4 'Yokozuna' Strong
East's Lead Narrowed Down To 3 Points
The West team headed by Futabayama, "yokozuna," narrowed the East team's lead to three points, 70 to 67, in the senior inter-team series, by outpointing the latter's squad 13 to 9 on the sixth day of the spring main sumo tourney at the Kokugikan, Tokyo, on January 15.
The results of the leading matches on the sixth day were:
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| Matsuuragata | defeated | Toyoshima |
| Sagamigawa | defeated | Kashiwado |
| Tamanoumi | defeated | Dewaminato |
| Kashimanada | defeated | Saganohana |
| Maedayama | defeated | Bishuyama |
| Hishuzan | defeated | Nayoroiwa |
| Akinoumi | defeated | Futamiyama |
| Haguroyama | defeated | Masuiyama |
| Terukuni | defeated | Kamikaze |
| Futabayama | defeated | Matsunosato |
The leading pairings on the seventh day, January 16, are:
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| Kiyomigawa | Matsuuragata |
| Sagamigawa | Futamiyama |
| Yamatonishiki | Saganohana |
| Dewaminato | Tsurugamine |
| Bishuyama | Nayoroiwa |
| Hishuzan | Maedayama |
| Toyoshima | Futabayama |
| Akinoumi | Masuiyama |
| Sakuranishiki | Haguroyama |
| Terukuni | Futasegawa |