Nishinomiya Sumo
NISHINOMIYA, Mar. 25 - Saganohana, "ozeki" of the
West team, suffered his first defeat at the hands of the lanky, hard fighting
Sagamigawa on the fourth day of the Kansai main professional sumo tourney
at the specially constructed ring here today.
In the inter-team competition, the West team outpointed
the East squad 11 to 9 on that day, thus increasing its lead to four points,
the total score being 39 to 35.
The results of the other main matches on the fourth day were:
| Chiyonoyama | threw down | Kotonishiki |
| Kamikaze | pushed out | Kashimanada |
| Itsutsuumi | pushed out | Fudoiwa |
| Shionoumi | thrust out | Kashiwado |
| Maedayama | thrust out | Kusunishiki |
| Nayoroiwa | thrust out | Wakasegawa |
| Terukuni | pushed out | Midorishima |
| Haguroyama | pushed out | Masuiyama |