Sansho winner (was: Brown Happicoat Folks)

[Doreen Simmons <jz8d-smmn@asahi-net.or.jp>]

At 6:42 AM +0900 3/29/02, TAKAYAMA Kazuhisa wrote:

>In case of Nagoya-tamari-kai or Fukuoka-tamari-kai, was gyouji the
>presenter of their prizes?

In Nagoya, certainly. I don't get to Fukuoka often enough to be certain. 
It's a long way to go for a weekend. But according to the last few years of 
programs, the Osaka Tozaikai is the only one that presents sansho prizes 
and a banner to the champion. In that final spot in some of the other 
places, a local newspaper is responsible for one kind of prize or another.

>(I said)>And when one of my friends
>>won a sansho special price, he had a wad of bills with him that
>>evening that seemed to be the whole monetary award. (His wife got the
> >roll away from him before he started seriously drinking!)

(Mr T. said)
>I suppose he is belong to Tomoduna-beya though I don't know whether my
>assumption is right.


Of all the sansho winners past and present, I can't imagine why you would 
guess Kaio, who I think is the only sansho winner in Tomozuna-beya. I met 
him at Kyokushuzan's wedding and we had a pleasant chat, but I would 
certainly not claim him as a friend.

The friend I was referring to was, I think, the first of the Nichidai 
sumotori  not to join a heya in the Asagaya group. I have been in his 
heya's koenkai  for around 25 years, and during his active career I was a 
member of his personal koenkai as well. He is now a judge. OK, all you sumo 
experts, WHO IS HE? (my money's on Stefan or Achim, with a place bet on 
Moti except that he's been busy with Passover)

Best wishes,




~Doreen Simmons
      <jz8d-smmn@asahi-net.or.jp>~