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Argentine national team arrives in Italy
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Delegation poses for pictures
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Coach Stabile leads practice
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Team in front of restored portion of the Colosseum
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Dellacha, Angelillo, and others pose with gifts
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Carrizo, Labruna, and others pose for pictures
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Team listens to national anthem before the match begins
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Captains exchange banners
Petition for an Olympic sports complex in each province of Argentina
Using Peron's own five-year plan related to sports, the request asks for each province to receive aid from the federal government to ensure that each region of the country has access to olympic quality facilities to develop the health and fitness of…
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Commentary the day following the Independiente-San Lorenzo match talked about a colossal embarrassment for a city, as evolved football-wise, like Buenos Aires. Matches like these put into serious question the ability of the country to host the World…
The May Festivals; The Athletic Sports
A detailed report of the May Festibvals, which coincided with the Argentine federal holiday of May 25, as well as the 51st birthday of Queen Victoria. The first article shows the variety of family activties, including fireworks, parades, and…
Football Veto: Estudiantes to Go Straight Home
Post-match report of the 1968 Intercontinental Cup becomes an opinion piece by Geoffrey Greene about the degree to which sports tensions become national tensions after the President of Argentina stopped Estudiantes from playing some "friendies" in…
"Mumo" Orsi nos relata su vida (part 3)
Orsi played in the 1928 Olympic team that came second to Uruguay in Amsterdam. This part of his autobiography emphasized his mother and the difficulty in becoming a professional fútbol player
Images of spectators and stadium at the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam
Image of the stadium in Amsterdam and spectators watching a men's football match at the 1928 Olympic Games