Cap's New and Improved Alternate Universe - Page 34

Cap · 05-25-2026, 03:45 PM

Clippings from The Ottawa Examiner May 17-25, 1909..."...Last evening Charlie Gage, our Canadian heavyweight champion, put his world ranking on the line in a bruising 10-round draw with New York’s John Lester Johnson at Toronto's Diamond Park. Gage fought with his customary grit against a formidable and crafty visitor, trading thunderous leather in a bitter, toe-to-toe war that left the partisan crowd breathless. The much-travelled Yank was a slippery customer who knew exactly how to use his leverage, but our boy Gage stood his ground in the center of the squared circle. Backed by the roaring support of the local faithful, Gage unleashed a relentless two-fisted attack that kept the American boy on the defensive. Yet, Johnson proved too clever to be put away, weathering the storm and landing sharp, jolting counters that kept the scorecards dangerously close. By the time the final bell sounded, the grueling pace had painted both men with the crimson badge of battle. It was a fair and square split of opinion, a display of pure ring generalship from both fighters that made every sporting man in attendance shout himself hoarse."...Some days before, Sam Langford drew a large crowd to see him defend his world title at Maple Leaf Stadium against the current North American heavyweight champion Billy Miske. Both came out swinging and landed sharp punches but Sam finished the round strong, hurting Miske to the body. Sam was smiling when the bell rang for round two. His cornermen knew he'd waited a long time to get Miske back for the decision that had gone against him the year before. He tore into Miske, hurting him again to the body, cracking hooks to the head. An uppercut snapped Billy's head back at the two minute mark and his corner threw in the towel just as referee Francis grabbed Miske as he fell. Official time 2:13 of round two. Langford weighed 181 and Miske 194...At Ottawa Memorial Arena Clyde Parker (191½) takes a 6-2-2 decision from Arthur Pelkey (206). Billed as the Maritime heavyweight champion thanks to wins over Bill Mackinnon, Roddie MacDonald, Bert Kenny and Sam Dixon, Parker shows up the veteran Pelkey, putting him down for a nine count in the seventh round. Pelkey returns the favour in the last stanza with a blow that most ringsiders see strays below the belt...At Montreal's St Denis Street Gym former police constable Jack Renault advances with a clear verdict over New Brunswick's Jack Clements in eight rounds. On the undercard, Jack Delaney edges Al Ferguson over six...May 18, Soldier Jones (17-5-0) stops Frank O'Malley (23-11-3) at 2:54 of round one. It's O'Malley's fourth straight loss, pretty much dropping him as a marquee name...Johnny Gillis "The Cape Breton Giant" racks up his 14th win forcing a technical kayo 1:32 in the first round of pocket heavyweight Eddie Tremblay. His next fight will place him firmly in the national rankings...A sold-out Drumheller Arena sees Whit Pollack cement his claim to the Western Canadian heavyweight title with a TKO of Chief Glenbow in five rounds...

Cap · 05-29-2026, 12:29 PM

Wire service report from South Afrika appears in many US papers...

