The ball field was also the home for some of the Grand Rapids Chicks ball games. Association (UARA) was regarded as one of the premiere midget racing groups in
Wohlfiel, Henry Banks, and Duane Carter, you would probably be thinking of on winning the next night, grabbing feature race honors at Bigelow Field. As shown in the program, about 29 cars and drivers were on hand including many of the best racers in the Midwest. 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 Unforunately, he has no pictures. The majority
days earlier, had set a new track record with a 19.19 second run. Former site of Bigelow Field (1937-1952). Some interesting recollections of a couple of greats, from Howard Newland, who raced midgets at Bigelow Field. Basketball Stats - NBA - ABA - WNBA/Women's - G-League/D-League - Minor League Basketball - Search Dad ran with United Automobile Racing Association (UARA) from the end of WW II to 1952. The With regard to the field being torn down, that came a few years after a fire that pretty much destroyed the site. Bigelow Field to his credit, was crowned the first UARA champion as he defeated
Most people in Grand Rapids dont remember Bigelow Field because it was torn down over forty years ago. spin, just pull it out of gear and well pull you off the track. Here is info I found. AbeBooks Seller Since March 31, 2017 (3). I have just sent an ariel view of Bigelow Field in Grand Rapids to the Waterwinterwonderland webmaster. Paul Bormet was seriously injured
Bob Muhlke of Evanston, Illinois, clicked wheels with Carl Forberg, causing him to flip with the car rolling over once. first outdoor season in the record books, UARA planned indoor competition at
Grand Rapids Jets (1948-1950) Colts z Grand Rapids (1941) Grand Rapids Dodgers (1940) Grand Rapids Tigers (1934) . He was crossed up and broke loose. They are presented here for your viewing enjoyment. Copyright 1995-2023 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved. 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. on September 5. Three photos in the collection document the fire at Bigelow Fields where the Chicks played, in 1952. UARA visited the half-mile dirt oval at the Sandwich
The stadium burned down in 1952. Three photos in the collection document the fire at Bigelow Fields where the Chicks played, in 1952. It was in 1938 that Carson Zeiter came to Grand Rapids and laid out a one-fifth dirt track for midgets at Bigelow Field with the first race held in May of 1938. The Zeiter promotion ran through the season of 1939. 35 midgets on hand for the competition at the Chicago Public Schools
It was during this period that the late Hank Heald tried to become the Bigelow Field promoter but was unable to put it together. Grand Rapids, Mich. on Wednesday night, June 16. 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. 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. With some
and through a canvas barrier. Grand Rapids Press Library photos. News. Day Classic at Hanson Park on September 1, ending the Elliott/Melcher winning
Prior to the start of the 1947 racing season in
1939. The Zeiter promotion ran through the season of Title: Bigelow Field Raceway Midget Auto Race -Grand Rapids MI -Sanctioned by Great Lakes Racing Association -Tri-fold scorecard format -Scored in pencil -Ads for Coca-Cola-Mission Orange Soda-Hires Root Beer -Historic Mid-West race program -Rare - GRADE: VG. Images of the coach and a couple of team photos are included. win of the campaign, winning the Mid Season Title race at Bigelow Field in his
called Bigelow Field. Elliott won his third straight Bigelow Field
He began to frantically feel of his face for blood but soon found out that the red was just paint off his helmet. Belvidere. This photo of Art Hartsfeld appeared in the opening day program along with Jimmy Brock in his #25 midget below. Shawn was born March 16, 1961 in Kittanning, PA to the late Leslie Sr. and Betty (Black) Bowser. There was a fairgrounds track between 36th and 32nd but it is. n.d.. Helen Earlene "Beans" Risinger Grand Rapids Chicks collection, Collection 160. Additionally, several Chicks made All-Star teams from 1946 to 1954 including Wisniewski, Ziegler, Earp, Haylett, Ruth Lessing, Merle Keagle, Doris Satterfield, Earlene Risinger, Eleanor Moore, and Joyce Ricketts. Race officials
from Hanson Park after difficulties arose over the purse structure for the 100
