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U.S. Basketball Team Arrives
Brief mention that the 1950 World Basketball Championship begins tonight, with the United States sending an amateur team, the Denver Chevrolets, to represent the country in Argentina.
Clausuráronse ayer los Juegos Panamericanos; Con una fiesta magnífica clausuraron los Juegos Deportivos Panamericanos
The closing ceremonies were a bit more formal and solemn, with Juan and Eva Perón honoring the participating nations and athletes at the River Plate stadium.
En un acto bullicioso y lucido quedó inaugurado el velódromo de Palermo
President Perón inaugurates the cycling track in Palermo named after him, and built for the Pan American Games, with over 10,000 spectators in attendance. In his speech, Perón emphasizes that the new venue would be open to all Argentines regardless…
Se inauguraron anoche los juegos panamericanos; Delegaciones de 21 países intervienen en las pruebas
Coverage of the opening ceremonies highlights the presence of the President and First Lady and celebrates the brotherhood of American states.
Fue designado el conjunto local de jugadores de beisbol
Argentina selects its baseball and softball teams for the inaugural 1951 Pan-American Games, which is noteworthy because Argentines did not have a recorded history of playing either sport.
Se iniciará hoy con dos matches el torneo mundial de basquetbol
Annoucement to readers that today marks the first day of the inaugural World Basketball Championship, which began play at Buenos Aires' famed Luna Park.
Primera división partidos amistosos y giras al interior y exterior
This is a helpful look at how clubs increased their activities in international matches after Perón. Boca played their international matches only in South America and even played exhibition matches in the provinces.
Sin lugar a dudas: Argentina fue el mejor
Claiming that Argentina soccer, without a doubt, is the best in the world seems natural for sports writers attuned to regional rivalries with Brazil and Uruguay.
A lo grande
More effusive praise for Argentina's national team
Sinfonía de los 45 minutos
Defeating Ecuador 3-0 (and Colombia 8-2) the magazine lauds the quality of the national soccer team.
Fútbol vs. Patadas…y esto no lo decimos nosotros
Peruvian fans attack River players. Excerpts from Peruvian newspapers show that even the local press was aghast.
Otra derrota, otra desilución. Perú no alejó de México
By defeating Argentina Peru prevents their opponent from qualifying for the World Cup in Mexico: the first time Argentina failed to qualify when it attempted to do so
Concluyó la agonía
This article mixes sadness and anger at the failures of the national team and the state of soccer in Argentina The article is summed up with a simple statement: 'hay que volver a la nuestra'
Fue una lección de garra y gran poder combativo la del campeón
Although Racing did not employ its more offensive style, it showed "garra" in its Copa Libertadores victory over Universitario (Peru)
La selección es una lágrima a cántaros
Panzeri's main criticism is that the process and decisions in selecting players for the national team shows that few understand how soccer should be played, instead favoring modern systems that are contrary to how Argentine players develop
Estudiantes en "la roña" el juez en su cómplice
Panzeri uses sarcasm to critique the methods used by Estudiantes to achieve victory, to achieve a "resultado"