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Undated newspaper articles by Gerard Walter (transcribed by Sally Hyde, NZ)
Schoolboy Hyde is heading for a Rugby Cap
E Midlands 11pts - Barbarians 24pts
John Hyde Northampton's 18 year old schoolboy wing three quarter, will be ready for an England cap next season, if his display in the Mobbs Memorial Match at Bedford yesterday is anything to go by, but his side, East Midlands were well beaten by a Barbarian XV, all except one of whom were internationalists, by 3 goals and 3 tries to a goal and a dropped goal and a penalty goal.
In a rousing game Bleddyn Williams scored 2 beautiful tries: Holmes at his best converted three times and Gray kicked al the goals for the losers who scored eight of their points in the last ten minutes.
Tanner and Glyn Davies were at their immaculate best, Gwilliam was a giant in the lineout, Gwyn Evans a terrier in the loose, and Leo Oakley completely outshone his international partner Cannall in the Midland side. Now we come back to Hyde.
Here was a boy playing against what was about the cream of England and Wales. Immediately opposite him he had the fastest wing in present day rugby, Olympic sprinter and seasoned footballer Ken Jones.
The Welsh international scored one very good try. The reason he did nothing more even with Bleddyn Williams inside him was because his young rival reached the heights of defensive brilliance.
He allowed Jones neither room nor time to do anything. The youngster's potential anticipation was first class and his tackles were clean and crushing.
Hyde's was a personal triumph all the more impressive because it was achieved as a member of a team decisively beaten and against a galaxy of bigger and brighter stars.
Gwilliam Jackson and Danby scored the other tries for the Barbarians and Don White went over for East Midlands.
East Midlands: Rose (Bedford): Hyde (Northampton), Oakley (Bedford), Cannell (Oxford Univ), Bridge (Richmond): Gray (Northampton), Fletcher, Furbank, Hill (Bedford), Berridge, Birch (Northampton), Bance (Bedford), White (Northampton), Collingridge, Jenkins (Bedford).
Barbarians: Holmes Danbey (England), Gloag (Scotland), William, Joanes, Davies, Tanner (Wales): Jackson (Harlequins), Henderson, Price, Matthews (England), Gwilliam, Evans, (Wales) Kendall-Carpenter, Steel-Bodger (England).
Another newsclip
Schoolboy Hyde gains his cap
By Gerard Walter
John Hyde 19-year-old Wellingborough Grammar School boy, who begins his army service the day after tomorrow, has been capped for England against France at Colombes February 25th.
Murray Holmeyr is reinstated at fullback while Uren and Botting are the only ones of the team which beat Ireland to lose their places. No one will question the wisdom of the selectors in these decisions.
The choice of Hyde has of course cased immense delight in Northampton. He was congratulated by his headmaster yesterday before the whole school, which also produces Don White, winner of five English caps.
Mr H. A. Wrenn the head said "I think we will claim Hyde as a schoolboy cap as he has been selected while still with us."
PT Training
Hyde will go to Loughborough College to train as a PT instructor when he comes out of the Army. He is a good runner and has done [can't read feet and inches] in long jump and is an excellent cricketer.
He qualified for Loughborough without having to matriculate as he had gained a higher certificate in botany and biology. He is of course not the youngest player to be awarded international honours.
F.T. Wright (18?1) and J.C. Milson (1904) played for England at 18 years of age. J.S. Hewitt was first capped for Ireland when he was 5 months passed his seventeenth birthday in 18??. Youngest ever is C. Reid who played for Scotland in 1881 when he was exactly 17.
France's team
France has made 3 changes from the team which drew with Ireland. [I can't read all the names too small and smudged].
Rugby Cap for Schoolboy
Nineteen year old student John Hyde stood up in front of the entire assembly of masters and pupils at Wellingborough Grammar School to hear and address of congratulation from Mr H. A. Wrenn the Head Master.
It has just been announced that John has been selected to play rugby for England against France in Paris February the 25th. Mr Wrenn's speech was also in nature a regretful farewell for John is leaving the school to join the Eighth Royal Tank Regiment at Catterick Camp to undergo his military service period. Thus John will be in the peculiar position of having been a schoolboy when selected to play for his country and being a soldier when playing the match.
We shall regard John as a schoolboy cap because the news came when he was still with us. John is leaving school in the middle of terms waived the opportunity of differing his military service call up until the end of March he did so at the suggestion of.............. [Cut off here]
Another newsclip, by Charles Bray
The Schoolboy International Rugby winger is the son of Mr and Mrs J [should be 'P'] Hyde of Rushden Northamptonshire. He is a Rugger out of the blue. There is no trace of any earlier rugby paying history on his family. John's father played soccer until 1918.
Young Hyde will be the first schoolboy International on the side since the 1903-1904 season when J.G. Linton East Midlander was on the team.
Experts and critics have been watching the youngster for some time. He learned most of his rugby at Wellingbourgh and has been described as one of the fastest men in the game - United Press.
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