their going.