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Los equipos británicos en la Argentina
Very helpful to see the history between British football and Argentine fútbol. Even though the matches involved clubs teams from both countries, these matches were nonetheless "national" in tone.
Limpia justa deportiva
This article is helpful in understanding how Argentine sports writers imagined the criollo player and the values he espouses, which addresses masculinity and gender.
Letter to Valentin Suárez
English referees needed help on the field and translators gained access to being on the field during a match
Letter to Perón from Club Atlético Unión Güemes (Salta)
La adquisición del terreno; tapiado del campo de deportes; construcción de la sala para esgrima y sala para box; construcción de tribunas para canchas'. Many football clubs could seek government help, based on Peron's initiatives to promote health…
La victoria de Dublin, refirmó los méritos del fútbol argentino
Unlike the England game, this victory reaffirmed the high quality of Argentine fútbol through victory.
La señora Eva María Duarte de Perón da un puntapié inicial del partido del campeonato argentino de fútbol infantil 'Evita'
Evita kicks off a match at her youth tournament
La presencia de equipos argentinos sirvió para renovar en México el entusiasmo por el fútbol
The article suggests (in a somewhat superior tone) that the presence of quality club fútbol teams in Mexico reawakened that nation's love for the game.
Jugarían en ciudades del interior los equipos que quedan libres
The short article is only interesting because it characterizes porteño teams as being in debt with the fans of the provinces, and the provincial teams as more emblematic of a "humble, heroic, and progressive" nation.
Increíble: el velódromo resultó chico
The new "Velódromo Presidente Perón" is inaugurated in time for the Pan-American Games
Images of the Perons and race car drivers
A few images showing the close association between Perón and rac car driving at the 17 de Octubre Hippodrome
Gran victoria de Elsa Irigoyen
One of the standout performers of the 1951 Pan-American Games was Elsa Irigoyen, who later served a crucial role in the diffusion of female sports in the Peronist government.
Fundación Eva Perón Ciudad Estudiantil 'Presidente Juan Perón'
Photos of soccer and sports related construction offer good visuals of planned stadiums, fields, and facilities.
Función social del fútbol
Noteworthy is Carlos Aloé's assertion that fútbol and the "descamisados" have much in common as they are the spirit of the country through their humility and modesty.
Fue designado el conjunto local de jugadores de beisbol
Argentina selects its baseball and softball teams for the inaugural 1951 Pan-American Games, which is noteworthy because Argentines did not have a recorded history of playing either sport.
Formación del equipo de primera de Boca Juniors previo a un partido, 1951
Boca Juniors poses before a 1950 league match
Estilos y técnica distintas en pugna
D'Amico tries to explain why different playing styles developed.