Japan Last Week
The fifteen day "summer" Sumo tournament which ended
yesterday had resulted in a "fair and equal" level-down for all, not one
having emerged with an undefeated record.
Haguro and Terukuni, two Yokozuna champions, fell
on the first day, and Chiyonoyama, who had won nine consecutive matches,
"touched" the ground on the tenth day.
Thus the Sumo show this season has proved to be
a mediocre one.
Perhaps it is an interim transition period from
which all the giants have departed and the new champions have not yet arrived.