Complex sentence: Just before the 1934 season Ruppert offered to make Ruth manager of the Yankees' top minor-league team, the Newark Bears, but he was talked out of it by his wife, Claire, and his business manager.
Split into simpler sentences: Just before the 1934 season, Ruppert offered to make Ruth manager of the Yankees' top minor-league team, the Newark Bears. However, Ruth was talked out of it by his wife, Claire, and his business manager.