***Disclaimer - This interview contains some profanity and language some may find inappropriate.
SIDE A 00:00:00 -- 00:02:58
Discussion about signing up in the second world war, when he was born, and when he was trained in Halifax; WWII, soldiers, training.
SIDE A 00:02:58 -- 00:04:04
His brother Leonard joined the Cape Breton Highlanders, he was wounded but didn't die then, he later died of cancer; cancer, Leonard MacDonald, Cape Breton Highlanders, WWII, soldiers.
SIDE A 00:04:04 -- 00:05:07
Fiddler worked his way up to lieutenant after being wounded, and he and Pat Married in Quebec before he was shipped out; WWII, soldiers, marriage.
SIDE A 00:05:07 -- 00:08:40
Mr. MacDonald landed in Liverpool on Christmas Eve in 1943, sailed on the Mauretania, talks about the voyage, condition of the ship, a sand bar that held them up and the cold; Mauretania, RMS Mauretania, WWII, 1943, Christmas.
SIDE A 00:08:40 -- 00:09:53
Fiddler talks about Christmas in Europe, he then explains what happened the days after, and talks about his canceled leave; WWII, Christmas.
SIDE A 00:09:53 -- 00:11:50
Fiddler explains his deployment in Holland, the liberation of Holland, and how the PEI Highlanders didn't have any Islanders; PEI Highlanders, WWII, Holland.
SIDE A 00:11:50 -- 00:16:08
He talks about his sergeant that was killed the same day he was wounded, and about the day when he was shot, how it happened, and how that day was the largest loss of Canadian troops; soldiers, war casualties, casualties, WWII.
SIDE A 00:16:08 -- 00:22:35
Fiddler goes into more detail about his injury, how and when it happened, he also talks about the one tank they had that day, how it was very smoky and the German kid snipers; snipers, German soldiers, soldiers, war casualties.
SIDE A 00:22:35 -- 00:25:35
Discussion about how the same doctor who patched him up when he was wounded in the field fixed him up when he got home, his injury, and what he did in England when he was recovering; war casualties, WWII.
SIDE A 00:25:35 -- 00:28:50
Fiddler explains what kind of bullet hit him, how many Germans he killed, what happened to the unit after he was shot, and the other Islanders he saw during the war; WWII, war casualties.
SIDE A 00:28:50 -- 00:31:45
Fiddler explains why he didn't play much baseball when he returned and how the doctors wanted to amputate his leg; WWII, war casualties.
SIDE A ends at 00:31:45.
SIDE B 00:31:54 -- 00:35:45
Bobby Lund talks about Fiddler, when he first met him in the 50s when Fiddler was coaching in Charlottetown, being coached by Fiddler, how Fiddler set records while in college and how nice of a man Fiddler was; Fiddler MacDonald, Bobby Lund, baseball, baseball players, coaches, 1950s.
SIDE B 00:35:45 -- 00:36:18
Bobby talks about how Fiddler was a family man and what a nice family he had; Bobby Lund, Fiddler MacDonald.
SIDE B 00:36:18 -- 00:38:06
Bobby talks about Fiddler's 26 strike out game; baseball, Bobby Lund, Fiddler MacDonald, pitching, pitchers.
SIDE B 00:38:06 -- 00:40:45
Brian Lewis talks about hearing stories about Fiddler before he met him and later playing under his coaching; coaches, pitching, baseball, baseball players, Brian Lewis.
SIDE B 00:40:45 -- 00:41:41
Brian explains how Fiddler once organized a strike at work one morning just because he didn't want to work that morning; strikes, labour strikes, Brian Lewis.
SIDE B 00:41:41 -- 00:43:50
Discussion about Fiddler's managing style, almost winning the Maritime Championship, and Fiddler's talent; pitchers, Maritime Championship, baseball, baseball players, coaches.
SIDE B 00:43:50 -- 00:46:11
George Smith talks about the old names for pitches, Fiddler's inside pitches, excellent control, and small size; baseball players, George Smith, Fiddler MacDonald, pitchers, pitching.
SIDE B 00:46:11 -- 00:48:42
Discussion about Fiddler's 26 strike out game, borrowing uniforms from Dromore, and only being able to buy one thing for the team at a time at the local store; coaches, uniforms, baseball, baseball teams, baseball players, Fiddler MacDonald, George Smith.
SIDE B 00:48:42 -- 00:51:30
Discussion about Fiddler's fastball and how he convinced Fiddler to play for the team; fastballs, pitching, George Smith, pitchers, Fiddler MacDonald, baseball, baseball players.
SIDE B 00:51:30 -- 00:52:50
Discussion about baseball signs and how he loved to get runners to steal home; baseball, George Smith.
SIDE B 00:52:50 -- 00:54:45
Discussion about the Peakes Bombers; George Smith, baseball teams, Peakes Bombers, baseball.
SIDE B 00:54:45 -- 00:54:45
Discussion about George being a player coach, going to Fenway Park to see the Red Sox, and how good of a player and person Fiddler was; George Smith, baseballl, MLB, baseball players.
SIDE B 00:57:14 -- 00:59:02
Discussion about the Peakes Bombers, the ages of the players and how some of them died in the war, and why Peakes had such a good team; Peakes Bombers, George Smith, baseball players, baseball teams.
SIDE B 00:59:02 -- 01:00:47
Discussion about how the King's County League got started in the 1950s and old team names from the area; baseball teams, King's County League, baseball, 1950s.
SIDE B 01:00:47 -- 01:02:01
A tory about how swollen George's hands would get from catching for Fiddler and accidentally hitting a line drive at Fiddler; George Smith, baseball, pitchers, pitching, baseball players.
SIDE B 01:02:01 -- 01:02:47
How equipment and the game of baseball has changed over the years; baseball, baseball gloves.
SIDE B 01:02:47 -- 01:03:46
Discussion about traveling with the team manager; baseball, George Smith.
Tape ends at 01:03:46.
