"adornment of the hardware" query
Peter A. McGraw
pmcgraw at LINFIELD.EDU
Tue Dec 19 16:41:54 UTC 2000
Could it simply be the writer's clumsy metaphor for the proverbial gold
watch bestowed at retirement?
--On Mon, Dec 18, 2000 4:43 PM -0600 Gerald Cohen <gcohen at UMR.EDU> wrote:
>
> Would anyone have any idea what "adornment of he hardware" means in the
> passage below? It's in a baseball column of the _San Francisco
> Bulletin_, April 8, 1913, p.14, col. 1. The general context is one in
> which the manager is debating which of his players to release in order
> to bring the roster down to its required size. But it is not at all
> clear how "adornment of the hardware" fits into this context. Any
> suggestions/leads/etc. would be much appreciated.
>
>
> ---Gerald Cohen
>
> "[Manager] Del is known to be at a loss as to what to do with Joe
> Wagner. Joe was at first threatened with an adornment of the hardware,
> but then it became known that he was suffering from a growth on his leg
> which necessitated removal and which was undoubtedly responsible for his
> slowness at second. Since his recovery he has been stinging the ball on
> the nose, and there is a possibility that he will prove a man of
> sterling worth to the club. He at least merits a trial."
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Peter A. McGraw
Linfield College * McMinnville, OR
pmcgraw at linfield.edu
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