WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1946
THE DAILY TAR HEEL
PAGE THREE
Former B -17 Pilot
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"Bos" Beckwith, of Raleigh, Flew
35 Missions Over Europe in Fort
His name is Bosworth C.
Beckwith from Raleigh, but
'don't let that deceive you. "Just
call me Bos," he says, and it's
a good idea, too. For "Bos" packs
a heavyweight wallop for the
University of North Carolina
boxing team. And before that he
just flew 35 missions over
Europe in a Flying Fortress !
The undefeated 175-pound
ring star, who was State high
school champion once at 108
pounds and again at 155, was on
the ailing list 'for last week's
meet with Virginia's Dixie lea
ders, to which Carolina barely
lost 5 to 3 after forfeiting the
heavyweight. However, Coach
Jule Medwin hopes to have him
back for the big meet with
Army's national contenders up
at West Point Saturday.
You'd never guess it to look
at him, but this quiet, clean-cut,
handsome, easy-going, typical
college freshman had his wings
shot up like Swiss cheese. He had
one motor knocked out several
times, and once he limped home
to an emergency field with two
motors gone. Yet he carried off
all 35 of his missions successful
ly and -brought his ship ,home
each time without losing a
single member of his crew !
"I guess it was more luck than
anything," Beckwith modestly
recalled today. "The first few
missions were a big lark for most
of us youngsters. After that,
things got tougher and tougher
each time. And those last few
missions before the Magic No.
35 we came home on well,any
body who's honest is bound to
admit he couldn't help being
afraid."
Pilot Beckwith won his B-17
wings and arrived in England in
May, 1944. That was just a few
weeks before the invasion, on
June 6, and things began pop
ping thick and fast. The first
few missions he flew were main
ly the strategic type against
oil, aircraft, and assembly plants
and launching ramps for buzz
bombs. When D-Day came, the
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Tar Heels Make Final Home
? Appearance With YPI Tonight
I McKinney Had Uneasy Times
While Playing At Durham
Returning from a successful
road trip to Atlanta, Georgia
where they trampled Georgia
Tech's swimmers for the second
time and won the team competi
tion in the Southeastern AAIFs,
the Blue Dolphins were practic
ing hard yesterday for their tri
angular meet with Ohio State
and Army this coming baturday. Bones McKinney was in a reminiscing mood when I stopped him
The Blue Dolphins will leave right after a brisk practice session the other afternoon.
Thursday evening for West "Sure, we had our uneasy
Point, N. Y. to face a good Army moments when we were running
team and the top college team up that string of 69 straight
m the country, Ohio State. Caro- victories at Durham high school
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Air Force quickly switched to
tactical bombing of German-held
bridges, railroads, and high
ways in support of the invasion.
Although Beckwith, who
started in the infantry, trans
ferred to the Parafroops and
then the Air Force, spent almost
four years before he became a
full-fledged B-17 pilot, he put in
his required 35 missions over
Europe and was ready to come
home less than four months after
he landed.
"That was because we were
averaging a mission every other
day about that time", he recalls.
"For a short time before and
after D-Day we flew two-a-day.
That was almost 24 hours at a
stretch, and boy, was that
tough!"
Back in the States, Beckwith
served as a B-17 instructor for
over a year. He wasn't discharg
ed until December 2, 1945, but
January the 3rd found him back
at Carolina to resume the educa
tion which the war interrupted
five years ago. "It's a little tough
getting back to the books," he
wisecracked, "but this being a
freshman has its good side, too."
Today's Mural Slate
4:00 Old East vs. Marines
No. 2; Beta Theta Pi vs. Chi Phi.
5:00 Whitehead vs. Aycock;
Kappa Sigma vs. Sigma Nu.
Haydon to Attend
Music Conference
Dr.- Glen Haydon, head of the
department of music, will attend
the annual meeting of the Music
Teachers National Association
which is being held in Detroit,
Michigan from Feb. 19 to Feb.
24. The meeting is also in con
junction with the National Asso
ciation of Schools of Music and
the American Musicological so
ciety, both of which Dr. Haydon
is a member.
underdogs, although there is a say if you get that figure
good chance that they may be straight, you'll be the first writ
able to turn back the Cadets. er to do it. They've given us
Ohio State, however, has seven credit for winning anywhere
national champions on its team from fifty to ninety-five games
and is undefeated this season. Hnriner "Khnsp tlirpf VPflrs "
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to the line-up, the Dolphins will
go to the meet with their maxi
mum strength. This will be the
second journey north for the
wanted to know.
"Well, we were pretty cocky,"
Bones said, "and the Charlotte
boys came out fighting, gave us
mermen this year as earlier in a rea scraP
the season they met Navy and That ame as played in
Woollen Gymnasium, and the
Dowerful Navv sauad. but rolled Durham team, headed by Bones,
up a victory over the Big Red. Bob Gantt Gordon Carver, Ced
The Dolphins have been looking ric and Garland Loftis, the lat-
northward in the past year be- ter lour stars at Uuke later on
cause diirino. the war thft cnm- had breezed through aU compe-
petition in the south has declined tition in this section
considerably. But that niht they were as
After the meet this weekend nervous as a bubble dancer at a
the Carolina natators will end dart-thrower's convention. A
their duel and triangular con- ma11 Charlotte team, led by
tests, fixing their efforts on the George load Mcuacnren,
National Intercollegiates to be later to Captain the White Phan-
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Until Tuesday
off their feet.
