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Argentina Become World Basketball Champions
Argentina's victory over the United States to win the inaugural FIBA Championship became national news in what the BAH described as a very physical and close game.
U.S. Win a Hard Game; Argentina Triumph
The United States defeats Chile in their first game of the 1950 FIBA Championship. Interesting that Argentina receives second billing in this article.
Anglo-Argentine Trade Returns
Despite the "impasse" of trade negotiations between Argentina and the U.K. over beef, the Buenos Aires Herald notes that trade figures suggest that the political rhetoric did not match up with the realities of good crossing the Atlantic (50% increase…
U.S. Basketball Team Arrives
Brief mention that the 1950 World Basketball Championship begins tonight, with the United States sending an amateur team, the Denver Chevrolets, to represent the country in Argentina.
Un equipo argentino de fútbol jugará en mayo en inglaterra
The announcement that Argentina will play a friendly in England, and another one in Scotland, in 1951, came at a time when trade negotiations with England were delicate and the Peronist government embraced an anti-imperial attitude towards the U.K.…
Racing habilitó su estadio y pasó al primer puesto del campeonato
The new stadium - Estadio Presidente Juan Perón - marked a significant step forward in stadium construction in Argentina. The mammoth venue, with a seating capacity well over 60,000, served as a testament to the dedication of Racing's club members…
En el Broadway irá hoy "Escuela de campeones"
The 1950 film "Escuela de campeones" premiered at the Broadway cinema. The film recounts the origins of association football in Argentina by Anglo-Argentines who, in the process of developing and nurturing the sport in the country, became Argentines…
El team argentino se clasificó campeón mundial de basquetbol; Conquistó el valioso titulo el equipo más brillante y calificado
Argentina's victory over the United States enhanced the international profile of basketball. The inaugural FIBA World Basketball Championship also served the anti-imperialist rhetoric of the Peronist government toward "Yanquis," but in a less overt…
Hoy Argentina y Estados Unidos definirán el torneo de basquetbol
As expected by most observers, the host nation (Argentina) and basketball power (United States) meet in the championship game of the first FIBA Championship. The United States defeated France in the semifinal game.
Argentina y los Estados Unidos vencieron anoche en basquetbol
The article positions Argentina's performance in relation to that of the United States, which, as the cradle of basketball, is the barometer to measure Argentina's own performances. This is similar to early sports writing on fútbol and Argentina's…
Se iniciará hoy con dos matches el torneo mundial de basquetbol
Annoucement to readers that today marks the first day of the inaugural World Basketball Championship, which began play at Buenos Aires' famed Luna Park.
Mañana se estrenará 'Sacachispas,' film de ambiente popular; Dos estrenos presentará hoy el programa; Advertisement
"Sacachispas" debuted at the Premiere Cinema on April 12, 1950, with most of the cast of the 1949 film "Pelota de trapo" joining director and lead actor Armando Bó.
Se inició en River Plate el campeonato de fútbol infantil 'Evita'. La sra. María Eva Duarte de Perón saluda a uno de los integrantes de uno de los equipos que tomarán parte en el certamen.
Evita salutes youth athletes (soccer players) at the opening ceremony
1950: reaparición victoriosa del Uruguay
Interesting on two fronts: no reason is provided for why Argentina did not bother to show up in neighboring Brazil for the World Cup. It also reinforces the pride that Argentina shares with Uruguay's successes.
Campeones mundiales
By defeating the USA 64-50, Argentina is world champion in basketball
Unidos en una gran emoción: Juan M. Fangio
Images of Juan and Eva Perón with Fangio, celebrating national success in sports