New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 17, 1915, Page 8

e )- ipe Years Ago Today Sportsmen Were More Interested in Heenan-Sayers Bout Than Whether er Would Return to Baseball---Giants Finally Bowled Over by Dodgers---Athletics and Sox Tie ' j-Fi/th Anniversary | Of Heenan-Sayers Battle gnlf a Century Since “Benica Boy” Was Cheated Out of World’s Cha mpionship By British Title Holder, or the Herald by Billy S. arvie of Hartford.) st fifty-five years ago that iHeenan, the “Benicia Boy,” of America, sailed over the fought Tom Sayers, the of England. That was on , 1860. fgreat international battle, the of which will be recalled by P the older generation of sport- was fought on a brignt fhorning, before a crowd esti- t 10,000, The ring was on the turf as was the cus- e early days, at Farnsbourgh, nty, in England. The men h other for the first time when pok hands in the ring. The s for the champlonship belt 00 in stakes. Frank Dow- fitor of Bell's Life, was the ) Jan was six feet two inches feighed 187 pcunds. His colors, bs and Stripes, was tied to tho his corner. Jack McDonald Cusick, his backers, were his Umpire, Fred Falkland. veighed 160 pounds, was five t and one-half inches high. fthe Roval Standard. -Seconds, ‘Hruton and Jimmy Welch. L John Gideon. ¢ in all walks of life stood filde around the ring. Special gught thousands from Lon- ‘he fight created great inter- falk in England and this coun- ost of those that took a prom- t have passed away. Hee- d Octpber 25, 1873. Sayers ember 8, 1865./ Sayers never gain, Heenan fought his last i h Tom King, in England, De- £ 10, 1863. Many American the ringside to cheer their pountryman. great international fight as de- by The New York Clipper, d a correspondent at the was as follows: Blood in First Round. ld 1—The men went up with uickness at call of time, com- _squaring away, Heenan close own corner, with a view of /Sayers upon him. As they e crowd held their breath. inted lightly. Heenan checking his blows. Hee- in the same way. Sayers his muscles and let fly. He “Boy"” lightly on the awing blood. Immense ap- id cries of “First blood for They sparred. Heenan let fd not get home. He rushed ; hed, threw Sayers easily.: from Heenan's friends.) yers went over to Heenan's . After cautions feinting, Hee- ifly with his left. Sayers I handsomely, but fell short e return. Heenan pressed on fly with his left and caught | the chin. Sayers gave way. f followed, planted two straight the mouth, drawing claret. rushed in, clinched, and was . (More cheers,for Heenan.) his round beg#n in Heenan's Several passes were made. | let fly with his left and hit clean dowr. (Great cheers.) hockdown for Heenan. ers came up readily, both . Heenan's left split the ex- on Sayer’s mug in the middle, fent Sayers clean from his feet etched upon the ground. eenan passed to Sayer's side ring, and opened the fighting. gave way and fled from the h of mischief. Heenan smiled pk a waiting position. They ito spar. Heenan let go his ght Sayers a smack on the d. Bewildered by the blow ‘gave way, Heenan repeated v twice. Sayers went down d punishment. for That, Mr, Sayers. hyeérs came up, walked to Hee- orner, commenced the battle ding a tremendous hit under eye, making a clean cut of h and let out a gush of blood, up Heenan’s cheek. Stung by bw, Heenan rushed and with | it knocked Sayers off his | a s the g ‘4 feenan’s right.eve was fearfully , projecting upward like a This was the signal f r d taunts from friends of | Sayers stood with folded arms ifled pityingly on him. Heenan b heed, but went up, sending in caught Sayers bang upon the Sayers Teturned on the d eye. Heenan led with his left, Pnt home a hot 'un. After being pd by their seccnds, they met, offered hig left, being terribly Jred on the mouth, with the left which sent him on an- xeursion to mother earth, Heenan put his left on the Hon's cheek. Sayers sent a light the chin. sayers dodged under ‘s arm. Heenan got him in front of him and landed a hit on Tom's mnose, Which { checked his retiring course, but received a terrific pailman on the niouth. Heenan's right was almost closed. | Sayers tried to rally, but was leveled | to the earth by a thundering stroka; from the left piston. The round lasted fifteen minutes of the most terrific fighting. Sayers in Distress Early. 9—Savers showed signs of distress. Heenan went flercely after him. He save ground, and as the “Boy" pressed on, danced off sideways, finally turn- ing the mnovement into a run. Heenan smiled. Advancing again, he planted 1 severe blow on the chin, followed it | up by two more. The last wheeled | Sayers around. While he was pitch-| ing forward in that position Heenan gave chase and hit him down with a blow upon the back. (cheers for Heenan.) 