NAGOYA, Japan -- Former ozeki (champion) Konishiki is suffering from stomach ulcers and will skip the regional sumo tournament under way in Nagoya, according to Takasago stable officials. Konishiki hospitalized
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with stomach ulcersKonishiki (Salevaa Atisanoe from Hawaii) checked into a hospital in the central Japan city yesterday and was advised by doctors to stay hospitalized for at least two weeks.
Surgery will not be necessary, but the illness threatens his prospects of competing in next month's Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament which begins Nov. 9 in Fukuoka.
Konishiki is likely to be demoted to the lower maegashira ranks for the Kyushu basho following a poor, injury-dented showing at the September meet in Tokyo.
He withdrew from the 15-day meet on the fourth day due to pain in both ankles and a swollen left calf muscle. He returned to the clay ring from Day Nine but later damaged his left elbow in finishing the tournament with a 0-11 record and four missed bouts.
Top-seeded Erik Sandblom and Ei Oyama won the men's and women's titles at the 45th Dillingham Tennis Championships yesterday at Punahou School. Dillingham titles to
Oyama and SandblomSandblom was awarded the men's title when No. 2 seed Joel Finnigan defaulted due to leg cramps. Sandblom had beaten No. 3 seed David Lam, 6-3, 6-4, in the semifinals earlier in the day.
Oyama won the women's title, 6-3, 6-4, over second seed Anneli Ornstedt.
No. 3 seed Finnigan and Russell Santos teamed to win the men's doubles, 6-3, 6-1, over Andy Klug and Mark Willman.
The top-seeded women's doubles team of Oyama and Vanne Akagi-Bustin won, 4-6, 6-1, 6-0, over No. 2-seeded Kanani Galolo and Kim Uyema.
KAANAPALI QUALIFIERS: Walter Hall of Clemmons, N.C., shot a 7-under-par 64 to lead four qualifiers into this week's Senior PGA Tour Hyatt Regency Maui Kaanapali Classic.
Other qualifiers were Fritz Gambetta of Scottsdale, Ariz., (67), Steve Robbins, Kittery, Maine (68) and Jimmy Adams, Newport Beach. Calif. (70).
Dick McClean of Kapalua and Ray DeMello, the pro at Kaanapali, were granted sponsor's exemptions.
SWORDS WIN: Danielle Robins had 13 kills and Doris Bikar added 12 as Chaminade University beat Seattle Pacific, 15-7, 15-5, 11-15, 16-6, yesterday in a college women's volleyball game at Seattle.
Chaminade improved to 9-5. Seattle Pacific is 8-14.
WAHINE MOVE UP: The University of Hawaii women's volleyball team, 13-4 after sweeping three matches on the mainland, moved up two spots, from 18th to 16th, in the Volleyball Magazine poll released yesterday.
Penn State, 17-0, remained No. 1, followed by Stanford (16-2) and Long Beach State (14-1).
SAILORS THIRD: At Berkeley, Calif., the University of Hawaii coed sailing team, ranked 18th nationally, finished third at the Stoney Burke Invitational yesterday.
In Division A, skipper Brent Harrill and alternating crews June Tomizawa and Terry Mott finished fourth with 65 points in 12 races.
In Division B, skipper Jeff Nelson and crew Len Yonemura took second with 38 points, five behind Stanford's 33.
GOLFERS SIXTH, 13TH: The University of Hawaii men's golf team was tied for sixth place after two rounds of the Wolf Pack Classic in Reno, Nev., yesterday.
The UH women's team was tied for 13th after the first round of the Ihlanfeldt Invitational in Redmond, Wash.
Freshman Isaac Sanchez led the UH men with a two-round score of 147, tied for 13th. Bret Parker was at 148 (tied for 16th). Other UH scores: Van Wright 152 (41st), Jarrod Mizusawa and Russ Nygaard 159 (76th).
Sophomore Linda Appelblad topped the UH women with a 76 (tied for 22nd). Other UH women: Melissa Shintani 79 (42nd), Desiree Ting 80 (49th), Mei-Lin Poai 89 (74th) and Angie Park 89 (74th).
RACING SCHEDULE: There will be three days of drag racing at Hawaii Raceway Park this weekend, starting with open street racing for all cars and bikes Friday night.
The NAPA Fall Championship Drag Races begin Saturday and end Sunday.
Gates open at 6 p.m. Friday, 4 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m Sunday.
The cost is $6 Friday, $8 Saturday and $5 Sunday.
For more information, call 841-3724.