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Brundidge continued to assist the DoJ but would be disappointed when he was not called as a witness against Toguri. 85

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Because a treason conviction requires two witnesses to the same overt act, Brundidge urged Yagi tried to recruit a friend to corroborate the story.

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For the promised fee of $2,000, she agreed to an exclusive interview with reporters Clark Lee and Harry Brundidge, signing their 1 September 1945 contract "Iva Ikuko Toguri (Tokyo Rose)."

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Harry Brundidge, who with Clark Lee had broken the Tokyo Rose story in 1945, had approached Yagi in the spring of 1948, promising him a free trip to the United States.

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When confronted with the evidence, Brundidge denied the allegations, but Assistant Attorney General Alexander Campbell was unconvinced.

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Eddie Brundidge ran for 244 yards against Valdosta State in 1984.

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Lee and Brundidge got their interview, but Toguri never received her pay; Brundidge's editor refused to cover the high cost of the exclusive.

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However, Campbell advised against charging Brundidge with "subornation of perjury," because it would "completely destroy any chance of a conviction in [Toguri's] case."

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Nickson, a former Alabama prep Mr. Football from Brundidge, was 15-of-23 passing for 140 yards with a TD and three picks.

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Sources: Baseball Magazine (July 1927; and September 1928); The St. Louis Star (5/31/1929, Harry T. Brundidge); Thomas S. Rice in the Brooklyn Eagle (date unidentified, TSN morgue); two other unidentified articles, TSN morgue

The Neyer/James Guide To Pitchers Bill James Rob Neyer 2004