The Osaka Mainichi, Tuesday 16th May 1922 (Page 3)

Akuzu Defeats Many Champions; Wins Wide Favour

    The forth day, May 15, of the Sumo, wrestling, of the Tokyo Summer season was marked with another victory Akuzugawa, the wrestler who had defeated Tochigiyama and super-champion on the first day, Tsunenohana, the champion on the second day, and Otoiwa, the third champion on the third day.
    Akuzu, on the forth day defeated Onosato, the second champion by simply pushing him outside the ring, thereby making a clean sweep of all the leading wrestlers of the east side, in the first 4 days, except Onishiki another super-champion with whom Akuzu will have to combat, in order to further complete his victory and establish his supremacy. It is understood that he will not be put up against Onishiki during the present season, for reasons of the Sumo association management.
    Akuzu, by his victories, has won extraordinary popularity among sumo fans.