Cap · 06-08-2026, 03:07 PM

On a rare sunny afternoon out of doors Scottish fight fans were shaken to their core by the shocking upset at Pittodrie pitch, Aberdeen where England's bruising slugger Frank Goddard (14st 3lb) secured a dramatic ten-round decision over the local favourite, Scottish heavyweight champion Colin Morrison (13st 8lb). Before a partisan crowd that sat in stunned silence, Morrison had initially dictated the pace with his reckless infighting, but the Londoner's unrelenting aggression and heavy artillery gradually wore down the valiant Scot. Goddard's powerful punches broke through Morrison's guard in the middle sessions, turning the bout into a gruelling war of attrition. By the final rounds, it was Goddard's sheer strength and stamina that carried the day, earning him a hard-fought verdict from the referee and proving that the raw power of the English challenger can unseat even the most resilient of regional champions on their home soil. It was no help that Morrison was not in the best of nick going in either...In the chief supporting bout Eire's Matt Killeen wore down England's Henry Hull before knocking him out cold in the final minute of the last round. Killeen was billed as Curaidh bocsaidh trom-chuideam Eireannach (Irish heavyweight boxing champion) although Packey Mahoney is still generally recognized as holder of that title...At the NSC in London Bombardier Billy Wells needed just three rounds to dispose of Deutschland's Ernst Rosemann and retain his hold on the EBU heavyweight title...At Wonderland in Whitechapel, Australia's young tiger Dave Hawkes gained a measure of revenge over transplanted Hungarian pugilist Charlie Weinert with a lopsided points win in their ten round contest. Weinert was sent to the canvas twice for nine counts and took a severe beating from the hard-hitting Australian. Few gave Weinert more than two of the ten rounds and he was lucky to last the distance. Hawkes weighed 14st 2lb and Weinert 13st 7lb...Paris promoter Albert Nivelle is attempting to lure Hawkes away to face French heavyweight Marcel Nilles who improved his record to 17-5-1 with a technical knockout last week of Paul Hamms...At Hamburg Sportplatz, unheralded Norwegian heavyweight Jonny Espetvedt stopped former top contender Otto Flint in six rounds when Flint's corner threw in the towel. In the co-feature bout, Zwickau pugilist Paul Körner avenged a prior loss to France's Edouard Til with a brutal fifth round knockout, bettering his record to 12-6-3 with 8 KOs, the one loss to Til coming in his previous eleven fights since changing trainers...

Cap · 06-24-2026, 04:42 PM

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WeiLo · 06-24-2026, 04:52 PM

Dang.

I'm sorry Cap.

pilight · 06-25-2026, 09:06 AM

When trying to change names and dates, you can't just type them in and click save. You have hit the ENTER key when you're finished typing. Then you should be able to save. Just one of those weird quirks using this game with Windows 11.

Cap · 06-25-2026, 05:14 PM

Lightbulb just went on over my head.

I was saving the most recent saved game to USERS/Cap/Documents/OOTP etc. when (for some stupid reason) I have to use USERS/Cap/OneDrive/Documents/OOTP etc.

I'll run a few fights and see if it works....

Cap

Rocco Del Sesto · 06-27-2026, 04:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cap

Lightbulb just went on over my head.

I was saving the most recent saved game to USERS/Cap/Documents/OOTP etc. when (for some stupid reason) I have to use USERS/Cap/OneDrive/Documents/OOTP etc.

I'll run a few fights and see if it works....

Cap

Hello Cap, was out of town and off line for a couple days and read your messages here! So you got yourself back on line with TB? I said OH NO when I read your first message on your computer crash!
Rocco

Cap · 06-27-2026, 05:08 PM

Fortunately I expected this and got another license on a backup laptop a couple of years ago. I'm running this machine with Windows 11 so I'm hoping the game'll last a wee bit longer. Fingers crossed, eh.

Cap

Cap · 06-27-2026, 05:59 PM

From the most recent issue of Australian Sporting News...

Monday, June 28 - Unley Stadium, Adelaide. Dave Nelson won overwhelmingly over Jack Grindal in an eight round contest with Grindal nearly knocked out with seconds remaining. In the semi windup Jim Tracey outpointed New Zealand's Harry Pahau over eight rounds. In the curtain raiser former Taz pugilist Jack Willis took a six round decision over Sailor Kelly of Sydney.

Thursday, July 1 - Brisbane Stadium. Sid Neilsen took a 6-2-2 decision over Young Peter Felix, avenging a previous hotly disputed verdict. On the undercard local lad Jerry Hansen won in convincing fashion over Pat Doran despite being knocked down for a brief count in the final stanza.

Friday, July 2 - Melbourne Stadium. Dave Sonter and New Zealand's big man Jack Leahy boxed to an eight round draw. A knockdown of Sonter in the final round saved a draw for Leahy.

