Career
As a cyclist, Bald rode and promoted Columbia Bicycles. In 1904, Bald spent time at the Columbia factory learning about automobiles. Late that year, he was part of the team which re-took the Chicago to New York record of 58 hrs, 35 minimum in a Columbia car.
Other drivers included Bert Holcomb (who was in charge of the run), Lawrence Duffie (Demonstrator of the Gasoline Department of Electric Vehicle Company, which manufactured Columbia cars), Harry Sandol, and Ray Harroun.
Bald went on to race Columbia cars for several years in both road and track events. After his racing career, he was an auto salesman from 1909 until he retired in 1925.
He was born in Buffalo, New York on January 27, 1874 and died in Pittsburgh on July 1, 1946 at the age of 72. Bald married Joan Seeley (born October 4, 1873) in 1909 and had one son, Edward, Junior. on August 11, 1912.