This was the first track I went to at about age 4, with my parents. Grali gwnie w Lidze Centralnej , ale take w rnych innych lig opartych Michigan. Bigelow Field raced midgets from 1938 until 1952. With some skeptics calling UARAs entries junk
Uhrich Brothers Special No. He wiped out Jakes International pickup truck and did considerable damage to the race cars. Verified Reviews . | Send Feedback or Report a Problem, Helen Earlene "Beans" Risinger Grand Rapids Chicks collection (Collection 160). 18, winning the weekly 25 lapper in his Markles V8 No.32. Copyright 2023 Stats Crew, Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics. the 1940 season with "a special speedway oil applied under pressure at [2], The franchise originated in 1944 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin as the Milwaukee Chicks. Chicagos Coliseum on Wabash Ave., beginning in January of 1948, and looked
Description No description has been provided for this pro. Grand Rapids History Center. This 1938 clipping shows the Bigelow track from the air. Twitter action. 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. 77
Speedrome when it was built in 1950. 20-lap chase ahead of Scally, Wiswald and soon-to-be winning car owner, Leo
The Grand Rapids Chicks were a women's professional baseball team based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. end on September 30 with Rubright, wheeling the Bob Lockard Willys, winning the
The pits were located near third base and the clay track was usually good and sticky, never dusty. the feature winner. 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. The fire stopped just short of their store. It was in 1938 that Carson Great site! The car stayed there for a few seconds and then just slid down the pole and ended up on all four wheels. It seemed like there was a flip in every race.. And here is an article that tells us what little we know about him from the South Kent County News. Wiswald, Bill
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. Refresh your browser window to try again. 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 [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. 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. Jim Williams, the owner and promoter of the facility called a press conference and with tears in his eyes stated, "Im afraid that its all over, Im going to tear it down.". Of many race tracks that he ran at, that was one that I never saw. Ralph Reel lost his life during qualifying one night. UARA and Bigelow Field parted ways with the Great Lakes Racing
A McDonalds and a and receive 10% of the purse.. garnered his second straight win at Hanson Park on August 15 before a crowd of
1939-1938 Paul | 1947 with over 60 different drivers competing with an average purse payout of
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. UARA officials included Scally as President,
The crowd seems a bit thin or are the people just trying to avoid the dust the boys are throwing up? 10,000 fans cheered. great show, a lot of action. The midgets returned again in 1953, until the grandstands burned. During 1939 Eddie did not have his own car but was driving a midget racer owned by Dick Harroun, son of the man who won the first Indianapolis race back in 1911. Toledo driver Bud Hufsman was
Update on my last note: We found a 1942 newspaper ad which clarified the location of this track. The idea of having auto races in baseball and football stadiums was not new. Illinois Fairgrounds at Belvidere saw Saylor and his Kozy V8 win on August 17. n.d.. Helen Earlene "Beans" Risinger Grand Rapids Chicks collection, Collection 160. I will update this story when and if more information is available. neck injuries. 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. 45 to victory in the 25 lap main event on June 20. Charley Herman announced from 1951 till the closing in 1953. He was Mr. Nice Guy! Great article Al! he ads and stories had been placed for the May 14th opener. The action looks great as the drivers round home heading for first base. Championship Class B Midget Race, Time Trials 12
The purse for the night was
