New Britain herald., 1927-10-01
THE OBSER YER. Makes Random Observations
 On the City and Its People

and Its People {!
 hundred feet below you and it will
 look cold. It will be cold Shivvering
 slightly, raise the arms above the
 head and bend the knees slightly
 Take q deep breath and then re-
 member the story about the man
 who had heart failure when he
 dived into cold water one July day
 Decide to go in by degrees and re-
 trace your steps 10 the wharf again.
 Fine. You're getting along great.
 The jackknife is the next on the
 list, Jump on the end of the board
 gently but firmly. The board will
 bend easily and you will begin to re- gain confidence. While the board is at the bottom of the bend, look
 around to see if Aunt Agatha is watching you. The board will sud
 denly flip you out into space. Bend ir the air and touch your toes 1t might sound hard but remember it is in reality much harder than it sound. Now attempt 10 straighten your body out as the water jumps up to greet you. You will probably land on all fours and the water will give your tummy something to think about for two or three hours.
 The swan dive is probably the most beautiful dive there is-if 1t is done right. Jump into the air and, in mid-air, arch the chest and fling the arms out sideways and to the rear. This dive looks best from high board, say 75 feet. You should land right on the chin and it will feel something like Jack Dempsey at his best. Keep your chin up as long as possible: after that relax as they pull into the boat and work over you.
 1 The Flying Dutchman" is prob ably the divers last resort. It Is ac- complished by leaping off into space; turning a few tumblesaults and landing head first. Be careful on this one as ono never knows just where q Plying Dutchman' is go- ing to land one. Sometimes it is on ones back, sometimes it is in sit ting position and sometimes it is on the deck of a passing tug boat. The major sport of football comes into it's own at New Haven this afternoon, when the minor sports of studying and listening to lectures I . -os,, IS1 11- ground for eight weeks. Since these fall gridiron games have become more important 10 would-be sport experts throughout the state than they are to even the players them selves, we are continuing our series of auto trip directions by apponding herewith correct directions on reaching Yale Bowl from New Brit 2iN.
 Leave New Britain on West Main street. Stop at White Oak 10 re- pair runcturd and curse at the rock slivers which form a spiked field across the highway. Continue on to Plainville. Go to right of "dum- my" in center or a constable may reprimand you. Police here are very polite, though and instead of mak- ing an arrest, will probably apolo- gize for stopping you. Take left turn at center. pass cannon in field on left, and proceed straight ahead to
 Southington. The cannon is on the right of an older model. Straight ahead on macadam. turning left at Plantsville and making left turnE again at school in open field, Left third time just beyond and then turn right at
 Nilldale four corners. Keep off brass plugs in road, as they seem 10 have been designed for ice-skat- ing.
 Cheshire. Pass reformatory on rightf but pass slowly or you may be "invitod' in and not allowed 10 pass al all Cheshire police are un- accommodating chaps and might not think it vitally unimportant for you to see the game. Continue on c"- ment road, dodGing hay wagons every Iuartermile. On the left IS the mountain known as The Sleep ing Giant" which a traprock con- cern is rapidly making hald-headed.
 Hamden. This town built a town hall a few years ago out of contri- buttons paid in by hurrying m9tor-
 sts. Proceed slowly, IS there may be a campaign on to erect a 'neW high school. Here there are two ,Loi,,c Tb1IoIIs.
 A-Sraight ahead 10 New Haven, turning off Whitney avenue and go- ing right uphill at first green, then making right and left and downhill past Winchester Arms plant. B-Turn right and follow curve around through Hamden, noted principally for it's anticipated gas lights and it's mailboX trees at each corner Continue until road meets A.
 From this point on you will find policemen and heavy traffic which will show you the way to the Bowl. i The road is roughly westerly, turn ing left on a boulevard, then right again to triangular park, and left uphill to Bowl. Do not get behlnd trucks, as traffic has nasty hab- it Of stopping suddenly and if truck blocks your vision you may lose q perfectly good radiator
 You are now close enough to park vour car. if it is a big game and you have the necessary (29c, soc, s1-whatever they will ask this ycar). If lucky, you may find a side street where parking is free, but cops are likely 10 shoo you out ot these. For the minor sames--such as the Army and Princeton contests go right ahead into the free park ing space on Freshman field. AS for getting out ot the 1am after the game-well, that is some thing else again, and no set Of d. rec.ions ever formulated in the