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¡Por culpa de los jugadores!...¡¿?! ("Las opiniones de Justiniano Calles")
Ribas is incredulous that club and AFA officials are absolving themselves of any blame for the labor impasse and laying responsibility on the feet of the players.
¿Qué pretendían los dirigentes?
The first in a long-running and extensive coverage of the 1948 players' strike
¿Renuncia el C.Directivo o suspenden el torneo?
Article presents the grievances and concerns of club officials, AFA, and the players
¿Se fue demasiado lejos con las sanciones a los jugadores? ¿Y los socios?
Club officials place sanctions on players for heavy losses due to their strike, but the article asks a good question: are fans equally to blame for their insistence, as club associates, for major products that lead to club debts?
A partir del día de ayer quedó suspendida con carácter transitorio la práctica del fútbol profesional
Sensing that AFA officials and club directors were acting slow to address their concerns, players go on strike at the midway point of the 1948 season. From their vatnage point, AFA officials felt that players were being obstinate, which is why they…
Actividad sindical en la Capital Federal
This provides a little more insight to the pre-Perón years.
Agresiones, hulegas... ¿soluciones?
Good article as a point of reference for violence in soccer It highlights the many incidents that should be counted but are forgotten because they took place in lesser divisions
Al desconocer el consejo todo lo actuado, los futbolistas colgaron los botines
Players effectively hang their boots (cleats) and walk away from the 1948 season.
Bomb Explodes in Consulate
Brief article in the Scottish press about a bomb that detonated at the Italian Consulate in Buenos Aires, possibly tied to an ongoing strike by taxi drivers. A fire also broke out. In all, nine people died and 40 more suffered injuries. The article's…
Cartoon: Brochazos del ambiente
The cartoon delivers 2 observations: club officials have turned desperate to field players while the professionals are on strike, and the spirit of the potrero and the pibe remains the only viable solution to the greed and money in soccer.
Con una gran paliza le pagaron los hinchas su consequencia con el club
The players, who were owed some money by the club due to their success earlier in the year, protested by refusing to play. Instead, they sat in the stands and observed reserve players on the field. Fans, upset at the presence of the star players in…
Conflicto con los jugadores profesionales
Language demonstrates a negative attitude towards the players and the loss of revenue that the strike caused. There's also a brief blurb about the English referees contracted for 1949.
Conflictos del trabajo
Helpful to compare to similar report in 1954
Conflictos del trabajo en la Capital Federal
Helpful to compare to similar report in 1951
El clásico en miniatura
Although the professional players are on strike, a match that would decide the 1948 season takes place between Independiente and Racing
En procura de la paz social, luego de treinta meses de violencias y arbitrariedades
Ahead of a planned demonstration on May 1, workers continued to apply pressure that causes and is met with violence