'Yokozuna' Toppled
Futaba And Minanogawa Both Taste Defeat
Futabayama and Minanogawa, both "yokozuna" and captains,
respectively, of the East and West teams, suffered their first defeats
in the current sumo tourney on its fifth day, January 15, at the Kokugikan,
Tokyo. Futabayama went down in defeat before Toyoshima, while Minanogawa
lost to Tsurugamine.
As the result of the defeats of the two "yokozuna,"
the undefeated grapplers at the end of the fifth day are only three, namely,
Akinoumi, "ozeki," and Hishuzan, "sekiwake," both of the West team, and
Kamikaze, "maegashira" of the East team.
The East team continued to lead, 64 to 56 at the
end of the fifth day.
The results of the other leading matches on the
fifth day were:
| Matsuuragata defeated Fujinokawa |
| Tamanoumi won by default from Ayanobori |
| Hishuzan defeated Fujinokawa |
| Nayoroiwa defeated Kashimanada |
| Terukuni defeated Masuiyama |
| Akinoumi defeated Aobayama |
| Banjaku won by default from Maedayama |
| Haguroyama defeated Dewaminato |
Pairings On Jan. 16
The main pairings on the sixth day, January 16, are:
| Kasagiyama | Matsuuragata |
| Shintozan | Nayoroiwa |
| Toyoshima | Tamanoumi |
| Hishuzan | Futasegawa |
| Tominishiki | Terukuni |
| Akinoumi | Bishuzan |
| Minanogawa | Saganohana |
| Kashimanada | Futabayama |
| Sakuranishiki | Haguroyama |