The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-17
Heenan, First White Amer;c
Aspirant to the Worlds Title. 4
the Honors With the Wonds,'
Little English Champion, Saw

as me appeared TO be ma
while drawing Heenan into a was
er;ions. By which the ,uespen
nnisb the contest AT M 'cqn N
great battle did Sayers nms nv paft
his skill tnan during those aS inl3
He haa ha!f-blinded Heens., s.,eye1
him considerably. Now h, and
to tire him further. TO my, mlt<
confident and 10 gaIn new Tne uie hln
self. ''sor o.
Ending the conai,,
The champion sprang Into h.
sixth round with 4 freshncs. Wv ~,
ened his followers. He LIZ, a
stopped. tried again and sroast ~.
per 10 Hecnan's good eve ~
returned u rHltlcr on tho iav, !, an
put Tom down and tSsv Wal
sp!Tii, giving and taking inlil<1
nan LANDED 10 the no.c ashy.
Tom 3 guard difficult and wv
ter short wrestig the cns~,, ctose1
down. In the next yession pIon
in some good smashes io -. says
was bored down at the rona' iic
the fall in the next fony
without damage. succeeding slouno
carving Hcrnun's tronrisn1cosaa sacn
~. Inc ADercan's LEFT eve w.H ~
most AS I3r conc as his r,gsss
be was. stlI, so.IS strong ana
his work sol:G,y. Iecnan shn,u I
tects Of punishment more nIaja.
his riSd!, p'ainl
Sayers opened the thir,y.seco., /,
In slashinG style, hooking n Illq n
TO the chin ana getting on Chez
a body blow. Hccnan trIsd
Tom oil 20 his Own ground 10 70
crs was wary and the Ren,osyv
rushed him. They fought Ia y,
at short arm, ana after rctIrIns
came back TO receive \ tremasss1
hander 10 TIC !efJ check. wS;,
putteG like u pomegranate. Sa., So,.,
counter hitS were exchanged. VIZ
nan shot over q right drive ~ ''s, !,
that sent Sayers down once mosv
betting Was now at even mnrs,
ones waiting 10 sec whether Hesc,'
quite blind before risiting acsiS'
The next three rounds were n..1
hard slugglnS but without advar,
either.
Hecnan's facc was little bctts,
pulp when they joined for H.
sixth round. sayer9 for his ns,
exhausted much Of the strength1
so carefully stored. AZ they -,
great shout went Up, The Blue;
Blues" y body Of policemen. In,
out had surrounded the crowd (,
pressing IN toward The ring. Ths
tors lammGG close and tried to a,
iulruGers or. bUC Jhcy worked thc
slowly IN. Hceaan mean .h!e
and closed. drawing Saycrs 10 ihs
lne champion slipped through hir
10 the ground,
The confusion about tho tIp-
aside the referee and other oTcis.
time FOR the th:"iy-Scven .our
called. 4 shouting. nghting. r1
mass crowded IN about the bar-icn
boxers, intent upon tAeir work. c5
the battle. SGyers landing NJ
Hcenan' DAD eye. The AncHcs
husged and they tell against d.
just as the referee rassed gc.d h
fight was of and leit the srond7
uproGr and excitement the ron.
lowered and 10 s-ony swent
ring. This MAS officially Inc and
battle. but before the police cml,
through tho inner circle Eve sun:
tary So called rounds were iousa
champion's friends would nos be,l
referee had suspended hostllit,es.
The extra five rounds We're hlrl
than so many scramblcs, In one D
Heenan. maGdcned by tho pres
the mob all about him, attacked :
attendants. He was almost blind
incident was nothing more than
tempt TO clear elbow room, bu
feeling was excited by it at III
/ Finally the referee returned an
more ordered the men TO desIst.
showed what condition he was lu
Ing the ropes and running most
way to the railroad station. AsI
his eyes he was still In good
Sayers was weak, but might Ia
tinued for many rounds. Up to
the men left the ring the Gght IN
two hours and twenty minutes. N
After the inevitable controyel
| subsidized somewhat the referees
of Il draw was accepted and pub
scriptIous were opened Tor the p
ton OF a belt TO each man. The
made as fac-simlles OF the orisiI
and the ceremony that was tine
I'm the famous international meet
place at the Alhambra amid mucl
! Ing and speechmaKlng,