Hatsu Basho: Day 1

[osumo3@native.usc.edu (Luigi Manna)]

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|Date: Mon, 10 Jan 94 13:41:35 JST
|From: Riley@hachi.hi-tech.ac.jp
|Subject: Hatsu Basho: Day 1
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|Pre-basho gossip:
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|Wakanohana has a new girlfriend, a 25-year old flight attendant.
|He's been keeping her privacy protected as much as possible, so
|there aren't many details.  The press is expecting their wedding
|before too long, though.  But then, what do they know?
| 
|Takanohana has regained his weight and looks much better, though
|he's not really expected to challenge Akebono.  His ozeki status
|should not be in jeopardy.
| 
|Konishiki has gotten in worse shape lately and hasn't trained
|well.  His knees are giving him a lot of trouble (no surprise).
|His citizenship application hasn't been decided yet, so he
|felt kind of obliged to fight this basho, but doesn't look to
|do well at all.
| 
|Musoyama is the oyakatas' choice for best new rikishi this year.
|Kaio came in second.
|
|Winners:                Losers:                 Technique:
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|Asanowaka       (J)     Kototsubaki     (0-1)   oshidashi
|Tokitsunada     (1-0)   Daishoyama      (0-1)   yorikiri
|Hamanoshima     (1-0)   Kirishima       (0-1)   yorikiri
|Kasugafuji      (1-0)   Higonoumi       (0-1)   oshidashi
|Mainoumi        (1-0)   Kotoinazuma     (0-1)   utchari
|Toyonoumi       (1-0)   Mitoizumi       (0-1)   oshidashi
|Takamisugi      (1-0)   Kyokudozan      (0-1)   oshidashi
|Kiraiho         (1-0)   Tamakairiki     (0-1)   yoritaoshi
|Kitakachidoki   (1-0)   Terao           (0-1)   yorikiri
|Kushimaumi      (1-0)   Takatoriki      (0-1)   hatakikomi
|Kenko           (1-0)   Kaio            (0-1)   yorikiri
|Oginishiki      (1-0)   Misugisato      (0-1)   oshidashi
|Wakashoyo       (1-0)   Kotofuji        (0-1)   yorikiri
|Musoyama        (1-0)   Konishiki       (0-1)   okuridashi
|Kotonishiki     (1-0)   Daizen          (0-1)   yorikiri
|Takanonami      (1-0)   Kotobeppu       (0-1)   uwatenage
|Musashimaru     (1-0)   Akinoshima      (0-1)   oshidashi
|Takanohana      (1-0)   Tochinowaka     (0-1)   yorikiri
|Wakanohana      (1-0)   Kotonowaka      (0-1)   yorikiri
|Akebono         (1-0)   Tomonohana      (0-1)   okuritaoshi
| 
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|Hamanoshima won his first bout as a makunouchi rikishi, rather
|easily against failing Kirishima.  The ex-ozeki just seems to
|have less strength each basho.  Mainoumi didn't try his usual
|sneaky stuff, but then pulled off an utchari move to toss
|Kotoinazuma.  Oginishiki kept up his fighting spirit and just
|confounded Misugisato.  Musoyama read the scouting reports
|and got to Konishiki's side to easily force down the huge
|ex-ozeki.  Akebono survived an early scare against the new
|san-yaku Tomonohana, in which the video showed the yokozuna
|had lost (it looked that way to me, anyhow).  In the rematch,
|though, he prevailed over the former schoolteacher.
|
|Mata nee....
|
|David
|riley@hachi.hi-tech.ac.jp
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