▁on ▁the ▁tour ▁suffered ▁from ▁lack ▁of ▁attend ance . ▁C och ran ▁was ▁very ▁bitter ▁about ▁it . ▁NE A ▁sports ▁editor , ▁Harry ▁Gray son ▁indicated ▁that ▁the ▁game ▁was ▁in ▁general ▁decl ine , ▁and ▁said ▁that ▁C och ran ▁" tra ces ▁the ▁decl ine ▁of ▁championship ▁and ▁exhibition ▁bill i ards ▁to ▁manufact ur ers ▁taking ▁the ▁stars ▁off ▁the ▁pay roll ▁during ▁the ▁de pression ." ▁In ▁a ▁previous ▁exhibition ▁tour ▁by ▁C och ran ▁and ▁Ho ppe ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁they ▁had ▁sold ▁out ▁in ▁ 1 3 ▁cities . ▁Despite ▁some ▁lack l uster ▁stops , ▁upon ▁her ▁return ▁to ▁California , ▁K ats ura ▁continued ▁to ▁play ▁exhibition ▁matches ▁with ▁the ▁game ' s ▁gre ats . ▁K ats ura ▁and ▁Kil g ore ▁put ▁on ▁a ▁week - long ▁exhibition ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁where ▁they ▁sees aw ed ▁back ▁and ▁forth . ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 2 , ▁K ats ura ▁beat ▁Kil g ore ▁in ▁their ▁first ▁match ▁with ▁runs ▁of ▁seven ▁and ▁ten , ▁but ▁lost ▁to ▁him ▁in ▁their ▁second . ▁The ▁total ▁points ▁scored ▁by ▁the ▁two ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁was ▁ 3 4 9 ▁for ▁K ats ura ▁to ▁Kil g ore ' s ▁ 3 7 9 . ▁ ▁K ats ura ▁started ▁another ▁exhibition ▁series ▁with ▁C och ran ▁at ▁his ▁club ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁and , ▁tun ing ▁up