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Green Bay Packers 16 All-Stars 7
January 14, 1940 |
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Note: The January, 1940 Pro Bowl was delayed on week due to bad weather. It was originally scheduled for January 7, 1940.
Los Angeles (AP)- Three field goals and a touchdown pass that gained 92 yards gave the Green Bay Packers a 16-7 triumph over the National league all-stars in the second annual "pro-bowl" football game before 18,000 spectators in Gilmore stadium yesterday.
The champion Packers, looking almost at peak form, scored a field goal in the first period, added another in the second, and in one electrifying play in the closing seconds of the half brought the crowd to its feet with a spectacular pass.
Cecil Isbell, Green Bay back, stood one yard back of the goal line and fired away. The ball travelled 61 yards before Don Hutson gathered it in and headed on to the goal. The play was good for 92 yards.
One minute before, the all-stars went 62 yards via the air lanes on a pass from Frank Filchock to Bill Smith. Isbell saved the Packers from a touchdown on the play when he bounced the flying Smith out of bounds on the Green Bay 12-yard line. The Packers held fast for three downs. On the fourth, Ed Jankowski of the Green Bays intercepted one of Filchock's passes on the one-yard line and crawled back to the eight before the all-stars piled on.
Isbell snapped up the ball, dropped back and let fly with his touchdown throw.
Wee Davey O’Brien gave the All-Stars their touchdown in the third quarter. He returned a Packer pass 28 yards to reach the Packer 17. Johnny Drake battered the powerful Packers for six yards in two tries, O'Brien sneaked up to the nine, and Drake crashed to the six for first down. Two plays later Davey flipped a pass over the Packer line to Joe Carter for the touchdown. Ward Cuff converted.
The field goal honors went to Ernie Smith of the Packers, with two to his credit as well as the extra point conversion, but Clarke Hinkle, the Green Bay's fullback star, won long distance honors. He sent one through the uprights at a slight angle from the 45 yard stripe.
Packer power, plus Hutson's pass catching wizardry, spelled ruin for the All-Stars, representing nine rival clubs in the National league. Breaks were few and far between for either team. The Packers mostly were able to make theirs count.
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Probably, no one will ever better Hutson's 98 yard reception.
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