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Sumo Championship Goes To Futabayama
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'Yokozuna' Captures Title For 11th Time With sweeping Victory
Again establishing a brilliant record of no defeats,
Futabayama, captain of the West team, won his 11th individual title in
the spring main tourney of the Dai Nippon Sumo Association held at the
Kokugikan at Ryogoku, Tokyo, for 15 days ending on Sunday, January 24.
Akinoumi, captain of the East team, who was matched
to meet Futabayama on the final day, January 24, defaulted due to a foot
injury suffered in his bout with Maedayama on January 23. Futabayama was
thus given an uncontested win according to the rule.
Terukuni defeated Haguroyama in an all "yokozuna"
match.
In the team competition in the senior camps, the
West team defeated the East team by only three points, 165 to 162.
Following the completion of the matches, a ceremony
of prize presentations was held, in which the wrestlers in various classes
were commended.
The results of the leading matches of the final day were as follows:
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| Kashiwado | defeated | Takenosato |
| Kasagiyama | defeated | Futamiyama |
| Mutsunosato | defeated | Tamanoumi |
| Matsuuragata | defeated | Bishuyama |
| Terunobori | defeated | Kiyomigawa |
| Futasegawa | defeated | Sakuranishiki |
| Saganohana | defeated | Sagamigawa |
| Nayoroiwa | defeated | Dewaminato |
| Toyoshima | defeated | Maedayama |
| Terukuni | defeated | Haguroyama |
The final results of the high ranking grapplers during the tourney were:
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| East Team | ||
| Akinoumi | Won 12 | Lost 3 |
| Terukuni | Won 14 | Lost 1 |
| Dewaminato | Won 3 | Lost 12 |
| Sagamigawa | Won 10 | Lost 5 |
| Toyoshima | Won 10 | Lost 5 |
| Kiyomigawa | Won 2 | Lost 13 |
| Bishuyama | Won 5 | Lost 10 |
| West Team | ||
| Futabayama | Won 15 | Lost none |
| Haguroyama | Won 13 | Lost 2 |
| Maedayama | Won 11 | Lost 4 |
| Nayoroiwa | Won 9 | Lost 6 |
| Saganohana | Won 8 | Lost 7 |
| Futasegawa | Won 8 | Lost 7 |
| Terunobori | Won 9 | Lost 6 |