The Mainichi, Friday 28th May 1954 (Page 2)

THE STAMPEDING HORDE

    A rare slipping, tumbling and somersaulting exhibition was held at Hamacho Park in downtown Tokyo Thursday morning as pot-bellied, piano-legged sumo wrestlers lumbered down a racecourse.
    The fondest numbers of the field meet for the hard sweating sumo giants were beer drinking, beer barrel rolling and eel snaring contests.
    (Photo shows the ring behemoths in the three-legged race.)