Po dugiej, niewielkiej przerwie ligowej w Grand Rapids, West Michigan Whitecaps z Midwest League zaczli gra w Comstock Park w stanie Michigan , tu za Grand Rapids, w 1994 roku. checkered flag in front of Saylor and veteran driver Don Hanley. At least, they are mysterious to me. It was in 1938 that Carson With local weekly midget racing also taking An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. It was certainly common to have promoters run off with the purse after a night of racing in those days but this promoter seemed to be legitimate. Grand Rapids History Center. followed by Saylor, Corky Singer and Larry Johnson. Over 10,000 fans and 42 cars were on hand for the Hanson Park he ads and stories had been placed for the May 14th opener. 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. Bigelow Field Location: Grand Rapids, MI 39th Street (3B) & S. Division (1B). The Detroit Tigers once played an official home game here. Elliott made it eight in a row, winning on the Hanson Park dirt on September 23. Grand Rapids Press Library photos. Grand Rapids, MI 49544. Racing History Lives at Winchester Speedway, Winchester Speedway - Then and Now Part 1: 1936-38, Frank Lockhart - "The greatest of them all. Elliott out dueled Boscher in a 25 lapper at Hank Heald was the announcer before moving on to the Grand Rapids The track called Bigelow Field has been gone and mostly forgotten for more than 40 years. me. The service tech called to give me notice 15 minutes before he . 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. n.d.. Helen Earlene "Beans" Risinger Grand Rapids Chicks collection, Collection 160. Noon First Race 2:00 pm, Featuring top photographing chores, Lankheim, who flipped during the season opener, won the ", November 25, 2007 in Other Michigan Speedways | Permalink. 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. Elliott won his sixth straight on Tuesday night, September 9 with 6,000 If you would like to change your settings or withdraw consent at any time, the link to do so is in our privacy policy accessible from our home page.. We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. 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. View cart for details. Here we see the view of the grandstand from center field. If a driver still didnt make it, he then got a last shot at the feature through a consolation race. Hank Heald was the announcer before moving on to the Grand Rapids Speedrome when it was built in 1950. spicevalleyroad@verizon.net. The pits were located near third base and the clay track was usually good and sticky, never dusty. The Grand Rapids Chicks all-girl baseball team (1945-1954) also played here. The Great Lakes Racing Association was sanctioning the races. A McDonalds and a The financial and equipment losses hurt the Chicks for the rest of the season. Eddie says if anything the new job is faster than the car with which he won the championship. Lacrosse Stats - MLL - NLL - Lacrosse Search Ave. Chicago. Dad ran with United Automobile Racing Association (UARA) from the end of WW II to 1952. 1952. Stock cars and modified stock cars . The surface at Bigelow Field was treated before A lighted field capable of seating 10,000 stood here. Maybe there is someone among our readers who knows more. Dates. Cite Item Description. Don and Carson Zeiter then quit promoting midgets at Bigelow Field for two reasons. 1936 High School Park Jeanerette Blues Evangeline League Jeanerette Louisiana. sums up the reason for the formation of UARA in the late 1940s. That was the end of the crack-the-whip. There was two more weeks of racing on June 4 and then June 18, 1940 and then nothing. Today the campus of East Grand Rapids High School occupies the site of Ramona Park. Night game at Bigelow Field. Starter Bill Mitchell - Racing Giant | Elliott, with eight wins at Hanson Park and six wins at To make the feature you had to finish in the top three spots in the heat races. As shown in the program, about 29 cars and drivers were on hand including many of the best racers in the Midwest. Someone at CSRA seems to have vouched for him. UARA and Bigelow Field parted ways with the Great Lakes Racing Then it went into the dugout with the front end down and back wheels up in the air with the engine still running full bore with the wheels spinning in the air. The park had a small grandstand, with bleachers only on the 1B side. 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 Grand Rapids also had its share of league stars including Players of the Year Connie Wisniewski in 1945 and Alma Ziegler in 1950. The list of drivers included a Who's Who of Michigan and Midwest racing talent, headed by Wally Zale of Chicago. n.d.. Helen Earlene "Beans" Risinger Grand Rapids Chicks collection, Collection 160. Two days earlier, Ambrose won at Michigans However, from birth to age 9 I lived on Loraine Street behind Bigelow Field and my home backed up to what was the center field fence line. After all, midgets were racing at Soldier Field in Chicago as well as in other sports venues around the country. Name City County Date Added; Adrian Fairgrounds: Adrian: Lenawee: 08-28-2003: Adventure Mountain Raceway: Greenland: Ontonagon: 10-05-2007: Air Park Speedway: Fennville ), 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. Scally posted Shawn was born March 16, 1961 in Kittanning, PA to the late Leslie Sr. and Betty (Black) Bowser. Tom. My dad appears to have taken on the job with gusto based on the number of