Today marks the final day of the 15-day "spring" professional sumo tournament at the Kokugikan at Ryogoku but Grand Champion Futabayama clinched the individual championship by virtue of his victory over Champion Mayedayama.
    Futabayama is a strong favorite to defeat Grand Champion Minanogawa in the final match of the tourney today but even if he is defeated, it will have no bearing on the final standing. His only setback to date was at the hands of Itsutsushima on the 11th day of the tournament. It marks his seventh championship.
    The up and coming Terukuni, 21, also on the East side with Futabayama, was also in the running for the individual honors up to Tuesday night with only two setbacks, and ten victories, but he fell by the way side Wednesday. Kasagiyama, erstwhile Waseda University student, proved o be a bit too smart for him by crushing him outside the ring after a rip-snorting bout.
    The individual honors for those in the top ranking circle, excluding those in the first three ranks, were to be fought out today between Terukuni and Itsutsushima, who belongs to the West side. Both have been beaten but three times. Terukuni was favored to beat Sagamigawa while Itsutsushima was matched against a tough opponent, Tamanoumi, in the bouts today.
    The East side won 11 matches Wednesday as against 10 by the West side and is leading the tourney, 160 to 158. If the East side captures the team horns, holder of the championship pennant will be Terukuni, and vice versa, it will be Itsutsushima.
    Champion Mayedayama made a gallant stand against Futabayama. He was quick to thrust his two arms through his opponent's defense for firm grips on the girdle. Courageously he started pushing and forced Futabayama to the edge of the ring, but there the grand champion held his ground, and with a powerful arm throw, sent Mayedayama rolling ot of the ring.
    Champion Haguroyama of the East side, younger stable-mate of Futabayama, was the more aggressive and this won for him against Grand Champion Minanogawa, it was the latter's fourth defeat.
    There was a 15-minute dispute over the referee's decision in favor of Ayanobori in his bouts with Nayoroiwa. They just about fell out together. Nayoroiwa had pushed and pushed and forced Ayanobori to the edge of the ring where the latter used his arms as leer and yanked Nayoroiwa with him as he fell. The five judges conferred, had powwow with the two seconds on each side, and finally the decision was reversed in favor of Nayoroiwa. The protest had been lodged by Futabayama. The change in decision was sportingly received by Ayanobori and he was cheered enthusiastically by the 30,000 fans present.
    The bout between Akinoumi and Tamanoumi, as expected, was a battle royal with the former winning because of greater speed and variety in attack.

The results of the principal bouts follow:
Takenosato defeated Kojimagawa
Jusanishiki defeated Genjiyama
Kuganishiki defeated Komanosato
Tsurugamine defeated Fujinosato
Katsuragawa defeated Sagamigawa
Yamatonishiki defeated Fujigatake
Sakuranishiki defeated Asahikawa
Dewaminato defeated Shachinosato
Banjaku defeated Shikainami
Matsuuradake defeated Kashimanada
Taikyuzan defeated Saganohana
Aobayama defeated Ryuozan
Hishuzan defeated Kaneminato
Ayawaka defeated Hatasegawa
Oshio defeated Ichiwatari
Jintozan defeated Onami
Tomoegata defeated Ryogoku
Kasagiyama defeated Terukuni
Itsutsushima defeated Tatekabuto
Nayoroiwa defeated Ayanobori
Akinoumi defeated Tamanoumi
Futabayama defeated Maedayama
Haguroyama defeated Minanogawa