The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-21
FOX ENCOUNTERS TOLEDO MUD HENS AND AUBURNITES The ColIegians Go Up Against Columbus Tomorrew
 Afternoon
"oKY" JIM'S AGGREGATION
 SHOULD SAIL EASILY
Something of Youngsters Whom Long First Baseman Has Signed-Mas- sing, Helm, Eyler and Jim
 Are Veterans.

"sky" Fox will leave this morning with his team for Columbus. It is considered probable by the former Southern leaguer that he will remain at home until the opening of the South Atlantic season, April 15.
 Fox announced yesterday that Monday his team will go up against the strong college aggregation from Auburn. For the remainder of the week he will play exhibition games against Armour's Toledo outfit of the American association, two members of which were in the Southern league last season-JalSe Daubert of Nash vile and George Mill of New Orleans.
 Columbus is showing fine spirit" stated Fox last night at his hotel "The fans there have hungered for professional base ball for a long while, and now they are rallying to our support If we can get off on the right foot and I believe we will, we should have a very successful season from box office standpoint"
 From all indications Fox has team that will finish high in the South Att lantic. His men appeared satisfied and filled with a determination to work for the interest of the club and its man. ager. While Chattanoogas outfit is judged superior from a standpoint of in- dividual players, it is not believed that Fox will encounter the trouble that is probably in store for Dobbs.
 Fox has two valuable catchers from the South Atlantic standpoint. John Mass ing should be able to knock down several fences and Coveney, while no slugger fa Q1l1ab r,oap tn hav ohn will star on first, and should lead all others in fielding his position Coombs, Noonan and Vardeman are all trying for second. although it is considered prob- able that Fox will strengthen himself at the keystone with an Atlanta cast-off Glenn Hale acquired from Atlanta, has a cinch at short, and will deliver nos lit tie quantity of goods this season. lille at third, fielding well and getting his hit every day, has that corner tied up. In the outf1eld Riggs, last season with Danville, and formerly with Atlanta, is certainty, and Stubbe, the old Macon fielder will land without question It is Fox's intention to let a catcher or his utility man hold down the other garden position.
 Pop" Eyler will probably be Fox's mainstay on the slab. The veteran can still go in the Southern, and that he will win a majority of his games in the South Atlantic is a certainty John Fox is said to be a valuable man, but one hard to keep in "the straight and mar row. whatever that means. Mcleod, a native of Florala, from where comes Ross Helm is a handy young fellow, in- experienced, of course, but containing a bright promise for tomorrow. Ross Helm will stick, and should star in the Sally" Fuicich, a Frenchman of New Orleans, has the. splitter and is said to be quite worth while.
 In speaking of Hale, w. w. Thomas, sporting editor of the Columbus Ledger, said yesterday:
 Bill Smith ofnAtlanta told Fox to take his choice of either Kirkpatrick or Hale Jim took Hale Smith will retain Kirk patrick, though he has Newton to fall back on in a case of emergency"