Grand Rapids: Michigan: USA: at 39th St+S Division Ave: encircled a baseball field; later site of McDonald's+a laundromat . Football Stats - NFL - CFL - AFL - Arena Football - Indoor Football - Search 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. (3) Scope and Contents. 5.0. . ", Time Capsule: 1962, Mt. There seem to have been some "secret recipes" for surface preparation among track owners and sanctioning bodies. The field was home to a number of activities including race cars and baseball. 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. lap Championship event. https://archive . Elliott won his sixth straight on Tuesday night, September 9 with 6,000
during time trials, running around the tricky 1/5-mile dirt oval around the
Hanson Park, capturing the 50-lap Championship race in front of 10,000 fans. So they made the decision to concentrate their promoting efforts at the other tracks. 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. Most people in Grand Rapids don't remember Bigelow Field because it was torn down over forty years ago. races. So not sure if this is the same family and ended up moving to the IN area, but find it very coincidental. 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. When he did, King grabbed his helmet and climbed the fence and disappeared into the night. More Info. Plans for Kamp Motor Speedway in 2010 As the New Year arrives changes are in the works for us. feature event was fellow UARA organizer, Scally. rough and dusty oval. UARA ventured out of state to Bigelow Field in
https://archive.grpl.org/repositories/4/archival_objects/88455 Accessed March 01, 2023. dirt oval: r5/3/1938-40, 47-c52: defunct: TRACK DRIVER STANDINGS. constructed large quarter mile clay oval at the Northern Illinois Fairgrounds in
race held in May of 1938. getting out of his racer, talking to his wife and walking to the ambulance as
Nevertheless, a crowd of more than 4,000 was on hand the following Tuesday for a thrilling evening with two feature races. A few reviews for this pro. Bigelow Field - Grand Rapids (Wyoming), MI (USA) - posted in TNFs Archive: Genlemen, this is very interesting reading and deserves a seperate thread. Maybe there is someone among our readers who knows more. night with the KK/Offy cars pretty much dominating feature races and the drivers
in some unusual places. included starter Art Kelly, timer Harold Fosdick and pit steward Charles
Veldrome. Reel had just bought his first Offy engine from Johnny Pawl. ID Card Office Locator & Appointments Find a RAPIDS ID Card Office. Tragedy struck during the evening when 32-year old Frank Stauber
), 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. Can the members add more?HenryHere is the modern day location and apparently some traces remained until a McDonalds and a Hotel finished her off for good.Please read this information and add more . AbeBooks.com: Bigelow Field Raceway Midget Auto Race Program 1950-Grand Rapids MI-Ads for Coca-Cola-Hires Root Beer-VG: -Grand Rapids MI -Sanctioned by Great Lakes Racing Association -Tri-fold scorecard format -Scored in pencil -Ads for Coca-Cola-Mission Orange Soda-Hires Root Beer -Historic Mid-West race program -Rare - GRADE: VG While the track was very well lighted for night racing, there were also day race programs in 1938. Two days earlier, Ambrose won at Michigans
baseball field in 14.74 seconds. This brings us to the mysterious events of the 1940 season at Bigelow Field. Dime Mystery 4/1949-Popular-Skeleton hand strangulation cover-Terror-crime & (#234290305606), Great service and delivery time. Illustrated Speedway News: National
View Larger Map Clemens Race Track and Me, Frank Lockhart - "The greatest of them all." Here is a sample news release promoting the 1940 season opener at Bigelow Field. To Richard H: Not sure if there is a relation or not, but there is/was a Kamp Motor Speedway in Boswell, IN. 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. Not all accidents ended up badly. Memorial Stadium and regarding Joliet pretty much as its base of operations,
View larger map. episodes of his career. Elliott kept
UARA actually had its roots in the City of Chicago, holding the majority of its
Grand Rapids History Center. The track always had a good safely crew who would tell the drivers, "If you spin, just pull it out of gear and well pull you off the track. The track was rough with some
One accident occurred during the running of the first heat race. For over 30 years, the United Auto Racing
of midget racing cars at a given event getting a small percentage of the purse
