Missing Beatrice baseball scoreboard turns up in barn near Firth

Algis J. Laukaitis

An old scoreboard taken from Christensen Field in Beatrice last week turned up in a barn near Firth.

John Dauber, who lives near Firth, said he found the scoreboard in the grass while helping a friend farm land adjacent to the ballpark.

The scoreboard was damaged and looked like someone had run over it with an all-terrain vehicle, he said.

"I thought that if they were going to use it or do something with it, they would have done so by now," Dauber said.

"Hindsight being 20-20, I should have called somebody."

He hauled the sign to his barn, where he planned to refurbish it. He has friends who played at Christensen Field and thought it would be cool to have it in the barn while they watch Nebraska football games.

Dauber said he got a call from his brother-law Saturday, telling him about the stolen scoreboard.

"As soon as I found out about the article in the paper, I about fell over," he said.

Dauber and Ron Cullison with the Legion Eagles Baseball Board talked about the misunderstanding Saturday.

"I apologized. I really hated it. I didn't mean to do anybody any harm," Dauber said.
No charges have been filed, Cullison said.

Dauber offered to store the scoreboard in his barn and help refurbish it when the time comes.

The Legion Eagles Baseball Board plans to use it as a welcome sign at the ballpark.

The 10-by-20-foot scoreboard, valued at about $2,000, will stay in Dauber's barn for now, Cullison said.

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Source: http://journalstar.com/news/local/article_f6718514-4bd6-11df-95cc-001cc4c002e0.html

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