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Re: (erielack) Clifton/Passaic bell

Port Jervis, NY and Middletown, NY which is advertized as the longest 
continuously running high school football rivalry in New York State also 
play for an Erie Bell.

- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dominic Scorziello" <dmscorz_@_cox.net>
To: <erielack_@_lists.elhts.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2007 9:43 AM
Subject: Re: (erielack) Clifton/Passaic bell


> Rich,
>
>    My dad and I regulary attended Clifton Mustang football games from 1973 
> (7th grade) until I graduatd CHS in 1979 and left for college.  I always 
> remember the bell (home games only) being held by the cheerleaders and 
> being rung (often in those days) after a touchdown.  There was a thread on 
> this bell a couple of years ago.  Try looking through the archives for 
> more information.
>
>    By my senior year at Clifton (78/79 school year) we were no longer 
> palying Passaic on Thanksgiving Day.  By then I think we were palying 
> either Garfield or Fairlawn.  Passaic had become so bad (games were not 
> close in years), maybe that's why I always remember us having the bell. 
> Toward the end, instead of alternating, all games were played at Clifton 
> (wierd being the visitor in your own stadium) due to the small seating 
> capacity at Passaic Stadium.
>
>     My sister-in-law is on the Clifton School Committe.  I'll call her and 
> see if she knows the whereabouts of the bell and if the School Dept as any 
> written history and/or photos.  I posted some photos of Passaic about 6 
> years ago.  They are in the archives.  You can see Passaic Satdium in 2 
> pictures (Airial View of Passaic 1960s_ 2 and Passiac River Bridge 1963)
>
> Dominic
> Westerly RI
>
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>
> Subject: (erielack) Re: Erie Bell
>
>  Rob Piecuch Wrote:
> Would any one out there have any information on the Erie Bell, the 
> locomotive bell that the Erie donated to either Elmira or to the schools 
> here. Two of the high school football teams compete each year for the Erie 
> bell,
>   ---------------------------------
>
>  Rob (And list)
>    That's interesting, I heard for many years (Since the early 50's) two 
> High School teams here in New Jersey would also compete for a former Erie 
> Railroad bell. The winning football team in the Clifton vs Passaic High 
> School rivalry would take home the Erie Bell that was donated by the 
> Railroad. Somewhere I have an old newspaper article that has an 
> interesting story about it.  I wonder, do these two teams still compete 
> for the Bell?
>    As a side note there's still one sitting in a storage room in my 
> Firehouse. From what I can tell It's off an Erie 0-6-0 number 236, we 
> rescued it from the basemant of town hall here in West Paterson about 10 
> years ago!
>
>  Todd ~
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>
>
> Subject: (erielack) Clifton/Passaic bell
>
>   I don't know if the teams from the two towns still "compete" for
> the bell, but I recall it being present during all the games from
> circa 1990-97 when my children attended Clifton High. At that time
> the bell was usually in the company of the cheerleaders or the band
> and they would "ring" it whenever the team scored. I also recall
> seeing articles on it and I believe it was last used on a diesel
> locomotive. I'll have to check with the family to see if anyone
> recalls anything else. I believe it still is used as such.
>
> Regards:
>
> Rich Onorevole
>
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