THE LOOK ALIKE

this is tumsa one of the most famous names in the Legends of Annapolis through the years tumsa has become the god of the passing Mark in examinations 2.5 and generations of midshipman continue the legend tossing pennies in tribute for his Blessing and a left-handed salute to confir from the deal to come sir to come sir oh Mr Maguire this is my mother Mom this is Mr Maguire the first classman who looks after me sure nice to meet you ma'am Ernie's been doing a lot of talking about you but we've been doing a lot of talking about you Ernie says he doubts if he could have gotten this far and he sa year without your guidance well we help each other ma'am hey the well would you excuse me please nice to have you with us Peggy I'd like to have you meet my roommate this is theel Maguire Miss Peggy miles hello the you know he got me through thermodynamics almost kill me doing it Joe told me all about you last night in his sleep not all I hope what did you say I'm just kidding uh look tosa could I get a shot of you with him you know my kid brother doesn't believe me I got to send him a picture sure this is my best side his too you know I'll never understand how a guy can run 90 yards to make a touchdown and still not be able to put on his own uniform thanks to coms now you know someday I'm going to do the same thing for you well you just keep scoring the points I'll keep scrimmaging for you fellas okay say what am I bothering with a face mask for you can say that again what's the matter with you uh you know sometimes it gets kind of tough to get air up here here you got to let the doctor check it well I already did he said I got a deviated septum or something what's he going to do about it I got to report the hospital Monday hey D comp I've been looking all over for you what is Joan I got a couple of minutes well Peggy's got a girlfriend visiting her from Iowa or Nebraska someplace yeah well Peggy was thinking that you might drag her uh no Joel you thank Peggy for me though huh oh look to come as a favor to me I I promise Peggy you got 36 600 mids here oh but you're the one Peggy wants I'd like to help you and Peggy out it's not fair to any girl to saddle him with me the comea aren't you ever going to drag sure one of these days I figure I'll run into a girl like me you know just so so somebody who's not looking for any handsome guy like I'm not looking for any Knockouts look the comea come clean I told Peggy that you'd do it I'm not to come sir please oh okay Joe just just this once what's her name match I don't know her last name match huh the name like M look on on one condition you got to tell Peggy to briefer on what to expect huh [Music] Hi D and [Applause] welcome imagine me down in the minute she had to go back up to put on her face you know how girls are well know let me take your hat well she decided to change her dress so naturally her lipstick didn't match naturally match match duma's here I appreciate you're doing this Duma I wouldn't want just any mid to drag her well I'm sure with M's looks and all what I mean is well some men might get the wrong impression she doesn't know a thing Navy but nothing well I'll uh I'll uh try to indoctrinate her properly well now don't get me wrong M isn't naive well she isn't naive a bit I wonder what's keeping here well uh maybe she saw me coming up the walk and uh and changed her mind well thank [Music] goodness Miss Peterson may I present Mr Maguire better known as Tuma M Peterson the name is [Music] m hello hello well I uh I guess we can shove off now unless uh unless you've decided to alter course [Music] it's beautiful Simply Beautiful first time I saw it I could hardly believe it I never saw a place agreed where are you from Desert Arizona big tall barefaced mountains change every crazy color in the rainbow uh plants with thns instead of leaves and animals with tough hard crust everything kind of thirsty Peggy tells me you're an artist oh I've drawn ever since I could sit up and hang on to saddle horn and that you're on the staff of the academy magazine the log yeah they I use my stuff sometimes first sketch I ever did was uh one of me looking up at Old Tumo the l published sh and the Brigade couldn't tell us apart that's uh that's how I got my nickname to come so yeah known as the god of the 2.5 the passing Mark and examination the tradition said that if you give him a left-handed salute and throw a penny at him your luck will help soon as the Brigade found out we looked alike they started throwing pennies at me too well I went along with the gag and I've been stuck with a gag ever since that uh that Dome there is the chapel sight of one of my saddest moments the chapel yeah I uh I dozed off there once during the good chaplain sermon Swallowed a Fly darn you broke up the surface you know ple becomes a full-fledged youngster when he sites that Dome on returning from his first cruise it's uh without doubt the most beautiful thing in the yard her uh Cornerstone was laid oh 20 21 years ago I guess the Cornerstone quote was laid June 3rd 193 by Admiral George dwey under the main Chapel in the lies the body of John Paul Jones father of the United States Navy I've been moaning up you sure have I still can't believe it believe what you're real well I am when anyone ask me to drag a girl was usually the last resort young lady willingly escorted wait till the Navy finds out about you I was hoping the Navy already had found out that's uh that's uh hearnen Monument over there I rammed into it once broadside how did you run into anything that big well it was difficult but I managed it got a black eye too be honest the um Captain elected to go down with the ship on September 12th 1857 say do you like to dance yes you know I know just the midshipman for you ellot you two would really hit it all he he's tall terrific dancer thank you very much Mr Maguire but I already have a date for this evening with a guy with a nose and already he's sticking it into my Affairs well I had to outmaneuver the whole Navy tonight it certainly took you a long time to get your strategy going I had exactly one dance with you oh you don't know how lucky you were say is that Pete Elliott a swell dancer you'd better get going you'll be late oh there's plenty of time M yes thanks for uh letting me drag you it's the most wonderful thing that ever happened to me me too damsa I don't suppose you'll believe that you know what's the matter with you what you're afraid of your [Music] nose hey Sick Bay called don't forget your appointment 1100 tomorrow at the hospital okay thanks Jo m m Carter sir ask to come sir's blessing and terrestrial Celestial and electronic navigation the Earth's magnetism and compensation for its effects tides and currents midshipman Carter has to's blessing midshipman Carter sir prayerfully hopes toa's blessing will carry more powerful medicine than it did at the last quiz what they expect for a penny well I'll go along with a gag a few more weeks I'll add enough to buy the Navy Juniors their new football H and Peggy was wondering if you're going to ask M down for the Hop