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Show Galento Blasts Thomas to Hold Challenger Rank PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 15 OJ.R) Tony Galento, the fig-hting bartender, bar-tender, retained his ranking today as the No. 1 challenger to Joe Louis' heavyweight championship. He punched, shoved and wrestled wrest-led his way to a third round technical knockout victory over Harry Thomas, the Minnesota blacksmith-farmer last night, to convince a crowd of 10,000 that his siege of pneumonia four months ago was only a stop-gap in his march for a shot at boxing's box-ing's most coveted crown. A throwback to the old days of barge fighters, Galento heeled Thomas to the canvas five times before Referee Tommy O'Keefe finally stepped in to end what was scheduled las a 12 - round bout. There was only one real blow landed in the fight and it was in the second round. But Galen-; Galen-; to's wrestling, pushing and cuffing cuff-ing tactics took their toll. Gal-onto Gal-onto made no pretense of defending defend-ing himself. He was content with winding up and letting go. If he missed his mark he would .almost shove his oppohent to , the floor as he dove into clinches. PHILDAELPHIA, Nov. 15 ttl.V.) The boxing license of Harry Thomas, Minnesota heavyweight, was revoked 'by Athletic Com-missionar Com-missionar Jules Aronson today for his "unsatisfactory performance" in his bout last night with Tony Galento, the fighting bartender. |