Newark Velodrome
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The Newark Velodrome was a state-of-the-art bicycle track measuring six laps to the mile, or over 300 yards around. The track was built in 1907 and was located on South Orange Avenue in Newark, New Jersey
. The Newark Tornadoes of the National Football League
also played several "home" games on the tracks grassy infield, during the 1930 season
, while the other "home" games were played at Newark Schools Stadium
.
, 14-0. A second game came a week later on October 26, when the team lost to the Staten Island Stapletons
, 6-0.
were established in Newark. The event was sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale
, the world governing body for the cycling sport. The 1912 event was estimated to draw 20,000 fans, even though the seating capacity of the venue was just 12,500. Frank Louis Kramer
won a gold medal
at the venue that year. Australia
n cyclist, Reggie McNamara
set five world records from one to 25 miles at the velodrome in 1915, 1916 and 1917.
Newark, New Jersey
Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S...
. The Newark Tornadoes of the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
also played several "home" games on the tracks grassy infield, during the 1930 season
1930 NFL season
The 1930 NFL season was the 11th regular season of the National Football League. Prior to the season, Brooklyn businessmen William B. Dwyer and John C. Depler bought the Dayton Triangles, moved it, and renamed it the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Orange Tornadoes relocated to Newark and the Buffalo Bisons...
, while the other "home" games were played at Newark Schools Stadium
Newark Schools Stadium
Newark Schools Stadium was a reinforced concrete horseshoe-shaped stadium located on Bloomfield Avenue in Newark, New Jersey. The stadium was used primary for football and was built in 1925. It was the home of the Newark Tornadoes of the National Football League during the 1930 season...
.
Football
The Tornadoes played 2 NFL games at the Velodrome in 1930. The first NFL game held there was on October 19. During that game the Tornadoes lost to the Brooklyn DodgersBrooklyn Dodgers (NFL)
The Brooklyn Dodgers were an American football team that played in the National Football League from 1930 to 1943, and in 1944 as the Brooklyn Tigers. The team played its home games at Ebbets Field. In 1945, because of financial difficulties, the team was merged with the Boston Yanks...
, 14-0. A second game came a week later on October 26, when the team lost to the Staten Island Stapletons
Staten Island Stapletons
The Staten Island Stapletons also known as the Staten Island Stapes were a professional American football team founded in 1915 that played in the National Football League from 1929 to 1930. The team was based in the Stapleton section of Staten Island. Under the shortened nickname the "Stapes"...
, 6-0.
Bicycling
In 1912, the world cycling championshipsUCI World Championships
The Union Cycliste Internationale organises UCI World Championships to determine world champion cyclists. These take place annually and are organized around nations rather than trade teams....
were established in Newark. The event was sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale
Union Cycliste Internationale
Union Cycliste Internationale is the world governing body for sports cycling and oversees international competitive cycling events. The UCI is based in Aigle, Switzerland....
, the world governing body for the cycling sport. The 1912 event was estimated to draw 20,000 fans, even though the seating capacity of the venue was just 12,500. Frank Louis Kramer
Frank Louis Kramer
Frank Louis Kramer was an American gold medal cyclist. He won won 16 consecutive national championships from 1901 to 1916. He was inducted into the United States Bicycling Hall of Fame in 1988.-Biography:He was born in 1880....
won a gold medal
Gold medal
A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
at the venue that year. Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n cyclist, Reggie McNamara
Reggie McNamara
Reggie McNamara was an Australian cyclist known as a roughhouse velodrome rider with a string of dramatic crashes and broken bones over 20 years. He was known as the Iron Man...
set five world records from one to 25 miles at the velodrome in 1915, 1916 and 1917.
Demolished
The Newark Velodrome closed in 1930 after its lease expired. It was soon demolished that same year.See also
- New York VelodromeNew York VelodromeThe New York Velodrome was a state-of-the-art bicycle track at 225th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. It was one of the largest velodromes in the world....