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The first announcements inform readers that an interest meeting for the Buenos Ayres Athletic Society in Palermo will be postponed until further notice. The second announcement by the Buenos Ayres Football Club is for a scheduled match in Flores,…

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A football match is scheduled to take place on May 25, 1868, with balls recently arrived from Rugby, England. It is likely that the balls were less round, and more oval, as Rugby was a hotbed for football played by rules that would eventually become…

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Argentina's first recorded football match took place on June 20, 1867, in Palermo, at the grounds of the Buenos AIres Cricket Club. The side led by the Hogg brothers won 4-0 over its opponents, but all 16 participants belonged to the "Club": the new…

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An announcement for Argentina's first football match, to take place on May 25, 1867, in Palermo.

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A football match took place on May 14, 1874. However, the match by the Buenos Ayres Football Club adopted new rules, the Rugby Union rules. This is a sudden shift for the club, which had been playing a version under the Football Association, or…

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Part-advertisement/part-commentary, this brief editorial calls on "aficionados" of the "thoroughly British game" of football to attend an upcoming game. "We'd go any distance to see scientific 'forcing,' and a few good 'scrimmages,' and mean to be at…

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A brief description of a football match where the authors bemoan the unoriginal names of the teams.

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A general interest meeting announcement by the provisional committee where the rules will be approved for the Rosario Cricket Club, with a match to played on the same date between "Town" and "Railway."

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A football match on the cricket fields of Palermo sees Hogg and Heald-led teams meet, with a score of 3-2 for Heald's team. This game coincided with Argentina's indpeendence day. The article makes note that women were in attendance, but that without…

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A football match in Palermo interrupted by municipal woodcutting. Hundreds in attendance.

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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…

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This 1870 commentary in the "Editor's Table" of The Standard offers a brief description of a football game in Palermo. The description here offers a glimpse into the intertconnectedness of military and sports language, with captains leading "their…

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The match scheduled for June 29th is a second attempt to organize a public soccer match hosted by the Buenos Aires Football Club in Palermo. Based on the lessons learned from the first game, the club asks players to bring one red and white cap (each)…

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The article announces the Buenos Aires Athletic Sports event, scheduled for May 21st, where participants can compete in numerous events.

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The first interest meeting for an Athletics event was schedule for May 30, 1867 in Palermo. Events included flat race (100, 400 yards, 1 mile), length jump (running and standing), vaulting, high jump (running and standing), hammer throw, shot put,…

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The report details the formation of the "Buenos Aires Football Club," with the selection of committee members, a subscription fee of 30 pesos, the adoption of the rules of the Football Association, and election of committee members (T. Jackson, T.B.…
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