New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-03-27
The Coming Prize Fight in England.


LONDON March FL called this morning on Mr..
Dowling, one Of the editors Of Bells Life; whose
able management of the department known as
Fstiana has held the prize ring up, by the neck, as
it were, from the danger of declining as it threat
ened to do at time into an institution unworthy
of the conntenance of gentlemen. BY dint, how
ever, Of good writing, and stern, though just
administration of the almost imperial powers
which the fancy have always accorded to him,
he has redeemed it into order, and now has the
superb pleasure of seeing it restored to the favor
of =" the governing classes" and even to the
mighty appreciation of sort of left.lianded pat on
the back from the London Times.
Mr.. Falkland and Heenan have not yet seen,
both being at present at place near Salisbury,
where Heenan is taking his training. | am glad to
be able to say however. in this connection that he
takes to his work much better than he did-indeed,
than he was able to do-in his first preparation for
the fistic circle.
He is certainly better at this early period of his
training than he was at any time previous to his
contest with Morrissey and far more fit to fight
to-day than when called upon for the encounter on
the memorable 10th of October. He is reported by
Jack Mcdonald, his most competent assistant to
be already no heavier than thirteen stone Q82
| 1bs.), so the danger predicted by " Ell Hakim y
| may be said to have been already passed. Nc
Donald further declares that he will produce him
in the ring at twelve stone seven Q75 lbsl, which
will appear somewhat Incredible to those who have
seen Heenan stripped, or to those who have heard
| him and his American trainers repeatedly declare
that he could not be brought down to fight at less
4 weight than l90 lbs.
OF Savers, also, the most lattering accounts are
given and he is reported all sides to be as well
/ fit for the work he has before him as he ever was
| for any contest in his life.
That he feels confident of victory, you may infer
from his department at his recent sparring exhibit
| ton; and that this confidence is shared by his
friends and hackers, is also evident from the fact
that the odds are six to four in his favor, and that
even as high as to four, in one large amount,
has been offered. should not be surprised to see
| the current odds hold the latter shape for some
time for popular feeling is SO largely interested in
the match as an international affair, that English
men do not seem to to bet against their pride
On the day of the fight, however, expect to see
| some wavering of the odds, when the cognosce1hl
i come to see the light and shade play in the satin
like knots and hollows of our young giants nn
stripped shoulders.
The hour approaches for the closing of the mail
| and have time left to say but little. may say
this, however, in closing, the prize fight, that
have satisfactorily convinced myself the public au
thorities will not put themselves to unusual pans
to interfere with the great pugistic tournament o.
the 10th Of April, and that, consequently, the mem
orable battles for the Championship of the World
by the heavy and light weights of the ring, re
| presented by Heenan and Lynch, for America, ant
Savers and Shaw, for England, will come off on tina
day. That the best may win, but that those who
/ prove themselves to be the best may be our c0un
4 trymen is, of course, the ardent wish Of the
i Correspondent of Wilkes Spirit of the Times.