Show j Fielder to Try Hurling For Connie By the Associated Press A converted outfielder Joseph E. E Bowman man faces the task of breaking Into nto the pitching company of ot Lefty Grove George Earnshaw and the rest of ol the Philadelphia Athletics The tall youngster from Kansas City broke into professional ba baseball as an outfielder with the Pueblo club dub dubo o of the Western league in m 1929 after alter playing with the St. St Michaels Catholic Catholic Cath- Cath olic lic club semipro team in his home town own He was sold the same year to Portland ortland in the Coast league but failed ailed to hit well enough h. h The Beavers Beav Beav- ers sent him to Omaha on option in n 1930 with the advice to try pitching pitchin pitch- pitch in ing ng Bowman hurled 14 11 games carnes for Omaha then came back at a pitcher to o win 18 games and lose eleven cleven for Portland before he was vas sold to the Athletics In innings he allowed hits and runs while fanning I 26 batsmen He Hc gave 62 walks Bowman who will be 22 in June has las two ball playing brothers He Is 6 feet 2 and weighs pounds He pitches right handed and bats left eft |