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. I . ■ r * i * ■ « a 1 Holmes Accepts Player Contract With Dodgers BROOKLYN, N. Y., June 14 UP.— j Tommy Holmes, fired two weeks ago as I manager of the Braves, signed tonight as a a 1 player with the Brooklyn Dodgers. 1 Holmes, a 34-year-old native of Brooklyn, will be used chiefly as a lefthanded 1 pinch-hitter and outfield reserve. c It is understood that Holmes had been i offered a job in the Braves minor league 1 system, but turned it down in preference to g playing role with the Dodgers. I