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Queridos Muchachos:
Perón compares the 2nd quinquenal to the dynamics of a sports team
First issue of Jugador 12: La revista para el y por el hincha de Boca Juniors
Contains the official team song and why this magazine was created: to give fans a public voice in the press
Bajo el aro
Two points of interest: the women's basketball club team was suspended for reasons not stated, but the ban has yet to be lifted—which hints at a conspiracy against Boca (typical of fan magazines). The other note is that the magazine harshly…
Propulsores del deporte
A reference to the Perons as promoters of sports, from a fan magazine (not the state)
¿Usted silbó el domingo 6?
The author doesn't understand why the same socios who whistle and jeer the club directors and commission are relunctant to participate and help in club activities.
Enfoques de barrio: "Jugador N˚12"
The author was asked to contribute a poem, most likely he is known in local circles as an accomplished writer.
Tenemos otra vez basquetbol femenino
As part of the Peronist push for women sports, the club resumes its support for women's basketball.
El deporte y la sociabilidad
This is the rare club that began with soccer but abandoned it (after an undefeated season in 1936) for other sports, which helped sustain their popularity in the city. No further explanation is provided.
11 de octubre: dia de la "madre"; nuestro club es para el niño un complemento de las enseñanzas escolares
Aside from the image of Eva Perón, the page is a dedication to families (mothers and children) and shows how clubs outreached to families of male members, who constituted the majority of the club's membership.
A vos te lo digo
Helpful insight to how club officials "taught" younger members of their duties as associates of Independiente.
Disciplina
Notions of good sportsmanship tie into social order, regulations, and even morality.
Memoria y Balance 1952: Eva Perón
Another example of the intersection between sports and the Perons
De fuera vendrá quien lo tuyo se comerá; De fuera vendrá quien lo que te sobre se llevará
Using an old cartoon where John Bull is devouring Argentine steak and leaving little for "Juan Pueblo," Caras y Caretas revises the cartoon to show that the Argentine worker-a hero of the Peronist movement-enjoys his own fruits while John Bull is…
Síntesis del deporte argentino
Photos of soccer and other sports in Argentina speak to the greatness of its athletes. Promotional piece.
Remite anteproyecto para la creación de la dirección general del deporte infantil dependiente de la fundación Eva Perón-Part 1
Multiple documents that outline the focus of the youth sports tournaments for the Peronist state.