Re: Waka Kyujo?

[Masumi Abe <abe@accesscom.com>]

Yes, it's NOT likely for him to enter Nagoya-basho.
So, it's likely to have only two foreign born rikishi at Yokozuna rank.

-Toshiyori Masumiriki


Da Kine Sumo E-zine & Web site from Kawika wrote:

> ?
>
> "Takanohana can't practice because of the shoulder injury, and it's likely
> for him to enter Nagoya-basho."
>
> You meant, "NOT likely for him to enter," right?
>
> Wow, so Hawai`ian only at the top, YAHOO!!!!!
>
> >From: Masumi Abe <abe@accesscom.com>
> >To: Sumo <sumo@brooks.statgen.ncsu.edu>
> >Subject: Re: Waka Kyujo?
> >Date: Mon, 31 May 1999 23:14:48 -0700
> >
> >Nikkan Sports wrote that Waka decided to skip Nagoya-basho, since he
> >tried too hard to get back to hon-basho too early when he entered the
> >Natsu-basho and injured again. He does not want to repeat that mistake.
> >
> >In the same article, Nikkan Sports also said that even now Takanohana
> >can't practice because of the shoulder injury, and it's likely for him
> >to enter Nagoya-basho.
> >
> >-Toshiyori Masumiriki
> >