The Peroón government recalled three of its diplomatic representatives from the U.S. last week. They were Heavyweight Boxer César Brión, Lightweight Boxer José Gatica and Gatica's manager, Nicolás Preziosaall auxiliary consular officers of the 6th grade, attached to the New York consulate.
Like other muscle-minded Argentines before them,* the three athletic attaches had been sent to the U.S. with an official subsidy "to facilitate their sports activities," i.e., win championships for Argentina. But they had failed. Brión lost a listless ten-round bout to fading ex-Champ Joe Louis. Gatica was chilled in two minutes, nine seconds by Lightweight Champ...
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