New Britain herald., 1930-07-16
Py the Associated Press.

By The Associated ETe>S
 In these days Of terrific clouting. there has been a tendency among the fans to think that pitching has become a relatively unimportant fac tor in winning ball games. The rec 1 ords of some Of the major league clubs, however, go q long way to- ward disprovlng this idea
 Hitting can be checked, as several pitchers have shown on various oc- casions, and the teams with the good hurling to lend aid 10 their batrers are the ones that are making pro- gress pennantvard. The Brooklyn Robins, whose nloundsmen have played important parts in keeping them at the head Of the National League, produced the seasons best example of what q pitcher can co yesterday when Watson Clark pitch ed a one hit game against the Pits burgh Pirates 10 gain a 10 9 viz tcry.
 Clark's hurIIng performance mss cd perfection by a very slim margLn. Pie Traynor touched him TOT single in the second inning and promptly was thrown out attempting 10 steal. 4 little later Engle drew Pittsburgh's only walk. Only once before this year has a team failed 10 make more than one hit in game. Bob Grove Of the Athlet-as limited Detroit to a single blow ln five inning affair July 1.
 In contrast to Brooklyn there -re the Phiuies. the leading hitting club of the National League, who are clear down at the bottom Of the standing because their rivals hit just as hard against them. The PhllIlas were on the short end of ' to score against the Sr. Louis Cardinals yesterday 10 take their twentieth beating in their last D games. They used three hurlers insffectiveIy while Eurlaigh Grimes went the route for the Cards. Chicago and Boston play ed a similar game, the Cubs winning , to 5 as Young Bob Osborn out lasted three Brave pitchers although each team made nine hits
 Cincinnati and New York didn't give the th-overs chance in their sIugging match, which went 10 the Reds by a 4 to 5 count. The win ners made Is hits of four pitchers while Larry Benton finally had to rescue Ray Kolp as the Giants start ed hitting home runs late in the game.
 The pro and anti pitching contrast in the American League comes prln cipally from Washington and st. Louis. The Senators have won fame as well as a nigh place through the ability of their hurlers 10 last the full distance. They have suffered d bit since starting west, losing series 10 Detroit, but Fred Marberry got them back into their stride vest r. day, holding the Tigers to five hits 10 win, 3 to C.
 The St. Louis Browns. weak both in hitting and pitching, have a rec ord almost as bad as that Of the PhiIlies although they are keeping out of the league cellar by q few points. The Athletics made it % defeats in 27 games for them as Walberg and sRommeI bested Blae- holder and Stiles. II to 6. in an odd game. Walberg did not yield 2 Lit but vildness drove him out in she third inning, and Rommel continued the htIess performance until thc ninth inning when the Browns male all Of their four blows.
 Herb Pennock Of New York con- tlnued his unique hurling record y-s- terday to lead the Yankees to q 3 10 victory over the Chicago White Sox. He gave 4 hits but no walks. Making it l4 games and 92 2-3 in- nIngs this season with only six passes. The humble Boston Red SoX did some real hitting in the re- maining game, making 16 blows for a, 3 to decision over Cleveland