Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-04-04
new White HOPE
IS ON DECK
Oscar Stuckey Stands Six Feet
Nine Inches and Shows
He Can Fight.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Mar. 16.-On
Il farm not far from this place there is
in training the hope of white mans
hope" The youth who some day In the
near future counts on getting a trial
|, for the highest honors In pugilism is
Oscar w. Stuckey, 90 years Of age
and a veritablc giant. probably as big
man as ever stepped into the ring to
don the padded mitts.
Stuckcy's debut into the ranks of
top-notch pugilism Is stlll remote. lie
Is training earnestly at the present
time on the Florida ostrich farm, and
II size and weight count for anything,
his climb into the championship class
is practically half finished before tho
start. co..
Measurements of the lad this state
will contribute to the cause of win
ming back the crown now graCing the
dome of Jack johnson, when compared
to other big men of the ring, appear
as fabulous.
Giant Beside Morris.
Carl Morris, who is even bigger than
the black man whom no hopes to trim
some day, appears small beside this
young giant His titular hopes do not
end with his size, however, for his
ability to take punishment and also
administer Is in Copious quantities Is
the talk of the lighting fraternity of
these parts. Constant training has i'm
I,i f,,II Ia, lao
points of the game, and still more time
under able tutors is counted upon to
turn out finished boxer.
Backing will be plentiful for tho as
plring youth. William Hibbard has
him in charge at the present time and
predicts a whirlwind career for the lad
once he gets under way. Experience is
the only essential lacking, but before
long n few good trial horses will be en-
gagged and Stuckcy can test the worth
of his blows and endurance against
these.
The most phenomenal feature of the
hope" is In his height, which measures
no less than feet . inches, five
| inches taller than the fast-rIsing Carl
Morris of Sapulpa, Okla, and half
foot more In length than the title hold
or, Jack Johnson. His reach Is about
the same as the dusky title holder. he
ing 81 1-2 inches while Morris boasts
n span of 81 inches. His weight when
in good condition duo to training is
just 1856 pounds,
| Boasts Enormous Chest.
Stuckcy has n chest expansion of
6 IL inches. measuring 80 inches de-
| fiatcd and As l-2 inflated, being AZ 1-2
at normal. From shoulder to shoulder
Is length of SO inches, while the neck
| measures l6 l-2 and the waist 81
inches.
The other measurements are: Abdo-
men, IL 1-2 inches; wrist, s; forearm,
IL 1-2; upper arm, 131 Ia; biccps.
II 1-2; calfs Is l2, and thigh 20.
Stuckcy's sole aim Is not to wrcst
the title away from johnson. lie also
hopes to show the way to other heavy
weights, and once he decides that tho
time is ripe for his initial appearance,
he will be matched with the best to
he had. 1t Is not improbable that IL
things continue as promising as In tho
past efforts viii be made to secure
bout with the Oklahoma giant
% {; 70
Beretania and Pacific courts are be-
Ing occupied most of the time now by
players getting in shape for the Hall
Cup tournament which commences on
April ~. Just week more before
playing in this event starts
r. Desmond Collins Is a good boost
or for Eva team, and there is "a likely
bunch of men there even If they did
lose the first game Of the season when
they went up against Aiea last Sum
day.