The autumn main tourney of the Dai Nippon Sumo Association raised its curtain on November 6 at 8.30 a.m. at the Memorial Hall (formerly Kokugikan), Ryogoku, Tokyo. The tournament will last for 13 days.
    On the opening day, all the high ranking wrestlers including Haguroyama and Terukuni, both "yokozuna," defeated their respective opponents. In the inter team competition, both the East and West teams scored 11 points each.