NORTHERN UNION FOOTBALL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 761, 9 March 1910, Page 9

NORTHERN UNION FOOTBALL.

According to "Forward" in the latest FAthletic,News,";the arrival in England of ..'Charles' Seeling, the famous forward : of {the -first; New' Zealand "AH Blacks," ; ■■. took, .pride ,of - place in, Northern. Union .:';■' matters recently. /He continues: "Satis,faction;.is expre€sed. at .Wigan, ; for' Seeling, on his arrival, was perfectly free in .every '■ sense of the term,. and . had he. so desired could' have signed' for any club,in ; the;vNorthern Union. -'He' is, however,' a /■ man'- of" few ".words,'-and promptly .'ac- , .' c'epted.Cthe - generous-'- offer of ' the: Wigan •■: club, played ' for" the' Keserve team on ..- Saturday, and' -"ijji'now''eligible' 'to- -take ■ parVin this season's Challenge Cup competition. That l the resolution adopted, by ;.ifhe ; '; Northern'; Union-is' .not -'thoroughly 'understood l ,'in'• :New"Zealand -'is' apparent .'.-.'from .the'fact'' that'; Seeling ; brought 'with him-a permit" from the Auckland League/ I'his. document; was unnecessary, for/ prior ..'; coi'-his V' signing for, Wigan, - : Seeling-^had : Sever/ played ■; with any.- Northern'-':-tJnioh-team'in the colonies', or sighed any. New Zealand-'League registration 'form. ' : .'-/'Seeling'' is most optimistic-regarding the;;future' of/the *<■ 'Northern' ■ game-:in New Zealand. ' Progress is'steady, despite' •\ the'.formidable '.opposition,>ancf,'.' to-, use Ms/own words, 'Only "a visit from the ':. English, side is necessary'next season •■'; to clinch matter.' 'He-knows tMs-5-in-tenaewv/will be 'read'-.'in,-.Netf''"Zealand; and;-on-that account,, he Soes not desire ./tegmentum naines.Vin ;casd:.'my'?fr'iends-' - haver/changed, their :minds.' . Ma'nj^prbP ■' rnment/players' well 'known' in "England are .contemplating"g"ding : oveiv and : he- con- : mlently:,declares;that:ibig- developments' ' may.-.be; expected •foVihext'-'season. /As I ■■•" Previously. said," continued' Seeling, 'all jhaHis': wanted •' , is: a -visit from the 'Northern Union.'' I "know that in officiaUcircles'in the Northern Upion some' doubt exists as .to what-grounds would be available, in case'the'-visit took place next season. Seeling, .however, has no fears in this respect./In Auckland they f, a T e „H°. S°°d :• enclosures' in addition to the;Victoria.Park ground.--. There is also & ground at North.Shore, one in- Taranaki, in. Wellington, Christchurch, . Uunedui, Invercargill, and other centres. And,, ..;.■ remarked . -Seeling;'- 'they arc . pun*,..;too^^ThevNbrthern''Uhiori^neod ■"' fyPs.. doubts -respecting -suitable■ -enclosures- bemg follndj , andhis :optimi&o' .pronouncement was -confirmed by his col- ' leagues,, Todd - and -MThail." - • :,'•-■-.