SUMO SLATED THIS MONTH
Repair Work on Ryogoku Amphitheater Almost Finished
With the repair work on the Ryogoku Amphitheater,
which was damaged in the March 19 air raid, almost completed, wrestling
matches will be held about the middle of November, says the Asahi.
Under orders of General Douglas MacArthur's Headquarters
to repair the wrestling amphitheater as quickly as possible so as to provide
the people with some means of recreation, the date of opening scheduled
for February has been advanced. With a fund of ¥200,000, repair work
started one month ago. With the gradual return of wrestlers who are now
on comfort trips, or engaged in farming to contribute toward the production
of foodstuffs, preparations to hold matches will be started. Programs are
expected to be published soon.
Some 20 newspaper correspondents of the A.P., the
New York Times, the Chicago Herald Tribune, the Times, London and the Stars
and Stripes have expressed a desire see the wrestlers practising. Therefore,
a special program for newspapermen will be given from 9 a.m. on November
10. It is further reported that some seats will be reserved for the occupation
troops.