Fourth through sixth started in first three spots in the next elimination race. Add Joint Data Model Applet. GRAND RAPIDS Outpatient Therapy, Psychiatry & Business Office. From the Series: Three photos in the collection document the fire at Bigelow Fields where the Chicks played, in 1952. | Frank Lockhart - "The greatest of them all." place at Blue Islands Raceway Park, under the direction of the Jenin Brothers,
August 1 with over 8,000 screaming fans in attendance. The line would be a block long sometimes. 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. 1952. In May of 47, the following ad appeared in
Zeiter came to Grand Rapids and laid out a one-fifth dirt track for midgets at Bigelow Field with the first The financial and equipment losses hurt the Chicks for the rest of the season. arrival of the Kurtis Kraft, Offenhauser engine-powered midget, a whole variety
He is listed as driving a black #1 in the Bigelow program so this is not the car he was driving when he won the first race of the 1940 season at Bigelow Field. ", Everything seemed to be going fine as opening day arrived. https://archive.grpl.org/repositories/4/archival_objects/88454 Accessed March 01, 2023. (3). What happened? A rough and dusty track at the Northern
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. Also, thank you to Bob Sheldon, early UARA photographer, for use
(I have heard recently from Jimmy's family that his real name was Jimmy Prock but he went by Brock for some reason during his racing career. off the track some 100 yards, running under a rope barrier and suffering fatal
After World War II the midgets returned to Bigelow Field and ran until 1951. The fastest twelve cars started in single file inverted and the last car in line was black flagged at the end of each lap. As shown in the program, about 29 cars and drivers were on hand including many of the best racers in the Midwest. RICK KNIGHR 6168130260 , THANK YOU! other tracks.". Below is an aerial view of the baseball field at Ramona Park on Reeds Lake in East Grand Rapids where many local teams played as well as hosting barnstorming teams. The new clay oval inside of a
Someone at CSRA seems to have vouched for him. My boyhood friends and I would stand at the entryway and watch the midgets being hauled in. It was a 1/4 mile dirt oval that raced 1940 - 42. All were midgets with Ford V8-60 engines. We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. and added note, the Kamp Motor Speedway in IN was dirt. The picture was scanned from a National Auto Racing News dated September 8, 1938, and is not very good quality. The service tech called to give me notice 15 minutes before he . Bigelow Field znajdowao si pod adresem 3873 Division Avenue South Grand Rapids, MI 49548. Hank Heald was the announcer before moving on to the Grand Rapids Speedrome when it was built in 1950. com. Kamp's Speedway raced midgets from 1940 to 1942. Helen Earlene "Beans" Risinger Grand Rapids Chicks collection, Collection 160. Night game at Bigelow Field. If a driver still didnt make it, he then got a last shot at the feature through a consolation race. They played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League from 1945 to 1954, [1] winning championships in 1947 and 1953. fans. Cite Item Description. 1940 found a new promoter out of the Indianapolis area who failed to pay some purses and soon vanished. Zukor won again at Hanson Park on
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). Racing History Lives at Winchester Speedway, Winchester Speedway - Then and Now Part 1: 1936-38, Frank Lockhart - "The greatest of them all. fans howling in delight. Finishing behind Wiswald and his No. United Auto Racing Association, 4453 Archer
It is interesting that the article states that he "comes with a record of never failing to pay the purses promised drivers." Restauracja szybkiej obsugi zajmuje dzi cz terenu. Spears hit a steel guardrail with the nose of the car going under the rail. Write a review. Palmer, Lankheim, Markle and Hanley completed the top 15. Rubright, the Davenport, Iowa speedster, guided
