New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-05-07

A TABULAR ANALYSIS OF IT.

< The Great EEght f0r the Championship
A TABULAR ANALYSIS OF IT.
Extraordinary Statement Of the Referee.
From the mails brought by the steamship North
Briton we extract the following:
The e fight Y continued to attract great atten-
ton. The referees decision in relation to the fu
ture had not been announced.
The London Times says the supporters OF both
men were so satisfied, that drawn battle had been
determined.
The rumor that the English champion would
have been defeated had the fight been allowed to
40 on Is contradieted by the London Times, on the
authority Of the referee, who states that "they
closed the conflict only in compliance with the
wishes Of the Americans" When the ring was
broken the referee was forced away, and was out
side the crowd round the combatantses the last
three or four rounds were fought NUaedssends of
Heenan insisted ON his (the refereeptt. sturn to
stop the fight, claiming, in accordance with the
rules Of the ring, that when the enclosure was
broken into the combat should cease. They there
fore made passage for him to return to the men
and stop them, which he accordingly did, in spite
of the wishes Of Savers supporters, who were con-
fdent of his winning in few minutes more. No
other hostile meeting will ever take place between
the two men, as the supporters of each consider
that the courage and endurance of both have been
sufficiently proved, and they will therefore consent
to the late contest being considered drawn
battle.
The London Times, in leader on the great fight.
remarks, that nations without great qualities
could not have brought together two men willing
to pass through such ordeal as the terrible fight
of Tuesday,
MALTREATMENT BY PUBLIC CONSENT
From the London Star, April 1871
We may describe in these terms the proceedings
which took place yesterday between two persons
known as Sayers and Heenan. Sayers has been
engaged in many similar contests in this country
md orpr mot a WA fob1
has ever been alleged against him, except that
which inevitably belongs to the unfortunate profess
sion he follows. Heenan-for all we know to the
contrary--stands equally well in the American cir
stand in personal character about as satisfactory as
any Of their class. What we think the public
should make up their minds about is, whether these
exhibitions are desirable for any purpose of main
tanning the national courage or the national char
acter. We are of opinion that there is plenty of
scope for personal courage without these exhibit
lions and that the national character would stand
fairer without them.
In the old time, when i" muscular Christianity \
was more popular than now, the prize ring had its
patrons among the clergy. 1t was said that when
George Ingleston was about to fight man named
Pickard in 1889, an ecclesiastical student of the
amiable art of personal Disagreement went up to
Ingleston and asked him " how he meant to VIM
The boxer, not unmindful of the profession of his
questioner, answered, by a parody of the Prayer
Book, and said, AZ shall win by giving my oppo.
nent divers pokes in sundry places.,' The parson
was delighted by the pious pugiist that he gave
him guinea on the spot The fox hunting clergy
men of those days, no doubt, found the prize ring
kind Of kindred sports but in this day the ring is
not likely to become popular with the pulpit, I'M
less some unfortunate alteration should restore
the deseryedly obsolete, or nearly obsolete, pas
time.
The Saturday Review, which astonishes more
than it edies the town, lately proved prize fight
ing to be part of the Christian system, because,
in training, the boxer must observe temperance,
soberness and chastity" 1t happens, however,
that highway robber would be greatly assisted in
dinal virtues We cannot say whether the Satur
day Review could prove burglary to be part of the
Christian system; but we may safely say that its
premises would be sufficient for the purpose A
French writer, treating upon national sports, has
remarked that only two countries in Europe deem
it necessary to let rival contests Of strength term
nate in DEATH the risk Off in order to keep
alive the courage of the people-namely, Spain in
its bull fights, and England in its prize fights. A
man may learn fencing without actually stahbing
his companion, and why should not boxing stop
short of that deadly species of encounter which
dsgraced English civilization yesterday? We owe
to the revival Of the spirit the sudden popular
ity of the brutal contest which has just occupied
public attention. The most often quoted reason
for prize fighting being tolerated is the sustenance
it affords to national spirit. l
There are many people in Europe where these
| contests are unknown, and no historian has re-
| marked upon their want Of courage, nor has any
deficiency in this respect been felt in any of the
wars in which they have unfortunately engaged.
There was time when the highest classes in Eng
land were patrons of the ring, under the very same
/ pretext that it kept up the public pluck. Since,
however, these classes have restricted themselves
to more refined pastimes, We have never heard it
| even suspected that they had degenerated in the
capacity to endure or resent. 1t is said that in
wrestling more accidents occur of fatal charae-
/ ter than in prize fighting we doubt this But, II
it be SO, wrestling is still less an outrage upon hui
1 or1stx hano, naua ura nff he
nature of accidents, while maltreatment and bru-
| tai dsablement are the avowed aims Of the boxer.
4 II there be any consistency in the sentiment oil
| humanity, every sport should be restricted within
fatal limits, and so IS to exclude any serious per-
/ sonal injury.
We believe the Sunday Times will contain no re.
port of the battle at Marlborough, taking, with
! commendable taste, stand against encouraging
| proceedings of SO low character. From such a
/ quarter, having the authority which would secure
attention to its suggestions, the public ought to
j receive some practical recommendations which
would secure that boxing should be restricted to
sparring, Just as sword exercise is restricted TO
fencing. Fighting in the gratutous way The public
have Just witnessed is relic of the old state of
/ ciety which has etfectually passed away. The rail
/ way traveller who takes days journey still pro
i vides himself with provision for weeks consump
i ton. He does not understand the new system Of
i conveyance without exposure, fatigue or delays
i And in the same way we have fights got up under
the impression that the police are not instituted
4 daily ruffianism. But there is no such thing as
making rnffanism in order to put it down. The
brutal scene at Marlborough yesterday IS an illus
4 tration of this
i After many feints. lures, rumors and reports
and sale of tickets at three guineas each, and {
yet higher sum for special privileges in the ring
Marlborough was at last fixed upon. Yesterday
morning, at the early hour Of half-past seven, tht
4 fight between Sayers and Heenan commenced, ans
| very sad sight was presented. Two men, en-
dowed by nature with the highest qualities Of ply
steal strength and courage, resplendent with thu
beauties of health and natural development, pre-
pared to abuse their great advantages and mutt
late structures of so much perfection: No gener
No sacrifice in the service Of society; no excuse
even of passion, was the ground of conflict. 4
was disgraceful, wanton and mercenary effort 9
mutual mntilation
In the first round Heenans nose was nearl
broken.
In the second round Sayers was beaten in tn
face, and carried to his corner bieedidg
In the third sayers was knocked down like
bullock.
n t1a=1, ,p,If