10—Sayers came up uncertain on' his legs, his wounded arm clinging paralyzed against him breast. Heenan going at him right and left, ended the round by knocking him down. 11—Heenan went briskly at Sayers, who propped him as he came in and as Heenan was meditating a return, got ir another, but not very effective. hit, and fell backward through the ropes. 12—Sayers came up feebly. Heenan went after him, and levered him, in the coolest manner with a straight| left hander, and walked smiling back to his corner. 13—Heenan forced the fighting and Sayers, now weak, fled from his dan-| gerous pursuer. As soon as he faced, Teenan planted another hit on his mouth, knocked him clean off his legs. (cheers for Heenan. Two to one on the “Benica Boy.”) 14—Heenan went at Sayers and Gelivered two telling hits on the neck and mouth. Sayers countered neatly Ly a blow on the right cheek. Heenan caught him on the head, Sayers clenched, and after a short struggle, both fell on Sayer's side of the ring. Sayers having the best of the fall. Cheers went up from his corner. 15—Heenan was first at the scratch, &s he had been in the last eight rounds. Sayers, who exhibited much distress, rising from his second’s knee very slow. This time Heenan went straight up to him and hit him down with his 1ight as if he was made of wood. 16-—Sayers came up slow, dancing and backing away, and ended by being knocked down. Heenan walked from him/ with a smile. 17—Like the last in all respects and ended in a clean knockdown. 100 to Anything on Heenan. 18—Sayers came up slowly. Heenan went at him, and, cornering him, des- pite his quick retreat, hit him down at the ropes. (100 to anything on Heenan.) 19—Sayers looked distressed as Heenan advanced on him. With his terrible left mawley, he sided off. He did not land his usual blow. Sayers caught him lightly on the mouth and chin. Heenan rushed in, clenched, threw him heavily. (Five to one on Heenan.) 20—Sayers again commenced the running game, Heenan turning around so as to keep him in front of him. Sayers turned, planting a light blow on the chest. Heenan returned with interest upon the mouth. Heenan rushed in, clenched, threw Sayers up- on the ropes, where he slipped down, scraping his back as he went. 27—Heenan led off again, and waited for Sayers, and when he came up hit him down with a splendia blow and walked away. 22—Sayers seemed to be freshening a little, and managed to prop Heenan as he advanced. Heenan bored in, and finished him with a knockdown blow. 23—Sayers kept up the shifting game. Heenan hit him on the back. Sayers after pitching forward with the blow, recovered, landing a light blow on the body. A few light ex- changes they seperated for the sponge. The men came up. Sayers caught Heenan as he advanced a telling blow upon the mouth. Heenan rushed, clenched for a throw, they went to earth tdgether, with Sayers on top. (Cheers for Sayers.) 24—Sayers came up slow again, and after a few feints and passes, Heenan knocked him down again. 26—=Sayers came up with a smile, his bad arm did not promise any use to him. Heenan’s right eye was closed. The “Boy” pressed forward, and succeeded in straightening the left duke out again, and landed the champion once more upon the grass. 26—Heenan led off at the mouth. Sayers ran away. Heenan followed and landed a good hit on the chin, and as Sayers was on his own side of the ring, sought to fly. Heenan who was pursuing, reached out his hand to catch, and made a grab, which took Sayer’s whole face in his open paw, and must have hurt his sensitive mouth, for the blood started from his mouth afresh. He brought Sayers to a stand, the champion landed on his breast. Heenan rushed in, but his blow passed over Sayer’s head as he knocked him down. Sayers let eenan caught it on the arm. landed on Heenan's bad eye. n sent his left bower, again ng the Brighton hero's nose, I8 him back several feet, Then, fame a straight shot from Sayer e bad eye, weakening Heenan. gending in a hit to the tibs, he went down. 27——Heenan led off again, and landed a heavy hit on the champion’s mouth, and, as he let’ fly another, Sayer’s going to earth to avoid pun- jshment. English Bettors Bashful. 