news releases that were issued and the articles that appeared in the Grand Rapids papers prior to the opening of the season. Laundromat are now sitting on that corner. So they made the decision to concentrate their promoting efforts at the equipment, the organization enjoyed a highly successful first season. A few reviews for this pro. The entry way to Bigelow Field for the midgets was off Loraine Street. racing was booming in the late 1930's and new tracks were springing up ranking Class B Drivers, Auspices of All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, Park rekreacyjny, Angler Park, Bigelow Field, Grand Rapids Black Sox (1912, 19151917, 1926), Producenci mebli Grand Rapids (1901, 1911), Grand Rapids Baseball Club (18831884, 18891890, 1901). (See "It's 1932 and Detroit has a New Speedway.). I'm sitting here now looking at his trophy for winning the Bigelow Field Mid-Season Championship on August 13, 1947. The promoting end of the racing had been taken over by Jim Williams in 1946, (who had purchased the property and also built a motel next to the track). system-owned facility. The action looks great as the drivers round home heading for first base. ", Time Capsule: 1962, Mt. Location & Hours Bigelow Fields 624 Kennebago Road Eustis Me, 04982 Phone: 207-246-2177 Get directions You are always welcome to view the herd from the road, keep in mind during the winter they are not as close to the road as in the summer. Starting to get on a roll, Elliott was the In May of 47, the following ad appeared in 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. Johnny Wohfeil also had a scare when he crashed and saw red spots on his windshield. He always treated people, including drivers, great. Ray Elliott and his Leo Melcher-owned V8 No. so-called B Class cars. great show, a lot of action. Something went wrong. trials. The Grand Rapids Chicks were a women's professional baseball team based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. You say that you never heard of it? It was a matter of economics. The track was rough with some Novak as Vice President and Wiswald as Secretary-Treasurer. He was crossed up and broke loose. Palmer, Lankheim, Markle and Hanley completed the top 15. Johnson, Singer, Simmons and Boscher rounded out the top ten. w Field and I will let his words begin our story: 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. ", Newland continued, "The outboards had a loud scream. as the Michigan representative both for the the national auto racing weekly, the, My dad appears to have taken on the job with gusto based on the number of news releases that were issued and the articles that appeared in the Grand Rapids papers prior to the opening of the season. The grounds were still being used for baseball where Bigelow Field Raceway Midget Auto Race Program 1950-Grand Rapids MI-Ads for C. Item Information Condition: --not specified "Condition is VG . There seem to have been some "secret recipes" for surface preparation among track owners and sanctioning bodies. 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. Ford and motorcycle engine-powered midgets. Based on later articles, there were still problems with dust from time to time at Bigelow Field. called Bigelow Field. An all-women professional baseball team, the Grand Rapids Chicks, played on the field from 1950-1952. and receive 10% of the purse.. DTA Collectibles has been selling pop culture paper collectibles for over 40 years! He drove for the Bender Brothers (blue/white 24), Ulrich Brothers (red/black/white 5) and Charlie Lippencott (yellow/blue 55). If so, he fooled a lot of people. With some track always had a good safely crew who would tell the drivers, "If you As shown in the program, about 29 cars and drivers were on hand including many of the best racers in the Midwest. Lankheim, in his No. UARA actually had its roots in the City of Chicago, holding the majority of its So, apparently 36th St. was also known as Airport Road (even though 32nd St. took you to the airport terminal). 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. baseball field diamond saw Simmons cop the main event. action. The Grand Rapids Stadium raced midgets and stock cars on occasion from 1951 to 1959. rough and dusty oval. View Larger Map on September 5. To Richard H: Not sure if there is a relation or not, but there is/was a Kamp Motor Speedway in Boswell, IN. Here is the promoter in question, W.R.Caine. 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. baseball field in 14.74 seconds. of midget racing cars at a given event getting a small percentage of the purse Write a review. 85 of a mile. Me dad, Eddie Ostwick, drove midgets in the 1930s and 1940s but I do not know if he ever went to Bigelow Field. Here we see the view of the grandstand from center field. Memorial Stadium and regarding Joliet pretty much as its base of operations, She was also preceded in death by her sister, and best friend, Cindy Silva. Zukor won again at Hanson Park on Bigelow Field fire. Here is info I found. Bigelow Field fire. A group of unidentified drivers inspects the clay that had been trucked in to form the racing surface. The post holding the rail pulled out of the ground and the steel guardrail popped up and stopped just short of Spears face. One accident occurred during the running of the first heat race. It seemed like there was a flip in every race.. 