Sports Review

Jnion Has

Home Plans

'iji Rugby Union, for years been crying “poor mouth”, ning it never had money for •tc—although miraculously iter season, overseas teams i Fiji, or Fiji sent a team he Union hopes to build a use and eventually build serve of cash. The Union j of a valuable piece of Harris Street, Suva, but has ;ried, “Where is the money from”, each time a question ked about the proposed ; to organise building “bees” unsuccessful, and finally the of Lands (Mr. David himself a Rugby enthusiast, ed to cancel the lease un re were some evidence of starting soon. [Jnion then got cracking, d an art union with cars, efrigerators, etc., as prizes, 1,000 tickets at £5 apiece, expected the art union to it did, after an extension nion made about £2,500 out eal, so should soon go some d meeting Mr. Lloyd’s 5. tow do they expect to make >ut of a club house with no icence, or poker machines? tiing dances and taralalas, ;ing the hall for others to ilar functions. But it will long time to build up the from the building.

Mix-Up in

league Final

C has been a lively ending semi-ending—to the NG r-Town Rugby League Final, mpetition appeared to be it the end of August; but it still was going on early ter. ugust 24, the Madang team ) Bulolo, to play the final Bulolo. Clyde Gane was j appointed to control the Madang would not have id insisted that the referee Ith Williams; who ac ied the team from Madang. .s a fiercely-fought contest. 17 minutes of play, while ; was leading 13-4, a Bulolo

forward, Maurice Daly, was ordered from the field by the referee, for punching. Daly, it is alleged, then struck referee Williams. Williams called the game “No match”, and left the field, his face bleeding.

Play ceased.

The incident was reported to the Australian Football League Board of Control and the latter awarded the match to Madang.

Madang thereupon announced it was prepared to play the Grand Final in Madang, at a suitable week-end.

Mr. Jim Huxley, a Lae com mentator, says there are doubts about Madang’s position because, according to the rules, Bulolo has the right to nominate the ground; Williams should not have been substituted for Gane, as referee; and Madang allegedly played three men on August 24 who were not qualified to play.

Honiara Commerce

Shows Government

rpHE Annual Five Events Com- JL petition between Commercial and Government teams in Honiara was again won by Com mercials —four events to one.

The competition dates from pre war days and this was the third year since its post-war revival.

Swimming was possible this year

—in Mr. Ken Hay’s pool at the Mendana Hotel—making the Fivt Events again as pre-war, i.e., Tennis Golf, Cricket, Snooker and Swim ming.

Although Government has a vast superiority of numbers, the Com mercials have always managed to get together a team of 14 enthusia tic sportsmen, to keep the Cup in their possession. Government has been successful only in one year— -1932.

Up and Downs

In Pacific Boxing

JUST 140 days after Mosese Varasikete, of Nadi, flattened him in one round, (2 min. 12 sec. to be exact, on April 11) Tongan heavyweight boxer. Kitione Lave, had adequate, satisfying revenge.

Before 2,000-odd spectators at Mosese’s home town, Nadi, on August 29, the Tongan put Mosese to sleep in 2 min. 50 sec., also in the first round.

The only parallel in the two fights was that each man confessed he did not know where the knock out blow came from.

Now Lave, who is going back to the United Kingdom with his English wife and child in Novem ber, plans a quick trip to Tahiti, and a fight or two in New Zealand.

In New Zealand on August 22, Tongan champion Mahoni defeated New Caledonian champ Doudie, on points.

The latter meets ex-champ middleweight of France, Francois Anewy, in Noumea shortly.

Rarotonga Europeans got into training rece nt ly to p l ay a local Maori team, proceeds goning to a local charity. A big crowd turned up to see (they expected) the "Popaas" ground into the dirt, as some members of the European team were regarded as a little past suc h strenuous exercise, Spectators' blood-lust was not satisfied, and the Europeans gave a good account of themselves.

Scores at half time were 0-0. After that age did tell and the Maori team Takuvaine, won by 11-0 Most of the Maoris played in bare feet; some of the Europeans, as can be seen in the

Photo(by D. C. Berry), wore sandshoes.