West Team Grapplers Cut Down East Lead
Three grapplers in the senior camp - Haguroyama,
"yokozuna", Maedayama, "ozeki", and Terunobori, "maegashira" - maintained
their winning streaks since the opening day of the autumn main sumo tourney,
by emerging victorious on the ninth day of the 13 day series, November
14, at the Memorial Hall, Tokyo.
By outpointing the East team 12 to 10 on this day,
the West squad narrowed the former's lead to seven points, the total being
102 to 95.
| Shionoumi | scooped down | Kamikaze |
| Itsutsuumi | thrust out | Midorishima |
| Saganohana | toppled | Masuiyama |
| Chiyonoyama | pushed out | Kuganishiki |
| Azumafuji | thrust out | Fudoiwa |
| Maedayama | thrust out | Futamiyama |
| Haguroyama | pushed out | Sakuranishiki |
| Yatakayama | toppled | Nayoroiwa |