 In the 1930s, the Sims' resided in a home in Deal, New Jersey that was described in "The Brooklyn Daily Eagle" as reminiscent "of the castles of the feudal barons in medieval days".Sims took up golf seriously in 1934, one of several games he pursued seriously at one time or another.He was in critical condition for several days after July 13, 1946, when he suffered a heart attack while playing on a Long Island golf course with Tony Manero during an "amateur–professional" tournament.