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Show STUDEBAKER RISKS AUTO TITLES IN ECONOMY RUN LOS ANGELES, Dec. 31 (Special to the clarion) Undaunted by the fact that they're risking the "clean sweep" economy championship titles ti-tles won at Yosemite last January, the Studebaker people have already al-ready entered the 1341 Gilmore Grand Canyon Run. Three cars a Champion, a Commander and a President 8 will again compete for fuel thrift honors, this time in the colorful California - Arizon-event Arizon-event starting January D. This has been disclosed by the signing of entry blanks here b. the Paul G. Hoffman company, distributors, dis-tributors, and by the acceptance of the Studebakers as stock con testants by the American Automobile Automo-bile association. The 599.3-mile contest, open to strictly-stock motor cars of 10 price classes, and limited to 14 hours and 15 minutes, will be routed! rout-ed! over a stretch of the most picturesque pic-turesque country of the vivid scenic sce-nic West, it is declared. It will be sponsored, as ' in former years, by the Gilmore Oil company whose Red Lion fuel will flow from every ev-ery tank. As usual, too, it will he sanctioned, sanction-ed, supervised and minutely observed ob-served by the "Three A" Contest Eoard whose authority is rated supreme in all automotive contests. No little surprise w-as expressed here in automobile circles when it was definitely rumored that that ''Studebaker will enter again." Many, recalling Studebaker !. i January copped not only the sweepstake sweep-stake 'cup, but also set an uir-re-cedented record by winning first in economy honors in their three classes, expected this car to "rest on its laurels." Hence, Gilmore officials of-ficials and competitive auto ex vu tives joined in sincere congrat ula--oiio wuwi It vus continued thai Studebaker would mk its titles i., the 1941 event. The forthcoming run will 1 , "ch in colorful features The start -ll be made at "Gilmore Island" Stadium, nationally known sport center on ,ne e,,Be of g famous Hollywood. Boulder Dam is on the route. The terminus wil! be the South Rim of gU,,orous Grand Canyon with Houi Indian dance ad other bizarre events to mark "e finish of the contest |