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 ======March 5, 1960======
+**Schedule news**
 Oakland general manager [[Chet Soda]] said the team would play five preseason games, none of which would be at home. The team announced it had already received 3,000 applications for season tickets.
+**At the league meetings**
+On the last day of league meetings, further scope was given to player allocation. The league planned to create a territorial aspect to the college draft, giving teams priority on drafting players in their area. They also gave teams regional priority when signing cuts from NFL teams. Oakland was to have the first shot at 49ers castoffs as well as a portion of players let go by the Redskins.
 =====In Print=====
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 **Oakland Tribune**
-"Oakland to Start New AFL Player Draft Next Week," Scotty Stirling, 13\\
+"Oakland to Start New AFL Player Draft Next Week," Scotty Stirling, 13, 14\\
 "Harvey Binns (Left) and Eddie Erdelatz," photo, 16
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 ======March 6, 1960======
+**Quest for players**
+A story in the Tribune speculates that the team has signed about ten players, but no specifics were given and no mention was made of the contracts awarded to the team on the 3rd.
+**Other stuff**
+Alan Ward of the Tribune plumps for Candlestick.
+=====In Print=====
+**Oakland Tribune**
+"Locals Plan Practice Tilts," Scotty Stirling, 53, 56\\
+"Oakland Gridders Have QB Hopeful," 53\\
+"Candlestick Can Hold Two Sports," Alan Ward, 54\\
+"Moose Lodge Will Salute Oakland Pros," 56
 ======March 7, 1960======
 [[Chet Soda]] was gearing up to negotiate a contract for the use of Candlestick Park while the coaching staff was prepping for the allocation draft.
+=====In Print=====
+**Oakland Tribune**
+"Local Pros to Complete Park Deal," Scotty Stirling, 37, 40
 |[[march-5-1960|< Mar 5, 1960]]     |[[1960 calendar|Back to Calendar]]     |[[march-8-1960|Mar 8, 1960 >]]|
 ======March 8, 1960======
+**Schedule news**
 In the first specific news of their preseason schedule, the team announced an August 14 game against the New York Titans to be played somewhere in Northern California.
 =====Transactions=====
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 [[Jim Andreotti]], linebacker, by the Toronto Argonauts
+=====In Print=====
+**Oakland Tribune**
+"Erdelatz Will Attend Moose Night Here," 34\\
+"Oakland Club, Titans Slate Practice Game," 35
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 The team announced it had scheduled four of its five preseason games, with tilts against the Chargers, Bills, Titans, and Patriots on the docket. A fifth game, likely to be against the Texans, had yet to be nailed down.
+**Other stuff**
+[[Eddie Erdelatz|Erdelatz]] and [[Chet Soda|Soda]] spent the evening boozing it up at a local Moose lodge to drum up interest and ticket sales.
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