Show YOUTH REPEATS HIGH DIV OFF OF BROOKLYN BRIDGE doubter skeptical about first exploit are satisfied by second jump new york ray woods twenty two year old bt louis swimming star made a perfect back dire of feet off brooklyn bridge recently into the east river A few daya before he did the same thing but skeptical new york refused to take his word for it so this time be took along a half dozen reporters and neither time was he even slightly bruised and both times he swam to chore unaided woods only fear was that the police would stop him nis first dire was seen only by two taxicab drivers and a few barge workers but nothing came of it but smiles of doubt so there would be no doubting the second time woods telephoned the and told them of his plans and reporters and camera men wen to the bridge woods on arrival removed his snode coat and wrist watch he climbed out on the manhattan side of the bridge some seventy feet arm shore and wearing a bathing suit chest protector diving helmet shirt trousers and socks posed for a second with H eyes closed and dived backward slowly although be estimates bis body waa traveling miles an hour woods turned in the air with bis bands locked beneath him with hardly a ripple be struck the water and alsap feared the few augmented by several motorists gasped as the diver struck the water eie reappeared floundered for a moment and swam toa pier climbing up dlan t hurt a bit he said regain ing his breath later at the hotel be raid be had been stunned momentarily when be bit the water but that be felt no 11 effects than a mild headache promptly woods fearing a visit from the police checked out of the hotel he said be had eaten nothing and had only a alp of coffee for breakfast and would get bis belated dinner woods who la a graduate of the soldan high school in st louis says be has dived from all the badges spanning the mississippi river UI highest dhe be said was from thi top of a lighthouse at charlevoix into lake michigan feet on april 10 1921 daniel carom dived from brooklyn bridge for moah purposes and was lie asic rescued by a tug on july 12 peter mcgovern of brooklyn bumpei off a truck on which he was crossing the bridge and took the leap he too was rescued receiving cuts and bruises on the face and body |