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Pro Sumo Spring Main Tourney Ends Today; Futabayama Again Heads Performance List
The main spring tourney of the Japan Professional
Sumo Association will be wound up on January 25, after a 15 day competition,
at the Kokugikan at Ryogoku, Tokyo.
Futabayama, "Yokozuna" in the Eastern camp, topped
the list of individual performances at the end of the the 14th day on January
24, by winning 13 out of 14 matches in which he grappled. The only defeat
he suffered was from Itsutsushima on the 11th day.
Although Futabayama has to go one more match today,
he has already won the honor of being the individual champion in the current
tourney.
Itsutsushima, a "Maegashira" in the Western camp,
and Terukuni, a "Maegashira in the Eastern group, followed Futabayama with
11 victories and 3 defeats each at the end of the 14th day.
In the team contest, the Eastern group led by 2
points, 160 points to 158.
The results of the leading bouts on the 14th day were:
| Hishuzan | defeated | Kaneminato |
| Ayawaka | defeated | Hatasegawa |
| Oshio | defeated | Ichiwatari |
| Shintozan | defeated | Oshio |
| Tomoegata | defeated | Ryogoku |
| Kasagiyama | defeated | Terukuni |
| Itsutsushima | defeated | Tatekabuto |
| Nayoroiwa | defeated | Ayanobori |
| Akinoumi | defeated | Tamanoumi |
| Futabayama | defeated | Maedayama |
| Haguroyama | defeated | Minanogawa |
The Showings of the leading grapplers at the end of the 14th day were:
| Eastern Team | ||
| Futabayama | won 13 | lost 1 |
| Haguroyama | won 10 | lost 4 |
| Nayoroiwa | won 8 | lost 6 |
| Tamanoumi | won 8 | lost 6 |
| Tatekabuto | won 5 | lost 9 |
| Terukuni | won 11 | lost 3 |
| Western Team | ||
| Minanogawa | won 10 | lost 4 |
| Maedayama | won 10 | lost 4 |
| Akinoumi | won 10 | lost 4 |
| Ayanobori | won 8 | lost 6 |
| Itsutsushima | won 11 | lost 3 |
| Kasagiyama | won 8 | lost 6 |
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In the Domain Of Nudists: A close fight between Saganohana
(left) and Dewaminato on the fifth day of the professional sumo tourney
at the Ryogoku Kokugikan arena, Tokyo, which will close today.