Wednesday, July 7 - Auckland Arena. Alec Pooley stopped Jack Quinlan in the fifth round. RSC.

Saturday, July 10 - Victoria Hall, Melbourne. George Cook forced a technical knockout of Bill Walsh at 2:23 of the tenth and final round of their contest, when Walsh went to the canvas for the third time in that round.

Monday, July 12 - Sydney's Hippodrome. Harold Hardwick held Dimitris Nikolaou to a ten round draw.

Wednesday, July 14 - Sydney Stadium. Albert Kid Lloyd successfully defended his Australasian heavyweight title with a clear nod over Colin Bell after 12 uneven rounds. Fans did not appreciate the mauling and wrestling during the middle rounds and displayed their feelings with a stomping of feet and calls to "Throw them out!". In the main preliminary Gordon Coghill repeated his earlier win over South Afrika's Fred Storbeck this time stopping him on cuts in the waning moments of the eighth inning.

Rocco Del Sesto · 06-27-2026, 07:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cap

From the most recent issue of Australian Sporting News...

Monday, June 28 - Unley Stadium, Adelaide. Dave Nelson won overwhelmingly over Jack Grindal in an eight round contest with Grindal nearly knocked out with seconds remaining. In the semi windup Jim Tracey outpointed New Zealand's Harry Pahau over eight rounds. In the curtain raiser former Taz pugilist Jack Willis took a six round decision over Sailor Kelly of Sydney.

Thursday, July 1 - Brisbane Stadium. Sid Neilsen took a 6-2-2 decision over Young Peter Felix, avenging a previous hotly disputed verdict. On the undercard local lad Jerry Hansen won in convincing fashion over Pat Doran despite being knocked down for a brief count in the final stanza.

Friday, July 2 - Melbourne Stadium. Dave Sonter and New Zealand's big man Jack Leahy boxed to an eight round draw. A knockdown of Sonter in the final round saved a draw for Leahy.

Wednesday, July 7 - Auckland Arena. Alec Pooley stopped Jack Quinlan in the fifth round. RSC.

Saturday, July 10 - Victoria Hall, Melbourne. George Cook forced a technical knockout of Bill Walsh at 2:23 of the tenth and final round of their contest, when Walsh went to the canvas for the third time in that round.

Monday, July 12 - Sydney's Hippodrome. Harold Hardwick held Dimitris Nikolaou to a ten round draw.

Wednesday, July 14 - Sydney Stadium. Albert Kid Lloyd successfully defended his Australasian heavyweight title with a clear nod over Colin Bell after 12 uneven rounds. Fans did not appreciate the mauling and wrestling during the middle rounds and displayed their feelings with a stomping of feet and calls to "Throw them out!". In the main preliminary Gordon Coghill repeated his earlier win over South Afrika's Fred Storbeck this time stopping him on cuts in the waning moments of the eighth inning.

Good to see your Universe alive still!
Rocco

Cap · 07-15-2026, 11:45 AM

Wednesday, July 7 - Mexico City Stadium. Mexican heavyweight champion Francisco Segura dominated the action, taking every round on referee Montes' card over the globe-trotting American Tom McCarty.

Thursday, July 8 - Brown's Arena, Manhattan. Soldier Malone (191) KO 2 Hurricane Johnson (181½)...(8)

Tuesday, July 13 - Chicago Coliseum. Martin Burke (185) KO 1 Floyd "Tex" Hayman (198)...(8). Monk Eastman (192) W8 Ray Pelky (180).

Friday, July 16 - Clermont Ave Rink, Brooklyn. Al Palzer (227) TKO 4 Sgt Ray Smith (190¼)...(8)

Saturday, July 17 - Minneapolis Arena. Fred Fulton (215) W10 Jess Willard (243)

Monday, July 19 - Boston Athletic Hall. Tom McMahon (187¾) W8 Bartley Madden (190).

Wednesday, July 21 - New Orleans City Arena. Kid Norfolk (184¼) W10 Gunboat Smith (189).

