Show Dutch Clark Named Best Pro By GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Sports Writer NEW YORK Dec 18 The 18 The best eleven leven players from the fastest football football football foot foot- ball league in the country were named today on the United Press' Press professional all team Four of them were from the champion Green Bay Packers ackers three from the Boston Redskins and two each from the Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions The balance of power in the pro- pro professional league this season swung heavily to the west west that that section placing lacing 16 players on the first two teams eams Earl Dutch Clark Detroit Detro t quarterback was picked as the foremost professional player Besides Besides Be Be- sides being the smartest quarterback quarterback quarter quarterback back Clark starred as a a ball ball- carrier passer and defense man He was the third leading ground gainer in the league clicking off yards in attempts He completed 38 out of 71 passes for yards ards and four field goaLs goal Other places in the backfield were won by Cliff Battles Boston Redskins Redskins' Redskins Redskins' Red- Red skins skins' running hard-running halfback Clark Hinkle Green Bays Bay's smashing back and ind Bronko Na Chicago Bears Bears' battering ram ram Battles won recognition as the leagues league's best running back although his lis yardage total wasn't quite as impressive as that compiled by Tuffy Leemans New York Giants' Giants freshman star Hinkles Hinkle's defensive work behind the he line and nd his magnificent kicking kick- kick lag ing ng were two of the big factors Inthe in inthe inthe the Packers' Packers drive to the title out most of last year with injuries won back his title of the he hardest man in football to stop in 1936 He ripped off yards in plunges Three Green Bay ay players Milt Mill at end Ernie Erni Smith at tackle and Lon Evans at guard were awarded places on the first team line seldom made the headlines but nevertheless was the leagues league's best round all-round end He managed to catch 15 passes for yards Ernie Smith the headed bald-headed tackle ackle and Evans the hitting hard-hitting guard made the Green Bay line a championship unit Turk Edwards Boston's r p pound ur d forward was awarded the theother theother other tackle berth Despite his size Edwards was a terror at smashing plays behind the line Emerson Detroit's charging forward forward forward for for- ward was paired with Evans at the guard posts Bausch at Center Frank Bausch Boston broke the grip of Mel Hein Hem New York Giants' Giants veteran on the center job When Bausch was matched with Hem Hein in Redskin-Giant Redskin games he more than held his own Bill Hewitt Chicago Bears veteran veteran vet vet- eran ct-an won the other end berth Hewitt was outstanding on defense and nd caught 15 passes for yards averaging more per pass than the touted highly-touted Hutson First team team Bill Bill Hewitt Chicago Bears end Turk Edwards Boston tackle Ox Emerson Detroit guard Frank Bausch Boston center Lon Evans Green Bay tackle Milt Wit Green Bay end Dutch C Clark Detroit e quarterback r k Cliff Battles Batties m s. s Boston ion halfback Clark f hinkle Green Bay halfback Bronko Chicago Bears fullback C l B Second team team Don i Don Hutson utson Green Bay I end Joe Chicago Bears tackle I Bree Cuppoletti Chicago Cards guard Mel Hem Hein New York center Danny Fortmann Fort- Fort Fortmann Fortmann mann Chicago Bears guard Armand Nic- Nic I Pittsburgh tackle Bill Smith Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago Cardinals end Tuffy Leemans Leeman NewYork NewYork New Newl York quarterback Beattle Beattie Feathers Chicago Chi cago Dears Bears ea halfback I George eo Grosvenor Gros Chicago gag Cards rd halfback ic iceo Ac Ace Gutowsky Detroit fullback |