, 1863-12-30
TIE GREET PRIZE FIGHT,
Graphic Account from the
London Times.
Invasion Of the Ring-Heenan
Badly Whipped.

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.a.5 s5 eoae.eIto tne winner beyond oil
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,,4s;to-. .nesS e4ts u oelters, the efforts 01
o1,s4ue1s tT.1hS 70 gel place III front, some
calling ont that tic police were coming,
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nIs :" 1SHc:unus' H:!. closse4 tne rlnS anu shook
1aal;4.. ~ w. tne esGnh4s u was mere Tor
Hill! out not 20 Win LIE principals. They.
u aeast Seemed 70 Snake hands cordially, and
e. eluse % pa seemed 10 speak 1oran instant, thea
e"G1t ~ u1sn ~. tn uach:
iAe ufSnl tncn began, not as most people
see hfht-a mere rough ana tEmble street
s sslatnp4e, u Nhich there u moro noise than
!1 nEst. mole canScr from tue pavement than
n,';ot .nG Holss oca, Inc eomeatants can debut .
,1Hl, 1aie., Eocn huhorea, deadly scientific light,
wv mIets ~ sno naea aoosGo 1ons at each other
anq thea advanced slowly nearer, with tho
!lent arm hcld close across the body, the left
2ust raised LOW anu tnen as II to feelt the way.
both stood easily, shifting their ground and
"efly Watching fhe other, lightly poised
Upon their tees, ready to spring III upon the
least opening or draWbac!s from danger. Now
and then there was a rapid feint, 4 quick
slanclns 81 tae arms as Tue body was threat
l!':9, eHG9, ana laG stop vas thefc, and then both
smllec broadly, as Il they understood each
othef ne11er, and asa'n changed ground, keep
tng % SUI ~ near enough 10 III II chance should
oneri bst by no means SO near as to throw
chance away. It was really wonderful
slght, thls 1encing match With hands, both
men go cool and SO good tempered, while all
around the ring echoed with advice, taunts
or lnFeet!So. -.z-,
n spite oi all hls seconds conld do-in
o. a1e homa ~ Of bis friends
oy me Amet1can, and lett his corner, facing
round on Heenan, with the glare ef the level
morning sun iu11n Ills eyes. It Was dread
tnl disadvantage, of Which Heenan seemed
inclined aacn u to m make The most; b1t there was
Bile arm Of King, who strobe ont now and
then as Lis antagonist came near, and warned
him back in way that Heenan. all-powerful
and clever as lie was, did not dare to lisrc-
gnrd- "Go IN; he'll stand it!'' "FInist It
with b!ow!'' was cried from Hcenan's cor
ncr, and in anothersccond, like fiash, blows
Heeuan stood upright In the ring with his
antagonists head Held in grasp like that Of
vice beneath MS arm-
From every side came cries to King to
"Get him doEn!' to Heenan to "Hold fast
md fall on him!' Yet still, as ii in igno-
possessed over his opponent, the American
$1,000 npffghf, never attempting to return
the fearful blows with which King ,7as visit
ing Ms chest anu back DUST in tho same
way dla deenan catch SaEers at Marlborough,
ana, to use very home1y bat expressive
seemed a. loss to kno" what to do with
Inn. Hau the American thrown himself
down, With his antagonists head under him,
he conld certainly hart stunned King, most
probably have broken his neck /; but, rs it
was, he suffered his advantage to escape,
ging King with choking grasp, while lis {
whole chest aud back seemed to spot with
red boils under the sharp, quick, close blows |
ot the En!;ii5hman Another minute and |
they were struggling upright for tho fall with |
their great po~s119! forms intcriocked, and |
5May1ng TO ano ifo hke huge, uncouth ma
chlne, stamping heavily from side to side. |
a great siioat, and they came with smash to |
thc ground, King under, heavily. In IN in- |
Etant the seconds arc hy their sides, and thcy |
are borne RAPIDLY to their corners, swathcd |
u heavy cloths, their f*ces dabbed with |
sponses, and their quirering lips moistenel |
from TASKS Of water. Mcdonald ia fortu-
nately one Of Heenan's seconds, aud sayers
is unfortunately the other, for tho champion |
pngilist is at sea in this mild Office, and Is |
lbout thc worst second that ever crossed the |
ropes, 1Esing his nan by the hair, or ear. or
nose, or Wherever be first catches hold Of |
lin. Nor are King seconds (one at 1east)
y Ills injudicious ,nedaling, vc1es md ha-
'asscs his principal in every war.
Both are quick up to the call of stTime,''
which Is not puuctually adhered to on either
ide, and the half-minute rule is broken
hrouEh; for both men are strong and fresh,
nd there Is No need of hurTying them.
4ccnan is first in the centre, and at once
ushcs on Ills antagonist; and there are what
re called exchanges" in the perlance Of the
ing-1hat Is TO cay, both men bit each other
lightly, all the profit in this most unpleasant
pecies Of barter being on the side Of the
american, till they close, when King is
brown " IN heap On the grass. Almost be-
t asein, the American forcing the fighting,
nd giving King ngnin q fearful fall TIN |