The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-07-30

Between Ida Alb and Henry Stand
brook at the Comique.
The announcements that man and wo-
man wonld play the chief parts in GI@co
Roman wrastling match, was the Lode
stone which attracted full three hundred
persons to the Theatre Comiaue last even-
ing. The occasion Was a com mplimentary
benefit rendered to Mile. Marcia, Miss Ida
Alb and Prof. Chas. A. Standbrook b,
their friends. Among tboss who lent their
aid to the success Of the evenings enter
tainmeDt were Robert Mckee, the prestid
igitateur, II bbs, the pedestrian, who walk
cd miles in no one kaows what time; Wal.
tor Wentworth, the contortionist, and jim
my Powers, the champion pie.eater, who
last night retained the reputation he
gained in the spring time The event of
the evening graced the end of the pro-
gramue. A young man appeared and an-
nounced the coming Of Prof. Chas. A.
5tandbrook and Mile. Ada Alb. Smulia-
neousIy the two appeared. Mile. Alb il
well known to the patrons Of tho Comique,
she having already appeared there in q Sc
ries Of wrestling matches, IN which her
sister Marcia was always her opponent.
Last night was the first time she ever faced
man iu contest OF the kind, and the
idea seemed to trouble her, for she was
paler thau usual and spoke in q nervous
way. She went on to state the rules in re-
gard to the match, then stepped forward
and requ. sted anyone who understood the
rules to step upon the platform and act AS
judge. 1'.t %. a.w.a
A gentleman in the audience responded,
and the gamius in the gallery cheered him
fol his galiantry.. He was scarcely seated
when he called time. The athletics at the
word approached each other. The woman
grasped the mau by the neck with her left
haud and his lett wrist with her other. He
caught her left hand by the WRIT and at
tempted to get his LETT arm out of her
grasp. The sight was q strange one. The
man Is we'll built, not tall or broad, but
little above the medium height, and has
good outfit Of limbs and shoulders. He
stands nearly q head taller than the w
man. He was attired 10 white tights, with
blue and white striped trunks. The wo-
mar also wore tights, blue in color, With
red trunks. She 10 we'll formed, and her
face 10 m intelligent one.
The two had scarcely clssped hands when
the boy 10 the gallery began 70 shout, and
the auditors on the first foor to cheer.
Many who looked Thought the man was not
trying, but changed their minds . moment
later when the struggle began First, the
woman would get the better off and then
the man. First one would 60 TO the floor
aad then the other, but the falls we're not
fair and they would jump up and clisch
With each other again. At last the man
caught the woman BY the neck, and throw
ing her clean over bis head, she stretched
her full length upon tho floor. The Judge
called IL throw aud the two ran OF the
stage. In moment they reappeared and
clinched again. THIS time tho struggle
proved more exciting. The woman man.
y
aged to throw the man, but he held his
shoulders and knees up and prevented .
fair fall. but for all that she held him
down and rolled him over aud over while
the crowd cheered until she becoming ex.
hausted let 60 Of the man and he regained
his feet. Another tnssls followed. The
woman secured lucky grip VI the man.
and bending hsr knee she made him nsas-
nre his full length upon the floor. The
judge announced it > fair fall. and the twe
retired again. The third round Was rep-
stit'on Of the second except that instead
Of throwing the man over her hips, tbe vo-
man grsspsd him By ths necx and brought
him over her bead winning The two falls
out Of three and Tho eontask