The Washington times., 1922-12-06
Central ST AR
PUG|L|ST, IS
CHARGE
football Championship for
1922 Hangs on Plump
tons Eligibility.

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tons Eligibility.
CONTINUED from First PageJ
gard to Mr.. Plumpton's record in
he Navy Department.
Hearing nothing further from tbs
letter ! sent 10 the Bureau OF Navi.
CATION on October 2s, to inquire
what the status OF the case was.
and received q letter on October u,
lated October 30, advising me that
my letter Of October 20 had been
referred to the commanding officer
At the United States Naval Air
Service Station for cons!derati ton and
answer and that a. soon as q reply
vas received I would be furnished
with same.
Refused To Practice.
According to newspaper reports,
on November Mr.. Plumpton turn.
ed in his Uniform and refused to
practice on the grounds that he
had been ordered not to do 20.
On Saturday. November I. teie-
phoned the Bureau Of Navigation
asking why had received no reply
vised that the matter would be
looked up. A message was left at
my office stating that q reply had
been received at that office, dated
November !. and would be forward.
ed TO me Immediately. This reply
was received by me on November 6.
Under date Of November Z. re.
ceived q copy Of q letter from thu
Bureau OF Navigation. dated Novem.
bsr 4. and postmarked November 8,
enclosing what purports to be . full
and true account by Lieut.. Comdr.
NJ. A. Mitscher. of Flumpton's at.
tendance at the Centra High School.
Wrote to DR.. Balleu.
On November wrote TO Dr.
Ballou and saw him on the aftei
noon Of November 8. You viii no,,
from the COPY Of my letter o
November Z to DR.. Ballou. that m.
intention to pursue this investigl
ton n clearly set forth. whic.
further proves that his statemei
In his letter to me Of Novemb,
Is that he had no ideA that = co
test was to be pursued. 10 incorrec
Ny letter of November to d.
Bal ou was answered by q letter
me of November Is, enclosing col
OF a letter addressed to him by M
Mausr, principal OF Central Hig
School, dated November IL.
Discusses Questions.
While I have rather fully
swered DR.. Ballou In my letter
him. of November 10, yet 1 will Ia
up In order the questions raised
= Maurer's letter dated Novemt
IL.
al Maurer's letter states that tn
young man was admitted and given
credit for one and one-half years at
the lacrosse, Wisconsin. High
school. In contradiction Of the fact
that he was entitled TO such credit.
I am attaching hereto q COPY OF q
letter received by me from b. =.
Mccormick. superintendent OF
schools of lacrosse, WIS.,. dated
November -. which gives the true
record Of this young mans career
at the Lacrosse High school. This
young man attended that high
school less than twenty weeks In
two years; he failed several times
in his studies during that period and
was not there long enough to re-
ceive q complete credit tor any
work.
Discrepancy In Birth Dsts.
When he entered the high school
in Lacrosse he gave the date OF his
birth ~ December 8. 1909. but when
he applied to the director OF voca-
tional schools tor admission there ne
rave the date Of his birth a. De
cembsr 6, 1908. II u interesting TO
here note that the date Of birth
December 6, 1908, II claimed to have
been checked by the Bible record.
The records OF the Navy Department
VIII show that By In affidavit filed
by this young mana mother IN June
or July Of this year she claims the
family Bible shows he was born Do.
cembsr 6. 1904. i
In fairness to the young man. Il
am inclosing copy Of . supplemental
letter addressed to me by the super.
intendent OF public schools Of La
Crosse, wis.,, dated November -.
You viii also note that this young
man claims TO have been born In
Chicago. have had the birth rec
ords Of Cook county. Illinois. ex.
amined. and am inclosing herewith
copy Of Q letter from the clerk OF
the court Of Cook county. which
shows that the birth Of no male
bearing the name On ElOSuptOu W.
recorded between Dec0mber ], 1889,
and January !. 1906. "
Wa Special Stu6sut.
(b) Procesding further with Mr..
Maurer's letter Of Nevsmber u, ]
desire to call your attention to para.
graph :. which oonclusively shows
that this young man was taking .
special courSe and should have been
enrolled ~ . special student In &C
cordance with the pamphlet entitled.
"Coursss of Study. High Schools.
washington, D. c. lsts-ie20."
(c) Referring to paragraph = OF
Mr.. Maursr's iettsr. desire 70 call
your attention 70 the fact that this
also shows he wAs pursuing . spe-
cial course, and TO respectfully sub
NIT to you that Il seems strange
that Q youpg man with the educa.
lion Indicated by the report Of the
superintsnAent Of schools Of In
Crosse, by . letter addressed to me
by the Bureau of Navigation. dated
November 81. could be qualified 70