[sumo] Yaocho - Taiho and Kashiwado?

[Judith Douglas]

this has nothing to do with anything exept that I have left the 
forensic unit and am now working in a civilian psych unit.   WOO HOO.   
  I am struggling again to prevent eviction;  have lotso money coming in 
but the landlord doesnt get it.  I fight therefore I am.  If your sumo 
robe is affordable I WILL bid for it..  You can take the finance out of 
the poor girl,  but you cant take away the desire for sumo items.  ;-0

Che just got me a nano Red ipod with a romantic inscription..   Oh my 
god.  I have to tell you about my co workers who are sicker than th 
epatients.  I am off next weekend.  Let me Know?

Love ya,

Jude
On Feb 12, 2007, at 2:32 PM, Barbara Ann Klein wrote:

> Thanks, Joe. I knew you'd come through with this one!
>
> Barbara
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sumo-bounces at webtrek.com [mailto:sumo-bounces at webtrek.com] On 
> Behalf
> Of Joe Kuroda
> Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 1:14 PM
> To: baklein at attglobal.net; Sumo Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [sumo] Yaocho - Taiho and Kashiwado?
>
> --- Barbara Ann Klein <baklein at attglobal.net> wrote:
>
>> In yet another regurgitation of the yaocho story, Yomiuri refers to a
>> 1963 claim that yokozunas Kashiwado and Taiho fixed about (see below).
>> What is the background on this one?
>
> Yokozuna Kashiwado was often considered to be a tragic yokozuna. For 
> one
> thing he came around about the same time as Taiho but despite his 
> excellent
> techniques and skills he was often overshadowed by Taiho's exploits.
>
> Kashiwado also suffered from serious injuries. Just prior  to him 
> winning
> all-win Yusho at the 1963 September basho, he was on kyujo for four 
> straight
> bashos and had received stinging and harsh comments from sumo 
> officials,
> media and fans as he was accused not fully fulfilling his obligations.
>
> More than anyone else, as Kashiwado's fierce rival, Taiho knew how hard
> Kashiwado was training trying to come back and was suffering from all 
> the
> unkind remarks he was receiving.
>
> As most knowledgible sumo fans knew, even with injury fully recovered, 
> it
> would have taken a super human effort for Kashiwado to beat Taiho after
> missing four straight bashos with his dohyo sense not fully back.
> Kashiwado could have beaten the others with some efforts but not Taiho 
> so
> easily.
>
> Shintaro Ishihara, the current governor of Tokyo, was a columnist for a
> major Japanese newspaper at the time and he accused this 1963 September
> basho bout between Taiho and Kashiwado which Kashiwado won to earn the 
> all
> win yusho to be yaocho.
>
> I suppose then still young writer Ishihara wanted to make a big name 
> for
> himself and wanted to becom a center of attention.  For whatever, I 
> believe
> enormous pressures were placed from everywhere and he soon realized 
> what he
> has done and apologized for "erroring".
>
> Was the bout really a yaocho? I doubt very much it was but I believe 
> it was
> one of those bouts Taiho found it so hard to crush his best rival and 
> friend
> so soon after coming back from his major injury and felt for what 
> Kashiwado
> had to go through during the absence.
>
> Only another yokozuna can truly understand what his fellow yokozuna 
> has to
> go through and Taiho knew it could have been easily him.
>
> Incidentally about Itai.  If I recall Itai's accusation was not so much
> about Chiyonofuji but Akebono as he implied he was the "nakabon", a
> go-between during the era as well as claining he sold his bouts in his 
> later
> years.
>
> The Kyokai threatened to sue Itai but decided not to as they said it 
> would
> take too long to settle the
> issue.
>
> .....Jonosuke
>   <  Heart  Technique  Physique
> &#24515;&#12288;&#25216;&#12288;&#20307;&#12288;>
>
> __________________________________________________
> Do You Yahoo!?
> Tired of spam?  Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around
> http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________
> Sumo mailing list
> Sumo at webtrek.com
> http://www.webtrek.com/mailman/listinfo/sumo
>
> _______________________________________________
> Sumo mailing list
> Sumo at webtrek.com
> http://www.webtrek.com/mailman/listinfo/sumo
>