Smyrna times., 1860-05-03
The Fight for the Championship.

80 - ~0~~" VAN ~@~~~~~e
The steamship Vanderbilt, at New York on
Saturday. brings the particulars of the great
prize fight between Heenan and Ssyers for the
Championship of Englsnd. The fight took
place on the 17ih, at an early hour, on the bof-
ders of Hampshire and Slrrey, half mile from
Farnborough Station on the Southwestern line
and close to Aldershot, in the presence of an
immense crowd which had been brought from
London in three special trains We have no
space for the particulars of the fight. Suffice
it that after ihirty-seven rounds, in most of
which Heenan wotsted his adversary, and when
it was manifest that Sayers was losing the bat
tie, the crowd and the police rushed in and put
an end 10 the fight, and the judges decided the
battle drawn The breaking up of the fight
has caused great i'll feeling, and j, is isunhesita-
iingly Inscribed 10 purpose on the part Of the
/ friends Of Sayers, that be should not lose. Mr..
Geo. Wilkes, editor Of Wilkes Spirit Of the
Times, who was present. and who had staked
large amount against Heenan, speaks thus
plainly and frankly in an extra Of his paper,
issued 10 London and sent out by the steamer.
/" The heroism displayed by the Benieia Boy,
and his courageous bearing, was frequently APP
pauded during the fight. Little, therefore,
did the small band of Americans seated around
that Ring expect to see it broken up. That ii
was SO will be found toe true, and its motives
seen too plainly. when our narrative ofthe con-
test is perused. We have no hesitation in pro-
/ nouncing John @, Heenan fairly entitled to
The Champions Belt Bur the rufiians, seeing
hal ho1 ma ~ Itl,n
lost, made the presence of the police an excuse
and stopped further proceedings
Every time Heenan struck the champion with
his left hand, which appears to be his fayorite
weapon, h, knocked him completely off Of his
feet. Thirteen knock down blows did Heenan
administer to him, q thing unprecedented in the
whole history of prize fighting, from the days
IofFlag to those Of Sayers. In wrestling the
same superiority on Heenan's part was manifest
4 Throughout.
i Every time they closed the result was The
same, a heavy fall for Sayers, until on the
35th round, in the language Of one of the Ha-
mers of these Aganemnons s,Heensn seized
Sayers in bis arms and threw him clean from
hin as fine were d frog But when it was
discovered that by no possible chance could
Sayers win the fight, those mannuvres com
nenced which must have been previously ar
ranged. to prevent Hsenan being declared the
victor, aud the belt being taken at once from
Sayers and from England. A cry ofpolice was
/ raised. in order 10 alarm Heenan, and cause him
to run from the ring to avoid arrest. Being
forewarned of this, il did not have the desired
effect. Next, the policemen (real or fctitous)
. began TO crowd upon the ring, giving the refe-
} rec chance 10 ran away, without giving his
decision, and the rabble to breakin the ring and
! annoy Hesnan. The ring, we are told, was
D half full of people, and when the American ruff
fan had the Enalish one in that extremely dis
y advantageous position, known to the initiated
as chancery, they rushed to his rescue and tool
!: him from that grasp of Heenan, from which
otherwise be never would have been released
except as conquered man. When every By
stander was morally certain that whatever lhe
a technical decision might be, IIeenan was really
the winner of The fight, ths American leapet
: from the ring and ran like a deer, while BIZ
d sanquished adversary weak frsm severe punish
! ment, and parslized as to the muscles Of hi
9 right arm, from stopping Heensn's blows, wa
L assisted slowly and painfully TO bis quarters.
d A New York correspondent after the arriva
. of The Vanderbilt says:
u The city has gona mad We are all pupil
1t lists today, and one isin danger of being knocl
ID ed down BY his best friend, Charleston Con
"A vention, Fernando Wood, Douglas. plalferml
! are all ecIipsed andnlterly obliterated from III
. public mind, by tho news of Toe prize fst
y, brought by the Vanderbilt. The newspapt
* oficesare surrounded by multitudes, esgerl
wailin gao bug an extra " containing The n,.v
of the great encounter and, strange as it nla
appear, scores ofwonen rningle in the crowd
and buy papers TO read khe news. The excit
sl' ment seems to perysde all classes.
*, A passenger ON the Vanderbilt, who wi
f's messed tne 6gbt, gives the following accou
en- Of the closing scenes:
ur !. On the last cal Of time, Heenan came ,
m promptly, and the referee left. Savers was n
ed up in time, but was sitting on the knee of b
=, second. Heenan, after waiting for him. wal
ed up to him with his second behind him, ii
y said Give me this 6ght' TO this there w
'it- no reply. Give me this fight, Isuy ! repeat
ch Heenan; but stll there was no reply, and h
Ter sponge was not thrown up. Heenan then die
- back and slapped Ssyers ON the face with h
! spaIm OF his hand, knocking him down, VIII
me outsiders rushed in and ended the fight"
The same passenger suites that when /
Englsh rushed in TO break up the fight N
sa' Wilkes called upon the Americans to see h
- play, whereupou Tho latter rushed in and ella
- ed the ring Of the Iaglish in moment, SIT
-, -, Jog from the shoulder. There are various
nors ahoat, among others that Morrssey, "
had heavy bsts on sayeis, was The first man
80 break through the ring.
Probably several hundred thousand doll
have been wagered on the result of .his 81!
: The principal backsr Of Hsenan Is said ID
Dan Bryant, of minstrel notoriety, who