The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-19
WRESTLING ATHLETES.
How jules RIAL Conquered Emile
Rcgnia Ia their Greco.RomRn
match Last Night,

The Grcco.Roman wrestling match
between jules Rignl aud Emilio Regnier
attracted q very good audience 10 the
Saint Charles Theatre last evening The
wrcstler appeared on the stage stripped
TO the waist
The former wore blue hreochmg and
the latter black Both men are olsplon,
did physique, with muscles worthy of
of any gladiator that fought IN the au'
gust presence Of the Caesars They are
not of the same size, however, Rigal be-
ing much the smaller Of the two
droco'RomNn wrestling Is almost idcn.
IDENTICAL with what schoolboys call
rough and tumble, that is, there are no
regular holds the antagonists being at
liberty To take any advantage they
can
After advancing across the stage aud
shaking hands and u little mnnoNor.
ing involving some seemingly frivolous
movements of the hands. they clutchcd
and went IA work in earnest For
few seconds they stood locked brcnst to
breast MS in ordinary wrestling but sud.
denly with a movement SO quick that
the eye could hardly follow il, Rigal
slipped out of his antagonists embrace
and sprung upon his back The
latter made movement forward
rs II he was about attempting ia throw
Rigol over his head HIT Riml was too
quick Slipping his arms below Reg
niers waist, he lifted him into the nir
and running across the stage threw him
head downward to the floor. 4 fall
seemed inevitable hut Rcgnier with adj
mlroblc skill, caught on his right shout
der and using that rs a pivot, threw
himself fatty on the belly rs Rigal came
down upon him Rcglicr from this
time forth adopted the defensive, which
IN fact he could not well avoid doing
lie planted himself ou his hands aud
knees, and deiicd Bigal hest efforts to
turn him over The latter after few
futile efforts changed his tactics Quit
ing Regniers back but roHinmg hold of
him around the body. hr tlrrW himself
along the left side until hi, knees were
IN front Of Rcgnigs, Then slipping
his left hand under Rcgiers arm and
grasping him by ,ho back VI i.Io nook,
hc suddenly thrust his right arm undrrI
RegnierS belly AVID Icy q horcuuu rt,
fort flung linn heels over hral llu, upun
his back Regiu with U.tousbmgj
qulckno,, threw himself over on one
side but not in time To- prevent his an.
tagonist omputtinghimscIon top. Hell
writhcd like serpent but all to no
purpose, Rigal was fairly on top, and
bore him down ly main strength, and
secured the first fall Tho audience ap.
plNudcd Justify rs the men Withdrew be.
hind the scenery for u rest.
Alteran interval of n few minutes the
wresters again sctto, beginning rs he.
fore Rigal gaining in little time. his
iavorite hold from behind But Reg
nier had evidently proiited 10y his first
lesson, for when Rigol attempted the
lifting feat, he threw his body into a
horizontal position with legs and arms
outotruohal, which proved to Lc a eam-
pletc foil Then he dropped on his
knees of his own accord, and throwing
his hand backward graspcd RigOl around
the neck and attempted to throw him
over his head But the latter planted
himself so rs to render that feat inpos
.ihc.
higal next attempted the feat that
had proved successful before Regmicr
however, by quick movement dou-
bled himself up and threw Rigol com.
pletely over him, Rigal fell flat on his
back, and that gave Regper an Qp
portunity 10 mako Y most oNtlaor
binary movement, by which he threw
the lower part of his body entirely over
his Hoorcd antagonist, ellectually pre-
vented him from recovering himself, and
so won the second fall, 4 Ieat very
similar gained him the third fall, too
In the fourth heat Regnier placed him
self ut disadvantage Ly shaving too
much confidence of winning, and was
finally throwninto such " position that
the Judges proclaimed two falls for Rigal.
lie, however. objected to the decision,
and the audience sustained him. BE
fore the Judge could make any cNplana-
ton higal with commcndable alacrity,
came forward and offered To try il over.
The result, however was not changed
for Rigal in very few minutes gained
II neat and palpahle fall
in the fifth round both men displayed
consummate skill and great strength
Regnier several times very neatly toiled
Rigal in his iavorite trick of slipping be-
hind and the latter moi skiil with skill,
by showing all the more art in gaining
his point, which he did several times
The men stood up and fell on their
knees together, and rolled over on the
floor until they actually painted, aud the
cracking of their joints could he dis
tinctly heard by the audience, At last,
however Rigal taking Regnierin an I'M
guarded moment gave him a clear fall
and won the match and the stake which
was $500 side. The match occupied
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