 Trained by Anton Koolmann, Hrstich soon established himself as one of the country's up and coming stars.One of his most memorable bouts was against "The Zebra Kid" George Bollas and promoter Al Karasick speculated to the press that Hrstich would become a great drawing card.In April 1958, "Wrestling Review" wrote that Hrstich "appears to be another Lofty Blomfield".