The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter

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Sherlock Holmes short story detective fiction short story

"The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes investigates the mysterious disappearance of a star rugby player on the eve of an important match.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter canonical	3

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9445107 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter
Context triple: [The Return of Sherlock Holmes, containsStory, The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter]

A. The Adventure of the Cardboard Box
"The Adventure of the Cardboard Box" is one of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes short stories, notable for its dark themes involving adultery, jealousy, and a gruesome murder revealed through a mysterious parcel.
B. The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge
The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes investigates a bizarre disappearance and murder linked to a sinister foreign cult.
C. The Adventure of the Priory School
The Adventure of the Priory School is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes investigates the mysterious disappearance of a schoolmaster and a nobleman’s son from an exclusive boarding school.
D. The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez
"The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes solves a murder mystery centered around a distinctive pair of eyeglasses.
E. The Adventure of the Red Circle
The Adventure of the Red Circle is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes investigates a mysterious lodger and uncovers a case involving secret societies and hidden danger.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter
Target entity description: "The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes investigates the mysterious disappearance of a star rugby player on the eve of an important match.

A. The Adventure of the Cardboard Box
"The Adventure of the Cardboard Box" is one of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes short stories, notable for its dark themes involving adultery, jealousy, and a gruesome murder revealed through a mysterious parcel.
B. The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge
The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes investigates a bizarre disappearance and murder linked to a sinister foreign cult.
C. The Adventure of the Priory School
The Adventure of the Priory School is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes investigates the mysterious disappearance of a schoolmaster and a nobleman’s son from an exclusive boarding school.
D. The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez
"The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes solves a murder mystery centered around a distinctive pair of eyeglasses.
E. The Adventure of the Red Circle
The Adventure of the Red Circle is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes investigates a mysterious lodger and uncovers a case involving secret societies and hidden danger.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Sherlock Holmes short story ⓘ detective fiction short story ⓘ
author	Arthur Conan Doyle ⓘ
centralMystery	why Godfrey Staunton disappeared before an important rugby match ⓘ
collection	The Return of Sherlock Holmes ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
featuresCharacter	Cyril Overton ⓘ Dr. John H. Watson ⓘ linked to: Dr. Watson Dr. Leslie Armstrong ⓘ Godfrey Staunton ⓘ Lord Holdhurst ⓘ Sherlock Holmes ⓘ linked to: Holmes
fictionalUniverse	Sherlock Holmes universe ⓘ linked to: Sherlock Holmes stories
firstPersonNarrator	Dr. John H. Watson ⓘ linked to: Dr. Watson
firstPublicationYear	1904 ⓘ
genre	detective fiction ⓘ mystery fiction ⓘ
hasAdaptation	radio drama ⓘ television episode ⓘ
hasInvestigationType	missing person case ⓘ
hasTheme	loyalty ⓘ privacy versus duty ⓘ sports and ethics ⓘ
HolmesCanonGroup	The Return of Sherlock Holmes stories ⓘ linked to: The Return of Sherlock Holmes
HolmesMethod	observation and deduction ⓘ use of cab-tracking and telegrams ⓘ
isFollowedByInCollection	The Adventure of the Abbey Grange ⓘ
isPrecededByInCollection	The Adventure of Black Peter ⓘ
literaryForm	short story ⓘ
literaryPeriod	Edwardian era ⓘ
mainCharacter	Sherlock Holmes ⓘ linked to: Holmes
narrativePointOfView	first-person ⓘ
narrator	Dr. John H. Watson ⓘ linked to: Dr. Watson
originalLanguage	English ⓘ
partOf	Sherlock Holmes canon ⓘ linked to: Sherlock Holmes stories
plotFocus	disappearance of a rugby player ⓘ
protagonistOccupation	consulting detective ⓘ
publicationMedium	magazine ⓘ
series	Sherlock Holmes ⓘ linked to: Holmes
settingLocation	Cambridge ⓘ London ⓘ linked to: London, England
sportDepicted	rugby union ⓘ
timePeriodOfSetting	late 19th century ⓘ
titleCharacterRole	missing rugby three-quarter ⓘ