re: Akebono's status (finally)

["John H. Gennari" <gennari@CAMIS.Stanford.EDU>]

On Fri, 9 Sep 94 18:35:38 JST, Riley@hachi.hi-tech.ac.jp wrote:

> Subject: Akebono's status (finally)
> To: sumo@essspg.stat.ncsu.edu
>
>
> The big guy sits out again.  Sigh...
>

So someone tell me what the rules are - Since Akebono has now sat out two
bashos, he's definitely "kadoban", right? Or are things different for a
yokozuna? What happens if he should want to sit out the next Basho? Is this
likely? Perhaps his knee damage really *is* serious....

-John G.
    (a lurker)