!!!Schruf, Toni b. Muerzzuschlag (Styria), Sept. 26, 1863, d. Muerzzuschlag, Feb. 16, 1932. Skiing pioneer. Tried to adapt skiing from Scandinavia to Alpine regions. Together with the Graz alpinist M. Kleinoscheg, organised the first ski race in Central Europe in 1893 after first trials in the Semmering region. P> !Literature C. Mittermayr, T. S. 1863-1932, master´s thesis, Vienna 1990. %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Schruf,_Toni|class='wikipage austrian'] %% [{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]