1907–08 KBUs A-række, Overview
It was contested by 5 teams, and Boldklubben af 1893 won the championship.


1907–08 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
The 1907–08 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in its tenth season of collegiate basketball, and its first in the newly formed Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association, or MVIAA. After finishing 6–0 in the MVIAA, the Jayhawks won the MVIAA Conference Championship, their first conference championship. The head coach was Phog Allen, serving in his first year of his first tenure. The Jayhawks finished the season 18–6. Following a 19–11 defeat of William Jewell, the Jayhawks had a winning all-time record for the first time. The Jayhawks haven't had a losing all-time record since.


1907–08 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
The 1907–08 Kentucky State men's basketball team competed on behalf of the University of Kentucky during the 1907-1908 season. The team finished with a final record of 5-6.


1907–08 Lancashire Cup
The 1907–08 Lancashire Cup was the third year for this regional rugby league competition and saw its third different winner. The cup was won by Oldham, who beat the previous year's winners, Broughton Rangers, at The Athletic Grounds, Rochdale by a score of 16–9. The attendance for the final was 14,000 and receipts £340.


1907–08 Lancashire Cup
The venue was the third different venue used in the three years which the competition had run.


1907–08 Lancashire Cup, Background
For this season's competition, with the loss of Wigan Highfield, there were now only 12 semi-professional clubs, and with no junior team involved, this led to there being four clubs awarded byes in the first round


1907–08 Lancashire Cup, Competition and results, Final, Teams and scorers
Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points


1907–08 Lancashire Cup, Notes
1 * The Athletic Grounds was the home ground of Rochdale Hornets


1907–08 MIT Engineers men's ice hockey season
The 1907–08 MIT Engineers men's ice hockey season was the 9th season of play for the program.


1907–08 MIT Engineers men's ice hockey season, Season
The team did not have a head coach but William Kelly served as team manager.


1907–08 MIT Engineers men's ice hockey season, Season
Note: Massachusetts Institute of Technology athletics were referred to as 'Engineers' or 'Techmen' during the first two decades of the 20th century. By 1920 all sports programs had adopted the Engineer moniker.


1907–08 MIT Engineers men's ice hockey season, Schedule and Results
† Princeton records do not include the game played on February 6.


1907–08 Madrid FC season
The 1907–08 season  was Madrid Football Club's 6th season in existence. The club played some friendly matches. They also played in the Campeonato Regional de Madrid (Madrid Regional Championship) and the Copa del Rey. Madrid FC won both competitions for the fourth consecutive season becoming the first club to achieve the feat.


1907–08 Manchester City F.C. season
The 1907–08 season was Manchester City F.C. 's seventeenth season of league football and fifth consecutive season in the top flight of English football.


1907–08 Manchester United F.C. season
The 1907–08 season was Manchester United's 16th season in the Football League.


1907–08 Michigan State Normal Normalites men's basketball team
The 1907–08 Michigan State Normal Normalites men's basketball team finished with a record of 3–5. It was the fifth year for head coach Wilbur P. Bowen. The team captain was Roland Chapman. The team manager was Leroy Stevens. The team closed "its season by defeating Mt. Pleasant and thereby winning the Normal championship of the state."


1907–08 Michigan State Normal Normalites men's basketball team, Schedule
1. EMU Media guide shows 37-21 and yearbook shows 38-21.


1907–08 Michigan State Normal Normalites men's basketball team, Schedule
2. EMU has the date of March 6, while CMU has March 7 has the date of the game.


1907–08 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team
The 1907–08 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented University of Missouri in the 1907–08 college basketball season. The team was led by first year head coach A.M. Ebright. The captain of the team was H.A. Henley for the second year in a row.


1907–08 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team
Missouri finished with an 8–10 record overall and a 0–8 record in the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association. This was good enough for a 3rd-place finish in the conference regular season standings.


1907–08 NYU Violets men's basketball team
The 1907–08 NYU Violets men's basketball team represented New York University during the 1907–08 college men's basketball season. The team finished with an overall record of 7–5.


1907–08 National Association Foot Ball League season
Statistics of National Association Foot Ball League in season 1907–08.


1907–08 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team
The 1907–08 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team represented the United States Naval Academy in intercollegiate basketball during the 1907–08 season. The head coach was Joseph Finneran, coaching his first season with the Midshipmen.


1907–08 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Overview
It was contested by 9 teams, and MTK Hungária FC won the championship.


