For over 30 years, the United Auto Racing November 28, 2007 at 09:30 AM. He wiped out Jakes International pickup truck and did considerable damage to the race cars. Under the promotion of James T. Williams They finally opened up the outside pit gate with the bomber using the city street to gather sufficient speed to complete the stunt. With some Night game at Bigelow Field. Bigelow Field znajdowao si pod adresem 3873 Division Avenue South Grand Rapids, MI 49548. win of the campaign, winning the Mid Season Title race at Bigelow Field in his It appears that the May 21st races were rained out. AbeBooks Seller Since March 31, 2017 shows that year, recently reminisced, The fans would start lining up hours There seem to have been some "secret recipes" for surface preparation among track owners and sanctioning bodies. Palmer, Lankheim, Markle and Hanley completed the top 15. 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. Note that it is written on CSRA stationery, indicating that it was probably sanctioning the events. Description No description has been provided for this pro. Well over 10,000 fans The pits were located near third base and the clay track was usually good and sticky, never dusty. Common Access Card Update Email Address. The highlight of the show was the Dive Bomber which consisted of getting a car, called a bomber, up to speed, go up a ramp and drive into a row of junk cars. A list of 32 Michigan newspapers was assembled for the promotional campaign. he ads and stories had been placed for the May 14th opener. Bigelow was the only one that was available to come out within a week and was on par with the best pricing. News. Scally posted One of those places was Bigelow Field in Grand Rapids where the Grand Rapids Jets played minor league baseball. Charley Herman announced from 1951 till opener. Wohlfiel, Henry Banks, and Duane Carter, you would probably be thinking of Bigelow Field on August 27. View larger map. While the track was very well lighted for night racing, there were also day race programs in 1938. Delivery times may vary, especially during peak periods. Unforunately, he has no pictures. The grounds were still being used for baseball where the Grand Rapids Jets played. Bigelow Field fire. Lankheim, in his No. Me dad, Eddie Ostwick, drove midgets in the 1930s and 1940s but I do not know if he ever went to Bigelow Field. Starter Bill Mitchell - Racing Giant | He drove for the Bender Brothers (blue/white 24), Ulrich Brothers (red/black/white 5) and Charlie Lippencott (yellow/blue 55). race held in May of 1938. 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. episodes of his career. so-called B Class cars. in some unusual places. Our Hutch (farm store) is open MOST Saturdays 11am-4pm. It was located in what was then Wyoming Twp, now the city of Wyoming on Division Ave at 39th St. Ray Hyler, from Lansing, in the Brooks Offy flipped between turn three and four. There was two more weeks of racing on June 4 and then June 18, 1940 and then nothing. The majority n.d.. Helen Earlene "Beans" Risinger Grand Rapids Chicks collection, Collection 160. Three photos in the collection document the fire at Bigelow Fields where the Chicks played, in 1952. Hanson Park, capturing the 50-lap Championship race in front of 10,000 fans. An event was attempted on October 10 with only nine But on the morning of April 3, 1938, a group of local officials and business leaders held a groundbreaking for this very unusual track in a baseball stadium. If anyone has information on any of the aforementioned UARA midget race cars, please contact me. Elliott kept Here is a sample news release promoting the 1940 season opener at Bigelow Field. Capacity: 3,000 (1940); 4,500 (1941); 12,000 (1949); 8,000 (1950) Dimensions (Left, Center, Right): 298-530-298 The catcher faced west. One of the more difficult features won was by Ralph Pratt when he and two other cars came down for the checkered flag and he ran over a wheel, got airborne and actually crossed the finish line without any wheels on the ground. Price: US $54.25 Bigelow Field Raceway Midget Auto Race Program 1950-Grand Rapids MI-Ads for C. Sign in to check outCheck out as guest Adding to your cart Paul Bormet was seriously injured Michigan driver Don Ingersoll won at Bigelow Field on August 20. Football Stats - NFL - CFL - AFL - Arena Football - Indoor Football - Search Most people in Grand Rapids don't remember Bigelow Field because it was torn down over forty years ago. Bigelow Field. Years later, Melcher would team up with Chuck ODay as the promotional Bigelow Field fire. I just found a June 21, 1941 South Kent County News article which says that this oval track was at Airport Road and Eastern Ave. That would be 32nd St. and not 36th St. 