baseball field in 14.74 seconds. But despite the reported crowd of 7,000 on August 23, 1938, Don and Carson only promoted the track one more year. Bigelow Field on August 27. Very pleased with purchase, UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN-MIGNON G. EBERHART-DELL MAPBACK PAPERBACK G (#233671409300). Don and Carson Zeiter then quit promoting midgets at Bigelow Field for About Us - Contact Us - Credits - Recommended - Privacy Policy - Schedule and Scores To Richard H: Not sure if there is a relation or not, but there is/was a Kamp Motor Speedway in Boswell, IN. Managed to talk with a farmer who owned & operated the land in the area, and he remembers the fence by the tracks, planes overhead, and primarily motorcycle racing there-but cars at times as well. //]]> Rubright, Scally, Saylor, Ambrose and Zukor in the final points tally. Bigelow was the only one that was available to come out within a week and was on par with the best pricing. neck injuries. midget racers that included stars like Ted Hartley, Art Hartsfeld, Sam Hanks, Years later, Melcher would team up with Chuck ODay as the promotional $2,010 per event. 1938 Bigelow Field Midget: Final Standings:1-Art Hartsfeld: 1939 Bigelow Field Midget: Final Standings:1-Art Hartsfeld: 1948 Bigelow Field AAA . Larry Johnson, Singer, Simmons and Boscher rounded out the top ten. Here we see the view of the grandstand from center field. Big Bill Mitchell, out of Detroit, was one of the flagmen and he had a solid background in racing, having owned big cars as far back as the late 1920s with drivers such as Chet Miller, Cliff Duran and others. I remember one time a car was qualifying and spun in turn three, went into the infield grass and kept running in circles, apparently the driver was unconscious. ", Everything seemed to be going fine as opening day arrived. Continue with Recommended Cookies, Following are the minor league baseball teams known to have played at Bigelow Field: Actually Id be talking about a now-defunct little midget track built on a baseball field in Grand Rapids, Michigan called Bigelow Field. Elliott, out of Joliet, The neighbors living near Bigelow Field at that time will never forget when promoter Jim Williams booked the Ward Beam Thrill Show. If you spin, dont accelerate and tear up the infield sod, dont spin your wheels.". I have just sent an ariel view of Bigelow Field in Grand Rapids to the Waterwinterwonderland webmaster. She was preceded in. Restauracja szybkiej obsugi zajmuje dzi cz terenu. But despite the reported crowd of 7,000 on August 23, 1938, Don and Carson only promoted the track one more year. Elliott won his third straight Bigelow Field On May 25, 1980, Shawn married Paul Bigelow. All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, "Kunkel played final role as director's adviser", All-American Girls Professional Baseball League history, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League official website Grand Rapids Chicks seasons, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League official website Manager/Player profile search results, Michigan History Magazine Grand Rapids Chicks article, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Grand_Rapids_Chicks&oldid=1117093843, South High School Field (19451949, 19531954), This page was last edited on 19 October 2022, at 22:11. Common Access Card Update Email Address. CONTINUE. The pits were located near third base and the clay track was usually good and sticky, never dusty. When a new promoter from Indianapolis named W.R. Caine took over promotion at Bigelow Field for the 1940 season, it is not surprising that he would hire the best people he could find to operate the track. Big Bill Mitchell, the popular starter at Motor City was retained as starter and track manager and Ace Blixt was hired on to handle promotion. feature event was fellow UARA organizer, Scally. Staff Interface All of these images are copyrighted and commercial reproduction either electronic or printed is prohibited. The field was home to a number of activities including race cars and baseball. Race historian Allan Brown, in his comprehensive History of American Speedways, Past & Present records that racing ended at Bigelow Field in June 1940 and did not resume until after WWII in 1947. Please note that location entries may feature older photos or post card views that may not represent the current appearance or features of the attraction. Don and Carson Zeiter then quit promoting midgets at Bigelow Field for two reasons. My father built a 2x8 bench seat on the backside of the fence in our back yard, so we (with a ladder) could sit and watch the midget races and ball games. See one of them below. n.d.. Helen Earlene "Beans" Risinger Grand Rapids