Re: Tokyo Sumo Tournament - Day 1 (spoiler for some, and long!)

[jz8d-smmn@asahi-net.or.jp (Doreen Simmons)]

At 13:15 98.2.1 -0800, Charles Finberg wrote:
>Doreen-Simmons-oyakata wrote: 

>>sometimes the knockout format allows a man to
>> win who would never get a real yusho. There is also interest in the fact
>> that drawing for pairs means that stablemates can face each other.

>How can you be so pitilessly candid about an elimination match format, when
>we're about to troop off to Vancouver?   In the 1992 San Jose, CA, basho,
>the audience had no sentiment or concern that everyone wasn't going all out
>all the time, even though some men fought four or five matches per day. 
>Even when Konishiki took on the little boys in Hanes underwear, he was
>fighting his hardest, right?  Also, the format allowed the highly popular
>and charismatic Mainoumi to rise fairly close to the top (on Day 1, I
>think), which thrilled everyone.  So, you have in mind only the Tokyo Fuji
>event, and Vancouver will be highly meaningful, right?

Charles & others -

I was at both nights in Melbourne, and the sumo (as well as the preliminary
demonstrations, to enable people to understand what they were seeing)
struck me as very good.  When they are overseas the guys tend to put in
more throws and trips, because the audience appreciates them more;  but
there is certainly nothing half-hearted. I'm sure you'll all have a great
time in Vancouver (however it's pronounced).

 Doreen Simmons in sumoland, Tokyo        jz8d-smmn@asahi-net.or.jp 

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