In listing Sherlock Holmes's limits in A Study in Scarlet, Dr. Watson indicates that Holmes is something of an amateur sportsman:
"11. Is an expert singlestick player, boxer, and swordsman."
In this latest entry in our Games and Sports series, we look at singlestick and its relation to other pastimes and run-ins in the Canon. It's just a Trifle.
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Links / Notes
This episode: ihose.co/trifles141
Singlestick (Wikipedia)
Series: Games & Sports
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Music credits
Performers: Uncredited violinist, US Marine Chamber Orchestra
Publisher Info.: Washington, DC: United States Marine Band
Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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En Garde! Singlestick