The Japan Times, Sunday 11th January 1914 (Page 1)

SUMO HAS SURPRISES

SKILLED OTORI DEFEATED BY KOHITACHI AND MIGHTY HITACHIYAMA FAILS

AYAGAWA SPRINGS ANOTHER STARTLER - MATCHES YESTERDAY AND SCHEDULE FOR TODAY
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Kokugi-kwan Wrestlers: TSURUWATARI vs. ONOGAWA

    The loud pounding of the drum up in the tower at the Ryogoku Amphitheater was nothing compared with the huge house that was present there on the opening day of the winter season of wrestling. Enthusiasm had frequent outbursts in rooting or approving contesting wrestlers.
    The victory of Kohitachi over "Ozeki" Otori was a surprise, over which the house almost boiled into excitement. Champion Hitachiyama failed to come back, and fell a victim to young Midorishima. Asashio was in strong form and dealt an easy defeat to Toshuzan. Ayagawa has been showing steady improvement and rounding up in trim form, and proved stronger in a contest of strength with Uranohama.
    The results of the more important matches are given below with the asterisks marking the winners.

Eastern Camp Western Camp
Tsuruwatari *Onogawa
Onogasaki *Utsunomiya
Uranohama *Ayagawa
Kurosegawa (draw) Shikainami
Karumogawa *Ayanami
*Tamateyama Nihonkai
*Hiranoishi Omifujij
Toshuzan *Asashio
Tamatsubaki *Chitosegawa
Isenohama (draw) Saganoumi
*Orochigata Nishinoumi
Otori *Kohitachi
*Umegatani Sakuragawa
*Midorishima Hitachiyama
*Tachiyama Konishiki

Program Today

    The booking for today at the Ryogoku ring has at least three interesting matches. Omifuji and Toshuzan will be the chief drawing card in today's program. The match between Konishiki and Tamatsubaki will be a contest of youthful prowess against experience and art almost approaching genius. Onogawa against Uranohama is another contest over which the house will go wild.
    The more interesting matches in the following selection from today's program are marked by the +.
Eastern Camp Western Camp
Yamadagawa Utsunomiya
Masagoishi Ayagawa
Kyushuzan Hakkozan
Kantamago Unryu
Mifunegata Tateshio
Hiranoishi Ikarigata
Kagamigawa Yatakayama
+ Midorishima Tsushimanada
Akashiryu Shiunryu
Karumogawa Sakuragawa
+ Uranohama Onogawa
Onogasaki Kohitachi
+ Orochigata Chitosegawa
+ Toshuzan Omifuji
+ Tamatsubaki Konishiki
+ Tamateyama Asashio
+ Isenohama Ayanami
Otori Ryugasaki
Tsuruwatari Nishinoumi
+ Umegatani Saganoumi
Tachiyama Shikainami
+ Kurosegawa Hitachiyama


AUSTRIAN LEAVES "SUMO" CAMP

    The Austrian pugilist, Horst, who was taken into the training camp of Tachiyama about a month ago to learn the Japanese art of wrestling, has deserted the camp.
    It is rumored that he joined the camp primarily to get enough idea of Japanese wrestling to be able to organize a company and give exhibition matches in Europe and America.