Evening star., 1941-11-28
Great Packer Attack,
Led by Hink|e, |sbe||,
Uram, Routs Foes
Team Has Gained Z, $3.50
Yards, Made 236 Points
In 9 Wins in 10 Tits
BY BILL DISMER. Jr.

It's a typical Packer team that
will be rolling into town tonight.
bent upon clinching a share of
Western Division honors by beat
ing the Redskins on Sunday.
Annually recognized as one of the
National Football Leagues best Of
fensive clubs. the l941 Bays are no
exception with an attack second
only to the champion Bears which
the Redskins couldn't stop in Chi
cago earlier this month.
For in 10 games, Green Bay has
amaSsed 236 points, total exceeded
only by the record breaking Bears
who have averaged nearly 35 points
per game in running their total to
an unprecedented number of 313 in
nine games. Further, in ground
gaining, the Packers yardage of
1880 would be the highest in the
loop were it not for the similarly
touchdoWn-craZy Bears.
It's not hard to understand the
source of Green Bays power Not
with such runners as Clark Hinkle,
Cecil 1Sben and Andy Uram-cur-
rently the I'd, 9th and 18th leading
ground-gainers in the league-and
that incompatible end in Don Hut
son, who is a $3.50 shot to score
any time the Packers choose to pass
to him.
Hinkle Rated Above Nazurski.
This is Hinkles 10th year with
the Packers. but the 30-year old ex-
Bucknell star is the second greatest
running back in the league, accord
ing to the latest statistics. Twenty
one yards behind the leading Pug
Manders of Brooklyn, Hinkle has
carried the ball ll6 times-more
than any back in the loop-and is
averaging an even three yards per
rush. Pretty good for an old man.
who thrice has been all-league full
back and was picked on the second
team last year.
According to Curly Lambeau. who
organized the Packers in 1919 and
has been coaching them ever since.
Hlnkle is better all-around full
back than Bronko Nagurski.
The Bronx was terrific in his
prime" Lambeau is quoted as saw
ing, but it is no discredit to him
to say that he was not the all-around
fullback that Hinkle was and is
NagursN was heavier and had more
straightaway power, but he couldn't
start to do the things that Hinkle
can. Clarke rams through the mid
ole. runs wide, blocks and tackles
vlclously, punts and placekicks with
the best, can do a good lob rs
pass-recelver and on pass defense
has no superior in professional foot
ball"
Isbell, Tram Great Gamers.
1Sbell and Uram. mere YOUNGSTERS
compared to Hinkle, joined the Pack
ers after helping beat the Redskins
In the All-Star game of 1898, but
in their fourth year they're among
Green Bays attack leaders. Isbell,
the third best passer in the league
last year, is compiling an even bet
ter record this season with 1O3 COM
pletions in 181 attempts for 1911
yards. In 1910. Isbell completed only
68 out of $50 for 1,037. What makes
the old Purdue star double threat
is that he also can carry the ball,
having averaged better than yards
each OF the 66 times his signal has
been called.
Uram, the lightest of the Packer
ballcarrlers at 1873, is averaging even
higher yardage-5.5 yards for each
OF his AZ attempts. Uram long has
been the apple of Lambeau's eyes,
being the veteran coach's first pick
In the 1887 college draft.
Along with such rockies as George
Paskvan of Wisconsin, Herman
Rohrig of Wisconsin and Tony Ca
nadeo of Gonzaga, it looks bad for
the Redskins on Sunday. There's
this to remember, though: Against
the Bears. who were expected to
murder the Skins, the latter played
their best game of the season. But
that was when the Washington
team still had a chance to win the
Eastern championship. Now p