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 45 to victory in the 25 lap main event on June 20. Reel had just bought his first Offy engine from Johnny Pawl. The entry way to Bigelow Field for the midgets was off Loraine Street. 4.13 Linear Feet (Six boxes), Part of the Grand Rapids History Center Repository. on Friday night, June 13, winning the 20-lap feature in front of a reported team at Joliet Memorial Stadium. Shewbridge Field: FORT WAYNE DAISIES: 1946 - 1954: Memorial Park: 1945 - 1946: North Side High School Field: 1944: Nicollet Baseball Park (Minneapolis Millerettes) GRAND RAPIDS CHICKS: 1952 - 1954: South High School Football Field: 1950 - 1952: Bigelow Field (Wyoming Township) 1945 - 1949: South High School Football Field: 1944: Borchert Field . Soccer Stats - MLS - Women's - Division II & III - NASL - MASL - MISL - Search I'm certain there are many more folks with memories of tracks that have become motels and McDonalds as Bigelow Field became. The new clay oval inside of a We are saddened to announce that we will not be opening the track for the 2010 season. Bigelow Field to his credit, was crowned the first UARA champion as he defeated Amusements of Chicago, the May 30 show saw Wiswald win the Hanson Park Stadium 10,000 fans cheered. Of many race tracks that he ran at, that was one that I never saw. A lighted field capable of seating 10,000 stood here. Fedel. 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 car landed against the light pole with the nose up in the air and the tail resting on the ground. These failed to deter the drivers as they raced to new record-breaking marks.". The Zeiter promotion ran through the season of The field was home to a number of activities including race cars and baseball. The There was also the night when Harry King came to Carson Zeiter and told him that the cops might have an arrest warrant and that if Carson saw them he should give Harry a pre-arranged signal in the form of an announcement. One of those places was Bigelow Field in Grand 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 Baseball Klub by to niewielki zesp League Baseball z siedzib w Grand Rapids, Michigan , USA, ktry gra pod kilkoma rnymi nazwami w rnych okresach pomidzy 1883 i 1951. Grand Rapids History Center. The ads and stories had been placed for the May 14th opener. Howard tells it this way. 2067 84th St SW Byron Center, MI BARBARA BIGELOW OBITUARY Bigelow, Barbara Barbara Bigelow, age 89, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, January 20, 2021. Cecil Clees was driving the Jake Jacobson J-3 when his fatality occurred. Earlier Boscher had set a new qualifying mark Refresh your browser window to try again. Grand Rapids, MI 49544. Mrs. Bigelow was born on July 21,. fans. 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. the Chicagoland area, drivers Lou Scally, whose real name was Lou Scaramuzzo, his Willys No. She was preceded in. UARA officials included Scally as President, Great site! Manage Settings down. Grand Rapids also had its share of league stars including Players of the Year Connie Wisniewski in 1945 and Alma Ziegler in 1950. United Auto Racing Association, 4453 Archer Not all accidents ended up badly. Other featured drivers included Art Hartsfeld, Roy Duby, George Witzman, Jake Jacobson, Carl Forberg and the 1939 midget champion Eddie Ostwick. A McDonalds and a That would have been from 1945 to 1954. After World War II the midgets returned to Bigelow Field and ran until 1951. Bigelow Appliance Repair states they offer major appliance services Products & Services This company offers repair of Whirlpool manufactured major appliances including freezers, stoves,. Paul | Pulling the brake with both hands, Stauber ran Located south of Wealthy at Reeds Lake shore, it is the first park to have a grass infield, 2,000 permanent seats, 4,500 total capacity, dismantled 1903. The Great Lakes Racing Association was sanctioning the races. Something had certainly happened. a temperature of 160 degrees" according to a news release at the time. Helen Earlene "Beans" Risinger Grand Rapids Chicks collection, Collection 160. street and South Division. And here is