Sumo Favorite Suffers Upset
TOKYO (UPI) - Tall Maegashira Kaizan scored a major
upset Saturday by defeating Yokozuna Tochinishiki on the seventh day of
the 15-day official autumn sumo tournament.
Only two of the 54 wrestlers in the Makuuchi division
remained undefeated after seven days of the tournament. They were top favorites
Yokozuna Wakanohana and Ozeki Asashio.