With less than 2 minutes to go Philadelphia won another exciting game. The Irishmen had now travelled 5,000 miles and were very fagged out but at one stage were 118 for 2 in pursuit of 256 for victory but Lowry, the left arm bowler, came into his own at last and Ireland finished 39 short. It was a mistake to play 12-a-side because Kennedy, Ireland's 12th man was nowhere near the standard of EW Clark who came in for Philadelphia. So said Hynes on his return to Ireland but in fact, from reading the scorecard, Kennedy did very well. The agreement to Philadelphia's request for 12-a-side was a reciprocal gesture by the Irish following their host's agreement to remove umpire Bromhead and replace him by George Wright, the Notts professional attached to the Young America CC in Philadelphia. For Philadelphia Palmer dropped out and Clark and AG Thompson came in. To add to Ireland's problems Synnott was ill and should not really have played at all.

Newhall again won the toss but 8 wickets were down for 96. However the last 3 wickets added 87. Patterson made 26 and Scott 32 and together they had taken the score for 30 for 4 to 89 but then Tobin got rid of both of them and also dismissed Clark for 0. At 96, amid heavy silence in the Clubhouse, DS Newhall joined Brewster. Both were veterans of many contests and Newhall showed his proverbial ability to get runs in a tight place. 80 were put on and then Kennedy was asked to bowl - he seldom did. In 25 balls he took the remaining three wickets for 10 runs including Brewster (45) and Newhall (34).

Ireland began at 5 00 pm and by close of play had lost 5 wickets for 46 and there was talk of a follow-on. Clark and Brown had each taken 2 wickets and Dunn, now at the peak of his form, ran himself out for 16. Next day Meldon and JP Fitzgerald added 50 for the 6th wicket. W Johnston came in at the fall of the 7th wicket on 115. The last 3 wickets added 65 (Synnott was too ill to bat) and of these Johnston made 49 not out, by far his best innings of the tour. As a result Ireland were only 3 behind on the first innings.

Philadelphia's second innings of 252 was the largest ever made up to that time against a visiting team. This time the batting was very even and the highest partnership was 57 for the 4th wicket. Clark and Thompson opened and when Clark was bowled by W.Johnston at 28 he had failed to score - his 2nd nought of the match. Thompson gave an exhibition of clean hitting which rivalled RS Newhall in his best days. Nothing seemed too good or too well pitched to be despatched to the ropes and when he was second out at 64 he had made no less than 56 in 40 minutes with 10 fours. Patterson and Scott it was who added 57 for the 4th wicket and Scott's 56 was particularly fine without the semblance of a chance. Kennedy finally bowled Scott, and Kennedy again took 3 wickets in this innings. Only Tobin who took 5 for 24 bowled more balls than Kennedy. Brown and Lowry put on 24 for the last wicket - very vital runs as things went. Lowry made 17 with much vigour and luck. Ireland used 9 bowlers.

Ireland even in defeat gave a great display. Dunn's hitting in his 61 was splendid and his batting in both matches was some of the best seen in Philadelphia. He and Cronin added 99 for the 3rd wicket taking the score from 19 to 118. Cronin at last came off and showed what a finished batsman he really is. Lowry at last found a spot and wickets began to fall. Patterson, Brown and Clark also bowled well and were supported by capital fielding, Brockie bringing off a phenomenal catch at silly point and Brown a very good one at slip. Johnston again did well to make 24 before falling to Lowry. With 20 minutes to go Ireland needed 45 with 3 wickets in hand. A win for Ireland now seemed impossible and it remained to be seen if Philadelphia could take the remaining wickets. The 9th pair, Maxwell and Kennedy had put on 21 and a draw seemed probable when at 4.44 Lowry bowled Kennedy. Synnott, still very ill, staggered in. Eight minutes later Maxwell, then 31, hit Lowry out of the ground but in so doing stood on his wicket. Tobin, as in the first match, came in to save the day. He had been behind the pavilion and did not know his time had come. The crowd called for him and he was pushed out without pads or gloves so that no time wasting slur could be thrown at the Irishmen. Four runs were added and at 4.58 Patterson had Tobin caught. "A scene of indescribable excitement followed. Women clapped their hands and waved handkerchiefs; men yelled, stamped, shouted, shook one another's hands, threw their hats in the air and acted in general as if bereft entirely of their senses. The crowd numbered 6,000." Everyone was very pleased at how the Irish hurried the game when they could easily have delayed and made sure of a draw. Newhall's captaincy was praised, as was Morgan's wicket keeping (said to be better than E Fitzgerald's) and Patterson's and Lowry's bowling.

A dance followed at Winsahickon Inn where the Irish stayed. Mr Frederick M Bissell was thanked for making all arrangements for the Irish team in the U.S.A. although illness prevented him from seeing the results of his labour of love. On October 11th the Irish party arrived at Queenstown aboard the S.S. City of Rome and bundles of congratulatory telegrams were sent out to the ship on the tender. Gillman and Dunn went on to Liverpool on the ship.

Hynes was interviewed and said he was very pleased with everything on the tour. Among other things he said that all the Philadelphians were good fielders and all wore baseball gloves on one hand! He remarked that Staten Island had the best ground; that hotels were bad and prices were high and that expenses for the party were 1,000 dollars a week.