Wrestling Matches Staged
The first day
of the spring Sumo (wrestling) tournament for 1944 was opened on Sunday
at the Kokugikan Amphitheater at Ryogoku which was packed to capacity with
enthusiastic spectators.
The principal
contests of the day were :
| Won | Lost |
| Kiyogiyama | Nayoroiwa |
| Dewaminato | Maedayama |
| Haguroyama | Matsunosato |
| Futabayama | Kyushuzan |
| Terukuni | Midorikuni |