Basketball, Players working at Bigelow Field
Description:
Action shots of work project in bleachers at Bigelow Field, located at 39th St and Division Ave South. According to local sports researcher Bob Schichtel, Bigelow Field was located about a quarter of a mile south of Godwin High School. This is a promotional picture of preparation of Bigelow Field for the upcoming baseball season for both the Grand Rapids Jets, a Cubs affiliate and the Grand Rapids Chicks of the All American Girls Professional Baseball League. Pictured repairing the bleachers are, from left to right , Tony Palazzolo, the Bigelow roof boy, and Godwin Heights players Art Spoelstra and Don Meitz. Bigelow Field would burn down in 1952. Spoelstra would go on to an NBA career.
Institution:
Grand Rapids Public Library