The San Francisco call., 1898-02-26
THE FIGHT BY ROUNDS.

Green entered the ring at 9:15 o'clock accompanied by his seconds, Eddie Greany. Joe Choynski. Frank Foster and Bob McArthur. Ryan followed a few seconds later, esquired by Billy De- lanev. Spider Kelly and Henry Baker. Billy Jordan announced Ryan as the "Eastern wonder" and Green as the "Western wonder" Green received the most cordial reception.
 James Mcdonald, the famous base ball umpire, was introduced as the ref cree. The announcer stated that Tom O'Rourke had telegraphed challenging the winner of the contest to fight with Joe Wolcott, but O'Rourke did not state in his wire what weight he want ed them to fight at.
 AS the men came together in the cen ter of the ring with their seconds to talk about clinches, it was noticeable that Ryan had the advantage or an inch or more in height and that his arms were the longest. Both appeared about the same weight 150 to 15o pounds. They agreed to hit with one arm free in the clinches.
 FIRST ROUND.
 As they came to the center for the first round both fiddled and danced around for a full minute. Green was the first to lead and Ryan tucked away easily. Ryan next put in a light tap on Greens stomach. Ryan kept a perpetual smile on his face. Ryan reached with his long left and caught Green lightly on the face. A clinch followed. Both men light on their feet feet Ryan marvelously quick with his hands and feet. The round ended without any damage to either. Cries of Good boy, solo -l,r
 SECOND ROUND.
 Green rushed at the opening of the sec ond, resulting In clinch. Green rushed again and Ryan ducked away. Green lands hard left on the jaw, Ryan coun- tering on the eye. Ryan's constant smile seems to provoke Green, who rushes again without effect. Ryan keeps his brows elevated and his head partly down. He looks somewhat like Choynski, and his fighting style Is similar to Corbett's. Green swings for the head but the East ern boy was not there.
 THIRD ROUND.
 At the commencement of the third round Ryan tucked far away from Greens opening rush, and stood up to re- ceive a left on the side of the face Green also planted his left on the body. Ryan doing very little fighting, but trying to draw out his man and let him expend his strength. Ryan executed a clever side step to the right and left, coming with a Green fries a left uppercut and misses by yard Ryan's longer reach is more apparent as the men get into close quarters.
 FOURTH ROUND.
 Ryan opened the fourth round with a rush, landing left and right on the body. Green swung his left for the head, land ing lightly. Ryan rushed Green to the ropes, landing left hard on the body. He rushed again and Green turned oliickly, sinking his left into Ryans stomach. Ryan never gave an inch as Green landed a left swing on the neck Green put his right on Ryan's breast and knocked his head back with a glancing left on the forehead. Ryan rushes his man to the rSp ropes in G Greens ss, tn corner and they ex- of Greens seconds, joshes Evan from the ringside and Ryan replies in kind laugh ing and fighting right on all the while.
 FIFTH ROUND.
 In the fifth, after considerable fiddling. Ryan crowds Green to the ropes and gets the, worst of hot exchange. Green left. Ryan puts in a hot one on Green a body. Green lands terrific left swing on Ryan's jaw, but Ryan, partly blocking it's Ryan exhibits extreme cleverness' but does not try hard to land.
 SIXTH ROUND.
 Ryan opened the sixth round with a hard straight left on the mouth Green lands heavily on the body and rushes Ryan. when the latter runs away. Green swings his left around Ryan,s head and gets a stiff right on the ear At close quarters Ryan puts another hard one on Greens already swollen mouth Green swings left and lands lightly on the head as the round ends.
 SEVENTH ROUND. Ryan lowered his position several inches into a crouching posture as lie came up for the seventh, and Green rushes into a clinch. Green receives a hot one on the ear and another in the body Ryan rushes and puts in left up- percut on the jaw. Green tries a left m percut breaking from a clinch, but Ryar was not there. Green gets in a good one on the body and two light jabs on the nose.
 EIGHTH ROUND.
 They came together with a clash at tbe opening of the eighth round. Ryar blocked a left swing cleverly with his glove Green landed a nose warmer anC Ryan's smile faded for minute. A hoi exchange followed In Greens corner Both men were somewhat winded. and there was little execution done in this round.
 NINTH ROUND.
 The usual opening rush announced the ninth, and Ryan tried a left swing with. out landing He then grazed Greens nose with his left Ryan with his arm blocked