1907 in sports

Bandy was included in the winter games held in Helsinki , Finland , similar to the Nordic Games . Finland was represented by the club Polyteknikkojen Urheiluseura (PUS) but the winner of the competition was a combined team from Sweden, which defeated PUS as well as a team from St. Petersburg, Russia. ^[2]

Sweden

Swedish national championship inaugurated.
Championship final ? IFK Uppsala 4?1 IFK Gavle

Baseball [ edit ]

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

Dominican Republic

Tigres del Licey , a famous professional baseball club in Dominican Republic , officially founded in Santo Domingo on November 7. ^[3]

Boxing [ edit ]

Events

8 May. Canadian Tommy Burns retains his world heavyweight boxing title by beating Philadelphia Jack O'Brien on points after 20 rounds in Los Angeles .
Following two successful title defences in California, Burns travels to London, where he defeats British heavyweight champion Gunner Moir .

Lineal world champions ^[4]

Cricket [ edit ]

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 ? not contested

West Indies

Inter-Colonial Tournament ? Trinidad and Tobago

Cycling [ edit ]

Tour de France

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

Figure skating [ edit ]

World Figure Skating Championships

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

Golf [ edit ]

Events

Arnaud Massy (France) becomes the first overseas British Open champion

Major tournaments

British Open ? Arnaud Massy (France)
US Open ? Alec Ross

Other tournaments

Horse racing [ edit ]

England

Australia

Melbourne Cup ? Poseidon

Canada

King's Plate ? Kelvin

Ireland

Irish Grand National ? Sweet Cecil
Irish Derby Stakes ? Orby

United States

Kentucky Derby ? Pink Star
Preakness Stakes ? Don Enrique
Belmont Stakes ? Peter Pan

Ice hockey [ edit ]

Stanley Cup

17?21 January ? Kenora Thistles defeats Montreal Wanderers two games to none in a Stanley Cup challenge. Kenora, Ontario is the smallest town ever to win the Stanley Cup.
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 two games to none in a rematch.

Events

9 March ? Montreal Wanderers wins the Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association (ECAHA) title .
Stratford 14th Regiment defeats Kingston Frontenacs 8?6 to win Ontario Hockey Association title.