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Argentine national team at the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam
Images of the members of the men's national soccer team competing at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam
La vieja universidad colonialista no está al servicio de la nación
At a crossroads, the author boils down the debate over how university systems should be structured into 2 camps: liberals and nationalists/populists; the former favor an open education and the latter favor a continued curriculum dictated by a small…
Jugarían en ciudades del interior los equipos que quedan libres
The short article is only interesting because it characterizes porteño teams as being in debt with the fans of the provinces, and the provincial teams as more emblematic of a "humble, heroic, and progressive" nation.
¡Argentina, campeón mundial de básquetbol!
Much emphasis is placed on the "victoria rotunda" of Argentina over the USA
Viejo amigo del básquet, Perón alentó la hazaña
Perón is characterized as "un deportista integral y maestro de la juventud en el cultivo del músculo y la fortaleza de la moral". The article goes on to credit Perón as a "pioneer", who was the captain of the basketball team at the military academy…
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Workers across classes embrace in the construction of the New Argentina. The 2nd quinquenal is listed as a major asset and a quote from Martin Fierro.
Various articles on the 1951 Pan-American Games
Nearly the entire issue is devoted to the Pan-Am Games. Here is the cover, images of the opening ceremonies, and the unveiling of the national velodrome (names "Presidente Perón") for bicycle racing.
Various images from the 100th issue
A normal issue of Mundo Deportivo contained on average 82 pages. This issue, number 100, is 246 pages long solely focused on the successful hosting of the 1951 Pan-American Games. Of note is the fascist-style stage. It includes an image of Juan Peron…
Unidos en una gran emoción: Juan M. Fangio
Images of Juan and Eva Perón with Fangio, celebrating national success in sports
Campeones mundiales
By defeating the USA 64-50, Argentina is world champion in basketball
Los alumnos de ayer, son los maestros de mañana
It looks at how Argentines are becoming the masters of football, perfecting what the British invented. The year is 1928 and the article is during the Olympic finals, and two years before the inaugural World Cup final.
Muchachada del football, salud!
The article refers to fans as "hinchas" and "hinchadas" (and later in the issue "barra"). Rags like La Cancha talked directly to fans, while El Gráfico talked at fans.
Los argentinos serán mañana los campeones del mundo
An example of how journalists influenced public opinion, in this case the idea of Argentine superiority in soccer
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The Uruguayan captain tells his Argentine counterpart that Uruguay is the best. The Argentine responds in a mocking manner that the Uruguyans should come over to teach the Argentines a lesson before the Uruguayan team is dissolved (a subtle jab that…
Argentinos y uruguayos empatan en un gol; Nos ganaron, pero no son mejores
The first article describes the draw between Uruguay and Argentina in the first match (with excuses for why Argentines couldn't beat their rivals); the second article explains why Argentines are better than the Uruguayans, even though they lost.
Dominando durante los dos tiempos los argentinos fueron vencidos
Much of the denial in this paper comes not only from premature declaration of victory, but also because Argentina had scored 25 goals ahead of the match, to Uruguay's 12 goals. Here, the paper makes a laundry list of reasons as to why Argentina lost,…