Wau Sportsmen Rout
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Moresby Men
From Our Own Correspondent.
Pt. Moresby, Jan. 10.
THE visit of the Port Moresby teams to the N.G. goldfields to engage the Wau men in sporting combat to settle the vexed questions of supremacy in cricket, tennis, billiards, and general good-fellowship was delayed owing to brisk shipping activity in port. The Macdhui arrived and sailed for Rabaul on December 26; the Montoro berthed on the following day, and sailed for Sydney the same evening; and the Van Rees arrived on the 28th. So it was not until Decem ber 30 that our ardent band was able to fly over to Wau.
The Port Moresby teams were routed and Wau won all four events comfortably, leaving the Moresby men amazed at the lavish and whole hearted hospitality extended to them.
Into a four days’ visit were crowded a cricket match, a tennis tournament, two public dinners, an impromptu dance, a billiards tournament, a fancy dress ball which was kept going till 4.30 a.m., an evening at the “talkies,” an interesting tour of the district, and a great deal of private entertaining. The Port Moresby teams are quite convinced that if they cannot win, it would be impossible to lose in pleasanter circumstances, cr to more generous opponents.
It is hoped that a return visit may be made at Easter.