1907–08 Netherlands Football League Championship
The Netherlands Football League Championship 1907–1908 was contested by seventeen teams participating in two divisions. The national champion would be determined by a play-off featuring the winners of the eastern and western football division of the Netherlands. HC & CV Quick won this year's championship by beating Koninklijke UD 4–1 in a decision match.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain
The 1907–1908 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain was made by a group of New Zealand rugby footballers who played matches in Australia, Ceylon, England and Wales between 1907 and 1908. Most of the matches were played under the rules of the Northern Union, a sport that is today known as rugby league. As such, the team were the immediate predecessors of the New Zealand national rugby league team. The tour had a large role in establishing rugby league in both Australia and New Zealand, and also gave birth to international rugby league. The tour party has come to be known as the professional All Blacks or All Golds, although at the time they were commonly referred to as the All Blacks—a named popularised by the New Zealand rugby union team that toured the Northern Hemisphere in 1905.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain
The idea for a professional rugby tour was conceived by Albert Baskiville, a player from the Wellington region of New Zealand. Baskiville managed to recruit a significant number of international and provincial representatives for the team; including George Smith who toured with the All Blacks team of 1905. The team played their first match in Sydney in 1907 against New South Wales. The success of the team's three matches in Sydney prompted the formation of the New South Wales Rugby League, and also saw them recruit Australian Dally Messenger for their tour of Wales and England.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain
After stopping over in Ceylon, the team arrived in England on 30 September 1907. The team played 35 matches in England and Wales, including a Test match against Wales, and three Tests against England. They returned via Australia where they played a further ten matches, including three Test matches against Australia. They won a total of 26 of their 46 matches.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain
The tour firmly established rugby league in both New Zealand and Australia, and was commemorated by a centenary tour in 2007—the 2007 All Golds Tour.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, Background
Rugby union had established itself as the national winter game in New Zealand even before the 1905 tour of The Originals. This tour was a success both on the field and commercially off the field, with the New Zealand Rugby Union making a profit of £12,000. However, in New Zealand some discontent about the state of rugby union's rules and the lack of ability to compensate players for time lost from work were beginning to rise. These tensions were similar to the ones that had led to the 1895 schism in England that had created the Northern Union. In addition the Originals were only paid 3/- a day expenses while on tour, a token amount when the Rugby Union was making such a profit.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, Tour preparations
Albert Baskiville was well known in rugby circles, playing for the Oriental club and on the verge of Wellington provincial selection. He had also in 1907 published a book entitled Modern Rugby Football: New Zealand Methods which explained how to play the game and was widely read. He was inspired to launch a tour to play the clubs in the Northern Union by an article in the Daily Mail written by F W Cooper.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, Tour preparations
The article, written by a Northern Union advocate, said that while the Originals tour had been successful it was a shame that they had not played any of the northern clubs, which at the time of the 1895 break away were regarded as some of the strongest clubs in England. Baskiville had conversations with several prominent rugby players, including the famous Original George William Smith who had talked to Northern Union officials and J J Giltinan about starting the code in Sydney. Smith's role in starting the game in Australasia was crucial as he had a wide set of connections and was a well known sporting celebrity, being an Original, a world class sprinter and a champion jockey.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, Tour preparations
In early 1907 Baskiville wrote to the Northern Rugby Football Union (NRFU) asking if they would wish to host a tour of a New Zealand rugby team. As the North of England had not had any international rugby since the tour of the 1888-1889 New Zealand Native football team, the NRFU was enthusiastic. On 26 March 1907 it advised its member clubs that it was "very favourably disposed" to the tour and suggested that the tourists be paid 70% of the gates with a guarantee of £3000. The Northern Union informed Baskiville that the tour should go ahead and by May plans were firmly underway in New Zealand. Baskiville then resigned his job at the New Zealand Post Office to plan the tour full-time.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, Tour preparations
News of the tour was first publicly broken by the New Zealand Herald which ran a story on 13 May 1907 about a possible professional rugby tour. It was extraordinary the level of secrecy that the New Zealand organisers had achieved, with the news being broken via England. Opposition to the tour was vocal with the New Zealand Rugby Union condemning the tour and the media being generally supportive of the amateur game and its ideals of amateurism. However, as the co-operative nature of the tour became more widely known the touring party gained some public sympathy and the Rugby Union appeared to be increasingly the one out of touch with public opinion.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, Tour preparations
Baskiville assembled a team of selectors; Duncan McGregor, Massa Johnston, Hercules Richard Wright and George William Smith, and they began to think about the type of players they wished to bring on the tour. Knowing the rule changes that the Northern Union had made to their game the selectors knew line-out specialists would not be required and decided to favour players with ample amounts of speed and acceleration. They also needed players that were prepared to invest some money into the venture and probably accept a lifetime ban from rugby union.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, Tour preparations
In the end no less than 160 of the roughly 200 rugby union players involved in provincial rugby in New Zealand applied to go on the tour, a huge blow to the Rugby Union who had anticipated a low amount of interest. It was from these applications that the final team was selected, with players who had indicated early they were prepared to tour being favoured. At least two rugby union internationals did not tour, "Opai" Asher declined due to a broken ankle and George A. Gillett had to pull out at short notice due to injury. Both were to switch to rugby league later on in their careers. In the end the tour included nine internationals and fourteen provincial players, a large number selected from the Wellington and Auckland teams that had recently been battling over the Ranfurly Shield.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, 1907 in Australia
With the tour plans well underway George Smith contacted Peter Moir, a prominent Sydney player, asking if it would be possible to arrange a set of games in Sydney. Moir contacted others including J J Giltinan, who Smith had already talked to, before replying that a series of games would be able to be arranged. Rugby players in Sydney shared many of the New Zealand players' concerns about payment and rules. On 8 August 1907 the New South Wales Rugby League was formed.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, 1907 in Australia
The New South Welshmen organised quickly and were ready to welcome the New Zealanders when the main touring party arrived on 13 August 1907. The New South Wales rugby union side had defeated the New Zealand rugby union team 14–0 in their second of two matches in 1907 and so were expected to be tough opponents, especially as the professional All Blacks had yet to form combinations and several of the Auckland-based players had not yet arrived in Sydney.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, 1907 in Australia
The first game was played on the Royal Agricultural Society Ground to a sold out crowd of 20,000. Played under rugby union rules, the visitors led 6–0 at halftime and closed out the match, winning 12–8. The stars of the first game were Richard Wynyard for New Zealand and Dally Messenger for the New South Wales side. The game was deemed to be a great success, as the organisers had not expected a crowd over 12,000.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, 1907 in Australia
The second game, a mid-week game, was held in front of a crowd of approximately 3,000. The All Blacks, who had made several changes, defeated the "All Blues" 19–5.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, 1907 in Australia
The New Zealanders then won the third match of the series 5–3 in front of a crowd of 8,000 at the Agricultural Ground. Dally Messenger, playing his first game as captain, again starred and was invited to join the touring party.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, 1907 in Australia
It is unclear when the decision to invite Messenger was made, with some reports saying that he was recommended to Baskiville in New Zealand by George Gillett when he had to withdraw from the touring party due to injury. Messenger's name was included on the contract bought over from New Zealand, indicating that the decision had already been made. However, Messenger's form against the All Blacks in Sydney was certainly good enough to warrant his inclusion in the touring party.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, 1907 in Australia
A fourth match had originally been planned in Melbourne, as an attempt to foster rugby in the city, but the plans fell through for unknown reasons. Instead the All Blacks left Australia, having earned £600 from the three games. During their short stay the tourists had helped kick-start the professional movement in Sydney. While leaving Australia news came through that the New Zealand Rugby Union had issued life bans to all of those involved in the tour.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, 1907 in Australia
The financial success of the All Golds' games in Sydney gave valuable momentum to Giltinan and Co.'s scheme to introduce a professional district rugby football competition in Sydney the following season.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, 1907-08 in England and Wales
While on the long sea voyage from Australia, the men tried to keep fit by training on the deck. During a stop over in Ceylon the team was challenged to a game by the Ceylon rugby union. The All Blacks won the match against Ceylon 33–8. As a result of this match the rugby union New Zealand side declined to play the Ceylonese on the return leg of their tour, deeming that Ceylon had forfeited their amateur status by playing against Baskerville's men.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, 1907-08 in England and Wales
During the voyage the tourists also played a game of cricket against the ships officers and first class passengers and were again victorious, winning by an innings. McGregor and Messenger proved to be the best bowlers in the touring party.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, 1907-08 in England and Wales
The arrival of the team was met with great anticipation in the Yorkshire and Lancashire, areas that had been devoid of international competition for so long. The exciting play of the 1905 Originals and the reports that the current side had won three matches in Australia only heightened the expectations of the hosts. The RMS Ortona, carrying the touring side, berthed in Marseilles, France and the squad took a train to Boulogne before they boarded the Empress. They reached England on 30 September 1907, arriving in Folkestone.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, 1907-08 in England and Wales
The visitors were met by the main officials of the Northern Rugby Football Union. The team stayed the night in London, where the Northern Union officials introduced the side to the press – near the headquarters of the English Rugby Union. The next day the side traveled north to Leeds where they were met at the station by a crowd of about 6,000, all keen to see the touring All Blacks. After they had arrived the tourists had two weeks before their first game. They spent the time based in Leeds, training and adapting to both the new rules of the Northern Union and the colder climate. They also watched Leeds and Hunslet play a local derby game – the first time they had seen the new rules in operation.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, 1907-08 in England and Wales
The first game was held on 9 October 1907 against Bramley. Around 8,000 spectators packed McLaren Field in Bramley to see the All Blacks win 25–6 in their first game under the Northern Union rules. In their second game against Huddersfield the tourists, keen for as many players as possible to get a run, selected a team mostly made up of players who were not involved in the first match. They still managed to defeat Huddersfield, winning 19–8 with Lance Todd playing a key role in the game played before a crowd of over 10,000.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, 1907-08 in England and Wales
After the first two matches the touring side met with the Northern Union and discussed the first two games; they also received their first payment – a cheque for £448–15–6. The tour then moved on to Lancashire where the team played Widnes at Naughton Park before a new ground record crowd, resulting in a 26–11 victory. Just two days later the visitors met the Broughton Rangers, who were at the time a powerhouse of the Northern Union. Regarded as the All Blacks' "first big test" the match was played in front of a large crowd of 24,000. New Zealand took an early lead in the game and, despite a spirited Broughton comeback in a torrential downpour, held out to win 20–14.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, 1907-08 in England and Wales
The All Blacks next traveled to Wakefield to play Wakefield Trinity. The tourists rested several key players for this game and badly underestimated their opponents. New Zealand fell behind early and only managed to salvage a 5-all draw. Stung by the result, the All Blacks decided to select their best team to take on Leeds. They went on to win 8–2, despite winning only one out of every five scrums. After this match the tourists received their second cheque, this one for £1036-10-8, and it was already clear that the tour was going to record a healthy profit.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, 1907-08 in England and Wales
During this second meeting with the Northern Union the visitors requested that two more test matches be added to the itinerary, turning it into a three-match test series. For the other two matches the Northern Union first contacted the Crystal Palace Football Club. However negotiations fell through and the second test was instead scheduled to take place at Chelsea Football Club's Stamford Bridge. The third match was scheduled for Whaddon Road in Cheltenham, the same ground that the amateur All Blacks had played on several years earlier.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, 1907-08 in England and Wales
For the Northern Union this series of matches represented a chance to expand their game into areas of England dominated by rugby union and association football. Also at this time the New Zealand team, with an increasing list of injuries, moved their base from Leeds to Ilkley, a spa town in Yorkshire.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, 1907-08 in England and Wales
The tour's next match was in St. Helens where the team visited the birthplace of Richard Seddon before playing St. Helens, winning 24–5. The All Blacks then moved on to Wales to play Merthyr Tydfil, the club having only recently converted to the Northern Union code. The side won 27–9 and then returned to Ilkley with a number of injuries. Their next match was against Keighley, one of the top teams in the league, on Guy Fawkes Day and Smith, Messenger, Billy Wynyard, Cross and Gilchrist were all unavailable. 8,000 supporters turned up to the match, Keighley's biggest gate at the time, and Keighley led at half time. However the All Blacks fought back and won the match 9–7 to remain unbeaten after two months of football.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, 1907-08 in England and Wales
The next game was against Wigan, already by this time one of the giants of the game. A massive crowd of 30,000 supporters packed in to see their local side take on the New Zealanders. The tourists fielded the strongest side they were able to, although several players were missing or playing out of position due to injuries. Despite playing well the All Blacks went down 12–8 to Wigan to record their first loss on the tour after fourteen matches. The tourists' next game was against Barrow, their first game in Cumberland.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, 1907-08 in England and Wales
The team arrived in Barrow late, having had a train be delayed, and the weather was poor. Barrow were able to frustrate New Zealand, who could not play open football in the weather, and the All Blacks suffered their second loss in a row, going down 6–3. They next had to travel to Kingston upon Hull where they took on the Hull F.C. The game was a higher scoring affair and the visitors were able to come out winners, 18–13.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, 1907-08 in England and Wales
For their next game, against Leigh, the weather was again poor and the All Blacks were again beaten in the rain, losing 15–9. They lost again in their next match, as 15,000 spectators watched Oldham win 8–7 in drenching rain and, in the second half, a snowstorm. By now it was established that in good weather the visiting side were able to beat anybody, however in the wet weather their backs were not able to handle the ball and matches were a much closer affair. During the next Wednesday's game New Zealand were again defeated in the rain, dominated by the Runcorn RFC forwards they lost 9–0. After a string of defeats and poor weather the side's management decided to re-locate and the team was moved to Manchester, seeking slightly better weather.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, 1907-08 in England and Wales
The touring side next played a combined Dewsbury and Batley side, winning 18–8 in fine conditions, and backed this up by defeating Swinton 11–2 and Rochdale Hornets 19–0. The New Zealanders were then upset by Bradford F.C., who defeated then 7–2 in gale force winds and driving rain. This was backed up with another loss, going down to Halifax, the League champions, 9–4. The All Blacks' next game was against Yorkshire, the first of their matches against County representative sides. The visitors were ready for this game and defeated the proud rugby county 23–4.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, 1907-08 in England and Wales
New Zealand's next game was against the current Challenge Cup holders, Warrington. Ten thousand spectators watched the Warrington side pip the All Blacks 8–7 despite the visitors being ahead 7–5 at half time. The tourists spent Christmas Day in Manchester before heading to Leeds to take on Hunslet in a boxing day match. New Zealand were ahead 9–0 at halftime and were leading 11–8 in the second half when the home team had a player sent off, the first of the tour. However Hunslet still managed to score and the final result was an 11-all draw. Two days later the tourists played Salford, and won 9–2 in front of 12,000 people.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, The Test Matches, Wales
New Year's Day saw the touring party head to Wales for their first international match. Aberdare Athletic Ground was the venue of the first ever rugby league international on 1 January 1908, played between Wales and New Zealand. The New Zealand Rugby League later recognised this match as New Zealands first ever test match. Aberdare had been chosen for the venue as it could hold a larger capacity than Merthyr, in the end 20,000 Welshmen turned up. The Welsh side contained a former Welsh amateur international as well as several players who had been playing in the Northern Union for years.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, The Test Matches, Wales
WALES: Chick Jenkins, Dai Thomas, Tom Llewellyn, Bert Jenkins, Llewellyn Treharne, David Beynon, Johnny Thomas, Dai Jones, David Davies, Oliver Burgham, George W. Thomas, Dai Rees, Howell de Francis.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, The Test Matches, Wales
NEW ZEALAND: Hubert Turtill, Dally Messenger, Harold Rowe, Arthur Kelly, William Wynyard, Edgar Wrigley, Richard Wynyard, Massa Johnston, William Mackrell, Dan Gilchrist, Charles Pearce, Angry Cross, Hercules Wright (c).