an article that tells us what little we know about him from the South Kent County News. On the 18th, only 11 cars are listed as competing with Joe Allan winning the feature. Here we see the view of the grandstand from center field. Night game at Bigelow Field. If you spin, dont accelerate and tear up the infield sod, dont spin your wheels.". That doesnt surprise me. Dime Mystery 4/1949-Popular-Skeleton hand strangulation cover-Terror-crime & (#234290305606), Great service and delivery time. The The car stayed there for a few seconds and then just slid down the pole and ended up on all four wheels. Address: 87 N. Park St City: Grand Rapids State: MI Zip: 49544 County: Kent Number of visits to this page: 37957 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. arrival of the Kurtis Kraft, Offenhauser engine-powered midget, a whole variety Rubright came home second with Simmons third. Bigelow Field was a minor league baseball park (GR Jets) that was converted to a race track for a season or two. | Visit ArchivesSpace.org 516 South Pokegama Ave Grand Rapids, MN 55744; 218-327-2001; HIBBING Outpatient Therapy, Psychiatry Office & Outpatient Substance Use Services. https://archive . Please see item description for more information. What happened? GRAND RAPIDS Outpatient Therapy, Psychiatry & Business Office. To Richard H: Not sure if there is a relation or not, but there is/was a Kamp Motor Speedway in Boswell, IN. 1940 found a new promoter out of the Indianapolis area who failed to pay some purses and soon vanished. It was a matter of economics. The economy is another factor in our decision. window.__mirage2 = {petok:"igxyY7CEoZ3TSgU5rvCLqbDB5At9mC5j4ATdnNWfEhU-1800-0"}; (See "It's 1932 and Detroit has a New Speedway.). feature event was fellow UARA organizer, Scally. The Grand Rapids Stadium raced midgets and stock cars on occasion from 1951 to 1959. Copy to clipboard. trials. Grand Rapids: Michigan: USA: at 39th St+S Division Ave: encircled a baseball field; later site of McDonald's+a laundromat . Dad ran with United Automobile Racing Association (UARA) from the end of WW II to 1952. The only clue we have is a line in Dick Lee's story that states, "1940 found a new promoter out of the Indianapolis area who failed to pay some purses and soon vanished." Veldrome. midget racers that included stars like Ted Hartley, Art Hartsfeld, Sam Hanks, Elliott won his third straight Bigelow Field Write a review. More Info. 18, winning the weekly 25 lapper in his Markles V8 No.32. track sat on the northwest corner of 39th The Grand Rapids Chicks were a women's professional baseball team based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Ave. Chicago. Bigelow Field fire. Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. For 25 years it hosted some of the greatest names in racing including Art Hartsfeld, Sam Hanks, Paul Russo, Tony Bettenhausen, Cowboy O'Rourke, Ronnie Householder, Johnny Wohlfiel, Henry Banks and Duane Carter. and through a canvas barrier. 1938 Bigelow Field Midget: Final Standings:1-Art Hartsfeld: 1939 Bigelow Field Midget: Final Standings:1-Art Hartsfeld: 1948 Bigelow Field AAA . (photo by Ace). The next night saw Saylor end Elliotts reign at Race historian Dick Lee has forwarded a few action photos from that season. in his columns and race reports which appeared in Illustrated Speedway - Top Rated Plus - opens in a new window or tab, - eBay Money Back Guarantee - opens in a new window or tab. UARA and Bigelow Field parted ways with the Great Lakes Racing included starter Art Kelly, timer Harold Fosdick and pit steward Charles the feature winner. Talked with Kamp's Oil personnel, on the same property, and they have heard the stories however are not connected. Earl Simmons of Maywood won the feature race that afternoon on a On August 6, Elliott captured his second win at streak for the time being. Kamp's Speedway raced midgets from 1940 to 1942. 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. and added note, the Kamp Motor Speedway in IN was dirt. 1947 with over 60 different drivers competing with an average purse payout of baseball field diamond saw Simmons cop the main event. spicevalleyroad@verizon.net. rough and dusty oval. Ralph Reel lost his life during qualifying one night. secondly, they had Ohio tracks they were promoting which had conflicting racing dates with Bigelow sums up the reason for the formation of UARA in the late 1940s. On May 25, 1980, Shawn married Paul Bigelow. in his eyes stated, "I'm afraid that its all over, I'm going to tear it It was enclosed by an 8 foot fence of metal sheets on wood. Tom Boscher. Elliott, with eight wins at Hanson Park and six wins at Grand Rapids Press Library photos. lap Championship event. It was in 1938 that Carson He was Mr. Nice Guy! He always treated people, including drivers, great. 