Chicks collection, Collection 160. September 16. An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. The midgets ran time trials but because they had so many cars they ran elimination races. Night game at Bigelow Field. [4] League pitching titles were won by Chicks pitchers in 1944 and 1945 by Wisniewski, Mildred Earp in 1947, Alice Haylett in 1948, and Ziegler in 1950. Night game at Bigelow Field. Built in 1931 by local businessman and baseball enthusiast Clarence Bigelow III, Bigelow Field was also the site of a variety of other civic activities. Bigelow Field znajdowao si pod adresem 3873 Division Avenue South Grand Rapids, MI 49548. He was Michigan and Ohio champion in 1939 and 1940. I have not read in detail all that has been said, nor am I an advid race car fan. ", Newland continued, "The outboards had a loud scream. A McDonalds and a Gary Brey | Attendance listed indicates the total home attendance for the team even if it played in multiple home ballparks or additional cities in the same year. Bigelow Field was a minor league baseball park (GR Jets) that was converted to a race track for a season or two. winner again at Hanson Park on August 29 with Saylor winning the 50 lap Labor I HAVE A CUSTOM UPHOLSTERY SHOP IN GRAND RAPIDS MI. One of those places was Bigelow Field in Grand Rapids where the Grand Rapids Jets played minor league baseball. equipment, the organization enjoyed a highly successful first season. Dad ran with United Automobile Racing Association (UARA) from the end of WW II to 1952. second and Chick Markle nailed down third. Unforunately, he has no pictures. Johnson, Singer, Simmons and Boscher rounded out the top ten. ", Stock cars ran briefly for one season at Bigelow Field in 1952 and then in 1953 a fire wiped out the grandstands. street and South Division. We are saddened to announce that we will not be opening the track for the 2010 season. Ralph Reel lost his life during qualifying one night. The corrugated outfield fence stood until just a year or two ago and the site is now a motel and a McDonalds, WaterWinterWonderland.com 2023 Over 63,256,633 Served, Grand Rapids Civic Theatre And School Of Theatre Arts. Bigelow Field as the Joliet driver captured the feature in front of over 4,500 Night game at Bigelow Field. Paul | The throttle on Stauber's No. The track called Bigelow Field has been gone and mostly forgotten for more than 40 years. The line would be a block long sometimes. Three photos in the collection document the fire at Bigelow Fields where the Chicks played, in 1952. Association (UARA) was regarded as one of the premiere midget racing groups in Soccer Stats - MLS - Women's - Division II & III - NASL - MASL - MISL - Search me. It was a ), News Release May 1940:"Little Eddie Ostwick, heavy-footed daredevil of the speedways and 1939 racing champion has positively assured W.R.Caine, operator of Bigelow Field that he will be on hand with his new midget for the opening race. Please feel free to download these images for your own personal use. So they made the decision to concentrate their promoting efforts at the Uhrich Brothers Special No. Ben Zukor guided his Reichenbach Brothers-built This site is intended to be a historical as well as current record of various attractions but it is not always possible to have up-to-date information due to the vast number of locations featured here. | Visit ArchivesSpace.org Hockey Stats - NHL - WHA - Minor League Hockey - Search He drove mostly at Motor City in Detroit and Ft. Miami in Toledo. The following is a list of drivers who competed at Bigelow Field during its tenure as a race track. UARA feature event at Hanson Park on June 6. On the Fourth of July, UARA visited the newly Midget racing did resume at Bigelow Field after the war and the race cars continued to coexist with several baseball teams, including the Grand Rapids Chicks, part of the All American Girls Professional Baseball League that was the inspiration for the Tom Hanks movie, "A League of the Their Own". Elliott kept 1940 found a new promoter out of the Indianapolis area who failed to pay some purses and soon vanished. during time trials, running around the tricky 1/5-mile dirt oval around the Stauber would die in route to the hospital. At this time the track is for sale but there has been no tangible offers. Paul Russo, Tony Bettenhausen, Cowboy O'Rouke, Ronnie Householder, Johnny UARA split away again the winner at Hanson Park on August 22, taking starter Pete Passantinos Chicagos Coliseum on Wabash Ave., beginning in January of 1948, and looked 17 midget in the inaugural UARA Tragedy struck during the evening when 32-year old Frank Stauber A good crowd was reported to have enjoyed the action as Wally Zale's Offy edged out Tony Willman's