Re: SUMO question; Scar of Akinoshima

["Keri Sibley" <keris@frii.com>]

Somebody please correct me if I'm wrong (and I know you will), But I
remember a match around '91 or '92 between Akinoshima and Konishiki where
Aki was being backed out by Konishiki.  Aki had both hands on Konishiki's
belt and when they got to rice bails, Aki tried to throw Konishiki by
literally picking him up off the dohyo (an amazing feat in itself).  He
didn't quite get Konishiki over to the side enough and the big guy landed
right on top of Aki. Ouch!  To my best recollection, that is when he injured
his shoulder.  Does anyone else remember this match?

Keri
 
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From: "Da Kine Sumo E-zine & Web site from Kawika" <dakinesumo@hotmail.com>
>To: sumo@brooks.statgen.ncsu.edu
>Subject: Re: SUMO question; Scar of Akinoshima
>Date: Sun, Dec 5, 1999, 11:02 PM
>

>Yes, it was from surgery on his shoulder, and recovered from it quite nicely 
>too!
>
>
>>From: Jon Sandridge <jsandri1@bigred.unl.edu>
>>To: sumo@brooks.statgen.ncsu.edu
>>Subject: Re: SUMO question; Scar of Akinoshima
>>Date: Sun, 05 Dec 1999 20:17:16 -0600
>>
>>Hans Karlsson wrote:
>> >
>> > Hi sumoans !
>> >
>> > I have noticed a big scar on the front of Akinoshimas right ? shoulder.
>> > Looks like surgery.
>> >
>> > Can anyone inform me what it is. I imagin it might be a memory from a
>> > sumo-injury ?
>> >
>> > Seems like almost all of the rikishis has different kind of injuries. Is
>> > there anyone of them who is unhurt ?
>> >
>> > Greetings from Hakaso,
>> > in a snowcovered Sweden
>>
>>I don't remember what exactly happened, but I do know it's from surgery
>>on his shoulder (as you suspected), and I'm pretty sure that his first
>>basho back in action was the first one I watched--Nagoya 1993.  He
>>picked up a kinboshi in that basho, and he was one of the first rikishi
>>I was able to reliably identify because of the scar and because he beat
>>Akebono.  I'm also pretty sure that the injury was from sumou and that
>>there was a fair amount of doubt as to his ability to recover.  I may
>>remember to look for more info, and if I have more before one of the
>>folks who can answer authoritatively do so, I'll fill you in.
>>
>>As always,
>>Trusting too much to memory,
>>
>>Tokageyama.
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