New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-09-11

nan and Merrissey will fight again, and the New
York Sunday Mercury give particulars of the pro-
| spective MILL from which we extract:
Heenan has been ever anxious to press another
| encounter with his old conqueror, and Morrissey
is the one who has held of-doubtess he has been
leave his business and devote two or three months
| to severe training. And at present, it seems that
Heenans engagement with Messrs. sWood and
| Nixon will bind him two months longer.
/ AS soon, however, as this period has passed,
the challenge from Heenan to Morrissey will posi-
| lively appear. The sporting world may look for
it by the 10th Of November next. It will be imme-
| diately accepted by Morrissey and both parties
will then go into active training although it is true
| that even now both men are in training.
BY this assertion, we do not mean to say that
they have given themselves up to those prep
aratons which are necessary for battle so tough
ly contested as this will be; but Morrissey while
at Saratoga, has been in the habit of taking his
regular exercise on the little trotting course at
that place. and has been for the last three months
accompanied by man who has acted as trainer,
and with whom Morrissey has had, and still does
have, set-to every morning, or at such intervals
as may be convenient.
MoRRIssEY'S CoNFIDENCE.--In a recent coyersa-
ton at Saratoga, Morrissey said he wanted the
challenge to come from Heenan, as Heenan, hay
ing been defeated by Morrissey, ought, Of course
to issue the defiance and, added he, "lf you've
got any money to bet on the event, put it on me-
and I'll win it for you.' He continued: 81 am
confident can lick this man. Savers would have
licked him easy if he had fought him as shall
fight him. he can't stand body punishment and
shall give him my head to hammer away at,
while make my fighting at his body. can out
stay him, and I'll win the fight, be sure of that.
his hands will go in little while, and then ] can
take him as want him."
Morrissey is full Of confidence, and wants onlv,
as he says, once more to face his old antagonist on
the turf, to teach him that he is still his master
Morrlssey has many friends who are equally conf
dent with himself, and who, with him. will stake
Hnll fhnyy rnsra tha inn,z 10
fight
HEENAN's CoNDrTIoN.--On the other hand the
friends of Heenan have the most implicit conf
dence IN their champion, and will risk on him
every dollar they can muster. Heenan himself is
in admirable condition he has entirely recovered
from the disease that disabled him at Long Point,
and IS leading sober and temperate life. He
doesaalot touch drop of liquor, no matter how
pressing may be the invitation of his friends. The
constant exercise he has with 0ttignon, Aaron
Jones and Ed. Price-all sparrers of the frstclass
keeps him up to the topmost mark of pugiistic
science.
He learns something every day for who could
fail to improve under the instruction of constant
experience with the most eminent professors of
given science that the day affordsa He, though
marvel Of quickness and agility, becomes more
and more quick and agile every day his wind is
improved by his constant exercise and when he
steps into the ring to fight Morrissey, he will
prove by far the most formidable antagonist that
veteran pugist has yet ever put up his hands
before, In conversation with friend, few
days since, Heenan said: The next fight won't
| be short fight. The man that fights me has got
| to fight me three hours.i
| THE FORMER FIGHT AT LONG PoINr.--In his
former fight with Morrssey, Heenan's only hope
was to knock his adversary out of time in the
three rounds for he expressly stated to his hackers
| that if he could not effect that consummaton he
could not win. He knew that after the first keen
struggle was over, his lack of condition would tell
fearfully against him, as it proved. Accordingly
he expended all his energies on the first two or
three rounds, hoping to SO far stun Morrissey by
that tremendous cannonade of blows he admins
tered to his head that he would not be able after
that time to face the scratch. Probably no skull
in the world, other than Morrissey's, could have
received that tremendous pounding, and have re-
covered from it to answer to the call of !" tne.n
But Morrissey did recover, did answer to the call,
and Heenan failed, as be had predicted and the
result is known.
The INTEREST AND MONEY INyoLyED.-We as |
sure our readers that John G. Heenan and John |
Morrissey will positively fight again, for $4,000
aside. probably in January next, but certainly not
later than the 9th of March, DEATH Sickness or a
disabling accident to either party not intervening.
The combat will transcend in interest and inn
portance any that has taken place in America and
will scarcely fall Short in interest," of the late inter
national fight between Heenan and Sayers. The
amount of money that will be staked will be some.
thing almost fabulous. Besides the batte-money,
which will probably be advanced by the two COM
batants themselves, they will each bet from 5000
600 on the event. And as the friends of each
man numerous and rich, we may safely estimate
that this great battle will decide the ownership in
this country and England, of at least half a million
ofdollars.