This did not please general manager Bob Spitler, who stated the Ads had to draw at least 6,000 fans for their regular-season opener August 26 against the Seattle Rangers, or the club would "move the next day" to Portland, Oregon.
[2] The Admirals fell well short of that number, attracting only 950 customers to the Vet as Seattle won, 37–13; Spitler made good on his threat by applying for an immediate transfer to the Oregon city.
[3] But after an all-night meeting, the league denied the request and revoked the Admirals franchise instead, opting to field only six teams in the Pacific Division.
[5] Their planned first home game in Oregon was set for October 7 against the same Seattle team that routed them in Long Beach in August; however, the CoFL then forbade its clubs to play the relocated Admirals.
With many of their players staying in California and signing on with the Long Beach Falcons of the minor Western Football League,[6] the Admirals quietly sank beneath the waves.