Saturday, July 24 - Madison Square Garden. From Robert Edgren. "...Jack Dempsey the Manassa Mauler turned the Garden into a human slaughterhouse tonight, completely destroying the pride of Latin America with a savagery that left fifty thousand fans gasping for breath. For six rounds, Valerio Ruelas absorbed a terrifying bombardment of iron-fisted hooks that would have felled a stone monument, weathering the storm on sheer, desperate instinct. The end came swiftly in the seventh session when Dempsey unleashed a blinding, multi-punch combination that practically tore his foe's senses away. As the battered challenger collapsed helplessly against the ropes, referee Joh wisely stepped between them, calling a halt to the beautiful, terrible carnage to save a ruined man from his own unbreakable courage..." Luther McCarty (216) W10 Harry Wills (215½). Gene Tunney (180) W10 Angel Rodriguez (181). Bud Gorman (199) KO 9 Jim Coffey (207)...(10)

Ed. A typo in Bud Gorman"s record should read 21-3-2 (11).

05-25-2026, 03:45 PM	#661
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 8,068	Clippings from The Ottawa Examiner May 17-25, 1909..."...Last evening Charlie Gage, our Canadian heavyweight champion, put his world ranking on the line in a bruising 10-round draw with New York’s John Lester Johnson at Toronto's Diamond Park. Gage fought with his customary grit against a formidable and crafty visitor, trading thunderous leather in a bitter, toe-to-toe war that left the partisan crowd breathless. The much-travelled Yank was a slippery customer who knew exactly how to use his leverage, but our boy Gage stood his ground in the center of the squared circle. Backed by the roaring support of the local faithful, Gage unleashed a relentless two-fisted attack that kept the American boy on the defensive. Yet, Johnson proved too clever to be put away, weathering the storm and landing sharp, jolting counters that kept the scorecards dangerously close. By the time the final bell sounded, the grueling pace had painted both men with the crimson badge of battle. It was a fair and square split of opinion, a display of pure ring generalship from both fighters that made every sporting man in attendance shout himself hoarse."...Some days before, Sam Langford drew a large crowd to see him defend his world title at Maple Leaf Stadium against the current North American heavyweight champion Billy Miske. Both came out swinging and landed sharp punches but Sam finished the round strong, hurting Miske to the body. Sam was smiling when the bell rang for round two. His cornermen knew he'd waited a long time to get Miske back for the decision that had gone against him the year before. He tore into Miske, hurting him again to the body, cracking hooks to the head. An uppercut snapped Billy's head back at the two minute mark and his corner threw in the towel just as referee Francis grabbed Miske as he fell. Official time 2:13 of round two. Langford weighed 181 and Miske 194...At Ottawa Memorial Arena Clyde Parker (191½) takes a 6-2-2 decision from Arthur Pelkey (206). Billed as the Maritime heavyweight champion thanks to wins over Bill Mackinnon, Roddie MacDonald, Bert Kenny and Sam Dixon, Parker shows up the veteran Pelkey, putting him down for a nine count in the seventh round. Pelkey returns the favour in the last stanza with a blow that most ringsiders see strays below the belt...At Montreal's St Denis Street Gym former police constable Jack Renault advances with a clear verdict over New Brunswick's Jack Clements in eight rounds. On the undercard, Jack Delaney edges Al Ferguson over six...May 18, Soldier Jones (17-5-0) stops Frank O'Malley (23-11-3) at 2:54 of round one. It's O'Malley's fourth straight loss, pretty much dropping him as a marquee name...Johnny Gillis "The Cape Breton Giant" racks up his 14th win forcing a technical kayo 1:32 in the first round of pocket heavyweight Eddie Tremblay. His next fight will place him firmly in the national rankings...A sold-out Drumheller Arena sees Whit Pollack cement his claim to the Western Canadian heavyweight title with a TKO of Chief Glenbow in five rounds... Attached Images __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.." Last edited by Cap; 05-25-2026 at 03:49 PM.

