Futabayama, "yokozuna" of the West team and defending champion, was defeated by Masuiyama, "komusubi," on the 11th day of the spring main sumo tourney at the Kokugikan, Ryogoku, Tokyo, thus suffering his second defeat since the beginning of the current tournament.
    Azumafuji, promising grappler holding the first rank in the "maegashira" class of the West team, who was matched with Terukuni, "yokozuna," on that day, defaulted due to an injury, as a result of which Terukuni was given an uncontested win according to the rules.
    In the inter-team competition, the East and West teams tied 10 points to 10 on that day, but the West side still leads the series with the total score of 128 points to 114.