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

| h0Wu Do Dhyers was tnlS time very SLOW
to rise from his seconds knee. The gam
little fellow had already made the most SUI
perhuman exertions, but he found he wa
over-matched, and it was like fighting
against fate to hope to overcome his game
lasting and powerful adversary. Though HI
showed no evidence Of sinking Of the heart
hls want of prospect had a plain effect upor
his spirits and Heenan had to 20 after hin
almost to his seconds knee. It was plain
that the fight was nearly out of him, and hi,
friends saw clearly that his chance was gone
| While, therefore, The two men commenced tC
square away, they thotght 10 make diver.
| sion in favor of the champion by an outcry O.
"Policel policel" in the hope that Heenan, as
stranger, might be struck with alarm, and
either be induced in natural panic to jumt
| over the ropes, and thhs forfeit the fight, OF
TO turn his head so that tie watchfui cham.
| pion might get on his left eye. But the arti-
| tce did not take. Heenan had been fore
warned of the intended dodge, and he had
seen, moreover, that several policemen had
been quietly looking at the battle ever since
fought on the fiercer and Sayers being on
the look out for chances at the same moment
they had passage of real ding dong give and
take, fighting on the ancient style. The
blood flowed freely from them both and two
or three times they stepped aside to sponge,
but neither paid any more attention to the
swaying crowd, and the pretended effort to
keep back the police, than if no effort of that
sort had been made. Heenan got sharply on
the nose of Sayers, and the latter in return
caught Heenan sharply in the mouth, draw
ing a further quantity of blood. Savers
seemed to be encouraged and to freshen up
at this, and went after Heenan, but the Boy
caught him and floored him with another
square knock-down blow. [l0O to 20 on
Heenan.1 ... tt l.... .|r.
Round "a. Sayers now came up very weak,
and his partisans seeing his chance was al
most hopeless kept up the clamor about the
police, while the poor police, bewildered at
their own Importance, or rather at the sud-
den and fictitious Importance thus given to
them, looked on in perfect wonder at the
senseless panic. But Heenan paid no heed to
the idle trick, but went up to the fading Say
ers and hit at him with effect, and then
closed upon him for fall In the thickest
adversely there often comes q ray of light
and promise, and just at this point the cham
pion found CLEAN of promise, which seemed
to show him the road to victory. As they
struggled for the fall and while they fell, Il
so happened that Sayerss right hand became
free to play upon Heenan's left eye, and play
uponit he did so vigorously that Il threatened
to close under the unexpected visitation.
Sayers was thrown and Heenan fell on him;
but when the latter reached his corner, and
the swelling eye was seen the hopes of his
friends began to be disturbed.
Round 35. Sayers rushed in to improve the
opportunity thus given to him, and with his
apparently improved chances the clamor
about the police subsidized, and during the
sharp exchanges that ensued, that particular
alarm was done, and the round ended by
Heenan seizing Sayers in his arms and throw
ing him out from him clean to the earth as if
he were frog. ..-.---
Round 36. Heenan, however, in addition to
this strength, was not so much damaged on
the left eye as the hackers of Savers sup
posed; he had plenty of daylight in it to find
his adversary, and he went after him like a
tiger. Right and left he gave it to him in
the most commanding style--frst on the
mouth then on the right cheek, and then hit
him against the ropes. After slight separn-
ton, and process of sponging off he went
at him again, but caught It on the mouth,
and shed considerable blood in consequence.
Again he pressed upon him, but Sayers was
too quick, and went down to avoid. ,1i1tI
Hound 81. The cries of police now became
perfectly deafening from Sayers's side, but
Heenan still looked neither right or left, but
only at his man. He hit him once on the
back as he was running to his corner, and he
Sayers struck back and missed, he seized him
for a minute in the air. Sayers however, got
up his hand and seized Heenan by the cheek
and pulled at its sore and fsbby folds most
painfully. This forced Heenan to loose his
hold, and Sayers slipped down. .
Round 3S. 1t was now plain, from the noise
around Sayers's corner that it was the deter
mination of his party to bring the fight to
such a close as would save Sayers the belt,
but still Heenan kept to his work, and Nc
Donald kept steering him with judicious
steadiness.p He was determined to fight and
do nothing else so long as he could get Sayers
to tight with him, and though the ring was
now on the point Of being broken in, he went
up to his man and fought as manfully and as
as at first. He hit Savers as he
pleased, and, finally, seiziDg him by the neck,
he bent his head under his arm and held him
thereand against the ropes completely at his
mercy. Left to HIMSELF Sayers must have
sunk helpless to the earth, incapable to re-
spond again to time, whereupon finding
desperate crisis had arrived, the adherents of
the Champion actually took hold of Heenan's
arms, and. while they kicked and struck him,
dragged the beaten Champion from his hold
, Round 80. The confusion was now SO great
that no appeals could possibly be heard, and
.he ring being broken nIby the friends of
Sayers, at the same moment the Referee very |
improperly got up and retired. Heenan, |
however, apptehending some new artifice to !
prevent him from, obtaining the, belt he had |
70 fairly won, remained in the ring and when |
ime was called, went after Sayers again |
hrongh the center of the crowd that now |
warmed within the inner ropes of the arena. |
Sayers was pushed up toward him, but he |
,asily hit him down or pursued him TO the |
,orner among his seconds, as a man would |
lrive a boy. ltiFFflNQ y
In the foftieth and 'forty-frst rounds this
lishonorable treatment was repeated, Savers |
neither time being brought up until Heenan |
presented himself before him, and demanded |
lie should come out and fight. Finally, when
lie went up the last time for 70 ~ FfftF
Round AZ, finding that though Sayers could
lot, or would not, rise from his seat in his
orner, and his seconds refused to award him
he victory that belonged to him, by throw
ng up the sponge, he advanced upon him in
he midst of his seconds and struck him
where he sat Being struck in return by
ONE one else in that corner he turned upon
be other party, and In his just indignation
It their outrageous manner in which the OBJ
ect of his ambition had been dishonorably |
yrested from him, he opened a free fight
gainst them all His friends, however, in
erferred, and carried him back to his corner,
rom whence, after declaring himself 10 be
he winner of the fight, and the true owner
f the belt and title of the Champion of En-
land, he left the ring. Fair-minded and |
honorable Englishmen win decide whether
hese rights, so dearly and bravely won, shall
ot be given to him because he Is stranger
o their soil. lsisl1. e. ~ ,.s ,a ~ y.
f',I COMMENTS ON THE FIGHT.
WiIkes's Spirit makes these comments,
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