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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"
Nada se pidió de mas, solo el cumplimiento de lo aceptado
La Cancha seems fairly aligned with players in their dispute with club officials
Al desconocer el consejo todo lo actuado, los futbolistas colgaron los botines
Players effectively hang their boots (cleats) and walk away from the 1948 season.
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.
¿Se fue demasiado lejos con las sanciones a los jugadores? ¿Y los socios?
Club officials place sanctions on players for heavy losses due to their strike, but the article asks a good question: are fans equally to blame for their insistence, as club associates, for major products that lead to club debts?
¡Por culpa de los jugadores!...¡¿?! ("Las opiniones de Justiniano Calles")
Ribas is incredulous that club and AFA officials are absolving themselves of any blame for the labor impasse and laying responsibility on the feet of the players.
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Moreno was River Plate's top star and one of the best players in the country.
En pro de otros deportes; Partidos a beneficio de la Fundación Ayuda Social María Eva Duarte de Perón
Peronist intervention grows
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.
Penas impuestas durante la temporada 1948
The closing of stadiums, penalties, loss of income, and suspensions are listed for 1948
Cantidad de ligas y clubes afiliados
Useful for charting the growth or decline of fútbol over the years
Detalle de los boletos utilizados en cada concurso; Campeonato de primera división: recaudaciones brutos/netos
These images must correlate with ticket prices for 1948
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Photo of the 1948 Argentine league champions: the River Plate team dubbed "La Máquinita"
Ya tienen "su campeonato" los pibes
The article is most positive about the goals of the tournament and the participation of government officials like Ramón Cereijo.
Ahora los 'hinchas' quieren ganar los partidos desde el "vamos"
The article criticizes fans for demanding victories and turning violent when matches do not go in their favor.
Mr. Hartles no descubrió América pero pisó tierra firme en un comentario
The commentary of an English referee helps illuminate what is an Argentinean style of play and its opposite, the English