Pro Sumo Results
East Team Widens Lead On 4th Day
Maedayama, "ozeki" of the West team, was defeated
by Masuiyama, "maegashira," on the fourth day of the spring main sumo tourney
at the Kokugikan, Tokyo, on January 13.
By out pointing the West team 10 to 10 on that day,
the East team widened its lead to 10 points, 51 to 41, in the senior inter-team
competition.
The results of the leading matches on the fourth day were:
.
| Futasegawa | defeated | Bishuyama |
| Toyoshima | defeated | Futamiyama |
| Dewaminato | defeated | Kamikaze |
| Kyushuzan | defeated | Saganohana |
| Masuiyama | defeated | Maedayama |
| Nayoroiwa | defeated | Yamatonishiki |
| Terukuni | defeated | Kuganishiki |
| Futabayama | defeated | Kasagiyama |
| Akinoumi | defeated | Matsuuragata |
| Haguroyama | defeated | Matsunosato |
The Leading pairings on the fifth day, January 14, are:
.
| Sagamigawa | Kuganishiki |
| Masuiyama | Futasegawa |
| Matsunosato | Saganohana |
| Dewaminato | Terunobori |
| Sakuranishiki | Nayoroiwa |
| Kasagiyama | Maedayama |
| Kashimanada | Haguroyama |
| Terukuni | Matsuuragata |
| Kiyomigawa | Futabayama |
| Akinoumi | Tamanoumi |