Complex sentence: In the spring of 1862, Creighton applied unsuccessfully for a scholarship to Balliol College, Oxford; he next applied to Merton College, Oxford, for a "classical postmastership" (as the scholarships there are called).
Split into simpler sentences: In the spring of 1862, Creighton applied unsuccessfully for a scholarship to Balliol College, Oxford. He next applied to Merton College, Oxford, for a classical postmastership (as the scholarships there are called).