21-09-2005, 09:25 AM
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Bernice Gera, who graduated from Florida Baseball Umpire School in Palm Beach, officiated the first game between New York and Pennsylvania in the Class A leaguein 1972. Fans and players jeered her and she quit after the game ended. This move ended her career as an umpire, but she continued to work in baseball, in the promotions department for the New York Mets.
The Ben and Jerry's ice cream company was formed in a church basement.
Bernice Gera, who graduated from Florida Baseball Umpire School in Palm Beach, officiated the first game between New York and Pennsylvania in the Class A leaguein 1972. Fans and players jeered her and she quit after the game ended. This move ended her career as an umpire, but she continued to work in baseball, in the promotions department for the New York Mets.
The Ben and Jerry's ice cream company was formed in a church basement.