Veteran Grand Champion Azumafuji went down for his third defeat of the current Autumn Sumo Tournament Saturday as vigorous Nariyama pushed him out of the ring. Nariyama, one of the youngest wrestlers, defeated five days before another Grand Champion Kagamisato.
    Grand Champions "popular" Yoshibayama and "young Yokozuna" Chiyonoyama remained the only holders of clean records to date.
    Oldest veteran Nayoroiwa has failed to win a single time to date, and well-informed observer said that his retirement would be only matter of time.

Main results of Saturday's events were as follows:
Kuninobori beat Hajimayama
Matsunobori beat Wakanohana
Ouchiyama beat Dewanishiki
Asashio beat Mitsuneyama
Tochinishiki beat Kotogahama
Grand Champion Kagamisato beat Orochigata
Grand Champion Chiyonoyama beat  Shinianishiki
Grand Champion Yoshibayama beat Kitanonada
Naruyama beat Grand Champion Azumafuji.

    One of the popular beliefs about the Japanese is that they are quiet and reserved. The people who believe this have never been to a Sumo match.
    Americans go crazy over football and baseball, but even American football had not prepared me for what I saw at the Sumo things went along quietly till the main matches started and then! Some beautiful, serene, dainty Geisha are sitting in the front row. Two favorite champions come on and tug at one another, neither getting upper hand. I thought the Geisha would jump in the ring and join them the way they are jumping up and down, screaming, cheering and imitating the holds they want their favorite to take. I can imagine what will happen to their customers night when they recount the day's fights. Though would I don't imagine anyone would object to wrestling with a good looking Geisha.
    A little old man behind me got so excited he grabbed hold of my ears as if they were a Sumo belt and started tugging while he cheered. One other excited man got into a wrestling pose with his big Sake bottle, but he lost and the Sake bottle threw him out of his box.
 

(To Be Continued)