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Calendario Peronista: Iniciación de los cursos para líderes deportivos (August 31)
Brief excerpt of Perón honoring students attending specific courses in sports leadership—a program that sought to train the nation's best youth athletes.
Colonia infantil 'Eva Perón'
The colonia infantil is a project derived from Eva Perón's work with children. This article summarizes how River Plate will include a sporting complex for children.
Conflictos del trabajo en la Capital Federal
Helpful to compare to similar report in 1951
Cuando el deportista es inspiración de artistas
Berni's painting of Club Atletico Nueva Chicago and a poem by Eduardo Ballari anchor a well-written piece on the mutual influence between sports and arts.
Desde la linea de toque
With a caveat against placing too much emphasis on tactics, the article nonetheless dissects the various tactics employed by squads such as the national team, San Lorenzo, and Spain.
Desde la linea de toque
A continuation of last week's look at tactics
El homenaje de la juventud
Perón leaves the adults to their own competitions and instead highlights the state's efforts towards helping students. Images of students from the Unión de Estudiantes Secundarios (UES) shows Perón surrounded by teens in blackface (to mimic the…
El jugador más caro del mundo
A good example of Peronist rhetoric of Argentina's greatness. A similar article praising Di Stéfano as the world's most expensive player appears in 1955 [Sep 22 page 50]
En pareja con Requín, pero hincha de Boca
Useful article to see the intersection of fútbol, music, and popular culture in general
Enrique Omar Sívori
Image of River Plate starlet Enrique Omar Sívori on the cover of El Gráfico September 24, 1954 (issue No. 1883). [Image accessible at Wikimedia Commons]
Escuela de basquetbol & Estadísticas de las asistencias a clases y prácticas deportivas realizadas en la institución durante el año 1954
Another good look at the diversity of sports offerings that San Lorenzo provided, as well as the massive participation by club members and their families
Esta vez Europa dijo 'No'
Helpful article in seeing how Argentina is slowly re-engaging with global soccer and the changes needed for betterment (more competition, better preparation, more structure for 'criollo' players)
Estreno de hoy; Advertisement
The 1954 film, "El cura Loenzo," premiered at the Metropolitan cinema. The movie follows the life of the priest Lorenzo Massa, whose outreach efforts towards children in the impoverished barrio of Almagro, helped lay the foundation for Club Atlético…
Fue ovacionado en River el General Perón
More ties between River Plate and Perón. Would such attention be paid to a club that does not keep winning championships?
Grandioso fue el homenaje a Perón
Ministry of Sports (?) honors Perón, who observes a parade and the honoring of the 'Reina del deporte'