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Article: Downey's 11: Lesson No. 1 _ `Mickelwoods' not a work of art.
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- Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
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- September 17, 2004
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Byline: Mike Downey
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. _ On Aug. 16, 1812, a regiment of 100 British regulars, with the aid of a Native American war party led by Tecumseh, crossed the river from Canada to storm Ft. Detroit. U.S. Army Brigadier Gen. William Hull ran up a white flag of surrender to avoid a massacre.
Europeans staged a similar raid Friday morning.
In the opening salvos of the 35th Ryder Cup, shot after shot was fired at the Americans but none was answered.
Not once did a U.S. golfer give his land an upper hand in any of four four-ball matches. It was a total blitz.
Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson planted a flag of ...