Show JOHNSON GIVEN ASSURANCE ON BASEBALL DEAL SEATTLE Wash Nov O 11 J. J Cal Ewing owner of or the Oakland club here attending the annual meeting of or the Pacific Coast Baseball Baseball Base Base- ball league announced toda today that Walter Johnson Washington American AmerIcan American Amer Amer- ican league pitcher has virtually completed arrangements to purchase purchase purchase pur pur- chase the Oakland club of at the Coast I league Johnson veteran hurler and hero of the deciding game of or the last I series for the baseball world orld championship cham cham- had agreed to bu buy it was vas I explained It if assured that no other other I competitor than the San Francisco club of or the league should be al allowed allowed allowed al- al lowed in the O San Oakland Francisco Francis Francis- co territory This assurance was understood to have been given b by r a resolution passed yesterday which Ewin Ewing of offered offered offered of- of and for which Oakland Portland Portland Portland Port Port- land Seattle Los Angeles and Salt Lake voted reiterating a provision pro of or the constitution of or the league I that a franchise cannot be revoked except b by unanimous consent of or the directors of ot the league This resolution was declared to preclude a proposal that the Salte Salt Lake e club should be shifted to L Long ng Beach |