Word: wilmot
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...When Willard Met Babe Ruth By Donald Hall (Browndeer; $16) This book, like much of Hall's adult work, is set in Wilmot Flat, New Hampshire. Here, some time ago, a burly fellow named Babe Ruth, then a member of the Boston Red Sox, slid his roadster into a ditch. Fortunately for the ballplayer, a team of oxen belonging to young Willard's dad was on hand to pull his car out of trouble. Hall, a sportswriter whose day job is penning poetry, has Willard follow the Babe's career the way fans all over the country did back then...
Undermanned but not undeterred, Harvard found the back of the net in the 76th minute of play. Kohler lofted a corner kick in front of the goal for a group of waiting Harvard attackers. Senior Rich Wilmot, positioned at the near post, headed the ball across the mouth of the goal to sophomore Lee Williams. Williams headed the ball into the upper left hand corner of the net, sending the game into overtime tied...
...penalty kick, they were standing behind Kevin Silva and calling him a choke," senior Rich Wilmot said. "So after the goal I said something to them and they said, `Come on back when...
...goal lead. Fifteen minutes into the game, the Crimson defense looked rattled, its offense flustered. And yet, despite this general state of disorganization, Harvard's usual offensive forces--Kohler, McLaughlin, Wilmot--were still able to create a flurry of chances inside the BU penalty area...
...When you're down 2-0 it just shows so much character to come back," Wilmot said. "We knew we had the team to do it. We just stayed composed, played our game, and as soon as we got the first goal [the game] just opened up. We played with confidence. We were going to score. We know we can score, and that's where it all turned around...