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, The Test Matches, Wales
New Zealand led the match 8–3 at halftime but the Welsh came back and Dai Jones scored a try with only minutes to go that put the Welsh 9–8 in front. Dick Wynyard then dropped a pass in front of the try line and the Welsh won the first international rugby league match.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, The Test Matches, Wales
The day after the game the touring party left Wales, heading back to Kingston upon Hull for their second visit, this time to play the Hull Kingston Rovers. The All Blacks somewhat rebounded, winning 6–3 in a tightly fought contest. Reaching the business end of the tour, the New Zealanders next headed north to play the representative Cumberland side. Here they were defeated 21–9 after resting several key players for the international against England.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, The Test Matches, England
The tourist next played an England XIII at Central Park in Wigan. 12,000 spectators turned up despite the ground being frozen – necessitating a layer of straw to be placed over the top. The conditions favoured an open game and by half time the score was 11-all. In the end England ran out winners 18–16, meaning the New Zealanders had now lost two internationals. After the match the All Blacks were invited to visit the Duke of Portland's residence and they were pleased to be able to meet the famous New Zealand racing horse Carbine, all of the touring party being given a small lock of the horse's hair as a parting gift.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, The Test Matches, England
The tourists now moved their base to Blackpool but their form did not improve, losing to the Lancashire county team 20–4. Going into the three test series against the Northern Union it was clear that they were not full of confidence.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, The Test Matches, Test One
Going into the first test Dally Messenger, Duncan McGregor and Conrad Byrne were all unavailable due to influenza. Great Britain was boosted by England and Wales having both already played New Zealand, the two teams had then played each other to complete the tri-series. The weather too was poor, thick fog blamed for a low crowd, half of the 16,000 that had been predicted.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, The Test Matches, Test One
NORTHERN UNION: Harry Taylor, Andrew Hogg, Tom Llewellyn, Bert Jenkins, Jim Leytham, Jim Jolley, Johnny Thomas, George Ruddick, Dai Jones, Asa Robinson, Arthur Smith, Harry Wilson, Silas Warwick.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, The Test Matches, Test One
NEW ZEALAND: Hubert Turtill, Harold Rowe, George William Smith, Edgar Wrigley, Lance Todd, Richard Wynyard, Arthur Kelly, Angry Cross, Dan Gilchrist, Charles Pearce, Hercules Wright (c), Massa Johnston, William Trevarthen.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, The Test Matches, Test One
After thirty minutes it the game was still scoreless, until Jolley finally broke the deadlock with a drop goal. By half time Great Britain was up 8–0. Hubert Turtill scored soon after halftime and then Dick Wynyard missed an opportunity to level the scores after he had taken an intercept at halfway but failed to reach his support. Robinson then scored to put the home side ahead 14–3. Wynyard then scored a late try but it was not enough and the All Blacks were again defeated, losing the first ever test match between New Zealand and Great Britain.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, The Test Matches, Test One
The tourists then lost again, this time going down 5–3 in a mid week game against York. January had not been a good month for the All Blacks with just one win from seven. Leading up to the second test the New Zealanders returned to Wales to play Ebbw Vale on 1 February. Here they finally returned to the winning circle, winning 3–2.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, The Test Matches, Test Two
The second test was the first time that rugby league had been played in London, and as a result the match was deemed to be important for the Northern Unions chances of expanding into the rest of England.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, The Test Matches, Test Two
NORTHERN UNION: Harry Taylor, Percy Eccles, Tom Llewellyn, Bert Jenkins, Jim Leytham, Jim Jolley, Johnnie Baxter, George Ruddick, Dai Jones, Arthur Smith, George Thomas, Harry Wilson, Silas Warwick.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, The Test Matches, Test Two
NEW ZEALAND: Hubert Turtill, Dally Messenger, George William Smith (c), Lance Todd, William Tyler, Edgar Wrigley, Richard Wynyard, Massa Johnston, Angry Cross, Charles Pearce, Dan Gilchrist, William Trevarthen, Charles Dunning.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, The Test Matches, Test Two
In the second test match New Zealand completely outplayed Great Britain, with the home side being held score less until the last five minutes. The tourists' win set up the series at 1-all and the spotlight then moved to Cheltenham, the scene of the third and deciding test match.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, The Test Matches, Test Three
The morning before the third and final test match was filled with rain. The weather may have contributed to the reduced crowd, although the game was being played in the Midlands in an area that was a stronghold of rugby union. The Great Britain selectors had made a series of changes for the third match and had included Billy Batten, who was making his international debut. In contrast the visitors' team remained unchanged from their win in the second test.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, The Test Matches, Test Three
NORTHERN UNION: Harry Taylor, George Tyson, Phil Thomas, Bert Jenkins, Billy Batten, Jim Jolley, Tom White, Jack Spencer, Bill Holder, John Wilkinson Birch, Jim Clampitt, Harry Wilson, Arthur Smith.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, The Test Matches, Test Three
NEW ZEALAND: Hubert Turtill, Dally Messenger, George William Smith (c), Lance Todd, William Tyler, Edgar Wrigley, Richard Wynyard, Massa Johnston, Angry Cross, Charles Pearce, Dan Gilchrist, William Trevarthen, Charles Dunning.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, The Test Matches, Test Three
The British began the game on the attack and scored early through a White penalty. Because of the conditions the match developed into a forwards slog. Just before half time Great Britain scored and took a 5–0 lead into the break. However, with the wind at their backs, the New Zealanders dominated the second half. They were held out by the British however until, with just seven minutes to go, the tourists finally scored through Messenger. The try was converted and the score was 5-all. With a few minutes remaining Tom "Angry" Cross was sent off. This seemed to inspire the All Black forwards and they pushed hard in a scrum near the British line, resulting in Massa Johnston crashing over to score the winning try. The New Zealand side therefore had won the first rugby league test series 2–1.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, The Test Matches, Test Three
The tourists then returned North for their final game in England, a re-match against St Helens R.F.C.. Albert Baskiville played in his first match of the tour, scoring a try as New Zealand won 23–10. The side then prepared to return to New Zealand via Australia, although several players opted to stay behind and sign professional contracts with British clubs. George William Smith signed with Oldham for £150 while Lance Todd signed with Wigan for a massive £400 as well as the captaincy.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, The Test Matches, Test Three
Duncan McGregor, Joseph Lavery and Jim Gleeson all also opted to stay behind, with McGregor opening a sports shop and playing for Merthyr Tydfil, Lavery signing with Leeds and Gleeson completing his legal studies at the Inns of Court. The rest of the team left Great Britain on 29 February 1908.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, 1908 in Australia
The New Zealanders arrived in Australia on 9 April 1908 lacking match fitness after the sea voyage and being short of backs. Several had stayed in Britain and Messenger was to revert to his home teams to play for New South Wales and Australia against the tourists. The All Blacks therefore called up James Barber, a provincial scrum half and utility player who had previously represented Wellington. They then spread themselves around the eight New South Wales Rugby Football League clubs that were preparing for the 1908 NSWRFL season, Australia's first in rugby league, and helped advise them on the rules of the new game.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, 1908 in Australia
The tourists stayed in Sydney long enough to watch the first round of the new premiership season, which began on Easter Monday, before heading north to Newcastle. Here they played a Newcastle side at rugby union, defeating them 53–6. They then played a "Northern Districts" selection and defeated them 37–8 in the first ever game of rugby league played in Newcastle. The visit by the touring New Zealand side boosted the profile of rugby league in Newcastle as the Newcastle Rebels were at the time playing all their matches away in Sydney. As a result of the visit playing numbers in Newcastle surged and in 1910 the Rebels dropped out of the Sydney competition to form their own league.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, 1908 in Australia
The touring side then returned to Sydney for two matches against New South Wales. The first game was played on 2 May. Sydney had produced a very warm day for the match and the Australian ground suited the open passing of the new Northern Rugby Football Union's rules. The Blues were ahead 14–7 at half time and went on to win the match 18–10. The crowd was impressed with the new code and remained behind after the match to applaud the two teams. This game helped ensure that rugby league would become the dominant winter code in New South Wales. The second game was just as open and the New South Wales side again managed to win 13–10, with the All Blacks being denied a try on full-time by a linesman's call.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, 1908 in Australia, Test One
The first Test, Australia's inaugural rugby league international, was shaping up to be an even encounter, with the tourists having regained their match fitness and most of the newly formed Australian side having been involved in the preceding series with New South Wales. The Australian selectors were determined to include some Queenslanders in the side and three were selected, despite no games of rugby league having yet been played in Queensland. Sydney again produced a nice day and 20,000 spectators turned up to see the first ever test match between the ANZAC nations.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, 1908 in Australia, Test One
AUSTRALIA: Charlie Hedley, Frank Cheadle, Jim Devereux, Dally Messenger, Doug McLean, Albert Rosenfeld, Mick Dore, Ash Hennessy (c), Larry O'Malley, Bob Tubman, Dinny Lutge, Robert Graves, Johnny Rosewell. Bench: Lou Jones.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, 1908 in Australia, Test One
NEW ZEALAND: Hubert Turtill (c), William Wynyard, John Barber, Harold Rowe, Albert Baskiville, William Tyler, Richard Wynyard, Hercules Wright, Conrad Byrne, William Trevarthan, William Mackrell, Charles Pearce, Dan Gilchrist.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, 1908 in Australia, Test One
New Zealand took control from the start, despite having Massa Johnston wrongly sent off early in the match. By halftime it was 11–2 to the visitors. The Second half however was all Australia and they scored twice to make the score 11–10. With full-time nearing Messenger had two penalty shots but uncharacteristically missed both and the New Zealanders held on to win the first ever test match between the two sides 11–10. Messenger's kicking had been off all game, he had only kicked two despite having fourteen attempts.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, 1908 in Australia, Test One
Albert Baskiville on the other hand had played in his first test match and won much praise with his performance, deserving his try. It would also turn out to be the only test match he ever played. Precisely 100 years later this match was commemorated on 9 May 2008 in the Centenary rugby league test at the Sydney Cricket Ground.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, 1908 in Australia, Test One
The tourists then headed north to Brisbane for a series of matches leading up to the second test match. The visit did much to kick start rugby league in Queensland. The matches played by the visiting New Zealand side were the first games of rugby league played in the state, despite three Queensland players having already represented the Kangaroos in the first test in Sydney. Baskiville had become ill on the sea voyage up from Sydney and he did not play again for the tourists, being admitted to hospital.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, 1908 in Australia, Test One
The first game, without Baskiville was held on 16 May against Queensland. The Queensland side included Bill Hardcastle who had been an All Black in 1897 before moving to Queensland. New Zealand ran out winners 34–12 in a match that impressed the press and the spectators. The midweek game was against a Brisbane Metropolitan side and the tourists ran out winners 43–10. After the match the players rushed to the Victoria Private Hospital to check on Baskiville. They found him unconscious and his condition quickly deteriorated. Albert Baskiville died late in the afternoon and of 20 May 1908.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, 1908 in Australia, Test One
Harry Palmer headed home with his casket accompanied by a group of players representing each province. Baskiville was buried at Karori Cemetery in Wellington. In the meantime the remaining players had to prepare for the further two test matches. In the build-up they drew 12-all with the same Queensland side that they had earlier beaten 34–12.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, 1908 in Australia, Test Two
After the Queensland rugby league team played its first two matches ever against the touring New Zealanders, who also played a match against Brisbane, the Second Test match against Australia was played in Brisbane and 6,000 spectators turned up to watch the first test match to be held in the state. The All Blacks, still grieving over the loss of Baskiville, could only field a skeleton team and did not perform a pre-match haka.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, 1908 in Australia, Test Two
AUSTRALIA: Edward Baird, George Watson, Dally Messenger, Jim Devereux, Frank Cheadle, Albert Rosenfeld, Mick Dore, Dinny Lutge, Jim Davis, Bill Hardcastle, Ash Hennessy (c), Sandy Pearce, Robert Graves.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, 1908 in Australia, Test Two
NEW ZEALAND: Edward Tyne, Harold Rowe, William Wynyard, John Barber, William Tyler, Edgar Wrigley, Richard Wynyard, Conrad Byrne (c), Charles Pearce, William Trevarthan, Angry Cross, Massa Johnston, Adam Lile. Bench: Dan Gilchrist.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, 1908 in Australia, Test Two
As they did in the first test New Zealand dominated early in the match, with Harold Rowe scoring early, and by half time the New Zealanders led 15–2. The Second half was no easier for the Australians, and the All Blacks ran out winners 24–12 in one of the most decisive test match displays ever put on by a New Zealand side.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, 1908 in Australia, Test Two
The tourists then headed back to Sydney to prepare for their final match. While they had been in Brisbane the first New Zealand Māori rugby league team had arrived in Sydney on 29 May for their own tour of Australia. The side was led by "Opai" Asher and was to prove another boost to the finances of the New South Wales Rugby Football League.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, 1908 in Australia, Test Three
The touring New Zealand Māori rugby league team were at the Showgrounds supporting New Zealand side for the final test, which drew a crowd of 14,000.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, 1908 in Australia, Test Three
AUSTRALIA: Charlie Hedley, Jim Devereux, Dally Messenger, Frank Cheadle, Tommy Anderson, Albert Rosenfeld, Arthur Halloway, Bill Hardcastle, Sandy Pearce, Billy Cann, Lou Jones, Robert Graves, Dinny Lutge (c).


