Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-02

chest, which Heenan returned, with interest
| upon the mouth. He then rushed in
clenched, and threw Sayers upon the ropes
where he slipped down, scraping his back OF
them as he went r .... ..
Round 81. Huenafi went to the scratch, ant
waited for Sayers, and when he came up hi
him down clean, with q splendid blow, anC
walked, we had almost said smilingly, away
but the grimace with which he intended
his pleasurable emotions could scarcely be
called a smile for the terrific visitations
of the Champion, though not so frequent as
his own, had so puffed and changed his fea-
lures, that none of the softer expressions
were much at his command.
Round %. Sayers, who now, notwithstand-
ing his severe punishment, seemed to be
freshening little, managed to prop Heenan
once or twice as he incautiously advanced
upon him; but Heenan, stubborn to his pur-
| pose, still bored in, and succeeded in again
| finishing him with knock down blow.
Round %. Sayers still kept up the shifting
game, but Heenan pursued and hit him in
the back without, however, knocking him
down. SayeTs, after pitching forward with
the blow, recovered himself while Heenan
stoon smiling at him, rs he had in the earlier
round smiled tantalizingly at HeenaA, when
he got his ornamental eye, and gathering
himself, handsomely caught Heenan as he
again advanced with fine telling hit upon
the mouth. Ileenan then rushed in, clcnched.
and struggled for the throw, and they went
to the earth together, with Sayers slightly on
the top. [Great cheers for Sayers-cheers
which were well deserved Z
Round "a. Sayers came up slow again, and
after few teints and passes Heenan again
knocked him down.
Round %. Sayers came up this time evil
IDENTIFY freshening, and with smile upon his
face, and it was observed that the vast SWELL
ing which had so disfgured his right fore
arm, had gone down almost entirely, though
1t did not promise to be of much more use to
him than Heenan's right eye, which was now
entirely closed, and so far as that was con-
cerned he was fighting entirely in the dark.
Amid cries of two to one on Keenan," the
Boy pressed forward, and after taking two
light but well directed admonishers that the
man before him was not yet beaten he sue
ceeded in strengthening the left duke out
again and landed the Champion once more
upon the grass.
Round 26. Sayers came up late, Heenan
waiting for him quietly, and was the first to
lead off at the mouth, and barely getting in
danced backward and ran away from the
return. Heenan followed and turned him,
delivered a good hit on the chin, and as
Sayers, who was on his own side of the ring,
sought to fly, Heenan, who was pursuing,
reached out his hand to catch him, and in
doing so made grab, which took Sayers's
whole face in his open paw, and must have
hurt the now sensitive mouth considerably
and started the blood from his mouth afresh
lie then brought Sayers to stand, and IL
was not much to his profit that he did so, for
the Champion got one in upon his breast.
Ihe blow was light however, and he retreated
from the return; but succeeded in getting in
another on the same place. Heenan rushed.
in, but his blow passed over the Champions s
head as the latter went down. -.
Round ~. Heenan led off again, and landed
a heavy hit or the Champions mouth, and,
as h&tollowed up and let fly another Sayers
got to the earth to avoid the punishment.
Round 2s. Two to one freely offered on the
Benicia Boy; but no takers. Sayers did not
look SO entirely feeble as some few rounds
before, but he was evidently much distressed;
and, unless some lucky accident could re-
trieve his fortune, defeat stared him surely in
the face. He had thus far been successful in
accomplishing one great object, and that was
the closing up of one of Heenan's eyes en-
tirely; if he could but shut the other, he could
still, notwithstanding the inferiority of his
condition, succeed. A lucky blow might do
it. Heenan led off again, planting his fiyorite
hit upon the mouth and making all the ivory
within it fairly rattle with the blow, while
Sayers countered lightly on the left cheek,
for he was still going faithfully for the left
eye. After this passage they separated, and
sponged of, Sayers confronting Hleenan while
the operation was going on with as much
quiet complacency as if he had him sure.
Heenan went at him, however, like a. tiger,
hit him again on the mouth, and as he ran to
escape renewal of the visitation, delivering
another chopping lick upon his STOPPING
back. Again they received the cleansing
offices OF the SPONGE and that being over,
Heenan stepped forward again, but Sayers
retired, and partly ran. Heenan followed
quickly, discharged a hit in the back of his
neck, and as Sayers turned to fight he hit
him against the ropes, and as he fell, grabbed
for him, but missed him, and then caught
him with terrific upper cut, whereupon the
Champion sunk to the earth.
Round 20. Sayers came up very weak in
the knees, and almost staggering, and Heenan
rushed over to his side of the ring after him,
and began the fighting briskly. Savers tried
sharply and caught him with one of the old |
which levelled him at the ropes.
Round 30. ''Three to one ton Heenanp |
Sayers came up spiritedly this time, and gath |
erlng himself handsomely, let fly with his |
left, and caught Heenan on the mouth, The |
Boy pressed forward for retaliation, but |
caught it with great seYerityagain, and once |
more the cheers went up for Sayers. Heenan |
rushed forward, but his blow passed over the |
shoulder, and Sayers catching again heavily |
On the mouth, went down amid great cheer |
ng from his friends. This was very severe
round for Heenan, who bled very freely; but |
here was not a man on the ground who did |
not admire the sound game which he dis
played in following up the sharpest and most
Managing cuts.
Round 81. Two to one offered to he taken
~ the friends of Sayers. Sayers, encouraged
~ the success of the last round, and the evil
lent bewildering effect it had on his oppo-
mt walked over into Heenan's corner, and
opened the campaign himself As quick as
hought he planted a sharp cut on Heenan's
month, and followed it by light touch on
he left cheek, in which direction he evidently
till hoped to have the happiness to close up
he only remaining eye. When Heenan
would have come back for his satisfaction, he
lvoided cleverly by getting down and letting
he fierce shot of Heenan pass hurtless lover
lis head
Round 80. Heenan showed distress while at
lis seconds corner, and when he confronted
'ayers he did not show that alacrity ofbattle
le had exhibited before. He led off, how
ver, but Sayers got away, and subsequently
few passes were exchanged with no effect |
nd, as the blood was flowing from Heenafl's
erious cuts all the while, he paused in his
ostilities to be temporarily sponged of.
While this was going on, Sayers, who, though
most seriously hurt was by far the least dis
Cured folded his arms and stood TRANQUILITY
efore Heenan, and surveyed him with the
most amazing confidence, and as if he were
is captive. When theycame together again,
layers was the first up with light tap, and