Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-04-29
JOHN MORRISSEY CUTS THE ROPES


Statement of an Eye-witness.
JOHN MORRISSEY CUTS THE ROPES
SANDY Hook, April 2s.-The steamer
| Vanderbilt arrived off this port with Liver
| pool dates to the 18th.
The great fight took place at Peterborough,
near Aldershot.
| The fight lasted two hours and six min
utes Thirty-seven rounds were fought,
| when the people rushed into the ring and
Sayers's referees crowded out. The pugilists
were then ordered to desist fighting by the
| referees
| Both men went to grass on the last round
| Sayers fell almost every round. On the first
dozen rounds Sayers was knocked COM
pletely off his legs. ...
Toms arms, owing to the severe fighting,
suffered much. Heenan's eyes were quite
| blackened up toward the last, and at the last
round he was quite blind. Heenan showed
| splendid fighting throughout the contest.
Heenan shows much more punishment than
| Sayers. Tom drew the first blood. On the
tenth round Heenan completely lifted Tom
from the ground, and threw him heavily with
the greatest ease. The eighth round lasted
twenty minutes, ending in Toms going
down. Seventh round lasted thirteen min
!
sides. Tom was easily knocked off his pins
It is unknown whether they will fight again.
| The fight was decided to be drawn one.
The opinion of the public was divided, re-
garding who was the best man.
TFrom the Daily News, 18th
THE FIGHT.-This long projected fight be-
tween Heenan and Sayers took place yester-
day. By four o'clock in the morning the
visitors to the scene of action were conveyed
from the London bridge station, and they
alighted near Fernborough. The fight lasted
two hours and eight minutes, during which
| thirty-nine rounds were fought Savers
drew first blood and Heenan claimed the
first knock down. Sayers did not show
any signs of punishment, but his right
arm was much injured by his attempts
to ward off Heenan's tremendous blows.
Heenan once got the champions head
under his arm, and seemed about to stran-
| gle him. The referee subsequently quilted
the ring, and declared drawn battle, but
two or three more skirmishes were made,
Heenan seeming Indifferent as to whether he
hit Sayers or his seconds.
The mob of people at the fight was i'm
mense Long before four o'clock this Tues
day. morning, London Bridge Station was
| literally besieged by spectators, to witness
the fight and at half-past four precisely the
first special train was dispatched, containing
| dDOuI OHe lHOuSduu anu dlteT IrdN-
| cling for about two and II half hours, arrived
at place called Ash, near Farnham, where
all of the people got out of the train, when,
| after crossing several fields and ditches ar
rived at a snug meadow, in which a rope
ring was formed, and precisely at ~ the
two men entered the ring, when the Benicia
Boy approached Sayers and shook hands
warmly with him. 4
| THE ROUNDS.
|. Sayers led out with his left, and caught
Heenan in the mouth, and upon a second
feint he landed a significant blow on Hee-
mans nose, when the latter closed and got
hold of Sayers by the neck, and Sayers fell.
2. Heenan, after q few minutes eyeing OF
his antagonist, let fly his left and landed q
blow on his mouth, closed, and threw him.
3. Heenan caught Sayers on the mouth,
the latter falling.
H. Heenan went up to Sayers, shot out
tremendously with his left, and hit Sayers
again on the mouth, and sent him spinning
to the ground.
In the fifth and sixth rounds Sayers fell
without any punishment being given on
either side.
I. Sayers landed fearful blow on Heenan's
left cheek, cutting it open, and Heenan's left
eye became almost Immediately in darkness
This round lasted twelve minutes and
ended with Heenan knocking Sayers down
! Dy q Dl0W IN tne mOuIn.
8. Heenan shot out with his left but was
beautifully stopped with Sayers's right. Aftel
much parleying ON both sides, Heenan caught
Sayers on the mouth, and caused the clare
! TO flow profusely. This round lasted twenty
minutes, and ended with Heenan knocking
Sayers down.
8. Heenan went up to Sayers, caught hin
on the mouth and sent him to mother earth
Betting, which had been up to this time two
to one on Sayers, rose to even, Heenan hay
ing the call.
, 10. Heenan closed, and threw Sayer
: heavily.
IL. Sayers struck Heenan on the mouth
: and fell.
r IL. Heenan went up to Sayers and knocked
7 him down, which he also did in the thirteenu
round.
IA. Counter-hitting on both sides in tn,
! mouth, then closed and Sayers fell. ..r.
Is. Heenan caught Sayers in the moutl
, | with his left, and sent him spinning round
and with his right caught him in the jaw
Sayers going down. Er
: i6. After few exchanges Heenan shot ou
! and knocked Sayers down. The seventeenth
= : was a similar round to this.
! 10. Sayers did much toward CLOSING
i Heenan's right eye, and fell. ..- ID
10 and 20.-They closed, Heenan throwing
! Sayers in both instances. In the twenty
! first and twenty-second rounds Heenan wen
v up 70 Sayers and knocked him down. Lou
a cheers. Betting one to four on Heenan.
%. After some severe hitting on both sides
Heenans fhce becoming much disfgured, the
= closed, and Sayers had throw recorded i
A his favor.
' "a. Heenan again knocked Sayers down.
4 25. Sayers caught Heenan poser on tn
nose, the claret flying about; the two close
and Sayers fell under. ... ..
Il 26. Sayers landed severe blow on HeC
It mans left cheek and fell.
q 27. Heenan followed Sayers about tn
:, ring; slight counter hitting. The forme
/ landed another blow on Sayers's mouth, an
he fell
2s. A similar round to the last Sayel
! falling.
If 20. Heenan with his left caught Sayers /
If the mouth and brought him to the ground,
70 30. Sayers caught Heenan bang on th
nose; the two closed and Sayres again fell.
81. Sayers landed severe blow on th
i mouth, the two closing, and Sayers under.
y 49, In this round, Heenan retired to h
i corner, and seemed rather reluctant at callin
,e out, Sayers looking at him anxiously, l.
fly with his left and gave telling blow 0
Heenan's frontispiece. Betting even on Sa,
D ers. At this time ii was evident that dal
10 light was becoming almost of no avail
IS Heenan as both his eyes were nearly close
" and his face altogether presented fright
appearance. f