Re: Hoshitori questions

[Totoro <riley@hachi.hi-tech.ac.jp>]

At 11:15 AM +0900 9/3/96, Reijer Grimbergen wrote:
>I have some questions about the Aki basho hoshitori:
>
>1) The WWW pages seem allright, but Ian will leave for Japan next Tuesday.
>Does this mean any problems can be expected when entering through the web?

That shouldn't matter, but if you can't get through, you can always email
an entry directly to me.

>2) Is the Hoshitori banzuke on the WWW pages the correct (i.e. modified) one?
>(no ozekis in the contest?)

I haven't seen it. Could someone who's gotten through post a good url?

>3) When are the bouts for the first day announced? I personally think the
>tie-breaker is a bit unfair, since there are no previous statistics on the
>shonichi sponsor banners, but I also think that it is impossible to have an
>educated guess without knowing the torikumi.

The torikumi usually come out on Saturday, though I usually don't see them
until Sunday's paper. As to fairness, well, what do you want for nothing?
Rubber biscuit? Bow bow bow!!  :-)   Even if you knew way in advance, do
you think that's going to particularly matter on this? The hoshitori is
only a game, and is set up to have a little fun. I certainly hope that
nobody is taking it too seriously. If you do, I may have to start asking
for more sumo bucks...

Totoro