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, , REVOKE THOMAS LICENSE PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Nov. 15 State athletic commissioner Jules Aronson today revoked the Pennsylvania boxing license of Harry Thomas, Eagle Bend, Minn., heavyweight, for his "disgraceful exhibition" against Tony Galento, at Convention Hall, here, last night. The performance of Ga-lento, who won on a technical knockout in the third round, after he "blew" Thomas down five times while 12,000 fans booed, was not censurable Aronson said. Withdrawing Thomas license, the commissioner declared "we dont need fighters like Thomas, who perpetrated one of the worst exhibitions I have ever seen." o
