The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-18
Story Of Lyons Picturesque As
 RareSt Fiction
A, Wild and Woody Product, Cyclone Billy Has Led Life of Romance
 and Adventure
By JAMES J. CoRBETT

This is the story of Billy Lyons-most famous and most picturesque figure in the politi- cal and pugilistic affairs of America-"Cyclone Bill" "Wild Bill" Lyons, Senator Bill Lyons, "Two Gun" Bill Lyons. a prod uct of the wild and woody west of the far back days when only the brave could survive.
 Lyons has been at the ringside for every important fistie clash since John l.. Sullivan whipped Paddy Ryan. Lyons has been a sergeant-at arms at every democratic national convention almost since the first day that he voted. And Lyons numbers among his pals and his intimate friends every ring star in forty years of ring history, and every pollt1- cal satellite since Grover Cleveland 5 reign.
 SHOOTING IRONS
 And never. on such occasions. or on any other, has Lyons been minus his shooting irons" a big 40 and wicked looking 3S Often-very often-has lIy- OnS used these guns III tu GApiOSlNt NelN But despite the wild threats that he breathes and the tales of muderous con- quests that he recites, Lyons never has used those guns, at least in modern times, for any purpose than to tickle the ribs of his friends, or to shoot the glass ornaments off hotel chandeliers in mo ments of hiiarity.
 Cyclone Bill' figured in many wilo episodes in the early days of youth Of he when men had a habit of dying with their boots on. But Lyons always pulled through urscathed and without committing mur- der as the price of escape.
 It was said of Lyons in the far back days that he could give a gunman a two-second start, and beat him to the trigger. had he so desired. But Lyons used different tactics Fists were ms weapons-even though he carried guns He gained wide fame through the fact that he could use his fists and drop 2 foeman before the other fellow could draw and shoot his gun.
 COURAGE GALORE
 Courage, utter disregard for conse- quences of any of his actions--that Cyclone Bill" Lyons, characteristics.
 Some years ago a big fight took place in one of the western cities The charge of robbery was made early in the con it.. intent upon dealing out justice to tht referee and the fighters. It swarmet around the ring and things looked bac for the official and the participants. that moment. Lyons. jumping into th' center of the ring, whipped out both hi guns. Very cooiiy he waggied them int the faces of the enraged mob leaders and single handed he aueIled the riot Il was the courage of Lyons in that criti' cal moment, even though he knew tha in drawing the guns he was running th' risk of being shot from behind, thai prevented bloodshed that night.
 Lyons in the moment of leisure, ant when there is no big fight scheduled earns a rather fancy livelihood selins clothes for big New York concern He ranks as one of the best statesmen IT America His friends insist that thi' distinction is his. not merely because h' is such a persuasive talker but because he waggles his hardware into tht faces of prospective customers an6 threatens to shoot off their fetlocks | they don't give him a bulky order.
 Lyons was state senator in Colorado and has-~heid many other elective of fees. He is marshall or special DO liceman in nearly 200 cities in America His pockets and his trunk bulge witf police commissions and police badges The fact that he is special officer at tacled to the police department of nearly every city in America makes it possible for him to tote around his two fierce looking guns.
 Lyons can rattle off the records of politicians with the same glib tongue