1907

Events

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

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

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

England

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

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.

Births

 * February 11 &mdash; E W Swanton, British author and sports commentator (d. 2000)
 * February 14 &mdash; Johnny Longden, Hall of Fame jockey (d. 2003)
 * February 17 &mdash; Buster Crabbe, American swimming champion and actor (d. 1983)
 * April 2 &mdash; Luke Appling, American baseball player (d. 1991)
 * August 11 &mdash; Bobo Newsom, American baseball player (d. 1962)
 * September 12 &mdash; Spud Chandler, American baseball player (d. 1990)
 * September 26 &mdash; Bep van Klaveren, Dutch boxer (d. 1992)
 * October 22 &mdash; Jimmie Foxx, American Hall of Fame baseball player (d. 1967)
 * November 19 &mdash; Luigi Beccali, Italian athlete (d. 1990)
 * November 27 &mdash; Eric Brook, English footballer (d. 1965)
 * December 19 &mdash; Jimmy McLarnin, Canadian two-time world champion boxer (d. 2004)