Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-12-29

; his hands Outstret6hed along the ropes Qt
either side, aud BE breathes heavily, Fhill
men come into the ring And fan him, ans
> cold Water is poured upon his hands, and
j. chest, and Glee; yet still they barely re
, lstere hin 10 Sufficient eonseionsness q
! enable him 20 walk forth 70 where thl
n American is waiting for him. He spaFi
flor time, and 90 they shin from King g cor.
lner toiHeeuAn's fora few minutes, both q
: a certain extent distressed, for both act %
The defensive. Thus feneing about, still
good tempered-bettett tempered far thau
those around the ring, who, with all the
dreadful taiuto the flrstimurde deref 10 their
veins, call out In 'h6ngry aeeeats for closer
lighting, sandsmOre bl0ods-ths men con-
front each other, King with bis face al
ways to the sun, his forehead contracted %
Il q deep froWn 70 din the light which daz,
I, Ele5 him. Here the fight turns. Saddenly,
4 yet without much feintinE King mpYssfpi
Iaid WITH ~ the Nigh of his great strength
Il ldfeadtdl blow which sounds through tue
4 ring like loud splash. The blood fies
from Heenan's mouth; aud there Is q great
i shout as he stands dazed and Oh his guard,
IsWaying round aud round, his knees trem-
lblinR, aud bis feet only keeping the tart,
while his whole body reels like q teetotqm
that is about to fall. King, still with
knitted broWs. for the sun e full 10 his
eyes, looks at b i'm distrustiulIY, and there
are cries for ham 20 "G0 10 aud via = but
he lets his chance escape, though another
bIow at that moment. as Heenan then
stood helpless, would have ended the
struggle. Great cries, and cheers, and
shouts followed this dreadful blow. Hee-
nan seemed stung beyond himself, aud,
only waiting till he could draw himself to-
gether, her1shed At King, aud 10 heavy
| struggle for the fall King was again under
most, though Heenan struck his head
dresdfully.
Savage, apparsdtIy, bat always grfmly
smiling, light, quick and dreadful with his
left, the American again came forth, meet.
ing King. Both htt ont wildly, bat did
nothing. The pace was getting fearful
nov. and the men seemed distressed yet,
still both came forth, and King hit HeenRu
so meIcflessly about the eyes that the lat
ter closed at once, aud again flung the
EnglIshmap heavily Rnd fiat upon his lQius,
SO that for q faW seconds King seemed ale
most paralyzed. Slowly, yet with show
of sang fSOid, King came 70 time, aud again,
as In the fifth round, struck Heenan dreads
fully In the face, closed at once, and threw
the American q tremendous baek-tall.
This round again changed the prospects Of
the fight, which from this time forward
set in steadily against Heenan.. Again the
men came forth from their corners and
now, with the qutckuess OF ightutlg, King
struck blow afEer blow fair and full into
Heenan's battered face, and, seemingly,
without an effort on the part Of his oPpo-
nent 70 keep OF punishment the very
sound of which made the listeners blood
run cold. Suddenly the American drew
back then madB q rush and threw k1Ug
under him, bat sstfu6h slIis- own head Vib-
lontly as,aiast abe seoandI
4As,,iss, 60 the instaut, 'sflmes was called
both men rose eagerly, though the pace
was fast, aud each painted heavily. Still,
they never SPARED for time, but like two
fierce dogs fell upon each other, King al
ways hitting fearfaIly about the head of
his tagOnist, who, strangely, never, SO 70
say, tried % parry, but after q few harmless
blows closed for the throw. and stf0ve 70
win by huflihg his man to the ground as
heavily as possible. Both seemed .fearfnlly
distressed. It was painful 70 look at them.
King always fell heavily, bat not till be
had made his mark upon the splendid form
Opposed to him. HeenAn was mot so much
punished as when he fought with Sayers,
but evidently he was more injured, for 90
every part Of his body where bloWs cOuld
he struck fairly the iivid Jumps had risen
over him aud lay in mass about his neck
and throat. His upper lip, where Sayers
gave him such dreadful wound, had
opened again and seemed 70 hang in pieces
on his face; his eyes were fast closing aud
his features were almost blue, Sun be
was always the dFst 20 time. tOEciug the
fg6ting when Il was evident King was
husbanding his strength, and how much
he had oft he showed 10 the l2th round
by giving the American a fearful baek-fall.
The fight had now lasted half an hour,
and It was evident OF a glance that y was
a race against nature, in which the Eug.
lishman, as the youngest, WAs the more
likely, 10 win, King showed little stgps OF
punishment, but alarming symptoms Of dis
trees; while the Aueriean, though badly In
iured, was apparently the freshest .si'
From this time out % the close II was
EalmOst the same in every rQupds except
once, where the meH-fOught al close quaf-
ters, and, without an attempt to guard, bit
fnli and square into each other face till
| it was. frightfnl 70 look npop them ~ the
blows fell with fiat, dali smash, like stft'
king upon raw meat. At last, ell OF Q sud-
den, the American gave King blow yhieh
sent him tott6riug back like q drunken
man, and as Heenan followed mp 70 win at
on6e, King threw himaelf dopsn3,and Il Uaa
wei Be did 60. Bat the cry, went Foubd
lth6t be had lost aud there wis great cheer.
i ing, dfscomiitnrs and tumult 10 the ring,
/ tiIi King, alWaysaquiet, yet always strong,
same forth, aud With awfal sounds of NO
Hence tn. blows could De heard dab after
ltiab 20 btt down the nov bloody and fear
fully dIsfgufed form pf Heenap q The earth,
So q went on t0the 4Glh touud5 HeenAn
ilnOW covered with mud saud blood almost
Il bJIhd, aud fainfing fast, Z, s5-si.-,.i-sls
up % ibis spoint the advantages OF The
i Rkht have been dpon the side Of the Amer.
lfeah, Ill aIth0hgh the violence aud speed
Il with WhichT be has efbueh failing no less
heavily than his antagonist 70 the grpund
1at every other F0uuds haye Begin % slow
teftible and exhalstfng elects upon bin
4 Now, at the c0mmeneements sOf the l5tl
trSliid: there IS . Rhver Of doubt Whethel
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