The Washington times., 1922-12-06
AVATORS KILLED WHEN PLANES COLLIDE AT LANGLE FIELD

set forth in my letter to the Ath-
lstic advisory committee Of Novem-
bsr 20. desire to add another pro-
test on the grounds
1. That Vincent William Plump.
ton b . professional prisefighter.
and, as such IL not entitled To en-.
gage in-any form Of amateur ath-
letics.
:. That he was 20 well known
at the United States Naval Air
Service Station a. q professional
prisefighter that anyone who had
made inquiry at that Post. with.
out disclosing the tact that he
was acting antagopistically to
young Plumpton. could readily
have secured positive proof to this
effect.
In connection with these two
matters ! desire to call your asten-
tion to the fact that Lieutenant
Commander Mitscher states in his
report of November that he dis
cussed fully with Maurer the ques-
ton Of Plumpton's eligibility. That
Naurer. In Whist purports to be an
authorised statement IN the News,
Of Warrington. D. c.. on November
3, states that he has made q thor.
ough Investigation Of Piumpton's
eligibility. and that he 10 90 elig.
ible. and that Maurer. further in
his letter to Or. Bailou Of Novem.
Der IL. makes the same statement.
Files Affidsvits.
am filing herewith copy Of an
affidavit Of Joseph N. Bateman.
lated December 8. 1872. am also
filing copy Of an affidavit Of Mau.
cice A. Joyos. dated December
1922. and q copy Of hts supplement.
al affidavit dated December 5. 1872;
also copy Of an affidavit Of Frank
dann. dated december 8, 1929; also
a copy Of a letter from the commits.
sioner Of boxing In Maryland, in
support OF this contention.
You viii note from Mr.. Bate
mans affldavi& that he saw
Piumpton ut the u. 8. Naval Air
Station before he engaged In q
professional prize fight ut Berwyn,
Nd; that he acted ~ . second"
for Plumpton's opponent IN the
prize ring; that Plumpt0n fought
under the name Of Joe" or Jack"
Filling; that Plumpton received
money for this fighti that Plump
ton. while In the .. 3. Naval Hos
pital IN Washington. ID. G.. was
arranging. with Bateman for pro
fessional bouts to Be held In tho
future; that Pl,..--ton stated to
Bateman n the high school that
was contestipg his eligibility got
wise" to the fact that he was .
professional prixe fighter that he
would BE- out Of the game for
good, and that Bateman Expresses
the expert opinion thak Plumpton
would not engage In any form Of
athletics without compensation
therefor. The affidavit Of Mr..
Bateman further shows that Bllllo
Barge, who Plumpton advised Mr..
Joyce was his manager, ID tho
chief petty officer af the u. 8.
Naval Air bervicc Station IN Wash,
ington, d. G.
Denied Information.
experimenting his written state
ment. Mr.. Bradley told the board:
THE question Of whether the foot.
ball championship shall be awarded
to the Central High School or not
II not the vital point you gentlemen
have to decide. I do not propose to
raise any more question about my
inability to set what I consider le-
climate information from school
officials.
'I am q private citisen and ! can
not demand II in the ordinary way
that II could be demanded II I were
q party to the ca se. In other words.
I have no legal redress when infor-
nation is denied me. a. has been
done In this case. ! mean this as no
reflection In any way upon your
board nor upon any member OF your
board. I have applied to several
members Of the board and have got.
ten such assistance a. they could
give me, and when they were not In
q position to give II they very
frankly stated %. and ! fully appre.
cfat0 that aftuAtion