Red Wing sentinel., 1860-05-09
TIE GREAT PRIZE FIGHT.
THE E.,,MEN.

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from Wilkes, Spirit. 81 s# rs
As the men confronted each otherifor the
irst time, the contrast between them was
,laringly distinct, Heenan overtopping the
champion in most commanding style. and
exhibiting superiority of bulk that threat !
end unspeakable dangers. What ever his
weight might have been, however, it was
we'll disposed upon his fighting points, and
his condition did great credit to Cusack and
Macdonald, who, bye the bye, when he first
uncovered, betrayed look Of conscious
pride, Us if they had created him. Indeed
a universal and spontaneous burst of admira-
ton went around the ring when his skin
first sparkled in the light, and not the least
curious of the observers was Tom Savers
himself. 'Well,s he is q hearty fellow, sure
enough !" said he involuntarily, and imne
diately resumed his preparation. ='ss'=ss=s
His skin was verv clear, glossy, and, as
we said before. sparkling in its ;whiteness,
and the muscles punched and knotted in
his arm and about his shoulders, as they
are represented =: =: the t ,;ct,raa f the old
Roman gladiators. FEis iegs'weres firm and
rather well developed, and what they lack
ed in the fortitication OF the thigh was COM
pensated by their aptitude Of active move
ment. His fault, if he had any, was in the
deIicacy Of his loins, indicating q disposition
to break up in that quarter if harrassed by
prolonged hostilities, but the power which
swelled and branched above, and knotted
every inch Of his breast and arms, seemed
to be guarantee against serious trial in that
quarter. lie put up his hands ina grace
II hi, loft l>os,nr mall ovfon1o1 0c
if feeling out gingerly for his man, while his
right held handily across his breast, almost
at right angles, the first icing not more
than six inches away, as ifit bore cuirass.
His position was erect, leaning neither back
ward nor forward, and the carriage Of his
head was graceful and confident, 1t is
merely necessary 10 add, in. connection,
that he stands six feet two and a half inches
high, and is at the present time twenty five
years old. @a'E l,"f& ~. s5' -
Sayers, on his part, is feet eight inches
and half, and, as 70 said before, is thirty
five years ofase Weight, he was exactly
$50 lbs, and all Of that amount was, as in
the case Of his antgonist, as we'll dis
,ributed as was possible for it to be. His
shoulders are very powerful and muscular,
and his loins corresponded to them with a
broad and concentrated quantity of strength
that readily accounted for his lasting quail
ties. His head is model of gladiator's
caput, and it is wonderfully we'll set into a
neck which seems strung with the muscle
of a bull. HIS face, too, wore the appearance
of singular hardness, and its prominen. and
strong angles looked like the projections of
fortress, and did not give much assurance
of tender resting place for anything that
came in contact with it hard, unless, indeed,
the assailing substance might ce brass or
stone. His arms, as we have already
said in an extract given from letter
in the proceeding matter, exhibited but
muscle, and from his. hips downward
he is deficient of the fine qualities WHICH
characterize his chest and loins. His
thighs however, though light, are by no
means weak, and his lower leg makes up
for the deficiency by being tight and strong.
The toss for the choice Of ground having
fallen to John Heenan he, as q matter Of
course, took the corner in which the sun
was behind him. The greeting of the r'vnl
pugilists was very hearty, and 50 cordially
did they shake each other by the hand that
the cheers of the crowd was repeated and
continued for some time. The odds Of two
to one. which were freely laid on Sayers. in
London, decreased to six to four as soon as
Heenan began to strip,
From the London Times.
Hcenan proceeded to strip to the waist. It
seem impossible to restrain murmur Of ad-
miration at the appearance which he then pre-
scented. In heighth he is about SIX feet two,
with extraordinary long arms, deep chest and
wide and powerful shoulders. His appear.
ance yesterday was truly formidable. Ex-
exercise and long training had developed the
immense muscles Of his arms and shoulders
till they appeared like masses of bone be-
meath the thin covering Of skin, there SEEM
ed not an ounce Of surpert1uous flesh. His
ribs showed like those of grey hound, save
where they were crossed by powerful thews
and sinews, and as he threw up his arms,
and inflated the morning air, he looked the
most formidable Of the tribe Of gladiators
who have entered the arena. Every move
ment showed the sinews and muscles work.
ing like 1.-the machinery beneath their thin
Fl ne covering, and every gesture was made
with that natural grace and freedom which
always seems to belong to the highest de-
vtlopement of physical power. Sayers
IOOAcO ~ uiIA AVus anu 01SuSoIlyV AuU oS
one who saw in Ills every movement dan
gerous customer, and he, too, stripped in
turn Heenan's skin was white and spark
ling as snow and Of the finest texture,
Savers was as dark as a muhtto. Sporlipg
men said Heenan's skin was too fine, and
would bruise more easily than Sayers' "a
prediction which proved to he we'll founded
puuApvc an rruu preIrYr
Wilkes, who was on the ground, describes
Heenan as going up to Sayers in his cor
ner on the last round, after the ropes had
teen broken over, and they were fighting
lin the crowd. Tom was being sponged
and uursed, and his seconds and his friends
crowded round to prevent Heenan getting at
him, and Heenan not blind, as the English
papers say, but maddened at the disgrace
!: full manner in which he was to be deprived
lof his hard earned laurels, knocked Sayers'
second head ovar heels.
Wilkes winds up:
"The heroism displayed by the Benicia
Boy, and his courageous bearing were fire.
quently applauded during the fight. Lit
tie, therefore did the small bands Of Ameri-
cans, seated around that ring expect to see
it broken up. That it is so, will be found
too true, and its motives seen too plainly,
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