[sumo] RE: Comments on historic Kyujo trends (No Spoilers)

["Pardoe, Richard (RPardoe)" <RPardoe@chevron.com>]

>Oikeassa I asked:
>Is (the current number of kyugo rikishi) close to a record?

Some interesting charts to be found at:
http://www.dichne.com/injuries.html while these look at the total for
the year, one can attempt to see patterns.  As I had looked at this sort
of stuff back in '98, I searched the mailing list archives quickly and
found 6 Kyujo rikishi for July 1992 (absent is kyujo from Day 1, DNF is
any kyujo after the first day, but as seen below, includes rikishi that
left and returned):

7/92:
Absent: Akebono (O - Ozeki debut - Broken Toe)
DNF: Tomeofuji(K - lower back)
     Wakahanada(M1 - four stiches in toe - broken toe)
     Kototsubaki(M3 - right knee injury)
     Oginohana(M8 - heel injury - missed two days in middle)
     Ryogoku(M9 - hip injury)

Sorry for a brief note, but that is about all I can do between work
assignments at the moment.

Gochisozan



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