[sumo] And now-Baruto in trouble

Achim Pawelczyk sumo at achimp.de
Tue Oct 30 15:01:25 EDT 2007


Moti schrieb:
> Baruto was seen walking around Roppongi right after the July basho. The
> problem wasn't that he was walking around even though he was injured in
> July, but he was walking around without a mage, wearing short pants and a
> tee-shirt. He will be called in to the Kyokai offices with his shisho
> right after the Aki jungyo is over.
> It
> happened late at night, July 24th. He was involved in some trouble with
> a "dead drunk man". No charges were brought, but the Kyokai is more
> concerned with the fact that he was not wearing a kimono or his hairdo
> at the time. "I am very indignant that he was seen in public in such an
> improper state, with total disregard to his status as a rikishi.. I
> immediately punished him (the word kinshin, the Asa word, the house
> arrest word, is used ..) and he is reflecting deeply on his
> behavior..", explained Onoe Oyakata. 
> A fine? Suspension? Who knows, now that everyone is getting very sensitive.


Isenoumi-oyakata called both Baruto and his oyakata and gave them a
stern warning. Apparently the earlier penalty for Baruto from his 
oyakata was enough "suspension".
Is this the picture of a remorseful Baruto ?
http://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/special/2007sumoukyushu/KFullNormal20071026129_p.html

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Akinomaki



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