outboard Elto for the 20 lap feature win. Ace Blixt was, by 1940, well established as the Michigan representative both for the the national auto racing weekly, the Illustrated Speedway News, and for the Central States Racing Association (CSRA) that sanctioned much of the racing in Michigan, Indiana and Ohio. Veldrome. Bigelow Field fire. Jake Jacobson, who always had his lit cigar clamped between his teeth while racing, lost his cigar down his shirt once and nearly lost control when it burned him. A group of unidentified drivers inspects the clay that had been trucked in to form the racing surface. This decision is from health reasons both here and in Paducah Kentucky. Race officials dirt oval: r5/3/1938-40, 47-c52: defunct: TRACK DRIVER STANDINGS. The fastest twelve cars started in single file inverted and the last car in line was black flagged at the end of each lap. Some interesting recollections of a couple of greats, from Howard Newland, who raced midgets at Bigelow Field. November 28, 2007 at 09:30 AM. Refresh your browser window to try again. Former site of Bigelow Field (1937-1952). Illinois Fairgrounds at Belvidere saw Saylor and his Kozy V8 win on August 17. View Sue A Bigelow results in Grand Rapids, MI including current phone number, address, relatives, background check report, and property record with Whitepages. V8-60-powered No. The action looks great as the drivers round home heading for first base. 516 South Pokegama Ave Grand Rapids, MN 55744; 218-327-2001; HIBBING Outpatient Therapy, Psychiatry Office & Outpatient Substance Use Services. When the traveling show arrived they discovered that the race track took up the whole field and there was not enough room to get the bomber up to sufficient speed. Bigelow Field to his credit, was crowned the first UARA champion as he defeated If anyone has information on any of the aforementioned UARA midget race cars, please contact me. 85 of a mile. Grali gwnie w Lidze Centralnej , ale take w rnych innych lig opartych Michigan. Earl Simmons of Maywood won the feature race that afternoon on a That doesnt surprise me. followed by Saylor, Corky Singer and Larry Johnson. so-called B Class cars. June 04, 2011 at 03:12 PM. of these cars taken away large portions of the posted purse. Wczesne zespoy Grand Rapids gray w Recreation Park w dni powszednie oraz w Alger Park nad Reeds Lake w weekendy. Belvidere. It was a matter of economics. 1952. he ads and stories had been placed for the May 14th opener. Rapids where the Grand Rapids Jets played minor league baseball. The crowd seems a bit thin or are the people just trying to avoid the dust the boys are throwing up? Carson is also credited with laying out the famous VFW Speedway half-mile track in Detroit in 1932 that is the topic of another feature on this site. Not all accidents ended up badly. Dust was a big problem at dirt tracks and steps were taken to keep the surface smooth and dust free. Elliott, with eight wins at Hanson Park and six wins at the closing in 1953. There seem to have been some "secret recipes" for surface preparation among track owners and sanctioning bodies. Under the leadership of Willliam Mabin, a local group of young men and boys form the Colored Giants, the first local team of black players. He drove for the Bender Brothers (blue/white 24), Ulrich Brothers (red/black/white 5) and Charlie Lippencott (yellow/blue 55). (3) Scope and Contents. organizational meeting, Scally was quoted as saying, We supply 90% of the cars UARA ventured out of state to Bigelow Field in The story begins with my discovery of a notebook among my father's records containing a series of letters, news releases, programs and newspaper clippings all relating to Bigelow Field. Here is info I found. on September 5. dont accelerate and tear up the infield sod, don't spin your wheels. | v3.3.0 ID Card Office Locator & Appointments Find a RAPIDS ID Card Office. She was also preceded in death by her sister, and best friend, Cindy Silva. Carl Forgerg, Art Hartsfeld, Jake Jacobson, Bernie Jacobson, Al Mominee, Fibber Walters, Matt Heid, Iggy Katona, Bill Mackey, Cecil Green, Cecil Zent, Cecil Clees, Ralph Reel, Ralph Pratt, Potsy Goacher, Big Bill Spears, Charlie Messler, Ray St Johns, Teddy Tedrow, Bud Sparks, Ted Hartley, Gene Hartley, Hank Russ, Johnny Smigs, Louie Ludke, Don Ingersol, Hank Nykaza, Bill Vukovich, Sam Hanks, Paul Russo, Neil Carter, Harry Bennet, Leroy Warriner, George Jackson, Bill Wiltse, Gordon Vander Laan, Tony Bettenhausen, Cowboy ORourke, Ronnie Householder, Ronnie Duman, Hank Duman, Red Newman, Glen Rocky, Howard Daulphin, Doc Shanebrook, Gene Force, Duane Carter, Bill BJork, Bobby Grim, Bob Williams, Brick Eicholtz, Danny Keselowski, Johnny Wolfiel, Henry Banks, Ed Stanke, Emory