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FD-302 (Rev.1-25-60) Federal bureau of investigatl- July 25, 1960 Date At 4:30 PM, Mr. New York Yankees Basebali Club, 745 Fifth Avenue, New York City. New York, appeared at the Cleveland Field Orfice and stated that MIckay mAnTle had received the following handwritten letter on the previous day at the Cleveland Municipal Stadium: "I had a son that was drafted with a bad leg & bad eyes he got killed but a rotten draft dodger that could run like you gets turned down. I have a gun xith micrscopic lenses and I'm going to get you thru both of. your knees and its going to happen soon. furnished the letter and envelope to SA He stated that he had no suspects in this matter, but he did state that MAnrie was upset about the letter, and that a mmber of the men on the baseball club had handled the letter and envelope. stated that he desired that no publicity. be given thts letter as he feared that if it should receive publicity a rash of other letters would be received by the Yankee players. MANTle, c/o Cleveland Mmicipal Stad., Clev Ohio," and it was. postmarked at Tonawanda, New York, on July 18, 196o, at 8:30 AM. 7/20/60 Cleveland, Ohio File #_CV 9-1308 On by --.Special Agent N. Date dictated -_ 7/21/60 This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency: it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.