[1] Furst was said to have won the Austrian wrestling championship at the age of 16 and was said to be the youngest wrestler to hold that title.

He finished second in a European lightweight title tournament while still being a student and was a member of his schools, wrestling, football and hockey teams.

[1][3][4][5] He wrestled multiple matches against Oluf Nielsen and[2] highly publicized losses to Pierre la Colosse and Cyclone Burns in 1915.

[6][7][8][9] Furst wrestled Earl Caddock and Ed "Strangler" Lewis in 1916 along with others like Joe Matty, Steve Karger and Adolph Pohl (who was known for his short temper).

[12][13] Furst partnered with Ed Delivuk to create of the Great Lakes Athletic Club in New York in the 1920s.