The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-05
BY JACK GUENTHER United Press Staff C0rrespOndent)


 New York, June 5. = (UP) - The most absorbing study in ex- tremes noted on the baseball front in years is found today among the otherwise too, too lack-luster records of Chicago's too, too mel ancholy White Sox. It involves pair of pitchers and the relative quantity and quality of their luck. The names are Edgar Smith and Joe Haynes and the story is weird.
 Edgar Smith is 8 comparatively stout and stocky young man who won 14 games for the Sox in 1940 and l3 more last season. One of Connie Mack's many discards, he isn't spectacular performer but he is steady. Normally, he might be ex- pected to win himself at least a dozen triumphs this season. Instead, he hasn't won any. He has lost nine consecutive games.
 Joe Haynes is cutie of a differ ent cut. He is tall and thin and last year he didn't pitch at all. He had a knot in his arm. Manager Jimmy Dykes carried him along in the hope that he might develop, but he didn't expect too much. Well, to keep the story as brief as possible, Haynes to date has won five games. More important, he hasn't lost any.
 Comparisons
 These figures are simple. The obvious conclusion drawn by the in- nocent and not-so-innocent by islanders is that Smith has lost whatever makes a man a good pitcher and that Haynes spent the winter plucking four leaf clovers, studying hypnotism and mastering the devious arts of Black Mizic. That is the quick conclusion - but the wrong one.
 Actually, the difference between the young men is one of luck rather than ability. Haynes luck has been so phenomenal that he is vast ing his time. Instead of pitching he should be buying lottery tickets. Smiths luck has been so incorri- gible that he couldn't win at bingo if he bought every card in the game.
 Consider Haynes first. The 24- year-old Virginian has appeared 10 l times this season and he has been | good. He has given up only one run | in that strength and during the B innings he worked to win his five victories he gave up only five hits. That is impressive pitching, But a more impressive fact is that during | his l3 innings his mates scored 24 runs for him. That represents an | average of IT runs pere game. or i the normal Sox average for a week.
 Haynes started against Boston | May B with the score O-l In the | eighth, Two innings later the Eog I won, 9-l. Three days later he went | in against New York in the eighth 1 and in single inning the score | shifted from 2-3 to 4-3. On May T Cleveland led Chicago, 7-4, in the fifth, Joe took charge and chi- cago won, ST. On May 2e, st, Louis led the Sox, 0-3, tn the eighth. Again Haynes was called on for rec lief, and Chicago scored nine times 10 Fa l2-9 triumph, On his last outing, he entered the game with Detroit and the S0x tied Rt B~b, Three innings later, Dykes men Won, t2-5,
 Not So GO01
 That's the happy side Of the tale, Nov take q quick look Rt Smith, Edgar has pitched 2 iDp7lpgs, loss ing ln nlne Of 10 appearances. HIS earned run average during that ten uFe Is approximately 36, but oyer the same period his mates were able | to total exactly ik keores, Compare thls L7 average elvep htg with the | T average given Haynes,
 Smith lost te GlAyelRBd on April l E, 10, 70 DetFAlt q week later, 2sf, 1 @gld ko Washington aD Assyjl 2e, lva The kaDks Whlppad blBl 0p May 8, esa, and the Browns DipDed hIBl On May 10, bsa, Ife was losing, 3r2, 70 the As 0n May 70 when Haynes re- placed hlln lD the eighth and w0a, ts3, On Aay 2l he faced the Ranks e second time aDd lost, l~0, On May se Cleveland broke bls beaTt, 3sL
 That accounts feF seven 0f EAs gag's nlna defeats, Since May 2e hs haEnH beeR alaite the same, H5e blew shat gas eae q tile few leads ha has bean AlNen last Saturday while opposing DeiFoit afla lest, ess. Yesterday ho was co upset thnt the xanhs piaslared him with ar eight. ss1n es1lnst0n Ia fisa aoaorad ialline