The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-05-02
The Sayers and Heenan Fight.

The Sayers and Heenan Fight.
This brutal affair has finally been brought TO
a close. Heenan had the better, though the vic
tory WAS declared for neither Both showed
themselves fools to fight at all, and Heenan doubly
so, TO fight on Savers own dunghill Hemight have
known that if there was any prospect of whipping
Savers, that the fight would be interfered with,
upon some pretext or another. England loves to
wn-fairly if convenient, but never submits to
defeat, if it can be avoided, either by fraud or
bad faith.
The arrival of the Vanderbilt on Saturday, at
New York, brought the following particulars of
the fight; all, however, from English advices,
and of course putting the best side out for Eng
land:
Prom the London Daily News, April 18th.
The FIGHT.-The long projected fight between
Heenan and Savers took place yesterday. BY 4
o'clock in the morning the visitors to the scene
of action were conveyed from the London bridge
station, and they aghted near Marlborough.
The fight lasted two hours and three minutes,
during which thirty mine rounds were fought.
Savers drew first blood, and Heenan claimed the
first knock down blow. Savers did not show any
signs of punishment, but his right arm was much
injured by his attemps to ward Oft Heenans tre-
mendOus blows. Heenan once got the cham
pion's head under his arm and seemed about to
strangle him. The referee subsequently quilted
the ring, and declared a drawn battle, but two
or three skirmishes were made. Heenan seemed
Indifferent as to whether he hit Savers or his
seconds The mob of people at the fight was
immense.
Long before o'clock, this Tuesday morning,
London bridge station was literally besieged by
spectators to witness the fight, and at hali-past
the first special train dispatched, containing
about / 900 persons, and after travelling two and
a-half hours, arrived at place called Ash, near
Farnham, where all the people got out of the
train, when after crossing several fields and
bitches, arrived at a small meadow in which a
rope ring was formed, and precisely half-past ]
the two men entered the ring, when the Benica
Boy approached Sayers and shook hands warmly
with MIN.
First Round-Sayers led out with his left and
caught Heenan in the mouth, and upon second
feint he landed significant blow ON lIeenan's
nose, when the latter closed aud got hold OF
Savers by the neck, and Savers fell.
Second-Heenan, after few minutes cycling
his antagonist let fly his left and landed blow Oh
h's 1T mouth u closed and threSy him m a., ,,,.
the latter again falling.
Fourth-Heenan went up to Sayers, shot oul
tremendously with his left, and hit Savers again
Oh the mouth, and sent him spinning to the
ground.
In the fifth and sixth rounds Savers fell with.
out any punishment on either side.
Seventh-Sayers landed fearful blow on Hee.
mans left cheek, cutting it open, and lieenan's
left eve became almost Immediately in darkness
This round lasted twelve minutes, and ended with
Heenan knocking down Sayers with a blow in
the mouth.
Eighth-Heenan shot out with his left, but was
beautifully stopped with Savers right. After
much parleying on both sides, Heenan caught
Savers on the mouth and caused the claret Il
flow prOfusely. This round lasted twenty min
utes, and ended with Heenan knocking Savers
down.
Ninth-Heenan went up to Savers, caught
him on the mouth, and sent him to his mother
earth.
Betting which had been up this time to I on
Savers rose to even, Heenan having the call.
| Tenth-Heenan closed and threw Savers hea
Willy.
Eleventh-Sayers struck Heenan on the mouth
and fell heavily
Twelith-leenan went up TO Sayers ana
knocked him down, which he also did on the
18th round.
Observation-Disclosures hitting on both sides-ir
the mouth, then closed and Savers fell.
Fifteenth-Heenan caught Sayer. in the moutl
with his left, and cent him spinning round, anC
with his right caught him in the jaw, Savers go
ing down
Sixteenth-After few exchanges Heenan shot
out and knocked Sayers down.
The 18th was similar rOnnd
Eighteenth-Sayers did much towards closing
Heenan's eyesight, and fell.
Nineteenth and twentieth-They closed, lIee
nan throwing Sayers in both instances
Twenty-tirst and twenty -secOnd-IIeenan wen
up to Sayers and knocked him down. lion,
cheers Betting one to four on Heenan!
-thrd-After some severe hitting OF
both sides, Heenan's face becoming much disiig
ured, they closed and Savers had throw record
ed in his favor.
Twenty -fOurth-Heenan again knocked dowr
Savers
Twenty -fifth-Sayers caught Heenan a poser
on the nose, the claret flying about, the tw,
closed and fell, Savers under.
Twenty -sxth-Sayers landed a severe blow OF
Heenan's left cheek and fell.
INSTRUMENTATION followed Savers abOu
the ring, slight cOunter-hitting, the former
landed another blow on Sayers' mouth, and he
fell.
Twenty-eighth-A similar round to the last
Savers falling
Twenty ninth-Heenan with his left caught
Savers on the mouth and brought him to the
ground.
Thirtieth-Sayers caught Heenan bang on the
nose, the two closed, and Sayers fell
rty-frst--Sayers caught a severe blow or
the mouth, the two closed and fell, Savers being
under.
Thirty. second-In this round Heenan retired
to his corner and seemed rather reluctant il
coming out. Savers let fly with his left and gave
a cutting blow on Heenan's frontispiece Betting
even on Savers at this time. 1t was evident thai
daylight was becoming almost of no avail to Hee.
nan, as both OF his eyes We're nearly closed, and
his face altogether presented frightful appear
ance.
y-third-Heenan landed a crasher on
Savers mouth, and sent him spinning again &c
the ground
1t was now plain to he seen that Savers right
arm was not of much avail to him from the re.
peated stopping of blows and Heenan's hand also
becoming much swollen from the repeated use
he had made of it,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES hit out rapidly twice,
giving Heenan both on the nose and mouth
Heenan, however, followed Savers up, and struck
him heavily on the mouth and sent him 10 the
ground.
Thirty-ifth-The two soon closed, and Savers
getting hold Of Heenan by the neck, hit him se-
verely over the left eve.
Thirty-sixth-The two closed, and Savers was