ˈoʊɪŋ tʊ ɐn ɛɹˈoʊniəs wˈaɪɚ ɹᵻpˈoːɹt æt ðə tˈaɪm ʌv hɪz dˈɛθ, ðə kˈɔːz ʌv hɪz dˈɛθ hˈæzbiːn wˈaɪdli mɪsɹᵻpˈoːɹɾᵻd æz bˌiːɪŋ fɹʌm ɹˈeɪsɪŋ ˈɪndʒɚɹiz, bˌʌt tˌuːbɚkjʊlˈoʊsɪs ɪz ðə sˈoʊl kˈɔːz ʌv dˈɛθ lˈɪstᵻd ˌɔn hɪz ˌɪndiːˈænə dˈɛθ sɚtˈɪfɪkət.
Owing to an erroneous wire report at the time of his death, the cause of his death has been widely misreported as being from racing injuries, but tuberculosis is the sole cause of death listed on his Indiana death certificate.