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, 1908 in Australia, Test Three
NEW ZEALAND: Edward Tyne, Harold Rowe, John Barber, William Wynyard, William Tyler, Edgar Wrigley, Richard Wynyard, Dan Gilchrist, Angry Cross, William Trevarthan, Charles Pearce (c), Massa Johnston, Adam Lile.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, 1908 in Australia, Test Three
The game developed into a tight, low-scoring affair, and the visitors were ahead 6–0 at halftime. They then extended their lead to 9–3 before Australia came back and then ran out winners 14–9, claiming the country's first test match victory in the final match of the New Zealand tour.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, 1908 in Australia, Test Three
The second visit to Australia by the tourists had done much to boost the game in the country. They had played the first ever rugby league matches in Newcastle and Brisbane and had boosted the coffers of the fledgling New South Wales Rugby League and Queensland Rugby League organisations. The New Zealanders then headed home to very little fanfare, and certainly nothing to match the lavish official welcome that had been granted The Original All Blacks in 1905.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, Aftermath
On their return home the tourists an exhibition game at Athletic Park, the first game of rugby league in New Zealand. This match was played on 13 June 1908 and 8,000 people attended to see "Wright's Blacks" defeat "Turtill's Reds" 55–20. The match allowed the team to raise £300 for Mrs Baskiville, Albert's mother.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, Aftermath
The tour itself had been a great success both financially -the tour made a £5,641 profit and each player received almost £300- and on the field, where the New Zealanders had defeated both Great Britain and Australia 2–1. These feats were not to be replicated for many years with the New Zealand national team failing to win another series in Australia until 1952 and in Great Britain until 1971.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, Aftermath
Other members of the touring party soon returned to join George William Smith, Lance Todd, Duncan McGregor and Joseph Lavery who were all playing in the Northern Union. Edgar Wrigley signed with Runcorn for £400 and a guarantee of employment as a plumber. Harold Rowe joined Leeds and Massa Johnston joined Lance Todd at Wigan. Hubert Turtill also joined St Helens before being killed in World War I. William Trevarthen and Conrad Byrne joined Huddersfield, where they were soon joined by Edgar Wrigley. Arthur Kelly joined Turtill at St Helens.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, Aftermath
For the Northern Union the tour had given the game credibility and its first international test opponents since the breakaway code had been established.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, Aftermath
In Australia the tour had helped spark the establishment of the game and helped offset the costs of the New South Wales Rugby League's expensive first season. Australia was soon to send its own touring party to Great Britain, although the side did not make as much of a profit as Baskerville's All Blacks had.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, Aftermath
In New Zealand the "Northern Union code" did not manage to successfully establish itself as quickly as it did in Australia. Albert Baskiville had been the tour's chief organiser and his death was a huge blow to the game in New Zealand as well as the players personally. Baskiville had also been talking about arranging a tour of the United States of America before his death. In some ways the New Zealanders were too successful as the number of them signing professional contracts meant that there were fewer players to help establish the game back home.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, Aftermath
Daniel Fraser took a role in organising matches and at Victoria Park on 24 August 1908 8,000 people watched Auckland, captained by Richard Wynyard, defeat Wellington 16–14 in the first provincial match in New Zealand. The two sides met in Petone on 12 September and drew 13-all. A New Zealand side toured Australia in 1909, including six of the original touring party. In Auckland Billy Tyler and Charlie Dunning helped to form the Ponsonby Ponies club while William Mackrell was involved in establishing the Newton rugby league club and the Auckland Rugby League competition started in 1910. The New Zealand Rugby Football League was formally established on 25 April 1910 in preparation for a Great Britain tour later that same year. The Wellington and Canterbury Rugby League competitions were not to start until 1913.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, Aftermath
In 2002 a Baskerville Shield was created to be contested each time New Zealand took on Great Britain. In 2007 the team was commemorated by the 2007 All Golds Tour which featured an All Golds v Northern Union match as well as a three test series between the New Zealand national rugby league team and Great Britain. Steve Price played the role of Dally Messenger, playing in the All Golds match.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, Aftermath
The "All Golds", as they had also come to be known in the media due to their professionalism, then played their first ever match in New Zealand in 2008 when they took on the New Zealand Māori in a match that served as a warm up to the 2008 World Cup for the New Zealand national rugby league team.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, Professional status
The players on the tour did not consider themselves to be professionals. The members of the tour had all invested £50 and received back an equal share of the tours profits. At this stage none of the players played either rugby code as a career, although several became professionals after the tour had ended. They compared themselves to past tours such as the 1902 Australian cricket tour of England which had shared the profits of the tour and were still regarded as amateurs. The New Zealand Rugby Union considered the players to be professionals and all members of the tour subsequently received a life ban from rugby union.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, Name
The team's registered title was "The New Zealand All Black Rugby Football Team" and it was most often referred to as the All Blacks on the tour, the same name which had been given to The Original amateur rugby union team on their tour of Great Britain in 1905. Like the Originals they were sometimes referred to in the press as New Zealand or other names such as Maorilanders and Colonials. Less favourable members of the press referred to them as the All Golds or Pro Blacks — highlighting the fact that the team was playing for money. The term All Golds was first coined by the Sydney Morning Herald in 1907 as a headline. However colloquially the players would have probably referred to themselves as the All Blacks or the New Zealand rugby team.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, Name
Later on, the New Zealand national rugby league team began to be known as the Kiwis instead of the All Blacks. Referring back to the 1907–08 team historians have often called them the professional All Blacks or All Golds. The New Zealand Rugby League has made an effort to reclaim the name All Golds from the negative connotations it once held, and in 1997 fought a legal case over the use of the name with the Australian Rugby League during the Super League war. In 2007 and 2008 an All Golds team took the field to celebrate the centenary of international rugby league.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, Squad
The side selected was regarded as surprisingly strong, given the secretive circumstances that it was selected, and included a good mix of experience (nine internationals and fourteen provincial players) and youth.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, Squad, Backs
Overall the backs possessed experience and pace. They were a strong attacking unit at the time when New Zealand rugby was well known for its attacking prowess. If the backs had a weakness it was in their defence, as the Northern Union game required stronger defensive skills and more one on one tackling than they were used to.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, Organisation
As the New Zealand Rugby League was not yet set up, the tour had no official administration body. The touring party legally formed itself into an organisation (The New Zealand All Black Rugby Football team) and each played invested £50 of their own money, quite a sum at that time. The players were paid £1 per week for expenses and then the profits (if any) were to be divided equally at the end of the tour. No bonuses of any kind were paid. Albert Baskiville acted as the tours secretary and did much of the administrative work. He was supported by Harry Palmer (Manager), Daniel Fraser (Assistant Manager) and Jim Gleeson (Treasurer).


