The Washington times., 1930-09-05
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NJNirk Miller

5.-Footfall training going into
it's third day today and having
heard nothing from Tim Moyni-
han, who had agreed to be his
assistant and take charge of
the 1880 Blue and Gray line,
Head. Coach Tommy Mills today
took steps to replace the former
Notre Dame center and ALI
America choice on his staff Of
aids.
Mills has dispatched a mes
sage to John P. Smith, star
guard and captain of the 1927
Notre Dame team, asking him
if he is unattached at the
moment and in a position to
accept an offer from George
town. Smith, too, was an ALI
America man and Mills declares
he could have signed him as
his assistant back in the sum-
mer had he known Moynihan
was not going to show up.
Smith is thought to be in
Hartford, Conn.,. and today
Mills is burning UP the wires
trying to get in touch with him,
feeling that three days of grace
is sufficient to allow Moynihan
to show" up,
) The other !. two assistants,
Tom Murphy and John Colrick.
have been In camp from the
outset, as they promised Mills
last spring they would 4be, and
to- say Mills il somewhat hurt
and cha grined at the absence
of Moynihan Is only Halt de-
scrIbing His feelings.
Mills lis at a loss to sunder-
stand why his friend, sKnute
Rockne,, should. as has been re-
ported from the Middle9 West.
take q coach from Georgetown
to handle his freshman eleven.
While it is known that Moyni-
han wanted to do some further
law work, this could be done
just as handily and as effec"
lively at Georgetown.
That there has been some
undercover work in this man.
ipulation is apparent to some in
camp, although Mills is reluct'
ant to think Rockne would pur-
posely attract to Notre Dame
even a former South Bender
who was under agreement to
help Georgetown. Il
The Hilltop squad was further
enhanced today when Leroy
Bordeau and Tom Wallace,
backs. reported. George Dyer.
a lineman, is out with a charley
horse of the leg and Emil
Bozek, brother of Johnny, is
nursing an infected foot. but is
reporting for the two practice
sessions daily.
The backs and ends at
GEORGETOWN will wear football
shoes of Kangaroo hide which
cost $19 per pair. They are
as supple as cloth and tougher
than tin, and enable the bali
carriers to dig their feet into
the turf.
A large, long, ominous-lookin
pine box was unloaded on the
hotel back porch this morning
while the squad was at break
fast and when they returned to
their rooms after their meal,
many of them found on their
beds certain text books which
they are expected to give much
attention between eating, sleep
ing and workouts.
Following a terrific thunder
and lightning storm viii c h
kicked the bay almost up on
the front steps, the squad re,
ported to their field on the
Potomac side and discovered it
infeste d with huge insects
which some opined were hum.
ming birds, some butterflies,
some giant wasps, but which
turned out to be only mos.
quitoes driven inland by the
storm.
Tomorrow night all hands
will retire to Smiths Greek,
an inlet off the Potomac, where
is pausing for the week the
show boat belonging to one
John Adams, which, so far as
the advance agent has said, is
no relation to an early PreSi.
dent of the United States.
But a newspaper man in this
section of the wilderness is Just
as much of a newspaper man
as if he were back in Wash.
ington, and asking the press
agent for a pass we mentioned
we knew and were well &C.
quainted with Judge Andre u
Kelley, Washington dramatic
critic, all of which seemed to
make no impression whatever
, for he answered:
''Who the he'll Is Kelley?"