Locals excited. Hilton praised. Foss explains choice. San Francisco says stadiums are available. Osborne says team “great thing for Oakland and the East Bay”. Also says football team must be run by “football men.” 49ers non-committal. Kapp interested, but Soda says team needs to hire “right man to do the talking” first. Former 49er Paul Lowe says he's interested, too. Other teams to provide players. McGah says owners “are pretty loose with a buck.” Soda says none of the owners need team “to make a living.” Binns says team “greatest thing ever to happen to Oakland.” Valley says now they need to find a place to play and hire someone to run the team. McGah says he owns property in Hayward that team could use. Owners issue formal press release. Ward reports his discussions with Soda.

Oakland Tribune

“Man in Street Surprised, Enthusiastic,” Herb Michelson, 1
“Oakland Wins Pro Football Franchise,” Scotty Stirling, 1
“Kapp Interested in QB Job Here,” Ed Schoenfeld, 57
“Owners Expect Costly Fight,” Jack Gallagher, 57
“Knowland Hails Grid Team Here,” 57
“Owners Enthused by AFL Franchise,” 57
“Other Clubs Help Stock Local Team,” 57
“Voters May Get Bid for Playing Site,” 57
“Moment of Triumph,” photo, 57
“Quality of Play Determines Gate,” Wally Willis, 63
“Dramatic Victory for Local Men,” Alan Ward, 63
“Eastbay Citizens Urged to Support Stadium Committee,” 63
“Pro Football Figures,” photo, 63

San Francisco Chronicle

“Who's Got Time to Yawn?,” Art Rosenbaum, p29
“Price Not a Factor in the AFL,” Darrell Wilson, p29
“Oakland Starts Hunt for Players,” Bob Stevens, p29
“Erdelatz 'Interested',” p29
“Oakland Backed by $30 Million”, p30

San Francisco Examiner

“Oakland Lands AFL Team,” Don Selby, p41
“SF Mayor Not Elated Over News,” p41

Boston Globe

“AFL Gives Franchise to Oakland,” UPI, 61

Boston Herald

“Boston Pros to Reveal More Signed Players,” 44
“AFL Gives Eighth Spot to Oakland,” AP, 44

Boston Sunday Advertiser

“19 Proposed Sites Studied by Hub Pros,” 31
“Complete,” photo, 33
“AFL Invites Oakland In,” AP, 33
“Commissioner Foss, Kefauver Agree,” UPI, 33

Buffalo Courier-Express

“American Loop Picks Oakland as 8th Team, AP, 2-C

Dallas Morning News

“AFL Accepts Oakland, Prepares for Battle,” Walter Robertson, 2-1
“Has Someone Gotta Go? Fans Like Texans, But…,” Sam Blair, 2-1
“Pro Teams to Measure the Bigness of Big D,” Charles Burton, 2-2
“New AFL Owners,” photo, 2-4

Denver Post

“Oakland Gets 8th AFL Berth,” AP, 1B
“Sports Diary,” Harry Farrar, 3B
“The 2nd Guess,” Jack Carberry, 4B
“Pro Grid Leagues' Tiff 'Private' War,” AP, 6B

Houston Chronicle

“AFL Tags Oakland, Awaits Battle,” AP, 4-1
“Foss Agrees with Estes,” UPI, 4-1
“Atlanta Grid Boss Disappointed, but 'We're Not Going to Quit Now,'”, UPI, 4-1
“Finish Grid War Looms,” AP, 4-3
“Why American League Loop Is Opening Earlier,” 4-6

Houston Post

“AFL Fills Out with Oakland,” AP, 5-1
“Post Time,” Clark Nealon, 5-2
“Pro Football Prepares for War, and the Battle Will Be in Texas,” AP, 5-3
“Oakland Fans Enthusiastic, but AFL Team 'Better Win,'” AP, 5-3
“Problems Are Many in New Grid League,” Jack Gallagher, 5-3

Los Angeles Examiner

“The War in Dallas,” Melvin Durslag, 2-1
“Oakland in AFL Loop,” UPI, 2-1

Los Angeles Times

“AFL Selects Oakland as Eighth Franchise,” AP, 3-1
”'All Chargers Need Is Winner and We're Set' Says Hilton,“ Jeane Hoffman, 3-9
“49ers Owner Clams Up Over New Franchise,” UPI, 3-9

New York Sunday News

“AFL Awards Its Eighth Franchise to Oakland,” UPI, 110

New York Post

“AFL Wants Peace, But…,” AP, 34
“Atlanta Slated for AFL Spot,” AP, 36