Re: A history question

[Robert Scott North <north@uclink2.berkeley.edu>]

I can't say for sure when Chiyo made yokozuna, but I'm sure it was after 
1981 as I remember him as Ozeki when I first arrived in June of 1982. He 
sure was awesome and bouts with Kitanoumi and Takanosato are still fesh 
in my memory too.

S. North
Dept. of Sociology 
University of California at Berkeley

On 14 Jun 1995, Steven J. Bretherick wrote:

> Does anyone know when Chiyonofuji made yokozuna?
>  
> I have a vivid memory of a bout in which he beat Kitanoumi on senshuraku ...
> Kita pushes him to the edge while he reaches for the belt, then just at the
> edge he finds the belt, yanks Kita off-balance, then pushes him all the way
> across the dohyo and into the first row. The bout made a huge impression on
> me: Kita was a wide, heavy guy and Chiyo at the time probably only weighed
> 115 k or so.
>  
> What is dim in my memory is when. I thought this was Nagoya, 1981 (when I
> first arrived in Japan), and that Chiyo was made yokozuna right after the
> basho. But there was a post during the last basho to the effect that Chiyo
> was still Ozeki during Kyushu '82.
>  
> Perhaps our good "librarian," or someone with a long memory can help me out?
> Thanks in advance,
>  
> /steve
> Steve Bretherick
> steve@lds.com
> 
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