Sumo On 10th Day
West Team Outpoints East By 1 Win
Maedayama, "ozeki" of the West team, tasted his second
defeat when he lost to Sagamigawa, "komusubi," on the 10th day of the spring
main sumo tourney at the Kokugikan, Tokyo, on January 19.
In the senior inter-team competition, the West team
outpointed the East team by only one point, 11 to 10, on that day to increase
its lead in the series to four points, 113 to 109.
The results of the leading matches on the 10th day were:
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| Tamanoumi | defeated | Kyushuzan |
| Toyoshima | defeated | Futasegawa |
| Wakashio | defeated | Dewaminato |
| Saganohana | defeated | Hishuzan |
| Sagamigawa | defeated | Maedayama |
| Nayoroiwa | defeated | Kiyomigawa |
| Akinoumi | defeated | Terunobori |
| Haguroyama | defeated | Kasagiyama |
| Terukuni | defeated | Kashiwado |
| Futabayama | defeated | Kashimanada |
The leading pairings on the 11th day, January 20, are:
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| Kasagiyama | Tamanoumi |
| Bishiyama | Kuganishiki |
| Kiyomigawa | Kamikaze |
| Toyoshima | Terunobori |
| Hishuzan | Futasegawa |
| Sagamigawa | Nayoroiwa |
| Kyushuzan | Futabayama |
| Akinoumi | Saganohana |
| Dewaminato | Haguroyama |
| Terukuni | Maedayama |