He was full of painkillers, its well documented in several books. His surgeon recommended he withdraw.
I've no problem with our back and forth personal insults,,but I would appreciate it if you left my family out of it.I would never mention anyone's...
I'd hazard a guess he was a lttle short of his prime then,having celebrated his 21st birthday a month earlier.
Do you think perhaps if Holmes had been fighting with two sound arms instead of with a torn bicep muscle in one .it might have helped him?