half-cornering

Updated: May 20, 2025

Five times Treadwell swung at his smaller opponent, but each time Dave was somewhere else. Despite his greater size, Treadwell was himself nimble and an adept at footwork. Finding it hard, however, to get about as quickly as his smaller opponent, the first classman soon went in for close, in-body fighting, following Dave, half-cornering him, and forcing him to stand and take it.

H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock - Dave Darrin's Second Year at Annapolis: Or, Two Midshipmen as Naval Academy "Youngsters"