The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-05-01
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TUESDAY MORNING. MAY I. 1es0
THE GREAT MILL"
Further Accounts from American Sources.
heenan Entitled to the victory-.His Con.
duct nj the Close Of the Fight.
The account published yesterday. from the
London Times Of the fight between Heenan
and Sayers received cons siderable additions
from American sources. Wilkes Spirit of the
Times has the following:
This paper gives the number OF rounds as
~, and after noticing the Interference of the
police al round -, says: at was plain, from
the noise around Savers corner that il was
the determination of his party to bring the
fight TO such close as would save Savers the
belt. but still Ieenan kept 10 his work. This
treatment was kept up through the next four
rounds, when At "round l., /" finding that Say
ers could not, or would not, rise from his seat
in his corner. and that his seconds refused TO
award him the victory that belonged 10 him,
by throwing up the sponge, he adv need upon
him ia the midst OF his seconds and struck him
where he sat. Being struck in return by some
one else in that corner, he turned upon that
other party, and, In his Just indignation at the
outrageous manner IN which the object of his
ambition had been dish6norably wIestej from
him. he opened 4 free fight against them ALL"
We cannot, however, avoid taking this op-
portunity TO say that we deeply regret the
proceedings which the friends OF Sayers adopt
ed to save him from the loss Of his proud title,
and At the same time express our belief that
II has damaged him more to retain the trophy
from brave and honorable victor in that way
than il he had sustained half q dozen such
defeats as that which was really administered
TO him on Tuesday last. We have too good IN
opinion OF him personally to believe he was
IN any way party to this outrage. for no one
knew better than himself that he had been
had a chance to win.
Heenan outfought him at every point, and
every unbiased man who saw the fight will
say without hesitation that any pretence TO
match them again woud be regarded as Il pre-
posterous proposition by any friend of Say
ers We hope, moreover, that he will not con-
sent 10 go through any new farce Of that de-
scription. If the battle of Tuesday last WAS
not to him victory, it will be quite idle for
him to contend for one again. We are sorry
that we cannot dwell upon the su bect more at
length just now; but let it be sufficient for
the present that we put in our protest against
the base proceedings which extricated the bea-
ten Champion Of England from the hands of
Heenan at Farm borough on Tuesday last, and
that We claim in the same connection that
John q. Heenan is righifully entitled to be
considered, IN pugilistic point of view, the
Champion of the World
Wilkes Spirit further says:
At last, after rally and Il close, in which
the combatants Rugged each other on the
lie
crowd broke into the ring in a most rufiianly
manner. under false pretence that the con-
stables were interfering. These very consta-
bies had been on the ground during half the
at getting in. But the rufians, seeing that
their man would be beaten and their money
lost, made the presence OF the police an
cuse and stopped further proceedings. AT this
Juncture the referee quilted his place, most
unfortunately leaving all question OF "fAir or
foul' without a deciding voice. Three rounds
were fought after his departure, and at the
end of the third the uproar was tremendous,
the ring keepers were unable to keep the mob
back, and the victory which would in a few
have been awarded to John g. Hee-
nan, could not be obtained. The cowardly
mob saw the laurels within his grasp, and
Tom Sayers OF any toreknowledge of their in
teniion.
The London correspondent of the N. York
Times, writes to that journal as follows, the
evening after the fight:
IL visited Heenan last evening, U7th,) and
found him most comfortable and in excellent
spirits. He is anxious to fight Sayers as soon
as possible, if he is not satisfied with the pre-
sent result. The indignation of the Anleri-
cans here, and in fact OF a large portion Of the
British public, is loudly and vehemently ex-
pressed. The ring was broken in to by a pack
OF thieves, who used the excuse to rob every
one. 1t was yell known that Mr.. Heenan
would not be allowed to carry the Champion
Belt out OF the country, and the Engiisnmen
who had bet their all on Savers as soon us
they found their Champion was losing, re.
sorted to the most unfair means, kicking Hee-
nan and pulling him down.
"a meeting OF the e'Americans will take place
in London Tonight, (isth,) and you may ex-
pect to see some twenty controversies in the
newspapers. Mr.. George Wilkes will de.
mand the Belt for John Heenan, and will fur.
nish ties timony TO prove he is entitled to it.
or one thing your readers may be certain
HPpHan'S lU ndo1t
and his position will be main tained to the
last"
A passenger on the Vanderbilt, who wit
messed the fight, gives the following account
of the closing scenes:
son the last call of time. Heenan came up
not up to time, but was sitting on the knee OF
his second. Heenan, after waiting for him,
walked up to him, with his second behind him,
and said Give me this fight!' To this there
was no reply. Give me this fight, say re-
peated Heenan; but still there was no reply,
and the sponge was not thrown up. Heenan
then drew back and slapped Sayers in the face
with the palm of his hand, knocking him
down, when outsiders rushed in and ended
the fighth
The same passenger states that when the
English rushed in to break up the fight, Mr.
Wilkes called upon the Americans to see fair
play, whereupon the latter rushed in and
cleared the ring of the English in a moment,
striking from the shoulder.
There are various rumors afioat. Among
others, that Morrissey, who had heavy bets on
Sayers, was the first man to break through the
ring.
The correspondent of the New York Herald
writing the day after the fight, says:
Mr.. Wilkes has sent to Macdonald to collect
the proper testimony, and will appear before
the Pugilistic Benevolent Association this
evening to demand the belt for ueenan. saw
Heenan last night at II O'Clock he was q ute
much subsided. He says If he had not been
kept back by Macdonald he would have fought
quicker and would have whipped him before
the twentieth round, and this opinion is shared
by all the Americans here. MIR. Bowling has
declared that all the bets must be n1li and
void, and recommends us in England to SUBJ
scribe a sufficient amount TO purchase belt
tor Heenan and to lat Sayers keep his. The
Americans say that he shall not receive any
thing but The Champion Belt which he is en-
titled to. hear nothing but the highest COM
mendations in reference to Heenan's pluck
and courage. Sayers was well known TO pos
sess endurance and courage but Heenan COM
PEELED every man to pay tribute TO his bravery
Heenan wants to fight Sayers Immediately,
but he will have to abide the decision Of the
referee. Morrissey Is dreadfuily put ont he
had been with Sayers several days, giving him
ins fractions in reference to Heenan's weak
points. He had also bet very heavily against
him, to the tune OF $1,000. During the fight
he was constantly appiauding when Keenan,
was struck by Sayers. lie has lost favor very
much in conseq uenee. My opinion is, they
will not fight again. The authorities will
prevent II. 1t is not yet known
what course the authorities will take in re-
ference to Heenan's breaking his bond. He
has forfeited his ball, which was subscribed
by his admirers.
The news offices In New York, Saturday
were packed with human beings.
waiting the issue Of the Earopean extra Of
Wilkes I. Spirit Of the Times," which had
t,aen prin ted In En- ngland and awaited deliye.