Rice, Bob Breading, Johnny Tolan, Chick Barbo, Johnny Parsons, Sr., Cotton Farmer, Al Bonnell, Art Cross, Eddie Johnson, Harlen Hunt, George Fonger, Joe Sostillio, Bill Homes, Jerry Hoyt, Johnny McDowell, Manual Ayulo, Troy Ruttman, Tony Bonadies, Joe Barzda, Bob Ellingham, Jimmy Knight, Gays Biro, Chuck Weyant, Jack Turner, Bill Homier, Chuck Rodee, Bob Wente, Tommy Copp, Rex Easton, Van Johnson, Arnie Knepper, Ed Yeager, Rick Kerr, Chuck Arnold, Carl Scarborough, Mike Nazaruk, Jiggs Peters, Pete Romcevitch, Charies Szekendy, Al Plackey, Wally Zale, Johnny Zale, Gordon Gajdet, Wild Bill Boyd, Bob Zomerhuis, Dewey Omen, Gene allen, Howard Newland, and Bill Schindler. Three photos in the collection document the fire at Bigelow Fields where the Chicks played, in 1952. track always had a good safely crew who would tell the drivers, "If you With local weekly midget racing also taking ID Card Office Online. These failed to deter the drivers as they raced to new record-breaking marks.". What happened? It was enclosed by an 8 foot fence of metal sheets on wood. Illustrated Speedway News: National The track was rough with some Bigelow Field. Markle, a first year The Chicks played their home games at South High School in Grand Rapids, with the exception of 1950-1952 when games were played at Bigelow Field in Wyoming Township. Pulling the brake with both hands, Stauber ran Pniej zespoy gray na Bigelow Field na South Division Avenue. 4.13 Linear Feet (Six boxes), Part of the Grand Rapids History Center Repository. With some Starting to get on a roll, Elliott was the And here is an article that tells us what little we know about him from the South Kent County News. Wohlfiel, Henry Banks, and Duane Carter, you would probably be thinking of So not sure if this is the same family and ended up moving to the IN area, but find it very coincidental. Bigelow Appliance Repair states they offer major appliance services Products & Services This company offers repair of Whirlpool manufactured major appliances including freezers, stoves,. Grand Rapids Press Library photos. When he did, King grabbed his helmet and climbed the fence and disappeared into the night. Lankheim, in his No. Berlin Raceway began racing in 1951 and is still racing. episodes of his career. Grand Rapids also had its share of league stars including Players of the Year Connie Wisniewski in 1945 and Alma Ziegler in 1950. crowd of around 8,000 fans. (3). Seller Rating. Bigelow Field - Grand Rapids MI Address: 39th Street and S. Division City: Grand Rapids State: MI Zip: 49548 County: Kent Number of visits to this page: 18792 Disclaimer: Please note that location entries may feature older photos or post card views that may not represent the current appearance or features of the attraction. I'm sitting here now looking at his trophy for winning the Bigelow Field Mid-Season Championship on August 13, 1947. A lighted field capable of seating 10,000 stood here. (photo by Ace). During qualifications, Elliott, who turned 26 years old a few 2310 NW 3rd St Grand Rapids, MN 55744; 218-327-2001; GRAND RAPIDS Outpatient Substance Use Services. The Grand Rapids Chicks were a women's professional baseball team based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Palmer, Lankheim, Markle and Hanley completed the top 15. Stock cars ran briefly for one season at Bigelow Field in 1952 and then in 1953 a fire wiped out the grandstands. Grand Rapids Jets (1948-1950) Colts z Grand Rapids (1941) Grand Rapids Dodgers (1940) Grand Rapids Tigers (1934) . secondly, they had Ohio tracks they were promoting which had conflicting racing dates with Bigelow In the first feature, presumably the make-up race from the rainout, Art Hartsfeld came home the winner with Duane Carter second and Roy Duby third. The track sat on the northwest corner of 39th street and South Division. Seller Inventory # U15-01-134. Of many race tracks that he ran at, that was one that I never saw. Someone at CSRA seems to have vouched for him. Grand Rapids History Center. With the Copyright 2023 Stats Crew, Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics. 120 Grand Rapids - 1940s ideas | grand rapids, grand rapids michigan, grand rapids mi Grand Rapids - 1940s 124 Pins 11y G Collection by GRNow.com Similar ideas popular now Michigan History Grand Rapids Michigan Pure Michigan Handkerchief Buff 1940s Vintage World Maps Pure Products History Historia This brings us to the mysterious events of the 1940 season at Bigelow Field. 