Complex sentence: In 1907, when the Ohio Works' sponsors, local industrialists Joseph and Thomas McDonald, approved the sale of the franchise to Zanesville investors, they organized a new club and hired Sam L. Wright as manager.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1907, the Ohio Works' sponsors, local industrialists Joseph and Thomas McDonald, approved the sale of the franchise to Zanesville investors. The McDonald brothers quickly organized a new club and hired Sam L. Wright as manager.