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New champion Tochinishiki (left), overpowers Kitanonada for his 13th victory and the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament title Friday, the 14th day of the tourney.
TOCHINISHIKI CLINCHES TITLE IN SUMO TOURNEY
Ozeki-ranking Tochinishiki clinched the 1954 Summer
Grand Sumo Tournament championship for the Emperor's Cup Friday by hanging
up his 13th victory in 14 matches as he downed Kitanonada midst rousing
cheers of the capacity crowd at Tokyo's Kokugikan at Kuramae.
He won his third tourney championship with one more
day of the current tournament to go as his closest opponents, Grand Champions
Chiyonoyama and Kagamisato, have already suffered three beatings.
Results of other main matches on the 14th day:
Futatsuryu beat Odachi
Wakasegawa beat Wakabayama
Hajimayama beat Onobori
Kotogahama beat Kuninobori
Asashio beat Shimizugawa
Matsunobori beat Dewanishiki
Kagamisato beat Mitsuneyama
Chiyonoyama beat Wakanohana.