05-29-2026, 12:29 PM	#662
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 8,068	Wire service report from South Afrika appears in many US papers... Attached Images __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.."

06-08-2026, 03:07 PM	#663
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 8,068	On a rare sunny afternoon out of doors Scottish fight fans were shaken to their core by the shocking upset at Pittodrie pitch, Aberdeen where England's bruising slugger Frank Goddard (14st 3lb) secured a dramatic ten-round decision over the local favourite, Scottish heavyweight champion Colin Morrison (13st 8lb). Before a partisan crowd that sat in stunned silence, Morrison had initially dictated the pace with his reckless infighting, but the Londoner's unrelenting aggression and heavy artillery gradually wore down the valiant Scot. Goddard's powerful punches broke through Morrison's guard in the middle sessions, turning the bout into a gruelling war of attrition. By the final rounds, it was Goddard's sheer strength and stamina that carried the day, earning him a hard-fought verdict from the referee and proving that the raw power of the English challenger can unseat even the most resilient of regional champions on their home soil. It was no help that Morrison was not in the best of nick going in either...In the chief supporting bout Eire's Matt Killeen wore down England's Henry Hull before knocking him out cold in the final minute of the last round. Killeen was billed as Curaidh bocsaidh trom-chuideam Eireannach (Irish heavyweight boxing champion) although Packey Mahoney is still generally recognized as holder of that title...At the NSC in London Bombardier Billy Wells needed just three rounds to dispose of Deutschland's Ernst Rosemann and retain his hold on the EBU heavyweight title...At Wonderland in Whitechapel, Australia's young tiger Dave Hawkes gained a measure of revenge over transplanted Hungarian pugilist Charlie Weinert with a lopsided points win in their ten round contest. Weinert was sent to the canvas twice for nine counts and took a severe beating from the hard-hitting Australian. Few gave Weinert more than two of the ten rounds and he was lucky to last the distance. Hawkes weighed 14st 2lb and Weinert 13st 7lb...Paris promoter Albert Nivelle is attempting to lure Hawkes away to face French heavyweight Marcel Nilles who improved his record to 17-5-1 with a technical knockout last week of Paul Hamms...At Hamburg Sportplatz, unheralded Norwegian heavyweight Jonny Espetvedt stopped former top contender Otto Flint in six rounds when Flint's corner threw in the towel. In the co-feature bout, Zwickau pugilist Paul Körner avenged a prior loss to France's Edouard Til with a brutal fifth round knockout, bettering his record to 12-6-3 with 8 KOs, the one loss to Til coming in his previous eleven fights since changing trainers... Attached Images __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.."

06-24-2026, 04:42 PM	#664
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 8,068	Deleted __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.." Last edited by Cap; 06-27-2026 at 05:04 PM.

06-25-2026, 05:14 PM	#667
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 8,068	Lightbulb just went on over my head. I was saving the most recent saved game to USERS/Cap/Documents/OOTP etc. when (for some stupid reason) I have to use USERS/Cap/OneDrive/Documents/OOTP etc. I'll run a few fights and see if it works.... Cap __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.."

06-24-2026, 04:52 PM	#665
WeiLo Minors (Double A) Join Date: Dec 2025 Posts: 129	Dang. I'm sorry Cap.

06-25-2026, 09:06 AM	#666
pilight Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Where the Action is Posts: 2,058	When trying to change names and dates, you can't just type them in and click save. You have hit the ENTER key when you're finished typing. Then you should be able to save. Just one of those weird quirks using this game with Windows 11.

06-27-2026, 05:08 PM	#669
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 8,068	Fortunately I expected this and got another license on a backup laptop a couple of years ago. I'm running this machine with Windows 11 so I'm hoping the game'll last a wee bit longer. Fingers crossed, eh. Cap __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.."

