Maedayama Powerful
NISHINOMIYA, Mar. 31 - Maedayama threw down Saganohana in an all-"ozeki" bout on the ninth day of the Kansai main professional sumo tourney at the specially constructed ring here today.
Other results on the eighth days:
| Onoumi | threw down | Kashimanada |
| Terunobori | thrust out | Wakasegawa |
| Kashiwado | threw down | Itsutsuumi |
| Chiyonoyama | pushed out | Kusunishiki |
| Kamikaze | thrust out | Sagamigawa |
| Masuiyama | pushed out | Nayoroiwa |
| Haguroyama | derricked out | Shionoumi |
| Terukuni | derricked out | Fudoiwa |