The Mainichi, Tuesday 25th March 1947 (Page 2)

Top Wrestlers Win On Meet's 2nd Day

    NISHINOMIYA, Mar. 23 - All the high ranking wrestlers including two "yokozuna" grapplers - Haguroyama and Terukuni - defeated their respective opponents on the second day of the Kansai tourney of the Japan Professional Sumo Association at the specially constructed ring here today.
    Two formidable contenders of the East team - Akinoumi, "yokozuna," and Azumafuji, "ozeki" - were absent from the ring, although it had previously been reported than they would participate in the 11 day tournament.

1st Day (March 22)

Mitsuneyama thrust out Chiyonoyama
Masuiyama pushed out Kamikaze
Wakasegawa thrust out Fudoiwa
Terunobori pushed out Shionoumi
Saganohana derricked out Shinshuzan
Maedayama thrust out Midorishima
Nayoroiwa threw down Sagamigawa
Haguroyama thrust out Yatakayama
Terukuni derricked out Onoumi
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2nd Day (March 23)
Chiyonoyama thrust out Onoumi
Kamikaze threw down Wakasegawa
Yatakayama threw down Fudoiwa
Nayoroiwa threw down Shinshuzan
Shionoumi thrust out Mitsuneyama
Saganohana threw down Kashimanada
Maedayama thrust out Kotonishiki
Terukuni thrust out Kuganishiki
Haguroyama pushed out Sagamigawa
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The main pairings on the fourth day, March 25, are:
Kotonishiki vs Chiyonoyama
Kamikaze vs Kashimanada
Fudoiwa vs Itsutsuumi
Kashiwado vs Shionoumi
Saganohana vs Sagamigawa
Kusunishiki vs Maedayama
Nayoroiwa vs Wakasegawa
Midorishima vs Terukuni
Haguroyama vs Masuiyama