1947 with over 60 different drivers competing with an average purse payout of The financial and equipment losses hurt the Chicks for the rest of the season. View larger map. n.d.. Helen Earlene "Beans" Risinger Grand Rapids Chicks collection, Collection 160. Me dad, Eddie Ostwick, drove midgets in the 1930s and 1940s but I do not know if he ever went to Bigelow Field. during the semi feature. Images of the coach and a couple of team photos are included. Here is the promoter in question, W.R.Caine. We have had some inquiries of leasing the track for a few races this year but at this time we are only interested in selling and not leasing. Charlene Jean Bigelow, age 82, a long-time resident of Grand Rapids passed away suddenly on Saturday, April 15, 2017 while in residence at Whispering Way. Grand Rapids History Center. Grand Rapids History Center. On the 18th, only 11 cars are listed as competing with Joe Allan winning the feature. was fatally injured during the semi final. Eddie says if anything the new job is faster than the car with which he won the championship. The midgets returned again in 1953, until the grandstands burned. spicevalleyroad@verizon.net. off the track some 100 yards, running under a rope barrier and suffering fatal Under the promotion of James T. Williams 45 to victory in the 25 lap main event on June 20. A night at the races was just 40 cents in 1938 and from this ad it appears the Zeiters anticipated a brisk business with buses running from a downtown hotel to the track every 15 minutes. Based upon what I have learned, the track was located on the SE corner of 36th & Eastern. Grand Rapids Press Library photos. in some unusual places. Jim Williams, the owner and promoter of the facility called a press conference and with tears The economy is another factor in our decision. He never flipped a race car and went on to win the National Championship and the 1957 Indianapolis 500. This site is intended to be a historical as well as current record of various attractions but it is not always possible to have up-to-date information due to the vast number of locations featured here. It was during this period that the late Hank Heald tried to become the Bigelow Field promoter but was unable to put it together. A nearly 90 degree turn at home plate certainly must have made for some exciting action when the midgets came roaring down to get the starter's flag. That would have been from 1945 to 1954. Field. It was located in what was then Wyoming Twp, now the city of Wyoming on Division Ave at 39th St. We have to go way back to the 1930s when Don and Carson Zeiter were busy building race tracks in the Michigan area first for big cars and then for something new called midgets. More Info. Great article Al! 35 midgets on hand for the competition at the Chicago Public Schools Dick Lee can add Raymond "Red" Boscher to the list of drivers who competed at Bigelow Field. 1939. Here is a sample news release promoting the 1940 season opener at Bigelow Field. Wally Zale lost a rear wheel in that event but repaired his car only to go out again with mechanical problems while dueling with Tony Willman in the Australian pursuit. We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. The Zeiter promotion ran through the season of 1939. Bigelow Field to his credit, was crowned the first UARA champion as he defeated Rubright, Scally, Saylor, Ambrose and Zukor in the final points tally. Bigelow Field - Grand Rapids (Wyoming), MI (USA) - posted in TNFs Archive: Genlemen, this is very interesting reading and deserves a seperate thread. sums up the reason for the formation of UARA in the late 1940s. the feature winner. days earlier, had set a new track record with a 19.19 second run. Plans for Kamp Motor Speedway in 2010 As the New Year arrives changes are in the works for us. The entry way to Bigelow Field for the midgets was off Loraine Street. Michigan driver Don Ingersoll won at Bigelow Field on August 20. Description No description has been provided for this pro. 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Not sure what it was called on topo maps it is only called 'old fairgrounds' even in 1914. viewable on historicaerials. of midget racing cars at a given event getting a small percentage of the purse Scally posted baseball field diamond saw Simmons cop the main event. team at Joliet Memorial Stadium. This photo of Art Hartsfeld appeared in the opening day program along with Jimmy Brock in his #25 midget below. Ambrose drove the Nelsen Hirschberg Name City County Date Added; Adrian Fairgrounds: Adrian: Lenawee: 08-28-2003: Adventure Mountain Raceway: Greenland: Ontonagon: 10-05-2007: Air Park Speedway: Fennville During an Have been conducting research on the GR Speedway/Kamp's Speedway (and others in the GR area) for a few years as well. Basketball Stats - NBA - ABA - WNBA/Women's - G-League/D-League - Minor League Basketball - Search 18, winning the weekly 25 lapper in his Markles V8 No.32. 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