, 1876-04-26
WRESTLING.


EoESpB.
The Now Chicago Theatre swa1,ned with d
pixed audience. Barkera aud merchants, gam-
lars aul ronshs, wero hndd!cd ia together.
tye.y phase Of society sont delegation, aud tho
aces Ut oycry nationality rodect1d tho glaro of
lie ,igAts. Tho gods III tue gallery wozo Of tho
ighcat aud lowest degree. and tho faro.dealer
Q tho parQuutte jostlcd the bank Presilent. but
ow and Gol-forsakeu as soma Of tho crowd
zero, the element ot rcspcctapillty prelomi~
.Ated. Thcro wero 80 per ccut siIk ha!s. aud 40
,er cent a. hats, and 80 per cent slonches and
pps.
Tom Allen assisted the icket-takor at the
loor, and preserved order when fosclblo ont1y
mas attempted. Two or t1eo times the rongbs
made rush. but, dpdtug 1t ne use. fled inland
,ook their baats quietly.
1t was $50 when Wilhelm neygatcr aud Andre
Chrlstol nppoa.ed. and wero introduced in
briei address by Allen. Tint gentleman
tailed on Mr. ". 3. Curts to act aa
referee, and ho stepped from ha box to
!he stsse. Allya withdrow, aud the vrestlers
ltcpped forward and shook hands. uo}gst0r
Ia mountain Of solid ilesh aud brawA; CAr1ssol
statue Of quicksilver. Tho formor neighs
naatly 800 pounds; the latter about IFS. 1t
heou thrown, and AZ lle stood tl,era last uIgbt,
his huge trunk .quisarinG, and bis lega, like
r1nhil towers. plnuted firmly. It looked a. 1t
It would take herd Of bulls to toAs li.n.
FIRST HOUND.
There wss:no tino lost aud thoY grapplcd. i
waa evident that tho German depo1!daa upon hla
weight aud immense strength, wlilo Clristol
rolled upon Ills agility sud soience. Thoy grasp
cd each osher asoand Tho neck, ese., fouiiDg
for tho olher'a styls Of wrestling. Car.sto t1iol
10 get hls arms around his edssrsasy'a waist.
Hard ~ hc struggled, Lis banda would not
tonch. Pressing big chest downwsrds uppu
fJnvu ntNrA HIhnInrl, hA fofckN tim t1rNh knfnyS
thb wast. aud then gIipped h!a own 0ngera on
the Germans back. Ths stomach hung down
~ though 1t lad boon cut from aGoye, IA
ChrlBtoi pressed forward, tho flesh awollbd out
on each sldo. and quiyeiod. aud lloayed. aud
shook. a. tbs combatanss swayea 10 and tro,
1tslcsAiug hls hold To roi!eYa himself, lleygBter
took smother hold Oh Chribtois back. ue
lifted Chslstol, and. AZ tue latter Came 10 bls
ment b1th wore up sparripg for q hold. ChriBtol
spped hcAind 1foygster, aud, throwing lls astns
around him, they wore almost buried IN Tue
huge stomach in fropt. The skin tIghteued aod
f.!Ty shone- a. ChristoI trIed To HI ueyes.er.
.4a two mAAsea above hnd beioW hln arms shook
Ind nhtvsred. Tue Fronchnaa found It ina-
possible To LIT Heygstos Inches OF bis feot.
rhia Has recognized BY tho crowd, and tho house
sesoundod with yol!s Of dcsialon. lIoygsttr
turned auddonly and caught Chrlstol from be-
hind. but Chrissol. beudiuX forward. dropped On
ala bsuds aud kuaca md SAINT the man, whom .
moment befoIo lie had failed to lift, spinning OF
bis head But tho e1oEsion WAS auch that le
touId not follow up tho advantage. 1t lha uoxt
iiincl, Heygster sent the FrsuchmAu hylug
through the alr. But chrstol turned and toll
~ his hsnds and tuoes. 4 dozen catches and
rips were tried, but tae men were Ia,n.nY
porspifation aud tboir bodies veto slippery.
Twice the German thraw tue FEenchn,an, WHO
tuEnsd on his face md slipped from undor his
tdyersary. Onco HeygsteE was undernsa:h, aud
" he lAy there quietly, trying 70 regain Lis
breath. uhriatoi tuxged at llm I'LL lilo muscles
ttood out, but IN gkin, lie didn't oven move
him.
Doth waEo up * lin, and in = moment were
down on their sides. The struggle waa then On
the toot. eaeh striving to turn the other On his
AhouldsEu. Boon tney separated and were up
x8aiu. Tho ne1t ellnch Was tho last. Both fell,
lioygstsE Oh bis right side and tbs Frenchman
scEoss him, With bis lefs arm under uey4stels
waist aud ths right arm under his lett aIm-plt.
RuddeplY slipping Around, ~ they lay head to
head, Clsfstol with quick movement turned
his adversary, md the moaning, painting Teusou
lay fairly on his back both shoulders On shs
ground. Ons fall for CbristoL Time, ID min.
atsn.
Long and dsmonstr&tlys waa the applause,
Nd Ontiatol appeared, boNinR.
Fifteen mlnutes wero allowed for yest, aud thu
msu were carefully rubbed down. Then they
sppsa1se again for the
BECohD HOUND.
Thoy Mood aide by sids, Zach With mock anl
hou!dsr gup. The detpiAu bent Ch1istol over