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[sumo] News-August 5th
Asashouryuu and Kyokushuuzan will have had a "real" reconciliation.
Ooshima Oyakata decided to take action and invited both rikishi for a
meal, and they agreed. "I want this thing to be over before the start of
the next Basho, so I decided to invite them for a meal", he said. He
came to Asa's dressing room and asked him, "Are you healthy? Are you
gambatte-ing?" Asa said yes, as he stood at full attention, head hanging
low. Asashouryuu's aide: "The Yokozuna is a great admirer of Ooshima
Oyakata. He was invited, and I think he will gladly accept", he said
positively.
Asa was in high spirits, because his High School team did very well in
the High School Sumo championships. He even said a few words. "That's
great!! Banzaaaai!".
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/hochi/sports/aug/o20030804_10.htm
http://www.sponichi.co.jp/others/kiji/2003/08/05/02.html
Jungyo is over-yesterday, over 6000 fans were present.Asashouryuu beat
Musashimaru by yorikiri, since it was his turn to win, I guess.. Every
one connected to the Kyokai is ecstatic. New strategies are being used
to attract more fans. Old peoples' homes received visits from Rikishi.A
lot of interacting with locals, etc..."We won't be increasing the number
of Jungyos just yet. At this juncture, if we interact with the local
people in good faith, it would bear fruit in the future, since they will
hopefully come again, and then, we may have a valid reason to increase
the tournaments", said Musashigawa Oyakata, who is in charge of the Jungyos.
http://sports.yahoo.co.jp/sumo/headlines/nks/20030805/spo/09474500_nks_00000015.html
As a side note - I would put the optimism of getting tickets easily for
Aki on hold. There seems to be a resurgence of popularity that nobody
expected. Takamisakari, Mongolian war etc.. have caused a new interest.
Even the press is talking about it. This, coupled with what seems to be
a real effort by the Kyokai to move things, may really move things..
We shall see.
--
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