Lamar Little League

Our History As we know it now, Lamar Little League's name was originally Fort Bend National Little League. It had four teams; one each in Sugar Land and Needville and two from Rosenberg. The boys from Richmond played on the Rosenberg teams on a field in Rosenberg. Very instrumental in the league in the early days was Hilmar Moore (Richmond's Mayor). Hilmar had 3 sons who all participated in the Lamar Little League program. The league was known as Fort Bend National Little League and believe or not but no games were played in Richmond! They played on baseball fields in Rosenberg and surrounding areas. In 1956 Fort Bend National Little League added a fifth team. An Alief team joined the league. The teams from Rosenberg and Richmond were the Red Sox and the Blue Sox. In 1958, Lamar Little League was formed, while the Fort Bend National Little League continued to operate but without players from Richmond or Rosenberg. Richmond's two teams were the Fyr Fyters, sponsored by the Richmond Fire Department, and the Tigers, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Richmond. On May 13, 1958, home games were played on the fields located at the "NEW" T. W. Davis Memorial Park. Richmond Mayor Hilmar Moore threw out the first pitch, which was caught by Rosenberg Mayor, Guy McNutt. It was Hilmar's close tie to Mamie George that to the creation of TW Davis Park, which was exclusively a youth baseball complex. Hilmar had encouraged Mamie's support for what he saw as a need for youth in the community. Understanding the times, Mamie actually funded three parks: two in North Richmond, one for Blacks and one for Hispanics. That land is now part of the LCISD's Seguin Elementary Campus. Hilmar had Mamie's trust and respect because Hilmar managed the cattle operations at the George Ranch for 17 years after the death of Albert George. Lamar Little League had two teams from Richmond and four teams from Rosenberg. Mamie George named the park after her brother T.W. who had enjoyed baseball and played while he attended Saint Edwards University in Austin in the 1890's. Lamar Little League formed a corporation. It was called Lamar National Little League, its President was Poy Levy and its Vice President was Jodie Stavinoha. Lamar Little League used the baseball at the fields at T WDavis. (Now the YMCA) Richmond / Rosenberg basketball parents asked the George Foundation if they could build a place for the children who played basketball on the fields where Lamar Little League played baseball. The George Foundation said yes and built the T W Davis building we now know as the YMCA. The YMCA moved in and ran the TW Davis Building. They changed the name to YMCA T W Davis. The YMCA created their own baseball program and after many years of us sharing the fields, Lamar Little League had outgrown the slots that were provided by the YMCA, so they started searching for a new home. Lamar Little League (LLL) went to the City of Richmond and met with then and current Mayor Hilmar Moore, to see if the