The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-06-01
English "Fair Play "--Heenan and
Sayers Arm-in-Arm.


Sayers Arm-in-Arm.
We copy below from the London Sport
ing Life few extracts concerning Heenan
and Sayers. We place in Italics a few
words which show that the Englishmen
never intended that Heenan should obtain
the belt, however fairly he might have
won it ::
If England and the United States had
been at war for seven years, and they had
fought battle between cOntending armies
of hundreds of thousands, the effect upon
the public mind would be no greater.
Every man who was present is looked upon
as hero, and surrounded by a gaping
crowd to listen to his recital of the events
connected with it. OF one thing your
readers may be assured Sayers was disap-
pointed In Heenan, and so were the public
they DID not expect so much pluck. Mr..
Morrlssey had spread the report that he
would show the white feather, and hundreds
were induced to stake their two to one on
Sayers. The result, however, has proved
that more royal fellow than Heenan
never entered the ring. We admire our
Tom he is game from head to foot. AS
to the condition of the men, we can an
swer from personal knowledge Tom
Sayers is perfectly we'll, with the exception
OF bis arm an examination by physician
at Charing Cross Hospital shows that the
ligaments and bones of the right arm are
fearfully injured by blow which he re-
ceived from Heenan. The surgeon certifes
that he will be unable to fight for two
months. John Heenan is in excellent con-
dltlon, ready to fight at days notice.
They were both at Newmarket races yester-
day, walking arm-in arm up and down the
course, and apparently upon the most
friendly terms. They would both be will
ing to consider it drawn battle If it were
not for interested friends but i'll. advisers.
They were willing to accept the proposition
which we made to them in the office of
Bells Life, and which Mr.. Bowling, the
referee, considered the most amicable way
OF settling it. We proposed that the origi>
nal belt should remain in the possession of
Bells Life, and that two new ones should
be given to Heenan and Sayers, one repre-
senting the champion of heavy weights, and
the other the light weights. This is the
only way it can be settled they may con.
tinue their controversies in the papers as
long as they desire they may still pursue
course which will keep the public mind in
feverish state of excitement, but there will
be no more fighting.
We received visit yesterday morning
from a friend of Sir Charles Cornewall
Lewis, and he said. "you may depend upon
It'll Sir Richard Mayne once takes this
subject in hand, he will make short work of
it." Imagine, il your readers can, what
pretty lot would be ensconced in jail togeth-
er--lords, barons, marquises, editors and M.
P.'s. Moncton Mines, when questioned
the other night in the House as to what
course should be pursued, kept mute he
pulled his hat over his eyes and made up a
fine appearance of somnolency. The fact
was, he was at the fight. know myself of
dozen noblemen and two clergymen pres.
ent, for | had occular demonstration of the
fact.
The proper ending of the matter is this
that, if they desire money, let both men give
sparring exhibitions throughout England,
and they would coin money. Savers is en~
gagged by Gushing to 60 to the United
States-he pays him one thousand dollars
month, (what will the elegant Brignoi
say to this |? Heenan has been offered one
thousand pounds for two months. Despite
of the tempting offer, his friends say '9the
belt and nothing else." That he ucM nerer
haze, for so great IS the excitement here-so
Invested as that battle yith chivalric associa-
tons and England's pride-that the people
srould sooner give up the crown, and hare
heard people declare it. We assure our
readers that, unless their excitement and
interest in the subject is as great as ours
they cannot appreciate our feelings. Feel
ings that are universal from high to low,
and from one end of the country to the other.
There will be no renewal of the combat
the law, with its strong arm, will arrest
second movement and crush it most efectu-
ally.
If "the law, with its strong arm" had any
idea that Sayers would win, ''the law, with
its strong arm," would no more arrest a
second movement" than it did the first.
A late London paper describing the at
tendance at the Chester races says, Tom
Sayers and the Benicia Boy were upon the
Grand Strand and of course attracted much
attention. Sayers' arm was supported from
his neck by polished strap, and probably,
owing to the excitement be has recently un-
dergone at Liverpool and other places, he
appeared somewhat careworn, though ap-
parently well in health. His face bears no
mark of his recent engagement. Heenan-
whatever his parentage or place of birth
may be-is, to all appearance, genuine
Yankee. His eyes (close to his nose on
each side) still bear evidence of fight for
the companionship; but, with the exception
of very slight scar Immediately under the
right eye, be carries mo mark to the
grave