- 1907 in sports
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World Series -Chicago Cubs defeatDetroit Tigers , 4 games to 0 with one tie* The
Winnipeg Maroons win the Northern League ChampionshipFootball (Australian rules football )*
Victorian Football League
** Carlton wins the 11th VFL Premiership (Carlton 6.14 (50) d South Melbourne 6.9 (45))
** "See alsoVictorian Football League season 1907 "Football (soccer) England
* First Division - Newcastle United win the 1906-07 title.
*FA Cup - The Wednesday beat Everton 2-1.Turkey
*The biggest club in Turkish Soccer History, Fenerbahce SK, was established.
Golf *June 18-21 - British Open -
Arnaud Massy became the first overseas champion, he was fromFrance .
*June 19-21 - U.S. Open -Alec Ross
*British Amateur - John Ball
*U.S. Amateur -Jerome Travers Horse racing *
May 6 -Pink Star wins theKentucky Derby Ice hockey * January 17–21 -
Kenora Thistles defeat theMontreal Wanderers 2 games to 0 in aStanley Cup challenge to win the Stanley Cup. Kenora would be the smallest town to ever win the Stanley Cup.
* March 9 - The Wanderers win theEastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association (ECAHA) title and challenge Kenora to a rematch.
* March 16-18 - The Thistles defeatBrandon, Manitoba to win the Manitoba title and defend the Stanley Cup. As the ECAHA season was over, the Thistles addedAlf Smith andRat Westwick from theOttawa 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.Tennis
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Norman Brookes ofAustralia becomes the first international Wimbledon Men's Singles champion.Births
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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 )
*May 16 —Bob Tisdall , Irish hurdler (d.2004 )
*August 11 —Bobo Newsom , American baseball player (d.1962 )
*September 6 —Johnny Kelley , American long-distance runner (d.2004 )
*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 )Deaths
* February 26 -
C. W. Alcock , British footballer, journalist, and football promoter (b.1842 )
* June 23 -Hod Stuart , Canadian ice hockey player and member ofStanley Cup championMontreal Wanderers , dies in a swimming accident.
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