this weekend I'd sure like to but but what oh the fellas gave her such a rush last time she's probably got a dozen bids by now well according to Peggy uh M expects you to drag her now what kind of a snow job you handed me it's true well I'd like to believe you Joe but I've been burned too many times you like her don't you there's so much I don't know if I could take it if I'm telling you you're home you really think M wants me to drag her well now how do you ever expect to find out unless you ask her you're [Applause] right so I've been thinking if you don't have anything else to do well what I mean is if uh you don't have any other bids I've already told you to come so I haven't any other bids well then you'll go with me if you stop apologizing and let me explain well you don't want to go it's not that I don't want to go I can't my aunt is sick and there's no one to take care of her I'm sorry to come sir but you do understand don't you sure yeah well thanks for listening sick an what corny can you get Tuma hello M oh Joe I'm so glad you called Tuma just hung up look M you did me a favor once and went out with him well now please do me another favor and go out with the comp again I'll call you back hey the oh sto it well well let me explain well you just did explain I I heard the conversation thanks for trying anyway [Music] just for luck [Music] [Music] oh I've had this nose as long as I can remember sir I uh I broke it when I was a kid well you understand if I do a thorough job of correcting your nose I may have to alter the structure of [Music] it well I uh I think any alteration might be for the better sir what did he say what he said he want you there you know I'm going to miss that nose and I'll bet Tuma does too you can't look one way for 22 years and then suddenly change without it without it doing something to you I could have taken these bandages off of a week ago but I wanted to wait and see if this swelling would come [Music] down there is it all right wow take a look for yourself Mr Maguire [Music] satisfactory it's good for breathing too I wouldn't have recognized you well nobody would well you've changed TOA maybe I should start calling you George he looks just like any of us don't look so serious Mr Maguire smile I changed your nose not your personality maybe I ought to do something about [Music] that you're on your own now pal Ernie Ernie don't you know me honesty con or I mean Mr McGuire I didn't recognize you how do you like it well it's all right I guess be seeing you you missed your practice George where have you been oh busy I've been trying out for the new play yeah well you still got time to make practice oh what's the use I never get in the game anyway why waste the time you never felt that way before everybody's telling me the way I was before I tell you what Al I'll uh I'll try to get by practice tomorrow huh yeah I'll be seeing you what do you expect oh they never knew I was around anyway well they did once you going to help me with my seamanship sure I promised you didn't I George you've got to help me out my drag has a girlfriend supposed to be real cute they're waiting at Carville Hall will you drag her sure be glad to always happy to help a fellow men I'll uh meet your gay to in about 15 minutes okay thanks George [Applause] well you don't care do you Joe maybe uh maybe you can get somebody else to uh help you with that seamanship huh well that's all right George I'll manage thanks anyway I uh I should have called you before I wanted to M but well something uh was it something female no remember how much fun we had here on our first date I guess you must have thought I was pretty juvenile juvenile telling you all my escapades I know it's amazing how different things are with this fixed I I see things so so differently yes to comea you do me I I like to go back and pick up memories wores I guess some people do you uh you are going to hop with me Saturday aren't you you didn't ask me possibly I've made other plans what's his name Pete Elliot that guy you pushed him on me once remember told me he was the greatest dancer in the whole Brigade okay so I can dance he's not for you m and you are o wa you see my Rumble pgy tell you I've been taking lessons I thought you navigated a pretty good course as it was I was terrible you ought to see me now that's [Music] nice the chapel I almost fell asleep there once during the good chaplain sermon and Swallowed a Fly silly story wasn't it I must have been pretty dull that's what I meant M when I said how different things are now like with you and Joe Wilson what did Peggy tell you nothing much just that you and Joe weren't getting along that guy doesn't understand me never did I guess I just never saw it before there were a lot of things you didn't see what do you mean I fell in love up here with a fellow once he didn't think he was much but he was the greatest he talked about his friends as if he loved them to be honest he wasn't much of a dancer but it made me feel warm and good to be near him he didn't try to charm me he didn't P she didn't try to tell me how important he was he was just a fellow magic goodbye to come sir I'll always remember that fellow who look something like you M George George how'd the seamanship exam go all right I guess where you going rehearsal I got the part he said I was great congratulations well thanks I'll I'll see you later George George I want to talk can it wait well no it can't what's with you these days what do you mean what's with me what's with you as a matter of fact what's the matter with everybody everybody looks all right to me you're the one that's different I'm just like everybody else no I guess you used to be the most popular guy in the Brigade you know why well I never knew that I I never even thought about it well that's why you were never trying to prove anything you were just you take it or leave it and everybody took it and liked it you were something special I didn't know that a big smashed up nose was such an asset smashed up nose isn't an asset the important thing is that it wasn't a handicap that's why we could all kid you about it without hurting your feelings your nose may have been big but you were bigger and the nice part is that you didn't even know how think everybody else did but Joe I I honestly wanted to be like everybody else you were outnumbered George we all wanted to be like you [Music] [Applause] 88 two [Applause] two okay George going there for number 745 [Music] [Applause] [Music] tough luck George your nose take him over sick B boy we can straighten it out without too much trouble will the breathing be all right well that's all right now the septum wasn't damaged we'll straighten that nose easily well sir since nose is only good for smelling and breathing I I think I'll leave it the way it is it'll be more comfortable that way well that's up to you [Music] glad to be back pal say did I ever tell you about the time I dozed off in Chapel and swallowed a fly [Music] la Tuma was played by Carlton Carpenter M was played by Audrey Dalton Joe was played by Robert Arthur a [Music]