Complex sentence: The impetus for the formation of the MIFA was a controversial game on November 1,1893 between the (now known as the University of Maryland) and Saint John's College of Annapolis.
Split into simpler sentences: The impetus for the formation of the MIFA was a controversial game in 1893. On November 1, the (now known as the University of Maryland) team played Saint John's College of Annapolis.