Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-25
.HOYA SUPPORTERS
STRONG FOR COACH
Teams Record Much Bette
Than Is Shown on Paper.
1891 Outlook Bright.
BY r. d. THOMAS.

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4 SITY has lost four Of It
~ nine foot ball games thi
season, but Hoya support
ers appear satisfied a flrSt-clas
coach has been found in Ton
Mills.
On paper. the Blue and Graz
record is the poorest in years, bu'
in this instance statistics meal
nothing. Two of the games wer
lost on fiukes and Georgetown
emerged from the other two de
featS anything but disgraced.
To one who has followed the tear
closely the results Of excellent Joachim
have been markedly noticeable. Nd
that the Hoyas have dropped nearIN
half their games, but that they haV
won any Of the major battles Il Ia
surprise of their season.
Mills started with mostly green mate
rial, which was not up to Hilltop stand
ard, and considering this, with the fed
That he had new system to install, tn
coach was in q tough spot He coulM
not humanity erase from his mind th
record made by his immediate prede
cessor, Lou Little, who for i've year
had given Georgetown flrSt-class team4
It also was quite human for Mills
feel he had to make good. All thina
considered, the former Rockne aide Ia
been under pressure not calculated
make for q happy life In his first yea
at the Hilltop.
OF highly strung temperament, NH
threw into his job remarkable amour
Of energy, both physical and mental
He has one more battle to 60 through
that with Detroit University next SAT
urday, and then, take 1t for granted, b
win be happy to rest. It should b
contentedly.
I'M what Mills and his men hav
~ shown this seaSon-and this, b
the way, includes Colrick, Smitl
and Murphy, his assistantS-GeorgG
town folk can look with confidence O
well grounded in Notre Dame football
for one important thing, and NH
will have much more time to work d
other than simple fundamentals.
Whether his material from the fresh
men squad will be better In native abil
ity than this years cannot be said 90
q certainty, but this Is the Indicated
He has q number of promising year
lings. Where Georgetown may Loo
most for success Is 10 thu further. de
or what Is left Of It after sraduations.
T on LrTTLE's lines at Georsetcwi
IL were famous. # the sophonfor
forwards Of this years team con-
tinue to progress as they have sincN
Mills took hold. the 1881 Georgetow
forward wall viii be quite as powerfif
as most Of those Of the Little regime.
Among the most noticeably improved
forwards are Brennan and Hudscr
ends, and Danner, guard, but neariN
all the others have come long way
Dubofsky, also guard, has been pen
hapS the strongest player In the linz
He has been impressive in every way.
Mills will lose Scalzi and John Bo3e
from the backfield, but is likely to fi1N
capable replacements. It wouldn't b
saying too much that back or two mai
surpass the standards Of these twf
bal1-carrying sensations In all-arounN
ability. For one, keep an eye on Hail
back Dick King, now q sub.
MILLS was asked today to give hi
lVx opinion of which was the strongN
est line Of those his team ha@
western Maryland he replied, with
out hesitation.
He thought the best backfield wa
that Of New York University, but OF
fered this opinion advisedIy,
"I was more impressed with the p.
tentialitieS Of N. Y. us backs than witt
what they actually accomplished agains
u.s." said Mills, who added: 1T was
rainy day"
Michigan State and Boston Colleg
in line strength were rated highly b
Mills.
THE Hoya coach's estimate Of West
i ern MaryIand's line bodies Ill foN
Maryland University which WI
face the Green Terror on December
particularly in view Of the fact tia
the TerrapinS must play next Thursda
against Johns Hopkins and Vandernll
two days later and come to the Wes
ern Maryland affair probably softened