Two 'Yokozunas' Defeated In Osaka Grand Sumo Meet
OSAKA, Mar. 7. - You never can tell what's going
to happen in the Osaka Grand Sumo Meet with rumors that the Grand Champions
are weak.
The apprehension came true on Monday, the second
day of the tourney, the Grand Spring Professional Tournament at the Osaka
Prefectural Gymnasium, Namba, when two grand Champs Yoshibayama and Kagamisato
were toppled in two consecutive bouts.
Screaming and yelling jam-packed spectators turned
the gym into a mad house when, Tokitsuyama trounced Yoshibayama in a stunning
first upset of the day.
A few minutes later pot-bellied Yokozuna Kagamisato,
352 pounds, was defeated at the hands of Hajimayama in another breath-taking
upset.
As the result, Chiyonoyama is now the only undefeated
Yokozuna in the current tourney.
In another exciting bout of the day between Sekiwake
rank Matsunobori, 321 pounds, and Tamanoumi, 240 pounds, the two grapplers
fell on the lap of judge Matsuchiyama, seated by the ring, after a heated
tussle, but the decision was given to Matsunobori with Matsuchiyama grimacing.
Results of other main bouts of the day were:
Asashio beat Naruyama
Odachi beat Kitanonada
Shinobuyama beat Futatsuryu
Ouchiyama beat Kotogahama
Wakanohana beat Wakasegawa
Mitsuneyama beat Dewanishiki
Chiyonoyama beat Onobori
Tochinishiki beat Wakabayama