The Japan Times and Mail, Tuesday 16th January 1940 (Page 5)

FUTABAYAMA SHOWS STRENGTH IN DEFEATING DEWAMINATO

    Grand Champion Futabayama showed himself the man to beat Sunday in the fourth day of the current 15-day professional Sumo tournament at Ryogoku by defeating the strong Dewaminato without trouble. It was Futabayama's fourth straight victory and the first defeat for Dewaminato.
    No sooner had they stood up than they thrust their right arms through the other's defense for an equal hold on the girdle. Futabayama started pushing. Dewaminato forced back, tried desperately to save himself but Futabayama, displaying Herculean strength, lifted Dewaminato high into the air and deposited him outside the ring for an impressive victory.
    With many rabid fans standing in line for tickets from the night previous, the bowl was a sell-out as early as 6 a.m.

PRINCES ATTEND

    T.I.H. Princes Akinori and Fuminori Kaya, Prince and Princess Tsuneyoshi Takeda, Their Highnesses Prince and Princes Ken Ri, Princes Chu and Ki Ri were interested spectators in the Imperial box. Former Grand Champion Musashiyama who retired recently because of an ailing arm and former Champion Shimizugawa, explained the different throws.
    The end of the day's bouts found both the East and West sides tied with 48 victories each for the four days.
    Out of the 48 wrestlers in the top ranking circle competing for the championship, only five remain undefeated, being Grand Champion Futabayama, Champion Haguroyama and Kuganishiki on the East side, and Grand Champion Minanogawa and Itsutsushima on the West side.
    The clever Asahigawa, who has beaten Minanogawa by sheer cleverness in the past, was no match for the grand champion on Sunday. Minanogawa lost no time in pushing him out of the ring.
    Ryuozan attacked with both hands but Haguroyama was ready for it. The consequence was they fell into a clinch and Haguroyama finally by virtue of his greater strength crushed his opponent out of the ring.
    Kaneminato, scarcely over 5 feet in height and the smallest of the wrestlers, pulled off an upset by turning the tables over Ayanobori, reputedly one of the smartest of the stalwarts in competition. A last minute pull to the side and Ayanobori, who was on the verge of shoving Kaneminato out of the ring, hit the sand instead.

TERUKUNI WINS

    Terukuni, 21-year-old and the youngest of the wrestlers in the top ranking circle, who on Saturday had Beaten Champion Mayedayama won another impressive victory by downing the strong Kashimanada after a rip snorting bout.

The results of the principal bouts follow:

Satogashima defeated Kojimagawa
Yamatoiwa defeated Nidegawa
Katsuragawa defeated Fujinosato
Hatasegawa defeated Sakuranishiki
Jintozan defeated Shachinosato
Genjiyama won by forfeit from Dewanohana
Ichiwatari defeated Tomoegata
Sagamigawa defeated Matsuuragata
Fujigatake defeated Shikainami
Kuganishiki defeated Ayawaka
Oshio defeated Komanosato
Yamatonishiki defeated Onami
Komatsuyama defeated Ryogoku
Terukuni defeated Kashimanada
Kasagiyama defeated Aobayama
Hishuzan defeated Tatekabuto
Itsutsushima defeated Saganohana
Tamanoumi defeated Taikyuzan
Kaneminato defeated Ayanobori
Nayoroiwa defeated Matsunosato
Akinoumi defeated Banjaku
Haguroyama defeated Ryuozan
Mayedayama defeated Tsurugamine
Futabayama defeated Dewaminato
Minanogawa defeated Asahigawa