Akinoumi Undefeated
Unblemished Record Kept Up On 7th Day
Akinoumi, "ozeki" in the West team and the only undefeated
grappler in the senior camp, maintained his unmarred record by beating
Tsurugamine on the seventh day of the spring main sumo tourney at the Kokugikan
on January 17.
The East team outpointed the West team by 15 points
to 10 on the seventh day, increasing its margin over the West team to 19
points, 94 to 75.
The results of the leading matches on January 17
were:
| Saganohana defeated Kyushuzan |
| Sakuranishiki defeated Matsuuragata |
| Bishuzan defeated Hishuzan |
| Nayoroiwa defeated Yamatonishiki |
| Masuiyama defeated Tamanoumi |
| Terukuni defeated Kasagiyama |
| Haguroyama defeated Toyoshima |
| Minanogawa defeated Fujinokawa |
| Futabayama defeated Mutsunosato |
Today's Pairings
| Toyoshima | Futasegawa |
| Yamatonishiki | Matsuuragata |
| Sagamigawa | Tamanoumi |
| Hishuzan | Komatsuyama |
| Masuiyama | Nayoroiwa |
| Akinoumi | Saganohana |
| Dewaminato | Terukuni |
| Kasagiyama | Futabayama |
| Mutsunosato | Haguroyama |
| Minanogawa | Kuganishiki |