| Description | This is a scrapbook chronicling the pursuits and achievements of cyclist William "Torchy" Peden. The scrapbook consists of articles featuring William that have been pasted onto blank sheets in a hardcover book. The scrapbook is green with black binding and black triangle, photo corners. "SCRAP BOOK" is engraved in gold print on the front cover.
A yellow sheet of paper has been placed as a bookmark. In red marker "#9 1st NY WIN" has been written on the paper. It is between an article from Sunday, March 6th, 1932, entitled "McNamara-Peden Win 52nd Six-Day Bike Race: First New York Grind To Put Chapman In Red". The bookmark is in reference to this article.
There is a bookmark in between three articles, "Desire to See 1928 Olympics Started Peden on Bike Career", "Peden Relates His Impressions During Six-Day Bike Race"
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"Peden, Partner of Injured Biker, Saw No Luck in Team's Jerseys."
Another bookmark holds the page between seven articles covering various races and stats for Peden's races, along with a French article on the 6-Day Race.
A fourth bookmark marks the page between an article from the "Victoria Daily Times", Wednesday, August 3, 1932, entitled, "Bill Peden Arrives Homes; Off to Train Olympic Bike Squad". On the other page is a article entitled, "Local Bike Riders Still Confident of Olympic Victory" along with a black and white photo of a banquet attended by the Olympic cyclists and friends in Los Angeles after the races.
The final bookmark is between an article from the Vancouver Province from June, 12, 1932, entitled, "Torchy the Pedalling Scorcher". On the other page is a typewriter typed poem about Torchy simply entitled, "Torchy Peden", it was written by J.C.B.
It appears from the use of several bookmarks and notes written on articles throughout the scrapbook that this may have been used by someone for research purposes. |
![This programme is from the Ninth International 6 Day Bike Race that took place in Montreal from October 9th to October 14th, 1933. The 6 Day Bike Race was a 24hr race that took place over 6 days. During the 1930's this was the most popular sport to watch.
Inside are the short biographies of all the cyclist that participated that weekend. In the middle, the programme lists the cyclists as they are grouped into teams and the colour they will be wearing. The most interesting part are the signatures. Some are cyclists: Roy MacDonald, Piet Van Kempen, Torchy Peden, Jules Audy , Frank W Bartell , Z St. Laurant , Harry Horan, Alfred Letourneur, Pierre Gachion, Freddie Ottevaire, Reg Fielding, Roy MacDonald, Saveer Van Slambrouck, Tom Saetta, Freddie Zach. Other Signatures, not cyclists: Phil Lightheart, Laurent Gadon Tibi, George Earl, Pete Ga[vuppe], J.V. Delongchamps.
Torchy Peden was not the winner of this Montreal Six-Day Race, but had won previously on the following occasion: April 1931 with Heri Lepage, October 1931 with Henri Lepage, April 1932 with Jules Audy, October 1932 with Reggie Fielding.](http://www.sportshall.ca/images/cshof/thumbs/X2006.15.1_t.jpg "This programme is from the Ninth International 6 Day Bike Race that took place in Montreal from October 9th to October 14th, 1933. The 6 Day Bike Race was a 24hr race that took place over 6 days. During the 1930's this was the most popular sport to watch.
Inside are the short biographies of all the cyclist that participated that weekend. In the middle, the programme lists the cyclists as they are grouped into teams and the colour they will be wearing. The most interesting part are the signatures. Some are cyclists: Roy MacDonald, Piet Van Kempen, Torchy Peden, Jules Audy , Frank W Bartell , Z St. Laurant , Harry Horan, Alfred Letourneur, Pierre Gachion, Freddie Ottevaire, Reg Fielding, Roy MacDonald, Saveer Van Slambrouck, Tom Saetta, Freddie Zach. Other Signatures, not cyclists: Phil Lightheart, Laurent Gadon Tibi, George Earl, Pete Ga[vuppe], J.V. Delongchamps.
Torchy Peden was not the winner of this Montreal Six-Day Race, but had won previously on the following occasion: April 1931 with Heri Lepage, October 1931 with Henri Lepage, April 1932 with Jules Audy, October 1932 with Reggie Fielding.")
