Martin C. Weber, Sr.

The Land O' Lakes baseball leagues were founded in 1922 by Martin C. Weber of Merton, Wis. It started with 8 teams in baseball. It became Wisconsin's oldest and largest amateur baseball league.<br><br> In early 1950, the organization grew to 108 teams in leagues called Land O' Lakes, Rivers, Brooks, Valleys, and Puddles. It covered 7 counties including Waukesha as the base, plus parts of Jefferson, Washington, Racine, Milwaukee, Ozaukee and Kenosha.<br><br> Martin, Sr. was the director of the leagues until 1952. Today there are still 41 teams in 4 divisions, under 4 different directors. Weber passed away in 1966 at age 69.