| This was done quickly and scientifically, and it convinced Hodge that Bascomb could not work the cross-buttock on Merriwell. |
| Often and often do his bony fingers almost clutch our throat, or his foot is put out to give us a cross-buttock. |
| He also gave him some hints in wrestling, and taught him the throw called the cross-buttock. |
| He'd given the little waistrel the cross-buttock, and felled him on his head. |
| This he soon did, catching Frank for the cross-buttock throw. |
| Hiram treated Sir Hans to what is technically known as a cross-buttock. |
