could be - but he wrote about it in the book but did not name Ventura specifically. It was kind of obvious he was referring to ventuira in the chapter though.
Did Klye say if he was drinking that day? He said Ventura wasn't drinking but nobody asked if he was drinking.
Nobody really gives a crap if it's just Klye punching Ventura. The thing that has everyone pissed off is if Ventura said Klye deserved to lose some men. The people backing up his story have only said that Klye did punch Ventura. That's not confirmation of what has people pissed at Ventura. No mention that I saw that Ventura said he deserved to lose men. I think it's only fair to ask if Kyle was drinking.