April 15 1923
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn, New York, Sunday, April 15, 1923
Chess Medal For Barry.
Hastings, April 14—The first tournament for the boys' chess championship of Great Britain, under the auspices of the British Chess Federation, was concluded today at the Hastings and St. Leonards Chess Club. P. S. Milner Barry of Cheltenham College finished in first place and received the gold medal, as well as the Federation shield.
April 20 1923
Saffron Walden Weekly News, Saffron Walden, Essex, England, Friday, April 20, 1923
FIRST BOY CHESS CHAMPION.
Cambridge Lad Wins British Title at Hastings.
A Cambridge boy, P. S. Milner-Barry, son of the late Professor Milner-Barry and Mrs. Milner-Barry, of 50 De Freville-avenue, Chesterton, on April 12th won the title of the first British boy chess champion. The title which has been authorized by the British Chess Federation was open to boys up to 18 years of age, and the entry of 24 was a thoroughly representative one.
Milner-Barry who is only 16½ years of age represented Cheltenham College in the competition, but his success also reflects credit on his old school, St. Faith's Preparatory, and the Cambridge Town Chess Club, of which he is the youngest member.
Play in the tournament commenced at the rooms of the Hastings Chess Club on April 6th, and the winners in each of the four preliminary sections met each other to decide the final.
Milner-Barry tied with a local boy, W. E. Court, in the sectional games, but was successful on the replay. In the final games he scored 2½ points, the runner-up S. Y. Harwich, Owen's School London, securing 2. The third prize winner, L. N. Stuart, Sywell House School, Rhyl, obtained 1½ points, but R. H. Brown, of the Hastings Grammar School, although tieing with Stuart with a score of 4½ points in the preliminary sections, failed to secure a win in the final games.
The secretary of the British Chess Federation (Mr. Leonard P. Rees) was present on April 5th, and spoke in terms of the highest praise of the quality of the chess played by the boys. Mr. E. H Church one of the presidents of the Cambridge Town Chess Club, was also present at the congress.
At the close of the finals the prizes were distributed by Mrs. Ginner, the donor of the championship cup, which was given to commemorate her husband, one of the oldest and most staunch members of the Hastings Chess Club. The cup also carried with it a gold medal, suitably inscribed.
There were enthusiastic scenes in the large room of the club when Milner-Barry received the trophy. The President of the club, in speaking of the play during the tournament, said the standard set thoroughly justified them in awarding the title. Young Milner-Barry proposed a vote of thanks to the President of the club and Mr. Ackroyd, the organizing secretary of the championship, for the great amount of work which had devolved on them. The runner-up, S. Y. Harwich, seconded.
The motion was supported by Mr. Church, who as one of the oldest members of the Cambridge Town Club, of which Milner-Barry was the youngest member, congratulated the club on the way the congress had been arranged and carried out.
A flashlight of Milner-Barry receiving the cup was taken and a permanent record of the first boys' championship being conferred was thus secured.
