Roy P. Archer is ready to step up to the plate once again as volunteer president of the Tacoma City Baseball League. Mr. Archer, the owner and proprietor of Archer's Candy Store at 3817 So. Yakima, was also a devoted fan of sandlot baseball. The Tacoma City Baseball League had been in operation for 30 years. No admission was charged for the games, rivalry between teams was intense and fans were numerous. At this time, all of America turned out on spring and summer evenings to watch or play baseball. In Tacoma, teams were supported by Cammarano Brothers, Model Lumber Co., Superior Dairy, Johnson Paint, Olympic Ice Cream and Weisfield & Goldberg Jewelers. Young men started out with a team and continued to play until they were too old to compete. It was America's favorite pastime. (T. Times 4/30/1938, p. 11).

Archer, Roy P.; Tacoma City Baseball League (Tacoma); Baseball--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Roy Archer was the jockey for "Sure Shot", the turkey entered by the Archer's Olympic Store, in the First 38th Street Boosters' Turkey Derby. Held on Saturday December 16, 1939, 3,000 cheering spectators watched as 30 turkeys, controlled by their jockeys, raced down 38th Street from G Street to Yakima. Archer's candy store was at 3817 So. Yakima. (Ryan's Weekly). (TNT 12/15/1939 p.6)

Confectioneries--Tacoma--1930-1940; Turkeys; Archer's Olympic Store (Tacoma)