[Jimmy Piersall Interview]

Datecirca 1957

Can DescriptionsMacWilliams interviews Boston Red Sox professional baseball player Jimmy Piersall in Portland studio; Piersall promotes Cain's Fruit Company product, talks about new film 'Fear Strikes Out' and the Jimmy Fund; from 'Sports Archive Reel 5'.

Viewing NotesBoston Red Sox center fielder Jimmy Piersall visits J. Donald MacWilliams in the television studio for an interview while in Portland; they talk about Piersall's promotions for Cain's Fruit Company product as he visits stores and various other venues around the New England region; he says that women ask him interesting questions about being a player, rather than just complaining about the Red Sox season; they also talk about his new film 'Fear Strikes Out' and the Jimmy Fund;