1907 in sports
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| Years in sports: | 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 |
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s |
| Years: | 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 |
Contents |
[edit] Baseball
- World Series - Chicago Cubs defeat Detroit Tigers, 4 games to 0 with one tie
[edit] minor leagues
- The Winnipeg Maroons win the Northern League Championship
[edit] Football (Australian rules football)
- Victorian Football League
- Carlton wins the 11th VFL Premiership (Carlton 6.14 (50) d South Melbourne 6.9 (45))
- See also Victorian Football League season 1907
[edit] Football (soccer)
[edit] England
- First Division - Newcastle United win the 1906-07 title.
- FA Cup - The Wednesday beat Everton 2-1.
[edit] Ice Hockey
- Kenora Thistles win their 1st Stanley Cup, beating the Montreal Wanderers 2 games to 0. Later in the season, the Wanderers would regain the Cup by defeating the Thistles 2 games to 0 in a rematch.
[edit] Tennis
- Norman Brookes of Australia becomes the first international Wimbledon Men's Singles champion.
[edit] Births
- January 15 — Janusz Kusociński, Polish athlete (d. 1940)
- February 11 — E W Swanton, British author and sports commentator (d. 2000)
- February 14 — Johnny Longden, Hall of Fame jockey (d. 2003)
- February 17 — Buster Crabbe, American swimming champion and actor (d. 1983)
- March 13 — Jack Holden, English long-distance runner (d. 2004)
- April 2 — Luke Appling, American baseball player (d. 1991)
- August 11 — Bobo Newsom, American baseball player (d. 1962)
- September 8 — Jean Aerts, Belgian road bicycle racer (d. 1992)
- September 12 — Spud Chandler, American baseball player (d. 1990)
- September 26 — Bep van Klaveren, Dutch boxer (d. 1992)
- September 28 — Heikki Savolainen, Finnish gymnast (d. 1997)
- October 22 — Jimmie Foxx, American Hall of Fame baseball player (d. 1967)
- November 19 — Luigi Beccali, Italian athlete (d. 1990)
- November 27 — Eric Brook, English footballer (d. 1965)
- December 19 — Jimmy McLarnin, Canadian two-time world champion boxer (d. 2004)
