Sumo Results
OSAKA, Mar. 13. - One of the three clean slate record
holders - Sekiwake, Matsunobori, 5 ft. 7, 320 lbs. - finally hit the dirt
on the eighth day of the Grand Spring Professional Sumo Tourney at the
Osaka Prefectural Gym, Namba, Sunday.
The full-house crowd cheered thunderously as fighter
Wakanohana who holds a record of seven wins and one tie pulled pot-bellied
Matsunobori out of the ring after a hotly contested battle.
Two other undefeated wrestlers - Grand Champion
Chiyonoyama and Ouchiyama - downed Tamanoumi and Miyanishiki, respectively,
to maintain their winning streaks.
In an all giant affair, 328-pound Ozeki, Mitsuneyama
went down in defeat before 390-pounder Odachi.
OSAKA, Mar. 13. - The 15-day Grand Summer Professional
Sumo Tournament will open on May 15 at the Kuramae Kokugikan Arena, the
Japan Sumo Association announced Sunday.
The new rankings for the summer tourney will be
announced on May 7.