Yokozuna Chiyonoyama Overcomes Ouchiyama For 2nd Straight
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-Main Spring Sumo Tourney Ends-
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OSAKA, Mar. 20. - Grand Champion Chiyonoyama won
the coveted Emperor's Trophy for the second consecutive time when he defeated
Ouchiyama in the championship deciding bout of the final day of the
15-day Grand Spring Professional Sumo Tourney which wound up at the
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Namba, Osaka, Sunday.
Ouchiyama, 6 feet 7, 316 pounder, who was closely
trailing the winner with a 12-2 record made the extra bout necessary as
he won over Chiyonoyama in the last regular bout to tie the record.
It was Chiyonoyama's fifth pennant victory since
he joined the sumo ranks in 1942.
Though defeated in the big card of the final day,
Ouchiya-ma copped the Fine Perfor-mance Prize, while Kotogahama, 5 feet
8, 228 pounds, captured the Technical Prize with the record of 10-5.
Wakanoumi who finished the tourney with a brilliant
11-4 record was given the Fine Fighting Prize.