Ballparks used in 1942 Negro League Season 1942 Season ParkID Ballpark Name City State AKR01 League Park Akron OH ALT02 Cricket Field Altoona PA ATL04 Ponce de Leon Park Atlanta GA BAL10 Terrapin Park Baltimore MD BAL14 Bugle Field Baltimore MD BEL01 Belleville Athletic Field Belleville IL BEL02 Belmar Memorial Field Belmar NJ BIR01 Rickwood Field Birmingham AL BOG01 Bogalusa LA BOS07 Fenway . | Visit ArchivesSpace.org Bigelow Field Raceway Midget Auto Race Program 1950-Grand Rapids MI-Ads for Coca-Cola-Hires Root Beer-VG. Me dad, Eddie Ostwick, drove midgets in the 1930s and 1940s but I do not know if he ever went to Bigelow Field. crowd of around 8,000 fans. You say that you never heard of it? Stock cars ran briefly for one season at Bigelow Field in 1952 and then in 1953 a fire wiped out the grandstands. The ad had the address of 3650 Eastern Ave. , which is in the SE corner of 36th St and Eastern! photographing chores, Lankheim, who flipped during the season opener, won the
This lasted until one night Ray St. Johns thought he was last and backed off the gas and Charley Messler hit him full bore. Midget 1952. Gary Brey | -- Paul Ostwick (Eddie Ostwick's grandson), Posted by: 1943-2009 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. June 16 1941 Article Lansing State Journal. Anything about opening this season at Kamp Motor Speedway is pure rumor. UARA split away
CONTINUE. Bigelow Field znajdowao si pod adresem 3873 Division Avenue South Grand Rapids, MI 49548. Bob Muhlke of Evanston, Illinois, clicked wheels with Carl Forberg, causing him to flip with the car rolling over once. Noon First Race 2:00 pm, Featuring top
Paul Russo, Tony Bettenhausen, Cowboy O'Rouke, Ronnie Householder, Johnny Sometimes a guy would try to get his outboard slowed down and get his plugs fouled. Pulling the brake with both hands, Stauber ran
during the semi feature. Manage Settings 5 V8 before 5,538 fans. Staff Interface The economy is another factor in our decision. First of all, the attendance was not up to their expectations and secondly, they had Ohio tracks they were promoting which had conflicting racing dates with Bigelow Field. | Visit ArchivesSpace.org It sure would be great if someone could produce a picture or two! Average attendance is based on half the team's total games being played at home.if(typeof ez_ad_units != 'undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,250],'statscrew_com-banner-1','ezslot_6',158,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-statscrew_com-banner-1-0');if(typeof ez_ad_units != 'undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,250],'statscrew_com-banner-1','ezslot_7',158,'0','1'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-statscrew_com-banner-1-0_1'); .banner-1-multi-158{border:none !important;display:block !important;float:none !important;line-height:0px;margin-bottom:7px !important;margin-left:auto !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-top:7px !important;max-width:100% !important;min-height:250px;padding:0;text-align:center !important;}, Baseball Stats - AL - NL - AAGPBL - Minor League Baseball - Search Association sanctioning the event on October 1. 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! Holding weekly racing events for years at the Joliet
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Images of the coach and a couple of team photos are included. Bigelow Field on August 27. The Grand Rapids Chicks all-girl baseball team (1945-1954) also played here. One of those places was Bigelow Field in Grand This is one of the few tracks I never saw Dad race on.Thanks for building/maintaining a history of race tracks throughout Michigan. Elliott, with eight wins at Hanson Park and six wins at
Grand Rapids, MI 49544. Something went wrong. Over 10,000 fans and 42 cars were on hand for the Hanson Park
Was he a crook? shows that year, recently reminisced, The fans would start lining up hours
n.d.. Helen Earlene "Beans" Risinger Grand Rapids Chicks collection, Collection 160. organizational meeting, Scally was quoted as saying, We supply 90% of the cars
But despite the reported crowd of 7,000 on August 23, 1938, Don and Carson only promoted the track one more year. Ironically, Staubers car never left its wheels with the driver
midget driver from Chicago, grabbed his first career win at Hanson Park on June
They finally opened up the outside pit gate with the bomber using the city street to gather sufficient speed to complete the stunt. November 28, 2007 at 09:30 AM. 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. two reasons. 1952. An event was attempted on October 10 with only nine
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. started off the evening by setting fast time. 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. . Years later, Melcher would team up with Chuck ODay as the promotional
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