Re: Ozumo came to Internet!!!

[maertens@oaktech.com (Jim Maertens)]

Shari wrote:
> 
> >Confusion? Try excitement. Thanks for the info.
> >It would have been awhile before i discovered the page.
> 
> Actually, I found this page 2 days after getting full Internet access and
> was singularly unimpressed.

I enjoyed looking at this Web page.  It is nice to see color images of
all the rikishi (even though they do take a long time to download and are
not the greatest quality).  Sumo World only has black-and-white photos,
so this Web page adds to my enjoyment of Sumo.  I also agree with Shari
that this page has a lot of potential to be a great source of Sumo
information in the future, but needs some work now.

In the Web page, I did find some mistakes with the information on Akebono.
His real name is listed as:  Chad Lowen  (should be Chad Rowan)
Also, his win-loss record prior to the last basho is shown as:  134-140  
    (I'm pretty sure the wins are much too low;  334-140 is more realistic, 
     but I don't have the real data here.  My copy of Sumo World is at home.)

Of course I realize the Web page is brand new, so these mistakes are 
understandable.  I'm not complaining.  I hope this Web page will
grow to cover all bashos, not just the European trip.  But, I always
have this sumo group for the crucial information I need.  :-)

Looking forward to Nagoya...

Jim

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