28—Two to one freely offered on the *“Benica Doy,” but no takers. ayvers did not look so feeble, but was much distressed, and, unless some lucky accident could retrieve his for- tune, defeat stared him surely in the face. Heenan led and planted his favorite hit on the mouth, while Say- ers countered on the left cheek. Hee- nan went at him like a mad tiger, hit him on the mouth, and -as he ran to escape, delivered another chopping lick upon his stooping back. Again they received the cleansing offices of the sponge, and that being over, Hee- nan stepped forward, but Sayers re- tired, and partly ran. Heenan fol- lowed quickly, discharged a hit on back of the neck, and, as Sayers turned to fight, he hit against the ropes, and, as he fell, grabbed for him and then caught him a terrific uppercut, whereupon the sank to earth. i 29—Sayers came up very weak at the knees, and almost staggering. Heenan rushed over to his side of the ring after him, and hegan to fight briskly. Sayers tried to get away. Heenan followed, caught him with one of his his old left handers. which ley- eled him at the ropes. Heenan Takes a Tumble, 30—Sayers came up spiritedly, and gathered himself handsomely, let fly with-his left, and caught Heenan on the mouth. The “Boy” pressed for- ward but caught it with great severity again. (Cheers for Sayers.) Heenan rushed forward, but the blow passed over the shoulder, Sayers catching him heavily on the mouth, went down, amid great cheering. This was a very severe round for Heenan, who bled freely, but there was not a man on the ground who did not admire the sound gameness which he displayed in following up the sharpest and most damaging cuts. 31——Sayers walked over to Heenan's corner and opened the campaign him- self. As quick as thought he planted a sharp cut on Heenan's mouth, fol- lowed by a light touch on the left cheek, and then went down. 32—Heenan led off, but Sayers got away, and as blood was flowing from Heenan's serious cuts all the while, he paused to be sponged off. They came together. Sayers was the first with a light tap. The round ended by Heenan measuring his adversary handsomely, hitting him down by a tremendous blow on the nose. 33—While the two men squared away, the thought to make a diversion in favor of the champion by an outcry of *“Police! Police!” in hope that Heenan, as a stranger, might be struck champion Philadelphia, April 17.—No matter who Connie Mack uitimately chooses to play third base in place of Frank with alarm, and either be induced in natural panic to jump over the ropes, and thus forfeit the fight, or turn his ! head so that the watchful campion ' might get at his Ift eye. Heenan had been forwarned of the intended dodge. He only fought on the fiercer. They had a ding-dong, give and take, fight- ing in the ancient style. Blood flowed freely from them both, and they stopped several times to be sponged. They paid no attention to the swaying crowd, and the pretended effort to keep back the police. Heenan got sharply on the nose of Sayers. The latter caught Heenan on the mouth, drawing blood. Sayers seemed to freshen up and went after Heenan. But the “Boy"” caught him and floored him with a square knockdown blow. (100 to 20 on Heenan.) 34—Sayers came up weak, Heenan went up to him and hit at him, then closed upon him for a fall. As thcy fell Sayer*s right hand became free to play on Heenan's left eye. It began to close. Sayers was thrown with Heenan on top. 36—Sayers rushed in. The round ended by Heenan seizing Sayers in his arms and throwing him clean to tie earth as if he was a frog. 36—Heenan was not damaged in hi left eye, he went after Sayers like a tiger. Right and left he gave him, first on the mouth, then on the right cheek, then hit him against the ropes. After a separation and sponging, he went at him, but caught it on the | mouth, and lost much blood. He pressed on. Sayers went down to avoid. 2 Trying to Scare Heenan. 37—The cry of police was deafening from Sayers’ side. Heenan looked only at his man. He hit him on the back as he ran to his corner, and as Sayers struck back and missed, he seized him around the neck and held him in the air. Sayers seized Heenan by the cheek and pulled at the sore and flabby folds most painfully. Heenan lost his hold, Sayers slipping down. 38—It was now plain from the noise around Sayers’ corner, that his party was trying to bring the fight to a close and save him the belt. Hee- ¢ nan kept to work, McDonald steering him with judicious steadiness. As the ring was on the point of being broken in, he went up to his man. He hit Sayers as he pleased, finally seizing Sayers by the neck. He bent his head under his arm, held him there against the ropes completely