Wrestling, has been a sport in Japan for 2,000 years.
    Last week for the first time since 1939 two rice-fed giants with the permanent rank of Yokozuna (grand champion) had reached the final of the 15-day tournament for the Emperor's cup and there were crowds on hand at Tokyo while thousands more watched on television or listened to radios.
    Tochinishiki weighed in at 286 pounds. His rival, in the clay pit, Wakanohana, weighed in it 224 pounds. Sumo wrestlers attain these weight by consuming quantities of rice, beer and sake, the Japanese rice wine.
    The idea of Sumo wrestling is to hoist your opponent by his sash, bounce him on your belly and toss him out of the 15-foot ring, or to make him touch the floor with any part of his body but his bare feet.
    Wakanohana bellied Tochinishiki over the ropes in a little more than a minute to claim the Emperor's cup which is almost as big as he.