Ex-Eagle basketball star Johnny Silk still is going strong in the cage sport, but he now plays for the Quantico Marines and will be in action when the service club competes in the All Marine tourney at San Diego next Wednesday and Thursday.

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Title:: Ex-Eagle basketball star Johnny Silk still is going strong in the cage sport, but he now plays for the Quantico Marines and will be in action when the service club competes in the All Marine tourney at San Diego next Wednesday and Thursday.
Description:: [Information from item housing] Silk, John Somerville High Basketball Team
Date:: [ca. April 1954]
Format:: Photographs
Genre:: Photographic prints
Location:: Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):: Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue
Subjects:: Basketball
Basketball players
Extent:: 1 photograph : print ; sheet 254 x 208 mm
Permalink:: https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/5d86s125p
Terms of Use:: Rights status not evaluated.
This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives License (CC BY-NC-ND).

Language:: English
Notes:: Title(s) from item.
[Additional information from item] John Silk, 6’3” forward from Boston College, is a regular for the Quantico Marines. Silk, who set both the four-year scoring record and the individual gingle game mark at B.C., is an allround player who does everything well on the court.
Preferred Citation:: Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue, Boston Public Library
Notes (acquisition):: Gift; Boston University, College of Communication, 1977/1978.
Notes (date):: Date from item.
Identifier:: 22_10_000861_0002
Barcode:: 39999088103229