06-27-2026, 05:59 PM	#670
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 8,068	From the most recent issue of Australian Sporting News... Monday, June 28 - Unley Stadium, Adelaide. Dave Nelson won overwhelmingly over Jack Grindal in an eight round contest with Grindal nearly knocked out with seconds remaining. In the semi windup Jim Tracey outpointed New Zealand's Harry Pahau over eight rounds. In the curtain raiser former Taz pugilist Jack Willis took a six round decision over Sailor Kelly of Sydney. Thursday, July 1 - Brisbane Stadium. Sid Neilsen took a 6-2-2 decision over Young Peter Felix, avenging a previous hotly disputed verdict. On the undercard local lad Jerry Hansen won in convincing fashion over Pat Doran despite being knocked down for a brief count in the final stanza. Friday, July 2 - Melbourne Stadium. Dave Sonter and New Zealand's big man Jack Leahy boxed to an eight round draw. A knockdown of Sonter in the final round saved a draw for Leahy. Wednesday, July 7 - Auckland Arena. Alec Pooley stopped Jack Quinlan in the fifth round. RSC. Saturday, July 10 - Victoria Hall, Melbourne. George Cook forced a technical knockout of Bill Walsh at 2:23 of the tenth and final round of their contest, when Walsh went to the canvas for the third time in that round. Monday, July 12 - Sydney's Hippodrome. Harold Hardwick held Dimitris Nikolaou to a ten round draw. Wednesday, July 14 - Sydney Stadium. Albert Kid Lloyd successfully defended his Australasian heavyweight title with a clear nod over Colin Bell after 12 uneven rounds. Fans did not appreciate the mauling and wrestling during the middle rounds and displayed their feelings with a stomping of feet and calls to "Throw them out!". In the main preliminary Gordon Coghill repeated his earlier win over South Afrika's Fred Storbeck this time stopping him on cuts in the waning moments of the eighth inning. Attached Images __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.." Last edited by Cap; 06-27-2026 at 06:01 PM.

07-15-2026, 11:45 AM	#672
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 8,068	Wednesday, July 7 - Mexico City Stadium. Mexican heavyweight champion Francisco Segura dominated the action, taking every round on referee Montes' card over the globe-trotting American Tom McCarty. Thursday, July 8 - Brown's Arena, Manhattan. Soldier Malone (191) KO 2 Hurricane Johnson (181½)...(8) Tuesday, July 13 - Chicago Coliseum. Martin Burke (185) KO 1 Floyd "Tex" Hayman (198)...(8). Monk Eastman (192) W8 Ray Pelky (180). Friday, July 16 - Clermont Ave Rink, Brooklyn. Al Palzer (227) TKO 4 Sgt Ray Smith (190¼)...(8) Saturday, July 17 - Minneapolis Arena. Fred Fulton (215) W10 Jess Willard (243) Monday, July 19 - Boston Athletic Hall. Tom McMahon (187¾) W8 Bartley Madden (190). Wednesday, July 21 - New Orleans City Arena. Kid Norfolk (184¼) W10 Gunboat Smith (189). Saturday, July 24 - Madison Square Garden. From Robert Edgren. "...Jack Dempsey the Manassa Mauler turned the Garden into a human slaughterhouse tonight, completely destroying the pride of Latin America with a savagery that left fifty thousand fans gasping for breath. For six rounds, Valerio Ruelas absorbed a terrifying bombardment of iron-fisted hooks that would have felled a stone monument, weathering the storm on sheer, desperate instinct. The end came swiftly in the seventh session when Dempsey unleashed a blinding, multi-punch combination that practically tore his foe's senses away. As the battered challenger collapsed helplessly against the ropes, referee Joh wisely stepped between them, calling a halt to the beautiful, terrible carnage to save a ruined man from his own unbreakable courage..." Luther McCarty (216) W10 Harry Wills (215½). Gene Tunney (180) W10 Angel Rodriguez (181). Bud Gorman (199) KO 9 Jim Coffey (207)...(10) Ed. A typo in Bud Gorman"s record should read 21-3-2 (11). Attached Images __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.." Last edited by Cap; 07-15-2026 at 12:02 PM.