Asahi Evening News, Tuesday 4th January 1955 (Page 2)

New Year's Sumo Season Opens in Tokyo Sunday

    RISING SUMO STARS: Shinobuyama (left) and Miyanishiki were named on the new list of top-ranking sumo wrestlers. Asahi Shimbun.

    The 15-day New Year's Sumo Wrestling Tournament will start at the Kuramae Kokugikan Stadium in Tokyo Sunday, and the Japan Sumo Association announced its customary new line-up for the two contending camps.
    Grand Champions (Yokozuna) Chiyonoyama and Kagamisato head the East Camp while the West will be anchored by Grand Champions Tochinishiki and Yoshibayama.
    It was also announced that Komusubi, third-ranking wrestler, Shinobuyama, who was widely acclaimed for his skill during the fall tournament, will lead the East’s younger force, while, on the West side Miyanishiki, an upcoming sumoist, was named as the new Komusubi.