The State Department of Public Works, in anticipation of the flood of motor traffic to the Yale game Saturday, has announced that there are two equally good motor routes to New Haven this year, both of which go through Worcester. Autoists are advised not to go via Providence as the traffic is much heavier on this route and the roads are much worse.
New London Route Less Crowded
Men may either go through Springfield and Hartford or turn off at Worcester and go to New London and thence down the shore to New Haven. Both ways are about the same distance, but it is expected, that the New London route will be less crowded. According to the Superintendent of the Connecticut State Police, Mr. J. M. Hurley, when reached at Hartford by long distance telephone yesterday, the road from New London is now in good condition and the detours, that were necessary at the time of the Harvard-Yale races last June have been climinated.
The following directions will suffice those men who decide to go via Springfield and Hartford: Follow Route 5 from Boston through Worcester to North Wilbraham. About a mile beyond North Wilbraham at a fork go left and follow Route 2A to Route 2 and thence to New Haven.
Numbers Painted Along Road
The route numbers are painted in black and orange figures on telegraph poles at regular and frequent intervals along the road. They are also on the sign posts.
The other route is as follows: Turn to left at Worcester around Hotel Bancroft, and go through Auburn, Webster, Thompson, Putnam, and Plainfield to New London. Follow the shore route to New Haven.
As has been the custom in former years special police preparations for the supervision and dispatch of the game traffic have been made by the State Police. According to Captain George A. Parker '10, acting superintendent of the State force, every possible effort will be made to avoid delays and to enable those enroute to make as good time as is commensurate with public safety.
Fears Sleepy and Drunken Drivers
"The greatest menace to the public safety," he said when intervewed yesterday, at the State House, "are those drivers who insist in passing and re-passing cars, without ever staying in line. They not only risk their own and other people's lives but they actually slow down traffic. We do not anticipate much trouble on either Friday or Saturday morning. What we do fear is Saturday night, when a great many sleepy and perhaps drunken drivers will be striving to beat each other back to Boston. The drunken drivers, if caught, will be dealt with very severly, you can be sure. Personally, I would advise no one to come back on Saturday night. It seems to me that it would be far pleasanter and certainly less risky to return on Sunday."
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