Grand Champion Yoshibayama was given an unearned win over Kuninobori who injured his knee in the match with Dewanishiki on the previous day.
    On the 10th day of tournament, Wakasegawa gave no chance for Ouchiyama from the very beginning, while, Miyanishiki downed Grand Champion Kagamisato, thus leaving only slim chance for the champ to capture honored victory for this season.

Following are the results of the main events of the 10th day matches:
Shinobuyama beat Tamanoumi
Dewanishiki beat Futatsuryu
Hajimayama beat Shimanishiki
Kitanonada beat Naruyama
Kotogahama beat Asashio
Matsunobori beat Orochigata
Wakanohana beat Ouchiyama
Tochinishiki beat Mitsuneyama
Chiyonoyama beat Shionishiki
Yoshibayama won by default over Kuninobori
Miyanishiki beat Kagamisato.

    I noticed that the wrestlers all wore fancy hairdos. The ornateness of the hairdo having a direct correlation to the rank of the wrestler. The real novices are almost shaved bald, less novice have fuzzy mops and the slightly more advanced novices have enough hair to tie in a knot. It seems that Sumo wrestlers don't like barbers, for they never go get their hair cut once they become wrestlers.
    The chonmage hairdo looks something like a doorknob and probably is there to give something for the other wrestler to grab on to so he can swing him like door. Kuri-mage looks like something an old Oba-san wears and some of the old Oba-sans I've seen would make good Sumo wrestlers.
    The O-icho-mage is really something, though. But I can't figure it out! Does the wrestler get to wear this fancy hair-do because he's a good wrestler or does he get the reputation for being a good wrestler because he spends so much time fixing his hair, that when he gets in the ring and the other wrestler musses his hair he gets angry and smashes him around ?
    I met a big fellow on the way the arena. He said he had a greater reputation as a Sumo until he had a horrible thing happen. He went bald and, as he couldn't thus wear a fancy hairdo, no one could tell what a great wrestler he was, and he retired broken hearted.

(To Be Continued)