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"Firsts" of Victor J. "Buddy" Brown During His Lifetime as a Promoter

bulletFirst to stage dance marathons in the 1920s
 
bulletFirst to run outdoor swimming ballets (Held in Dreamland Park, Newark, N. J.)
 
bulletFirst to stage head-on crash of two locomotives as viewer event
 
bulletFirst to stage automobile polo, using players in cars instead of on horses
 
bulletFirst to come up with idea of roller derby (all male) in 1932
 
bulletFirst to develop roller skating as a competitive sport
 
bulletFirst to stage competitions between speed roller skater and champion track runner
 
bulletFirst to introduce Rodeos in the East and to Madison Square Garden


Two Victor J. Brown Superlatives

bulletBuilt largest outdoor boxing arena in New Jersey in Dreamland Park in 1929.  Promoted numerous boxing title fights there between 1929 and 1935
 
bulletBuilt America's largest roller rink (prior to World War II) at Frelinghuysen Avenue and Virginia Street, Newark, opened Friday, October 10, 1941 at 7:30 P. M.

 

 

                    

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