Teodoro Kalaw, Jr.
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Part of The Marksman Magazine
- Title
- Teodoro Kalaw, Jr.
- Language
- English
- Year
- 1939
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- 50 THE MARKSMAN August, 1939 Teodoro Kalaw, Jr. : 377 : __ Teddy Kalaw, Jr., of the NRPA, recently established new NRPA records in both Hi-Power rifle and pistol at the Santolan Ranges and Oity Ranges. In the High Power Rifle Club Championship held last 1\ugust 6, 1939, young Kalaw easily won first place when he turned in a score of 245 points out of possible 250. He registered 45 points in Standing position and possible scot4e fo Sitting and Kneeling, prone also in rapid fire sitting and prone, in Army "D" course. Again in the· Club Pistol Championshrip shoot held on August 20, 1939, Kalaw once more manifested his superiority over the other veteran shots of the NRP A by romping away with the first place with a score of 287 points out of possible 300 in the National Match Course. ;Ilfa score in the Rapid Fire course of 97 points out of possible 100 is considered the highest ever :made in the islands. He fired in a st:vlng of 5-shots within 10 seconds. In the fast Inter-Club Championsh:_ip shoots held in Cebu (Apri! 30 and May 1, 1939) Teddy copped two first places in two major events: Center Fire Pistol Match in National Match Course and in 30 ca1iber High Power Rifle Match in the hard cou_rse of 40 shots slow fire at 200 yards on Dicimal tar.gets. . Mr. Kalaw is an ideal competitor of the NRPA. He is very cool and fresh whtlle on the firing lines. When he is firing for a record, he concentrates his mind only on three things on his good gun, ammunitions and at target. Ifu talks less and always means business. Teddy Kalaw, Jr., is a product of the University of the Philippines. He was one of the best shots of the U. P. Cadets. He is a certified public accountant by profession and at present commissioned as 3rd Dieutenant, Infantry, of the Philippine Aripy Reserve. -M. F. FLORES. ·