Tochi Upset 2nd Time
TOKYO (UPI) -First-ranking maegashira Annenyama defeated
yokozuna (grand champion) Tochinishiki Monday on the second day of this
year's third of six annual 15-day sumo tournaments.
It was the second straight upset defeat for Tochinishiki.
The Yokozuna was pushed out of the ring on the opening day by fifth-ranking
maegashira Tokitsuyama in a in one of the major upsets of the day.
Annenyama charged fiercely and pushed the heavier
grand champion out of the ring in a hard-fought bout.
Yokozuna Wakanohana, who won the last tournament
in Osaka in March with an undefeated 15-0 record and is favored to win
his second straight title, pushed out second-ranking maegashira Tsurugamine.
Yokozuna Asashio, who has a poor record since his
elevation to grand champion, had no difficulty in pushing out first-ranking
maegashira Ohikari.
Asashio, who was defeated Sunday by sixth-ranking
maegashira Taiho, 19, did not give Ohikari a chance to hold his girdle
and pushed him in a matter of seconds.
Taiho was defeated by fast-charging sixth-ranking
maegashira Naruyama.
TOKYO (UPI) - Shunji Watari 21-year-old giant from
Brazil, was one of 42 neophytes who made their debut Monday in Japan's
age-old sumo sport.
But Watari proved to be weak in his legs and was
defeated by a youngster named Kamishima.
Watari, 6-3 and weighing 275 pounds, arrived by
boat in Japan on Apr. 6 with the determination to win fame and money in
sumo.
He became a member of the sumo stable headed by
Tokitsukaze, chairman of the Japan Sumo Assn. Tokitsukaze was the former
Futabayama, one of the greatest grand champions in the history of the sport.