Highlights of this article include a focus on Enrique Omar Sívori and crucial matches to come against Brazil and Uruguay–the other traditional powers in South America.
Annoucement to readers that today marks the first day of the inaugural World Basketball Championship, which began play at Buenos Aires' famed Luna Park.
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.
President Perón inaugurates the cycling track in Palermo named after him, and built for the Pan American Games, with over 10,000 spectators in attendance. In his speech, Perón emphasizes that the new venue would be open to all Argentines regardless…
The closing ceremonies were a bit more formal and solemn, with Juan and Eva Perón honoring the participating nations and athletes at the River Plate stadium.
Brief mention that the 1950 World Basketball Championship begins tonight, with the United States sending an amateur team, the Denver Chevrolets, to represent the country in Argentina.