192 Young Students Vying In Sumo Tourney
NAKAMOZU, Osaka, Oct. 11 - Participated in by the
192 grapplers from 48 schools, the 25th National Secondary School Sumo
Tourney was opened at the local sumo ring today under the joint auspices
of the Mainichi Press and the Japan Sumo League.
Following an opening ceremony, contest was started
with the inter-team match between Fukuoka Middle (Iwate) and Kanazawa Middle
(Ishikawa).
On the first day of the two day competition, matches
were staged in the first and second rounds of both the inter-team and individual
competitions.