 In January 1931, Sims formed the "Four Horsemen" team comprising himself, Oswald Jacoby, Willard S. Karn, and David Burnstine.The team won the Vanderbilt and Asbury Park trophies in 1932 and the Reisinger in 1933.Sims was the first recipient of the ACBL Von Zedtwitz Award in 1996 when he Inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame.