West Takes Lead
Results Of Sumo Matches On 7th Day Given
By launching a powerful attack on January 16, the seventh day of the spring main sumo tourney, the West team took a lead over the East team by three points, 81 to 78, for the first time since the first day in the senior inter-team competition at the Kokugikan, Tokyo. On the seventh day, the West team outrivaled the east team 14 points to 8.
The results of the leading matches on the seventh day were:
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| Matsuuragata | defeated | Kiyomigawa |
| Sagamigawa | defeated | Futamiyama |
| Saganohana | defeated | Yamatonishiki |
| Tsurugamine | defeated | Dewaminato |
| Nayoroiwa | defeated | Bishuyama |
| Maedayama | defeated | Hishuzan |
| Futabayama | defeated | Toyoshima |
| Akinoumi | defeated | Kamikaze |
| Haguroyama | defeated | Sakuranishiki |
| Terukuni | defeated | Futasegawa |
The leading pairings on the eighth day, January 17, are:
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| Terunobori | Yamatonishiki |
| Kuganishiki | Toyoshima |
| Futasegawa | Sagamigawa |
| Saganohana | Sakuranishiki |
| Maedayama | Dewaminato |
| Nayoroiwa | Masuiyama |
| Tamanoumi | Terukuni |
| Futabayama | Bishuyama |
| Kashiwado | Akinoumi |
| Haguroyama | Kyushuzan |