Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-05-01

" ~ ASIoi hCu u Will u very 5sHedPy OuS,
which sent Tom staggering back, and after
some further exchanges, all in favor of the
powerful young American. Sayers gotdown.
Again the men were attended to, and
again Sayers came forth, much marked with
heavy cut over his eyebrow, to cope with
Heenan in his own corner This time the
sparring was so long and cautious that at
last both men put down their hands and
laughed. Again they began, and after a
few feints, Heenan dashed out his left, and
Tor the fourth time fairly struck Sayers to
the ground with very heavy blow. The
effect OF these repeated blows seemed almost
greater on the spectators than on Sayers.-
The latter tried to treat them lightly, but
around the ring very different opinion was
entertained, and Heenan was backed to win,
and was cheered and encouraged to the ut
most. Both men were duly wiped down,
and Sayers head and face, which were now
smeared with blood and heavily bruised and
bumped, was held close pressed between cold
sponges to keep down the Commissions, which
had now altered his deep sallow hue.
Shouts now went round the ring that Say
ers had virtually already lost, and indeed
the punishment he had received was SO much
more severe than that bestowed upon his
tall, wry antagonist, who seemed always
, smiling and always fresh, that matters really
began to look serious for the Champion, and
almost to warrant the belief that "the belt
was going to Troy" Apparently aroused
by these shouts to stronger efforts, Sayers
came on again, and watching his man eau
tiously, stepped back from a dreadful blow
aimed at him, sprang in before the Ameri-
can could recover himself, and gave Heenan
a terrific smash full in the eye, splitting up
the cheek and sending his antagonist reeling
| like drunken man back into his corner
The effect of this blow was so tremendous
that even before half a minute had elapsed
lIeenan could scarcely be recognized as the
same man, so swollen, disfgured and blood
stained were his features. There were loud
cheers for Sayers, who went up to Heenan's
corner and peered into his face with curl
Gus, half-puzzled expression, as if he too was
astounded by the effects of his own handi-
work Savers now let nc time slip, but
catching most formidable blow of Hee-
nan S on his right arm, again dashed in, and
gave in return still worse blow to the
American, following it up with another,
which seemed to smash his nose, and almost
knocked Heenan off his legs in turn, so that
| he required the most careful attention from
his seconds to make him fit for the next
round.
The betting now changed again, and il
| Savers was not a decided favorlte, there al
least seemed nothing to chose between the
two. All the rounds had been long and
cautiously fought, but the hitting had been
dreadful, and both men began to show signs
of fatigue, and after long sparring, in the
seventh encounter, both paused, rested and
at last retired to rinse out their mouths,
which were very bloody, with water. As
| they came up again SAyers at once dashed
in and gave another terrific blow to Heenan,
which sent the blood pouring down over his
broad chest, and seemed to make his huge
form trenble like child'S. Heenan paused
| for moment and then darted in, but Sayers
got under his guard, closed, and after giving
him some heavy bod y blows, both fell,
| Saycrs under.
! 1t had been noticed in the last two rounds
that Sayers made not the least use of his
right hand, with which in all his previous
un>hment, that full blow from it may al
most be said to decide the fate of battle
The reason of this was now painfully APP
parent on his again stepping into the ring.
Ia stopping one of lIecnan's tremendous
blows it is supposed that one Of the bones OF
his right arm was broken. Certain it is that
the limb was trightiully swollen, and so pow
erless that he could only manage to support
it across his chest. From this time, there
fore, Sayers fought the rest Of the battle with
his left hand, only seeking every opportuni-
ty to ease the evident pain of the injured
limb by opening the hand and resting it on
his chest or ribs. He, however, advanced
smiling, as did also Ilcenan, though the
features of the latter were SO distorted and
swollen that it was hard to say what he was
doing. Sayers, notwithstanding the loss of
his right arm, still pushed in, and gave the
American another fearful blow, which sent
him staggering back to have the blood wiped
from his gasbed features, while Sayers rs
usual pred in with a curious look to see what
mischief he had done
The blow, however, though dreadful IL
look at, seemed to have no effect on the
strength of the guant iron frame of the
American, who was quickly out, and after
some slight sparring again launched forth
his powerful arm, and striking Sayers on the
nose with IL blow that was heard all over the
meadow, he felled him like an OK. This
round lasted l3 minutes, and the men SEEM
ed 50 distressed at its close that each had to
to be carried to his corner. The seconds
had much to do with sponging their faces
and washing over the marks Of their wounds,
though some of lleenan's seemed too deep to
be meddled with in this way. Time was
loudly called by the umpires, and the Ameri-
can instantly rose; Sayers was much longer
coming up, though he seemed almost fresh
er Of the two, but not nearly SO strong. As
SOON as Sayers was in reach Heenan gave
him heavy blow over the eye and almost
Immediately after still more fierce one on
the mouth and nose, which now in poor
Sayers, seemed all knocked into one. There
was slight sparring and both exchanged hits,
all the profit in this unpleasant species of
barter being on the side of the American
Sayery drew back to spit the blood from his
mouth, and was laughed at by some of Hee-
mans supporters.
An imprudent ebulliton, inasmuch as
Sayers seemed stung by the taunts of the
Americans, and again springing in, gave
Heenan a blow which sent him tottering
back, following it up with another and
another, and fourth tremendous one in the
mouth Heenan seemed staggered by these
fearful vsitations, and reeled like drunken
man, leaving him self so unguarded that if
Sayers had had the use of his right arm, the
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