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".
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".