Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-12-11 | Page 17 | Dutch Clark Best Pro Gridder

DUTCH CLARK BEST PRO Former Colorado College Player Proving Valuable To Detroit Lions Outfit By GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Sports Writer NEW YORK Dec 11 The II-The The best eleven cleven players in the fastest I football league lc in the land are named today by the United Press on I the 1935 America All professional team Combining speed power and fi finesse fi- fi nesse riesse they approach the ultimate in gridiron ability The western did division ion of the national national na na- football league dominates dominate the squad of 22 players with eight men on the tho first team and eight eighton on the second The New York Giants eastern champions place pineo three men on the tho first team and two on the second The only other eastern ca team to Rain gain a place I Is k Pittsburgh which lands One man manon manon manon on the tho second team The Chicago Bears share honors with the Giants on the first team with wills three nit men Green Bay nay and Detroit Detroit Detroit De De- troit land two each earh and the Chicago Chicago Chica Chica- go 10 Cardinals one The first team backfield is b composed composed com corn posed of Earl Dutch Clark Detroit Detroit De De- troit field feld general Ed Danowski New York Giants Giant accurate passer Gene ene Chicago Bears blocker and power runner and Clark lark Hinkle Green Bay plunger and defensive bulwark Clark is selected as the greatest player in the pro l league gue He is the most dangerous one-man one threat in the league because of his passing passins and running ability He was a former former for for- former mer Colorado college star in the R. R M. M C. C Danowski set a league record asa as asa asa a passer completing 57 of passes for yards and a 50 per cent average He was the eighth leading leading cadIng lead cad ing ground gainer with yards ards gained in attempts Paired with Danowski at halfback is Gene Ron Ron- the thc pro leagues league's most lethal blocker outside of oC Bronko sId who was out most of oC the year with injuries Hinkle in ill the final game scored all aU his teams team's poin points in beating Philadelphia Philadelphia Phil Phil- adelphia 13 11 Smith and Karr the two ends were the two most dangerous pass catchers in the league Karr caught three touchdown passes in his teams team's 20 2020 tic tIe with ith Detroit Once Smith caught a pass he was one of ot tho the hardest men in the tho league to drag down Mor Morgan and anel S c h hV V a m m e J tackles ruined many an offense before the tho ball carrier reached the theline theline theline line of scrimmage Despite his his' pound frame Morgan was one of the fastest men in the tho league going golu down the field under punts In the middle of the line Kopcha and Emerson were named at guards guard and Hem Hein at center In naming hi his team Potsy Clark Detroit coach picked ten men and Kopcha the Bears Bear's slashing guard who has no peer at tearing through a line of blockers Emerson plays guard like he was an end Heirs Hein is the one of the hardest men in in football to maneuver out of a play