TACOMA, July 3—On the basis of official turnstile figures through last Sunday, June 27, Western International League attendance for the current campaign is 87,825 below the 1947 total for a comparable period, it was revealed today by Robert B. Abel, president of the circuit.
Abel blamed the 20 per cent drop in paying customers on an unprecedented number of rain-out games, plus the fact that several clubs have gone ahead with contests under adverse weather conditions, despite the scarcity of customers.
With the advent of warmer and drier weather, however, attendance is climbing.
Spokane, perennial league attendance leader, has been the hardest hit by the weather to date and has likewise suffered at the gate, the Indians having played to 73,222 customers thus far, as against their 1947 figure of 117,439.
The complete list of 1948 and 1947 figures covering roughly the first half of the two seasons follow:
1948 1947
Bremerton ... 33,242 42,735
Salem ....... 33,085 42,948
Spokane ..... 73,222 117,439
Tacoma ...... 51,384 58,525
Vancouver ... 51,518 53,114
Victoria .... 61,900 57,269
Wenatchee ... 37,870 34,671
Yakima ...... 30,351 53,647
Totals ..... 372,573 460,398
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