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Show Cashion Finished Poor Second to Larry Lajoie Many stories have been told of Larry Lar-ry Lajoie's batting prowess. Here are two that are worth repeating re-peating : Carl Cashion, who formerly pitched for Washington in the American league, related an Interesting story of a battle of wits between himself and Lajoie in which Cash finished a bad second. "I was pitching against Cleveland In a tight game one day," says Cashion. "Washington was leading, 3 to 2, In the ninth inning. Two Cleveland runners run-ners were on the paths, two out, and Lajoie was up. I was determined to walk him if I had to make four wild pitches. Well, I shot one high and outside out-side that I thought the catcher would be lucky to spear. Know what that Frenchman did? He just reached out with that young tree he batted with and knocked the ball out of the lot and beat me out of the game." |