More than 50,000 people attended the annual East - West All - Star Game at Comiskey Park , McPhail noted in his letter .
The Monarchs had drawn 315,000 people to its games in 1944 .
More than 50,000 people attended the annual East - West All - Star Game at Comiskey Park , McPhail noted in his letter , and the Monarchs had drawn 315,000 people to its games in 1944 .