Word: fadeouts
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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McNeill, who has won not a single tournament this year, has had a wretched season-about the worst for a No. 1 ranker since John Hope Doeg's memorable fadeout ten years ago. His game is more effective on grass than on clay, and he has been playing on clay. But his shots had been going badly and his confidence was shaken. He had no alibi last week. Parker, onetime protege of Coach Mercer Beasley, who comes up every year with a "remodeled" forehand, had an alibi. He likes clay better than turf; his mechanical style thrives...