MacDonald, James "Fiddler"

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James "Fiddler" MacDonald has been called the best pitcher ever to be from Prince Edward Island; in this interview Mr. MacDonald speaks indepth on all matters baseball from the 1920s onward. Fiddler talks about uniforms, leagues, teams, crowds, pay, double headers, pitches, barnburning, drinking and the New York Colored Giants. Notable moments in the interview include the "Sailor" pitch, fights breaking out in Dromore, moonshine, and being booed in Halifax.
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Side A is a break down of Fiddler's war time experiences. Where he got his his training, and where he served. He gives out details about his injuries, and how he incurred them. He describes what it's like to be shot and how many Germans he killed. Mr. MacDonald also discusses what he did after the war, and how he came back to PEI on a yacht. Side B is a collection of stories about Fiddler and baseball as told by Brian Lewis, Bobby Lund, and Fiddler's good friend and catcher, George Smith.