The sun., 1863-12-24
BY7BLEGRArH TO THENBE YORK Sry
the GREAT PnlZE FIGHT.
Twenty-Five Rounds Fought.
KEENAN, vANQUISHED.
! SUCCESSFUL RAID IN VIRGINIA.
Rebel Communications Cut.
Thrilling History Of the Affair.
NEWS FROM CHARLESTON.
No DISASTER THERE.
The City Vigorously Shelled
FIGHT NEAR KNOXVILLE.
REBEL LOSS 500 MY.
MISCELLANEOUS CITY NEWS.
PROGRAMME FOR CHRISTMAS.
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PROGRAMME FOR CHRISTMAS.
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The Great Prize Fight,
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Th. eslfbssi hght bet sscn John Camel WseuAn
nd Thomas Kns came Of IN England ou tho ipth
81 1Deoembsr, Nth hut little d.parufe. .,-crt Ia
poin' Of time, from ths rrcsrGrnrue The match Va
made on the iits OF hseh la.t or the round ,ur =,
ten thousand dolsr. or five thousand dollars side.
and st once ere ted considerable sttcntion on Ao-
count the rplsndd phy-ioal Qualification, Of the
men, their reputation Prize dchttt;, sad the mag.
nitude Of the stske.. A.tbs d.y slpo'ntsd Tor the
hsht approached the interest nciscd in cvorJ r.r,
Of efEntland, and every ,ersp Of nss, concerning the
physicAl app<Arance aud rain.n - tho men, their
ehsnoos ofsuooe.,, and the betting among "rie IAN.
~" IN london, sns received IN the prs,in,e, With
the greatest svidity and made the ,ut oct Of ,re,h
bets II 10 es,imstsi that cum Of not e.- than sve
millions Of dollars Ia hard cash changed hand,
on this ocea'ion, to say nothing Of innuruer.ie
small wager. Of hats, ,uTpcr,, trnk.. md the IKE
Rssnsn was ths popular favorite, tie bettrns being
siI 20 four and hi ri, nds acre 30 cnadent Il D.,
sueos" ths' they freely took al the ls's cIcnnr On
thoss terms, aud must hsve lost heavy sum, Th.
two men vent into training ,bout four u9nlh..s1
King vent to Bury 81. Edmond,, IN suffolk. and
vhsn be stripped for he tsht .ho.ed ,plendid rnu.
sular development. And -ns little fuller round the
oins than before ne vent into training lie did not
'sem to have an ounce ~ unnecessary ns,h upon him.
and uss about 'he sane ~eght when h. fought
Hsoa last yesr Previousto the fsht he sppe.red
oos' ssnSuine ~ success, and dec gr,d that
BE- would svs ten y.,G. Of tp lie for th.
rriv1lese n heauns Heenaa. In the ,mn.di-
etc circle Of the pr,e ring, Kiuss superior length
sfarm his vsll.hno~n power, Of endurance, and his
tremendous hitting force won fer bins msGy b.eksp
though the majority Of professional ,ad uupro,.s
nonal men we're IN favor ~ HeenAn The after,
vho ven, into training near Newmarket, presented
on the day Of the hGht that slssiaon,l appearances
end museulg roundnes, and perfection vi eh th. an
stents 90 much admired AL the muscles Il hi, chest
back and oins stood out IN bold relief and those Of
eis aTns presented perfect hilook, of tendon. and
Gnevs where they intsrtsined. HI. hand. ~h,oh
vsrs ssd 20 have been sof, 70 hurt durins hi, "a
nous encounter With savers, we're toushsusd b., ,pe
etsl pounding At "the straw" and we're aupar,n,Iy in
= condition 10 punish an opponent more -svsrely
trained. Both the men i~tlt,d or rsn from
twenty IN tvsn'y.fv. miles day. too, trsr.
rice on horsbaet. mseticcd during intervals on
6umt bell. and ,ufed hrure, n ,t,, and ser.
di'ted. tsihed and 'lspt on ,T''emaue prircirl.-.
sslonlst'd ~ develop theT muscular power. when
kins vent INTO hiuins, ne ~eshod -. pounds but
the severe ereic's ard s'uc' diet 70 which he vas
suhect,d reduort oim 10 "a pounds on the dsy n
The hsht. Both the men vsts nearly Of = si,e
Hsensn stands feet | =. .nchei. nIns /. an inch
taller, hut 10 Is pounds hsh'1 than HE orponent
HeenAn has asid Of chest OF - ifche, and King
o. Phvsieslly. tive nnei men never strped into The
Rms. In training And ,cisnc. they were both 70
sarded a. nearly on rLr. hceu.u VS. born In the
United States. Of Irish lsrantf While Kiux claim, to
b. "Enelish to the back hone" though 1t 10 sad
that he I, only 20 by one OF HI. p-seui. ,he
other having been born in the trnraid Isle. Every
effort wA made 10 guard against interruption ny the
police and prsfegve oder At the rus. Tie place
iscted vas Kept profound secret NJ to the moment
Of starting from London The rruc pal, only arrived
In the city rom their training quarters the night be
fore the fight, and then Kept aloof from their Old
hauns to avoid hrrert. Two Uf Hc,nAn. brothers
from Amerioa accompanied IA 10 the co. and are
Described q. tall fine looking young 'elo-s Tickets
sold s three suncss each, ttlt, and about SEQ hun
cred passenger started on the special train on tho
nornins OF the 10th Dsceuher, from Loudon. This
vss two days later than tho appointed time, but the
delay part OF the plan to bsnIt the police The
fight II suppos d, YOU d take place At east hum
ersd miles from London, but TO the ,ufprise af ALL il
oeeu red 81 Tuuhrdsr, In Kent, .smsll town only u
nilssfrou 'N ~ 'a when the train stopped the rins
vss quick e .'.. % made, according 10 previous
Nrsngemonts B. keeTAs stepped into their
ssee. and Ia n ~ ',-o 'i'en,n and King had cast
of ther garment. aad pen r?nci to the waist for
the eoute,t hnIz .u ration vent round the
rnsu th.t hnr arr. -e H..n.n vu attended
b. bic f,rmer orr . u.. elFtt., ani b. Mcdonald,
thr -sn tnosu c,plgnt -ti, Kns va waited
upon by his friend Over Ssit 10 sch4iee Of erouDd
su Won by bsep.s, and The fght commenced pre-
rs1 81 ten O'Clock. A N rpto .hs l9'h round Hee-
esn mad only been thrown oncr, bus he va. evidently
punished severely. Sill he vas r'gsrdcd a. having
sltoseths toe hs.' Of the hfht m. hrs'y blow. Of
the could be heard all over the field, and a their
Cats fell on each ohsr heads, they produced dull,
heavy sound Ike the stroke OF el,sver on an L.
Afr the 18Th round, King obtsined ths sdvsntas.,
snd maintsinsd II TO the lAit. At the 2lst sound,
Hsensn appeared dresdfully punished, under the
telling blow, Of hi, opponent, and showed signs Of I-
hsustion. His face prssented q uAngled and bloody
sppssIsres and the hsht should have beta stopped,
~ It "a evident that Re had no chance, while Kins
Appeared ssA cad hearty With ne other .R.BIy than