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, Organisation
Disputes while on tour were heard by a Management Committee. This consisted of Jim Gleeson, Harry Palmer, Duncan McGregory, Massa Johnston, Lance Todd, Bumper Wright and Bert Baskiville. This committee had the power to impose fines for indiscretions and even expel someone from the tour party if it was deemed to be necessary.


1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, Organisation
Hercules Richard Wright was elected the tours captain while George William Smith was elected vice-captain, a sign of the democratic nature of the tours organisation. These two formed the selection committee alongside Massa Johnston.


1907–08 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team
The 1907–08 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team represented Niagara University during the 1907–08 college men's basketball season. The head coach was Jack Reed, coaching his second season with the Purple Eagles.


1907–08 Northern Football League
The 1907–08 Northern Football League season was the nineteenth in the history of the Northern Football League, a football competition in Northern England.


1907–08 Northern Football League
A Championship Play-Off between South Bank and Stockton, who finished the season level on points, was played on 19 September 1908 at the home ground of Darlington St. Augustine's. South Bank were declared League Champions after a 2–0 victory.


1907–08 Northern Football League, Clubs
The league featured 11 clubs which competed in the last season, along with one new club:


1907–08 Northern Rugby Football Union season
The 1907–08 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the 13th season of rugby league football.


1907–08 Northern Rugby Football Union season, Season summary
League Champions were Hunslet who beat Oldham 12-2 in a replay after a 7-7 draw. It was the first time a team that did not finish top of the league won the Championship.


1907–08 Northern Rugby Football Union season, Season summary
Challenge Cup Winners were Hunslet who defeated Hull F.C. 14-0.


1907–08 Northern Rugby Football Union season, Season summary
Liverpool City were replaced by the two Welsh clubs, Merthyr Tydfil and Ebbw Vale, taking the competition to 27 clubs.


1907–08 Northern Rugby Football Union season, Season summary
Bradford switched to Association Football and were replaced by Bradford Northern.


1907–08 Northern Rugby Football Union season, Season summary
Oldham won the Lancashire League, and Hunslet won the Yorkshire League. Oldham beat Broughton Rangers 16–9 to win the Lancashire Cup, and Hunslet beat Halifax 17–0 to win the Yorkshire County Cup.


1907–08 Northern Rugby Football Union season, Season summary
Hunslet won All Four Cups available to them; Challenge Cup, Rugby Football League Championship, Yorkshire league, and Yorkshire County Cup.


1907–08 Northern Rugby Football Union season, Season summary
New Zealand toured England this season. On 28 December 1907, they defeated Salford 9-2 in front of 9,000 spectators.


1907–08 Northern Rugby Football Union season, Challenge Cup
The final saw Hunslet's 14-0 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1908 Challenge Cup Final during the 1907–08 season at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield on Saturday 25 April 1908, in front of a crowd of 18,000, the referee was Mr. J. H. Smith of Widnes, and the Challenge Cup Trophy was presented by Mr H. Ashton (President of the Northern Union).


1907–08 Northern Rugby Football Union season, Challenge Cup
Hunslet: Herbert Place, Fred Farrar, Billy Eagers, Walter Goldthorpe, Billy Batten, Albert Goldthorpe, Fred Smith, Harry Wilson, Bill Brookes, Bill Jukes, John "Jack" Randall, John Higson, Tom Walsh


1907–08 Northern Rugby Football Union season, Challenge Cup
Hull FC: Harry Taylor, L. Parry, G. T. Cottrell, F. J. Cook, (E. or Ned) Rogers, Harry Wallace, Billie Anderson, Tom Herridge, J. Owen, W. J. Carroll, G. Kilburn, H. Fulton, William Holder


1907–08 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team
The 1907–08 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team was the first university sponsored basketball program that represented Ohio University. James C. Jones was hired to coach the new program and played their home games in the basement of Ewing Hall.


1907–08 Ottawa Hockey Club season
The 1907–08 Ottawa Hockey Club season lasted from December 29, 1907, until March 7, 1908. Ottawa finished second in the ECAHA regular season.


1907–08 Ottawa Hockey Club season, Regular season
There was a large amount of player turnover. Harry Smith and Hamby Shore moved to Winnipeg. This was Cyclone Taylor's first season for Ottawa and Tom Phillips and Marty Walsh joined the team. Walsh and Russell Bowie of Victorias tied for the scoring championship with 28 goals apiece. This was the fifth time in ten seasons that Mr. Bowie would lead scorers.


1907–08 Ottawa Hockey Club season, Regular season, Highlights
Ottawa opened their new Arena, hosting the Wanderers on January 11, 1908, overloading capacity with 7,100 attending. Ottawa defeated the Wanderers 12–2. Ottawa and Wanderers were tied for first going into their rematch on February 29, when the Ottawa manager J. P. Dickson resigned in a dispute over which train to take to Montreal. At the time, two trains were available for the trip, and the two would race, with betting taking place on the winner. In the game, the two defence stars Art Ross and Taylor would lead end-to-end rushes, and the game would be tied until Taylor was injured and Bruce Stuart and Walter Smaill would score for the Wanderers to win 4–2.


1907–08 Ottawa Hockey Club season, Regular season, Highlights
Marty Walsh would have the biggest game of the season, scoring seven goals in a game, and six in another. Tom Phillips would score five twice.


1907–08 Ottawa Hockey Club season, Schedule and results
On March 14, Ottawa played the Winnipeg Maple Leafs in a friendly match at the Arena. The Maple Leafswon the game 7–4. Future Senator Fred Lake played for Winnipeg, scoring two goals. Former and future Senator Hamby Shore also played for Winnipeg, scoring one goal.


1907–08 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team
The 1907–1908 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Penn State University during the 1907–08 college men's basketball season. The team finished with a final record of 11–2.


1907–08 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season
The 1907–08 season was the fifth competitive season in the history of Plymouth Argyle Football Club.


1907–08 Primera Fuerza season, Overview
It was contested by four teams, and the British Club won the championship. It was the first Mexican championship title for British Football Club (Mexico City), whose players were almost exclusively British and where player-trainer Percy Clifford, centre half-back "Jack" Caldwall and the Hogg brothers were the most prominent characters.


1907–08 Primera Fuerza season, League standings, Top goalscorers
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.


1907–08 Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey season
The 1907–08 Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey season was the 9th season of play for the program.


1907–08 Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey season, Season
After losing more than half of the championship roster to graduation it was unsurprising that the team took a step back in 1908. When Princeton headed into the winter break they did so with seven games on the slate. To help the team navigate its way through, two-year captain Afton Zaniser returned to coach the team. After a rough start the trip turned out remarkably well for the Tigers with the team winning three out of four in Cleveland. While the team had begun the season with Douglas Ballin in net they had found greater success when Peacock took over the role.


1907–08 Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey season, Season
After the jam-packed schedule Princeton had little time to rest before beginning their conference schedule but still started with a win over Columbia. The Tigers weren't able to keep up with the remainder of the IHA, however, and lost their remaining conference games to finish in a tie for 3rd place. On a positive note, Princeton played its first true home game against Lawrenceville School, winning a weather-shortened match on Lake Carnegie.


1907–08 Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey season, Schedule and Results
Note: MIT records a game against Princeton on February 6 as well.


1907–08 RPI men's ice hockey season
The 1907–08 RPI men's ice hockey season was the 5th season of play for the program.


1907–08 RPI men's ice hockey season, Season
For their fifth season Rensselaer was able to play one of the Intercollegiate Hockey Association member teams for the first time when they played Dartmouth. RPI performed admirably, finishing with a tie. In the final game of their season RPI decimated local rival Union 14–2 in the last meeting between the two for over 15 years.


