1907 in sports

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

Centuries:	19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades:	1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s
Years:	1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910

Contents 1 Association football 1.1 England 1.2 Turkey 2 Australian rules football 3 Baseball 3.1 Minor leagues 4 Golf 5 Horse racing 6 Ice hockey 7 Tennis 8 References

[edit] Association football

[edit] England

• First Division - Newcastle United win the 1906-07 title.
• FA Cup - The Wednesday beat Everton 2-1.

[edit] Turkey

• Fenerbahce SK established.

[edit] 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] 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] Golf

• June 18-21 - British Open - Arnaud Massy became the first overseas champion, he was from France.
• June 19-21 - U.S. Open - Alec Ross
• British Amateur - John Ball
• U.S. Amateur - Jerome Travers

[edit] Horse racing

• May 6 - Pink Star wins the Kentucky Derby

[edit] Ice hockey

• January 17–21 - Kenora Thistles defeat the Montreal Wanderers 2 games to 0 in a Stanley Cup challenge to win the Stanley Cup. Kenora would be the smallest town to ever win the Stanley Cup.
• March 9 - The Wanderers win the Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association (ECAHA) title and challenge Kenora to a rematch.
• March 16-18 - The Thistles defeat Brandon, Manitoba to win the Manitoba title and defend the Stanley Cup. As the ECAHA season was over, the Thistles added Alf Smith and Rat Westwick from the Ottawa Hockey Club.
• March 23–25 - The Wanderers regain the Cup by defeating the Thistles 2 games to 0 in a rematch. The Thistles continued to use the Ottawa players and caused a protest to the Stanley Cup trustees, but the Wanderers won the series anyway.
• June 23 - Hod Stuart, player for Stanley Cup champion Montreal Wanderers, dies in a swimming accident.

[edit] Tennis

• Norman Brookes of Australia becomes the first international Wimbledon Men's Singles champion.

[edit] References

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