Chiyonoyama Victor In Sumo Tournament
TOKYO, Jan. 28. - Chiyonoyama, promising "ozeki"
of the East camp, successfully defended his title today when he pushed
Saganohana, chubby "ozeki," out of the ring in a feature bout on the last
day of the 15 day New Year's professional sumo tournament.
Be defeating two out of the three "yokozuna" wrestling
including Haguroyama and Azumafuji, he finished the scheduled 15 matches
with 12 wins and three losses.
With his second consecutive victory in the individual
championships, he tightened the possibility of becoming a "yokozuna."