Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei whitianga - I te mea kua riro ia hei taangata Tiamana na te Anschluss o Austria, i tiimata a Musilek i tana mahi reti ao mo Tiamana. I noho ia ki te tuaiwa i te 1939 European Championships i Davos, Switzerland, me te tuawhitu i te 1939 World Championships
i Prague, i te Czech Republic.