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Maurice `Frenchy` Gilles (1911-2003) |
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He got his nickname `Frenchy`because of his French accent; he was born in France and came to America at age 23. He raced bicycles during the years of about 1933-1937. Maurice partnered with Oscar Juner in some of the 6-day events in Chicago. One of his racing bikes was made by Oscar Wystan. One of Maurice`s daughters, Marcia, lives in Howie`s neighborhood; Marcia gave Howie this information. This image is of Maurice on the rollers with Noah Van Cleef of the Cycle Trades Association of America holding him for the photo. Maurice had recently won the American Roller Racing Championships. This article appears in the American Bicyclist Magazine c.1934. Additional pictures and text are pending. See the picture gallery.
Palmares gleaned from the internet:
1935 September, Chicago 6-Day Amateur Race
1936 July, Milwaukee 6-Day Race, 1st place, teamed with Oscar Juner
1936 Oct, Montreal 6-Day Race, 7th place, teamed with Tommy Flynn & Jackie Gruber
1936 Oct-Nov, Des Moines 6-Day Race, 7th place, teamed with Oscar juner
1936 Dec, Minneapolis 6-Day Race, 7th place, teamed with Raymond Bedard (Canada)
1937 Jan, San Francisco 6-Day Race, DNF, teamed with George Antrobus
1937 Feb, Oakland 6-Day Race, 5th place, teamed with Manuel Silveria (1275 points, 4 laps)
[Gilles, Maurice]
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Six-Day International - 1935 Nov-10~16, at the Chicago Stadium |
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AVAILABLE TO SELL, I HAVE A DUPLICATE! A 32-page large format Program for the 34th International 6-Day Bike Race, held under the sanction of the National Cycling Association. This is a reproduction printed from the original program. The officials for this race were: Frank Kramer, Thomas J. Courtney, Al Horan, Dennis A. Horan, James Bowler, Dorsey R. Crowe, Ald. John S. Clark, Ernest Klocker, Alfred Cumming, Harry Josephs, Theo. W. Rullman, Frank Kalteux, John Kronvold, Eddie Maehlke, Frank Schrieber, Thomas J. Bowler, Major C. Ames, Ray Schalk, Willard Malone, William Harley, Larry Epstein, Louis Spears, Lawrence Gaffney, Patrick Mulvey, Carmine Bilotti, Herman Hoffman, W.O. Simonson, Roy Johnson, John Finocchiara, Joseph Miller, Herb Carlin, Harry Chesley and Harry Mendel. The program contains photos of most of the racers with their bio, and the name & colors of each team. The dimensions are 8 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches, see the picture gallery for many of the pages. [1935 6-Day.Chi]
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