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En un match que no justificó la grandiosidad del marco ofrecido Rácing derrotó por un gol a Vélez
The encounter between Racing and Velez did not match the impressive new 100,000 seat stadium
Cartoon
The term corner kick in Spanish is "tiro de equina," or "corner shot"...thus this humorous play on words as a disgruntled wife is ready to gun down her husband and his mistress while waiting around the corner. The image also reinforces negative…
Mister Meade es un notable prestidigitador: transformó un penal en humilde corner pero no supo evitar el "mal de ojo" de un hincha; Aún quedan irresonsables
One article tries to summarize why a fan struck the referee with an orange in the left eye, while the other article blasts fans who should be exiled to uncivilized places of the world.
Ad
Helpful in seeing the language used in state propaganda that was published in popular, low-brow, magazines.
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.
Various articles
Campeón provides a more sensationalized, yellow press, account of Argentina's European tour
Los equipos británicos en la Argentina
Very helpful to see the history between British football and Argentine fútbol. Even though the matches involved clubs teams from both countries, these matches were nonetheless "national" in tone.
Various articles
These articles are written to educate readers ahead of the match, but they also demonstrate overt nationalism ("fútbol criollo"), warns readers about referees (hint, hint, they will be impartial), the strength of the English squad (veterans), and…
El match del siglo
More hype for what is essentially an exhibition match
Various articles on basketball championship
Worth noting is that the USA team was the Denver Chevrolets, not an actual national team.
Untitled
The basketball championship receives front page for their victory
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…
Ad
The ad notes that before Perón raw materials were exported overseas and produced into finished products like cooking oil. Now, Argentina keeps its own raw materials and exports the finished product due to investments in national industry.
Hay que adoptar medidas prácticas para que el campeonato de fútbol pueda terminar en época propicia
Campeón did not publish the previous week, when Perón was overthrown. Upon its republication, the magazine calls for a normalcy in soccer during "los sucesos que son de pública notoriedad" and how the year was marked by "acontecimientos…
Various articles on the Peronist state and sports
The articles paint a positive picture of the contributions of the Peronist state to soccer, youth, physical education, and sports in general.
Merced al decidido apoyo del Gral. Perón concurrió a los Juegos Olímpicos un equipo digno de la Argentina
The article lauds the 15th (out of 40) place in the overall medal count and how these athletes honored the support of the President. A sidebar mentions "National Physical Education Day".