Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-06
lel|o Gains That He Was Given Raw
Deal and Majority Of Spectators
Support Him.
BEAnIE QUITS AND CROWD HooTs
After strong Man puts jones' Should
era to Mat Second Time. Latter says
Hos Not Getting Fair Play. But
Tearing Of Crowd Sends Him Back
to GET decision.

The wrestling match between +.
ZelIo. the strong man. and Bennie
Jones. the little giant at the Bell
theater last night was the frostiest
kind OF frost
ZeIio claims that he was given the
rawest deal he has ever received IN
any match and majority OF the two
hundred or more spectators seemed
to be of the same opinion. The
s'srtong man pinned IBenne's should
ers' to the mat for the nrst time IN
20 minutes and ten Hecoads, ana
fifteen minutes later he put Bennies
shoulders down again. but heieree
Timmcns did not give him the fall.
Bennie afterwards publicly acknowi-
edged that he was down fairly. A few
minutes later Referee Paul, who had
in the meantime. succeeded Referee
'rimmons. gave Bonnie the match on
what he termed aging pin iail.
For the first AZ minutes OF wrestling
the match progressed very nicely,
Zeilo PLAYING with Bennle for the
first fifteen minutes after time was
called. Then he got Bonnie danger
onssy near the mat several times ana
finslly put him down with bow-knot
and forward hammer hold.
Bonnie Claims Fall.
After ten minutes intermission.
they went back at it again and In
about fifteen minutes Zello put Ben
ME down with q leg deadlock ana
body hold. holding the little giant
down for nearly minute Referee
Timmons did not call the fall ana
Bonnie eased out OF the hold and
turned Zelio over. the strong man
folsing over on his back Bonnie claim
ed fall and declared that he couldn't
get "fair play and wouldn't wrestie
any more
Crowd Hoots and Jeers.
Timekeeper Jimmie Barry then vol
unieered the audience the in!orma-
ticn that Bonnie got the fall and that
he would give Bonnie the match. Ref
cree Timmons then said that he, TOO,
-~r09sid givesthe match to Bonnie. The
crowd booted and ieered because Ben
ME hadn't come witnfa. city block
Of getting a fall and BenQie made
speech. saying that he wasn't being
given fair deal aud that thes referee
didn't know his business and was per-
hitting zeilo to use holds that were
barred.
zeIIo Makes speech.
zello made speech. explaining
that. ne had not used any holds that
were barred and thst be had tried
not to be rough with Bonnie. He
left it TO the audience az TO whether
or not he had scored the second fall
and the audience cheereG and ap-
plauded him. Bonnie then admitted
that he had heen thrown sGuarely the
second time and started to make
another soeecE. There was a load
cry OF "wrestis 1t out" and Bennie
agreed to continue the bout IL ref
cree could be found who. knew the
game. Harry Paul. who was on the
stage. and. who has refereed several
matches in this and other cities. was
called upon TO replace Timmons.
Referee Gives Match &c Jones.
The men got down to business again
and Zeilo got Bonnie down several
times. but could no; pin his shoulders.
Finally Bennie threw Zeilo. the latters
shoulders striking on the floor momen-
tsrily at the end OK the mat. Bonnie had
Zello around the knees and the strong
man. bridgcd with his head. but the
referee called II fail and awarded
ne match to Bennie.
Referee Paul explained afterwards
that he did not know the terms OK
the agreement between the men and
did not know that J; was understood
t5st the shoulders were &c be held to
the mat for three seconds.
Zello stated after the match that he
thought the decison was unfair and
that al, bets on the bout should be
called OF. He went oe to say that
Bennie had promised to give him
another match within the next week
ard he felt confident that be can win
easily with referee who knows the