Complex sentence: The Maroons dismantled the Yellow-Jackets 49-0 to take the East lead and put themselves into the non-league exhibition game against the Notre-Dame all-stars which was to be played against the NFL East leaders.
Split into simpler sentences: The Maroons dismantled the Yellow Jackets 49-0 to take the East lead. This put them into the previously scheduled non-league exhibition game against the Notre Dame all-stars which was to be played against the NFL East leaders.