[sumo] Sumo World - May 2008 - part 1

[Jezz]

About 2 months ago I started writing the following email, but then
real life got in the way, and I never finished it.

But to (hopefully) change the topic of the mailing list to something
more sumo related, here is what I have written so far.  I will try to
write up part 2 - once I find my May Sumo World again (I know it's
here somewhere....)

Jejima

2008/6/26  <jdouglas at nyc.rr.com>:
>  She experienced a cheap thrill when she found factual and literal errors in "Sumo World".

Speaking of which, I have in front of me a copy of May's Sumo World
(thanks to John Gunning (Nishinoshima) for helping me to acquire it).

There are less errors in it than in previous editions, but still enough....

Before high-lighting a few...  I am one of many owed issues of Sumo
World by Clyde Newton from several years ago.  But Sumo World was how
I first learnt the sport, and I used to enjoy reading it (and still
do).

[My thoughts in square brackets]

Page 2:

SUMO WORLD is a bimonthly [Does it come out every two months, or twice
a month?] magazine published in English on sumo for the foreign
community in Japan, the U.S. military stationed in Japan, foreign
tourists visiting Japan and sumo fans in Hawaii, mainland United
States, the United Kingdom and other countries in Europe, Brazil and
Latin America [Brazil *and* Latin America?], Asia/Oceania and
elsewhere in the world. ['elsewhere in the world' by my reckoning
would be Africa, Antarctica and Canada.]  Subscribers [That would be
those who have already paid up to receive issues] are strongly
recommended to send cash by registered mail (dollars or yen) or by
international postal money orders.  This saves time and money both for
Sumo World and subscribers.  Make out all checks, including those for
subscriptions, back issues, books, etc., to Clyde Newton, payable by a
U.S. bank or the U.S. branch of a non-U.S. bank [so you can only use a
non-US bank to pay if you happen to live in the US?] or in pounds
sterling payable by a British bank in the U.K.  Please do not send
checks addressed in any way other than Clyde Newton.  As for Japan,
all those living outside Tokyo should pay by postal cash envelope
(genkin kakitome) or postal check.  [I guess if you live in Tokyo, you
have to find a branch of a U.S. bank?]

Page 4:
Ama, who was emerging as an ozeki candidate last year, has been less
this impressive this year.  [*this* impressive *this* year?]

Kisenosato... ...always does his best.  [I am sure he does, but isn't
that what they all say?]

Page 6:
Futeno achieved kachikoshi in an out-of-Tokyo hombasho for the first
time since November 2005.  It was also the first time he had managed
consecutive winning records in over two years.  [As the out-of-Tokyo
bashos alternate with the Tokyo ones, those two sentences basically
say the same thing - so no 'also' needed ;-)]

Goeido appeared a bit too eager to win some of his bouts in March.
Nevertheless, he was finally able to achieve kachikoshi on the last
day.  [Despite that eager to win hindering him.]

Tochinonada got off to a 0-6 start in March at a rank where he usually
has little difficulty achieving kachikoshi.  However, the veteran
former sekiwake achieve  [-d?] a stunning comeback from that point,
but eight consecutive wins. ['but'?]


Sorry for the shortness,

Jejima