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Apología del hincha
In the series "Las opiniones de Justiniano Calles", Ribas provides an ode to the fan…but Ribas' style is a metacommentary on the excessive passions of "hinchas"
Arcos Aclara: con los "grandes" juego igual que con los "chicos"
Although Arcos is not a well-remembered player in Argentine fútbol history, this profile piece is a perfect example of how sports magazines portrayed fútbol players: surrounded by family (especially the player's mother), in uniform, and with fans.…
Argentine Football Championship opens: Racing defeat Boca four-one
British referees make their debut at the start of the 1948 first division season. The Buenos Aires Herald notes that the foreign officials "controlled all the games, and each one did a definitely good job of work."
Ateneo de Medicina Deportiva
AFA officials attend a conference focused on sports medicine and research on the subject, including a study on the effects of tuberculosis among athletes
British referees entertained
Interesting notes here, including the names of the eight British referees (L.E. Gibbs, C.J. Dean, H. Hartles, D. Gregory, J.W. Provan, W.J. Brown, J.S. Cox, and A. W. White) and the attendance of Oscar Nicolini (president of AFA), various club…
Cantidad de ligas y clubes afiliados
Useful for charting the growth or decline of fútbol over the years
Cartoon: Brochazos del ambiente
The cartoon delivers 2 observations: club officials have turned desperate to field players while the professionals are on strike, and the spirit of the potrero and the pibe remains the only viable solution to the greed and money in soccer.
Cerco de un metro de altura se exigió a los clubes afiliados
A helpful summary to understand the long history of violence in Argentine fútbol
Cinco londinenses y tres escoses con antecedentes de sobra
AFA hired British officials to officiate league matches due to the inability of Argentine referees to properly control matches. One match is not enought to pass judgement, but the article mostly praises their professionalism.
Conflicto con los jugadores profesionales
Language demonstrates a negative attitude towards the players and the loss of revenue that the strike caused. There's also a brief blurb about the English referees contracted for 1949.
Cover
Moreno was River Plate's top star and one of the best players in the country.
Cover
The focus in this image is on the athlete, not the President
Del diario de Comeuñas
This piece of literature by Borocotó was the basis for the film Pelota de Trapo. These excerpts ran between Jan 10, 1947 and April 22, 1949
Detalle de los boletos utilizados en cada concurso; Campeonato de primera división: recaudaciones brutos/netos
These images must correlate with ticket prices for 1948
Don Pitazo
Violence and assault are so commonplace that they are minimized through humor
El clásico en miniatura
Although the professional players are on strike, a match that would decide the 1948 season takes place between Independiente and Racing