The New York herald., 1879-10-23
BIBBY AND CdRISTOL.

Edwin Bibby, of Ashton. England. wrestled with
Andre Christol. the well know Greco-Roman wrest-
ler at Madison Square Garden last evening. in the
Greco-Ro style, and won tho match after a
struggle that lasted nearly hour and a half. 1t
was 10 have been wrestling match OF three falls
fall catch-ascatch-can Lancashire style, fall
Grseco-Roman and fall catch-as-catch- can Graco
Roman rules. with tripping. The toss as to which
style OF fall the match would be commenced with
by Christol. and he having been beaten in
his own mode of wrestling. gave up the match and
the purse to Edwin Bibby. saying that he was out
OF condition.
The wrestling commenced twenty-eight minutes
past eight and Bibby. who weighs ten pounds less
than Christol. took the aggressive at once After
struggle of but u minute or two he threw Christol
back. Chrstol then turned over on his face
and lay prone on his face and stomach
turn him over. At last both got their feet, and
after short struggle Christol second time went to
the ground. whore he kept at his old tactics for
using every device possible to force his antagonist
to make play. After . recess of twenty minutes
the two men went Mt each other with redoubled
vgor. Chrstol got several of his favorite locks
Bibby, but each time the little Englishman
threw threw Bibby clean over his shoulder, and
the audience one man. expecting
to the end of the struggle but on the contrary.
Bibby. instead of falling his back. turned sort
of somersault on his head and came very near max
ing Christos two shot ouders touch the ground. There
was then succession of quick. sharp struggles.
AT last Bibby, who went to tue ground in the
clutches of Christol. threw the latter across him
and placed him squarely on his back. first one
| shoulder and then the other. Bibby claimed
the fall, but Christol would not admit it.
and neither would his umpire. Frederick Bauer.
The referee. Muldoon, being appealed to. decided
that it was a square fall. Mr.. Bauer. Christol's
umpire then became very much excited and declared
it was not square fall and that Muldoon had de-
cided unjustly
'I wrestled with Mudoon some time ago." cried
out Bauer. "but before went into the match had
to sign articles that would let him win. and was
to get the money
This Mr.. Muldoon afterward denied emphatically,
and said that the only articles signed by Bauer
that occasion stipulations that would appear
on the night advertised and not disappoint the
people, as he had often done before.
Mr.. AL Smith announced that he would back
Bbby against Bauer for 81 900 in the same style Of
match as that last evening
THE STOCK EXCHANGE BELT.
A meeting OF athletes held yesterday at the
Clipper Office for the purpose Of making
arrangements for the coming contest for the belt
to be given by the New York Stock Ex-
change. W. II. Miller, w. Muldoon. Bauer and
several others present, and it was decided to
give tournament for the belt ut Tammany Hall
during the month of November. The rules will be
the same those governing the OLeary belt and it
is expected that all the prominent wrestlcrs in tho
country will be among the entries. Another meet
ing is to be held next Saturday