P. Hal Sims

Philip Hal Sims (November 8, 1886 – February 26, 1949)^[1] was an American bridge player.

In the early game, he was considered one of the best players in the United States.^[2] In 1931, he formed the Four Horsemen team composed of himself, Oswald Jacoby, Willard S. Karn and David Burnstine (Bruce), winning the Vanderbilt and Ashbury Park tropies in 1932 and the Reisinger in 1933^[3].

In 1996, Sims was the first recipient of the von Zedtwitz Award.^[4]

Honors

• ACBL Hall of Fame (von Zedtwitz Award) 1996
• ABL Honorary Member of the Year 1934

Wins

• North American Bridge Championships (7)
  • Vanderbilt (2) 1931, 1932
  • Asbury Park Trophy (1) 1931
  • Master Mixed Teams (1) 1930
  • Life Master Pairs (1) 1930
  • Fall National Open Pairs (2) 1931, 1932

Runner-ups

• North American Bridge Championships (7)
  • Vanderbilt (1) 1930
  • Chicago (now the Reisinger) (3) 1930, 1931, 1933
  • Asbury Park Trophy (1) 1930
  • Master Mixed Teams (1) 1933
  • Life Master Pairs (1) 1933

References

1. ^ "P. Hal Sims Dead; Bridge Expert, 62". nytimes.com. The New York Times Company. 1949-02-28. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F30F15FB3E5B167B93CAAB1789D85F4D8485F9. 
2. ^ "First Ten". time.com. Time Magazine. 1932-03-21. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,743395,00.html?iid=chix-sphere. 
3. ^ The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge. ACBL (New York), 6th Edition, 2001, ISBN 0-943855-44-6, page 165.
4. ^ ACBL Hall of Fame

Persondata
Name	Sims, P. Hal
Alternative names
Short description	Contract bridge player of the 1930's
Date of birth	November 8, 1886
Place of birth	Selma, Alabama, USA
Date of death	February 26, 1949
Place of death	Havana, Cuba