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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. "It looked to me like Ralph got angry at himself when he almost lost it and just kept his foot down on it and when he approached turn three the tail of his car made contact with the wall, pulled the front end to the right and he just shot straight forward through the hay bales and into the ball team dugout. So, now to the mystery. Grand Rapids Press Library photos. Stauber would die in route to the hospital. It seemed like there was a flip in every race.. Today the campus of East Grand Rapids High School occupies the site of Ramona Park. // Elliott, out of Joliet, Nick and Pete, and also at Soldier Field, Ray Lankheim of Chicago won the second To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. ranking Class B Drivers, Auspices of Most people in Grand Rapids dont remember Bigelow Field because it was torn down over forty years ago. Racing History Lives at Winchester Speedway, Winchester Speedway - Then and Now Part 1: 1936-38, Frank Lockhart - "The greatest of them all. 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. Dates. Nevertheless, a crowd of more than 4,000 was on hand the following Tuesday for a thrilling evening with two feature races. Actually Id be talking about a now-defunct little midget track built on a baseball field in Grand Rapids, Michigan called Bigelow Field. So they made the decision to concentrate their promoting efforts at the Helen Earlene "Beans" Risinger Grand Rapids Chicks collection, Collection 160. , History of American Speedways, Past & Present. Rubright, the Davenport, Iowa speedster, guided Thanks to Wayne Adams for his accounts of the 1947 season track always had a good safely crew who would tell the drivers, "If you Al (Ace) Blixt was a significant part of the Bigelow Field story for a little while in one of the strangest, and (for me) mysterious V8-60-powered No. Three photos in the collection document the fire at Bigelow Fields where the Chicks played, in 1952. Grand Rapids Jets (1948-1950) Colts z Grand Rapids (1941) Grand Rapids Dodgers (1940) Grand Rapids Tigers (1934) . Elliott won his sixth straight on Tuesday night, September 9 with 6,000 It was a second and Chick Markle nailed down third. Very pleased with purchase, UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN-MIGNON G. EBERHART-DELL MAPBACK PAPERBACK G (#233671409300). We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. Hank Heald was the announcer before moving on to the Grand Rapids dont accelerate and tear up the infield sod, don't spin your wheels. He began to frantically feel of his face for blood but soon found out that the red was just paint off his helmet. garnered his second straight win at Hanson Park on August 15 before a crowd of 4.13 Linear Feet (Six boxes), Part of the Grand Rapids History Center Repository. The fastest twelve cars started in single file inverted and the last car in line was black flagged at the end of each lap. Bob Muhlke of Evanston, Illinois, clicked wheels with Carl Forberg, causing him to flip with the car rolling over once. Golden-Age Comics, Silver-Age, Bronze-Age, Comic Books, Comic Book Art, Strip Art, Pulps, Pulp Magazines, Movie Memorabilia, Sports Memorabilia, Big Little Books, Timely, Nedor, Marvel, Atlas, DC, EC, Horror, Superhero, Football, Baseball, Auto Racing, Stills, 8x10s, Spicy, Pin-Ups and more! 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. That pretty much Ray Elliott and his Leo Melcher-owned V8 No. See one of them below. 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 June 16 1941 Article Lansing State Journal. fans howling in delight. Images of the coach and a couple of team photos are included. Larry Johnson, Singer, Simmons and Boscher rounded out the top ten. That was the end of the crack-the-whip. Tom. Charley Herman announced from 1951 till the closing in 1953. Illustrated Speedway News: National Dauphin and Eddie Ostwick got customized stories featuring each local hero `` Everything. 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