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Jean Bourne (French Polynesia), right, and Charles Godden (New Hebrides), exultar[?] after thefr first and second places In the final of the 100 m. sprint at the Thir South Pacific Games. At left, this is what the final few feet of that race looked like Third placegetter, centre, is S. Pulu, c[?] Tonga. Winning time was a slow 10.9 because of winds. More Games picturs on next pages.

It's not a ballet, they're just looking for the ball. The scene was captured as Wallis and Futuna (with the V-necks) mixed it with New Guinea in a first-round Rugby match. NG won easily—46-0. Below left, Nauru's Lois Lax hurls the discus 135 ft 11 in. to take the women's gold medal.

Below, Tonga's Keta longa, winner of tour athletics gold medals, sprints away with a grin in the 200 m.

The Nauruans and Americans fight it out on the softball field at right. They came in all sizes. The umpire is from Australia.

Above, A. Julien (New Caledonia) collapses after a brave sixth in the 3,000 m. steeplechase. His time was a minute behind that of the gold medallist, Fiji's mighty Usaia Sotutu. Sotutu had earlier collected another gold for the 10,000 m. Right, Raki Leka, of New Guinea, winner of the first decathlon to be staged at a Games.

Rabaul's Jackson Seeto, record-breaking bantamweight weightlifter, won a gold medal for New Guinea.

Judo, dominated by European exponents, was staged for the first time in Port Moresby and drew keen crowds. At right, a French Polynesian basketballer, V. Caurent, is carried off injured during the first women's heat against New Guinea. It was the first upset result of the Games==NG stormed through the last 10 minutes to defeat the Noumea gold medallists 23-17. —ALL PHOTOS ON THESE PAGES BY THE P-NG DEPARTMENT OF

Information And Chin H. Meen.

Wallis and Futuna (dark blouses) clash with French Polynesia at volleyball at top left.

Above, New Guinea's champion yachtsman, Geoff Dabb, in "Circle", rounds a buoy in the Fireball yachting. NG won.