Late Shōwa era

初場所 Hatsu 1973

Ryogoku Kokugikan · Tokyo

Start: Jan 7, 1973
End: Jan 21, 1973
Days: 15
Capacity: 11,098

Roster: 36
Bouts: 263
Foreign: 3%
Sansho: 3

Makuuchi yusho

Kotozakura Masakatsu

Ozeki 1 East 14-1

Sansho special prizes

Shukun-sho

Outstanding performance

Mienoumi Tsuyoshi Maegashira 3 West 11–4

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Kaiketsu Masateru Maegashira 1 West 11–4

Gino-sho

Technique

Daiju Hisateru Maegashira 1 East 10–5

Banzuke 36 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Hatsu 1973, in ranking order from Yokozuna 1 down to the bottom of Maegashira. Each rank has an East and a West slot; East is slightly senior. marks the yusho; ◆ a sansho recipient.

W–L	East	Rank	West	W–L
10–5	Kitanofuji Katsuaki	Y1	—	—
14–1	★ Kotozakura Masakatsu	O1	Wajima Hiroshi	11–4
1–6–8	Kiyokuni Katsuo	O2	Daikirin Takayoshi	9–6
—	—	O3	Takanohana Toshiaki	8–7
4–11	Hasegawa Katsuhiro	S1	Takamiyama Daigoro	8–7
4–11	Kitanoumi Toshimitsu	K1	Masuiyama Daishiro	5–10
10–5	◆ Daiju Hisateru Gino	M1	◆ Kaiketsu Masateru Kanto	11–4
4–11	Wakanoumi Masateru	M2	Haguroiwa Tomomi	7–8
6–9	Fukunohana Koichi	M3	◆ Mienoumi Tsuyoshi Shukun	11–4
6–9	Ryuo Yuki	M4	Kongo Masahiro	5–10
8–7	Asahikuni Masuo	M5	Kurohimeyama Hideo	9–6
7–8	Mutsuarashi Yukio	M6	Owashi Hitoshi	6–9
9–6	Kitaseumi Hiromitsu	M7	Yutakayama Hiromitsu	8–7
4–11	Dairyugawa Kazuo	M8	Tochiazuma Tomoyori	5–10
10–5	Maenoyama Taro	M9	Fujizakura Yoshimori	6–9
8–7	Oshio Kenji	M10	Wakafutase Tadayuki	9–6
4–11	Kotetsuyama Toyoya	M11	Tokibayama Toshio	8–7
9–6	Futagodake Takeshi	M12	Wakajishi Shigenori	5–10
8–7	Tenryu Genichiro	M13	Daio Yoshinobu	7–8

Top kimarite 263 decisive bouts

The deciding techniques most often called by the gyoji this tournament. Share is over decisive Makuuchi bouts only; absences and unresolved bouts are excluded.

yorikiri Frontal force out 66 25.1%

oshidashi Push out 31 11.8%

uwatenage Overarm throw 23 8.7%

tsukidashi Frontal thrust out 18 6.8%

tsuridashi Frontal lift out 18 6.8%

hatakikomi Slap down 16 6.1%

tsukiotoshi Thrust down 14 5.3%

yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 14 5.3%

263 bouts · 1/36 foreign-born (3%) · venue capacity 11,098