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El ministro de educación disertó en nuestro salón; Los chicos crecen
The club mentions its adherence to the second quinquenal. It also talks about the growth of "pibes" in the club.
Yo lo escribo así: la mujer en el deporte y el público
Although the writer (presumably male) begins by citing the complicated nature of female sports, he chastises fans who are negative and hostile to any bad performance by the club's women basketball players. The author insists that if this continues,…
Notas sociales
Social notes are a good example of how much these clubs were tied to their city and neighborhoods, offering carnivals, festivals, as well as notes on members' marriages, deaths, and birthdays.
"Independiente" cumplió gran actuación en los torneos "Evita" y "Perón"
A club level view of these two state-sponsored sports tournaments
La unión hace fuerza
The first article in this publication makes the case for why such a magazine is needed in Buenos Aires
En su niñez inexperta, "Mumo" Orsi era hincha inocente de Racing
Player profile on legendary Independiente player Raimundo Orsi (with some mentions of another key player: Renato Cesarini). This article reinforces the trope of the crack player whose youthful energy must have drove his mother crazy but he eventually…
El gran cuadro de diablos rojos ganó con calidad y fibra de campeón: ¡entre "guapos" anda el juego!
The article highlights the "guapeza" of the players involved in the match, as well as a focus on the legs of key players (which hints at some form of masculinity that desires the athletic bodies of male athletes as a form of adulation and marvel.)
El exceso de la pasión daña a la pura finalidad del deporte
Although Troilo would become later associated with River Plate, here he contributes his thoughts as a soccer fan.
Independiente: una institución que es orgullo y ejemplo del deporte argentino
Chantecler, a well-regarded journalist, offers his own contribution to the inagural issue of "Los Diablos Rojos".
"Mumo" Orsi nos relata su vida (part 2)
These player profiles often focused on the player's youth ("el pibe")
"Mumo" Orsi nos relata su vida (part 3)
Orsi played in the 1928 Olympic team that came second to Uruguay in Amsterdam. This part of his autobiography emphasized his mother and the difficulty in becoming a professional fútbol player
Una canción inolvidable
Intersection between music and fútbol is not just the domain of professional artists but also of fans.
Buenos Aires es asi
By ignoring the women around them, who look similar to the idealized women in the magazines the two men are ogling, the artist pokes fun at men and their libido.
Una ingrata incidencia motivó la suspensión del juego; Hubo invasión de cancha y agresión al arbitro
Fans tore the fences, invaded the field, and tried to attack the match official (supposedly due to the inflamed passions of certain female supporters from Rosario).
[Cartoon]
Independiente's nickname is the "diablos rojos" (red devils), here wooing a woman while the mascots of Boca Juniors and River Plate show off their muscles as they get ready to fight each other. Independiente is thus able to court the woman by taking…
[Cartoon]
The first cartoon pokes fun at throwing bottles at a referee, while the second ridicules the immaturity of men who shun responsibility.