1907–08 RPI men's ice hockey season, Season
Note: Rensselaer's athletic teams were unofficially known as 'Cherry and White' until 1921 when the Engineers moniker debuted for the men's basketball team.


1907–08 Rangers F.C. season
The 1907–08 season is the 34th season of competitive football by Rangers.


1907–08 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
Rangers played a total of 37 competitive matches during the 1907–08 season. The side finished third in the league, five points behind champions Celtic, after winning 21 of the 34 matches.


1907–08 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
The Scottish Cup campaign was ended at the hands of the league champions after a 2–1 home defeat. Rangers had drawn with Falkirk away and won the replay en route to the second round.


1907–08 Rugby Union County Championship
The 1907–08 Rugby Union County Championship was the 20th edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time.


1907–08 Rugby Union County Championship
Cornwall won the competition for the first time in front of 17,000 spectators defeating Durham in the final at Redruth 17-3 scoring 5 tries through Solomon (2) Tregurtha, Bennetts and Davey. It was Durham's ninth consecutive final appearance.


1907–08 SEGAS Championship
The  1907–08 SEGAS Championship was the third championship organized by SEGAS.


1907–08 Scottish Cup
The 1907–08 Scottish Cup was the 35th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Celtic when they beat St Mirren 5–1.


1907–08 Scottish Districts season
The 1907–08 Scottish Districts season is a record of all the rugby union matches for Scotland's district teams.


1907–08 Scottish Districts season, History
Glasgow District and Edinburgh District drew nil-nil in the Inter-City match for the second year in a row.


1907–08 Scottish Districts season, History
The SRU founded a new match this year. Instead of the Anglo-Scots playing South of Scotland, the Anglo-Scots were to play against a 'Provinces' District. To represent the Provinces, players were selected from clubs outwith Glasgow and Edinburgh. As such they were deemed provincial. The Provinces District was the counterpart to the very occasional Glasgow-Edinburgh (or 'Cities') representative side.


1907–08 Scottish Districts season, History
The 1907-8 trials are as follows: "November 16— South-West v North of Scotland, in the south-west. November 30 South v. North and South-West (combined), in the south. December 7 — Glasgow v. Edinburgh, at Glasgow. December 21 — Provinces v. Anglo-Scots, at Inverleith. January 11 — Cities v Rest of Scotland, at Inverleith. Feb 29 Glasgow v. Edinburgh, at Glasgow.


1907–08 Scottish Division One
The 1907–08 Scottish Division One season was won by Celtic by four points over nearest rival Falkirk.


1907–08 Scottish Division Two
The 1907–08 Scottish Division Two was won by Raith Rovers, with Cowdenbeath finishing bottom.


1907–08 Scottish Football League
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1907–08 Sheffield Shield season
The 1907–08 Sheffield Shield season was the 16th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Victoria won the championship but only four matches took place because South Australia did not play their home matches.


1907–08 Southern Football League
The 1907–08 season was the 14th in the history of Southern Football League. Queens Park Rangers won Division One, whilst Bradford Park Avenue and Tottenham Hotspur were elected to the Football League. Southend United won Division Two and were promoted to Division One. At the end of the season all the reserve teams left Division Two.


1907–08 Southern Football League, Division One
A total of 20 teams contest the division, including 19 sides from previous season and one new team.


1907–08 Southern Football League, Division Two
A total of 10 teams contest the division, including 8 sides from previous season and two new teams, both of them are newly elected teams.


1907–08 Southern Football League, Football League elections
Three Southern League clubs, Bradford Park Avenue, Queens Park Rangers and Tottenham Hotspur, applied for election to the Football League, although QPR later withdrew their application. Bradford PA were successful in the ballot, and replaced Lincoln City in the League. However, Stoke later resigned from the League, and a special meeting was arranged to elect a new member. Although at the meeting Stoke stated that they wished to remain in the League, a ballot was still held, in which Stoke and Tottenham won 20 votes (Rotherham County and Southport Central were also involved), after which the management committee voted 5-3 in favour of Tottenham.


1907–08 Sport Lisboa season
The 1907–08 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 3rd season in existence and the club's 2nd competitive season, still under the name Sport Lisboa.


1907–08 St Helens RLFC season
The 1907-1908 St. Helens season was the club's thirteenth in the Northern Rugby Football Union, the 34th in their history. The club finished 25th out of 27 in the Championship, and bottom of the Lancashire League. In the Challenge Cup, the club were knocked out in the first round by Whitehaven.


1907–08 St. Louis Soccer League season
Final league standings for the 1907-08 St. Louis Soccer League.


1907–08 Stoke F.C. season
The 1907–08 season was Stoke's 19th season in the Football League and first in the Second Division.


1907–08 Stoke F.C. season
Stoke now playing in the Second Division failed to mount a promotion challenge and finished in 10th place. However that was the least of Stoke's worries as financial problems dominated the season and ended with the club being put into liquidation and thus had to resign from the Football League. At long last local feeling was roused and attempts were made to raise £2,000 to take over the club, its buildings and remaining assets. Twelve local burghers stepped forward guided by Alfred Barker a former league referee and supporter of the club.


1907–08 Stoke F.C. season
A new board of seven directors was formed and in June 1908 re-branded the club as Stoke Football Club (1908). Barker's impressive efforts led to Stoke being included for re-election but lost out to Tottenham Hotspur and their exit from the Football League was sealed. Barker placed Stoke in the Birmingham & District League for the 1908–09 season.


1907–08 Stoke F.C. season, Season review, League
The 1907–08 season saw Stoke playing in the Second Division for the first time and they started their fixture programme disastrously, collecting just one point from their opening four games. They quickly dropped into the bottom two and although they picked up and eventually finished 10th, their highest spot throughout the campaign but generally it wasn't a good season at all. The Victoria Ground faithful witnessed only a few worthwhile performances, the best being a couple of 5–0 victories over Gainsborough Trinity and Grimsby Town and a 6–1 beating of Fulham. Newspaper reports described that win over Fulham as one of the best attacking displays by a Stoke side so far.


1907–08 Stoke F.C. season, Season review, FA Cup
Stoke had a good run in the cup soundly beating Lincoln City 5–0, Gainsborough Trinity after three attempts and Portsmouth before losing to eventual winners Wolverhampton Wanderers in front of 31,800.


1907–08 Stoke F.C. season, Season review, Football League exit
Finance was now a major problem within the club and following that cup exit to Wolves in February 1908 the fans deserted the team and crowds plummeted alarmingly. Only 2,000 bothered to turn up to see Barnsley beaten 4–0 and the takings at the gate amounted to just £40. It was now common knowledge that the books would not balance as wages repeatedly exceeded the poor gates receipts. Before the end of the season Tom Holford was sold to Manchester City as the directors turned to players to generate income.


1907–08 Stoke F.C. season, Season review, Football League exit
Only a few players with any real ability stayed with the club as Stoke's squad was sold off. Chairman Cowlishaw's last-ditch efforts to rally support failed and he immediately pulled Stoke out of the league, putting the company into liquidation. Cowlishaw left by stating: "The Potteries public do not deserve a football club if this is the way they show their support".


1907–08 Stoke F.C. season, Season review, Football League exit
At long last local feeling was roused and attempts were made to raise £2,000 to take over the club, its buildings and remaining assets. Twelve local burghers stepped forward guided by Alfred Barker a former league referee and supporter of the club. A new board of seven directors was formed and in June 1908 re-branded the club as Stoke Football Club (1908). Barker's impressive efforts led to Stoke being included for re-election but lost out Tottenham Hotspur and their exit from the Football League was confirmed. Barker placed Stoke in the Birmingham & District League for the 1908–09 season.


1907–08 United States collegiate men's ice hockey season
The 1907–08 United States collegiate men's ice hockey season was the 13th season of collegiate ice hockey.


1907–08 University of Virginia men's basketball team
The 1907–08 University of Virginia men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 1907–08 IAAUS men's basketball season. The team was led by third-year head coach Henry Lannigan, and played their home games at Fayerweather Gymnasium in Charlottesville, Virginia. Now known as the Virginia Cavaliers, the team did not have an official nickname prior to 1923.


1907–08 WPHL season
The 1907–08 WPHL season was the eighth season of operation for the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League (WPHL). The season also marked the first season since 1903-04. Since then, the teams had competed in the International Professional Hockey League (IPHL) for three seasons. Four Pittsburgh-area teams competed, in which all games were played at the Duquesne Gardens. Former IPHL teams Pittsburgh Athletic Club and the Pittsburgh Bankers resumed play in the league. Two additional teams were added to the league; the Pittsburgh Pirates and a team representing the Pittsburgh Lyceum.


1907–08 WPHL season, Regular season
The season concluded with the Pittsburgh Bankers having the best record in the league and being named league champions. It would be the team's second league title.


1907–08 WPHL season, Regular season
In what might have been the first trade involving professional hockey players, the Pittsburgh Pirates on January 27, 1908 sent James MacKay, Edgar Dey and Dunc Taylor to the Bankers in exchange for Joseph Donnelly and Bert Bennett. On January 31 the Pirates also acquired Gordon McGuire from the Bankers through a purchase.


1907–08 WPHL season, Exhibition
The Bankers played a "World's Series" with the Montreal Wanderers. The Wanderers won the series two games to one.


1907–08 Welsh Amateur Cup
The 1907–08 Welsh Amateur Cup was the eighteenth season of the Welsh Amateur Cup. The cup was won by Esclusham White Stars who defeated Brymbo Victoria 1-0 in the final, at Wrexham.


