Sport Review

Golf Tournament

By Correspondence

IN June, 250 associate members of 14 golf clubs in Papua, New Guinea, Fiji and Samoa took part in a novel tournament, with none of the members of one club seeing the members of the other.

The idea was sponsored by the industrial division of J. Kitchen and Sons Pty. Ltd., and was called the Lux Toilet Soap Pacific Islands Trophy—ultimate winner of which was Mrs. Norma Thomas, from Vatukoula Club, Fiji, with an ex cellent score of 44 Stableford points.

Mrs. P. Webb, of Madang, NG, was runner-up with 43 points.

The Competition had to be played Stableford over 18 holes, in one day, before June 26; six players from each club had to participate to be eligible. Winners’ cards were then forwardred to the Sydney head office of the company for final judg ing.

Reports from the various clubs indicated that some clubs struck bad weather on the day they had set aside for the tournament, while others had exceptionally good con ditions.

Islands Sport Goes

International

DURING July, a Papua-New Guinea team was taking part in the polo-crosse championships, played this year at Mundooram, in the Central West of NSW: and, two soccer teams from Hollandia, Nether lands New Guinea were visiting Port Moresby, P-NG.

The P-NG polo-crosse team didn’t win the championship, but their captain-manager, Mr. Col Sefton, from the Koitaki Club, said that the games had provided valuable experience for the players.

The four other members of the team were Tom Stewartson and Ray Catford, of Port Moresby; and Joe and Mike Collins, of Goroka.

The two soccer teams from Hollandia where this brand of football is taken very seriously in deed—flew into Moresby on July 16 for a four-day visit. One was a native team, the other mixed Euro peans and natives. They played Port Moresby teams in various com binations of native and non-native during their visit.

The visitors took with them to PM a public relations officer, a cine photographer, a native information officer and a team manager.

Fiji's Olympians

IN Fiji, late July, it was certaii that Sitiveni Moceidreka woul( represent Fiji in the sprint event at the Olympics. It was hoped tha: sufficient money would be forthconr ing to send discus-thrower Mesulami Raukuro as well. Early August, witl the Government weighing in witl £F2SO towards sending the tw< athletes and a manager, and thi Fiji Amateur Athletic Associatioi still receiving donations from well wishers for the same purpose, i seemed that Sitiveni would not haw to go alone.

AUGUST 8: Sitiveni arrived u Sydney by Qantas today and wil run in Australian pre-Olympic trad trials here before going on to Rome With him was his manager-coach Eric Harrington, who is paying hi own fare to Rome and who raise* £790 for Sitiveni in his home towi of Nadi. Discus-thrower Mesulam Raukuro is also going to Rome, bu will travel through Honolulu an* America.

A Cricketer Who

Likes Uniforms

From Norman Baxter, in Suva FIJI’S guitarist-cricketer, Petert Kubunavanua (Kubu for short)' loves a uniform. For the last 1 or 15 years he has worn four—al official.

Petero, a more than competeni wicketkeeper with tours of NZ ant NSW under his belt, is a hkeabl fellow.

His first uniform was that of ; constable in the Fiji Police Force Then he went off, in 1948, to N: with a Fiji cricket team, and on hi return went over to the Army oi secondment.

In his long service he was ii Malaya fighting Communists for ; few years. Early in 1958 Petero de? cided he had had enough of unit forms, so he picked up his gratuit; and left the Army with some idei of becoming a magistrate in thi Fijian administration.

But the call of a uniform was toi great. In a few weeks he was wear ing the outfit of a Customs office and was on duty at the gates lead: ing into Suva wharf. Apparentlf there were not enough smugglers t: satisfy Petero’s craving for excite ment, so he joined the Special Conr stabu'lary as well.

Because of his previous experii ence he soon rose in the ranks, am in the December riots served wit!: distinction. When calm returnee Petero packed his bags and went tl NSW with the Fiji cricket team

rning something of a reputation th his guitar off the field as he ,d with his cricket on it.

Not long back in Fiji Petero de led the Customs uniform was too lin —white with only a shoulder dge—so he went back where he irted. Now he is again a police m (full-time) and a sergeant in ■uctor at the Police Training hool.

Occasionally he is called out for tier duties and if he serves a luey” he is so pleasant about it at the recipient feels he has been ne a favour.

hey're Now Taking

0 Tennis

lOR many years cricket officials in Fiji have claimed, with some truth, that theirs was the only ort in which all races in the ilony took part, but now tennis is lerging as a rival. \ newly-formed Suva Lawn Tennis sociation has gone about things a practical way to ensure that e different races all came together.

Only two or three weeks ago they irted a fully-organised competi >n on a non-racial basis, with dians and Europeans predominat ? at present.

There are a few Chinese, and a rinkling of Fijians. The latter th their well known flair for ball mes are expected to take the me up in increasing numbers.

Who knows but that one day a jian may be the dominating figure 1 the centre court at Wimbledon.

men's singles champion of Lae (NG) Bowling [?]b—Mrs. Kitty Serafmi —is a popular Lae [?]ntity, widely known for her good works, [?]c interest and public spirit. As president of Lae Red Cross Society she is a real working [?]ce, not just a figurehead. She is an active [?]mber of the Lae Advisory Council. In sport, [?]s Serafmi is a foundation member of the [?]ling club and has several times been president.