Complex sentence: One of the earliest known instances of a player wearing eye black is baseball legend Babe Ruth in or around the 1930's to reduce glare and according to Paul Lukas of "ESPN.com"... caught on... with football player Andy Farkas.
Split into simpler sentences: One of the earliest known instances of a player wearing eye black is baseball legend Babe Ruth, who, in or around the 1930's, used the grease in an attempt to reduce sun glare. According to Paul Lukas of "ESPN.com", (eye black) caught on with football player Andy Farkas.