1907–08 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team
The 1907–08 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represents the University of West Virginia during the 1907–08 college men's basketball season. The team captain was Earle Percy. The teamwas led by James Jenkins coaching his first season with the Mountaineers.


1907–08 Western Football League
The 1907–08 season was the 16th in the history of the Western Football League.


1907–08 Western Football League
Division One continued to be split into two sections of six clubs, reorganised from the previous season, with the winner of each section playing each other in a Championship decider. Southampton won Section A and Millwall won Section B, with Millwall winning the decider 1–0. Tottenham Hotspur left the league at the end of the season as they were elected to the Football League for 1908–09. All the member clubs of Division One also competed in the Southern League during this season. The Division Two champions were Bristol City Reserves.


1907–08 Western Football League, Final tables, Division One
Four new clubs joined Division One, which was increased from 12 to 14 clubs after Chelsea and Fulham left.


1907–08 Western Football League, Final tables, Division One, Championship decider
At the end of the season, the winners of the two sections played a match to decide the overall champions.


1907–08 Western Football League, Final tables, Division Two
Two new clubs joined Division Two, which was reduced from 10 to nine clubs after Trowbridge Town and 121st R.F.A. left the league, and Newport disbanded.


1907–08 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team
The 1907–08 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in intercollegiate basketball during the 1907–08 season. The team finished the season with a 1–4 record for the second consecutive season. This was the third season in program history for William & Mary, whose nickname is now "Tribe."


1907–08 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
The 1907–1908 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Emmett Angell, coaching his fourth season with the Badgers. The team played their home games at the Red Gym in Madison, Wisconsin and was a member of the Western Conference.


1907–08 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season
The 1907–08 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season was the 13th season of play for the program.


1907–08 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season, Season
Yale began its season poorly, losing its first three games and not contending much in any. However, because those game were against professional hockey clubs, the losses did not harm the Elis as far as the Intercollegiate season went. When they did play their fellow colleges, starting in mid-January, Yale's recent embarrassment against the pros may have lit a fire under them because the Bulldogs torched their next three opponents. After defeating defending champion Princeton, Yale lost its fourth contest to a pro squad before gearing up for their final game of the year.


1907–08 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season, Season
The Elis met Harvard at the St. Nicholas Rink on February 15 and, with both teams entering undefeated against college opponents, the winner would claim the Intercollegiate championship. Yale had failed to overcome the Crimson every season since 1902 but with two goals from John Heron, the Bulldogs were finally able to slay the Crimson dragon and win their fifth intercollegiate title.


1907–08 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season, Season
The team did not have a coach, however, Tyson Dines served as team manager.


1907–08 Yale Bulldogs men's soccer team
The 1907–08 Yale Bulldogs men's soccer team was the program's second season of existence and their second playing in the Intercollegiate Soccer Football League (ISFL).


1907–08 Yale Bulldogs men's soccer team
The 1907–08 Yale team along with the Haverford Fords men's soccer program were both declared by the ISFL as co-national champions, making it Yale's first ever men's varsity soccer national championship.


1907–08 in Belgian football
The 1907–08 season was the 13th competitive season in Belgian football.


1907–08 in Belgian football, Overview
In order to increase the number of clubs in the first division, no club was relegated at the end of the season and two clubs qualified from the second division, namely RC Gantois and ESC de Bruxelles.


1907–08 in Belgian football, Final league tables, Promotion
In the first stage, 4 provincial leagues were played, with the top two teams of each league qualifying for the final round:


1907–08 in English football
The 1907–08 season was the 37th season of competitive football in England. Manchester United were Football League champions for the first time, while Bradford City won the Second Division and Wolverhampton Wanderers won the FA Cup. The Home Championship was shared between England and Scotland.


1907–08 in English football, FA Cup
Wolverhampton Wanderers won the FA Cup for the second time, beating  Newcastle United 3–1 in the final.


1907–08 in English football, Football League
Fulham and Oldham Athletic replaced Burslem Port Vale and Burton United in the Football League.


1907–08 in English football, National team
The England national football team were joint winners in the 1908 British Home Championship. England and Scotland shared the trophy, having each beaten Wales and Ireland in their opening matches before drawing 1–1 with each other in the final game.


1907–08 in English football, National team
England began the strongest side, although all four teams played well in their opening games, both Ireland and Wales running their opponents close. In the second matches however, England and Scotland's quality told, as England beat Wales 7–1 in Wrexham and Ireland succumbed 5–0 in Dublin.


1907–08 in English football, National team
England followed this tournament by becoming the first Home Nation to play a non-British nation with a tour of Central Europe, playing against Austria twice Hungary and Bohemia. In October the England amateur team followed this by winning gold in the football tournament at the 1908 Olympics, held in London.


1907–08 in English football, National team, European tour
England undertook their first matches against opposition outside the Home Nations, with a summer tour of four games against Central European opposition.


1907–08 in Scottish football
The 1907–08 season was the 35th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 18th season of the Scottish Football League. This season also saw the first playing of the Scottish Consolation Cup.


1907–08 in Scottish football, Scottish League Division One
Celtic won the title ahead of Falkirk and Rangers. A 1–0 win at Rangers' home Ibrox in an Old Firm match on 25 April 1908 meant that they could not be caught by either pursuer. In the close season, the Celtic goalscorer Alec Bennett switched to Rangers, one of very few player moves directly between the rivals.


1907–08 in Scottish football, Scottish Cup
Division One champions Celtic were winners of the Scottish Cup after a 5–1 final win over St Mirren.


1907–08 in Scottish football, Junior Cup
Larkhall Thistle were winners of the Junior Cup after a 1–0 win over QP Hampden XI.


1907–08 in Scottish football, Scotland national team
Scotland were joint winners of the 1908 British Home Championship with England.


1908
1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the 1908th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 908th  year of the 2nd millennium, the 8th  year of the 20th century, and the  9th   year of the 1900s decade. As of the start of 1908, the Gregorian calendar was 13 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.


1908 Aberdare Urban District Council election
The Aberdare Urban District Council was established in 1894 and covered the parish of Aberdare. Its responsibilities included public health, sanitation, roads and public works generally.


1908 Aberdare Urban District Council election
There were five wards, namely Aberaman (also known as No. 5 Ward), Blaengwawr (also known as No. 4 Ward), Gadlys (also known as No. 2 Ward), Llwydcoed (also known as No. 1 Ward), and the Town Ward (also known as No. 3 Ward). Originally, one member was elected from each ward on an annual basis, but from 1904 an additional member was granted to each ward resulting in the election of ten members, out of a total of twenty, every three years. At the intervening election, one member continued to be elected.


1908 Aberdare Urban District Council election
An election was held in April 1908. It was preceded by the 1907 election and followed by the 1909 election. The term of office of members elected at the 1905 election came to an end and those elected were to serve until 1911. There were contested elections in two of the five wards.


1908 Adelaide by-election
A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Adelaide on 13 June 1908. This was triggered by the death of former Premier of South Australia and federal Protectionist Party MP Charles Kingston.


1908 Adelaide by-election
The by-election was won by Labor candidate Ernest Roberts, after the seat was previously won uncontested by Kingston at the 1903 and 1906 elections. Voting was not compulsory in 1908.


1908 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
The 1908 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "UA" or "Bama") represented the University of Alabama in the 1908 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. It was the Crimson Tide's 16th overall and 13th season as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA). The team was led by head coach J. W. H. Pollard, in his third year, and played their home games at the University of Alabama Quad in Tuscaloosa and the Birmingham Fairgrounds in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished the season with a record of six wins, one loss and one tie (6–1–1 overall, 1–1–1 in the SIAA).


1908 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
After opening the 1908 season with three consecutive shutouts, Alabama lost their only game of the season 6–11 at Georgia Tech. After a victory over Chattanooga and a tie against Georgia, Alabama played the Haskell Institute. Against Haskell, Alabama scored a touchdown on a 65-yard interception return, Haskell missed a field goal, and another Haskell drive ended with an interception deep in Alabama territory. In the season finale against Tennessee, Alabama back Derrill Pratt attempted eight field goals and made only one for a 4–0 Alabama victory.


1908 All England Badminton Championships
The 1908 All England Open Badminton Championships was a badminton tournament held at the London Rifle Brigade HQ, Islington, London, England, from March 3 to March 7, 1908.


1908 All England Badminton Championships
Meriel Lucas won her fourth women's singles title and Henry Norman Marrett won his third men's singles title, the former reverted to a first to 11 points game format. Lucas also won her seventh women's doubles crown and second with G. L. Murray and she also won her first mixed doubles title partnering Norman Wood.


1908 All England Badminton Championships
In the men's doubles F. Warner was listed as playing, it is believed to be Frank Abbatt playing under his middle name. This started the unusual occurrence of other players playing under assumed names in future years. The reason for this happening or being allowed is unknown.


1908 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The 1908 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 22nd staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition. Dublin won their eleventh All-Ireland title.


1908 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, Format
The four provincial championships were played as usual; the four champions joined London in the All-Ireland championship.


1908 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
The 1908 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the 21st All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1908 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.


1908 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
Dublin won easily, despite having a player sent off after 25 minutes.


1908 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
It was the fifth of five All-Ireland football titles won by Dublin in the 1900s.


1908 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1908 was the 22nd series of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Tipperary won the championship, beating Dublin 3-15 to 1-5 in a replay of  the final.


1908 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Format
Semi-finals: (2 matches) The four provincial representatives made up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the two winning teams advance to the All-Ireland final.


1908 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Format
Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game with the winners being declared All-Ireland champions.


