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La Atenas deportiva en sudamérica
Citing the success of Argentine auto racing, tennis, and especially soccer, Argentina has emerged as a sporting nation valued across the world. Players like Labruna, Di Stefano, Ricagni, as well as coaches like Stabile, are sought after by Europe's…
Lucha en jerarquía al estilo latino
Emerging from international isolation, Argentina plays Spain in Buenos Aires. Spain is treated here as an emerging soccer nation.
Los deportes en 1953
Pictorial summary of the year in sports
Scene from "El hijo del crack"
This 1953 features Armando Bo as a down-on-his-luck fútbol player struggling to survive, make sense of his life, and raise his only son.
Scene from "El hijo del crack"
This 1953 features Armando Bo as a down-on-his-luck fútbol player struggling to survive, make sense of his life, and raise his only son.
Memoria y Balance: 1953
This club was intricately tied to Eva Perón. The stadium was named for Eva and the President of the club at one time was her brother (who also passed away in 1952.) With quotes from Perón and a disclaimer to support the 2nd quinquenal, this is very…
Image of Eva Perón
La Prensa reprints a painting honoring Eva as a saint, part of a government-sponsored competition.
Hungría, Argentina y Uruguay serían lo mejor del mundo, dice V. Morgan
Vernon Morgan, a British Olympic representative who witnessed some of Argentina's international friendlies against European team, ranks it and Uruguay among the world's best teams. This is one of many examples where the press furthered the notion…
El deporte se llamó a silencio honrando a la jefe espiritual
While it was perhaps not surprising that all fútbol activities stopped when Eva Perón died in 1952, it is telling that AFA ordered the suspension of all activities on the first anniversary of her death–demonstrating either the level of intervention…
Various articles on the matches between Argentina and England
Titles of articles include: "En todo terreno se evidenció el alma de nuestros muchachos," "Valentía y típico estilo criollo triunfaron en el primer cotejo." The matches in Buenos Aires were highly publicized. Perón attended the first match and…
Various articles previewing England v. Argentina, 1953
A historical account of the "mighty" English and their success against Argentine teams
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
Su disciplina llevó al triunfo a Estados Unidos
Four page article on women's sports, written by a female journalist.
La mujer y el billar
The article boasts of how Argentina has become more progressive and shunned ridiculous notions that the "fairer sex" could not participate in sports. This article contains images of women playing billiards under the watchful eye of men.