The San Francisco call., 1898-04-30
Surprises Were Sprung at the Excelsior Ath-
 letic Club.
Billy Otis Gained the Decision Over Jack Granfield in
 Eight Rounds.
At the Manhattan Club Green and Neal Fought Spirited Four
 Round Bout.

Songs, knockouts, noise and princi- pally blood cheered the hearts of the members of the Excelsior Athletic Club last evening. It was the monthly exhibition held in their hall at Eighth and Folsom streets, and many ten dollar piece has been paid to see sport far below that presented to the large crowd which gathered there to see the fun.
 J. J. Hourigan, master of ceremonies. carried out the programme with pre- cision and good judgment and the of ficers who gathered at the ring side with Sergeant Brophy kept good order while the excitement was at it's height. MT. Leary was selected as timekeeper for the club during the preliminaries, which proved to be surprises. The first go was said to be friendly con- test limited to three rounds, between Tom Lynch and Charles Heusman. Both men appeared as giants and it was not supposed anything but a few passes from each would be brought forth, but the crowd was badly mis- taken. In the first round Heusman commenced to force matters, and now he Is sorry he spoke. Lynch took up 
 with a few punches had his opponent going" When they toed the scratch in the next round Lynch caught Heus- man on the point of the chin and lifted him ceilingward, and with a thud the unconscious man lit on the canvas and was helped to his corner. It is more than probable that the two men will fight for a purse in the near future.
 Eddie Toy and Jim Dougherty then exhibited considerable skill with the gloves, and they were followed by George Savage and H. Wiley in three round friendly contest, which proved to be out of the line drawn by the first two aspirants for slogg1ng honors. Pat Lynch and Jimmy Lawlor also gave an exhibition of how friends can spar without becoming excited and blood thirsty, and Haggerty of Sacramento had it out with George Hanley of San Francisco in three spirited rounds.
 Then came the favorites, Kelly, Mar lowe and Hansen. with some songs, and the announcement was made that the event of the evening was now in or der. c. H. Long acted as timekeeper for the club, with McQuiney and J. O'Leary holding the watches for the fighters, Billy Otis of the Excelsior Club and Jack Granfield of the San Francisco Athletic Club. Gus Herget was chosen to act as referee.
 Both men appeared to be in good condition and were evenly matched. From the first clang of the bell the men fought with a determination to do or die and until the last round which was the eighth, 1t looked as if the referee would declare the bout a draw, but at a critical moment Otis showed his su- periority as far as cleverness was con- cerned and got the decision. Blood simply flowed during the fight, and the eyes of each seemed to be covered with mud. The bodies of the fighters were red from dripping blood and hard punches, and the spectators went wild when the blows came the thickest. Both pugilists showed themselves to be willing to go the pace, and it is ru- mored a return match will be made in the near future It was announcd that the Western Addition Athletic Club will hold it's first monthly meeting on "a