Manila Police Pistol shoots

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Part of The Marksman Magazine

Title: Manila Police Pistol shoots
Language: English
Year: 1939
Rights
Fulltext: 40 THE MARKSMAN August, 1939 Manila Police Pistol Shoots Individual & Team ---~---A record crowd was on hand last July 2 at the City Ranges of the National Rifle and Pistol Association to witness the Manila Police Pistol Shoot. The team shoot was won by the Traffic Division that copped the first honors with a total score of 864 points, while the Meisic team come out second, with 828 points, and the Manila Police Training School Team "A" placed third with 814 points. The match was successfully carried out with the Traffic, Meisic, Luneta, Secret Service divisions, Police Training School and Headquarters participating. The success of the shoot was mainly due to the cooperation of Captains G. Lugtu, the range officer of the day, Nievera, Villasanta, and others. Chief of Police Antonio Torres was unable to attend the match due to an important engagement in the province. Judging from the results of the police shoot, the city guardians of the law demonstrated that they can really hit the "bull's eye" This is especially true with the members of the Traffic Division, whose team won first honors. Cocheros, beware ! Individual honors went to Pat. P. Acosta of the Traffic DiYision, who copped the first place, with 183 points. At first, Pat. Acosta and Pat. M. Ga:iigan tied for the 1st place (the latter registered 183 points too), but was eventually outranked by the first. Pat. E. Gomez, of the Police Headquarters, surprised his comrades when he registered 177 points, and therefore won the bronze medal for third place. The low score of the Police Headquarters, which is 650 points only, was due to the fact that only four men were able to shoot for the team. The "Farmacia Central Trophy Shoot" has been announced by Secretary V. Manuel of the NRPA to the members of the Manila Police Force present at the ranges. According to the program the beautiful trophy, which. is donated by Mr. Jose Teehankee, one of the most active and generous members of the National Rifle & Pistol Association, will be competed by the members of the Manila Police Department for three years, the shooting day being the first Sunday of July each year beginning 1939. The match. requires for 5-men team. Arms: Any center fire revolver or pistol from cal. .32 to .45. Course: on' 50 yard U .S .R .A. targets, 20 shots, slow fire at 25 yards-20 minutes to fire. Prize: NRP A Pennants to members of the winning team each year; and the beautiful August, 1939 THE MARKSMAN 41 ''Farmacia Central" trophy, to be awarded to the winning team in July 1941. The Range Officer is Capt. G. Lugtu. Further informatino regarding the match will be furnished to the interested party by the NRP A and by the Range Officer, Capt. G. Lugtu, Meisic Police Station. The complete scores foilow: 'feam Shoot Traffic Di vision 1. Pat. P. Acosta __________________ 183 2. ,, M. Gafigan _________________ 183 3. ,, H. Luzurriaga ______________ 171 4. ,, A. V. Sajot _________________ 167 5. ,, P. Gatchalian _______ .:_ ______ 160 864 6. ,, I. Garcia __________________ 141 Meisic Division 1. Pat. Q. Santos __________________ 175 2. ,, F. Mendoza _______________ 166 3. Sgt. L. Dafiganan ______________ 165 4. Pat. J. Advincula _______________ 163 5. ,, D. R. Encinas ______ -------~ 159 828 6. ,, S. Leafio __________________ 145 Police Training School "A" 1. Pat. J. Nieva ------------------ 175 2. ,, E. Ambito _________________ 16-5 3. ,, J. Alcantara ________________ 164 4. Det. Insp. J. Villasanta __________ 