The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-24
ROB ROY DOES SOME
MORE KNOCKING
His Second Attack on the Fair
Name of Sport and Lundin as
a Wrestler May Lead to a
Legal Contest

Again has the John Flanagan of the
newspaper business gotten out his
hammer. Rob Roy" had another
spasm concerning Hjalmar Lundin, and
the Boston Post of yesterdays issue
reflects his feelings. His paper is
liable to get into lawsuit as con-
sequence Here is Benton's latest:
Some of the reporters in Worces-
ter have not taken kindly to my init
nation that the wrestling matches
that have taken place up their way
were fakes. In particular did refer
to the contests in which Prof. Lun-
din was principal.
If the Worcester reporters will
say what part of my statement of
the wrestling contests they take eX-
ceptions to, 1 will answer very
plainly and to the point. They can
not doubt that nearly all of Prof.
, Lundin's contests in Worcester have
been big fakes. This is not guess
work, for l know whereof 1 talk,
and if Lundin will deny it over his
own name, will prove it and also
tell him of other fake contests of
his in other cities.
Let me tell the Worcester re-
porters and the readers of the Post
up there, that Prof Lundin, Nick
Elliott and Tom Jenkins, who have
pulled off the wrestling matches in
Worcester, have all worked for me
at one and the same time as wres-
Ting partners at a salary. They
worked in the old Howard last
spring, and the idea of Elliott and
Lundin wrestling a match on the
Lowell q most abcI11-6 one
when 1 say that Elliott and Lundin
have several times been in the en-
ploy of Tom Jenkins, at a very
small salary, as wrestling partners,
my Worcester friends will realize
what they have been up against.
Further, l say that other fake
wrestling matches have already
been arranged between these men
in Worcester, and if those reporters
up there are in with those shows,
they are making bad play by in
viting light on a subject from one
who is better posted on those wres-
tiers than they.
you boys up there can take my
tip for it. that the wrestlers will not
make any strong kick for publica-
ton about my statement"
When shown the foregoing by The
NATURALLY
He denied all of Benton's
charges. He said: THE Boston Post
says l have been taking. Well, 1 will
wrestle again every man I met in this
city and will throw those whom l have
met with the exception of Jenkins. I
acknowledge him the better man, but
the others whom 1 have defeated l can
defeat again. If Mr.. Benton means
that these men laid down to me here,
why l will disprove his claim that wav,
| deny his statement that my matches
here are fakes and will deny them over
my signature, as he desires. I will go
before notary public if necessary and
swear that they were all on the level.
l have never been employed by jenkins
as a wrestling partner, as Benton
and neither have I ever. accent
ed money from Benton, as he claims T
never was in his employ"
Il have seen J. W. Sheehan of the
firm of Sheehan & Cutting. LAWYERS
and will see to it that Mr. Renton
proves his charges. I did this ACTING
under advice of my manager. Gustaf
A. Grell. The trouble with this fellow
Benton is, he has me confused with
my former partner, A. W. Anderson
The latter was a wrestling partner of
Jenkins, and went on with Jenkins al
the Howard. At that time 1 was in
Ontario, Can. I have appeared at the
Howard as wrestling partner of tbo
Terrible Turk, and was under H.
management of Martin Julian AT thar
time.
THE only dealing ever had with
Benton was to receive a letter from
him offering me Sc to go on with Roe
Der at the Howard, shortly after the
Roeber-Parker match. I never an
swered the letter. Meeting Benton one
day in New York he had the imnn-
dence to ask me why 1 never answered.
his letter. l told him then and there 7
was not as cheap as he would like n
make me and the sport"
Rob Roy rises to give the local re-
porters a few tips on knocking. Everv-
body wants all sorts of light upon tha
wrestling matches in this city and will
make all sorts of plays to get the same
SO 1t is up to Robert to produce his
proof that the matches here have been
big fakes"