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Some Policeman!: Bobby Ferrier Abroad
Player Bobby Ferrier offers readers in Scotland some negative observations about the Argentine police, fans, and players. In this article, he suggests that fans take the game too far by trying to shove, push, and throw objects at players when they…
Motherwell's Tour: An "Experience of a Lifetime"
Motherwell arrives back to Scotland after their months-long tour of South America. Extensive comments from Motherwell manager John "Sailor" Hunter, who praised the Argentines: "[we] did not anticipate football of such high order ... and were…
Motherwell F.C. Home: Successful Tour in Argentine
Motherwell arrives back to Scotland after their months-long tour of South America. What makes this article interesting is that Motherwell manager John "Sailor" Hunter refutes the account in the Buenos Aires press that he said the Scots had arrived to…
Fir Park Team in South America; Bobby Ferrier on Argentine Football: Barbed Wire Round the Field
A brief update on Motherwell's last game in Argentina (a 2-0 loss to Boca Juniors) and its first in Uruguay (a 2-0 win over a Uruguayan select team). The second article offers an account by player Bobby Ferrier on the conditions he and his teammates…
120,000 Spectators at Today's Match
Record crowd of over 120,000 expected to see England in Argentina play at River Plate Stadium. Brief comments from both head coaches (Stabile and Winterbottom). About 3.3 million pesos earning for the Argentine Football Association.
British referees entertained
Interesting notes here, including the names of the eight British referees (L.E. Gibbs, C.J. Dean, H. Hartles, D. Gregory, J.W. Provan, W.J. Brown, J.S. Cox, and A. W. White) and the attendance of Oscar Nicolini (president of AFA), various club…
Argentine Football Championship opens: Racing defeat Boca four-one
British referees make their debut at the start of the 1948 first division season. The Buenos Aires Herald notes that the foreign officials "controlled all the games, and each one did a definitely good job of work."
Police action to suppress rowdyism at football fields
Police announce a series of measures to curb fan disorders, including stationing retired policeman at ticket windows to monitor the resale of tickets, barring spectators from bringing objects into stadiums that could inflict damage, and prosecuting…
Tear-Gas on football field
Fan disorder leads to police using tear gas canisters at a match between Newell's Old Boys and San Lorenzo in Rosario. "Women Faint; Reporters Flee"
Informa "Don Pitazo"
The persistent danger referees faced in Argentine stadiums receives humorous attention in these cartoons. This shows how commonplace it was for referees to receive abusive treatment.
No hay derecho'
Like Nestor Rossi ten years earlier, the magazine comes to the defense of its 'hard' player, El Chamaco Rodriguez, for being the target of referees in the league. The last sentence is ominous, with a call for 'violentas cartas'.
En vez de vuelta olimpica: robo
Alluding to collusion, the magazine points River's loss squarely to the referee. The match was also violent and left many players injured.
¿Siempre el público?
A magazine for fans will obviously try to absolve (or at least find a scapegoat) for the irrational actions of fans. Is this the more noticeable rise of the 'barras brava', described here as 'un pequeño sector de inadaptados'?
Las expulsiones
In the match against Independiente, won by River, two players were expelled for sharp elbows and repeated physicality (thrown punches). Would the magazine have the same tone if River had lost? [The following week an expelled River player, who left…
Mientras la mafia mande…
More than a victory, the referee cost River the championship…to Boca! The magazine holds no punches on who is to blame for what is a 'vergüenza' and 'escándolo'. It also maintains that a linesman had an 'interest' in deciding the match for Boca.…
Comesaña fue sancionado
The article suggests that the referee of the Santos-River match, Comesaña (Feb 9), is ultimately sanctioned for his poor performance which cost River a tie against Pele's Santos. It is not until the end that the article defines 'sanctioned' as AFA…