The count in that game stood
6-4 at the first quarter, and 12-8
at the half, but Bones and his
teammates managed to pull away
in the, closing minutes to win,
34-22.
"But the toughest game by far
Qualifying preliminaries are that we had," Bones says, "came
now under way for the intra- jn the Southern High School
mural swimming meet with in- Tournament held in Durham in
dividuals swimming against time 1939. We were playing the Moss-
in order to qualify for the semi- vine, Miss, team, which repre-
final events. This procedure will sented a small cross-roads high
continue through next Tuesday, school that had an enrollment of
Semi-finals will be held in in- not more than 200 students. Only
dividual competition on Thurs- six players made the trip for
day, February 21, with finals them, and there were two sets
scheduled the following Tues- of brothers on the starting team,
day. at the forward and guard posi-
and diving events will be on "With only seconds to go we
Wednesday, February 20. had .tied the count and Cedric
The following dormitory and Loftis had possession of the ball
fraternity events will be held: in the back court. From one foot
25-meter freestyle, 25-meter behind the line at the center of
backstroke, 50-meter breast- the court he cut loose with a
stroke, 50-meter freestyle, 50- desperate shot, the gun fired
meter backstroke, 100-meter while the ball was m the air,
freestyle, 150-meter medley re- then it swished through the net
lay (three men using back J without touching the rim, and
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breast, free style, respectively) , we won, 34 to 32
200-meter freestyle relay (four Bones was a Senior at Dur
mpnV ham Hisrh School when All-
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Each individual will be limit- American George Glamack was
ed to three swimming events. An starring for the White Phan-
A medical rating is also re- toms, and he came over to Chapel
nnired fnr eliffibilitv. Hill numerous times to work out
Places will count 6, 5, 4, 3, 2,
1, in the individual events and
diving, and 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, in-the
relays.
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Horace "Bones" McKinney U. N. C.
with Glamack, who taught him
how to use the hook-shot. Re
membering this, I asked Bones
how he thought John Dillon com
pared with Glamack.
"Well", McKinney said, scra
tching his head, "Dillon's hook
shot is just as accurate as Gla
mack's was, but George was
more effective because of his
height. At least, that's my idea
about it. The main difference in
their style of shooting is that
Dillon puts the ball out of his
hand and uses his wrist in mak
ing the shot, while Glamack used
his whole arm as he angled the
ball toward the basket."
"Thanks, Bones," I said, and
started out of the gym. Then I
suddenly stopped in my tracks.
"My gosh," I said to myself,
"I've missed the boat. I've been
giving everybody else credit and
left out a really great player.
That's Mr. Bones himself."
But that's the way he'd have
it. That's the kind of guy he is.
Boxers Preparing
ForGamecockBout
The North Carolina boxing
aggregation after dropping a
close 4-3 decision to Army last
Saturday afternoon, will again
take to the road this week, as
they journey to Columbia, S. C.
where they will be entertained
by the South Carolina Game
cocks Friday night.
Coach Jule Medwin of the
Tar Heels reports that an old
Carolina acquaintance was made
while he and his boys were at
West Point last week. Felix
(Doc) Blanchard, two years
AU-American gridster at Army,
came around before and after
the fight and talked with some of
the boys he knew on the squad.
Medwin said Blanchard was
very cordial in greeting members
of his alumni, but quickly evad
ed the much-talked about rumor
that he would return to Chapel
Hill.
Close Contest
Is Expected
In SC Battle
Tech Boasts Fine
Loop Cage Record
By Irwin Smallwood
Carolina basketball fans will
get their last chance to see tho
White Phantoms in action on
the home court tonight, the Tar
Heels facing one of the strong
est clubs in the conference VPI
at 8 o'clock.
The scheduled Jayvec game
with Ft. Bragg has been called
off, the preliminary skirmish
being canceled because of the
folding-up of the soldier quint.
From all indications, the game
tonight should be one of the
best of the season to be played
in Woollen gym, for the Virginia
Poly lads gave the Tar Heels a
run for their money at Blacks
burg earlier in the season. This
will be the last game for the
locals until they tangle with
Duke in that all-important tussle
Saturday night.
Starting for Carolina will be
their same combination of Bob
Paxton and Johnny Dillon, for
wards ; Bones McKinney, center,,
and Jim Jordan and Jim White,
guards. However, Don Anderson,
Taylor Thorne and Red Hughes
will be ready and waiting to sub
stitute at any minute.
McKinney, who was the
sparkplug of the Tar Heels
against his old alma mater,
State, last Monday night, is
gradually improving as he works
better and better into the Car
nevale combine, and the lanky
center will be a big boon to the
Carolina five come tournament
time.
It was one of the best games
of the season for Dillon against
the Red Terrors Monday, al
though the hook shot man didn't
break his scoring record of 26
points in a single game. On the
other hand, Dillon's floor game
was much improved, and he
made several good shots in ad
dition to his regular "hook."
"It was a good game to get
out of our system," Coach Car
nevale opined of the State en
counter last night, but the smil
ing UNC cage mentor was quick
to come back with praise for the
Terrors. "State played a good
game," he said, "running us al
most ragged in that first half."
For the Phants, the win over
State was No. 23, with only two
tilts having gone down in the
loss column.
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