at ‘his mercy. Left to himself, Sayers would have sunk helplessly to the ground. Finding a desperate crisis at hand, the adherents of Sayers took hold of Heenan’s arms, kicked at and struck him, and dragged the beaten champion from him, 39—The confusion was great, the ring being broken in by the friends of Sayers. The referee, Frank Dowling, very improperly left the ring. Heenan fearing some new arti- fice to prevent him from getting the belt he had so fairly won, remained in the ring, and when time was called went after Sayvers again through the crowd that filled the inner ropes of the ring. Sayers was pushed up to- wards 'him, but he easily hit him down or pursued him to the corner among his seconds, as a man would drive a boy. 40—Heenan found his way through the crowd that filled the ring, and, crossing the scratch amid cries of “Take the men out of the ring, the { place in the batting order. fight is over,” waited till Sayers was brought up. He hit aim down and Baker, Larry Lajoie will take his ) Larry, who is still one of the greatest hitters Larry Lajoie to Be Athletics’ Regular Cleanup Player in the game, just fits into the cleanup ff,mnh Position in the Mackian bat- tirg order. Lajoie has been putting up a brilliant game atr second, and fans believe Collins will not be missea (v any great extent. went to his corner, refusing to lcave the ring. 41—This was the counterpart of the last. Sayers rushed in clenched Heenan, and while strug- gling to throw him passed his hand not only below the belt, in violation of | the rules, but grasped him the back part of the thigh, to lift him from his feet. broke away and finished the round by knocking Sayers down. Had there been a referee present this must have been decided ‘‘foul,” and the battle given to Heenan. Heenan Licks Whole Crowd. 42—Finding that Sayers could not or would not rise from his seat in his corner, and that his seconds refused to award him the victory that be- longed to him by throwing up the sponge, Heenan advanced on him in the midst of his seconds, and struck him where he sat, being struck in return by Jimmy Welch. He knocked down and kicked Welch, and went after Brunton, who got away. Being struck by another of Savers' friends, and in just indignation at the man- ner in which the object of his ambi- tion had been dishonorably wrestled from him, he opened a free fight against them all. His friends inter- fered and carried him to his corner, from whence, after declaring him- self to be the winner of the fight and true owner of the belt and the title of champion of England, he left the ring. The battle lasted two hours and twenty minutes, After Sayers left the ring, leaning on the shoulders of his seconds, Hee- nan followed. leaping .over the ropes and running a short distance to show that me was not only strong on his legs, but that he could have finished Sayers if he had been granted fair play, Heenan did all he could to have Sayers fight again. but Sayers declined, They never met again. BASEBALL NEWS IN A NUTSHELL AMERICAN LEAGUE. Yesterday's Results, Washington 8, New York 2 St. Louis 4, Chicago 2. Claveland 9, Detroit 6, Boston 6, Philadeipnia 6- called in 9th; darkness. Standing of Clubs. ity by Heenan Game Washington Cleveland I30ston Philadelphia Detroit New York St. Louis Games Today. New York at Philadelphia. Boston at Washington. Cleveland at Detroit Chicago at St. Louis NATIONAL LEAGUE. Yesterday's Results, Brooklyn 5, New York icago 4, St. Louis & and | Cincinnati 4, Pittsburg 2, Boston-Philadelphia—Wet grounds. Standing of Clubs. W L. Philadelphia Chicago | New York and sougit | Brooklyn Cincinnati St. Louis Pittsburg . Beston Games Today. Philadelphia at New York. Brooklyn at Boston. Pittsburg at Cincinnati. St. Louis at Chicago. FEDERAL LEAGUE. Yesterday's Results. Baltimure 6, Newark 2. Chicago 4, Pittsburg 3. Standing of Clubs. wW. L. Brooklyn Chicago Kansas City Newark Buffalo .. Pittsburg Baltimore St. Louls .. (SRR IO Games Today. Brooklyn at Buffalo. Baltimore at Newark. Kansas City at Pittsburg, Chicago at St. Louis. | While | stock, | the series by RUBE AND STUFFY IN SLUGGING DUET Ah'etcs and Red Sox Tie After Ning Innirgs. Philadelphia, April 1 Mclnnis featured hitting of Oldring and long drawn out game here yesterd:y between Philadelphia and Boston Play was stopped at the end of the ninth inning gwing to darkne In ad dition to tieing the score home run in the seventh Oldring made a double and a Mclnnis made threce and drove in two runs The early innings were marked by poor pitching. Bressler