By the margin of seven bouts, 173 points to 166, the East side defeated the West camp as the 15-day spring tournament ended Thursday night at the Kokugikan bowl at Ryogoku with another banner season.
    It marked the revival of the East versus West system after nine years of open competition among training houses.
    The individual championship honors went to Grand Champion Futabayama for the second consecutive season since the extension of the tournament from 13 to 15 days. It also marked his seventh title in the semi-annual competition, the string having been cut in the January tournament last year when he lost four bouts and Dewaminato to replaced him as champion with nary a defeat.
     In the tournament's final match at 6 p.m. Thursday, Grand Champion defeated Grand Champion Minanogawa with ease. They attacked each other with both hands, after they had consumed the entire 10 minutes allowed for starting, but no sooner had they fallen in clinch than Futabayama shoved his opponent out of the ring.
    Futabayama's only defeat was at the hands of Itsutsushima on the 11th day of the tournament. Minanogawa was defeated five times.
    Runner-up to Futabayama for the individual honors was the 21-year-old Terukuni, who defeated Sagamigawa Thursday after a furious bout for his 12th victory.
    Itsutsushima was running neck and neck with Terukuni but was defeated Thursday by the strong Tamanoumi of the East side.
    In the most looked forward to match of the day, Champion Haguroyama of the East side lifted Champion Mayedayama of the West side high into the air and deposited him outside the ring for an impressive victory. Mayedayama was not able to do a thing with his legs in the air.
    Two arm throws, one after another, aided burly Nayoroiwa to vanquish the strong and clever Akinoumi of the West side. Both men of "sekiwake" or rank immediately below "ohzeki" or champion.

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