1907 in sports
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1907 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
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[edit] American football
College championship
[edit] Association football
England
- The Football League – Newcastle United 51 points, Bristol City 48, Everton 45, Sheffield United 45, Aston Villa 44, Bolton Wanderers 44
- FA Cup final – The Wednesday 2–1 Everton at Crystal Palace, London
Germany
- National Championship – Freiburger FC 3–1 Viktoria Berlin at Mannheim
Scotland
Turkey
- Fenerbahce SK founded in Istanbul (19 July)
[edit] Athletics
Marathon
- 28 November — Johnny Hayes wins the inaugural Yonkers Marathon.
[edit] Australian rules football
VFL Premiership
- Carlton wins the 11th VFL Premiership – Carlton 6.14 (50) d South Melbourne 6.9 (45) at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)
[edit] Bandy
Sweden
- Swedish national championship inaugurated.
- Championship final – IFK Uppsala 4–1 IFK Gävle
[edit] Baseball
World Series
- 8–12 October — Chicago Cubs (NL) defeats Detroit Tigers (AL) to win the 1907 World Series by 4 games to 0 with one tie
Events
- Winnipeg Maroons wins the Northern League Championship
[edit] Boxing
Events
- Following two successful title defences in California, Tommy Burns travels to London where he defeats British heavyweight champion Gunner Moir
Lineal world champions[1]
- World Heavyweight Championship – Tommy Burns
- World Light Heavyweight Championship – vacant
- World Middleweight Championship – vacant → Stanley Ketchel
- World Welterweight Championship – Billy "Honey" Mellody → Mike "Twin" Sullivan
- World Lightweight Championship – Joe Gans
- World Featherweight Championship – Abe Attell
- World Bantamweight Championship – Jimmy Walsh
[edit] Cricket
England
- County Championship – Nottinghamshire
- Minor Counties Championship – Lancashire II
- Most runs – Tom Hayward 2353 @ 45.25 (HS 161)
- Most wickets – Edward Dennett 201 @ 16.05 (BB 8–9)
- Wisden Cricketers of the Year – Albert Hallam, Reggie Schwarz, Frank Tarrant, Bert Vogler, Thomas Wass
Australia
- Sheffield Shield – New South Wales
- Most runs – Bert Hopkins 617 @ 56.09 (HS 171)
- Most wickets – Leonard Garnsey 32 @ 21.93 (HS 6–35)
India
New Zealand
South Africa
West Indies
[edit] Cycling
Tour de France
- Lucien Petit-Breton (France) wins the 5th Tour de France
[edit] Figure skating
World Figure Skating Championships
- World Men's Champion – Ulrich Salchow (Sweden)
- World Women's Champion – Madge Syers-Cave (Great Britain)
[edit] Golf
Events
- Arnaud Massy (France) becomes the first overseas British Open champion
Major tournaments
- British Open – Arnaud Massy (France)
- US Open – Alec Ross
Other tournaments
[edit] Horse racing
England
- Grand National – Eremon
- 1,000 Guineas Stakes – Witch Elm
- 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Slieve Gallion
- Epsom Derby – Orby
- Epsom Oaks – Glass Doll
- St. Leger Stakes – Wool Winder
Australia
- Melbourne Cup – Poseidon
Canada
- Queen's Plate – Kelvin
Ireland
- Irish Grand National – Sweet Cecil
- Irish Derby Stakes – Orby
USA
- Kentucky Derby – Pink Star
- Preakness Stakes – Don Enrique
- Belmont Stakes – Peter Pan
[edit] Ice hockey
Stanley Cup
- 17–21 January — Kenora Thistles defeats Montreal Wanderers 2 games to 0 in a Stanley Cup challenge. Kenora is the smallest town ever to win the Stanley Cup.
- 9 March — Montreal Wanderers wins the Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association (ECAHA) title and challenges Kenora to a rematch.
- 16–18 March — Kenora Thistles defeats Brandon, Manitoba to win the Manitoba title and defends the Stanley Cup
- 23–25 March — Montreal Wanderers regains the Stanley Cup by defeating the Thistles 2 games to 0 in a rematch
[edit] Motor racing
French Grand Prix
- 2 July — the second French Grand Prix, organised by the Automobile Club de France (ACF), is run at Dieppe. The winner is Felice Nazzaro of Italy driving a FIAT.
Ardennes Circuit
- The sixth Circuit des Ardennes is run on 27 July over 371.20 miles (53.029 miles x 7 laps) in the vicinity of Bastogne. The winner is Pierre de Caters (France) driving a Mercedes in a time of 6:29:10.
Coppa Velocita di Brescia
- The inaugural Coppa Velocita di Brescia is run on 2 September over 301.80 km (37.725 km x 8 laps) by Grand Prix-class cars. The winner is Alessandro Cagno (Italy) driving an Itala in 4:37:36.6.
Vanderbilt Cup
- The Vanderbilt Cup is not contested in 1907.
[edit] Rowing
The Boat Race
- 16 March — Cambridge wins the 64th Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race
[edit] Rugby league
England
- Championship – Halifax
- Challenge Cup final – Warrington 17–3 Oldham at Wheater’s Field, Broughton
- Lancashire League Championship – not contested
- Yorkshire League Championship – not contested
- Lancashire Cup – Broughton Rangers 15–6 Warrington
- Yorkshire Cup – Bradford F.C. 8–5 Hull Kingston Rovers
[edit] Rugby union
Home Nations Championship
- 25th Home Nations Championship series is won by Scotland
[edit] Speed skating
Speed Skating World Championships
- Men's All-round Champion – none declared
[edit] Tennis
Events
- Norman Brookes (Australia) becomes the first overseas winner of the Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship
Australia
- Australian Men's Singles Championship – Horace Rice (Australia) defeats Harry Parker (Australia) 6–3 6–4 6–4
England
- Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – Norman Brookes (Australia) defeats Arthur Gore (GB) 6–4 6–2 6–2
- Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – May Sutton Bundy defeats Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers 6–1 6–4
France
- French Men's Singles Championship – Max Decugis defeats Robert Wallet: details unknown
- French Women's Singles Championship – Comtesse de Kermel defeats d'Elva: details unknown
USA
- American Men's Singles Championship – William Larned defeats Robert LeRoy 6–2 6–2 6–4
- American Women's Singles Championship – Evelyn Sears defeats Carrie Neely 6–3 6–2
Davis Cup
- 1907 International Lawn Tennis Challenge –
Australasia 3–2 
British Isles at Warple Road (grass) London, United Kingdom
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