Re: [sumo] Ichinoya and money

[Joe Klemmer <klemmerj@webtrek.com>]

Moti wrote:

> Ichinoya does not fall under any category currently upheld. He is  a 
> sort of an unofficial (maybe it is official) heya manager, not only a 
> rikishi. I don't know anything for a fact, but I'm pretty sure he lives 
> at the heya, but has privileges that no other non-sekitori has. He is 
> probably in charge of everything (maintenance, food, etc..), and most 
> probably makes the chanko, or has handed down his knowledge of it. He 
> definitely does not receive the "usual" treatment reserved for juniors.

	In my worthless opinion I believe that Ichinoya should go down in 
history as one of the great Rikishi of all time.  Just the fact that he 
can drag his bones out there and be relatively competitive is amazing. 
If I weren't a cripple I'd still be unable to match him and I'm "only" 42.

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