Evening journal., 1905-05-23
SHADB SEASON
IS ALMOST OVER
Few Fish Are Being Caught
and Men Becoming Dis
couraged
BUT FEW OVER 800 SElPPiD
Special to Tho Evcning Journal.


New Castle. May 2S.-Shad fishing
for the season Of 1905 is about az an
end and this week viii mark practical
lv the close OF the industry i'm this
place.
Since the opening of the season in
A pril there have been but about four
weeks Of what might be called fair
6ei ing. The extreme cold weather of
last winter had a tendency to drive
fhe shad back TO warmer streams and
aa a, result many of them never made
their way into Delaware waters at ALL
This 'act with the large number
~ nets fshed brought the season TO a
close "a. rlier than usual
FISH SCARCE EVERYWHERE.
Nor has the scarcity Of shad been
confined 10 the Delaware river alone
as hsherme y in other waters nave
co,,nlained of the scarcity of shad.
Early in then season, In fact before the
season opened here, several men from
this city and 4 he vicinity went South
TO engage in hshing in Southern wat
ers. After a few weeks experience
they returned and the reports OF the
catches there were not hatterins
In the Hudson river shad appear
TO be as scarce s'his season as they
have been IN tho delaware river An
article on the sub ie''t IN the May num-
Der Of The FishingTsfazette has this TO
say
-The shad fishing industry on the
Hudson which up TO v Few years ago
afforded q very good income TO the
nshermen who followed it has declined
greatly during the pastNHour seasons,
.fIt.u o. n
as last season, which wits the worst
the fishermen had encoi inferred i'm
twenty-five years. says the New York
sun. The old time fishermen can give
no reason for the scarcity OF the shad.
YESTERDAYS CATCH SMALL.
The catch Of shad yesterday was ex-
ceptionaIIy small for MoL day, the
highest boat briueing but thirty-six
fish. Throughout I've day btt twelve
boxes or about $40 FISH We're shipped
from here. OF this number Joseph II.
King & sons sent away -er boxes
While the association shipped but two
Prices held at $50. Last weeid the to-
tai shipments were but about 400 as
against almost twice that number for
the same period in 1904. The hsh are
not here nor have they reen. Several
Of tire men have become discou aged
and have quit for the season fNhile
others win double up and hsh two
nets from ane boat during the re-
nainder of the week. 'fi'lf n
DIRECTORS HELD MEETING.
Ia the mayors office last evening y
meeting of the directors Of the New
Castle baseball club was held and con-
siderable business was, transacted.
Ii was decided 10 have 500 tickets
printed for adm. ssion TO the grand
stand at 10 and 10 cents each. Harry
Hance viii be az the entrance and Of
ficiate as ticket takcr. Eugene Chase
having resigned as treasurer of the
club +. S. PeachN WAS elected his suc-
cessor and Daniel Webster was elect
ed director OF the organization.
1t was decided O place wire
screen in front Of and az the end of
the grand stand TO protect spectators
from being struck W foul tips. Messrs
Chase and Wise wre named a COM
mitteee TO purchase the wire.
II was decided her eafter that Man
ager Murphy should lnive the visiting
clubs guarantee in nd before the
game opened instead OF depending
upon collections. BY motion it was
decided TO purchase blue and white
striped Jerseys and stochinss to be
Worn for the first time I'M Saturdays
game.
The following schedule of games was
adopted: Saturday May 2 & Madison
A. A.. Of Chester; May 30, Nyaverly OF
Wilmington. two games June ., Land.
lith, Of Wilmington: June 10. XVII.
mington: June II, X-Brandy wine o
Wilmington; June "a. Union League
Of Chester; July 1. Wilmingtor A. c.,
July a. Haymakers. of Chester tive
games. other games viii be arranged
with the G.. n. a. H., OF Chester: Eel
ton North Chester. Media and Cam
den teams. Those present aa III
meeting were: Messrs. Fer gusor
Peach. Murphy. A. Wise, Chase. Nc
Grory. L. Wise, Mahoney. CountiS.
FUNERAL OF JAMES DOUGHEl7TY
From his late home IN School s.ree
the funeral Of James Dougherty, ~h
died on Sunday VIII take place 20
morrow morning. High mass viii b