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Autumn Sumo Meet Opening On sept. 18
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Tokitsuyama, the aggressive 290-pounder who chalked
up a splendid record of 12 wins and three defeats in the Summer Tournament,
jumped two spots to be ranked "Haridashi Sekiwake" for the West team for
the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo
Tournament to open Sunday, September 18, at the Kokugikan , Kuramae,
Asakusa in Tokyo.
In the "banzuke" listing for the forthcoming tourney,
issued Friday, by the Japan Sumo Association, monstrous 355-pound
Mitsuneyama, with an unimpressive 6-9 record, was dropped from the
second-ranking "Ozeki" rung to "Haridashi Sekiwake."
As expected, "Yokozunas (Grand Champions)" Tochinishiki
(14-1), the defending champ, and Kagamisato (11-4) are listed at the top
of the heap for the East and West teams respectively.
The "Banzuke" of top rankers follow:
(Summer Tourney record in brackets)
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| Yokozuna | Tochinishiki | (14-1) |
| Haridashi Yokozuna | Chiyonoyama |
(8-7)
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| Ozeki | Ouchiyama |
(9-6)
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| Sekiwake | Matsunobori |
(8-7)
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| Haridashi Sekiwake | Mitsuneyama |
(6-9)
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| Komusubi | Shinobuyama |
(9-6)
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| Yokozuna | Kagamisato | (11-4) |
| Haridashi Yokozuna | Yoshibayama |
(0-2)
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| Sekiwake | Wakanohana |
(8-7)
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| Haridashi Sekiwake | Tokitsuyama | (12-3) |
| Komusubi | Asashio |
(8-7)
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