The Lady Ump

Last week the New York State Court of Appeals batted 1.000 for Women's Lib by affirming the right of Mrs. Bernice Gera, a Queens housewife, to employment as a professional baseball umpire. Two years ago Mrs. Gera won a contract to serve as an umpire in the Class A New York-Pennsylvania League. But before she could harness up to call her first game, her contract was declared "disapproved and invalid" by Phillip Piton, president of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues.

At that point, Mrs. Gera complained: "I guess I just can't get to first base. It's a strikeout, but I will come up to the plate again. The game is definitely not over yet." Now Mrs. Gera is having her inning. She does not know if her contract is still valid, but vows, "I'll be behind the plate somewhere."

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