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- Collection: Popular Magazines 1940s-1960s
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Los D.T.
The author is critical of coaches who "mechanize" their players--a trend that has become commonplace in Argentina
Los deportes en 1953
Pictorial summary of the year in sports
Los gorilas también dividieron la universidad
The author (who was expelled under the military because of ties to Peronism and outspoken nature about human rights) cites two main (and historic) problems with the university system: the call for autonomy and the fradulent restructuring that…
Los jugadores están bien elegidos: no sobreentrenarlos
The author warns the national team coach to not overtrain players, just let their natural abilities take precedence.
Los malos embajadores
The title suggests a concern that Argentine players are providing a bad example of violent play to the outside world, poor embassadors for the sport.
Los mártires de la Puerta 12
The author describes the 71 deas, and hundreds injured, as "martyrs" in the service of a public spectacle, suggesting that no serious reform will come of this tragedy. As one sugestion, he offers more television coverage as a possible solution of…
Los negros del acordeón
By playing against a two-time world club champion, and a team that featured Pelé, the article uses Brazilian side Santos as a measuring stick for Argentine teams.
Los Rosarinos corren el riesgo de no ver actuar más equipos porteños
Graphic images of injured fans as stadium collapsed during the match played in Rosario. The news coverage attributes the disaster to unruly fans angry at decisions made by the referee, which they refer to as behavior that is out of place at sporting…
Lucha en jerarquía al estilo latino
Emerging from international isolation, Argentina plays Spain in Buenos Aires. Spain is treated here as an emerging soccer nation.
Mensaje: una vaga recluta de aliados (with cartoon)
Sensing that the military will repeat the coup of 1962, President Illia provides a speech aimed at restoring confidence in his government. Primera Plana concludes that the speech was notable for what was ommitted, punctuated by a cartoon.
Metropolitano: un legado de Don Valentín
In an era where small teams, with small budgets, can suddenly become champions, the article portrays the situation as a mess for Argentine fútbol…and a legacy of Valentín Suárez.
Murieron con los buzos puestos
Some coaches persist in their positions despite a lack of success, others are fired at the first sign of failure. The author assumed that smaller clubs possess less tolerance for failure.
Nadie debe ser perseguido por sus ideas
Insight into the political and economic theories of Arturo Frondizi a year before becoming President.
Ningún hombre es una isla
Frondizi is sent into exile in 1962. Here is one of the earliest interviews with the deposed President.
No hay tiempo para fracasos
Fans of River Plate, accustomed to winning, seem ready to replace both coach (Cesarini) and their longtime President (Liberti).
Nos habla el nuevo Presidente
A much more political and economic type of discussion than the profile pieces seen in other magazines.