ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪt dʒˈɛɹoʊm, æt ðɪ ˈeɪdʒ ʌv θˈɜːɾi fˈoːɹ, əfˈɪʃəli kəmˈɛnst bˈɑːksɪŋ æt “ðə pˈaɪnz”, ɐ pˈɑːɹk nˌɪɹ wˈɔːɹə, kwˈiːnslənd ænd wʌz ɹᵻfˈɜːd tʊ ɪn ðiːz ˈɜːli dˈeɪz æz ðə "wˈɔːɹə sˈaɪkloʊn".
In 1908 Jerome, at the age of 34, officially commenced boxing at “The Pines”, a park near Warra, Queensland and was referred to in these early days as the "Warra Cyclone".