Ruppert Stadium was a

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stadium in

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. Originally named Davids' Stadium after Charles L. Davids, owner of the

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, it was home to the minor league Newark Bears of the International League from 1926 to 1949, and to the

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Newark Stars in 1926 and

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from 1936 to 1948. It was also the home field of the short-lived

of the first American Football League in

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. The stadium was named for

Jacob Ruppert Jacob Ruppert Jr. (August 5, 1867 – January 13, 1939) was an American brewer, businessman, National Guard colonel and politician who served for four terms representing New York in the United States House of Representatives from 1899 to 1907. H ...

, a baseball team owner who built the farm system of the

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. In October 1952, the Yankees organization announced their intention to tear down the 14,000-seat stadium and sell the land for real estate development. The local Board of Education stepped in to purchase the stadium for $275,000 and converted the property into a school recreation center. In 1967 the stadium was demolished and the land was sold again the following year to the Vita Food Products company, which built a food plant on the site.

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Sanborn map showing part of the ballpark, 1929

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