Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-02-11
The International Prize Fight.

We give the Fancy" intelligence of Heenan
from the London Daily Telegraph of Jan. II.
The boy" reached London at night (nine
o'ciock,) on the 10th, standing" as our CO.
temporary says,
six feet one inch and half in his stock
ings, wearing black mustache, and looking
altogether rather like distinguished foreigner
than a member of the prize ring. He was ac-
companied by friend of the name of Cusack
and was welcomed at the port by Macdonald
Being of a generally playful nature, the Boy
slipped on shore with the mails, and was bent
on having little game for his own personal
amusement, when he was Overtaken by his
friends, who are particularly anxious for his
safety, and who assiduously kept company
with him during the few hours of his sojourn
at the port. large concourse of 'roughs' sur
rounded Heenan at the Lime street station,
and succeeded in getting off to the PLATFORM
whence they cheered violently as the train de-
parted At Crewe, Stafford, and Rugby, a
good deal Of curiosity was manifested to obtain
Il sight Of the Boy who was evidently averse
to being perpotually stared at, and, therefore,
kept himself snugly ensconced in the corner of
a hrSt-claSs carriage. On arriving in town,
Heenan'S friends got him speedily into a cab,
their destination being, according to reports,
the Tavistock Hotel. Covent Garden. On the
voyage over In the Asia, a training ground was
rugged up for the young aspirant in the fore
castle, and throughout the trip he kept his
muscles In condition by continually hauling at
heavy weights attached to pulleys. He is de-
scribed as good tempered and tolerably well
informed. and has learned trile of Spanish
during tour in California. If he beats Tom
Sayers, he has only one more professional OBJ
ject in life, and that is to vanuuish Morrissey,
who is coming over with a horde of Yankees
the next time the Asia returns to England, and
who avOws his intention of fighting Heenan
should he gain possession Of the belt. Those
who are acquainted with the Boy say that his
agility Is something extraordinary, and Aaron
Jones (who is now keeping feurishing bar,
gymnasium, and billiard-rOom in PHILADELPHIA
declares that the punishment he gave Morris
sey, during the first three rounds of their con-
test was something frightful. The youth
looks remarkably powerful about the shoulders,
but seems scarcely as firm and well developed
as might be expected, below the waist; he has
prominent, well-shaped nose, which may be
considered an advantage in a nOn-professional
sense, but is likely to be deemed a superfluous
ornament should it come into unpleasant con-
tiguity with what would be technically de-
scribed ms Mr.. Sayers punches of fves'''
The editor of the Mobile Herald has esti-
mated Heenan,s lungs, and reports:
. In our examination Of Heenan. while in
Mobile, we saw that be lacked chest or. in
other words, wind; and generally he looked
anything but hardy, although big. And it was
this defect of lungs which secured his defeat
in the fight with Morrissey, who is bull
headed fellow, with lungs as large as forge bel
lows. lie can stand and be beaten all day
Heenan has to do his work in rounds of Il few
minutes. After that he becomes weak Sayers
the English champion, is little fellow, but
has pluck and plenty of wind ;; and added to
these two qualities of endurance. he has great
science and soon knows the man that he has
to play with The probabilities are. there
fore, that Heenan will not get the English
belt Sayers will take bains to wear him out
and fog him at his leisure"