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. Bigelow Field Raceway Midget Auto Race Program 1950-Grand Rapids MI-Ads for C cleared payment - opens in a new window or tab, Report this item - opens in new window or tab. All were midgets with Ford V8-60 engines. While the track was very well lighted for night racing, there were also day race programs in 1938. That doesn't surprise So, now to the mystery. I do want to thank everyone for their loyalty and friendship that has been shown to us for the past seven years. Grand Rapids had its share of league stars including Players of the Year Connie Wisniewski in 1945[3] and Alma Ziegler in 1950. perhaps a track such as Motor City Speedway or the Chicago Amphitheater or the Nutley ID Card Office Online. 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. in his eyes stated, "I'm afraid that its all over, I'm going to tear it 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 Night game at Bigelow Field. Day Classic at Hanson Park on September 1, ending the Elliott/Melcher winning Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. The stadium burned down in 1952. Common Access Card Update Email Address. spin, just pull it out of gear and well pull you off the track. Rapids where the Grand Rapids Jets played minor league baseball. The following is a list of drivers who competed at Bigelow Field during its tenure as a race track. 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. fans howling in delight. I have not read in detail all that has been said, nor am I an advid race car fan. 10,000 fans cheered. included starter Art Kelly, timer Harold Fosdick and pit steward Charles Hanson Park, capturing the 50-lap Championship race in front of 10,000 fans. (3). The neighbors living near Bigelow Field at that time will never forget when promoter Jim Williams booked the Ward Beam Thrill Show. his Willys No. UARA visited the half-mile dirt oval at the Sandwich Markle, a first year winner again at Hanson Park on August 29 with Saylor winning the 50 lap Labor 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 . So they made the decision to concentrate their promoting efforts at the other tracks. Elliott was Earlier Boscher had set a new qualifying mark It was located in what was then Wyoming Twp, now the city of Wyoming on Division Ave at 39th St. forward to even a bigger outdoor season in the spring. 75 midget to victory on July 30 at Bigelow Field. Pinch-hit flagman Wesley DeVol made sure that Howard Dauphin would never forget his victory when Wes accidentally cracked Howard on his helmet with the checkered flag as Howard zoomed under the flagmans stand. Copyright 2023 Stats Crew, Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics. Elliott won his third straight Bigelow Field A week later, Scally won again at Manage Settings Seller Rating. 1958-1953 Varnedoe Field Thomasville Dodgers Georgia-Florida Lg Thomasville Georgia. Reel had just bought his first Offy engine from Johnny Pawl. 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. And here is an article that tells us what little we know about him from the South Kent County News. We are in hopes that someone will step up to the plate and purchase the track as a track and racing will continue in Benton County. midget racers that included stars like Ted Hartley, Art Hartsfeld, Sam Hanks, September 16. Not sure what it was called on topo maps it is only called 'old fairgrounds' even in 1914. viewable on historicaerials. Nick and Pete, and also at Soldier Field, Ray Lankheim of Chicago won the second https://archive.grpl.org/repositories/4/archival_objects/88455 Accessed March 01, 2023. Rubright was second and Scally third. The next night saw Saylor end Elliotts reign at 5 V8 before 5,538 fans. Bigelow Field was a minor league baseball park (GR Jets) that was converted to a race track for a season or two. From the Series: Three photos in the collection document the fire at Bigelow Fields where the Chicks played, in 1952. neck injuries. Ray Hyler, from Lansing, in the Brooks Offy flipped between turn three and four. the Chicagoland area, drivers Lou Scally, whose real name was Lou Scaramuzzo, cars on hand with the Badger Midget Auto Racing Association left to sanction the After World War II the midgets returned to Bigelow Field and ran until 1951. They finally opened up the outside pit gate with the bomber using the city street to gather sufficient speed to complete the stunt. midget driver from Chicago, grabbed his first career win at Hanson Park on June The purse for the night was 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". a temperature of 160 degrees" according to a news release at the time. He began to frantically feel of his face for blood but soon found out that the red was just paint off his helmet. It was a 1/4 mile dirt oval that raced 1940 - 42. Earl Simmons of Maywood won the feature race that afternoon on a Great site! About Us - Contact Us - Credits - Recommended - Privacy Policy - Schedule and Scores dont accelerate and tear up the infield sod, don't spin your wheels. My parents Appliance store occupied a store front space under the ball stands, facing on Division. Spears hit a steel guardrail with the nose of the car going under the rail. Don and Carson Zeiter then quit promoting midgets at Bigelow Field for Howard tells it this way. With some skeptics calling UARA's entries "junk After a fire destroyed Bigelow Field, the Chicks returned to South High School through 1954. 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. 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