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I am a reporter engaged on the Sporting Life. On July 2 I was standing at the bar of the tavern at the Oval when defendant came up and asked what I meant by saying that his innings was devoid of that elegance and finish that characterised the batting of Summers and Silcock. He threatened to punch my head if I would only put my hands up, and offered to stake a sovereign if I would fight. He also used some very disgusting language. |
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In opening the case Mr Straight said that it was the duty of the complainant to criticise and report cricket matches on behalf of the journal on which he was engaged. Probably the magistrate knew that Pooley was a skillful player, and no doubt, from the proficiency he had shown, was entitled to represent his county. But unfortunately for himself he had not yet been taught that adverse criticisms, though unpleasant, were very necessary. Young players who achieved a certain notoriety, and were puffed up a few times, seemed always to expect such treatment, or in default they felt inclined to take the law into their own hands to secure it. In the present case he would show that exception had been taken to the defendant's style, and that in consequence he had behaved in a most blackguardly manner, and used filthy language.” He then gave a brief account of Pooley’s conduct on the day in question. “Some cricketers, he regretted to say, got to fancy themselves men of very important position, and entitled to the respect of society at large, and of newspaper writers in particular. The magistrate would hear the complainant and his witnesses, and would no doubt feel that men of Pooley's class could not be allowed to use their tongues with such freedom whenever their anger over came them. |
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I am a reporter engaged on the Sporting Life. On July 2 I was standing at the bar of the tavern at the Oval when defendant came up and asked what I meant by saying that his innings was devoid of that elegance and finish that characterised the batting of Summers and Silcock. He threatened to punch my head if I would only put my hands up, and offered to stake a sovereign if I would fight. He also used some very disgusting language.