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Lord Rochester's Monkey is the biography of John Wilmot, second Earl of Rochester (1647-1680). The book was finished in 1934, but Greene's publisher rejected his manuscript and he just forgot about it. With all due respect for Greene's talents as a novelist, he should have left the manuscript in the library at Texas University, or better yet, he should have burned it. It's an interesting biography, but only insofar as Rochester is an intriguing character; Greene's style and his organizing abilities aren't capable of sustaining a work that brings together Rochester's life...
Moving back to defense the picture, fortunately, is not nearly so grim. All-Ivy Ric Scott has graduated and, continuing a tradition started last year by All-American fullback Cris Wilmot, has stayed on as an assistant coach. The other two positions, however, will be capably filled by returning starter Brian Fearnett and Lawsun Wulsin, who began to see a lot of playing time at the end of last season. Steve Mead will be fighting Wulsin for a starting position in the three-man defense Munro has tentatively decided to employ in this year's 4-3-3 alignment...
...Robert Wilmot, student president of the College of Liberal Arts, said that the group decided a hunger strike would be the most effective way to mobilize student support. Cuoeao said that he expects other students to join the strike. "They can't help but respect us for our method of progest," he said...
...remarkable recovery after Saturday's loss" coach Bruce Munro said after the game. "I've never seen a team dominate so much and still not score," he added. "We were trying to walk the ball into the net," assistant coach Chris Wilmot said, "and we were playing too much soccer, and passing too much...
...Wilmot said he felt that the Crimson outplayed the visitors all the way and regretted that "we just didn't take the shots when we had them...