The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter

"The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter" is a Sherlock Holmes story from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's collection, The Return of Sherlock Holmes, originally published in 1904. It follows Holmes as he assists Cyril Overton from Trinity College, Cambridge, in searching for Godfrey Staunton, a key rugby player whose disappearance threatens an important match. While Holmes acknowledges the limits of his familiarity with sports, he approaches the case with his characteristic attention to detail.