158 5. Pat. Lagpad ____________________ 152 814 6. ,, L. Tor ____________________ 83 Secret Service Division 1. Det. A. Bolado ________________ 173 2. ,, M. Galang _________________ 170 3. ,, Insp. L. Arellano ____________ 157 4. ,, C. Pescante ________________ 156 5. ,, P. Mamucod ________________ 130 786 Luneta Division 1. Sgt. L. Rallanka ________________ 168 2. Pat. C. Agor __________________ 165 3. Sgt. C, Weber _________________ 160 4. Pat. N. San-Juan---------------- 151 5. Sgt. Z, Pangan _________________ 114 758 Police Training School "B" 1. M. Dimagiba ___________________ 166 2. Pat. S. Dellona _________________ 160 3. ,, J. Artus ___________________ 150 42 THE MARKSMAN August, 1939 4. ,, J. Salas, .Tr. ________________ 147 5. ,, R. Bagatsing ________________ 122 740 P. Headquarters J .. E. Gomez ______________________ 177 2 . .J. Legaspi _________ --~---------- )71_ 3. C. Cruz ------------------------ 156 4. L. San Agl,lstin ________________ 146 650 Individuals 1. Pat. P. Acosta ________________ 183 2. ., M. Ga:figan ________________ 183 3. E. Gomez ---~----------------- 177 4. Pat. Q. Santos _____ . ___________ 175 5. ,, .J. Nieva __________________ 175 6. N. Gochangco, ________________ 175 7. Det. A. Bolado ________________ 173 8. Pat. H. Luzurriaga ____________ 171 9. J. Legaspi -------------------- 171 10. Det. M. Galang ________________ 170 11. Sgt. L. Rallanka ______________ Hl8 12. Pat. A, V. Sajot _______________ 167 13. Pat. F. Mendoza -------------- 166 14. Pat. M. Dimagiba ______________ lfl6 15. Sgt. L. Da:figanan ______________ 165 16. Pat. C. Agor ------------------ 165 17. Pat. E. Ambito ________________ 165 18. Pat . .J. Alcantara ______________ 164 19. Pat. ,J. Advincula ______________ 163 20. Sgt. C. \Veber ---------------- 160 21. Pat. P. Gatchalian. _____________ 160 22. Pat. S: Dellona ---------------- 160 23. Pat. D. R. Encinas ____________ 159 24. Det. In.sp ~ J. Villasanta ________ 158 25. Det. Insp. L. Arellano __________ 157 26. Det. C. Pescante ______________ 156 27. C. Cruz ----------------------- 156 28. C. Abaga ------~~------------- 155 29. Pat. B. Lagpad ---------------- 152 30. Pat. N. San Juan ______________ 151 31. Pat. J. Artus ________________ 150 32 . .J. Salas, Jr. ------------------ 147 33. N. Landas -------------------- 147 34. L. San Agustin ---------------- 146 35. S. Lea:fio --------------------- 145 36 . .J. Garcia ---------------4------ 141 37. P. Mamucod ------------------ 130 38. R. Bagatsing ------------------- 122 39. Z. Pa:figan -------------------- 114 40. L. Tor ----------------------- 83 Mr. Vicente Manuel, NRPA secretary, is shown above congratulating Chief Antonio Torres of the Manila Police for the fine showing of his men at the Police Pistol Championships held recently. The medals were distributed on Occupation .Oay, Aup:u3t 13, 1939, after a brief but impressive parade near the southern foot of Santa Cruz bridge. In the middle may be seen Modesto Flores, spark-plug of the NRP A. ~ NOTICE TO NRP A MEMBERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRESENT CAMPAIGN OF THE PHILIPPINE CONSTABULARY AGAINST THE CARRYING OF G"CNS ESPECIALLY IN CHURCHES, THEATERS, CABARETS, PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES, YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED NOT TO CARRY YOUR GUNS WITH YOU UNLESS YOU GO ro THE CLUB. AS A RESULT OF THIS NEW REGULATION MANY REVOLVERS HAVE BEEN CONFISCATED RECENTLY BY THE MANILA POLICE AND CONSTABULARY AGENTS FROM PERSONS FOUND AT THE AiBOVE MENTIONED PLACES. TO A VOID SIMILAR INCONVENIENCE ON YOUR PART PLEASE KEEP YOUR GUNS SAFELY AT HOME AND BRING SAME ONLY TO THE RANGES. .