Sports Review

Champion Cook Islands Boxers

Here are Rarotonga’s cham pion boxers for 1959 as they stepped right up to claim their trophies. They are, from left to right, top to bottom: W ill ie Arona, Flyweight; T u ate a Tipunu, Feather weight; Kana Ina, Bantam weight; Tauri Shepherd, Light-heavy and Heavyweight; Arthur Emil, Middleweight', Turuangi Tupuna, Light weight; Maara Teoe, Welter weight.

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OXING manager, C. A. (Jerry) Adams is not the one to let grass grow under his feet—he continuing his battle with cialdom to get overseas fights his charge, Fiji and South Seas ivyweight champion, Mosese rasikete.

Mosese landed in trouble with ; Fiji law in March last year er he scored a sensational onemd knock-out win over Tongan, tione Lave, at his home town of di. [PIM Oct., 1959]. \.n application for Mosese to enter w Zealand for fights was turned wn soon after. Adams has since d long correspondence with icials as high as the Colonial cretary, on what he says was the justice of the NZ decision.

A.nd now he looks like going ices with Mosese.

He believes he will have Mosese New Zealand in February for a •ht with Sonny Pehi, with one

or two more to follow. Should Mosese do well in Maoriland, Adams plans to take him father afield, perhaps as far as England.

Should that happen Mosese and Lave would have a chance to decide who is the better man. The score at the momen t stands at 2-all, each ending by the short route,

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From Norman Baxter, in Suva rrirketer Ilikena Bula 17UJ1AN cricketer, ilikena -tuna, I 1 not only goes in for long scoring, but his full surname, if used, would give endless trouble to radio announcers, scoreboard operators, etc.

Born on the island of Lakeba in the beautiful Lau Group 39 years ago, he rejoices in the name of Ilikena Lasarusa Bulamamavale niveivak abulaimamavoalakebalau, which means approximately, “re turned alive from the Navaoa Hospital at Lakeba Island in the Lau Group”.

It was not the young infant who

returned alive —as far as is known he has always enjoyed good health —it was his grandfather, who was seriously ill in the same hospital where Ilikena L was born. The grandfather was so delighted that he made a quick recovery.

He was able to go home and christen his grandchild with the long name.

The number of strained larynxes avoided through bringing the sur name within manageable propor tions is legion. He appears on scoreboards as plain Bula, and that is how he is known to everybody.

Bula itself has a variety of mean ings, mainly concerned with “good”.

It can be used in a greeting, such as “Good Day”, “How Are You”, etc.

As the Maori says “Kia Ora” when drinking a toast so does the Fijian say, “Bula”.

Bula has made many long scores in his long association with cricket.

In January last year he set a Fiji record when he made 246 runs in 173 minutes.

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THE cricketing prowess of a young Niue Island pupil at Wellington (NZ) Technical College High School, Vanola Lafataleo, has won her the praise of the college board and a new bat. In a recent match against Wellington East Girls’

College, Vanola scored 104 not out and then went on to get a hat trick.

“I think this must be unique in the history of the college,” the director, Mr. A. D. Priestly, told the college board. The board decided Vanola should receive a letter of congratulation from them —as well as the cricket bat.

New Zealand is almost certain to make a soccer tour of Tahiti towards the end of the year, probably in September. The Tahiti associa tion has offered to pay all fares and expenses and has accepted NZ con ditions.