1907
Recap of the year 1907 in sports.
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[edit] Events
- Norman Brookes of Australia becomes the first international Wimbledon Men's Singles champion.
[edit] Baseball
- The Chicago Cubs defeated the Detroit Tigers four games to none (with one tie) in the 1907 World Series
- The Winnipeg Maroons win the Northern League Championship
- Tris Speaker debuts September 14; Walter Johnson debuts August 2* Victorian Football League - Carlton wins the 11th VFL
- Jake Beckley retires
See also 1907 in baseball
[edit] Football (Australian Rules)
- 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] Births
- January 22 — Dixie Dean, English footballer (d. 1980)
- 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)
- April 2 — Luke Appling, American baseball player (d. 1991)
- August 11 — Bobo Newsom, American baseball player (d. 1962)
- September 12 — Spud Chandler, American baseball player (d. 1990)
- September 26 — Bep van Klaveren, Dutch boxer (d. 1992)
- 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)
