Listers, The report by the UW Sports Information Department that the meet at the Dempsey Center this past weekend was the largest ever in attendance in the state of Washington was laughable at best and terrible reporting at the very least. The long-time mentor of the UW track & field program, Stan Hiserman, directed seven consecutive Seattle Indoor Track & Field Invitational meets at the then-new Seattle Center Coliseum (now Key Arena) from 1965-71 which all sold out at around 10,900. The meet was cancelled in 1972 due to a scheduling conflict with a boat show, and attempts to bring it back in 1973 and 1974 lost money. A professional tour stop (anyone else remember the old ITA besides me and Garry Hill and Bob Hersh?) reported crowds using a dart board, which obviously weren't connected to reality.
Bill Roe [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] 360/734-8892 voice 734-8820 fax