lasted only five sessions, and Ruth was taken out in with innir | the fifth after facing six batsmen and | being hit | | @nd giving four bases on balls, for a double and a single Barring Oldring's home run, Com- who succeeded Ruth, was ver éffective, as were also Shawkey and Mays. Umpire Connolly put five of the visitors' team off the field for yelling from the bench. The score Boston Philadelphia r. h. e 1001400006 5 0 000140100—6 8 1 Batteries: Ruth, Comstock, and Carrigan, Thomas: Shawkey and Lapp. Mays Bressler, Reggic. Brown Has Wild Day. Washington, 17 The ators two out of three from of April Sen- made it the Yankees, taking the last game a score of 3 to 2. C rol Brown, the former Athletic was very wild, on balls helped to bring about Yankee defeat, though it w ble by Boone that let in W winnng run. Despite his poor control Brown showed flashes of first-class form, and on the whole was very effective with men on bases, as a dozen of the Sen- ators were left, making twenty-two ‘Washington players stranded in the last two games. The score: ar- the fum- hington's 020000000 11000100x New York Washington Brown Ainsmith Batteries: and Gallia and Sweenoy'; Freeze Out at Detroit. Detroit, Mich., April 17.——In a tem- perature little above freezing point, Cleveland defeated Detroit 9 to 6 a game that dragged through nea: two and a half hours of almost ev variety of baseball. In the seventh inning four single double, a pass and a sacrifice fly net ted the visitors six runs and gave th a lead the Tigers could not overcom: The score: r. h. « 000110610—9 12 L] 010030011—6 8 4 Cleveland Detroit an- anq Jones Liebetter Batteries: Egan; Cavet, McKee. Hageman, Boland, Loudermilk Gives Three Hits, St. Louis, April 17.-~Loudermilic pitched a masterly game have scored a shutout over C(‘hicago, { but his teammates' erfors prevented | | this. Loudermilk fanned nine bats- allowed the Sox only three Louis won by a score of 4.2, men, and hits. St. The score: r. h, c 101000000—2 3 Chicago 1 00010030x—4 11 4 8t, Loui Batteries: Russel, Cicotte and Schalk; Loudermilk and Agnew single, | singles | pitch- | and his nine bases | and should | | New | victory | 'DOLL PERRITT LOSES” ON HIS FIRST JOB Giants Finally Reunded Into SIIm; by Brooklyn. York their at 17..—The Giants the New April clawed way to a with Brooklyns the Polo grounds yese yield charge ninth inning. terday afternoon, then had to a determined and compact by the Brooklyns in the The Brooklyns won thelr the Giants’ of 5 to hard first game— first defeat-— The rivaly played finish. It was a etiff, crunching combat, wodf§ seeing, and the Giants took their fin setback, with no diminution of the stubborn fighting they have dole ince the seasbn vpened: Score: &) r. h. % 002000003 s 0000010 11—3 6 3 Appleton and McCarthy; Meyer which was by a score it out to the Brooklyn York Batteries Perritt and - Good Wins Game With Bat. & Chicago, April 17 hotile following McLarry's ingle in the 1-t0-2 other ffe and Dol Good's run Chicago a The scores made by the locals were result of daring base-running bunched hits. The fielding of was a feature. The score. fourth inning gave over St. Louis. r. hgm ...100100000—2 S84 Chicago 00220000*—4 7 4 Batteries—Griner and Glenn;Lays ender and Archer. St. Louis Vance Aviates in Third, Cincinnati, April 17.—Vance's ‘wild- ness in the third inning cost Pt third the sefed Cincinnati winning, 4 to 2. In thating ning Vance gave four bases on ballgh and hit another man. These coupléd with a single, gave Cincinnati thyed runs. Douglass, who started for Cincinnall, as also wild, but held down the Hit- ting of Pittsburg. Dale, who relightd him in the eighth, held the visikom safe for the remainder of the game. The score: burg the gome of r. v Pittsburg 0001001002 &1 Cincinnati ..00300100%—4 7 § Batteries—Vance, Conzelman, Kage tihner and Gibson, Schang; Douglash Dale and Clarke. FEDERAL LEAGUE. At Newark. 001010013 ..000020000 Bailey and Owens; Baltimore Newark Batteries e 2 3 Fale | kenburg and Rariden | distances Ll h. & iy e Pren~ At Chicago. 001010001 00030000 1—4 Rogge and Berry; isher. Pittsburg Chicago Batteri dergast and WESLEYAN OUT OF LEAGUE, Middletown, April 17 university has withdrawn Northeastern Collegiate ieague, the other members being Colgate, Union and Williams. The 1¢ason for the withdrawal is the long to the New York stafe colleges. Willlams recently withdraw from the league. Wesleyan from the: basketball 44 ICHERS ECIAL In glass “or bottled at your dealers. 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