At the 1896 Springfield Bicycle Meet, a 2-day event that took place in Springfield, MA, Tom Cooper won both the Half-Mile Open and the One-Mile Record events (both were Professional category races) which were held on September 3, 1896. In the Half-Mile Open, referee Robinson imposed a $50.00 fine on Mr. Cooper for fouling fellow racer, Mr. Bald. Cooper`s prize winnings for the day were $245.00. Bald captured second place in the Half-Mile Open Professional.
  Bald was one of the `hot` racing men of the late 1800`s. He competed with other `crackers` at the August 22, 1894 National Cycle Meet in Kansas City, MO put on by the Kansas City Athletic Club. A few of the competitors who had raced in Denver-Pueblo, CO, and were on their way back to the east coast, stopped to race in Kansas City(glad to have a rest after a long 36-hour dusty trip across the plains).

Hector Acosta photographed in the 1961 Official Race Program for the 75th World Championships arranged by Sports International, Inc. event which was held in New York at the Madison Square Garden September 22~28, 1961. Ocosta won the Buenos Aires 1957 6-day event while teamed up with Bruno Sivilotti.