Re: [sumo] Ancient sumo grapples.... Clyde quote

["Whitney" <kishiko@charter.net>]

Tom, 

   I would "not bet the farm" on that statement. LOL

Whitney in TX 


Tom stated "I know Clyde will more than make it up to you..."




> >From: "Whitney" <kishiko@charter.net>
> >To: <sumo@statgen.ncsu.edu>
> >Subject: Re: [sumo] Ancient sumo grapples.... Clyde quote
> >Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2004 18:25:18 -0600
> >
> >Quoting Clyde,
> >
> >     "The more influential leaders of the Sumo Association have a sense of 
> >crisis and are aware that more must be done," said Clyde Newton, editor of 
> >Sumo Digest."
> >
> >What about the most influential leader of Sumo World magazine filling 
> >subscriptions? Is he aware that their is a sense of crisis and more must be 
> >done?  Oh wait.... different topic....
> >
> >Whitney in TX .... :)
> >
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Joe Kuroda" <joe_kuroda@yahoo.com>
> >To: <sumo@statgen.ncsu.edu>
> >Sent: Friday, February 06, 2004 11:26 AM
> >Subject: Re: [sumo] Ancient sumo grapples with modern times
> >
> >
> > > --- Joe Klemmer <klemmerj@webtrek.com> wrote:
> > > > Ancient sumo grapples with modern times
> > > > Fri 6 February, 2004 03:06
> > > >  By Dan Sloan
> > > ...
> > > > With waning sponsorship, falling turnout and --
> > > > perhaps most troubling
> > > > -- the loss of its biggest stars, sumo has been less
> > > > than agile in
> > > > responding to very modern business woes.
> > > >
> > > > Retiring grand champion Musashimaru put it bluntly:
> > > > "Hello, it's 2004.
> > > > We're not in the Edo Era."
> > >
> > > It's rather obvious this guy missed the boat a couple
> > > years ago. You don't take what Maru says "bluntly".
> > > On NHK's News10 program, their sportscaster Udo asked
> > > Maru once if he already had someone he was thinking of
> > > getting married. Maru said, "Yes...(her name is)
> > > Umiko."  Ms Udo thinking she got one of the biggest
> > > scoops of year breathlessly kept asking Maru,
> > > "Yokozuna, is it really true, as this program is going
> > > all over Japan."   Of course, Ms UMIKO Udo didn't
> > > realize then, Maru was merely toying with her.
> > >
> > > Well I did digress.  Anyway why is this guy writing
> > > the stuff like this now? Ozumo is slowly climbing out
> > > of the lowest pit.  This Hatsu Basho they had a
> > > weekday sellout in a long long time (with their usual
> > > weekend and holiday sellouts).  Asashoryu got the
> > > record number of Kensho on Day 14.  The Kokugikan
> > > souvenir shops looked little busier now with
> > > Takamisakari goodies and the chankos selling out well
> > > before the Makuuchi bouts started.  TV ratings have
> > > recovered somewhat.
> > >
> > > For good or bad, more things change out in the world,
> > > more things stay the same in Ozumo.  Speaking of
> > > which, the Kyokai folks now have to contend with four
> > > more years of Fusae Ota, the Governor of Osaka as she
> > > just got re-elected.  I wonder if someone is going to
> > > see her before the Haru Basho starts to tell her that
> > > they are still weighing in all the facts and are not
> > > yet ready to release the conclusion to let her climb
> > > up on the dohyo to give the Governor's Cup herself.
> > >
> > >
> > > =====
> > > .....Jonosuke
> > >   <  Heart  Technique  Physique     心   <Z   'フ  >
> > >
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> > > [EndPost by Joe Kuroda <joe_kuroda@yahoo.com>]
> >
> >[EndPost by "Whitney" <kishiko@charter.net>]
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