Two ideas...
The yoke could be slid too far back on the neck of the picture tube, unlikely but possible.
The yoke could either be fried or not receiving power. I'm no expert TV guy like the others on here, but I would offer this thought...
My 1966 Zenith produces a cool-looking color swirl in the center of the screen each time it's shut off. It lasts about 3-4 seconds. This (I think) is the result of the tubes "warming down", but all deflection is lost instantly. Thus it would seem reasonable that if had HV (you must or there would never be anything on the screen) and low-voltage (sound) you would probably just get an unfocused color blob on the screen without vert/horz deflection.
P.S. In answer to your earlier question; Yes. I'm 2nd/3rd gen Sicilan. My name was actually supposed to be Anthony, but my mother said she didn't want to be reminded of a spaghetti commercial everytime she called me to dinner. (I'm 31, you do the math)
