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the constables were interfering. These vert
constables had been on The ground durinI
half the battle and were ayerse to making
any attempt at getting in. But the ruffians
seeing that their man would be beaten an,
their money lost, made the presence Of tn
police an excuse, and stopped further pro
ceedings. ..w . .1 1..-
At this juncture the referee quilted hi
| place, most unfortunately leaving all question
Of "fair or foul" without a deciding voice
| Three rounds were fought after his departure
and at the end of the third the uproar was
tremendous, the ring-keepers were unable L
keep the mob back, and the victory which
would in few minutes have been awarded
| to John Heenan could not be obtained. The
| cowardly mob saw the laurels within his
grasp, and tore them away from his reach
We acquit Tom Sayers Of any foreknowledge
Of their intention. He fought with the
| gameness we have ever heard attributed to
| him; but his partisans had resolved that he
| should not loose, and seeing their case des-
perate one, they rushed through the ropes.
| No appeal could be made to the referee, for he
vanished the moment the row began, or his
| decision could not fail to have been in favor
of Keenan,. That he won the battle no un-
biased person will doubt; that he deserves
''The Belt, we are positively certain.
Belts Life has these observations; The
| fight was, up to the unfortunate termination,
decidedly the very best championship fight
we ever witnessed. Itwas, to the time afore-
said, fought out with manliness, fairness,
| and determination on both sides worthy OF
the highest commendation. Without an at
tempt at shifting, each scorned TO take mean
advantage, and loudly and repeatedly was
each of them cheered. The game displayed
on both sides was remarkable.
On the question Of nationality the only
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point in our opinion requiring decision, is
that both England and America possesses
brave sons, and each country has reason to
be proud of the champion she has selected.
Whether the match will be fought out we
can not at present say. Both are, doubtless,
anxious to have it settled but, for ourselves
were we asked, we would say each is SO good
that he is deserving belt, and we would
call on our countrymen to subscribe for such
trophy as a reward for Heenan's enterprise
and boldness in coming, rs he has done, to
beard the British Champion on his own
ground. e- Pol. .a AH .
The correspondent Of the New York Herald
writes: -su .."fH. ."
Mr.. Wilkes, who represented the Ameri-
cans, stood firmly to his post throughout the
whole contest. The few Yankee boys who
were there after the affair was over expressed
glishmen. Their obliging offer, however,
was not accepted. .. -,.tr. l.Ir .-... 20
1t was freely stated by many that Sayers
would never be permitted to lose the fight,
nor Heenan to carry the belt over the Allan
tic, and the course which affairs took would
strongly suggest that fact No bets what
ever of course, will be paid until the result
of the Referees opinion is known. ~.
s-& . ID
saw Heenan last night at eleven o'clock;
he was quite comfortable, and the swelling in
his face had much subsidized He says if he
had not been kept back by Mcdonald he
would have fought quicker and would have
whipped him before the twentieth round, and
this opinion is shared by all the Americans
here. II...''i ~ i'f ,a All.Aitlfos .r.,y EIai
Mr.. Bowling has declared that all the bets
must be null and void, and recommends us
in England to subscribe sufficient amount
to purchase belt for Heenan and to let Say
ers keep his. The Americans say that be
shall not receive any thing but the Cham
pion Belt, which he is entitled to. hear
nothing but the highest concentrations in
reference to Heenan's pluck and courage.
Sayers was well known to possess endurance
and courage; but Heenan compelled every
man to pay tribute TO his bravery.
Heenan wants to fight Sayers Immediately,
but he will have to abide the decision of the
referee. Morrissey is dreadfully put out he
had been with Sayers several, days, giving
him Instructions in reference to Heenans
weak points. He had also bet very heavily
against him, to the tune Of 100000 During
the fight he was constantly applauding when
Heenan was struck by Sayers.o He has lost
favor very much in consequence. My opin-
ion is, they will not fight again; the author
tiles will certainly preyentits liIi 9ui 10 1a.
t#IH q. Ia faH. ga Il.