1908 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Results, Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Kilkenny refused to play due a dispute over the Railway Shield.


1908 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
The 1908 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the 21st All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 1908 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for the top teams in Ireland. Tipperary were winners after a replay and extended their 100% record in All Ireland Finals to eight wins out of eight. This record came to an end when Tipperary got to the Final again in 1909 where they lost to Kilkenny.


1908 All-Western college football team
The 1908 All-Western college football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Western teams chosen by various selectors for the 1908 college football season.


1908 All-Western college football team, Key
Bold = consensus choice by a majority of the selectors


1908 All-Western college football team, Key
ALF = A. L. Fridstein in Daily Maroon (Univ. of Chicago)


1908 American Cup
The 1908 American Cup was the annual open cup held by the American Football Association. The West Hudsons won the tournament for the second time in three years defeating the Paterson True Blues in the final as they did in 1906.


1908 American Cup, Final
Paterson True Blues: GK Garside, DF Bissett, Murray, MF Fletcher, McKinstrie, Beattie, FW Mantell, Allan, Cooper, Gilmore, Elliott. West Hudson A.A.: GK Hanlon, DF Breckie, Kettles, MF Miller, Sedon, Lawson, FW Dean, Knowles, Colville, Lennox, Carter.


1908 American Grand Prize
The 1908 Grand Prize of the Automobile Club of America took place at Savannah, Georgia on November 26, 1908.


1908 American Grand Prize, The race
Louis Wagner won the closely contested race in his Fiat finishing less than a minute ahead of Victor Hémery's Benz. Wagner's average speed for the race was 65.111 mph (104.786 km/h). Ralph de Palma set fastest lap in his Fiat, with an average speed of 69.80 mph (112.33 km/h).


1908 American Tournament
The 1908 American Tournament was the name for professional English Billiards and snooker tournaments held from October 1907 to March 1908 at Burroughes Hall. Seven professional players participated in round-robin tournaments for each sport. Tom Reece won the billiards title after defeating Charles Dawson 8,000–6,010 in a play-off final after each of them had won five group matches. Dawson won the snooker championship, with Cecil Harverson the runner-up.


1908 American Tournament, Participants
For the billiards matches, a handicap was applied, with the winner of each heat being the first player to reach 8,000 points. The snooker matches were not handicapped and were determined on aggregate score. The matches were held at Burroughes Hall.


1908 American Tournament, Schedule
The schedule of matches and results was as follows. Winning scores are denoted in bold.


1908 American Tournament, Final standings, Billiards
Dawson and Reece, who both won five matches, held a play-off match to determine the overall winner. Reece won the prize for the highest proportionate aggregate. The final started on 23 March 1908, with Reece (receiving 2,000 start) finishing the first day 3,000–1,228 ahead. At the conclusion of the final on 29 March, Reece won the title by defeating Dawson 8,000–6,010.


1908 American Tournament, Final standings, Snooker
There was a prize of 25gns for the winner of the snooker competition.


1908 Argentine Primera División
The 1908 Argentine Primera División was the 17th season of top-flight football in Argentina. The season began on April 26 and ended on November. The championship was reduced from 11 to 10 teams, with each team playing the other twice.


1908 Argentine Primera División
Belgrano Athletic won its 3rd. title, ending a run of three consecutive league championships for Alumni.


1908 Arizona football team
The 1908 Arizona football team was an American football team that represented the University of Arizona as an independent during the 1908 college football season. In its first season under head coach H. B. Galbraith, the tean compiled a 5–0 record, shut out four of five opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 136 to 6. The team captain was Roderick Deann Burnham.


1908 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
The 1908 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas during the 1908 college football season. The Razorbacks compiled a 5–4 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 213 to 120. In February 1908, Arkansas hired Hugo Bezdek, who had played at the fullback position for Amos Alonzo Stagg's Chicago Maroons football teams, as athletic director and football coach. The 1908 season was Bezdek's first at the helm of the Arkansas team.


1908 Arkansas State Normal football team
The 1908 Arkansas State Normal football team represented Arkansas State Normal School—now known as the University of Central Arkansas—in the 1908 college football season. In their first year fielding a football team, under head coach Oscar D. Longstreth in his first collegiate coaching position, Arkansas State Normal compiled a 3–3 record against a variety of local, high school, and college teams, and outscored their opponents by a total of 63 to 61.


1908 Army Cadets football team
The 1908 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1908 college football season. In their first season under head coach Harry Nelly, the Cadets compiled a 6–1–2 record, shut out five of their nine opponents (including a scoreless tie with Princeton), and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 87 to 21. The team's only loss was to Yale. In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets defeated the Midshipmen 6–4.


1908 Army Cadets football team
Two Army players were honored by Walter Camp (WC) on his All-America team. They are center Wallace Philoon (second team) and end Johnson (third team). Philoon also received first-team honors from the Washington Herald, Chicago Inter Ocean, and Fred Crolius. In addition, tackle Daniel Pullen was selected as a first-team All-American by the New York World, Fielding H. Yost, T. A. Dwight Jones, and the Kansas City Journal.


1908 Ashburton by-election
The Ashburton by-election, 1908 was a by-election held in England on 17 January 1908 to elect a new Member of Parliament (MP) for the British House of Commons constituency of Ashburton in Devon.


1908 Ashburton by-election, Vacancy
The by-election was triggered by the appointment of the sitting Liberal MP Harry Trelawney Eve as a judge.


1908 Ashburton by-election, Candidates
The Liberal Unionist candidate Ernest Morrison-Bell, had lost the constituency by 1,283 votes in the previous general election.


1908 Ashburton by-election, Campaign
The Liberal government had introduced the Small Holdings and Allotments Act of 1907 which sought to limit the degree to which fixtures and improvements remained the property of landlords, and to increase the number of small farmers. This new measure was expected to have a strong appeal to voters in rural constituencies like Ashburton.


1908 Ashburton by-election, Result
The result was a victory for the Liberal Unionist candidate Ernest Morrison-Bell.


1908 Ashburton by-election, Result
The loss of the seat came as a surprise to the Liberals, who had expected to retain it. The unsuccessful Liberal Candidate, Charles Roden Buxton, complained that the Liberal government had wrongly been blamed for the increased price of food; Morrison-Bell assured his followers that it had been a great victory for the cause of tariff reform. A crowd of over 10,000 people gathered in the town centre to hear the result, and after it was announced, several fights broke out, with Liberal supporters accusing their opponents of having won through 'beer' and 'bribery'.


1908 Ashburton by-election, Result
Morrison-Bell had to be escorted to the Conservative Club by the police, and Emmeline Pankhurst and another supporter of the women's suffrage movement were knocked down and injured in a shop in which they had taken refuge. A crowd later invaded the Conservative Club, causing considerable damage, and the police had to charge with truncheons, leaving several people in need of medical treatment. A number of policemen were injured by stones and one was hospitalised.


1908 Atlantic hurricane season
The 1908 Atlantic hurricane season remains the only season on record to feature two hurricanes prior to the month of June. The season produced thirteen tropical cyclones, of which ten became tropical storms; six became hurricanes, and one of those strengthened into a major hurricane – tropical cyclones that reach at least Category 3 on the modern day Saffir–Simpson scale. The season's first system developed on March 6, which was the only known tropical cyclone to have developed in the month of March since official records began in 1851. The last storm transitioned into an extratropical cyclone on October 23.


1908 Atlantic hurricane season
The season's most intense tropical cyclone peaked as a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph (195 km/h) in mid-September. Significant damage and at least 26 deaths occurred in Turks and Caicos Islands and the Bahamas as a result of this storm. Most of the other systems also impacted land. In May, the second storm caused thousands of dollars in damage and one indirect death in the Northeastern United States. The next system caused flooding in North Carolina, resulting in the deaths of two children.


1908 Atlantic hurricane season
In late September and early October, the eighth system caused considerable damage in portions of the Greater Antilles and the Bahamas, leaving six people dead. A hurricane which struck the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua inflicted severe damage in several communities and killed at least two people. Overall, the tropical cyclones of the season collectively caused at least 37 fatalities.


1908 Atlantic hurricane season, Season summary
Tropical cyclogenesis began on March 6, 1908, when the first system was initially detected northeast of the Lesser Antilles. It was the only cyclone to develop in the Atlantic in the month of March since the beginning of official records in 1851. On May 24, the next system developed near the Turks and Caicos Islands. Intensifying into a hurricane on May 28, the storm became one of only three May hurricanes in the 20th century, with the others being Able in 1951 and Alma in 1970.


1908 Atlantic hurricane season, Season summary
Additionally, due to this storm and the previous, the 1908 season became the only in which two systems reached hurricane status prior to the month of June. Thereafter, activity ceased for nearly two months, until the third cyclone formed northeast of the Bahamas on July 24, followed by another system forming in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico on July 29. The month of August featured two cyclones, a tropical depression and a tropical storm. September was the most active month, with five systems developing, including two hurricanes, one tropical storm, and two tropical depressions. In October, a hurricane and a tropical storm developed, the latter of which became extratropical on October 23, ending seasonal activity.


1908 Atlantic hurricane season, Season summary
The season had a total of 10 tropical storms, 6 of which intensified into a hurricane. Re -analysis by José F. Partagás and Henry F. Diaz in 1997 resulted in the addition of the second system, while Christopher Landsea et al. added the sixth system in 2004 as part of the Atlantic hurricane reanalysis project. Seven out of the ten systems reaching at least tropical storm intensity made landfall during the season. Collectively, the tropical cyclones of the 1908 Atlantic hurricane season caused at least 37 fatalities.