By Larry Carlson for https://texaslsn.org Don’t tell me you don’t remember Ivan Putski. He was all over your ’60s and ’70s TV “set,” back when you had rabbit ears or tin foil to get three channels.He was a rough, tough “wrassler” in the mold of Fritz Von Erich, Wahoo McDaniel, Pepper Gomez and Johnny Valentine.So…
A BAD HABIT: WHEN WINNING ISN’T EVERYTHING Commentary by Larry Carlson ( lc13@txstate.edu ) Fan Allegiance It’s long been said that while football allegiance is somewhat of a benevolent mistress, she can still be a demanding damn dame. A cruel one, too. Least ways, that’s the way hardboiled mystery writers like Dashiell Hammett and Raymond…
HARDBALL WITH TOM BALL Professor Carlson’s interview with Tom Ball is at TOM BALL BASEBALL ⚾ INTERVIEW (squarespace.com) 1974 Tom Ball photo at last game ever played at Clark Field by Larry Carlson ( lc13@txstate.edu ) With a name like Tom Ball, you just had to be born to stand out as a sports star….