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the dialogue having to do with marital
situations that it was open to ques-
tionable interpretations and alto
gether unsuitable for youthful ears.
THE reaction to the whole show
was such that it was the talk of the
boat for days afterward."
She Likes Champagne.
When informed her last hopes Of
reinstatement had vanished. Mrs. JAR
rett issued the following statement:
Since the American Olympic Com
mittee apparently has definitely de-
cided that my behavior during the
trip to Germany was such they won't
alter the decision to keep me from
competing in the event which won
at the last Olympics, and for which
I qualified as the No. American in
the final try-outs. I feel now that my
friends as well as the committee are
entitled to have a statement of the
facts from me.
1--WE never made any secret of the
fact that like a good time. particu-
larly champagne. Every one knows
that. including the committee. The
newspapers published my statements
on that subject during the final try
outs at New York
Why then, if they felt SO strongly
on the subject, didn't all the Ameri-
can Olympic Committee keep me of
the team right away? Why did they
wait until we were in the middle of
the Atlantic Ocean before suddenly
deciding that my conduct was too
unbearable to permit my remaining
on the team. or that I was such a
bad influence on the rest of the boys
and girls?
IN the first place I wasn't the
only athlete to break training rules or
stay up after curfew sounded. There
were at least one hundred offenders
one way or another.
None Given Blame.
I'm not attempting to condemn
any athletes for so doing, nor do
wish to single out any one of them
for mention. They are my friends.
They are Just as innocent of any real
wrongdoing as I am. They've shown
through their action in petitioning the
committee to reinstate me that they
don't think I should be made an
example Of.
THE committee refused to recon-
slider this, BELIEVING they would be
made ridiculous and that their laxity
in maintaining discipline would be
disclosed
"Brundage's statement that was
the sole serious offender and that I
alone was responsible for any impress
sion detrimental to the team as a
whole is absolutely false. 1t is well
known by all coruected with the
American team that Brundage not
only warned me, but specifically re-
ferred to members Of two teams,
namely, field hockey and fencing.
Newspaper men assure me that
Brundage's statement to that effect
was dispatched from the Manhattan
1--WE no feeling against Brundage
nor any other member of the commit
tee personally. DR.. Raycroft (Dr.
Joseph E. Raycroft Of Princeton. vice
president of the American Olympic
Committee) was particularly cousid-
crate in giving me an opportunity to
be heard after had been condemned
without hearing.
Failure of Officers.
1.-THE fact remains that officers ac-
companying the team. who were pre-
sumed to be setting good example
for all on board, failed to do so.
Cocktail parties we're nightly occur
renee. Not only was the social ac-
tivity such on the. upper decks that
the athletes as a whole received Scant
attention from. committeeman, but
officer members of the Olympic party
disgraced themselves during a per-
formance given for the benefit of the
athletes.
II refer to the mock marriage and
mock trial ostensibly given as an en-
tertainment feature. but so shocking
that many athletes walked out of the
social hall.
"The trial was presided over by
Gustavus T. Kirby, who so handled
the dialogue having to do with mar
ital situations that 1t was open to
questionable interpretations and alto
gether unsuitable for youthful ears.
"The reaction to the whole show
was such that it was the talk of the
boat for days afterwards.
Bar Open to All.
Furthermore there was no general
rule against drinking among athletes.
The bar was open daily and nightly In
two Of the sections in which the ath-
letes were quartered. On at least one
occasion the bar didn't close until well
after midnight.
Under such conditions, how did the
American Olympic Committee think 1t
could maintain such absolute discipline
as it appeared to desire or condemn me
because I was unwilling to make q
secret of the fact that ! like cham
pagne."
"They told me that If I wanted to
take a drink should be more careful.
In effect they said it was all right 50
long as they didn't see me.
''This is my third Olympic trip and
had my heart set on winning the