Pacific Stars & Stripes, Thursday 22nd January 1959 (Page 21)

Waka Makes 11th Straight Sumo Slam

    TOKYO (UPI) - Strong 30-year-old yokozuna (grand champion) Wakanohana Wednesday virtually clinched the title of the 15-day sumo tournament as he won his 11th straight victory and his two rivals yokozuna Tochinishiki and ozeki (champion) Asashio suffered their third defeats.
    Thirty-five year old komusubi Kitanonada attacked aggressively but Wakanohana checked his drive and threw him onto the sand with a powerful arm throw.
    Hairy-chested Asashio, who had hoped to be promoted to yokozuna as a wedding present to his fiancee Michiko Sumide, movie starlet, disappointed his admirers by losing to 24-year-old komusubi Annenyama.

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    ASASHIO was an overwhelming favorite because Annenyama had already lost eight bouts but Annenyama showed plenty of fight and promptly pushed Asashio out of the ring.
    Tochinishiki too was a heavy favorite over sixth-ranking maegashira Wakanoumi, stablemate of Wakanohana. Wakanoumi, however, quickly thrust his two short arms through Tochinishiki's defense, began pushing hard and forced his opponent out of the ring.
    Wakanohana is expected to defeat his opponent Matsunobori Thursday for his 12th straight victory and be in a position for a tie even if he loses all of his three remaining bouts.
    Eighth-ranking maegashira Tsurugamine suffered his second defeat in 11 days when he proved to be no match for fourth-ranking maegashira, 31-year-old Ohikari.