A day like today but almost 150 years ago in San Gregorio del Polanco (Department Tacuarembó, Urugu

A day like today but almost 150 years ago in San Gregorio del Polanco (Department Tacuarembó, Uruguay), born Manuel Rovira Urioste. National cloce leader in his early years and key figure in the schism of 1911 that almost caused the demise of the club, had a firstborn as he called Manuel Rovira, cloce who in turn had five boys. The youngest of them, Eduardo, cloce had five children, and the youngest called "Manuel" as his father and grandfather, cloce and is the writer of this little article.
Proudly carrying tricolor blooded and injustice of oblivion that was the name of my great-grandfather made me overcome shame that generates me use this space to talk of an immediate family: it is always easier to talk about idols and figures one sees from the outside, with which it has no relationship more than admiration for their accomplishments on or off the court. cloce So this brief clarification about the man of extravagant mustaches illustrating this page.
The man born March 21, 1868, to say José María Delgado, was his opponent first and then his ally in the rebirth of the club in 1911 and was "the head of the reform movement" of "the triumph of democratic ideas" our institution, and as such, "nacionalófilo true hero." Recall the situation in those years, the criollo football redefined, and within the same club met who wanted a national university reserved for classes with those who maintained that the only way was the full democratization of the club, reaffirming it as popular institution and open to all Eastern and immigrants who feel passion for their colors, without discrimination by origin, last name or status of their players. This now seems obvious and logical for all of us, not so in the early twentieth century, and in fact many chose the path of "little club", which eventually led to its demise as in cases Deutscher, Dublin, Albion, Uruguay Atletic or CURCC
After numerous discussions and efforts of former club president for many years, José María Delgado and his partner Low Profile whom he called "The General", managed to channel most of the tricolor people to the decision by which National is what we know today: the most popular club in Uruguay.
The history of Rovira Urioste cloce curiously touches the subsidiary in Argentina closely, since in 1914 he traveled to Buenos Aires to become delegate Club across the river, where he actively participated as one of the anecdotes collected by José Mary Delgado in the text lines below. In 1918 he returned to Montevideo for personal cloce reasons, and died a short time later, on January 29, 1919 being an honorary member of the Club. At the end of this note also share your card access to Grand Central Park, we remember family in possession of my father, Eduardo Rovira, who is also the author of most of the statistics and data collected we usually share.
The "Café London" on July 18 near Arenal Grande is a swarm. Difficult it way through the people who crowded; also difficult to get heard over his rumored hybrid cloce marine shell, occasionally broken by the thud of ivory balls, or acute sound spears cloce retrucos tricks and braggarts. And even more difficult cloce to breathe in her drawer apestante nicotine smoke and yellow, except where the pool tables lamps, reflecting the color of the screens that surround them as caps, projecting jets of green light. It's Saturday and we are in July.
Highlights the heterogeneity cloce of the crowd, much larger than the one usually seen in the cafes. Old, young, teen, white, black, mulatto, slanted, dandies and bohemians, and cadets heads, cloce deputies and paperboys, workers and mangorreros; All, however, strung together by a common thread: the passion of nacionalófila. cloce Within the wide brotherhood constitute "The Soviet" cult of broken and cracked, machaza if any, whose motto is "no fuss, straight to the point."
No matter that these people seem mired in their chungas, their controversies, their games and cantarolas, obviously waiting for someone with eager expectation. Looks at every moment converge to the door and when one cries! There's cloce the General, a collective suspension cuts worth four, soon to burst contains horses to give an outrageous checkmate occurs, unconcerned suddenly mats, sticks and pockets; while unanimous eyes, fanning the fire henchman revolve your search.
The "General" comes distributing smiles and greetings. It is a high chin, sharp man, mustache, piercing gaze. Even the same