Named "Grand sumo tournament dedicated to the Meiji Shrine" the annual summer tournament of the Dai Nippon Professional Sumo Association will be held on seven fair days from May 23 at the sumo ring in the outer garden of the shrine, the association announced on May 6.
    The ranking for the tourney will be announced on May 12 at 6 a.m. and the formal opening of the ring will take place on May 22.
    No admission fee will be charged, admission being limited to those having complimentary tickets, which will be chiefly distributed to special enthusiasts and industrial warriors.
    The matches will last from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. every day but the contests during the forenoon, when low ranking wrestlers will vie, will not be open to public. Open contests of high ranking wrestlers will begin at 1 p.m.
    In case of an air alert or of rain the matches will be postponed to the following day.