SUMO PROGRAM STUDIED
Conditions May Prevent Full Scale Summer Tournament
The directors of the Dai Nippon Sumo Association
held a meeting at their headquarters on Tuesday and decided to draw up
their program for the summer wrestling tournament. No definite measures
have been drafted yet, in view of the uncertainty of future conditions
due to air raids and the conscription or mobilization of the professional
wrestlers, although all of the "yokozuna" and "ozeki" are able to take
part in the summer matches.
Toyoshima and Matsuuragata, who were killed during
air raids, leave a great gap, much regretted by the sumo fans.
The Sumo Association directors are of the opinion
that, in case circumstances make it impossible to hold a full-scale summer
tournament, they may hold non-official contests on a small scale.