Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1860-04-21

The "Benicid Boy Driven from his Quarters
--Sayers' Colors-Opinions about the Nsh,
The Locality Of the Fight
LONDON, March 20, 1860.
In my last letter mentioned some of the
evidences Of the interest felt in Eogland 10
relation to the coming international fight
between HoenaD and Sayers. The interest
has manifested itself in such decided man.
ner that it actually obliged Heenan to quit
his comfortable quarters at Salsbury-wbere
he bad tuken the old Mansion II ouse ns o
residence-and to retire to some more quiet
and less known locality. Such was the curl
osity TO see him that from ell the country
about, and even from London, eighty miles
distant, crowds went every day to Salisbury,
and whenever he started out for o walk, fol.
lowed him often fpr miles. They gathered
about his house in the morning, anxious to
catch glimpse of him, and every day appli-
cations from all sorts Of people we're sent into
him, with requests for personal intfoductions /;
and in fact the annoyance finally became so
great that he was forced to pack up and
decanp to q more secluded spot, where be
hopes to be permitted to be let alone, and
allowed quietly to pursue his laudable desire
to bring his weight down and bis muscles up,
with view to the two hundred pounds ster.
ling and the champions belt.
Sayers has announced his "colors" as ready
for distribution among his adherents and de.
votees They are made Of silk, with the fol.
lowing design The standard Of England in
the centre, with the British lion rampant in
each corner upon cream coloied ground
with O crimson border. The champion dispo.,
ses of his colors OF guinea each ; but with
the reservation that "shoud fortune fail to
crown him with the wreath Of victory" the
money is to be returned.
The general feeling here, among men who
are interested in such matters, is Of course 10
favor of the champion !" while not few of
the professional pugilists, and their friends,
would really like TO see him defeated, ns they
do not relish the idea OF man Of his size and
weight holding the belt against them. 1t is
thought that if Heenan whips Sayers, he will
do it in short order, and will conquer from
his superior size and weight He is six feet
one and half inches high, and thirteen
stone twelve pounds weight while his oppo-
nent is but five feet eight inches high, and ten
stone ten pounds weight, and the greater
vigor which man Of twenty-five may be
supposed to have over one Of thirty. four
But if Sayers succeeds in standing up against
these advantages for few rounds, it Is
thought that his superior skill and long expe,
rieDce, his perfect familiarity with all the
"doGges" Of the ring, will, in prolonged en-.
counter, tell in his favor, and finally conquer.
| Still, with two such hard hitters, q chance
blow may decide the fight either way in o
very few minutes. There is no change in the
betting, the odds still continuing FIVE to four
on the champion.
The locality of the fight is yet kept pro-
found secret evea from those who might be
! supposed to be thoroughly posted in the mat
ter, and it will not be generally known until
about two days before the 10th of April when
the information will be obtainable at the
sporting houses in London. AS much So
cresy as possible will be observed, as there is
supposed to be fixed determination to in.
terfere with the arrangements" and it ia
said that q committee Of religious gentlemen
has been formed in London with this sole
object in view. Still there is little doubt
that all the attempts to prevent it will be
crcumvented and that the international
will come off and decide who is the "best
man and most worthy to wear the champi
| on's belt