The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-11-10
TWO MIGHTY WRESTLERS.
MILLER AND CHRIsTOL's THREE
HOURS HARD STRUGGLE.
The Wonderful illustration of the Greco Ro-
mnn Science OF tWrestiinR-Tbe Eneiishmsn
Again the Victor over the Frenchman.

The Wonderful illustration Of the Greco-Ro-
mnn Science Of MrestIi ing-Tbe EngItshman
again the Victor Over the Frenchman.
Andre Christol and william Miller
wrestled again on the stage Of the Grand Opera
| House, last evening, after the fashion called
| 0reco-Roman. The place was, as on the oooa-
zion OF their previous contest, crowded to the
utmost with spectators OF better class than
| commonly attend athletic exhibitions. They
numbered about three thousand. In this kind
of wrestling no tripping Ia allowed, and q fair
fall requires both shoulders OF the thrown man
| to simultaneously touch the floor. Tho brawny
| wrestlers, bare to their waists, went on to the
stage at half past eight o'clock, accompanied by
Fred J. Engelhardt az referee, and James O'Neii
and Emil ReRnear as judges respectively for
| Miller and Christol.
lowered, like wild beats wariiy beginning an en-
| counter, and grappled each other nrmy around
The shoulders, their hands striking the flesh
Spawning on their knees, still inteflocked with
their striinlne arms. Then they got back TO
thtir leet, without reltnquishng their holds
and fought like boxers for advantageous erasps.
Suddenly Miller loosed his arms, and forced
| Chrstol TO the floor, the head OF the Frenchman
striking with thud. Chrlstut uimbly re-
gained standing posture, and the contest was
| renewed vigorously. The athletes wrcnched,
| pulled, writhed, and incidentally got into pos
tures worthy OF picturinR, thrOuehout long
and hard struggle. Tue violence OF the exer-
| tion soon brought out sweat profusely. and their
muscular Teddened bodies sbOno ia the strong
glare OF fOptlights. Their wet skins became 40
| slippery that grip could not be retained,
claspe1 hands or tntcrlaced fingers not being
allowed, and their were compelled To stop and
be dried with towels.
The Interval was brief, however, and they fell
70 work again with redoubled activity. The
little Frenchman seemingly endeayOrcd to be-
wilder his morc stolid antagonist by quick,
erratc movements, but his efforts were cooly
resisted. once he got his opponents head
| under bis arm, and tugged aud wrenched at 1t
as though trying to break IL on, but the bull-ke
Il NN ials a l.swf f.
out the shoulders OF either todohine the door in
tne way requited for iall. Once lhristol
stendiQg with h.,i5 ;aco 10 tue back of Millcf
low MS arms around his middle, lifted him
| high in spite Of his struggling, and threw the
heavy, resisting bulk over his head. Miller
struck the toor heavily on his back. but lifted
| his shoulders so that they did not touch.
Christol whired quickly, and was in an instant
force 1t Hat. A little later in a rapid inter
change OF crushing hugs' Miller struck Cnrstol
yio,ent blow on tho side Of the face. Cnrstol
The round had then lasted half an hour and
the wfesiers were breathing heavily, affected
by their tring excrtlon. They continued with
unslackeued activity, however, expending their
s;reneth in wriiling grappes. The next break
struck ChrstOl hard and square in the face,
hurting hin severely II was evident. Chrstol
| complained to the referee, but Miller said that
he had not Intended any harm. None OF the
rounds In their previous match had lasted more
than twenty minutes, but this was protracted
| for two hours and half. Toward the end II
Lecahe tedious, to be excitngy eniIvened a ain
ing to roll the other on hts back Miller came
out ot THIS encounter with a bloody mark on his
| back the result Of IA scratch. Throughout Mil
| Ter was defensive, apparently relying on his SUI
pcrior strength and endurance: and Chris ol
wa; offensive seemingly striving to win by skil
| and quickness.
| At the end OF an hour neither was advantaged,
and they mad spent the last fifteen minutes IN
| stuOburnly adhefing to their dideIeut pans OF
| contest Miller hau steadily refused To be az
gtessiye, and bad stoidly allowed Christol TO
make all the onslaughts. And that sort OF work
continued. Christol repeatedly stood still. with
his arms uplifted, inviting Miller to make a
| choice OF holds, but Miller would not DO
| tced from the defensive. Curistol tried
feints, sudden assaults, violent tugs TO bend
tho stubborn neck, and various devices In
wrenchinc In rapid succession, but they were
I'll successfully resisted.
,,At iho close ~ the secon hour, however
| Millcr's method had not fatigued his antagonist
more thon II had himself, and had become
| SO unpopular with the spectators that they
| hissed him almost continuously. In the midst
Of confusion, when the round had lasted over
| two hours, Christol, with a sudden and des-
| perate expenditure Of strength. repeated the
| ieat OF throwing his adversary over his head.
| Miller struck on his back, ana II was generally
| supposed that II was tlll. The house was in-
| stdntlY nled with an uprUar OF applause, aud
Cnrstol. bowling, retired from the stage.
Miller remained, ana his judge, MIR. O'Nell,
| denied that the fall was fair Referee Bngei.
hardt advanced to the footlights ana said: "A
| fali Is claimed aud dispu,od. | am only posi-
| tive that saw head and one shoulder on the
| iluur. decide that 1t WAS not a fAl."
lhe decision was not apprl we'd bv the verdict
| OF the assembly bat thrl.tol re@uiy returned
| 10 the stage, and smiiuth renewed the con.
| long eAerd"n. lie dropped on his hands and
khce~ tcWptinLh in irnut tt Miller. and in Ot her
Wye solicited au assault. At length he dartcd
| To Miller. caught hun quickly up ia his arms.
dropped lin on th" uJur, ana was on him in an
instant, crowdng him down Nat with iIreslsti-
bic force. There could be 40 doubt about the
fairness Of ills iall, and the cheering was ire
mrndous. There wts an interval before the
referee decision could be audiblY given.
The wre,tlcrs were token int" the stage dress
ing iOunis, thD. Oughly rubbed, wrapped in over
coats, ana allowed TO rest for hitecn minutcs.
In the time OF resting they showed fatigue more
than they had while wrestling.
The referees cill Tor the second round was
ma1e at half past IL o'clock. and enthusiastic
applause greeted the Teappeaiauce uf the men.
Chrstol nau lost none u the NivdCity OF his
Miller seemed to be IA much tue worse con-
ditiOn. The skin OF ca IA arm had been broken
10y the rough usage, and the blood had oOzcd
out, leaving red marks on the inllamed sur
lace. Tue round began aud continued IN
a lively manner. Miller abandoned his inert
scheme and oN,ttcu himself a0gressively. IL
was an unremitting tussle, now with the
wiestlvIs crappled face - face, now wriggling
on the floor aud now iiincing each other down
10 the door with furious force. Chri-tol
ctung again ard again to AilieT's neck, bending
him down with I'LL his strength. and as often
W rudely forced oil by violent effort. The cul-
min.tt was rough struggle ON tue floor, each
trying To roll the otner on his back. 1neir
breathing WAS SO bored that II could he heard
I'm the iurthest part of the theatre in the short
spells of silence, and the referee and Judges
bent over them 10 watch for tho result. 1t came
In the defeat Of ChristOl, who, wtithe now he
would, CO. nd not keep his shoulders above the
Moor. The round lasted only thirteen minutes,
and left fail apiece.
lne third round was contested for two hours,
and ended IN "a draw at O'Clock, Both men
were utterly exhausted ana unable TO proceed,
and the referee declared all bets of.