The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-04-30

torted by the English whenever their cham
,ho ro" sen. MS huge opponent reeiine back frou
deast on the eyes. At this time seyera, moi
| men came upon the scene, aad did their hss 8
70 iorce their way into tie ring; but the crow Il
bacs hr now amounted to some 5000. kept then
| uAcN ny rnshtng on the ropes shouting AND
| cneering the combatan,s to the n utmost hnr.
| ing ali this the men fought on with varvins
success. the heavy "thnds' upon the face oi
Savsr, .ms .nn o.ner nelng ciea above all the din
SayeIs seelned 70 be getting weaker each time
ne was knocked off his legs, and Heenan mors
ano M more blind: 1tappeared all a chance whe.
.nsr ine English Champion would be struck
| mar.r Sn -, asenan remain sightless and at his
nescy. Sayers now tried getting away. and
| 'eauinR MS opponent around the ring In one
u these turns he got heavy blow on the nec,,
Mm'cn enabled his antagonist TO overtake
MN, When they closed and Savers faII
Heenan striking him n heavy hiow nm M,
.. .eau whlIe on the ground. An appeal of foul
pay was supposed to be struck in the heat
ca,iG ca ihGSnaang, and Heenan, it was truly said.
couid scarcely see whathe. his antaeonis, ,r,S
up or down The fighting was still very
dulcK Heenan almost rs strong as ever. and
n"ugh apparently much distressed irving To
r. - oseT before he quite lost his sight. In
tne 3oth round Heenan got Savers head
under his left arm and sunpor,inp himseIf
py me STAKE with his right, held his opponent
Sent oo"n, as If he meant to slrangle him.
m'yels could no more free himself than if a
mountain was on him. At last he got his left
arm iree and gave Heenan two dreadful blow.
on me Iace, covering them boil with the blood:
put Heenan, without relaxing his hold. turned
,hn oiSei. so as 10 get his antagonists neck over
she rope, and then leant on it with all his
rrce. Sayers rapidly turned black in the
Iice, ana would have been strancled on the
spot OUT tnat the rules Of the ring provide for
.na ", wpuiu otherwise be fatal contingencies
aIo a. ooth the umpires called simultaneously
" CUT the ropes. This was done at once and
uo'u men Ieil heavily to the ground Savers
nearly haif strangled. The police now made
Il IP m mo
orason, niihen M eHort TO interfere, which those
present seemed equally determined to pre-
vent ana the ropes of the ring having been
vu', the enclosure itself was inundated bv n
aense ae,s crowd, which scarcely left the combat
snnn .s SIX square feet to fignt in. Umpires, re-
,ptees ,',h ana all were overwhelmed, and the
Whoie thing became a mere close mob round
the Two men fighting
atter tnis, four other rounds were fought
80 nr u!lust OF this dense mass CT partiZaps OF
either side, who, however. allowed the men to
nens IN the fairest way they could consistent
W, WIN Ineir having hardly any room to fight at
=, nIs' however. was, on the whole, un fair !
d h.oiulhg the tremendous blows of his autapo-
MS against whom he contended with only |
pne haho. aud who, though now as blind as a |
49, oI'. was sun possessed of nearly all his i'm. |
NY ..e">e sIength, and, to a little man like Say
rs, very nearly is formidable as ever In
lHese rounds, sometimes Sayers got awful |
olo"s upon the head and body and sometimes
I1 ..ah%tse" % 10 give IN return his tremendous
'nlst. AT Que time caps were thrown up and |
,neeT> given for lleenan rs having won, when |
ie knocked down Sayers, who would spring
,or; us M Mret and gave the American such stag
'eil"s oiows, that he, in turn, was hailed 10
ohGueror Al length the police forced their
way 10 Wnere they were fighting in a space not
II "ch larger than an ordinary dinng 9 table and
ne Referee ordered them at once to d iscoutinue !
q 90 theM justice, both seemed very willing |
o leaVe OF, and Heenan was SO blind that in |
ne last round he could not see Savers but hit
us uhsusrecflng second Il tremendous blow in |
he face, which knocked him head over heels |
5 5oth men then left what had been the ring, |
ayers, though much blown and distressed. !
waking Hrmly and coolly away, with both
Is eyes open and clear. His right arm, how.
YER was helpless his mouth and nose were |
Iead1uily beaten, and the side of his head and |
'fehead much punished. Heenan was almost |
hrtcognlzable as a human being so dreadful |
ad petn his punishment about the face and
eek Yet he was still as strong on his legs |
pparently, as ever thanks to his perfect train,
lg' and, after leaving the field Of battl. he ran
5 himhly AS any Of the spec tators and lpaped .
ver Two small hedges. This, however, was
nal effort, and he almost instantly after he I
ime SO utterly blind that he was Obliged to
2 |. by the hand to the train ,
HOW the fight would have terminated but | a
II the Interference of the police, it is now lit
ally quite impossible to say, or even specu. |
lie. At any moment Sayers might have got | 8
blow which would have struck him almost
useless while IL Heenan could have closed | s
ith MN the Champions chance would have =
zen, perhaps poor one. On the other hand | |
ayers was carefully avoiding this, aud Hee. | :
ans sight was so far gone that in two or
rec minutes more he would have lam at the
ercy OF child. AS matters now stand | O
e fight is adjourned sine dir, and the only ! v
'presSlon LETT is one of astonishment that i.
lyers. with ore arm, should have SO long I
Intended, with success, with such formida-
antagonist, and that Heenan should have C.
rne his terrific punishment without his n
renEth or courage to fight giving way.