1907 in sports

1907 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

American football

College championship

College football national championship – Yale Bulldogs

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

Scottish Football League – Celtic
Scottish Cup final – Celtic 3–0 Hearts at Hampden Park

Turkey

Fenerbahce SK founded in Istanbul (19 July)

Athletics

Marathon

28 November — Johnny Hayes wins the inaugural Yonkers Marathon.

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)

Bandy

Sweden

Swedish national championship inaugurated.
Championship final – IFK Uppsala 4–1 IFK Gävle

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

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

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

Bombay Presidency – Hindus

New Zealand

Plunket Shield – Canterbury

South Africa

Currie Cup – Transvaal

West Indies

Inter-Colonial Tournament – Trinidad and Tobago

Cycling

Tour de France

Lucien Petit-Breton (France) wins the 5th Tour de France

Figure skating

World Figure Skating Championships

World Men's Champion – Ulrich Salchow (Sweden)
World Women's Champion – Madge Syers-Cave (Great Britain)

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

British Amateur – John Ball
US Amateur – Jerome Travers

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

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

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.

Rowing

The Boat Race

16 March — Cambridge wins the 64th Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race

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

Rugby union

Home Nations Championship

25th Home Nations Championship series is won by Scotland

Speed skating

Speed Skating World Championships

Men's All-round Champion – none declared

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

References

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