Ana María Schultz, a member of San Lorenzo, is becoming a world-class athlete in swimming--moving from being a local sensation to a national representative.
Perón is characterized as "un deportista integral y maestro de la juventud en el cultivo del músculo y la fortaleza de la moral". The article goes on to credit Perón as a "pioneer", who was the captain of the basketball team at the military academy…
This special issue celebrates the history of the club, its old stadium, the new facility, and thanks key members of the Peronist government such as the President, First Lady, Ramón Cereijo, and Carlos Aloé.
This article shows that club officials controlled much of what was printed at El Ciclón, as it covers the arrival of the AFA President as an important moment for the club. Other fan magazines devoted less attention to soccer politics.
The only difference, according to El Ciclón, between English and Argentine referees is that the English earn higher salaries; referees from both countries turn in inconsistent performances.
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.…
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.
Citing Perón's commitment to social justice, the article lauds sports and labor as the foundation of society and the government's emphasis means that it will focus its energies on making both available to all citizens. The article mentions the…
Regardless of a person's club affiliations, clubs honored important figures with honorary membership. Perhaps San Lorenzo benefited from government assitance, or was seeking federal aid, and this was a form of appeasing powerful figures.
In the wake of the players' strike from the previous year, the problem of Argentine players leaving for foreign clubs-willing to pay them a higher salary-continues.