Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-04-16
THE sREAT INTERNATIONAb MILL.

THE GREAT INTERNATIONAL MILL.
The Comsne Prize Fieht The Final De-
, pcHit4seene nc the r. ooin -.Iohn Morris
Bey-1rhe Odds against Heenan-speech of
the Stake-hoIder-The Fight of SRyers and
HeenRn, &c. -li ~
The london correspondent Of the New
York Herald writes on the slst ultimo, as
follows I xgg1Iusairk
The friends Of Heenan deny the statement
which made in my last letter, that in the
trial fight which he had with Baker he
(Heenan) got the worst Fit. They say that
on the contrary, Baker was finished in
about fifteen minutes, and that Heenan dis1
played extraordinary science and skill on the
occasion. The odds, however, have been Sc
riously affected by this trial. and il is difficult
to find now takers of offers Of seven to fee.
Last night was the time set for making the
final deposit Of fS0tor the coming fight, and
the place RSed was the public house of Owen
Before nine IN o'clock which WAS MAS The hour
named, the little back .coffee-room was
crowded with professional and amateur gem
tlemen Of the ring Among them was John
Morrissey, who hadjust returned from Sayers'
training ground at Newmarket, and who had
come up to London, better satisfied than ever
that his man would win. Morrissey, although
ne sat very quietly upon q back bench, was
the observed Of alf Observers Opposite
him sat his friend "Dad' Cunningham.
There were in the room about twenty
Americans, but the large majority of those
present were evidently disposed in favor of
Sayers. Shortly before ten O'Clock Tom
PADDOCK, celebrated prize fighter, came in,
and after ordering ,braady hot offered to
lay t10 to f5s on Sayers. Nobody took it,
however, and in the course Of the evening
seven to five in various sums was offered
without finding any taker. AS the evening
advanced the room began to fiji with cele-
brated men in the English prize ring among
whom were Harry Brunton, Jerry Noon,
Jenny Shaw and Alex. Keene. There were
also large number of "swells," patrons of
the ring, and men who were ireadyato bet
their money on the champion. Fred. Falk-
land, Heenan's business man, was present;
Mr.. John Gideon, the representative of Say
ers's interests, was also there. 'H
About half-past ten o'clock Mr. Dowling
the ring editor of Bells Life in London, and
the Stakeholder in the coming fight, entered
the room, and said: "Gentlemen and patrons
Of the prize-ring, am happy TO inform you
that at last all the preliminaries for the COM
ing fight are arranged. To-day the final
deposit was made in my hands, and every
thing is now in fair train for bringing mat
tiers to satisfactory conclusion. There has
been great deal of talk as to whether the
| ightwould take place on the day ilamed;
but would recommend you to take no heed
Of such reports. The fight will come off on
the 18th of April as originally agreed upon.
1t has also been stated that an extravagant
price will be charged to those who desire to
witness this great international contest. Ten
and five guineas has been named as the sum
requisite to convey passenger to the place
OF combat but am now happy to state, pos
itively, that the charge will be f3 q head,
and arrangements have been made for bring
ing OFF the match in manner gratifying to
all concerned. ID.
"There has been great deal of talk about
Heenan. There is present in the room man
4 who ought to know Heenan's qualities as
well as anybody. That is John Morrissey,
the man who conquered him. Morrissey has
been to see Sayers, and he says that he will,
most assuredly, win. As an Englishman,
hopeshe may, but still, all parties here are
/ ready to receive the American as n cousin
and brother. Fair play will be the order
of the day when the fight takes place.
"There is feeling here among the Ameri-
cans and understand it is prevalent across
the water, that there were ill-feelings here
| toward Heenan, and that undue advantages
would be taken. Here Mr.. Fred Falkland
said, e'We have no such fears.'') This is not
so. Fair play will be strictly observed; and
it will be fair stand up fight. If either mar
improperly adopts the tumble down system
the referee will decide against him. These
illegitimate practices have brought the ring
into disrepute; but it is mistake to condemn
! the ring as brutal. The true British pugilis
recognizes nothing unmanly or improper il
his behavior. OF course there are exceptions
to this rule, and these exceptions alone create
the difficulty. If bad practices in the ring
are allowed to continue, IL will go to thu
dogs; but rs to the mere act of fighting being
termed brutal, that is sheer nonsense, as every
Englishman likes the principle in its purity
and will support it if properly conducted.
| will now only reiterate the toast which
have SO often expressed before, and which !
am sure every one present will heartily re
spond to, May the best man VIM"
! Mr.. Bowling sat downamid mitch applause
and several bets Of six and seven to four wer,
then offered on Sayers but without finding
any takers, and little after midnight the as
semblage broke up. VII. A ,;faTrF
Heenan has finally found quarters at Still
ton, which he win probably retain until tn
day of the fight. He is reported to be il
splendid condition, as is Sayers also, and it i
generally believed that the coming fight will
test the merits of the two men fairly.
The following are the previous fights O
Sayers, the present holder of the champion
IN March a. ut 'is, is4S. Beat Ably Couch, {
aside, six rounds, IL minutes % seconds, a
Greenhithe.
June %, l95O.-Fought Dan Collins, G2
aside, nine roundsl27 minutes, at EdenbridgC
Disturbed by magistrates, and met again tn
same day at Red Hill, where thirty-nin
rounds, in / hour and 50 minutes, wer
fought. Darkness came on and the fight wa
adjourned.
April 30, 1851, Beat Dan Collins, f2
aside, forty -four rounds, eighty-four minutes
at Ohapman's Marshes, Longreach.
June 30, lS52.-Beat Jack Grant, 9l0
aside, sixty-four rounds, hours 30 minutes
at Mildenhall.
January 26, ls53.-Beat Jack Martin, f5
aside, twenty-three rounds, SO minutes q
Longreach. u FaFN p 80. ss ~ a
October ls, ls53.-Beaten by Nat Lang
ham, fl00 aside. sixty-one rounds 2 houi
and minutes, at Lakenheath.
February 28, l854.--Beat George Sims, Ct
to f25, four rounds, in five minutes, at Long
january 20, 1856. 6.-Beat Harry Poulsor
ESQ aside, l09 rounds, 3 hours and minute
at Appledore.
January 6, l857.-Fought, Aaron Jone
fl0O aside, sixty-two rounds, 3 hours, on a
island in the river Medway. Darkness cam
on and the fight was adjourned.
February 10, l857.--Beat Aaron Jones, fl(
aside, and bet of fl00 aside, eighty-fV
| ,onnds two houra m an island in the riv.