With one man objective in mind--to stop Ed Tooley--Harvard will open its 52nd Ivy League basketball season against Brown tonight. Game time at the I.A.B. is 8:30, with a freshman game preceding it at 6:45 p.m.

Tooley, who stands but 6-1, and weighs 190 pounds, is probably the most-feared player in the league. He is agile, deceptive, and exceptionally strong. As a junior last year, he led the league in rebounds and was fifth in scoring.

In the Bruins' opener with Amherst on Saturday, a game which the Lord Jeffs won 71 to 70, Tooley scored 39 points. Of these 39, 23 were fouls, and 16 from field goals. He also outfought everyone else on the court, clearing 28 rebounds.

Crimson Coach Floyd Wilson, who believes in the old-fashioned type of game--a possession offense, backed by a strong defense--is hoping his team's switching man-to-man defense will stop Tooley. Tooley works out of the pivot, and plays the same type of game as the Crimson's Harry Sacks. Sacks, though, is not equal to Tooley in rebounding.

The one varsity player comparable to Tooley underneath the boards is 6-3 Dick Manning. Wilson has assigned him the tough task of guarding Tooley. Since in the Crimson's defense, no one man is always with the same opponent, Sacks will probably also have to guard Tooley.

Wilson will probably start the same five men who faced Northeastern Monday night--Sacks, Manning, Roger Bulger, Rollin Perry, and Bob Dolven.

With Brown using a man-to-man defense, the game may develop into a battle of pivot men, or more likely of who sinks more fouls, Sacks or Tooley. Last year Sacks led the league in foul shots made with 127, and Tooley was second with 103.

Canty May See Action

Ike Canty, the varsity's 6-3 sophomore, may also be called upon by Wilson for more than limited duty. Canty could be very valuable if either Manning or Sacks draws three or more personal fouls.

Tonight's game will not only be Wilson's first league game, but it will also be the first league game for Stan Ward, the Bruins' new coach. He is replacing Bob Morris who led Brown to a 13-11 record last year.

Last season, the Bruins, who finished in next-to-last place in the league--the Crimson was last--defeated the varsity twice. After the first loss, 62 to 51, a fight broke out between both benches. The second game, however, was more peaceful, the Bruins winning, 75 to 61.

Ward will probably start Tooley, Bill Arnold, Ed Kincave, Bob Popp, and Ron Malkiewicz. All these five are seniors with Arnold the tallest at 6-4.

After tonight's game, the varsity will go on a two-night read tour, playing Syracuse on Friday and Cornell Saturday.