Nayoroiwa "komusubi", one of the powerful trio of the Tatsunami Club and on the West team, who maintained an unmarred record until the sixth day, suffered his first defeat at the hands of Kasagiyama of the East team on the seventh day of the "spring" main sumo tourney at the Kokugikan, Ryogoku, Tokyo, on January 16.
    Adding four more points on the seventh day, the East team  led 10 points, 86 to 76, at the end of that day.
    Futabayama, "yokozuna", and Haguroyama, "ozeki", both of the Tatsunami Club and on the West team, continued their undefeated records by defeating their respective rivals on the seventh day.
Thursday's Results.
 The results of the leading matches on the seventh day were:

 The leading matches on the eighth day, January 17, are:

	Scenes in the spring main sumo tourney of the professional wrestlers, now in full swing at the Kokugikan arena, Tokyo. Upper: Matsuuragata (left) beating Maedayama. Lower: Sadogashima pushing Minanogawa pout of the ring.
	NOT COLD!: Children of the Narahara school, Okayama, receiving winter sumo training at their school ground.