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Newark Velodrome

Newark Velodrome
Location South Orange Avenue
Newark, New Jersey
Capacity 12,500
Surface Wood (Track), Grass (Infield)
Construction
Opened 1907
Demolished 1930
Tenants
Various Cycling Events (1907-1930)
Newark Tornadoes (NFL) (1930)

The Newark Velodrome was a bicycle track located on South Orange Avenue in Newark, New Jersey. It measured six laps to the mile, or over 300 yards around. The track was built in 1907. 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.

Contents

  • Football 1
  • Cycling 2
  • Demolished 3
  • See also 4
  • References 5
  • External links 6

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 Dodgers, 14-0. A second game came a week later on October 26, when the team lost to the Staten Island Stapletons, 6-0.

Cycling

In 1912, the world cycling championships 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.[1] Australian cyclist, Reggie McNamara 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

Preceded by
Newark Schools Stadium 		Home of the Orange A.C.- Orange/Newark Tornadoes
1930 		Succeeded by
Knights of Columbus Stadium

References

  1. ^ "Champion Captures Feature Event from Grenda and Perchicot at Newark Velodrome".  

External links

  • Newark: Cradle of Cycling in the Sport's Golden Age
  • US Biking -Hall of Fame Inductees -2004
  • 1930 NFL season summary
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